Message Transmission Optimization Mechanism (2/2)
SOAP Message Transmission Optimization Mechanism (MTOM):
- enables the optimization, at the transport protocol level, of the transmission and wire format used to transfer binary data in a SOAP message.
- ideal for large binary attachments:
- save bandwith: binary files are sent as-is on the wire (33% gain)
- better performance: no conversion binary-to-XML and XML-to-binary for the transmission
- compatible with specifications built on top of the Infoset, such as XML Signature
W3C Recommendation since January 2005.