XML Protocols

• The web is used more and more for distributed applications:
• Exchanging application dependent data
• Using remote procedure calls (RPC) for distributed services
• Universally accepted protocols are needed

Goals of the XML Protocol activity

1. Define an "envelope" to encapsulate XML data for transfer
2. Define a convention for the content of the envelope when used for RPC applications
3. A mechanism to serialize data based on XML Schema datatypes
4. Define a mechanism for HTTP based transport