Common Contracts
2 similar null contracts
An SLA Re-Negotiation ProtocolOctober 10th, 2008
Abstract. Service Level Agreements are an essential foundation for the realisation of Business Grids as they provide a mechanism for a service provider to charge a customer for meeting an agreed quality of service. However, once a Service Level Agreement has been formed it may need to be re-negotiated as the requirements of the business participants change. This paper describes an abstract, domain-independent protocol for the re- negotiation of an agreement, including Service Level Agreements formed using the WS-Agreement standard. The protocol is based on the princi- ples of contract law to make the new agreements formed using it legally- compliant. It allows for multi-round re-negotiation in a network environ- ment where messages may be lost, delayed, duplicated and re-ordered.
An SLA Re-negotiation ProtocolOctober 7th, 2008
Abstract. Service Level Agreements (SLAs) are an essential foundation for the realisation of Business Grids as they provide a mechanism for a service provider to charge a customer for meeting an agreed quality of service. However, once an SLA has been formed it may need to be re- negotiated as the requirements of the SLA participants change. This paper describes an abstract, domain-independent protocol for the re-negotiation of an agreement, including SLAs formed using the WS-Agreement stan- dard. The protocol is based on the principles of contract law to make the new agreements formed using it legally-compliant. It allows for multi- round re-negotiation in a network environment where messages may be lost, delayed, duplicated and re-ordered.
