%0 Book Section %T WSDL-based DEVS agent for net-centric systems engineering publisher Diptem Univ Genoa %D 2008 %U 978-88-903724-1-4 %@ https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/53296 %X This research work provides a methodology to use Discrete Event Systems Specification (DEVS) to design and evaluate the performance of web services within a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA). We will show how a Web Service Description Language (WSDL) document can be mapped to a DEVS model in an automated manner through a DEVS abstract service wrapper. This work will describe the underlying architecture of abstract DEVS service wrapper and a workflow example made executable using the DEVS/SOA framework. This work will establish DEVS as a production environment for net-centric systems as well as a solid M&S analysis tool for SOA design. %~