Serviços em Redes Futuras: Objetivos, Tecnologias e Comparação de Iniciativas

The service sector, also known in economy as the third sector, is the new engine of the world’s economy. It is estimated that over 50% of gross domestic product of countries is derived from this sector. The technological developments of the late '90s led to the concept of Internet services through the so-called Web Services. With the increasing use of the Internet in various branches of the economy, there was a need to extend the concept of service on the network to a higher level, not just restricted to information technology experts, but to people in general. The Internet of Services aims to develop new architectures for current and future market of networked services. Thus, this paper discusses the role of services in future networks, presenting the key technologies for this purpose and comparing some of the initiatives that have been highlighted in this scenario.