SERVICES can be invoked in several ways.
• A one-way OPERATION is executed once and does not WAIT for a response.
• A request-response operation is executed once and waits for one response. In a request-response service, COMMUNICATION flows in both directions. The complete interaction consists of two point-to-point messages—a request and a response. The interaction is only considered complete after the response has arrived.
• Publication (NOTIFICATION) means an operation sends information on an as-needed basis, potentially multiple times.
• Subscription means incoming information is processed on an as-needed basis, potentially multiple times.

Services can be invoked in several ways.
• A one-way operation is executed once and does not wait for a response.
• A request-response operation is executed once and waits for one response. In a request-response service, communication flows in both directions. The complete interaction consists of two point-to-point messages—a request and a response. The interaction is only considered complete after the response has arrived.
• Publication (notification) means an operation sends information on an as-needed basis, potentially multiple times.
• Subscription means incoming information is processed on an as-needed basis, potentially multiple times.