Reading REST, ASP.NET WEB API

It is required to expose the Operator services to be access by the LGN as RESTful services.
From the LGN to other consumers like Mobile devices. and the web site hosting by the LGN will be consume REST service so gaining more knowledge of REST is required at this stage as well we how to create REST service using ASP.NET WEB API.

Selection of REST service over SOAP decision resulted over following reasons.

REST doesn't required fat stack like SOAP such as  SOAP require the consumer to create proxies in order access the services.

REST works over HTTP and inherit HTTP protocols disciplines.

NO require of WSDL

For the security it depends on HTTPS

Following Links are in the list of  "Currently reading...."

Learn REST
A Brief Introduction to REST
Introduction to ASP.NET Web API
Creating a REST service using ASP.NET Web API
ASP.NET WebAPI: Getting Started with MVC4 and WebAPI
Routing in ASP.NET Web API
Routing and Action Selection