This includes the following components: the SOAP client side and client side server, the SOAP administration clients and administration server, the systems running the SOAP Servlet Request Handler and services.

The SOAP Client side consists of the following components: the client application, the SOAP client API, and the SOAP transport. The SOAP client side system is shown connected outside the firewall.

The SOAP administration clients consist of the following components: the service admin, the provider admin, the SOAP client API, and the SOAP transport. The SOAP administration system is shown connected inside the firewall.

The systems running the SOAP Servlet Request Handler and one or more services consist of the following components: the SOAP transport, the Servlet Request Handler, the provider configuration files, the services configuration files, the Provider interface, the Java Provider, linking to Java services, and other providers, linking to other services.