Module 1: Getting Started with Windows Communication Foundation
This module explains how to build a simple WCF service and client
Lessons

• Designing SOA Applications for WCF
• Overview of WCF Architecture
• Using a Language Interface as a ServiceContract
• Creating a WCF Service in Visual Studio 2008
• Consuming a WCF Service in Visual Studio 2008

Lab: Creating a Simple Service

 
• Creating a WCF Service
• Calling a WCF service

After completing this module, students will be able to:

 
• Explain how to design an application as part of a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA).
• Describe the main parts of the WCF architecture.
• Create a simple service contract for a WCF service.
• Implement a simple WCF service in Visual Studio 2008.
• Consume a simple WCF service in Visual Studio 2008.

Module 2: Configuring and Hosting WCF Services
This module explains how to create and configure a WCF service as a managed application and select an appropriate hosting option
Lessons

• Programmatically Configuring a Managed Application to Host a WCF Service
• Calling a Service From a Managed Application by Using Programmatic Configuration
• Defining Service Settings by Using External Configuration
• Selecting a Hosting Option for a WCF Service
• Deploying a Service

Lab: Configure and Host a WCF Service

• Creating a Programmatically-Configured Managed Application to Host a Service
• Calling a Service Hosted in a Managed Application by Using Programmatic Configuration
• Defining Service Settings by Using External Configuration
• Host a Service in Different Service Hosts
• Deploying a Service onto a Remote Host

After completing this module, students will be able to:

 
• Create a programmatically-configured managed application that hosts a WCF service.
• Call a WCF service hosted in a managed application by using programmatic configuration.
• Define WCF service settings by using external configuration.
• Select the best hosting option for a WCF service.
• Deploy a WCF service onto a remote host.

Module 3: Endpoints and Behaviors
This module explains how to expose a WCF service over different endpoints and add runtime functionality using behaviors
Lessons

• Exposing WCF Services Over Different Endpoints
• Adding Behaviors to Services and Endpoints
• Interoperating with Non-WCF Web services

Lab: Changing Service Endpoints and Behaviors

 
• Exposing Services by Using Different Bindings
• Adding Metadata Exchange to a WCF Service
• Creating WCF Clients and Services that Work with Different Types of Web Services

After completing this module, students will be able to:

 
• Expose WCF services by using different bindings.
• Add behaviors to services and endpoints.
• Create WCF clients and services that interoperate with different types of Web services.

Module 4: Debugging and Diagnostics
This module explains how to improve debugging capabilities by examining messages and service activity
Lessons

• Logging Messages
• Activity Tracing

Lab: Message Logging and Activity

 
• Generating logging information for a service
• Enabling end-to-end tracing for a service

After completing this module, students will be able to:

 
• Log WCF messages.
• Trace WCF service activity.

Module 5: Designing and Defining Contracts
This module explains how to define service, operation, and data contracts to meet application requirements
Lessons

• Designing a Coherent and Cohesive WCF Service Contract
• Defining a Service Contract
• Defining Operations on a Service
• Defining a Data Contract

Lab: Contracts for Services and Data

 
• Defining a One-Way Operation
• Passing Complex Data
• Defining a Callback Contract

After completing this module, students will be able to:

 
• Design a coherent and cohesive service contract.
• Define a service contract.
• Define operations on a service.
• Define a data contract.

Module 6: Handling Errors
This module explains how to add error handling to a WCF application
Lessons

• Relating .NET Exceptions to Service-Level Faults
• Defining Fault Information in a Service Contract
• Handling Service Exceptions on Clients

Lab: Error Handling

 
• Handling Unexpected Errors in a WCF Service
• Adding Fault Handling to a WCF Service and the Service Contract

After completing this module, students will be able to:

 
• Explain how .NET exceptions relate to service-level faults.
• Define fault information in a service contract.
• Handle service exceptions on clients.

Module 7: Improving WCF Service Quality
This module explains how to address service quality issues such as performance, availability, concurrency and instance management
Lessons

• Managing WCF Service Instances
• Managing Concurrency Issues
• Improving WCF Service Performance

Lab: Improving WCF Service Quality

 
• Managing WCF Service Instances
• Managing Concurrency Issues
• Throttling Access to a WCF Service
• Passing Bulk Data Between WCF Client and Service

After completing this module, students will be able to:

 
• Manage WCF service instances.
• Manage concurrency issues.
• Improve WCF service performance.

Module 8: Implementing WCF Security
This module explains how to implement security in a WCF application
Lessons

• Overview of Security in WCF
• Applying Overall Security Requirements to a Binding
• Specifying Required Client and Service Credentials
• Working With Security Information

Lab: Implementing WCF Security

 
• Applying Security for Internet Communication
• Applying Security for Intranet Communication

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Explain the process for implementing security in WCF.
• Apply overall security requirements to a binding.
• Specify required client and service credentials.
• Work with security information.

Module 9: Implementing Transactions This module explains how to protect data integrity through correct use of transactions
Lessons

• Overview of Transactions in a Service-Oriented Application
• Creating Transactional Service Operations
• Enabling the Flow of Transactions from Client to Service

Lab: Transactions and Services

• Starting a Transaction by Using a Service Operation
• Enabling the Flow of a Transaction from Client to Service

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Explain how transactions work in a service-oriented application.
• Create transactional service operations.
• Control transaction flow from client to service.