Service discovery is the process of automatically detecting devices and services on a computer network. It aims to reduce the manual configuration effort required from users and administrators. A service discovery protocol (SDP) is a network protocol that helps accomplish service discovery.

Service discovery requires a common language to allow software agents to make use of one another's services without the need for continuous user intervention.

Protocols

There are many service discovery protocols, including:

See also

External links

  • S-Cube Knowledge Model
  • Dong, H., Hussain, F.K., Chang, E.: [Online]. Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience 25(7) (May 2013) pp. 961–988. Accessed on June 16, 2015.
  • Sun, L., Dong, H., Hussain, F.K., Hussain, O.K., Chang, E.: [Online] 45 (October 2014) pp. 134–150. Date accessed: 16 June 2015.