Service Location Protocol

Everybody who works within a network will sometimes be of need to access a special type of service (for example a printer). When this occur can a protocol like the Service Location Protocol be of help, so the user just need to know what kind of service he/she whishes for. Ericsson Erisoft has a problem solving “loose connections”. The fast technical development today demands the capability to easily replace different components. It is impossible to know what services that are needed in the near future. A protocol that maybe can solve this is the Service Location Protocol (SLP). Our assignment where to investigate the protocol capacity and develop a prototype to demonstrate the technology. Another part of the job where to search after suitable tools that can make the introduction of SLP easier. We found out that the Service Location Protocol could solve this problem. The only drawback is that SLP needs more testing and is not a standard yet. With help from the tools that we found it became rather easy to develop a prototype but something is unstable with either the tools or our program.Validerat; 20101217 (root