AUTOMATED NETWORK SERVICE DISCOVERY AND COMMUNICATION

摘要

A network switch includes a service registration database and a service discovery engine that is coupled to the service registration database. The service discovery engine receives a first service registration over a network from a first service included on a first service device and, in response, stores the first service registration in the service registration database. The service discovery engine then receives a multicast service discovery message over the network from a target device. The service discovery message includes a service identification. The service discovery engine then determines that the service identification is associated with the first service registration stored in the service registration database and, in response, sends a unicast service communication message over the network to the target device. The service communication message includes communication information for the first service. The service registration database may store a plurality of different service registrations for respective different services.

主权项

1. A network, comprising:
a service system; a target system; a registration system that is coupled to the service system and the target system, wherein the registration system is configured to:
receive a registration from a service included on the service system;receive a discovery message from the target system; anddetermine that the discovery message corresponds to the service from which the registration was received and, in response, send the target system information that facilitates communication with the service.