System and method for discovering, advertising, and finding networked services using dynamic directory
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1. A method of advertising and updating network services on the network having a plurality of host machines connected thereto, comprising the steps of:
- receiving an advertising request having a network address from an application program residing in a host machine for a network service by an in-process dynamic directory in said host machine and associated with said application program;
associating said network service to said network address in said advertising request by said in-process dynamic directory; and
transmitting an update event message for said network service via reliable multicast to a plurality of application programs residing in other host machines in said network by said in-process dynamic directory.
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Abstract
A method and system for advertising and updating network services on the network having a plurality of host machines connected thereto. The in-process dynamic directory associated with an application program residing in a host machine associates a network service to a network address specified in an advertising request received from the application program and transmits an update event message for the advertised network service via reliable multicast to a plurality of application programs residing in other host machines in the network.
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28 Claims
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1. A method of advertising and updating network services on the network having a plurality of host machines connected thereto, comprising the steps of:
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receiving an advertising request having a network address from an application program residing in a host machine for a network service by an in-process dynamic directory in said host machine and associated with said application program;
associating said network service to said network address in said advertising request by said in-process dynamic directory; and
transmitting an update event message for said network service via reliable multicast to a plurality of application programs residing in other host machines in said network by said in-process dynamic directory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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15. A system for advertising and updating network services on the network, comprising:
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a plurality of host machines connected to said network;
an application program residing in a host machine; and
an in-process dynamic directory in said host machine and associated with said application program for;
receiving an advertising request having a network address from said application program;
associating said network service to said network address in said advertising request by said in-process dynamic directory; and
transmitting an update event message for said network service via reliable multicast to a plurality of application programs residing in other host machines in said network.
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