Service Location Protocol
RFC 2165, “Service Location Protocol”, is a Proposed Standard document published in June 1997 by J. Veizades, E. Guttman, C. Perkins, S. Kaplan. It has since been updated by RFC 2608, RFC 2609. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
The Service Location Protocol provides a scalable framework for the discovery and selection of network services. Using this protocol, computers using the Internet no longer need so much static configuration of network services for network based applications. This is especially important as computers become more portable, and users less tolerant or able to fulfill the demands of network system administration. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
What “Proposed Standard” means
An entry-level standards-track specification: stable, peer-reviewed and a solid basis for implementation, though it may still evolve before becoming an Internet Standard.
The canonical text of RFC 2165 is hosted at rfc-editor.org. Available in TXT,HTML.
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