Jini™ Specifications, The, Second Edition

DU.2. The Discovery Management Interfaces

DU.2.1. Overview

Discovery is one behavior that is common to all entities wishing to interact with a Jini lookup service. Whether an entity is a client, a service, or a service acting as a client, the entity must first discover a lookup service, before the entity can begin interacting with that lookup service.

The interfaces collectively referred to as the discovery management interfaces specify sets of methods that define a mechanism that may be used to manage various aspects of the discovery duties of entities that wish to participate in an application environment for Jini technology (a Jini application environment). These interfaces provide a uniform way to define utility classes that perform the ...