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Table 15-2
SLP Replies Processes by User Agents
Novell provides implementations of User Agents for NetWare, Windows 95/98, Windows NT, and
Windows 2000.
15.1.2 Service Agents
Service Agents (defined by RFC 2609 (http://www.openslp.org/doc/rfc/rfc2609.txt) ) work in behalf
of network service applications to passively advertise service URLs representing the services
provided. Network service applications register the service URL and attributes that define their
network service with the Service Agent.
The Service Agent maintains a local database of registered service information. The Service Agent
does not broadcast or multicast the registered services on the network but passively waits for SLP
requests to be multicast from User Agents.
If Directory Agents are present, the Service Agent registers the services with each Directory Agent.
Service Agents send the following SLP requests:
Table 15-3
SLP Requests Sent by Server Agents
Service Agents process the following SLP requests:
Table 15-4
SLP Requests Sent by Server Agents
Reply Description
Service Type Reply Contains the list of known service types.
Service Reply Contains a list of the requested service URLs.
Attribute Reply Contains the requested attributes of a specific
service URL.
DA Advert Sent by Directory Agents to indicate their existence.
Request Description
Service Registration Registers a service URL and its attributes with a
Directory Agent.
Service Deregistration Deregisters a service URL and its attributes from a
Directory Agent.
Attribute Request Returns the attributes of a specific service URL.
Request Description
Service Type Request Returns all held service types.
Service Request Returns the service URLs of a specific type.
Attribute Request Returns the attributes of a specific service URL.