SLP architecture Service Location Protocol (SLP) SLP service agent

The Service Location Protocol (SLP) architecture includes three major components, a service agent, a user agent, and a directory agent. The service agent and user agent are required components in an SLP environment, whereas the SLP directory agent is optional.

Following is a description of these components:

service agent (SA)
A process working on the behalf of one or more network services to broadcast the services.
user agent (UA)
A process working on the behalf of the user to establish contact with some network service. The UA retrieves network service information from the service agents or directory agents.
directory agent (DA)
A process that collects network service broadcasts.
Note:Note: The SLP directory agent is completely different and separate from the IBM Director Agent, which occupies the lowest tier in the IBM Director architecture.
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