Automatic network discovery of devices in java

Question

First i wish to declare that i am not asking any code for my question or asking some one to do my project.All i need some suggestions and references to my questions to start cording

I was asked to write some automatic discovery mechanism of smart devices.Each devices must discover automatically themselves.I have some suggestions about zero config libraries,Upnp standards. I was also asked to use R-OSGI in Java to Develop a service based component for this senario.I am pretty confuse in following stuffs,

• Even though if i use these libraries,Where i need to write a component and its services?

• Eg.I have smart phone and smart TV.So how i connect these using these libraries?Do i need a router and deploy my component at router to discover both devices?or if i deploy component in both devices,will they connected via wireless adapter?I am confuse that how this model will be?

• Also are there any simple alternative for zero config libraries?I am using Java and R-OSGI.If any libraries exist can any one suggest name and some references for that?

• If zero config is easiest than these can any one suggest any book name for zero config libraries?

Answer 1

R-OSGi came with a related project called jSLP. Both should now be available via the Eclipse Communication Framework.

SLP in general can be used to discover services (software and/or hardware) in the local network.

You might want to read up on how to integrate jSLP to answer some of your questions.