Service lookup based on a global configuration file isn't scalable.
Need a service to do service lookup. A lookup server must be searched for 1) at a location supplied at service startup via command line; 2) at a configured location; 3) at localhost.
Basic operations should be:
register a service at startup
unregister a service being shut down
request for a registered service
Optional features:
support for description of service exchange protocols
support for exchange of service information between lookup servers
Service lookup based on a global configuration file isn't scalable.
Need a service to do service lookup. A lookup server must be searched for 1) at a location supplied at service startup via command line; 2) at a configured location; 3) at localhost.
Basic operations should be:
Optional features: