Archive of UserLand's first discussion group, started October 5, 1998.

Re: Jini Jini Jini (Zzzzz?)

Author:Paul Haahr
Posted:1/26/1999; 4:51:23 PM
Topic:Jini Jini Jini (Zzzzz?)
Msg #:2514 (In response to 2501)
Prev/Next:2513 / 2515

Jini uses RMI, which uses TCP, which uses IP. Of course, to use IP you have to have an IP address. As far as I can tell, Jini claims that devices can recognize each other as soon as they are plugged in, but I don't see how IP addresses are assigned.

I believe that Jini is independent of underlying protocols. That is, it can use TCP/IP, but it can also use other protocols (the standard demo uses some non-IP radio or IR protocols), and does, I think, use UDP broadcast or multicast for service discovery and announcement.

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