Chapter 12. Discovery Agents

Abstract

A discovery agent is a mechanism that advertises available brokers to clients and other brokers.

Fabric agent

The Fuse Fabric discovery agent URI conforms to the syntax in Example 12.1, “Fuse Fabric Discovery Agent URI Format”.

Example 12.1. Fuse Fabric Discovery Agent URI Format

fabric://GID
Where GID is the ID of the broker group from which the client discovers the available brokers.

Static agent

The static discovery agent URI conforms to the syntax in Example 12.2, “Static Discovery Agent URI Format”.

Example 12.2. Static Discovery Agent URI Format

static://(URI1,URI2,URI3,...)

Multicast agent

The multicast discovery agent URI conforms to the syntax in Example 12.3, “Multicast Discovery Agent URI Format”.

Example 12.3. Multicast Discovery Agent URI Format

multicast://GroupID
Where GroupID is an alphanumeric identifier. All participants in the same discovery group must use the same GroupID.

Zeroconf agent

The zeroconf discovery agent URI conforms to the syntax in Example 12.4, “Zeroconf Discovery Agent URI Format”.

Example 12.4. Zeroconf Discovery Agent URI Format

zeroconf://GroupID
Where the GroupID is an alphanumeric identifier. All participants in the same discovery group must use the same GroupID.