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.