Issue 057 - DPWS - clearly define how HOSTED SERVICES types areexposed by the device in the discovery messages

[Ram Jeyaraman <Ram.Jeyaraman@microsoft.com>]

This issue is assigned the number 057. For further discussions on this issue, please refer to this issue number or use this thread.

 

From: Alain Regnier [mailto:alain@ricoh-tech.com]
Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 5:01 PM
To: Ram Jeyaraman
Subject: NEW Issue - DPWS - clearly define how HOSTED SERVICES types are exposed by the device in the discovery messages

 

Please defer discussions on this issue until a time this issue is accepted and is assigned a number.

 

Description:

Currently, the way HOSTED SERVICES types are exposed by the device in its WS-Discovery message is not “official”. In the WS-Printer specification, an appendix mentions how to do it (putting “wprt:PrinterDeviceType” in the list of ws-discovery types exposed)

This mechanism could be clearly explained in DPWS as other type of services would probably do the same.

Otherwise, something could be mentioned in DPWS such as: “HOSTED SERVICE may define a type which is to be exposed to clients of the DEVICE through WS-Discovery, by a mean that is outside the scope of this specification”

 

Proposed Resolution:

Discuss and update document.