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* Name translation via Multicast DNS (mDNS) (typically static, or managed via [[DNS]]) | * Name translation via Multicast DNS (mDNS) (typically static, or managed via [[DNS]]) | ||
* Service discovery via DNS Service Discovery (DNS-SD) (typically managed via a directory server) | * Service discovery via DNS Service Discovery (DNS-SD) (typically managed via a directory server) | ||
==Service Discovery== | |||
===Service Type Enumeration=== | |||
Service types can be enumerated by querying <tt>_services._dns-sd._udp.domain</tt> for a given domain. The reply is a set of PTR records. | |||
===Service Instance Enumeration=== | |||
Rather than using the [[SRV]] record, SD makes use of PTR. | |||
==See also== | |||
* "[http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-cheshire-dnsext-dns-sd-10 DNS-based Service Discovery]" Stuart Chesire, 2011-02-27. | |||
* "[http://www.amazon.com/Zero-Configuration-Networking-Definitive-Guide/dp/0596101007 Zero-configuration Networking: The Definitive Guide]" from O'Reilly | |||