[Aggsrv] understanding the scope of "discovery"

"Andrew Biggs (adb)" <adb@cisco.com> Sun, 17 March 2013 20:20 UTC

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From: "Andrew Biggs (adb)" <adb@cisco.com>
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I thought an interesting point raised in the BoF was the possible overlap of aggregated discovery with the idea of automated client configuration.  This got me to wonder where the line ought to be drawn, if at all, as to the sort of information intended for inclusion in an aggregated service discovery document.  For example, would any of the following be appropriate data to include in a discovery document when configuring a particular service?

* Synchronization window (such as for calendaring).
* Session timeout.
* Minimum polling interval.
* Settings defaults for client behaviors, auto sign-in, etc.

Cheers,
Andrew