1.1 Glossary

This document uses the following terms:

client: A computer on which the remote procedure call (RPC) client is executing.

device: Any peripheral or part of a computer system that can send or receive data.

domain name: A domain name or a NetBIOS name that identifies a domain.

endpoint: In the context of a web service, a network target to which a SOAP message can be addressed. See [WSADDR].

NetBIOS: A particular network transport that is part of the LAN Manager protocol suite. NetBIOS uses a broadcast communication style that was applicable to early segmented local area networks. A protocol family including name resolution, datagram, and connection services. For more information, see [RFC1001] and [RFC1002].

Publication Services: A Microsoft Windows Devices Profile for Web Services (DPWS) service that enables computers to publish resources so that those resources can be discovered by other computers on the same network.

service: A process or agent that is available on the network, offering resources or services for clients. Examples of services include file servers, web servers, and so on.

web service: A software system designed to support interoperable machine-to-machine interaction over a network, using XML-based standards and open transport protocols.

MAY, SHOULD, MUST, SHOULD NOT, MUST NOT: These terms (in all caps) are used as defined in [RFC2119]. All statements of optional behavior use either MAY, SHOULD, or SHOULD NOT.