RE: xAP - The Proposed Architecture Explained...

["BUTLER, Tony, FM" <roaming@xxxxxxx>]

LOL, as good a reason as any to discount it.  Just wondered if it had
been
considered.....

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Harrison [mailto:Mark.Harrison@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 14 August 2002 12:41
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] xAP - The Proposed Architecture Explained...
> 
> 
> Subscription model = hard to develop.
> 
> Broadcast model = trivial to develop, so plugins will get 
> written. (Most of the "unread count" plugin for Outlook is
now done!)
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BUTLER, Tony, FM [mailto:roaming@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 14 August 2002 12:17
> To: 'ukha_d@xxxxxxx'
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] xAP - The Proposed Architecture Explained...
> 
> 
> > The proposed architecture is such that there will be, on the 
> > "network", multiple different "input" devices
all 
> > BROADCASTING their information.
> > 
> > It will be up to each individual "output" device to
determine 
> > which of those messages it treats as things to display, and 
> > which it treats as potential triggers.
> 
> Mark, I haven't been following this thread completely, so 
> forgive me if this
> has already been discussed.
> If you are boradcasting these messages all over the place, then as
the
> number of devices increases, you are generating shed loads of 
> traffic that
> maybe only one or two (or even no) outputs is interested in.
> 
> Have you considered a subscription based model where each 
> output device
> subscribes to the service they are interested in (Marks unread
count,
> outside temp etc) and the controlling pc or whatever only 
> sends event data
> specifically to those devices which requested it.
> 
> I know a bit more intelligence is required on the display and 
> server side,
> but would save on potentially flooding the network with 
> traffic - especially
> if you were monitoring something realtime....
> 
> Perhaps for greatest flexibility (to allow for dumber 
> clients) you would be
> able to configure a "service" as either broadcast or point
to 
> point and get
> the best of both worlds.......
> 
> Just a thought.
> 
> Tony
> 
> 
>
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