[zeromq-dev] ZMQ UDP "I'm here" broadcast

[Michael Powell]

Next $64,000 question: There's a PGM binding exposed in to .NET / C#
CLR? I'll have a closer look at the C# .NET bindings. Thank ye...

On Mon, May 6, 2013 at 10:54 PM, Lucas Hope <lucas.r.hope at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Michael,
>
> I mainly just lurk the list, and haven't used it myself, but it seems like
> czmq's zbeacon is a good starting point for you.
>
> http://czmq.zeromq.org/manual:zbeacon
>
> czmq is a C wrapper plus extras for the core zmq library.
>
> Cheers,
>
> -Luke
>
>
>
> On Tue, May 7, 2013 at 1:49 PM, Michael Powell <mwpowellhtx at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I am getting ready to implement a distributed messaging system to
>> discover devices on a network.
>>
>> Our current device distribution approach responds to SSH commands with
>> command line (literally C/C++ iostream cout), but this doesn't scale
>> so well for higher volumes or longer run times. So, would like to
>> implement a messaging system on a couple of levels.
>>
>> There will be proxy hosts that need to discover these devices on a
>> network. Other than predetermined knowledge of IP addresses, I'd like
>> for the devices to announce they are on the network with a UDP
>> broadcast that the proxy host(s) can respond to, on different port(s)
>> obviously.
>>
>> After discovery, proxy would connect in the more "conventional" TCP
>> PUB/SUB manner in cooperation with the SSH session: SSH to kick off
>> the service, and TCP PUB/SUB to sink messages.
>>
>> Is something like this possible with ZMQ? Getting ready to get after
>> that "with anger" (passionately).
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Michael Powell
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