Application
- Jini is intended to be of general use, applicable in a wide range of
distributed systems environments. In the home, it can help simplify the
job of "systems administration" sufficiently that non-sophisticated home
owners will be able to compose and use a network of consumer devices. In
the enterprise, it can make it easier for traditional systems
administrators to manage a dynamic network environment.
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Thus, the home and the enterprise are two major network environments where
Jini may make sense, but Jini's potential is not limited to these
environments. Basically, anywhere where there is a network, Jini could
potentially provide the plumbing for the distributed systems running on
that network.
1. Networks are emerging in cars, which nowadays
contain many embedded microprocessors. Were you to plug a new CD player
into your car, Jini could, for example, enable the user interface for the
CD player to come up on your car's dashboard.
2. A new printer can be connected to the network and announce its presence
and capabilities. A client can then use this printer without having to
specially configured to do so.
3. New capabilities extending existing services can be added to a running
system without disrupting existing services, or without any need to
reconfigure clients.