Dynamic self-configuration for ad hoc peer networking

A computer-readable data-carrying media having encoded thereon a software program executable on a computing device for dynamic self-bootstrapping of the computing device for peer networking, the software program comprising:

• an addressing module for obtaining a device address for the computing device on a network supporting peer networking;
• a naming module for resolving a name of another computing device on the network and establishing a communications connection with such other computing device;
• a discovery module for discovering other computing devices on the network by device type or capability, and establishing a communications connection with a desired such other computing device;
• and
• a description module for obtaining descriptive data from the other computing device to which a communications connection is established, such descriptive data defining a protocol for invocation of operational functions of the other computing device;
• whereby the computing device automatically self-configures to control the operational functions of the other computing device.