Service support framework for peer to peer applications

A computing apparatus, comprising:

• a display unit that is capable of generating video images;
• an input device;
• a processing apparatus operatively coupled to said display unit and said input device, said processing apparatus comprising a processor and a memory operatively coupled to said processor,
• a network interface connected to a network and to the processing apparatus;
• in a peer networking enabled computer adapted to be part of a network of computing devices interoperating via a multicast peer networking protocol having an implementation of a peer networking protocol, said processing apparatus being programmed to create a service or a client comprising:
• calling for a binding element;
• calling for a resolver element;
• allowing for the selection of a message encoding binding element;
• if the method is creating a client, using the binding elements to create and configure a channel factory using default parameters;
• if the method if creating a service, using the binding elements to create and configure a listener factory using default parameters;
• setting default parameters using the binding elements comprising:
• setting a maximum number of advertised addresses per neighbor to a default value;
• setting a neighbor service port to a default value;
• setting a neighbor service transport setting to a default value;
• and
• allowing for manual addressing setting;
• if the method is creating a client, returning the configured channel factory;
• and
• if the method is creating a service, returning the configured listener factory.

A computer readable medium having computer executable instructions for performing a method of creating a client or a service in a peer networking enabled computer adapted to be part of a network of computing devices interoperating via a multicast peer networking protocol having an implementation of a peer networking protocol, comprising:

• computer executable instructions for calling for a binding element;
• computer executable instructions for calling for a resolver element;
• allowing for the selection of a message encoding binding element;
• if the method is creating a client, computer executable instructions for using the binding elements to create and configure a channel factory using default parameters;
• if the method if creating a service, computer executable instructions for using the binding elements to create and configure a listener factory using default parameters;
• computer executable instructions for setting default parameters using the binding elements comprising:
• computer executable instructions for setting a peer transport binding element to a default value;
• computer executable instructions for setting a maximum number of advertised addresses per neighbor to a default value;
• computer executable instructions for setting a maximum message size to a default value;
• computer executable instructions for setting a neighbor service port to a default value;
• computer executable instructions for setting a neighbor service transport setting to a default value;
• and
• computer executable instructions for allowing for manual addressing setting;
• if the method is creating a client, returning the configured channel factory;
• and
• if the method is creating a service, returning the configured listener factory.