The service location protocol allows the user to bind this description to the network address of the service. Service Location provides a dynamic configuration mechanism for applications in a tightly coupled set of local area networks. It is not a global resolution system for the entire Internet, rather it is intended to serve institutional networks with shared services. What's Changed Proxy, a What's Changed Server Application, a Personal LinkTree Browsing Associate, a Group Full Text Indexer Proxy, and Group Annotation Service. The source is available free for academic, research and internal business purposes.
Agents reside on the corporate network where they have high-bandwidth access to data servers.
A mobile client can access any number of agents for a variety of services. The resulting system is roughly the same size and for the same purposes as Tcl.