Abstract: Describe herein are techniques for providing cloud-based discovery. For example, a device may be configured to provide device registration and de-registration notifications to a cloud-based discovery service. The cloud-based discovery service may be configured to respond to discovery request by identifying registered devices that meet the criteria of the discovery request. The cloud-based discovery service may also be configured to provide endpoint information associated with registered devices in response to the discovery request, such that a device is able to utilize the endpoint information to connect with one or more of the registered devices.

Abstract: Describe herein are techniques for providing cloud-based discovery. For example, a device may be configured to provide device registration and de-registration notifications to a cloud-based discovery service. The cloud-based discovery service may be configured to respond to discovery request by identifying registered devices that meet the criteria of the discovery request. The cloud-based discovery service may also be configured to provide endpoint information associated with registered devices in response to the discovery request, such that a device is able to utilize the endpoint information to connect with one or more of the registered devices.

Abstract: Describe herein are techniques for providing cloud-based discovery. For example, a device may be configured to provide device registration and de-registration notifications to a cloud-based discovery service. The cloud-based discovery service may be configured to respond to discovery request by identifying registered devices that meet the criteria of the discovery request. The cloud-based discovery service may also be configured to provide endpoint information associated with registered devices in response to the discovery request, such that a device is able to utilize the endpoint information to connect with one or more of the registered devices.

Abstract: The present disclosure introduces a layer of abstraction in the form of connection policies for applications to specify their needs for connections without having to worry about the specific details and particulars of requesting and receiving the connections. The various embodiments disclosed attempt to provide a connection in response to a request from an application wherein the application's request comprises a specified connection policy. Depending on the current state of the system/device, it can be determined whether to provide a connection that satisfies the specified connection policy or another available connection compliant with the current state of the system/device. In this way, a global optimization of the system/device and network resources can be achieved.

Abstract: Conventional messages sent by sources such as applications executing on a computing device can be intercepted by a message converter module, or other such component, and converted to raw data, binary data, or another appropriate format that is able to be sent using a websocket connection. A websocket connection can provide greater efficiencies in at least some situations, and the intercepting of a message independent of, and transparent to, an application or other such component or module enables the websocket connections to be implemented without knowledge of the connections or conversion by applications at either endpoint.