What the heck is UPnP?

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Lear -- Wed, 01/27/2010 - 19:56

I see it refered to as if it were coffee (something more or less everyone knows about). But I have no idea except that it relates to streaming. Can anyone give a basic explanation?

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Steven Stone -- Thu, 01/28/2010 - 09:37

From Wikipedia:
 

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) is a set of networking protocols promulgated by the UPnP Forum. The goals of UPnP are to allow devices to connect seamlessly and to simplify the implementation of networks in the home (data sharing, communications, and entertainment) and in corporate environments for simplified installation of computer components. UPnP achieves this by defining and publishing UPnP device control protocols (DCP) built upon open, Internet-based communication standards.
The term UPnP is derived from plug-and-play, a technology for dynamically attaching devices directly to a computer, although UPnP is not directly related to the earlier plug-and-play technology. UPnP devices are "plug-and-play" in that when connected to a network they automatically announce their network address and supported device and services types, enabling clients that recognize those types to immediately begin using the device.

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