FAQs
How will service discovery work?
Like all Wi-Fi technologies, the specification underlying the Wi-Fi Direct program creates IP-based networks between the devices, allowing existing service discovery methods to work just as they do over a wireless LAN today - including Bonjour and UPnP. The specification underlying the Wi-Fi Direct program defines a new pre-association discovery method, giving Wi-Fi Direct-certified devices the ability to discover devices and limited information about device services prior to association (and before having an IP address). Pre-association discovery improves the user experience - users will know whether a desired service (e.g. printing) will be available on the network implementing the specification underlying the Wi-Fi Direct program before connecting.