Upnp

Upnp = Universal Plug and Play

The UPnP architecture allows device-to-device networking of consumer - electronics - mobile devices - personal computers - networked home appliances

It is a distributed, open architecture protocol based on established standards - Internet Protocol Suite (TCP/IP) - HTTP - XML - SOAP

UPnP control points (CPs) are devices which use UPnP protocols to control UPnP controlled devices (CDs).