Bonjour
Bonjour is the Apple
implementation of a zero-configuration networking protocol for Apple devices over
IP. Bonjour
allows OS X and iOS devices to locate other devices such as printers, file servers,
and other
clients on the same broadcast domain and use the services offered without any network
configuration required.
Multicast applications such as Bonjour require special consideration when being deployed over wireless networks. Bonjour only works within a single broadcast domain, which is usually a small area. This is by design to prevent flooding a large network with multicast traffic. However, in some situations, you may want to offer Bonjour services from one VLAN to another.
The controller provides two features for controlling how and where Bonjour services are available to clients:
- Bonjour Gateway: Bridges Bonjour services from one VLAN to another.
- Bonjour Fencing: Limits the range in physical space at which Bonjour services are available to clients.