With scopes, you can provision services that depend on the logical, physical, and administrative groupings of users. You can use scopes to administer access to service advertisements.
Use the net.slp.useScopes property to create scopes. For example, in the /etc/inet/slp.conf file on a host, add a new scope, called newscope, as shown:
net.slp.useScopes=newscope
Your organization might, for example, have an alcove of networked devices, such as printers and fax machines, at the end of the south hall on the second floor of Building 6. These devices could be used by everyone on the second floor, or you might restrict the usage to members of a certain department. Scopes provide a way for you to provision access to the service advertisements for these machines.
If the devices are dedicated to a single department, you can create a scope with the department name, for example, mktg. Devices that belong to other departments can be configured with different scope names.
In another scenario, the departments might be dispersed. For instance, the mechanical engineering and the CAD/CAM departments might be split between floors 1 and 2. However, you can provide the floor 2 machines for the hosts on both floors by assigning them to the same scope. You can deploy scopes in any manner that operates well with your network and users.