<s>
GENA	B-Protocol
stands	O
for	O
General	B-Protocol
Event	I-Protocol
Notification	I-Protocol
Architecture	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
GENA	B-Protocol
Base	O
defines	O
an	O
HTTP	B-Protocol
notification	O
architecture	O
that	O
transmits	O
notifications	O
between	O
HTTP	B-Protocol
resources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
HTTP	B-Protocol
resource	O
could	O
be	O
any	O
object	O
which	O
might	O
need	O
to	O
send	O
or	O
receive	O
a	O
notification	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
a	O
distribution	O
list	O
,	O
buddy	O
list	O
,	O
print	O
job	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
defined	O
in	O
Internet	O
Draft	O
draft-cohen-gena-p-base-01.txt	O
(	O
now	O
expired	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GENA	B-Protocol
Base	O
Client	O
to	O
Arbiter	O
provides	O
for	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
send	O
and	O
receive	O
notifications	O
using	O
HTTP	B-Protocol
over	O
TCP/IP	B-Protocol
and	O
administratively	O
scoped	O
unreliable	O
multicast	O
UDP	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
event	O
brought	O
together	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
experts	O
of	O
various	O
fields	O
and	O
included	O
a	O
presentation	O
on	O
GENA	B-Protocol
by	O
Josh	O
Cohen	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Josh	O
's	O
final	O
slide	O
includes	O
the	O
bullet	O
points	O
"	O
GENA	B-Protocol
is	O
being	O
implemented	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Products	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Our	O
wish	O
is	O
to	O
collaborate	O
to	O
agree	O
on	O
a	O
standard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GENA	B-Protocol
or	O
other	O
,	O
we	O
will	O
comply.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GENA	B-Protocol
was	O
briefly	O
considered	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
the	O
Internet	B-Protocol
Printing	I-Protocol
Protocol	I-Protocol
but	O
found	O
a	O
niche	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Universal	B-Application
Plug	I-Application
and	I-Application
Play	I-Application
(	O
UPnP	B-Application
)	O
architecture	O
.	O
</s>
