After the service components have been registered with the lookup server, Hermes queries each new found components for its information (see Fig 8). It does that every predefined amount of time. This allows for retrieval of near-real time statistical information on the load of each service. It also allows for discovering if the service has been disconnected or is no longer operational and accordingly purge information about the service.
Only Hermes queries for these information. All other components just provide the pertinent information and change their information accordingly to their status.
