This document specifies the characteristics of the UPnP networked service named ApplicationManagement, version 2. This service definition is compliant with UPnP Device Architecture 1.0 [1].

This service type enables to manage applications and the communications between applications providing various time-sensitive and interactive services including implementation-specific applications among various display devices, that is, Screen Devices [3] and Screen Control Points..

Screen Devices shall implement this service [3], but this service is allowed to be implemented for any UPnP devices as an add-on service.