Method and apparatus for implementing device sharing

Abstract

A method and an apparatus for implementing device sharing, which are applied to a local system in a heterogeneous system that includes the local system and a peer system, where the peer system have a peripheral device. The method executed by the local system includes: acquiring identifier information of a peripheral device of the peer system; generating according to the acquired identifier information and according to a message format that can be locally identified, an operation request against the peripheral device managed by the peer system; and parsing out from the operation request, a request message including a parameter necessary to generate the operation request, and notifying the peer system of the request message. According to the method, the local system can access a peripheral device of the peer system, thereby implementing peripheral device sharing in the heterogeneous system.