Research Article
Middleware Building Blocks for Architecting RFID Systems
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-642-03819-8_31, author={Nikos Kefalakis and Nektarios Leontiadis and John Soldatos and Didier Donsez}, title={Middleware Building Blocks for Architecting RFID Systems}, proceedings={Mobile Lightweight Wireless Systems. First International ICST Conference, MOBILIGHT 2009, Athens, Greece, May 18-20, 2009, Revised Selected Papers}, proceedings_a={MOBILIGHT}, year={2012}, month={6}, keywords={RFID Middleware Architecture EPCglobal Business Event Generation}, doi={10.1007/978-3-642-03819-8_31} }- Nikos Kefalakis
Nektarios Leontiadis
John Soldatos
Didier Donsez
Year: 2012
Middleware Building Blocks for Architecting RFID Systems
MOBILIGHT
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-03819-8_31
Abstract
RFID middleware is a cornerstone of non-trivial RFID deployments in complex heterogeneous environments. In this paper we present the principal middleware building blocks specified in the scope of the EPCglobal architecture. Alternative protocols and implementation frameworks for realizing these middleware blocks are also presented. At the same time we outline several middleware extensions to the EPCglobal architecture, towards meeting common requirements of automatic identification applications. Furthermore, we classify RFID applications into various categories based on their complexity, as well as based on their closed or open loop nature. Accordingly, we highlight the middleware blocks that are most important to each application category.