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Enterprise Integration Architecture research project for RFID testing and warehouse automation. Uses a service-oriented architecture and XML messaging over IP. Includes configuration management, test procedure documentation, and result analysis.
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UA RFID Center RFID Agent Middleware Project Craig Thompson and Joe Hoag {cwt, jhoag}@uark.edu, 479-575-6519 Department of Computer Science and Computer Engineering University of Arkansas Industrial Advisory Board Meeting – 8/29/05
CSCE Research Directions • CSCE Faculty • Craig Thompson – enterprise integration architectures, sensor nets • Dale Thompson – survivable networking, performance monitoring • Pat Parkerson – interference, hardware • Jia Di, Parag Lala - hardware TBD • CSCE Students • RFID Center manager – Justin Patton • Testing procedure – Kevin Robinson • RFID Enterprise Integration Architecture project – Joe Hoag, Taneem Ibrahim, Maggie Vorabouth, Minh Vu, Roopa Bheemavaram, Sidhartha Samanta, Vijaya Kalyan, James McCartney, Linh Ng, Anil Balraj, Nabil Lehlou, Kyle Neumeier, Ravi Gunda, Chris Mueller • Smart Refrigerator Senior Design Project – Jeremy Gillean, Terry McDowell, Kevin Robinson
RFID Center R = RFID Reader Pallet/Container/Item R R R R Loading dock R Camera R R R R Conveyor belt R R Pallets Storage R R R R Distribution Center
RFID Testing <RFID-Test> <Configuration> <Pallets> … </Pallets> <Facility> … </Facility> <Test-Procedure> … steps … </Test-Procedure> </Configuration> <Results> <Tag-Reads> …<Tag-Reads> </Results> <Analysis> … </Analysis> </RFID-Test>
Enterprise Integration Architecture (EiA) Research Project … Reader1 Reader2 Conveyor Belt Tag Printer Camera Device Wrappers agent wrappers XML Commands XML Data XML/WSDL messages sent between “agents” … DBMS GUI Dashboard • Uses a Service Oriented Architecture • Compatible with WSDL
Main Ideas • Define/document/debug a Test Procedure for RFID product testing • Develop a service-oriented architecture for RFID / warehouse automation including testing automation • Use XML/WSDL messaging over IP • Add/remove devices on XML bus • At UA RFID Center - keep track of pallet/container, equipment, and facility configuration; record results of tests; provide analysis. • Scalable - could plug into warehouse. Open source.