NDLI: Agent-Based Device Management in RFID Middleware

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Zehao Liu Fagui Liu Kai Lin
Copyright Year	2008
Description	Author affiliation: Sch. of Comput. Sci. & Eng., South China Univ. of Technol., Guangzhou (Zehao Liu; Fagui Liu; Kai Lin)
Abstract	As an important part of RFID (radio frequency identification) middleware, device management has a direct impact on the stability of RFID system. This paper proposes an agent-based device management approach in RFID middleware. We design two types of agents: control agent and device agent. Control agent manages and maintains the life cycle of each Device Agent, and coordinates the work of multiple device agents. Device agent lies between the RFID middleware and the physical device. It provides a common operating interface for RFID middleware, implements remote configuration and grouping management for RFID devices, monitors the real-time state of RFID devices, deals with unexpected events, and carries out fault-tolerant processing when necessary. Through the collaboration of multiple device agents, we can dynamically schedule jobs for different devices to optimize the allocation of system resources. Applying agent technology in device management reduces the coupling between RFID middleware and physical devices, therefore, increases the flexibility and scalability of RFID system.
Starting Page	1
Ending Page	5
File Size	206286
Page Count	5
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781424421077
DOI	10.1109/WiCom.2008.691
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2008-10-12
Publisher Place	China
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Fault tolerance Technology management Stability Scalability Collaboration Dynamic scheduling Resource management Middleware Radiofrequency identification Radio spectrum management
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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