REFiLL: A lightweight programmable middleware platform for cost effective RFID application development

Authors:
Achilleas P. Anagnostopoulos;John K. Soldatos;Sotiris G. Michalakos
Affiliations:
Athens Information Technology, 19, 5km Markopoulo Ave., P.O. Box 68, GR-19002 PEANIA, Greece;Athens Information Technology, 19, 5km Markopoulo Ave., P.O. Box 68, GR-19002 PEANIA, Greece;Athens Information Technology, 19, 5km Markopoulo Ave., P.O. Box 68, GR-19002 PEANIA, Greece
Venue:
Pervasive and Mobile Computing
Year:
2009

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Abstract

Middleware platforms for RFID data filtering and collection tend to be resource intensive, costly and/or provide a low degree of programmability. In this paper, we introduce REFiLL, a lightweight middleware framework that can significantly ease the development of RFID systems. The introduced framework fits within the overall EPC global network architecture as a programmable filtering solution, sitting between the EPC (Electronic Product Code) reader virtualization layer and EPC application level events. Thanks to a set of well defined programming constructs, REFiLL renders application development a task of authoring a set of XML-based files, which are also editable within a visual development environment. Following the presentation of the REFiLL framework, we also describe the process of application development, along with sample prototype applications.