A semantic-based mobile registry for dynamic RFID-based logistics support

ABSTRACT

In this paper we propose an extended version of the open source jUDDI implementation by the Apache Software Foundation, adapted to pervasive RFID contexts. The registry adopts an OWL-S 1.1 Profile instance annotation of mobile services and resources. Ontology-based metadata are exploited in order to perform a semantic-based service discovery w.r.t. a given request. The proposed framework has been devised for pervasive RFID-based logistics environments. A case study is presented along with experimental results on a prototype implementation.

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.4 INFORMATION SYSTEMS APPLICATIONS

Additional Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.3 INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL
      H.3.4 Systems and Software
          Subjects: Distributed systems; Information networks

General Terms:
Algorithms, Experimentation, Standardization

Keywords:
RFID, matchmaking, semantic web, ubiquitous computing