Application component development of OSGi & JBPM -based RFID middleware

With the daily increasingly wide application of RFID (radio frequency identification) technology, the complexity and diversity of these applications embarks the RFID middleware architecture a prevailing trend. However, the difference among enterprise-level applications increases the difficulty when developing applications above the RFID middleware. This paper presents a solution based on workflow technology, which provides component-based development for RFID middleware applications. It begins with the strategy of component generation and dynamic management based on OSGi (Open Service Gateway Initiative) framework and jBPM (Java Business Process Management) workflow engine. Then it proposes the extraction, generation and dynamic management of RFID application components, which enables component reuse and plug & play in the RFID business process, simplifies the reuse of RFID application workflow. Finally, it validates the proposal via an example of warehouse management system based on RFID middleware.