A Component-based Reconfigurable RFID Middleware

RFID middleware, a bridge between RFID hardware and enterprise application systems, enables enterprise to reap the full benefits of RFID technology. Current RFID middleware is inflexible and monolithic and fails to address the emerging needs for adaptation to changing requirements. In this paper, we put forward a component-based, service-oriented RFID middleware architecture that provides developers with the possibility of constructing customized RFID middleware to support different combinations of requirements. We developed a component-based reconfigurable RFID middleware (CRRM) which is flexible, scalable, platform independent and meets the unique needs of small to medium sized enterprises - high performance with a minimum maintenance.