Design of RFID middleware architecture

Abstract

Radio Frequency IDentification(RFID)middleware is the key software between tag readers and database and enterprise applications.It is the center of RFID application deployment operation.A Service-Oriented Architecture(SOA)real-time RFID middleware infrastructure was designed according to the requirement of related enterprises,and the corresponding UML class diagrams for the device management and integration components were given.The roles of RFID middleware components were described.The test of catering system shows that this middleware can improve the portability,maintainability and reliability of the system.