SNMP-based RFID Reader Management

• Main Authors: Hao-Chun Huang, 黃浩鈞
• Other Authors: An-Chi Liu
• Format: Others
• Language: en_US
• Published: 2008
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/69901007946018031921

碩士 === 逢甲大學 === 資訊工程所 === 96 === RFID applications continue to enter market; innovation continues to characterize information technology. Therefore the management of RFID devices is of increasing importance. Stakeholders must have control of RFID applications at all times. Stakeholders must have the ability to add RFID readers to match increased demand. Downtime must be minimized. High priority problems must be required first. If possible, the RFID system should inform the system manager about problems before the users do. EPCglobal has a world-famous research department. After the RFID market had boomed, EPCglobal authored the international standard for RFID reader management. However, many RFID readers and middleware packages had been developed before the EPCglobal started. In our research, we use traditional network management concepts. We do not assume the RFID hardware and middleware is EPCglobal compliant. We configure the RFID reader as a network device. In the network management architecture, a proxy server is added between the RFID readers and management server. The RFID readers serve as network routers managed by the network management server. Furthermore, we add a priority concept to our proxy server. When devices encounter exceptional situations, managers can manage these situations according to different device priorities. From test results of this system, it can support the formation of network management policies. Moreover, this system has numerous applications for campuses.