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Event Processing for RFID Enabled Enterprise Application
Tao Lin, PhD
Director of Auto-ID SAP ResearchSAP
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RFID Is a Cross Industry Initiative
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Factory/Plant
RFID for Business Automation
Staging Area Cutting Area Packaging
Asset
MaintenanceLogistics
Manufacture
ExecutionAnalyticsPlanningTransportation
Product
Supervisor
Maintenance
Technician
Plant
Manager
RFID
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Basic Concepts
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RFID and EPC (Auto-ID)
Electronic Product Code (EPC)
How does RFID work ?
Reader
Tag
Antenna
Local / Global
Network
Computer
Computer
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An End-to-End Auto-ID/EPC Solution
Tag &
EPC21.203D2A9.16E8B8.719BAE03C21.203D2A9.16E8B8.719BAE03C21.203D2A9.16E8B8.719BAE03C21.203D2A9.16E8B8.719BAE03C
- Tag - - EPC -
Scale Printer
Digital I/O
Lightstack
PLC
DeviceNetOptical
Profibus CounterRFID
Mobile DeviceData Store
Device
Device-oriented Middleware
Data-oriented Middleware
Manufacture
Execution
Asset
Maintenance
Logistics
Transportation
Planning
Analytics
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Packing Operation
(1 ) Pack Order
PrinterLightstack
RFID
Device
Controller (DC)
Data
Engine (DE)
Logistic
Pack Order
( 2 ) Expected Pack
(with SKU)
( 3 ) Case and Items hierarchy message
Pack Order
( 4 ) Pack Validation
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Smart Reading and “Dum” Reading
PrinterLightstack
RFID
Device
Controller (DC)
Data
Engine (DE)
Logistic
( 3 ) Case and Items hierarchy message
Pack Order
Smart Reading
Dum Reading
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Use Case
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A Global Network (with Multiple Functional RFID Apps)
A global network with multiple organizations and each organization has multiple sites
� Logistic Operations� Goods receive
� Unpack
� Store
� Pick
� Pack
� Load
� Delivery
� Asset Management� Asset location tracking
� Security
� Maintenance� Routing maintenance
� Preventive maintenance
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Logistic Operations
Goods
ReceiveUnpack Store
Pick
Pack
Load Ship
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Asset Management
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Maintenance
Staging Area Cutting Area Packaging
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Event Processing
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A Hierarchical and Distributed Data Middleware
Local
DE
Local
DE
Local
DELocal
DE
Central
DECentral
DE
Global
DE
Local
DE
Device
Controller
Device
Controller
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Conceptual Architecture for a Data Engine (DE)
Data ManagementData ManagementEvent
Processing Engine
Event
Processing Engine
Data
Repository
Data
Repository
Message Services BusMessage Services Bus
Enterprise
Application
Enterprise
Application
Device
Middleware
Device
Middleware
Other DEOther DE
ActivitiesActivities
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Challenges
� Large data and event volume
� Incomplete and out-of-order Events
� RFID is an enabling technology
� Multiple business processes associated to a singe reading
� Push down business context
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Incomplete and Out-of-Order Events
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Multiple Business Processes Associated to a Single Reading
SHIPPINGSHIPPING
ASSET
MANAGEMENT
ASSET
MANAGEMENTMAINTENANCEMAINTENANCE
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Push Down Business Context
Local
DE
Local
DE
Local
DELocal
DE
Central
DECentral
DE
Global
DE
Local
DE
Device
Controller
Device
Controller
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Wish List
� A hierarchical and distributed Complex Event Processing
Infrastructure
� Coordinate and synch from different layers
� Easy to be customized by the context from multiple business
applications
� High performance and scalable
� Easy to integrate with existing business applications
� Easy to add new activities (processing)
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Q&ADr. Tao Lin
SAP Research
SAP Labs LLC
Palo Alto
tao.lin@sap.com