CN101488192B - Large-scale network deployment collocation method of RFID reading device and its system - Google Patents

Large-scale network deployment collocation method of RFID reading device and its system Download PDF

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CN101488192B
CN101488192B CN2009100251189A CN200910025118A CN101488192B CN 101488192 B CN101488192 B CN 101488192B CN 2009100251189 A CN2009100251189 A CN 2009100251189A CN 200910025118 A CN200910025118 A CN 200910025118A CN 101488192 B CN101488192 B CN 101488192B
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The invention discloses a large scale network deployment allocation plan model of a reader in the field of RFID. The model is provided with a matching module between the reader and a middleware, so as to lead the middleware to more efficiently manage the large scale reader. When the model is in use, the allocation and the efficiency for managing the large scale reader can be improved, the complexity of the middleware can be reduced, and network deployment, disposition, control and management of the large scale reader are more convenient.

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A kind of RFID reader large-scale network-estabilishing collocation method and system thereof
Technical field
The present invention relates to the RFID field, relate in particular to the communication protocol aspect between reader and the middleware.
Background technology
RFID is the abbreviation of Radio Frequency Identification, i.e. RF identification.The RFID RF identification is a kind of contactless automatic identification technology, and it is through the automatic recognition objective object of radiofrequency signal and obtain related data, and identification work need not manual intervention, can work in various rugged surroundings.The RFID technology can be discerned high-speed moving object and can discern a plurality of labels simultaneously, and is swift and convenient to operate.
RF (Radio Frequency) technology is widely used in multiple field, comprising: logistics and supplies management, manufacture and assembling; Aviation luggage is handled; Mail/fast freight parcel is handled, document tracking/library management, animal identification sign and tracking; Gate inhibition's control/electronic entrance ticket, road charge automatically (ETC).
The RFID middleware is a such intermediate equipment, and it can handle the label data that reader reads, and the unified maintenance of reader, operating platform can also be provided.Can carry out the deployment of many readers, share the burden of subscriber computer.
The shortcoming of prior art:
Originally, the reader quantity in the system is not huge, and a system possibly have only several or tens readers; At this time; Often adopt traditional reading device-middleware pattern, this pattern has solved work such as data processing and filtration well, can also carry out the management and the configuration of reader simultaneously; This pattern can be described with Fig. 1, RFID reader networking model synoptic diagram in the prior art.
But along with development of science and technology and progress of productivity, current domestic RFID reader manufacturer is numerous, and the reader kind of production is different, and the various API that provide also difference are very big; Simultaneously, the large-scale application reader comes the networking wiring also more and more general, when using above-mentioned classic method, some where the shoe pinches will occur, is in particular in:
■ is for large-scale reader, each is connected to work such as reader on the middleware all will be configured, maintenance, operating personnel's task burdensome.
■ safeguards, configuration and management reader aspect have occupied the too most of of middleware, makes that originally to handle label data that each reader read be that the performance of the middleware of main core is had a greatly reduced quality.
■ is along with the increase of reader number and kind, and just there is great risk in the stable operation of system.In case reader goes wrong, in the investigation problem, can only check the state of reader one by one, the management platform that neither one is unified is come centralized maintenance.
Summary of the invention
To the problem that prior art exists, the present invention is through providing matching module between reader and the middleware, makes middleware managing large scale reader more efficiently.Its concrete technical scheme is:
A kind of RFID reader large-scale network-estabilishing collocation method is characterized in that,
The RFID middleware issues middleware uniform protocol message through bridge, disposes the running parameter of each reader etc., perhaps can issue a kind of message to one type of reader, issues another kind of message and realizes grouping management another kind of;
After order issued, adaptor module was accepted this order and is handled it, obtained the corresponding proprietary protocol message of corresponding reader, and sent to reader;
Reader is accepted corresponding proprietary protocol order, makes after the corresponding operation, sends the data or the response command (through the reader proprietary protocol) that return and gives adapter;
Adapter receives the private message that reader upwards sends, and handles it, obtains middleware uniform protocol message, sends it back to middleware.
The RFID middleware: can through the middleware uniform protocol collect the RFID reader through LAN send label data; Handle label data; Upper application software to distinct interface provides data; Control and manage reader through the middleware uniform protocol.The middleware uniform protocol is the standard that defines voluntarily.
The present invention provides a kind of RFID reader large-scale network-estabilishing configuration-system simultaneously, and it comprises reader adaptation module, RFID middleware module, reader, label, it is characterized in that,
Said reader adaptation module: link to each other with the RFID middleware with reader, be the message that makes progress " translation " unified communication protocol message and send to the middleware end; Simultaneously, arrive the reader end to downward message " translation " for the reader interfaces information and sending; Upwards message is also transmitted in translation: reader is after reading label information or carrying out self disposing; Can upwards send proprietary protocol message; At this moment, adaptor module can unpack this message, analyze to repack then and unify communication protocol message for middleware and send to middleware; Translation is also transmitted downward message: middleware sends downward message, and in the hope of obtaining label data, at this moment, adaptation module can be the proprietary protocol message of reader with this message conversion, and this proprietary protocol message is sent to reader
Said RFID middleware module: the unified RFID label data that receives, processing and transmitting is given upper application software; Each reader is configured and management work, and its purpose still is for the operation of convenient data; Said RFID middleware: collect the label data that the RFID reader sends through LAN through the middleware uniform protocol; Handle label data; Upper application software to distinct interface provides data; Control and manage reader through the middleware uniform protocol;
Said reader: after reading label information or carrying out self disposing, can upwards send proprietary protocol message; It also comprises the reader of independent development: operation RFID middleware uniform protocol, to communicate by letter with middleware with the order management passage through data channel, and reading tag data information sends it back middleware with data or administrative messag through passage;
Said label: the RFID data label, read by reader.
Beneficial effect of the present invention:
The present invention has following some advantage for whole rfid system:
1, the RFID middleware to total system, in the process such as configuration; Needn't carry out one by one to all readers; Only need carry out according to the unified communication protocol between reader adaptation module and the middleware; The Systems Operator just can save a large amount of workloads and be engaged in other work like this, has avoided the unnecessary duplication of labour;
2, reader adaptation module function is simple, clear in structure, to hardware require lowly, realize easily;
3, the total system structural stratification, make that data processing, filtration and the forwarding capability of middleware are more outstanding, meet the modularization and the stratification designing requirement of computer system;
4, the reader of independent development directly and middleware communicate through the middleware uniform protocol, removed the use adaptation module from, saved the use cost of reader; Simultaneously, the reader structure is also oversimplified, and upwards only accordings to the uniform dispatching work of middleware through data channel and order management passage, and is convenient, efficient.
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Fig. 1 is RFID reader networking model synoptic diagram in the prior art of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is the RFID reader networking model synoptic diagram of the embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 3 is a conventional reader configuration diagram in the embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 4 is an adaptor module configuration diagram in the embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 5 is the reader configuration diagram of independent development in the embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 6 is a system chart in the embodiment of the invention.
Concrete technical scheme
Below in conjunction with concrete block diagram or process flow diagram; Concrete technical scheme of the present invention is further described (for convenience's sake; Be sent to the message of the message definition of middleware to reader, be sent to the message of the message definition of reader to middleware for " downwards " for " making progress "):
One adaptation module developed to the reader of other manufacturer production:
For make middleware can be convenient, the reader under the managing large scale layout efficiently, the present invention provides the adaptation module between a reader and middleware.To a certain model, the reader type of the api function that a certain class makes progress is provided, the present invention can provide one type adaptation module.The block diagram of total system is as shown in Figure 2, the RFID reader networking model synoptic diagram of the embodiment of the invention.
Original reader-middleware pattern can be described with Fig. 2, and improvements wherein are to insert adaptation module at the reader end, are connected to middleware through adaptation module.Adaptation module can convert various types of reader API into the corresponding interface function that middleware is unified communication protocol.For reader dissimilar, that different API are provided, need develop corresponding reader adaptation module.
Two use the reader of independent development:
The reader of each tame manufacturers produce is varied; Function that is provided and the interface function that makes progress (API) also are not quite similar; In the process of exploitation reader adaptation module, develop a kind of reader of middleware uniform protocol of supporting and become very urgent and important.Traditional reading device model is seen Fig. 3, is the conventional reader configuration diagram.
To this kind reader, the framework of the adaptor module of present embodiment is as shown in Figure 4.
But the reader of manufacturer production oneself and when using adaptor module of the present invention can cause the unnecessary waste of software and hardware resources, and therefore, the independent development reader produces, and is as shown in Figure 5.This figure is the reader configuration diagram.This kind reader have and middleware between carry out direct communication through the middleware uniform protocol, removed the use adaptation module from.
The reader adaptation module:
Function: link to each other with middleware with reader, be the message that makes progress " translation " unified communication protocol message and send to the middleware end; Simultaneously, arrive the reader end to downward message " translation " for the reader interfaces information and sending.
Upwards message is also transmitted in translation: reader is after reading label information or carrying out other self configuration etc.; Can upwards send proprietary protocol message; At this moment, adaptor module can unpack this message, analyze to repack then and unify communication protocol message for middleware and send to middleware.
Downward message is also transmitted in translation: middleware sends downward message, in the hope of obtaining label data or other.At this moment, adaptation module can be the proprietary protocol message of reader with this message conversion, and this proprietary protocol message is sent to reader.See Fig. 6, the system chart of present embodiment.
The RFID middleware module
Function: the unified RFID label data that receives, processing and transmitting is given upper application software; Each reader is configured and management work, and its purpose still is for the operation of convenient data.
Equipment constitutes: equipment is made up of small-sized industrial computer.Independently operating system and database are arranged,, can easily be deployed in the various application systems as label data acquisition process center.
The reader administration configuration is described:
Through bridge, issue middleware uniform protocol message, dispose the running parameter of each reader etc.; Perhaps can issue a kind of message, issue another kind of message and realize grouping management another kind of to one type of reader.
After order issued, adaptor module was accepted this order and is handled it, obtained the corresponding proprietary protocol message of corresponding reader, and sent to reader;
Reader is accepted corresponding proprietary protocol order, makes after the corresponding operation, sends the data or the response command (through the reader proprietary protocol) that return and gives adapter;
Adapter receives the private message that reader upwards sends, and handles it, obtains middleware uniform protocol message, sends it back to middleware.
The reader of independent development
Function: operation middleware uniform protocol, to communicate by letter with middleware with the order management passage through data channel, reading tag data information sends it back middleware with data or administrative messag through passage;
Equipment constitutes: of scheme two.
Though the present invention is described through embodiment, embodiment is used for limiting the present invention.Those skilled in the art can make various distortion and improvement in the scope of spirit of the present invention, so being as the criterion of should being defined with the application's claim protection domain of protection scope of the present invention.

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1. a RFID reader large-scale network-estabilishing collocation method is characterized in that,
The RFID middleware issues middleware uniform protocol message through bridge, disposes the running parameter of each reader;
After order issued, adapter was accepted this order and is handled it, obtained the corresponding proprietary protocol message of corresponding reader, and sent to reader;
Reader is accepted corresponding proprietary protocol order, makes after the corresponding operation, sends the data or the response command that return and gives adapter;
Adapter receives the private message that reader upwards sends, and handles it, obtains middleware uniform protocol message, sends it back to middleware;
Said RFID middleware: collect the label data that the RFID reader sends through LAN through the middleware uniform protocol; Handle label data; Upper application software to distinct interface provides data; Control and manage reader through the middleware uniform protocol.
2. RFID reader large-scale network-estabilishing configuration-system, it comprises reader adaptation module, RFID middleware module, reader, label, it is characterized in that,
Said reader adaptation module: link to each other with the RFID middleware with reader, be the message that makes progress " translation " unified communication protocol message and send to the middleware end; Simultaneously, arrive the reader end to downward message " translation " for the reader interfaces information and sending; Upwards message is also transmitted in translation: reader is after reading label information or carrying out self disposing; Can upwards send proprietary protocol message; At this moment, adaptor module can unpack this message, analyze to repack then and unify communication protocol message for middleware and send to middleware; Translation is also transmitted downward message: middleware sends downward message, and in the hope of obtaining label data, at this moment, adaptation module can be the proprietary protocol message of reader with this message conversion, and this proprietary protocol message is sent to reader
Said RFID middleware module: the unified RFID label data that receives, processing and transmitting is given upper application software; Each reader is configured and management work, and its purpose still is for the operation of convenient data; Said RFID middleware: collect the label data that the RFID reader sends through LAN through the middleware uniform protocol; Handle label data; Upper application software to distinct interface provides data; Control and manage reader through the middleware uniform protocol;
Said reader: after reading label information or carrying out self disposing, can upwards send proprietary protocol message; It also comprises the reader of independent development: operation RFID middleware uniform protocol, to communicate by letter with middleware with the order management passage through data channel, and reading tag data information sends it back middleware with data or administrative messag through passage;
Said label: the RFID data label, read by reader.
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