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Discovery Service Design in the EPCglobal Network : Towards Full Supply Chain Visibility
Journal
Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS)
ISSN
0302-9743
ISBN
978-3-540-78730-3
Type
conference paper
Date Issued
2008-03-26
Author(s)
Kuerschner, Chris
Condea, Cosmin
Kasten, Oliver
Thiesse, Frederic
Editor(s)
Floerkemeier, Christian
Abstract
The EPCglobal Network, an emerging standard for RFID, aims to raise visibility in supply chains by enabling interested parties to query item-level data. To arrive at that end, a critical piece is yet missing: a Discovery Service to identify possibly unknown supply chain actors holding relevant data for specific EPC numbers of individual products. However, the Discovery Service architecture as initially conceived by the EPCglobal needs revision as it either infringes the confidentiality of participating companies or its use is limited to identify only participants already known. This paper has two main contributions. Firstly, we discuss the limitations of the architecture under consideration by EPCglobal and present an alternative, more adequate Discovery Service design. Our concept encourages participation in the network while ensuring information provider confidentiality. Secondly, we present a roadmap for extending the existing EPCglobal Network with two critical services:
an automated contract negotiation service and a billing service.
an automated contract negotiation service and a billing service.
Language
English
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
Refereed
Yes
Book title
The Internet of Things: First International Conference, IOT 2008
Publisher
Springer
Publisher place
Berlin
Start page
19
End page
34
Pages
16
Event Title
First International Conference on the Internet of Things (IOT)
Event Location
Zürich, Switzerland
Event Date
26.-28.03.2008
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
41347