Rule Execution and Event Distribution Middleware for PROSEN-WSN

Citation

Fei X & Magill E (2008) Rule Execution and Event Distribution Middleware for PROSEN-WSN. In: Benveniste M, Braem B, Dini Cosmin-Nicu C, Fortino G, Karnapke R, Mauri JL & Monsi MSH (eds.) Sensor Technologies and Applications, 2008. SENSORCOMM '08. Sensor Technologies and Applications, 2008. SENSORCOMM '08: The Second International Conference on Sensor Technologies and Applications, Cap Esterel, France, 25.08.2008-31.08.2008. Piscataway, NJ: IEEE, pp. 580-585. http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/servlet/opac?punumber=4622620; https://doi.org/10.1109/SENSORCOMM.2008.127

Abstract
This paper presents a prototype wireless sensor network middleware REED (rule execution and event distribution). This middleware supports both the distribution of rules and the events that trigger them. REED employs a rule-based paradigm to allow sensor networks to be programmed at run time. This provides a flexible environment where applications and users can programme the sensor nodes to allow their behaviour to be changed at run time. Such a rule-based approach allows a number of services such as subscribe-notify to be constructed. A prototype system for PROSEN-WSN has been implemented which demonstrates the REED middleware. The main contribution of this paper is the ability to programme a rule-based WSN at run time. However we also illustrate the power of such rule-based programming on a working prototype. Our focus is on supporting the processing, filtering, and collating of data collected by a WSN.

Keywords
wireless sensor networks middleware rule based; Sensor networks; Wireless communication systems