scope:

General

This document defines interfaces for device management of RFID systems. Interfaces are defined that provide for discovery, configuration, initialization and monitoring of RFID systems within the software system infrastructure (SSI).

This document only deals with devices that provide RFID related services. It does not distinguish the form factor of such RFID devices.

This document provides two distinct interface sets, one based on the GS1 EPCglobal DCI standard and the IETF SNMP RFCs and the other based on the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS) DPWS standard. The definition of the Device Profile for RFID is referred to in this document as the RFID Device Management Profile, or RDMP.

Each interface option set provides interface definitions that provide ISO/IEC 24791-3 Client Endpoints and Services Endpoints with the mechanisms for:

- the discovery of the RFID devices and services on a local or remote subnet;

- a firmware upgrade service;

- a management service that implements configuration related functions;

- a monitoring service for reporting alerts, diagnostics, and performance information.

The two interface set definitions provided by this document allow for clients and services endpoints to implement and provide the services based on the specific characteristics of the RFID system to be implemented. Subclause 1.2 defines the Conformance requirements for systems that implement components of one or both of the interface sets.

Conformance

This document provides two interface sets; the DCI and SNMP Interface Set and the RDMP interface Set. If a certain implementation conforms to the mandatory functions of at least one of the interface sets, that implementation is conformant to this document.

DCI and SNMP interface set

This document divides the DCI capabilities into two Conformance Groups:

- Discovery, Configuration, and Initialization Conformance Group: this Conformance Group is defined in Clause 7. It specifies the protocols and operational procedures that are required for conforming Interrogator Implementations and Device Management Implementations, as defined in this document as well as in ISO/IEC 24791-1.

- Performance Monitoring and Diagnostics Conformance Group: this Conformance Group is defined in Clause 8. It specifies the SNMP MIBs that can be implemented by Interrogator Implementations and Data Management Implementations as defined in this document as well as in ISO/IEC 24791-1. Conforming implementations claim conformance to the MODULE_COMPLIANCE statements in the SNMP MIBs appropriate for the particular implementation.

A conforming implementation has to implement all of the requirements of each Conformance Group for its particular function in the SSI, but an implementation is not required to claim conformance to either group.

RDMP interface set

This document specifies the following device management capabilities in RDMP

- discovery of devices and hosted services in devices;

- a Firmware Upgrade Service to initialize and manage firmware on devices;

- a Management service to set and get device configuration and to perform specific device operations, such as reboot;

- a monitoring service to monitor the health of a device using events and statistics.

RDMP interface set is defined in Clause 9.