A Service Oriented Wireless Platform for Acquisition and Control (SOWPAC)

Performance and Challenges of Service-Oriented Architecture for Wireless Sensor Networks

“…Another SOM architecture approach to consider is called the Service-Oriented Wireless Platform for Acquisition and Control (SOWPAC) [55]. SOWPAC is introduced in [55] as a design with an open interface to have an efficient and cost-effective deployment.…”

“…SOWPAC is introduced in [55] as a design with an open interface to have an efficient and cost-effective deployment. Most of the platform studies focus on the industrial acquisition and control of using WSNs, which are considered only at the network, node, or data abstraction level.…”

“…Most of the platform studies focus on the industrial acquisition and control of using WSNs, which are considered only at the network, node, or data abstraction level. This consideration lacks a holistic point of view, which can limit the use of these approaches [55]. The middleware API is used to manage data, facilitate communications, and define the processes of data exchanged between functional blocks.…”

“…The WSN-gateway is used as an intermediate element to send data from the RTU to the Central Control Point (CCP) through the WSN. The internal database in an RTU [55] can store sensing data and has the capability to recover from any failure of communication and reset the entire network. The Central Control Point (CCP) provides a user interface and application programming to manage platforms, data, and services.…”

“…It also offers a Service-Oriented Protocol based on SensorML that provides an easy way to integrate a web service with high-level applications. The WSN-gateway is responsible for translating data and meta-data [55]. …”