Agents perform several functions. They connect adapters to the
publish and subscribe applications. For example, the reader agent connects
the reader adapter to the messaging service. They also act as controllers
for the I/O environment and filters for tag information.
Agents for RFID are distributed as example code.
- Reader Agents
- Agents for each reader adapter, connecting the adapter to the messaging
service. Reader agents are available as open source. As part of the open-sourcing,
the reader API was subdivided into reader profiles, each representing
a specific subset of the API to support a type of use case. Vendors are responsible
to update and maintain their implementation of the API specific to their reader.
See Device Kit for more information about these profiles.
- I/O Agents
- Agents for each I/O Adapter, connecting the adapter to the messaging service.
- Portal Controller Agents
- An agent that defines the possible states, transition triggers, and state/transition
actions as a result of sensor inputs (timers are also supported). The product
ships with the following options:
- Filter Agents
- Agents that filter and aggregate tag data before passing the data to the WebSphere Premises Server.
For information on the IBM device
validation program and supported devices, refer to the IBM Ready for WebSphere Premises Server solutions
page at: http://www-304.ibm.com/jct09002c/gsdod/weblistfilter.do?prog=RFWSRFID&tab=1