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 Sensor Events.
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