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The EPCglobal Network architecture defines a functional component, named Discovery Service (DS ), whose role is to enable the gathering of complete information from multiple information providers across an object’s lifecycle. The DS has great potential for improving business processes and providing new services to customers. However, at present, despite the progress in ratification of EPCglobal standards for other interfaces such as the EPC Information Service (EPCIS ) or Object Naming Service (ONS ), a technical standard for DS interfaces is still under development. In this early stage of the standardisation process, this chapter presents an analysis of potential models for DS design . We present a detailed design based on a model providing greater security. We have both implemented and deployed Discovery Service modules based on our selected model. Finally, we present solutions implemented to provide secure communications between different entities and fine-grained access control to DS records in a design that is scalable.
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This work has been developed within the BRIDGE project scope (http://www.bridge-project.eu), partially funded by the European Commission 6th Framework Program (contract number IST-2005-033546). The authors would like to thank the BRIDGE project partners involved in the Work Packages “Serial-level lookup services” and “Security”, and specially Mark Harrison (University of Cambridge), Trevor Burbridge (BT), Andrea Soppera (BT) and Oliver Kasten (SAP) for their collaboration in the design of the DS prototype and the access control Security Framework.
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Cantero, J.J., Guijarro, M.A., Plaza, A., Arrebola, G., Baños, J. (2011). A Design for Secure Discovery Services in the EPCglobal Architecture. In: Ranasinghe, D., Sheng, Q., Zeadally, S. (eds) Unique Radio Innovation for the 21st Century. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-03462-6_9
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