Integrating Sensor Networks with Enterprise Services

Integrating Sensor Networks with Enterprise Services

Thomas OdenwaldResearch Director

[email protected] ResearchMay, 24th, 2006

© SAP Krish Mantripragada, RFID World 2006

APPLICATION COMPOSITION

ENTERPRISE SERVICES

SERVICE ENABLEMENT

PEOPLE PRODUCTIVITY

EMBEDDED ANALYTICS

SAP NetWeaverBusiness Process Platform

ProcessComponents

Enterprise Services

Repository

Sub-sidiary

Bus Partner

Home Grown /

ISVSAP

Enterprise Applications as Composite Applications

Analytics

SAP Composite Applications

Partner Composite Applications

Exposed as Enterprise Services

Process Component

BusinessObject

BusinessObject

BusinessObject


Sensor Network Reads

Event Driven and Analytical Applications

Converting Sensor Reads Into Business Value

I

IVIII

VI

V

VIIVI VII VIII

II

III

VIII

IX

Business Context


Enable Multiple Deployment and Provisioning Models

Deploy

BUSINESSSCENARIO

BUSINESSSCENARIO

ESAServices

ESAServices

ESAServices

ESAServices

ESASERVICE

ESASERVICE

LOCATIONC

on

tain

s

Deploy

Sensor NetSensor Net

Trigger

Co

nta

ins


Trends: Beyond Auto-ID

Identifying people and objects is not enough anymore, its about location awareness, environmental monitoring and safety

Technologies need to (and will) converge

Approaches to connect physical world observations to the information enterprise:

need to bring up all observation data (location, identity, enviroment, user input..) to one middleware component

Requires one middleware platform supporting various communication protocols requires flexible data-processing services

sensor networks can exchange data (peer-to-peer) and become smarter before communicating back to enterprise system

requires standard networking protocols, standardized communication protocol format

requires business logic to move to the ‘Point of Action’


Hans Mulder, Associate Director, Intel Research

One of the interests for Intel is getting an end-to-end solution using Intel silicon. We are working with SAP for integrating with their NetWeaver

software. We are also working with Rockwell [Automation’] manufacturing software and Honeywell’s building software. You need a software layer to

get much better fidelity data – both spatial and temporal – and a better price. The volumes of data will require that you do a certain amount of processing on the sensor node. SAP has a vision of end-to-end control, and we’re researching how to get a solution based on SAP software that has a

view of sensor nets, so your business rules can receive triggers from the sensor nodes that warn of impending defects, or change the

operation of your sensor nets, or let you query the them. A lot of added value is going to be in the software.

[Hans Mulder, Informationweek, The Emerging World of Wireless Sensor Networks, January 2005]


Connect physical world to digital world: Delivery to Repair

Monitoring, service order processing

Solution search, remote

diagnostics

SupplierService Center

OEMServiceCenter

OEM ServiceTechnician

OperatorMaintenanceTechnician

Remote ServiceApplication

EmbeddedApplication

Send status Information

Monitor status, generate, send error message

Create service order

Access solution

database

Perform remote

diagnostics

Check spare parts availability

Ship spare parts to operator

Update installed base & solution

database

Identify spare parts

Remote repair/update of SW / settings

Online remote support

Confirm service order, enter repair

report

Check spare parts availability

Ship spare parts to operator

EngineeringFeedback

repair report to engineering

Spare parts handling

Spare parts shipping

Repair, install

spare part

Repair processing

Confirmation, update service &

engineering

Phys

ical

Wor

ldEn

terp

rise

Syst

em


Service InjectorSMART ITEMS

MODEL-DRIVEN APPLICATIONDEVELOPMENT

Application Model

MiddlewareService

Repository

System Model

System Monitor

Development Tools

Service Mapper

Deployment Description

RFID EmbeddedPlatform

SensorNetwork

EmergingTechnology

Steps for deploying a service• Development Tools

Design Time → Application Model

• System MonitorDeliver status of system landscape

• Service MapperMap service requirements to current status of system landscape. Where should which service be deployed?

• Service InjectorInject services into a subset of wireless nodes according to mapper‘s decision

• Start the service

Service Classes• Business Services

Application dependent

• Enabling ServicesCollaboration between nodes

• Management ServicesMonitoring, control and deployment of services

Smart Items Infrastructure: Provisioning


SMART ITEMS

SAP

Middleware

DeviceController

Data Processing Services

DeviceController

RFID EmbeddedPlatform

SensorNetwork

EmergingTechnology

Device controlling layer• Pluggable device controller

components

• Support of various communication protocols

• Smart Items expose embedded web services

Data processing services• Provide business context to

sensor network events

• Pre-configured business processes

Smart Items Infrastructure: Data Processing

CRM SCM/PLM/Manufac ERP


Warehouse Management with Sensor Nets

MANUFACTURING

AII

Line -1

Line-2

Line-3

Line -N

AII

Line -1

Line-2

Line-3

Line -N


Dangerous Goods and Workplace Safety

1 Storage limit exceeded?2 Confirmation of safe storage environment3 Incompatible Goods

Source: Ken Douglas, BP


Todays WSN world ?

client

server

SensorNetGW/Proxy

sensor

SensorNetmote

physical info net

tier1

tier2

tier3

Real World

tier4


A new WSN world (=Internet of Things)

tier1

tier2

tier3

Real World

MCU Radio Sensors

Managem

ent

Embedded Web Services

Hardware Abstraction LayerTinyOS Runtime Services

Common Link Abstraction

Networking Protocolstier4

SAP NetWeaverBusiness Process Platform

Portal Devices Office

Composites Powered by SAP NetWeaver

Rendering

Processcomponents

Enterprise Services

Repository

Smart Items Infrastructure Services


Sensor Networks become extension of the enterprise system

Technology convergence (RFID, GPS, Sensor nets,..) is already happening

Low-cost computing, ubiquitous networking and ongoing device miniaturization are leading to increased real world awareness, bringing fundamental changes to business environments

A multi-billion dollar industry is moving from isolated environments into a fully-networked world

Real World Awareness needs to be based on ESA

SUMMARY

5

4

3

2

1


Enterprise Services Community for SensorNets

Enterprise ServiceDefinitions

Industry Standards

SAPEnterprise Services

Community Members

ISVs

SystemsIntegrators

Customers

EnterpriseInfrastructure

ProvidersCreate

Productize

DefinitionGroup

CommunityDefinition

Group

DefinitionGroup

DefinitionGroup

Lead

Opportunities

Liaisons

Participate

The value of the Enterprise Services Community lies in its ability to directly impact the business requirements and technical architecture of the SAP platform by fostering targeted, business-driven feedback from the Community.


Thank you

Q&[email protected]

Integrating Sensor Networks with Enterprise Services

Documents

Transcript of Integrating Sensor Networks with Enterprise Services