• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.9 no.11
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• pp.90-99
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• 2009

This paper presents the implementation of RFID EPC global network educational system based on using 900MHz air interface between the reader and the active tag. The software of reader and the active tag is developed on embedded environment, and the software of PC controlling the reader is based on window OS operated as the server. The ATmega128 VLSI chip is used for the processor of the reader and the active tag. As the development environment, AVR compiler is used for the reader and the active tag of which the programming language is C. The visual C++language of the visual studio on the PC activated as the server is used for development language. Main functions of this system are to control tag containing EPC global Data by PC through the reader, to obtain information of tag through the internet and to read/write data on tag memory. Finally the data written from the active tag's memory is sent to the PC via the reader as "read" operation and compare the received data with one already sent to the tag. Software implementation of 900MHz EPC global RFID educational system is done on the basis of these functions.

• Journal of KIISE:Computing Practices and Letters
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• v.16 no.11
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• pp.1076-1080
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• 2010

EPCglobal Network is based on the Electronic Product Code(EPC) and rapidly opening up to many enterprises that have close relationships with each other. Since a huge amount of logistics Information is distributed in the EPCglobal Network, it needs to manage them effectively. Global logistics companies and institutes are studying and setting up the standards about EPC Information Service(EPCIS), Object Name Service (ONS) and EPC Discovery Service(EPCDS) in the RFID and EPC-based logistics information network. In this paper, we propose expanded EPCIS and EPCDS that are satisfy EPCglobal standards and enable more effective logistics information management.

• Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.137-147
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• 2013

The RFID(Radio Frequency Identification) and the WSN(Wireless Sensor Network) have technical similarities and mutual effects, they have been recognized to be studied separately, and sufficient studies have not been conducted on the technical integration of the RFID and the WSN. Therefore, EPC global which realized the issue proposed the EPC(Electronic Produce Code) Sensor Network to efficiently integrate and interoperate the RFID and WSN technologies based on the international standard EPC global network. The proposed EPC Sensor Network technology uses the Complex Event Processing method in the middleware to integrate data occurring through the RFID and the WSN in a single environment and to interoperate the events based on the EPC global network. However, as the EPC Sensor Network technology continuously performs its operation even in the case that the minimum conditions are not to be met to find complex events in the middleware, its operation cost rises. Therefore, to address the problems of the existing system, we defined the minimum conditions of the complex events to detect unnecessary complex events in the middleware, and proposed an algorithm that can extract complex events only when the minimum conditions are to be met. To examine the minimum conditions, a index and a query index are used to extract complex events. To evaluate the performance of the proposed methods, In the case of the method of extracting complex events based on a bitmap index, we used the existing extraction method and NS2 simulation to evaluate its performance and thus to show its good performance in terms of the number of operation and the processing time for the complex events.

• The KIPS Transactions:PartD
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• v.18D no.2
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• pp.111-122
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• 2011

These days RFID application has been developed rapidly. It has been applied to many business areas such as logistics and supply chains. The Electronic Product Code (EPC) Network Architecture, an open global standard, is proposed by EPCglobal for developing RFID enabled systems. People who want to obtain the product information which are master information and event information have to apply with EPC Network Architecture. However, EPCIS which has master information and event information has to be accessed base on each EPC. Therefore, there is lots of duplicate accessing to EPCIS because RFID application has to access the same EPCIS over again which makes all performance down in EPC Network. This paper proposes how to reduce access times to EPCIS using EPC grouping based on EPCIS address. We build EPC Network environment to experiment about performance of RFID application system and we prove the improvement of EPC Network. Our result shows the reducing the EPCIS communication time by maximum 99 percentages.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.41 no.12
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• pp.1914-1924
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• 2016

In this paper, considering virtualized Evolved Packet Core(vEPC) network for 5G mobile network, we propose architecture for supporting Service Function Chaining(SFC) in 5G mobile network. Using SFC in 5G network, dynamic path configuration and providing network services based on subscriber and traffic information. SFC technology provides logical ordered set of network functions and delivers packet through providing logical path over the physical network. Based on the perspective of 5G core network in distributed manner, we design hierarchical SFC architecture to manage SFC for global path including vEPC and SGi-LAN network, and internal path between virtualized network functions in each cloud. In this paper, we define architecture and call flow for establishing data path using SFC. Finally, we design testbed architecture for real implementation based on open source software.

• Proceedings of the Safety Management and Science Conference
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• 2010.04a
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• pp.173-179
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• 2010

일반적으로 물류센터에서는 많은 작업이 발생하고, 처리되는 물품 또한 그 수량이 매우 많아서 작업 제품 정보들을 빠르고 정확하게 처리하기 위해서는 많은 비용이 발생한다. 이러한 오류를 줄이고, 실시간 정보처리, 객체의 가시성 확보, 제품 이력 추적 등의 이점을 얻기 위해 RFID 기술을 도입하는 기업들이 증가하는 추세이며, 최근에는 RFID를 활용하여 전 세계적으로 표준화된 단일 네트워크를 만들고자 하는 EPC Global Network에 대한 필요성이 증가하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 EPC Global Network의 게이트웨이 역할을 하는 EPCIS에서, 정보의 저장소 역할을 하는 EPCIS Repository의 최적화에 대해 연구한다. 실제 물류 센터에서 발생하는 비즈니스 프로세스를 바탕으로 시나리오를 작성하고, 물류센터의 시나리오에 따라 발생되는 EPC 데이터를 DRDBMS와 MMDBMS를 통해 각각 저장하고 검색하여 두 DBMS의 성능을 비교하였다. DRDBMS는 MS-SQL을 사용하였고, MMDBMS는 ALTIBASE를 사용하였다. 실험 결과 AlTIBASE가 MS-SQL보다 좋은 성능을 보임을 알 수 있었다.

• IE interfaces
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• v.24 no.2
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• pp.139-150
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• 2011

The EPCglobal Network is a computer network used to share product data among trading partners. It provides the supply chain with improved visibility and traceability by using Electronic Product Code (EPC), which is stored on an RFID tag. Although this network model is widely accepted as a global standard and the growth of EPCglobal-subscriber base is considerable, the EPC technology adoption process is still in its infancy. This is because some of the critical issues on this model still remain to be verified such as scalability, data management, security, privacy and the economic value of data sharing. In this paper, we focus on scalability issue among the challenges to overcome and we regard performance of the EPCglobal Network only as a track and trace query-processing cost in the network. We developed performance models consisting of three elements of the EPCglobal Network : Discovery Services (DS), EPC Information Services (EPCIS), Object Naming Services (ONS). Then we abstracted out the track and trace query execution model to evaluate performance of the overall EPCglobal Network. Finally using the proposed models, we carried out simulation analysis based on an RFID-based inbound logistics process of automobile parts. This work is an important step towards the EPC technology diffusion and provides guidelines for businesses looking to buy or build the EPCglobal Network-based systems.

• Proceedings of the Safety Management and Science Conference
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• 2010.04a
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• pp.167-172
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• 2010

EPCIS(EPC Information Service)시스템은 EPC기반의 정보교환을 목표로 EPC global Network 상에서 RFID 태그에 기록된 화물의 EPC데이터, 인식시점, 인식장소 등의 정보를 제공하는 EPCglobal Architecture Framework의 구성요소 중 핵심부분이라고 할 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 EPCIS 시스템의 구성요소 중 동시에 수많은 RFID 단말기로부터 입력되는 대용량의 EPCIS Event 데이터를 지속적으로 저장하고 관리하는 EPCIS Repository를 효율적으로 관리하기 위하여 고성능이 필요한 데이터와 대용량이 필요한 데이터를 모두 처리할 수 있는 Hybrid DBMS를 적용하여 EPCIS Repository를 효율적으로 관리할 수 있는 방안을 제시하고자 한다.

• Industrial Engineering and Management Systems
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• v.9 no.3
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• pp.285-293
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• 2010

To obtain visible and traceable information from the supply chain, HW/SW standards for the EPC global network, which process electronic product code (EPC) data read from Radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, are regarded as the de facto industry standard. Supply chain participants install information service systems and provide logistics information to partners by following the EPCglobal architecture framework. Although quality of service (QoS) is essential for providing dependable and scalable services as pointed out by Auto-ID Lab, only a few models for the performance analysis of QoS-related work have been developed in the context of EPC information service systems. Specifically, doing so allows alternative design choices to be tested in an easy and cost-effective manner and can highlight potential performance problems in designs long before any construction costs are incurred. Thus, in this study we construct a model of an EPC information service system for the purposes of performance analysis and designing a dependable system. We also develop a set of building blocks for analytical performance models. To illustrate how the model works, we determine the characteristics of an EPC information service system and then select a combination of these proven modeling concepts. We construct a performance model that considers the response time and shows how to derive meaningful performance values. Finally, we compare the analytical results to measurements of the EPC information service system.

• Journal of the Korea Safety Management & Science
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.209-216
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• 2013

RFID/USN, are recognized as the new growth engines for the future, regardless of the advanced and developing countries. RFID, in particular, already entered practical stage by global companies. EPCIS, which is the one of the EPC golabal network components, makes a huge load on the system due to the large amount of entering data by following events. In this study, a data model developed based on ER-WIN by collecting four kind information that occurred in the EPC global networks. This model supports both in processing of high performance and huge capacity of data by a considerable storage capacity and input speed. A simulation was developed in order to verify the performance. Each model tested several times and results were compared.