A lightweight and extensible Complex Event Processing system for sense and respond applications

作者：Zappia Ivan^*; Paganelli Federica; Parlanti David

来源：Expert Systems with Applications, 2012, 39(12): 10408-10419.

DOI：10.1016/j.eswa.2012.01.197

• Complex Event Processing
• Staged Event-Driven Architecture
• Event processing declarative language
• Goods monitoring
• Sense and respond applications

Complex Event Processing (CEP) is considered as a promising technology for enabling the evolution of service-oriented enterprise systems towards operational aware systems. CEP effectively supports the implementation of %26quot;sense and respond%26quot; behaviours, as it enables to extract meaningful events from raw data streams originated by sensing infrastructures, for enterprise processes and applications consumption. This paper proposes a novel CEP engine conceived with ease of use, extensibility, portability, and scalability requirements in mind. More specifically, we propose a Lightweight Stage-based Event Processor (LiSEP) based on a layered architectural design. Thanks to the adoption of Staged Event-Driven Architecture principles, core event processing logic is decoupled from low-level thread management issues. This results in an easy-to-understand and extensible implementation while testing results show performance scalability. We report on the carrying out of a case study on dangerous goods monitoring in maritime transport. The objective of the case study is to develop a Proof of Concept application leveraging on LiSEP capabilities in sensor and RFID events processing for monitoring and alerting purposes.

• 出版日期2012-9-15