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--- sensorweaver [2017-06-06 09:07] – filippo
+++ sensorweaver [2017-09-26 07:08] (current) – michele
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 {{ ::componentdiagram.jpg|Sample deployment diagram depicting a scenario with ZigBee devices integration}}
-The functionalities offered by the Middleware are based on the simple //data feed// abstraction, which generally identifies an entity that produces data and can be characterized with a set of properties and a message content definition.
+The functionalities offered by the Middleware are based on the simple //datafeed// and //service// abstractions. A //datafeed// generally identifies an entity that produces data and can be characterized with a set of properties and a message content definition.
-There are two areas of functionalities, one for data publishers and one for data consumers:
+There are two areas of functionalities concerning the datafeeds, one for data publishers and one for data consumers:
-  * Data feed publishing and sensor data dissemination
+  * Datafeed publishing and sensor data dissemination
-    * Announce the presence of a new data feed by providing a description in terms of sensor properties and message format
+    * Announce the presence of a new datafeed by providing a description in terms of sensor properties and message format
-    * Announce unavailability of a data feed
+    * Announce unavailability of a datafeed
-    * Publish data for a published data feed, using the defined message format
+    * Publish data for a published datafeed, using the defined message format
-  * Data feed discovery and data listening
+  * Datafeed discovery and data listening
-    * Discover data feeds matching a set of properties
+    * Discover datafeeds matching a set of properties
-    * Listening for data produced by a data feed
+    * Listening for data produced by a datafeed
+Regarding the services, the following functionalities for both the publishers and the consumers are provided:
+  * Service publishing
+    * Announce the presence of a new service by providing a description of the properties, request message format and response message format
+    * Announce unavailability of a service
+    * Reply to a service invocation from a client
+  * Service discovery and invocation
+    * Discover services matching a set of properties
+    * Invoking a service and receiving a response
 Any data source can be represented as a //data feed// on the middleware, enabling a sensor data fusion scenario.
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   *[[sensorweaver:developer-guide|SensorWeaver Developer Guide]]
   *[[sensorweaver:admin-guide|SensorWeaver Administrator Guide]]
+  *[[sensorweaver:sensor-feeds|SensorWeaver The Sensor Feeds]]