Introduction: A concise explanation of key concepts related to CEP, including events, complex events, and CEP itself. It also outlines the application framework of the Octopus CEP engine and differences from existing streaming engines.

Workflow: A detailed exploration of the implementation principles and functions of various CEP components, such as the event stream serializer, event stream deserializer, event dispatcher, and CEP engine.

Maintenance and Visualization: An overview of the methods for operating and maintaining the CEP engine, including how to monitor the engine's status and visualize dynamic data changes via web interfaces.

Features and Performance: A discussion of the CEP engine's capabilities, such as high throughput, low latency, support for unified streaming and batch processing, and multiple API integrations. Additionally, it presents performance testing and analysis of event matching.

Application Scenarios: An examination of the practical applications of the CEP engine, with a focus on its use in high-frequency trading strategies in finance and anomaly detection in IoT environments.

Summary and Roadmap: The key takeaways from the whitepaper, along with a forward-looking roadmap that outlines the future developments and enhancements planned for the CEP engine.