Networked RFID: Systems, Software and Services (Computer Communications and Networks)

✍ Scribed by George Roussos

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 2008
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 196
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book introduces the technologies and techniques of large-scale RFID-enabled mobile computing systems. The discussion is set in the context of specific system case studies where RFID has been the core enabling technology in retail, metropolitan transportation, logistics and e-passport applications. RFID technology fundamentals are covered including operating principles, core system components and performance trade-offs involved in the selection of specific RFID platforms.

✦ Table of Contents

Preface
Contents
What Is RFID
Automatic Identification with RFID
Energy Transmission
Communication
A Very Brief History of RFID
Summary
RFID Applications
ICAO e-Passports
Ticketing
Supply Chain Management
Creating Consumer Value
The Role of RFID in SCM
A Brief History of RFID in the Supply Chain
Implementing RFID in SCM
Other Applications
Asset Management
Electronic Payment
Animal and Human Tagging
RFID Standards
EPCglobal
ISO 14443
ISO 15693
ISO 15459
ISO 18000
Summary
Readers and Tags
Readers
A Simple Reader Session
An Advanced Reader Session
Tags
Tags that Use Magnetic Coupling
ISO 14443 Tags
Tags that Use Capacitive Coupling
EPC Gen2 Tags
Summary
Physics and Lower Layers
Radio Frequency: Characteristics and Communication
Data Encoding and Modulation
Antenna Performance
Anti-collision and Singulation Techniques
Sources of RFID Read Errors
Summary
Identifier Systems
Application-Specific Identifier Schemes
Pre-RFID Universal Identifier Systems
Universal Identification with GS1 Bar Codes
Beyond Product Identification
Limitations of GS1 Codes for Item-Level Tagging
Electronic Product Code
Serialized Global Trade Identification Number
Other Types of EPC Identifier Codes
Allocation of EPC Codes
ISO Standards
Allocation of ISO 15459 Codes
Universal ID
URI-Based Identifiers
URLs in Near Field Communication
URLs in Mobile RFID
Summary
System Architectures for RFID
A Motivating Example
RFID Processing Stages
The RFID Stack
The Event Manager
Platforms
Oracle Sensor Edge Server
IBM Premises Server
Cisco Application Oriented Networking
Reva Tag Acquisition Processor
Accada Open Source Platform
Summary
RFID Middleware
The Role of RFID Middleware
Docking Portal: A Motivating Example
ALE Middleware Abstractions
ALE Filtering and Aggregation
Other RFID Middleware
Summary
Network Services
RFID Services Overview
Identifier Resolution Services
Object Naming Service
uID Resolution Service
EPC Discovery Service
Repository Services
EPC Information Service
Containment Profiles
ucode Product Information Service
Summary
Privacy and Security
RFID in the Public Eye
Attacks on RFID Security
Privacy Protection and RFID
RFID and the Law
Data Protection and Privacy
Commercial Transactions
Governance
Spectrum Regulation
Environmental Issues
Principles of Privacy Protection
Summary
Epilogue
RFID Technology Development
RFID in Pervasive Computing
RFID and Pervasive Retail
The New Consumer
Revisiting the Shopping Experience
Pervasive Retail Scenarios
A Case Study in Pervasive Retail
Summary and Conclusions
Acronyms
References
Index