An Overview of RFID System Interfaces and Reader Protocols

Author

Floerkemeier, Christian ; Sarma, Sanjay

Author_Institution

Auto-ID Labs., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA

fYear

2008

fDate

16-17 April 2008

Firstpage

232

Lastpage

240

Abstract

RFID system deployments require the configuration, monitoring and data management of RFID readers. This paper provides an overview of different services deployed in intra-organizational RFID systems and analyzes system architectures implemented today. We also compare emerging standards developed by the EPCglobal community that aim to standardize system interfaces and reader protocols in RFID deployments. Our analysis distinguishes a centralized architecture, where a controller device or a software component on an application server locally controls the RFID readers, and an autonomous architecture, where the RFID readers execute application logic and are managed by enterprise IT management systems.

Keywords

data communication; protocols; radiofrequency identification; software architecture; telecommunication computing; EPCglobal community; RFID readers; RFID system interfaces; application logic; centralized architecture; data management; enterprise IT management systems; intra-organizational RFID systems; reader protocols; system architectures; Application software; Centralized control; Computer architecture; Control systems; Data processing; Monitoring; Protocols; Radiofrequency identification; USA Councils; Wireless LAN;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

RFID, 2008 IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Las Vegas, NV

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-1711-7

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-1712-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/RFID.2008.4519372

Filename

4519372