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1. 1 DR. O. GEOFFREY EGEKWU
Research Funded by the
Institute for Infrastructure and Information Assurance (IIIA)
James Madison University ISAT 303: RFID Overview
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4. 4 RFID SEEN as an ENABLER RFID seen as silent technology
Knowledge-enabled logistics and control possible
Application in multiple critical industrial sectors
Tag read generates: receipt, acceptance, closeout, payment, inventory adjustment, update asset visibility system,
Real-time asset locator system for many business and government systems
RFID seen as a silent technology
5. 5 EPCglobal Network is the backbone of RFID Implementation Developed at MIT Auto ID lab with private and public funds
Major Components of EPCglobal Network:
Electronic Product Code (EPC)
EPC Tags and Readers
Object Name Service (ONS)
Physical Markup Language (PML) or EPC Middleware
Savant or EPC Information Services
6. 6 RFID Distributed Architecture
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11. 11 System Component Roles/Responsibilities IntelliTrack
Inventory Database Management
User Interface (server and wireless)
Tag Printing/Encoding
TagsWare (CapTech, Richmond)
Reader Control
RFID Data Routing/Filtering
12. 12 System Capabilities IntelliTrack Slap and Ship
EPC Compliance Labeling System
Produces Pallet (SSCC) Labels
Produces Case (SGTIN) Labels
Validates Case and Pallet Labels
Stores information required to produce Advance Shipping Notices (ASN)
Stand alone solution
Integrates seamlessly with IntelliTrack WMS 6.0
13. 13 EPC Pallet Label
Serialized Shipping Container Code (SSCC)
Globally unique identifier for pallet contents
Authorized company prefix + serialized #
14. 14 EPC - Case Label
Global Trade Identification Number (GTIN)
Globally unique identifier for product types
UPC & EAN systems combined into global standard
Authorized company prefix + product code
Serialized Global Trade Identification Number (SGTIN)
Globally unique identifier for particular cases of product
GTIN + serialized #
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16. 16 Basic Passive RFID System at JMU
17. 17 RFID Video
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19. 19 Standard.Standard . Standard!
20. 20 Unified Protocol Performance Comparison
21. 21 Only the Unified Protocol Meets All User Requirements
22. 22 Supply Chain Management Warehouse [Phillips]
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25. 25 Application areas Animal (herd) tracking
Supply-Chain Management retail and logistics
Healthcare/Hospital Operations
Process Control
Hazardous material identification and management
Cargo and port control
Access control
26. 26 Research Focus at JMU Anti-collision
System efficacy authentication and security
System calibration and analysis
Electromagnetic compatibility & interferance
System integration
Tag/reader antenna tuning
Tag performance characterization read rates, read accuracy, etc.
27. 27 Major RFID Systems Tag defines an RFID system
Active tags
Semi-passive tags
Passive tags
28. 28 Active RFID vs GPS vs Passive RFID
29. 29 Active RFID ZONE + Longer read range than passive RFID
+ Tags can have large internal memories and can transmit data
Savi Tags in the $20 to $125 range depending on capabilities and volume
Savi Readers about $2,500 Savi has an established base in the DoD
Savis signpost is to 4 meters, WhereNets WherePorts is to 8 meters
Savi has an established base in the DoD
Savis signpost is to 4 meters, WhereNets WherePorts is to 8 meters
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