RFID

Steven Shepard (Williston, VT) is a professional writer and educator specializing in international telecommunications. He has written and taught technical courses on a broad range of topics around the globe. He is the author of several books, including Telecommunications Convergence and Optical Networking Demystified. McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide

PART ONE. BUSINESS ENABLERS Supply Chains: A Brief Overview The ServicePlus Story The History of Barcodes The 1790 Census From Census . . . to Groceries Tracking the Railroads Back to Groceries Barcodes . . . Up Close and Personal Encoding Details Digit Encoding in UPC A UPC Version E The Application Identifier Beyond Groceries Conclusion RFID History Pre-RFID: The Arrival of Radar First Deployments: Chain Home Radar Post-Radar Development Efforts The First RFID Tag: Mario Cardullo Later Developments In Summary PART TWO. RFID IN DETAIL Typical RFID System Components Transponders Passive vs. Active Transponders Operating Frequencies Frequency Attributes Form Factors Smart Cards Close-Coupling Smart Cards A Brief Aside: Inductive vs. Capacitive Coupling Proximity-Coupling Smart Cards Part 1: Physical Device Parameters Part 2: RF Characteristics Part 3: Initialization and Collision Control Manchester Encoding Transponder Selection Collision Management in Action The REQB Frame The ATQB Frame Slotted Aloha: How It Works The Air Interface: Data Communications Protocols Initiating Data Transmission Application Protocol Support Layer by Layer Layer Seven: The Application Layer Layer Six: The Presentation Layer Layer Five: The Session Layer Layer Four: The Transport Layer Layer Three: The Network Layer Layer Two: The Data Link Layer Layer One: The Physical Layer OSI Summary 107The OSI Model and the RFID Interface Vicinity-Coupling Smart Cards ISO 15693 Part One: Physical Device Characteristics ISO 15693 Part Two: RF Power, Data Transfer, and FrameStructures Data Transfer: Downstream, Reader to Card Data Transfer: Upstream, Card to Reader A Brief Aside: RFID Readers Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) The ERP Process Summary RFID Security Considerations Key Security Considerations Privacy Concerns