Networked RFID (eBook)

Systems, Software and Services

George Roussos (Autor)

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2008 | 2008
XVI, 187 Seiten
Springer London (Verlag)
978-1-84800-153-4 (ISBN)

Infos

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.

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The birth of RFID technology is credited to the 1948 research paper by H. Stockman on "e;Communication by Means of Re?ected Power"e; [109]. After describing the main principle of communication by re?ection and reporting his experiments, he concluded that "e;Evidently, considerable research and development work has to be done before the remaining basic problems in re?ected-power com- nication are solved, and before the ?eld of useful applications is - plored. "e; It turns out that in fact this work required almost 60 years of science and engineering before it was mature enough to ?nd its way into large-scale - plications. This is surprising, as at ?rst glance RFID is a simple technology that is straightforward to implement. And yet, its dull appearance hides great complexity: RFID involves several engineering disciplines, including systems, networking and software development, antenna design, radio propagation, - tegratedcircuittechniquesincreasinglyfocusedonprintedelectronics,receiver design, encryption and security protocols, and materials technology, to m- tion but a few. In this book, I attempt to present the main ingredients for building c- plete network RFID systems, written for a knowledgable computing audience. I hope this book will help practitioners and researchers alike in establishing a robust framework for thinking about rfid. I also hope that the book will help anyone involved with rfid technology to make informed decisions that are appropriate for their particular problem at hand.

Inhalt

What is RFID.- RFID Applications.- Readers and Tags.- Physics and Lower Layers.- Identifier Systems.- System Architectures for RFID.- RFID Middleware.- Network Services.- Privacy and Security.- Epilogue.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 17.10.2008
• Reihe/Serie: Computer Communications and Networks
• Reihe/Serie: Computer Communications and Networks
• Zusatzinfo: XVI, 187 p.
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Netzwerke
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Web / Internet
• Themenwelt: Informatik ► Weitere Themen ► Hardware
• Schlagworte: Auto-identification • CompTIA RFID+ • Data Management • Event processing • Middleware • Pervasive Computing • privacy • protection • Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) • Retail • RFID • ubiquitous computing • WWW
• ISBN-10: 1-84800-153-3 / 1848001533
• ISBN-13: 978-1-84800-153-4 / 9781848001534