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RFID technology operates on many frequencies ranging from around 100 kHz (low frequency or radio) to virtually 6 GHz (super high frequency or microwave) to communicate over the airwaves. Global standards for different RFID frequencies are being developed to ensure interoperability between organizations across the world as well as between all elements of a RFID system. Subsequently, standardization results in reduced prices followed by increased adoption of RFID. Standard protocols are being defined regarding the way tags and readers communicate, data is organized, conformance is tested, and how applications are used.
Despite the fact that international standards have been adopted for some very specific applications, such as tracking animals and smart cards, many other standards initiatives are still under way. There are two major players in the RFID standardization business - ISO and Auto-ID Centre (now handled by EPC Global).
While ISO has created many standards for RFID, EPC global deals with more than just how tags and readers communicate. EPC Global aims to create network standards to govern how data is shared among companies and other organizations. Of course, these would have to conform to ISO standards to become international standards. This would result in the ease of standards compliance by eliminating the duplication of effort in the creation process of new standards as well as by consolidating overlapping national or regional standards.
| The ISO 18000 series pertain to Information Technology: Radio Frequency Identification for item management. Click on each specific ISO 18000 subsection to redirect to the appropriate ISO webpage. For more detailed information, please visit ISO at http://www.iso.org. |
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| Click on each standard to view the full document as posted on the EPC Global Website. For more detailed information, please visit EPC Global at http://www.epcglobalinc.org. |
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