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ISO/EPC Addressing Methods to Support Supply Chain in the Internet of Things
RFID systems are among the major infrastructures of the Internet of Things,
which follow ISO and EPC standards. In addition, ISO standard constitutes the
main layers of supply chain, and many RFID systems benefit from ISO standard
for different purposes. In this paper, we tried to introduce addressing systems
based on ISO standards, through which the range of things connected to the
Internet of Things will grow. Our proposed methods are addressing methods which
can be applied to both ISO and EPC standards. The proposed methods are simple,
hierarchical, and low cost implementation. In addition, the presented methods
enhance interoperability among RFIDs, and also enjoys a high scalability, since
it well covers all of EPC schemes and ISO supply chain standards. Further, by
benefiting from a new algorithm for long EPCs known as selection algorithm,
they can significantly facilitate and accelerate the operation of address
mapping.Comment: arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:1807.0217
Radio Frequency Identification Technology: Applications, Technical Challenges and Strategies
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to discuss the technology behind RFID systems, identify the applications of RFID in various industries, and discuss the technical challenges of RFID implementation and the corresponding strategies to overcome those challenges.
Design/methodology/approach - Comprehensive literature review and integration of the findings from literature. Findings - Technical challenges of RFID implementation include tag cost, standards, tag and reader selection, data management, systems integration and security. The corresponding solution is suggested for each challenge.
Research limitations/implications - A survey type research is needed to validate the results.
Practical implications - This research offers useful technical guidance for companies which plan to implement RFID and we expect it to provide the motivation for much future research in this area.
Originality/value - As the infancy of RFID applications, few researches have existed to address the technical issues of RFID implementation. Our research filled this gap
A survey on subjecting electronic product code and non-ID objects to IP identification
Over the last decade, both research on the Internet of Things (IoT) and
real-world IoT applications have grown exponentially. The IoT provides us with
smarter cities, intelligent homes, and generally more comfortable lives.
However, the introduction of these devices has led to several new challenges
that must be addressed. One of the critical challenges facing interacting with
IoT devices is to address billions of devices (things) around the world,
including computers, tablets, smartphones, wearable devices, sensors, and
embedded computers, and so on. This article provides a survey on subjecting
Electronic Product Code and non-ID objects to IP identification for IoT
devices, including their advantages and disadvantages thereof. Different
metrics are here proposed and used for evaluating these methods. In particular,
the main methods are evaluated in terms of their: (i) computational overhead,
(ii) scalability, (iii) adaptability, (iv) implementation cost, and (v) whether
applicable to already ID-based objects and presented in tabular format.
Finally, the article proves that this field of research will still be ongoing,
but any new technique must favorably offer the mentioned five evaluative
parameters.Comment: 112 references, 8 figures, 6 tables, Journal of Engineering Reports,
Wiley, 2020 (Open Access
Radio Frequency Identification: Supply Chain Impact and Implementation Challenges
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology has received considerable attention from practitioners, driven by mandates from major retailers and the United States Department of Defense. RFID technology promises numerous benefits in the supply chain, such as increased visibility, security and efficiency. Despite such attentions and the anticipated benefits, RFID is not well-understood and many problems exist in the adoption and implementation of RFID. The purpose of this paper is to introduce RFID technology to practitioners and academicians by systematically reviewing the relevant literature, discussing how RFID systems work, their advantages, supply chain impacts, and the implementation challenges and the corresponding strategies, in the hope of providing guidance for practitioners in the implementation of RFID technology and offering a springboard for academicians to conduct future research in this area
Wisent: Robust Downstream Communication and Storage for Computational RFIDs
Computational RFID (CRFID) devices are emerging platforms that can enable
perennial computation and sensing by eliminating the need for batteries.
Although much research has been devoted to improving upstream (CRFID to RFID
reader) communication rates, the opposite direction has so far been neglected,
presumably due to the difficulty of guaranteeing fast and error-free transfer
amidst frequent power interruptions of CRFID. With growing interest in the
market where CRFIDs are forever-embedded in many structures, it is necessary
for this void to be filled. Therefore, we propose Wisent-a robust downstream
communication protocol for CRFIDs that operates on top of the legacy UHF RFID
communication protocol: EPC C1G2. The novelty of Wisent is its ability to
adaptively change the frame length sent by the reader, based on the length
throttling mechanism, to minimize the transfer times at varying channel
conditions. We present an implementation of Wisent for the WISP 5 and an
off-the-shelf RFID reader. Our experiments show that Wisent allows transfer up
to 16 times faster than a baseline, non-adaptive shortest frame case, i.e.
single word length, at sub-meter distance. As a case study, we show how Wisent
enables wireless CRFID reprogramming, demonstrating the world's first
wirelessly reprogrammable (software defined) CRFID.Comment: Accepted for Publication to IEEE INFOCOM 201
Traceability system for capturing, processing and providing consumer-relevant information about wood products: System solution and its economic feasibility
Current research and practice reports indicate the existence of purchase barriers concerning eco-friendly products, e.g. wood products. These can be ascribed to consumers' mistrust regarding the non-observable environmental impact of wood products. To counter the mistrust, wood products are commonly endowed with eco-labels, which may be perceived mostly as a marketing tool, therefore not fulfilling their intended purpose. Current studies have shown that providing consumers with wood product information based on traceability systems increases product trust and purchase intentions, with those information items most valued by consumers being identified as well. Based on this, the paper proposes a traceability information system for the capturing, processing, and provision of product information using examples of wood furniture. Furthermore, a cost-benefit model for the proposed solution is developed. The calculations indicate the possibility of implementing traceability at the item level based on a four-layer system architecture enabling the capture and delivery of all information valued by consumers at acceptable costs. The proposed system helps to overcome purchase barriers of eco-friendly products, increasing consumers' product trust and purchase intentions
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