Table of Contents

RFID Sourcebook
By Sandip Lahiri
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Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Pub Date: August 31, 2005
ISBN: 0-13-185137-3
Pages: 304

Table of Contents  | Index

		Copyright
		Preface
		Acknowledgments
		Chapter 1.  Technology Overview
			Section 1.1.  Fundamental Concepts
			Section 1.2.  RFID System
			Section 1.3.  Conclusion
		Chapter 2.  Advantages of the Technology
			Section 2.1.  Advantages of RFID
			Section 2.2.  Conclusion
		Chapter 3.  Limitations of the Technology
			Section 3.1.  Limitations of RFID
			Section 3.2.  Conclusion
		Chapter 4.  Application Areas
			Section 4.1.  Prevalent Application Types
			Section 4.2.  Emerging Application Types
			Section 4.3.  Conclusion
		Chapter 5.  Privacy Concerns
			Section 5.1.  Core Issue
			Section 5.2.  What Are Privacy Rights?
			Section 5.3.  Resolution Attempts
			Section 5.4.  Conclusion
		Chapter 6.  RFID Versus Bar Code
			Section 6.1.  Bar Codes
			Section 6.2.  Advantages of RFID Over Bar Codes
			Section 6.3.  Advantages of Bar Codes Over RFID
			Section 6.4.  Disadvantages of RFID and Bar Codes
			Section 6.5.  RFID Will Replace Bar Codes Soon
			Section 6.6.  Conclusion
		Chapter 7.  The RFID Strategy
			Section 7.1.  Why an RFID Strategy?
			Section 7.2.  Strategy Guidelines
			Section 7.3.  RFID Strategy to Deployment Strategy
			Section 7.4.  Conclusion
		Chapter 8.  Creating Business Justification for RFID
			Section 8.1.  Slap-and-Ship Type Application
			Section 8.2.  Step 1: Forming the Business Justification Team
			Section 8.3.  Step 2: Determining Potential Application Areas
			Section 8.4.  Step 3: Building Business Cases
			Section 8.5.  Step 4: Determining Priorities
			Section 8.6.  Step 5: Creating Roadmaps
			Section 8.7.  Conclusion
		Chapter 9.  Designing and Implementing an RFID Solution
			Section 9.1.  System Architecture
			Section 9.2.  Technical Variables
			Section 9.3.  Implementation Notes
			Section 9.4.  Conclusion
		Chapter 10.  Standards
			Section 10.1.  ANSI Standards
			Section 10.2.  AIAG Standard
			Section 10.3.  EAN*UCC Standard
			Section 10.4.  EPCglobal Specification
			Section 10.5.  U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)
			Section 10.6.  ISO (International Organization for Standardization)
			Section 10.7.  ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute)
			Section 10.8.  ERO (European Radiocommunications Office)
			Section 10.9.  The Open Services Gateway Initiative
			Section 10.10.  Contact Information of Standards Bodies
		Chapter 11.  Closing Thoughts
			Section 11.1.  Current Hurdles to Using RFID
			Section 11.2.  Comments and Observations
			Section 11.3.  Conclusion
		Appendix A.  RFID Vendors, News Sources, and Conferences
			Section A.1.  RFID Vendors
			Section A.2.  RFID News Sources
			Section A.3.  RFID Conferences
		Appendix B.  Passive Tag Manufacturing Overview
			Section B.1.  Die
			Section B.2.  Tag Antenna
			Section B.3.  Inlet
			Section B.4.  Inlet Conversion
		Glossary
		Index