Regina Defarges

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RFID IN CORREOS

• Regina Defarges
• Organizational deputy manager
• Innovation Department _at_ Correos
• Regina.defarges_at_correos.es

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Quality of Service isthe response to face the
future

• Flexibility to fulfill customer needs
• Enhance efficiency of processes
• Innovation in processes and products

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Mail Traceability SPEX ltgt RFID
SPEX External panelist system

• 200.000 items per year.
• 1200 individual panellist / 60 bussines panellist
• First class mail / express mail.
• Induction Mail boxes ( stamp) , Post Office (
  stamp), and sorting center (Bulk Mail)
• Induction and receiving points
• 52 capital
• 50 cities with more 50.000 habitans.
• 170 cities with less 50.000 habitans.

Destination Panelist
Sender Panelist
4
1
2
3

• Induction date
• Stam cancell date
• Sorting machin date and time
• Delevery date

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Mail Traceability SPEX ltgt RFID
RFID

• We need to time the different stages of the
  logistic chain in the handling of mail from the
  posting to the delivery.
• Automatic and Distance Identification of mail
  passing through of the sorting centers.

Rfid
Destination Panelist
Sender Panelist
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Q RFID
Mail Traceability in a Sorting Centre
Loading Bay
Logistic Centre
4
Sorting Room
3
Logistic Centre
2
Local Server
1
Loading Bay
Mainframe
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Changing Technology

• UHF RFID Non standard System
• Transmitter 433 MHz // Receiver 125 kHz
• Noticeable and expensive Tags
• Own Middleware
• 4 centres implemented
• Limited Solution

• UHF RFID Standard System
• ETSI EN 302 208 -1 // EPC GEN 2
• Unnoticeable and cheaper Tags
• Middleware is a market solution
• Extended to 16 centres
• Flexibility

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First Phase of the Project
16 CTA (Automated Treatment Centers)
SPAIN
Las Palmas
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System Elements
RFID Components (reader, antenna, motion sensor,
protection)
Passive UHF 20 centres
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System Elements
RFID Components (Tag)
Antenna
Chip
Chip
Battery
Dimensions Weight 12 g Size 140 x 100 x 3
mm3 Lithium battery 3V / 150mAh Price 23
Dimensions Weight lt2 g Size 94 x 94 x 1,5 mm3
Price lt 0,30
Radiation Diagram
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System Architecture
CTA Topology
WAN (Correos)
Centralized Control
Data analysis and Management Statistics

• Filtering of the data to eliminate redundant
  readings.
• Control of non Correos codes and consequent
  deletion.
• Defragmentation of the code to allow easy
  routing to the client.
• Filtering of cross readings.
• Monitoring of the readers, from a central
  server.

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Future Implementations

• To traze postal equipment roll cages, bins,
  trolleys,
• Controlling Vehicles
• Mobile system for delivery units
• Bulk admission and monitoring of parcels
• Emptying Post Boxes

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Advantages of RFID

• Cost of the development of RFID solutions
  reduced.
• Investments in the existing corporate technology
  optimised.
• Scalable architecture to satisfy the increasing
  deployment needs of the company.
• Easily integrated into the database management
  relational systems.
• Real time data supplied to support systems for
  decision making.
• Data transformed into valuable commercial
  information.
• Rapidly locates and determines the availability
  of critical resources.
• Management and mobilisation centralised.

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Questions?Thank you

• Please visit us at
• www.correos.es