RFID World

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RFID World
Towards an Information-Based Society with
RFIDEPCglobalThe New GenerationProduct
Identification System

• Mr. Tan Jin Soon
• Executive Director
• Singapore Article Number Council

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RFID World

• Infocomm has become an integral way of life in
  Singapore
• Our People
• Our Business
• Our Government

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Infocomm Contribution to the Economy

• 7 of the GDP
• Providing 100,000 jobs
• IDA the Key Driver

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ISO/IEC JTC1/SC31 Working Group 4

• This is ISOs RFID Standards Development Group
• Singapore is represented by Mr. Tan Jin Soon in
  this ISO Working Group

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ISO/IEC JTC1/SC31 WG4

• RFID Standard Key Development
• By ISO/IEC JTC1/SC31 WG4
• lt135KHz
• 13.56MHz
• 2.45GHz
• 860-930MHz
• 433MHz

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ISO/TC104/SC4/WG2

• This is another ISO Working Group developing the
  Radio Frequency Communication Protocol for
  Electronic Seals
• Singapore initiated this working group and
  provided the Secretariat and Chairperson for this
  Working Group.

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RFID Technology

• RFID has been round for more than half a century
• It is a method of identifying an object using
  radio frequency transponders or RFID tags
  attached to objects. Passive or semi-passive
  radio tags will identify themselves when
  detecting a signal from a compatible device,
  which is known as a reader or interrogator by
  emitting a radio frequency transmission.

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RFIDs Fast Pace Development in Recent Years

• Technology Advance
• Heightened Security
• Greater Business Emphasis on Cost Control

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RFIDs Application in Singapore

• During the past years, IDA has been actively
  helping industries to develop RFID capabilities
  and to implement RFID solutions in a wide range
  of projects in Singapore.

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RFID Applications in Singapore

• The Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) system
• The ERP system is an electronic toll system that
  deducts the prescribed road price from a
  store-valued smart card inserted in the
  in-vehicle unit in car.
• Deduction is carried out using radio signals and
  pricing is dependent on location, vehicle type
  and time of the day.
• Singapore is still the first country in the world
  to have implemented the ERP system using the RFID
  technology on such a wide-scale for effective
  road volume management with more than 600,000
  cards equipped with a RFID based in-vehicle unit.
• Electronic Library Materials Material Management
  System (EliMS)
• The EliMS system enables service level of less
  than 5 minutes queuing to borrow materials during
  peak periods and zero minute queuing time for
  block returns.
• As of March 31, 2003, a total of 10 million books
  have been tagged with RF tags.
• Singapore is probable the first nation in the
  world to have all its public libraries use RFID
  technology for the circulation and management of
  library items

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Other RFID Applications in Singapore

• The applications of RFID tags have been expanded
  to petrol stations, car parks and the tagging of
  endangered Arowana fish for domestic as well as
  export trade.
• During a recent SARS outbreak, a Hospital
  Movement and Tracking System (HMTS) was developed
  to trace the movements of health care workers,
  patients and hospital visitors within the
  hospital.

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RFID Licensing Issues

• The Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore
  (IDA) is the Singapore authority which regulates
  and manages the radio frequency spectrum.
• The following are exempted from licensing -
• Low power radiocommunication equipment.
• Localised on site or in building usage.
• Operate on approved frequency on a shared and
  non-exclusive basis. Hence, users cannot claim
  protection and must not cause interference to
  other systems authorised by IDA.
• Generally lt100m EIRP or within other defined
  power limits specified by IDA.
• Users exempted from licensing if transmitter
  output power is within the limits specified by
  IDA.
• Dealers need to seek type approval.

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Frequencies Exempted for Licensing Subject to IDA
Specification
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Promotion of RFID

• The Singapore RFID Working Group was set up under
  the ADCTC on January 25, 2000 to promote the
  awareness and applications of RFID. Quarterly
  meetings are held and working group members are
  briefed on the RFID standard development carried
  out by ISO/IEC JTC1/SC31 WG4, which is the ISO
  Working Group responsible for the standards
  development of Radio Frequency for Item
  Management.

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Electronic Product Code

• The EPC Network is composed of the six main
  elements
• EPC Tags (96 bits)
• Electronic Product Code (EPC)
• Radio Frequency Readers and Tags
• Savant (the software acting as the nervous
  system of the network)
• Object Naming Service (ONS)
• Physical Markup Language (PML Standard for Data
  Interchange)

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EPC Tag
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EPCglobalFrom the Labs to Implementation
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The EPC Network INFRASTRUCTURE
ONS - Object Name Service
antenna
data
ID
chip
ID
telemetry
telemetry
reader
EPC Information Services
computers
EPC - electronic product code
PML - physical markup language
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What is EPC?

• EPC is the business application of RFID
• technology to the supply chain
• Electronic Product Code is the unique object
  identifier (license plate) on the tag
• A pointer to information about the item
• Contains
• Header
• EPC Manager Number
• Object Class
• Serial Number
• GTIN and other EAN.UCC keys can be used to
  construct unique EPC numbers

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The EPC
A number . In a radio tag
which together, uniquely identifies an object
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The EPCglobal Network
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Supply Chain Implementation Requirements

• Small, inexpensive, high performance tags and
  readers
• Information held in the network
• Serialized items trackable across supply chain
• Combine technical research and user requirements
  into deployable standards with global,
  multi-industry applicability
• Link with current supply chain architecture

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Key Benefits
Source IBM Business Consulting Services
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Evolution to EPCglobal
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EPCglobal Standards Technical vs. Application

• EPCglobal chartered with developing technical
  standards pertaining to the EPCglobal network and
  driving adoption

Technical Standards
Specifications for network and physical
components and their interfaces
Standards for the production use of technical
standards and how those standards are applied to
specific business problems
Application Standards
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Evolution to EPCglobal

• EPCglobal managed as 50/50 joint venture by EAN
  International and UCC
• President/headquarters in Boston
• User driven Board of Governors
• Funded by local EPCglobal organization based on
  projected initial membership

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EPCglobal Organization

• Joint Venture
• Manage the EPC standards process
• Manage intellectual property and public policy
  issues
• Global marketing template
• Continue funding for Auto-ID Labs
• Establish central number database

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EPCglobal Organization

• Local EAN Member Organization
• Market development
• Engage industry users
• User education and training
• Implementation support

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EPCglobal Standards Organization Structure
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EPCglobal Privacy Guidelines

• Consumer Notice
• Consumers will be given clear notice of the
  presence of EPC on products or their packaging.
• Consumer Choice
• Consumers will be informed of the choices they
  have to discard, disable or remove EPC tags from
  the products they purchase.
• Consumer Education
• Consumers will have the opportunity easily to
  obtain accurate information about EPC and its
  applications, as well as information about
  advances in the technology.
• Record Use, Retention and Security
• As with conventional bar code technology,
  companies will use, maintain and protect records
  generated through EPC in compliance with all
  applicable laws.

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Getting Started Now

• Senior Level Management Commitment
• Initiate Integrated Process Teams
• Engage with trading partners
• Certification and compliance testing
• Integration with todays bar code system
• Subscribe to EPCglobal
• Educational events
• Participate in EPCglobal Action Groups and
• Collaborate with other industry leaders
• Engage in the community and learn from the best
• Global standards creation with multi-industry
  involvement
• Adopt and adapt!

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EPCglobal subscription Benefits

• Appropriate access to the regional/global EPC
  data network and royalty-free EPC system license
  components
• Manager(s) and object class numbers on an
  as-needed basis, to assign EPC numbers for
  pallets, cases, and items
• Participation in the on-going development of the
  EPC Network standards
• Links with other subscribers to create pilots and
  test cases

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How to subscribe?

• Subscriptions are managed by the local EAN
  Organisations
• Companies can join as End Users or as Solution
  Providers
• End Users and Solution Providers are welcome to
  participate in all Action Groups

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EPC fits on the collaboration stairway
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Supply Chain Implementation
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RFID tagged objects in consumer packaged goods
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There will be a typical adoption life-cycle for
EPC
Adoption curve for EPC
LateFollowing
Laggards
Innovation By Leadership
Early Adoption
Early Following
Critical Mass
of Adoption
Time
2007
Time
2005
2003
2004
2006
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EPC System Diagram
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RFID Tag for Live Fish
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