You are here: silicon.com > Resources > White Papers > Networking and Communications > Mobile and Wireless > Mobile - Wireless Communications

Mobile - Wireless Communications White Papers

"Yoking-Proofs" for RFID Tags

Overview RFID (Radio-Frequency Identification) tags are small, inexpensive microchips capable of transmitting unique identifiers wirelessly over a short distance. Thanks to their utility in automating supply-chain logistics, RFID tags promise eventually to supplant the optical barcode as a means of identifying goods. This paper focuses on a very basic, passive RFID tags. Such tags do not contain an internal source of power, but instead receive their power from reading devices.

Further White Paper Details
Publisher	RSA Security	File Format	PDF, requires Acrobat Rdr 5
Date Published	April 2004	Downloads	19
Format	White Papers
Topics	Mobile - Wireless Communications, Supply Chain Management

Did you find this white paper useful? 3 out of 4 users found this white paper useful

Mobility: Make The Case

Publisher:
ZDNet UK

Intel Case Study: Strix Systems Access/One Network

Publisher:
Intel

802.11n Access Points and Power over Ethernet: Key Considerations

Publisher:
Siemens

Practical Considerations for deploying 802.11n whitepaper

Publisher:
Siemens

All About Microsoft: CodeTracker

Publisher:
ZDNet

RFID taken to the cleaners

Watson told ZDNet UK in July that he submitted the motion because without proper regulation, RFID tags are "open to abuse by unscrupulous retailers" who could misuse the technology. For the retail supply chain, this means, for example, that a box...

Privacy fears over RFID must come before profit

The controversial radio frequency identification (RFID) tags have attracted attention from privacy groups such as the Consumers Against Supermarket Invasion and Numbering (Caspian), who are worried firms will continue to track RFID products even...

Channel:
Law & Policy

Microsoft goes big on RFID for small business

The way it works is that RFID tags, which contain a special radio frequency-emitting microchip, are attached to each carton or box of goods. The tags are monitored during storage, loading and shipment, and the data is fed back into Microsoft Axapta.

Channel:
Security Strategy

US wants RFID tracking tag investigation

Because of the relatively high cost of RFID tags, retailers have yet to use RFID more broadly to monitor goods on store shelves, he said. For now, Wal-Mart, Procter & Gamble and other early adopters of the technology are using RFID to monitor...

Channel:
Law & Policy

Supermarket giant tests its RFID mettle

Last year, the retail firm announced an RFID mandate requiring its top 100 suppliers to begin attaching the RFID tags to pallets of goods headed for the company's 10 central distribution warehouses and 50 of its stores by this November.

Channel:
Enterprise

RFID plans trigger Tesco boycott call

Tesco's current trials of the technology centre around using RFID to improve the efficiency and security of its supply chain by tagging crates or boxes of goods. Consumer privacy advocates have launched a worldwide plan to boycott Tesco stores due...

Channel:
Security Strategy
Tags:
rfid

Featured White Papers

Telecom 2.0: Mind over matter

ntl:Telewest Business believes that the role of the telco is evolving. Gone are the days when it was enough to simply focus on circuits and minutes, customers now need a far higher degree of interaction and look for suppliers who will talk business solutions with them.

Publisher:
ntl:Telewest Business

IBM Information Server Change Data Capture

In today's fast-paced world, access to real-time data has never been more important. To be successful, organizations need to be able to report and analyze corporate data quickly and easily, regardless of what applications created the data, what platform they're running on, or what database they're stored in.

Publisher:
IBM

An examination of server consolidation: the trends that can drive efficiencies and help businesses gain a competitive edge

This white paper provides a starting point for organizations contemplating server consolidation. It includes an overview of server consolidation concepts and techniques and provides guidance on methodologies. It also looks at the potential cost savings associated with server consolidation and offers information on how organizations can sustain the advantage they have gained by consolidating their servers.

Publisher:
IBM

Also on silicon.com

Site Navigation:

Mobile - Wireless Communications White Papers

"Yoking-Proofs" for RFID Tags

Quick Sitemap Links:

About Us

Search

Blogs

Verticals

Advertising Features

Europe

United States

Asia Pacific