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This is an informative and objective workshop consisting of technical sessions.
RFID Fundamentals [8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.]
This session is designed to give participants a fundamental understanding of RFID technology. It covers the different frequencies used — Low Frequency, High Frequency, Ultra High Frequency and Microwave — as well as the different types of tags and readers, tag classifications including passive, semi- active and active. Participants will gain knowledge of various hardware and software and how they form a complete system and operate together. We will cover:
- Birds eye view of RFID system.
- Benefits of RFID
- Hardware: tags, readers, antennas and networks
- Tag Features, choices, and affixing methods
- Reader Antenna Features
- Reader Features
- Gen 2 Protocol
- Software: drivers, middleware, enterprise applications
Refreshment Break [10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.]
The EPCglobal Network: Future Real-Time Supply Chain [10:45 a.m. - 12:00 noon]
RFID technology standards are being created by EPCglobal, Inc (GS1) - a consortium of technology companies and user community. EPCglobal is developing EPC Network architecture along with various tag and reader protocols. Implementation of these standards will help improve efficiency of businesses everywhere. In this course you will learn about EPCglobal, Inc. (GS1) - the RFID standards making body, Electronic Product Code, EPC Network and various components of middleware. We will cover:
- EPCglobal, Inc organization and its structure
- EPC (Electronic Product Code) - a global object numbering system
- EPC Network architecture
- ONS (Object Naming Service) - "The Internet of Things"
- Middleware - software that connects objects to
- ALE (Application Level Events) - software to manage RFID readers
- EPC-IS - Distributed EPC information system
- PML - the language of physical objects
- Benefits to supply chain
Luncheon [10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.]
RFID Middleware Requirements [1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.] RFID technology standards are being created by EPCglobal, Inc (GS1) - a consortium of technology companies and user community. EPCglobal is developing EPC Network architecture along with various tag and reader protocols. Implementation of these standards will help improve efficiency of businesses everywhere. In this course you will learn about EPCglobal, Inc. (GS1) - the RFID standards making body, Electronic Product Code, EPC Network and various components of middleware. We will cover:
- EPCglobal Network
- Middleware components: ONS, EPC Information Service, ALE, PML
- Middleware requirements
- Functions performed by RFID middleware
- Standards under development to share and protect the data across enterprises
- Scalability
- Selection and deployment of RFID middleware
- Various middleware platforms
RFID and Business Process Integration Issues
[2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.] Any company evaluating RFID technology must re-evaluate existing software systems to see if they are compatible with the new technology. Moreover, in most cases, a middleware solution is required to bridge the legacy IT system with RFID hardware. Business systems are not designed to deal with low level high frequency events. In this course you will learn how to identify integration issues around RFID and enterprise systems, and how to provide an analytical framework based on different levels of integration. We will cover:
- Comparison between RFID Software and Enterprise Software
- Preparing for integration
- Data requirements
- Preparing for RFID driven business process changes
- Various levels of integration
- Integration layers - device, application, business
- Various technologies, techniques and best practices used within typical RFID integration projects
Refreshment Break [3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.]
Managing the Data [3:15 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.]
The data gathered by RFID tags is only a portion of the information that will be generated by RFID system, which involves the broader use of sensors. These can include cameras, accelerometers and time and temperature sensors that deliver data about products and corporate assets. The challenge will be identifying what needs to be stored and analyzed, what data can be safely discarded, who would get access to what data, and who would own data. In this course you will learn about exponential growth of RFID data, its effect on your IT infrastructure, and how to manage them. The session covers:
- Source of RFID data
- Volume and rate of RFID data generation
- Operational data
- Transaction data
- Data management challenges
- Data filtering
- Data sharing, security, and privacy across enterprises
- Database performance and scalability
RFID Demonstration [2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.] This session will end with RFID demonstration in simulated working environments.
- Environments like metal, liquid
- Moving Environments
- Stationary Environments
- Simulated Temperature environments
- Simulated Handling Environments
- Orientation demonstrations
- Read Distance Tests
- Write (if applicable) Distance Tests
- Accuracy Reports
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