RFID: From Supply Chains to Sensor Nets

Author

Roy, Sumit ; Jandhyala, Vikram ; Smith, Joshua R. ; Wetherall, David J. ; Otis, Brian P. ; Chakraborty, Ritochit ; Buettner, Michael ; Yeager, Daniel J. ; Ko, You-Chang ; Sample, Alanson P.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

Volume

98

Issue

9

fYear

2010

Firstpage

1583

Lastpage

1592

Abstract

The next generation internet will be the internet of things (and not just of computing devices like PCs, PDAs); this is presumed to be enabled by integrating simple computing plus communications capabilities into common objects of everyday use. Radio-frequency identification (RFID) is a compelling technology for creation of such pervasive sensor networks due to its potential for ubiquitous, low-cost/low-maintenance use. However, the current drivers for RFID deployment emphasize supply chain management using passive tags, implying that RFID sensor nets require advances beyond the components and system designs aimed at supply chain applications. This work provides a glimpse of how this may be achieved.

Keywords

Internet; radiofrequency identification; ubiquitous computing; wireless sensor networks; RFID sensor nets; low cost-low maintenance use; next generation internet; passive tags; pervasive sensor networks; radiofrequency identification; supply chain management; ubiquitous networks; Internet; Personal communication networks; Personal digital assistants; Pervasive computing; RFID tags; Radio frequency; Radiofrequency identification; Sensor systems and applications; Supply chain management; Supply chains; Backscatter modulation; RFID; link and MAC optimization; low-power wireless sensing; sensor nets;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Proceedings of the IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9219

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JPROC.2010.2053690

Filename

5530329