Integration of RFID into Wireless Sensor Networks: Architectures, Opportunities and Challenging Problems

Author

Zhang, Lei ; Wang, Zhi

Author_Institution

Inst. of Ind. Process Control, Zhejiang Univ., Hangzhou

fYear

2006

fDate

Oct. 2006

Firstpage

463

Lastpage

469

Abstract

The vision of pervasive computing is based on the idea that computers merge with their environment. Radio frequency identification (RFID) and wireless sensor network (WSN) are two important components of pervasive computing, since both technologies can be used for coupling the physical and the virtual world. However, RFID and WSN almost are under development in parallel method, few integration schemes and related opportunities are investigated in detail. Through deep analysis of RFID and WSN, three forms of new system architecture that combines the two technologies are proposed and its feasibility, technical challenges are discussed thoroughly

Keywords

radiofrequency identification; ubiquitous computing; wireless sensor networks; RFID; pervasive computing; radio frequency identification; system architecture; wireless sensor networks; Base stations; Batteries; Bridges; Computer architecture; Industrial control; Intelligent sensors; Pervasive computing; Protocols; Radiofrequency identification; Wireless sensor networks;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Grid and Cooperative Computing Workshops, 2006. GCCW '06. Fifth International Conference on

Conference_Location

Hunan

Print_ISBN

0-7695-2695-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/GCCW.2006.58

Filename

4031592