Experimental evaluation of NFC reliability between an RFID tag and a smartphone

Author

Mareli, M. ; Rimer, S. ; Paul, B.S. ; Ouahada, K. ; Pitsillides, Andreas

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa

fYear

2013

fDate

9-12 Sept. 2013

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

Near Field Communication (NFC) is a short range wireless technology that enables data transfer between two NFC devices. It is derived from Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology. However, NFC only operates at 13.56MHz frequency while RFID operates at both 125KHz and 13.56MHz frequencies. The success of NFC in replacing contact cards in payment systems can be duplicated in other industries. It is very critical that the operation of NFC is well understood so that future applications can make life easier for the users. The main purpose of this paper is to find out the parameters that can affect the optimal operation of passive NFC devices.

Keywords

radiofrequency identification; smart phones; telecommunication network reliability; NFC reliability; RFID tag; contact cards; frequency 125 kHz; frequency 13.56 MHz; near field communication; passive NFC devices; payment systems; radiofrequency identification; reader-writer mode; smartphone; Antennas; Coils; Couplings; Magnetic fields; Radiofrequency identification; Standards; Steel; MIFARE; NFC; RFID; active mode; inductive coupling; passive mode; reader/writer mode;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

AFRICON, 2013

Conference_Location

Pointe-Aux-Piments

ISSN

2153-0025

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-5940-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/AFRCON.2013.6757740

Filename

6757740