About the Editors.
Preface.
Acknowledgements.
Part I COMPONENTS OF RFID SYSTEMS AND PERFORMANCE
METRICS.
1 Performance of Passive UHF RFID Systems in
Practice (Miodrag Bolic, Akshay Athalye, and Tzu Hao
Li).
1.1 Introduction.
1.2 Ideal RFID System.
1.3 Practical RFID Systems.
1.4 Overview of the Book.
1.5 Conclusion.
References.
2 Performance Metrics and Operational Parameters of RFID
Systems (Raj Bridelall and Abhiman Hande).
2.1 Overview.
2.2 Key Operational Parameters.
2.3 Classification of Commercially Available Products.
2.4 Conclusion.
Problems.
References.
3 UHF RFID Antennas (Daniel Deavours).
3.1 Dipoles and Relatives.
3.2 T-Match and Relatives.
3.3 Putting it Together: Building an RFID Tag.
3.4 The Environment.
3.5 Conclusions, Trends, and Challenges.
References.
4 RFID Tag Chip Design (Na Yan, Wenyi Che, Yuqing
Yang, and Qiang Li).
4.1 Tag Architecture Systems.
4.2 Memory in Standard CMOS Processes.
4.3 Baseband of RFID Tag.
4.4 RFID Tag Performance Optimization.
4.5 Conclusion.
Problems.
References.
5 Design of Passive Tag RFID Readers (Scott
Chiu).
5.1 Overview.
5.2 Basics of Passive RFID Operation.
5.3 Passive RFID Reader Designs.
5.4 Advanced Topics on RFID Reader Design.
5.5 Conclusion.
Problems.
References.
6 RFID Middleware: Concepts and
Architecture (Nathalie Mitton, Loïc Schmidt, and
David Simplot-Ryl).
6.1 Introduction.
6.2 Overview of an RFID Middleware Architecture.
6.3 Readers Management.
6.4 Data Management and Application-Level Events.
6.5 Store and Share Data.
6.6 Example.
6.7 Conclusion.
Problems.
References.
Part II TAG IDENTIFICATION PROTOCOLS.
7 Aloha-Based Protocols (Kwan-Wu Chin and Dheeraj
Klair).
7.1 Pure Aloha.
7.2 Slotted Aloha.
7.3 Framed Slotted Aloha.
7.4 Conclusion.
Problems.
References.
8 Tree-Based Anti-Collision Protocols for RFID
Tags (Petar Popovski).
8.1 Introduction.
8.2 Principles of Tree-Based Anti-Collision Protocols.
8.3 Tree Protocols in the Existing RFID Specifications.
8.4 Practical Issues and Transmission Errors.
8.5 Cooperative Readers and Generalized Arbitration Spaces.
8.6 Conclusion.
Problems.
References.
9 A Comparison of TTF and RTF UHF RFID
Protocols (Alwyn Hoffman, Johann Holm, and Henri-Jean
Marais).
9.1 Introduction.
9.2 Requirements for RFID Protocols.
9.3 Different Approaches Used in UHF Protocols.
9.4 Description of Stochastic TTF Protocols.
9.5 Comparison between ISO18000-6C and TTF Protocols.
9.6 Conclusion.
Problems.
References.
Part III READER INFRASTRUCTURE NETWORKING.
10 Integrating RFID Readers in Enterprise
IT (Christian Floerkemeier and Sanjay Sarma).
10.1 Related Work.
10.2 RFID System Services.
10.3 Reader Capabilities.
10.4 RFID System Architecture Taxonomy.
10.5 EPCglobal Standards.
10.6 Adoption of High-Level Reader Protocols.
10.7 Potential Future Standardization Activities.
10.8 Conclusion.
Problems.
References.
11 Reducing Interference in RFID Reader
Networks (Sung Won Kim and Gyanendra Prasad
Joshi).
11.1 Introduction.
11.2 Interference Problem in RFID Reader Networks.
11.3 Access Mechanism, Regulations, Standards and
Algorithms.
11.4 Comparison.
11.5 Conclusion.
Problems.
References.
12 Optimal Tag Coverage and Tag Report
Elimination (Bogdan Carbunar, Murali Krishna
Ramanathan, Mehmet Koyuturk, Suresh Jagannathan, and Ananth
Grama).
12.1 Introduction.
12.2 Overview of RFID Systems.
12.3 Tree Walking: An Algorithm for Detecting Tags in the
Presence of Collisions.
12.4 Reader Collision Avoidance.
12.5 Coverage Redundancy in RFID Systems: Comparison with Sensor
Networks.
12.6 Network Model.
12.7 Optimal Tag Coverage and Tag Reporting.
12.8 Redundant Reader Elimination Algorithms: A Centralized
Heuristic.
12.9 RRE: A Distributed Solution.
12.10 Adapting to Topological Changes.
12.11 The Layered Elimination Optimization (LEO).
12.12 Related Work.
12.13 Conclusion.
Problems.
References.
13 Delay/Disruption-Tolerant Mobile RFID Networks: Challenges
and Opportunities (Hongyi Wu and Zhipeng Yang).
13.1 Motivation.
13.2 Overview of FINDERS.
13.3 General Feasibility Study.
13.4 Unique Challenges and Tactics.
13.5 Related Work.
13.6 Conclusion.
Problems.
References.
Part IV ADDRESSING OTHER CHALLENGES IN RFID SYSTEMS.
14 Improving Read Ranges and Read Rates for Passive RFID
Systems (Zhiguang Fan, Fazhong Shen, Jianhua Shen, and
Lixin Ran).
14.1 Introduction.
14.2 Signal Descriptions and Formulations for Passive
Backscatter RFID Systems.
14.3 Improving the Read Range of a Passive RFID System.
14.4 Improving the Read Rate of a Passive RFID System.
14.5 Two Design Examples for RFID System.
14.6 Conclusion.
Problems.
References.
15 Principles and Techniques of RFID
Positioning (Yimin Zhang, Xin Li, and Moeness
Amin).
15.1 Introduction.
15.2 Tag Range Estimation Techniques.
15.3 DOA Estimation Techniques.
15.4 RFID Positioning Techniques.
15.5 Improving Positioning Accuracy.
15.6 Conclusion.
Problems.
References.
16 Towards Secure and Privacy-Enhanced RFID
Systems (Heiko Knospe and Kerstin Lemke-Rust).
16.1 Introduction.
16.2 Security and Privacy.
16.3 Classification of RFID Systems.
16.4 Attacks on RFID Systems and Appropriate
Countermeasures.
16.5 Lightweight Cryptography for RFID.
16.6 Conclusion.
Problems.
References.
17 Cryptographic Approaches for Improving Security and
Privacy Issues of RFID Systems (Miyako Ohkubo, Koutarou
Suzuki, and Shingo Kinoshita).
17.1 Introduction.
17.2 Threats against the RFID System.
17.3 Required Properties.
17.4 Cryptographic Protocols for Identification with
Privacy.
17.5 Cryptographic Protocols for Authentication without
Privacy.
17.6 Cryptographic Protocols for Privacy and Other
Requirements.
17.7 Implementation.
17.8 Real Systems and Attacks.
17.9 Conclusion.
Problems.
References.
18 Novel RFID Technologies: Energy Harvesting for
Self-Powered Autonomous RFID Systems (Raj Bridelall and
Abhiman Hande).
18.1 Introduction.
18.2 Novel Low Power Architectures.
18.3 Energy Harvesting Optimized for RFID.
18.4 Future Trends in Energy Harvesting.
18.5 Conclusion.
Problems.
References.
19 Simulators and Emulators for Different Abstraction Layers
of UHF RFID Systems (Christian Steger, Alex Janek,
Reinhold Weiß, Vojtech Derbek, Manfred Jantscher, Josef
Preishuber-Pfluegl, and Markus Pistauer).
19.1 Introduction.
19.2 The Simulation/Emulation Platforms.
19.3 UHF RFID Simulation Platform.
19.4 Real-Time HIL-Verification and Emulation Platform.
19.5 Higher Class Tag Architecture Based on Energy
Harvesting.
19.6 Conclusion.
Problems.
References.
Index.
