Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) uses electromagnetic fields to automatically identify and track tags attached to objects. An RFID tag consists of a tiny radio transponder; a radio receiver and transmitter. When triggered by an electromagnetic interrogation pulse from a nearby RFID reader device, the tag transmits digital data, usually an identifying inventory number, back to the reader. This number can be used to track inventory goods.
EPCglobal® is a GS1 initiative to innovate and develop industry-driven standards for the Electronic Product Code™ (EPC) to support the use of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and allow global visibility of items (EPCIS) in today's fast-moving, information rich, trading networks.
Regulatory status for using RFID in the EPC Gen2 (860 to 960 MHz) band of the UHF spectrum worlwide