ISO/IEC 18000-6:2010
The ISO/IEC 18000-6:2010 RFID Standard is the ISO version of the popular GS1 EPC Global C1G2 air interface specification. This Standard provides a very efficient protocol to power and communicate with passive tags (no battery) using an RF signal. This enables a wide variety of applications that can use very small, extremely low power RFID tags, at very low cost and high volumes to improve the efficiency of supply chain as well as any application that requires “license plate” identification and small data storage.
The Revision 1 of the ISO/IEC 18000-6:2010 RFID received final committee draft approval in March of 2010, and was published in November 2010. This revision adds, among other new features, support for [[Battery-Assisted Passive (BAP) RFID Tags in two forms: a simple-PIE mode battery assist extension for improving the range and reliability of ISO/IEC 18000-6:2010 (C1G2) tags, and a Manchester forward link mode (sometimes referred to simply as "Class 3") which adds many new mechanisms to enable significantly longer ranges (10X), maximize battery life, and to control the interference that results from such long ranges.
Both of these extensions build upon the foundation established by the EPCglobal C1G2 Standard. All data and memory formats are retained, as are the fundamental protocols to singulate tags and read from and write to the tag’s memory. While the forward link has been extensively improved for long range applications, the reverse link protocol was already nearly optimal and only required minor extensions. This compatibility enables readers and tags that support both passive C1G2 and battery assisted C3 modes to seamlessly operate in a mixed environment with minimal reduction in efficiency.
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User:Mrrfid, Louis Sirico
