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2. RFID presentation
2.1 Technology overview
RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) is a technology derived from IFF (Identification Friend Foe) designed during the Second World War by the Royal Air Force to distinguish its aircraft from those of the enemy on radar screens when returning from raids on the continent.
Today, RFID is mainly used in logistics, production and maintenance. The main sectors concerned are defense (with the gigantic deployments of the US Department of Defense), retail (with Walmart in the USA and Metro in Europe), airlines and airports. In France, it's worth noting that the mass retail sector is lagging behind, having so far only carried out technical pilots. This phenomenon, which can be partly explained by the structure of the French market, should change...
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RFID use cases in the airline industry
Bibliography
Standards and norms
- 950MHz-band RFID equipment for premises radio station (1 W) - ARIB STD-T89 - 26/05/2005 puis 25/09/2008
- 950MHz-band RFID equipment for specified low power radio station (10 mW) - ARIB STD-T90 - 14/03/2006 puis 06/06/2008
- Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters (ERM) ; Radio Frequency Identification Equipment operating in the band 865 MHz to 868 MHz with power levels up to 2 W ; Part 1 :...
Regulations
Warsaw Convention (downloadable from the DGAC website) : http://www.dgac.fr/html/oservice/droits.htm , 1929
Organizations
ACI (Airports Council International): international association of airport operators
ARCEP : Autorité de Régulation des Communications Électroniques et des Postes (French regulatory authority for electronic communications and postal services), responsible for the use of radio frequencies in France.
ARIB (Association of Radio Industries and Businesses): Japanese industry association...
Manufacturers – Suppliers – Distributors
RFID chips: EM Microelectronic Marin, Impinj, NXP, ST Microelectronics, Texas Instruments
Tags: Avery Denison, Bartsch International GmbH, Checkpoint Meto, Dai Nippon Printing, George Schmitt & Co., Hummel, IER, Hitachi, Oji Paper, Printotape, Security Label, Sontag, Toppan Forms, UPM Raflatac
Luggage label printers: IER, Intermec
...Websites
IATA RFID Support Portal ( http://www.iata.org/stbsupportportal/rfid.htm ): business case for RFID baggage, marking of catering trolleys (RFID inflight), spare parts, "Baggage Improvement Programme".
Bouygues Telecoms: health effects of electromagnetic radiation (
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