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1. Object naming
1.1 Principle
ONS is a service that maps an EPC code to an Internet identifier. It is described in an EPCglobal standard [GS1-ONS] and is based on the following principles:
the object identifier (the EPC code) is converted to the Internet domain name ;
Internet name servers have the information associated with this code.
Figure 1 shows an example of ONS resolution. The client application (installed on a computer or mobile device) retrieves the EPC code transmitted by the RFID reader. This code is converted into a URN (Uniform Resource Name) and then into a domain name. The DNS is then queried...
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Bibliography
Websites
Proxima Mobile portal. Proxi Product Project http://www.proximamobile.fr/article/proxi-produit (accessed January 27, 2011)
GS1. EstCeAuthentique project http://www.estceauthentique.org (consulted...
Standards and norms
- EPCglobal. EPCglobal Object Name Service (ONS). Version 1.0.1 : EPCglobal Ratified Standard http://www.epcglobalinc.org/standards/ons (accessed January 27, 2011) - [GS1-ONS] - 05-08
- EPCglobal. EPC Information Services (EPCIS), Version 1.0.1 : Specification, EPCglobal Ratified Standard http://www.epcglobalinc.org/standards/epcis (accessed January 27, 2011) - [GS1-EPCIS] - 09-07
- GS1. GS1 General Specifications...
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