RFID For Dummies
Chapter One
Taking the Mystery out of RFID
In This Chapter
* Discovering RFID
* Getting a handle on the technology
* Figuring out what you need to know
* Knowing what to expect in the future
With all the recent hype over radio frequency identification (RFID) and
the requirements to implement it, you might think that RFID can turn
water into wine, transform lead into gold, and cure the world's diseases. You
might also be worried that RFID will enable Big Brother to track your movements
to within a foot of your location from a satellite five hundred miles up
in space. The truth is, RFID can do none of these things.
In this chapter, you find out the basics of what RFID is, what forces are driving
RFID as a replacement for the bar code in the marketplace, and what
benefits RFID can offer.
If you are responsible for complying with high-profile mandates from one of
your suppliers or customers, this chapter also offers a framework to help you
begin setting up a system and making it work within your existing business
process. The bad news is that an RFID implementation is a daunting project
even at a minimal compliance level, sometimes referred to as slap and ... read full excerpt from RFID For Dummies ebook
