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"# %! & ' RFID systems... 5 Communication... 5 Anti-collision... 5 & RFID Tags.... 6 Packaging... 6 Examples of different formats... 6 Tag Cost... 6 Tag IC s... 8 Tag Classes... 9 Selecting a tag... 1 Active and passive tags... 1 How tags communicate... 11 Tag Orientation polarization)... 13 Tag standards... 15 RFID Readers... 18 Handheld Readers... 19 RFID Label Printers... 19 Reader Antennas... 2 ) Definition of the Supply Chain... 21 How will RFID help improve supply chain efficiency... 21 The main benefits of RFID in the supply chain.... 21 * % EPC Origins... 23 EPC layout... 23 EPC infrastructure... 24 Middleware or Savant Software... 25 Object Name Service ONS)... 25 Physical Markup Language PML)... 25 How the EPC will automate the supply chain... 26 +, -, "**. More about Near and Far fields... 29 "** %) EIRP and ERP Power Emissions... 31
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