The RFID Reference Model

Abstract

The term “RFID technology” refers to a vast field of applications. When people talk about RFID technology they might talk about logistical applications, e.g., identification of pallets, about animal identification systems, or also about smart objects finding their destined way within logistic applications. When an application field is so wide [Ka07, In06] it is obvious that publications are accordingly dispersed. Therefore it is difficult to classify findings of other authors and to realise which of these findings are relevant for someone’s own business or research field. The RFID Reference Model was developed to solve this problem. A comprehensive list of RFID applications has been clustered to eight RFID Application Fields to structure discussion and analyses of RFID technology.