New concept of RFID reader networks structure: hardware and software architecture

Abstract

Future applications of RFID technology will require creation of complex reader networks. Readers used today are not suitable for this task due to lack of interoperability. Hardware and software of different vendors is incompatible and makes applications hardly portable and scalable. In this paper new concept of RFID network structure is proposed. First, readers should be integrated in a special bus, which provides both power and data path to readers using a single coaxial cable. Second, software is split into two parts according to client-server model. A prototype of such system was implemented to test new concept for data ware of logistic nets, intellectual interactive monitoring and control systems.