Distributed receiving in RFID systems

Kashif Ali, Hossam Hassanein
2009 2009 IEEE 34th Conference on Local Computer Networks  
Many shortcomings in Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) systems stem from the underlying communication architecture; affecting performance, scalability and usability. This paper remedies such hindrance by introducing the novel paradigm of distributed receiving in RFID systems. The proposed scheme entails dispersing the routine functions of conventional readers onto spatially distributed entities, within the reader's interrogation zone, enabling formation of micro-zones. Such micro-zones
more » ... itate the novel concept of multi-point communication in RFID systems. We also present a new breed of anti-collision algorithms -parallel singulation -exploiting the spatially isolated nature of micro-zones and the new multipoint communication architecture. Simulation analysis validates the distributed receiving system by demonstrating significant performance improvements, enhanced scalability and usability. 69 978-1-4244-4487-8/09/$25.00 ©2009 IEEE
doi:10.1109/lcn.2009.5355171 dblp:conf/lcn/AliH09 fatcat:de4zzmcosrcjnnfg6zffb5j4hy