23-04-20

EAS and RFIDEAS and RFID

The need for Globalisation of Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS),

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and similar Applications

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SOURCE: ETSI

TITLE: Globalisation of EAS and RFID Applications

AGENDA ITEM: GRSC 6

CONTACT: Ian Brooker (ibrooker@tycoint.com)

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IntroductionIntroduction

EAS and RFID solutions consist of:• an intelligent sensing/reading system • transponders attached to

– products– items– shipping containers – other assets…

• Frequencies depend on application requirements

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EAS Global Market EAS Global Market

• Installed Base– A million systems

installed worldwide– 1.5 billion hard tags,

• Growth Market

10 kHz 100 kHz 1 MHz 10 MHz 100 MHz 1000 MHzDC

AM40–132 kHz

EM20 Hz–18 kHz

Swept-RF2–10 MHz

HF915 or 2450 MHz

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• Major companies – in 90+ countries

• Annual Market– 5000M disposable labels – $1000M Turnover

Source IEASMA September 2000

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RFID Global MarketRFID Global Market

• Total Market in 2000 $898 Million$898 Million• Growth Expectation 24% pa24% pa• Expected Size in 2005 $2650 Million$2650 Million

$457M

$190M $45M

$207M

TranspondersReadersSoftwareServices

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$500M

$1,000M

$1,500M

$2,000M

$2,500M

$3,000M

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Source Venture Development Corp. May 2001

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Example: Product Tagging….. Example: Product Tagging….. …….. “Cradle to Grave”…….. “Cradle to Grave”

• Example global application– Place transponders into products at point of

product manufacture– Same transponder remains throughout product

life-cycle in whichever Countries it is consumed or used

– Simple theft protection…. ….. or coded information for tracking

• “Cradle to Grave” information

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Example: Supply Chain SecurityExample: Supply Chain Security

• Transponders placed in products or shipping boxes/crates

• Tracked through the supply chain• Shipment control and monitoring by

interrogator systems at each transit point• Automatic tracking to show product routing to

reduce risk of terrorist activities– Across Countries and continents– Pilot projects already in motion

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The ProblemThe Problem• Transponders must be cost effective

– It’s not cost effective to have multiple system transponders in the same unit

– Usually not self powered - do not contain any internal power source

• Cross border systems required

• Without common Standards, Frequencies and Interrogator radio power levels…

…Cross border applications will not happen

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The SolutionThe Solution

• Need to look at the possibilities for globally harmonised requirements– Standards– Frequency bands– Interrogator/Reader RF levels

• Need to encourage harmonisation of requirements across the globe based on the identified possibilities