White Paper

EPCGlobal Class 1 Gen 2 RFID Specification

Source: Alien Technology Corporation

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•White Paper: Improvements of Gen 2

Approved by EPCGlobal in December 2004, the Class 1 Gen 2 air interface protocol provides a number of enhancements that will help solidify the adoption of RFID in the UHF band.

This paper provides a brief explanation of how Gen 2 improves on previous protocols and the expected impact of these benefits, which include:
  • Faster, more flexible read and write speed
  • Higher reliability in tag counting
  • More robust performance of many readers in close proximity
  • Enhanced security
  • Extensibility to higher-function tags and systems

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•White Paper: Improvements of Gen 2