Standards

There are many standards relevant to RFID. Further standards are in development. A comprehensive list of relevant standards is below. Please follow the links to access the full standard documentation.

Australian Standards
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Technical Standards – Australian Adopted
Technical Standards – Others
Industry Standards
Update: ISO adopts EPCglobal's Gen2 standards - July 2006

Technical Standards – Australian Adopted

(1) ISO 11784:1996 Radio frequency identification of animals -- Code structure
Contains the structure of the radio-frequency identification code for animals. Does not specify the characteristics of the transmission protocols between transponder and transceiver
http://www.iso.org/iso/en/CatalogueDetailPage.CatalogueDetail?CSNUMBER=25881&ICS1=65&ICS2=40&ICS3=99

(2) ISO 11785:1996 Radio frequency identification of animals -- Technical concept
http://www.iso.org/iso/en/CatalogueDetailPage.CatalogueDetail?CSNUMBER=19982&ICS1=65&ICS2=40&ICS3=99

(3) ISO 10374:1991 Freight containers -- Automatic identification
Specifies all necessary user requirements. Includes: a container identification system, data coding systems, description of data, performance criteria and security features
http://www.iso.org/iso/en/CatalogueDetailPage.CatalogueDetail?CSNUMBER=18435&ICS1=55&ICS2=180&ICS3=10

(4) ISO/IEC 15963:2004 Information technology -- Radio frequency identification for item management -- Unique identification for RF tags
ISO/IEC 15963:2004 describes numbering systems that are available for the identification of RF tags
http://www.iso.org/iso/en/CatalogueDetailPage.CatalogueDetail?CSNUMBER=30530&ICS1=35&ICS2=40&ICS3=

(5) ISO/IEC 14443-2:2001 Identification cards -- Contactless integrated circuit(s) cards -- Proximity cards -- Part 2: Radio frequency power and signal interface

(6) ISO/IEC 18000-1:2004 Information technology -- Radio frequency identification for item management -- Part 1: Reference architecture and definition of parameters to be standardized
http://www.iso.org/iso/en/CatalogueDetailPage.CatalogueDetail?CSNUMBER=34112&ICS1=35&ICS2=40&ICS3=

(7) ISO/IEC 18000-2:2004 Information technology -- Radio frequency identification for item management -- Part 2: Parameters for air interface communications below 135 kHz
http://www.iso.org/iso/en/CatalogueDetailPage.CatalogueDetail?CSNUMBER=34113&ICS1=35&ICS2=40&ICS3=

(8) ISO/IEC 18000-3:2004 Information technology -- Radio frequency identification for item management -- Part 3: Parameters for air interface communications at 13,56 MHz
http://www.iso.org/iso/en/CatalogueDetailPage.CatalogueDetail?CSNUMBER=34114&ICS1=35&ICS2=40&ICS3=

(9) ISO/IEC 18000-4:2004 Information technology -- Radio frequency identification for item management -- Part 4: Parameters for air interface communications at 2,45 GHz
http://www.iso.org/iso/en/CatalogueDetailPage.CatalogueDetail?CSNUMBER=34115&ICS1=35&ICS2=40&ICS3=

(10) ISO/IEC 18000-6:2004 Information technology -- Radio frequency identification for item management -- Part 6: Parameters for air interface communications at 860 MHz to 960 MHz
http://www.iso.org/iso/en/CatalogueDetailPage.CatalogueDetail?CSNUMBER=34117&ICS1=35&ICS2=40&ICS3=

(11) ISO/IEC 18000-7:2004 Information technology -- Radio frequency identification for item management -- Part 7: Parameters for active air interface communications at 433 MHz
http://www.iso.org/iso/en/CatalogueDetailPage.CatalogueDetail?CSNUMBER=37978&ICS1=35&ICS2=40&ICS3=

Technical Standards - Others

(1) BS EN 50357:2001 : Evaluation of human exposure to electromagnetic fields from devices used in electronic article surveillance (EAS), radio frequency identification (RFID) and similar applications

(2) BS EN 50364:2002 : Limitation of human exposure to electromagnetic fields from devices operating in the frequency range 0 Hz to 10 GHz, used in Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS), Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and similar applications

(3) ANSI INCITS 256-2001 : Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) (formerly ANSI NCITS 256-2001)
Establishes a technical standard for a family of compatible RFID devices, specifically, RFID devices operating in freely available international frequency bands at license-free power levels. Its purposes are as follow: Promote interoperability and compatibility between RFID devices by defining a common API and limited physical and data link layer options. Support item management applications and provide flexibility in the physical layer definitions to allow additional features for uses that value such enhancements. The scope includes the following: ø Frequency ø Interface definitions ø RDID system definition ø Minimum features ø Compliance requirements ø Document structure and references ø Tag identification number ø Manufacturer's tag identification number: MfrTagID ø User's tag identification number: UserTagID

(4) DIN V 30745 (2003) : Radio-frequency identification of waste containers by transponder technology
This prestandard describes the radio-frequency identification of waste containers by transponder technology.

Industry Standards

(1) US Industry Standards

Title 21- California Department of Transportation Title 21, compatibility specifications for automatic vehicle identification equipment.
AAR- Association of American Railroads S-918 mandated standard for automatic equipment identification.
UIC- Union Internationale des Chemins de Fer standard for European rail transport equipment.
ANSI- American National Standards Institute MH5.1.9 standard for identification of freight containers.
ATA- American Trucking Associations standard for automatic equipment identification.
CEN- Comité Européen de Normalisation EN 10374 for automatic container identification.

(2) International Air Transport Assocation (IATA)

a) IATA-- International Air Transport Association Recommended Practice #1620

b) IATA- International Air Transport Association Recommended Practice #1740c.
DRAFT/4-Feb 97. Radio Frequency (RF) Specifications for interline baggage

(3) EPC Global Standards Process
This document provides an update on the status of the specifications that comprise version 1.0 specification. This document also provides links to the currently available standards. Click here to download (PDF, 213 KB).

Update: ISO adopts EPCglobal's Gen2 standards - July 2006

Read the following articles about ISO ratifying the standards after an 18 month long process:

RFID Update: "ISO Incorporates Gen2 into RFID Standard"

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has amended its existing passive UHF RFID standard to include the EPCglobal Gen2 standard.

RFID Journal: "Gen 2 EPC Protocol Approved as ISO 18000-6C" By Mary Catherine O'Conno

The International Standards Organization has made EPCglobal's UHF Gen 2 air-interface protocol a part of its ISO/IEC 18000-6 standard.

"Hutchinson notes that having the Gen 2 standard recognized as part of a global standard is extremely important for many companies operating outside the United States, particularly in Asia."

RFID News: "More Details Emerge: EPCglobal's Gen2 RFID Standard Adoption"

The International Standards Organization (ISO) has adopted EPCglobal Inc¹s Gen2 RFID hardware standard. EPCglobal Inc, the not-for-profit organization leading the development of RFID standards, is focused on improving supply chain management.

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