A Lower Bound on the Average Identification Time in a Passive RFID System

Nikita Stepanov, Nikolay Matveev, Olga Galinina, Andrey Turlikov

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    Abstract

    One of the most well-known standards for radio frequency identification (RFID), the standard ISO 18000-6C, collects the requirements for RFID readers and tags and regulates respective communication protocols. In particular, the standard introduces the so-called Q-algorithm resolving conflicts in the channel (which occur when several RFID tags respond simultaneously). As of today, a vast amount of existing literature addresses various modifications of the Q-algorithm; however, none of them is known to significantly reduce the average identification time (i.e., the time to identify all proximate tags). In this work, we derive a lower bound for the average identification time in an RFID system. Furthermore, we demonstrate that in case of an error-free channel, the performance of the legacy Q-algorithm is reasonably close to the proposed lower bound; however, for the error-prone environment, this gap may substantially increase, thereby indicating the need for new identification algorithms.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationInternet of Things, Smart Spaces, and Next Generation Networks and Systems - 18th International Conference, NEW2AN 2018, and 11th Conference, ruSMART 2018, Proceedings
    PublisherSpringer Verlag
    Pages524-534
    Number of pages11
    ISBN (Print)9783030011673
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2018
    Publication typeA4 Article in conference proceedings
    EventInternational Conference on Next Generation Teletraffic and Wired/Wireless Advanced Networks and Systems Conference on Internet of Things and Smart Spaces -
    Duration: 27 Aug 201829 Aug 2018

    Publication series

    NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
    Volume11118 LNCS
    ISSN (Print)0302-9743
    ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

    Conference

    ConferenceInternational Conference on Next Generation Teletraffic and Wired/Wireless Advanced Networks and Systems Conference on Internet of Things and Smart Spaces
    Period27/08/1829/08/18

    Publication forum classification

    • Publication forum level 1

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Theoretical Computer Science
    • Computer Science(all)

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