RFID Radio-frequency identification (RFID) uses electromagnetic fields to automatically identify and track tags attached to objects. An RFID system consists of a tiny radio transponder, a radio receiver and transmitter. When triggered by an electroma ...

is a wireless technology supported by many different vendors for tags (also called transponders or smart cards) and readers (also called interrogators or terminals). In order to ensure global operability of the products multiple test standards have been developed. Furthermore, standardization organizations like

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organize

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s, where products from multiple vendors are tested against each other in order to ensure interoperability.

The most important test standards are

ISO/IEC 10373-6 for conformance to

ISO/IEC 14443 ISO/IEC 14443 ''Identification cards -- Contactless integrated circuit cards -- Proximity cards'' is an international standard that defines proximity cards used for identification, and the transmission protocols for communicating with it. Standar ...

ISO/IEC 10373-7 for conformance to

ISO/IEC 15693 ISO/IEC 15693, is an ISO/ IEC standard for ''vicinity cards'', i.e. cards which can be read from a greater distance as compared with proximity cards. Such cards can normally be read out by a reader without being powered themselves, as the reader ...

ISO/IEC 18047 multiple parts for conformance to

ISO/IEC 18000 This is a list of publishedThis list generally excludes draft versions. International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standards and other deliverables.

multiple parts
ISO/IEC 18046 multiple parts for performance of

ISO/IEC 18000 This is a list of publishedThis list generally excludes draft versions. International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standards and other deliverables.

systems, interrogators and tags

Testing Equipment Vendors

* CISC Semiconductor GmbH *

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Voyantic Ltd

Testing Vendors

* MET Laboratories, Inc. *

TRaC Global Trac is an open-source, web-based project management and bug tracking system. It has been adopted by a variety of organizations for use as a bug tracking system for both free and open-source software and proprietary projects and products. Trac ...

* FIME * Arsenal Testhouse Arsenal Testhouse - RFID Testing
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Reference list

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