Title: Analysis of design requirements for electronic tags from a business perspective

Authors: Izabella Lokshina; Wade Thomas

Addresses: School of Economics and Business, SUNY at Oneonta, NY 13820, USA ' School of Economics and Business, SUNY at Oneonta, NY 13820, USA

Abstract: The significance, which businesses and governments have placed on the radio frequency identification (RFID) and near field communication (NFC) technologies in electronic article surveillance, of cashless payment systems from credit cards and public transportation tickets to the consumer devices, healthcare, and e-government, involves reviewing requirements for the electronic tags. This paper defines the electronic tag life cycle that follows the product life cycle, considers representative business processes and interacting business entities, classifies the electronic tag usage methods, identifies the electronic tag risks, and summarises the design requirements for the electronic tags from a business perspective to be considered by the RFID and NFC developers in order to come up with better electronic tag designs.

Keywords: RFID; radio frequency identification; near field communication; NFC; business processes; electronic tags infrastructure; risk assessment; tag design requirements; electronic tag life cycle.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMNDI.2013.060228

International Journal of Mobile Network Design and Innovation, 2013 Vol.5 No.2, pp.119 - 128

Published online: 26 Jul 2014 *

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