ABOUT GRIFS
In the FP7 IST work programme, the European Commission has recognised the importance of inter-enterprise interoperability as we move forward towards the ambient intelligence environment where most devices are connected to seamless, ubiquitous networks.
As we move on from localised RFID applications towards the ‘Internet of Things’ we can identify five levels of technology-related standards in a world of ambient intelligence supply chains:
- Standards for the operating characteristics of physical objects (readers, tags, sensors)
- Infrastructure standards to define the communications, addressing and structures
- Data exchange standards
- Standards related to the technical aspects of allocation by regulators of appropriate spectrum for RFID use
- Standards related to privacy and security issues affecting RFID use, regulatory and otherwise
