Effect of active interference on the performance of radio frequency identification systems

International Journal of Radio Frequency Identification Technology and Applications

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 4-23

  David Porter, J ^a   Billo, Richard E ^b   Mickle, Marlin H ^c  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

active interference; Automatic Identification and Data Capture (AIDC); Radio Frequency Identification (RFID); supply chain management; test protocols

Indexed keywords

EID: 49049099778     PISSN: 17453216     EISSN: 17453224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijrfita.2006.010699     Document Type: Article

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