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White Paper A BASIC INTRODUCTION TO RFID TECHNOLOGY AND ITS USE IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN January 2004 TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................3 INTRODUCTION TO RFID ............................................................................................4 HOW RFID WORKS ......................................................................................................5 RFID systems .............................................................................................................. 5 Communication............................................................................................................ 5 Anti-collision ................................................................................................................ 5 RFID BUILDING BLOCKS.............................................................................................6 RFID Tags............................................................................................................................................................... 6 Packaging ................................................................................................................... 6 Examples of different formats....................................................................................... 6 Tag Cost ..................................................................................................................... 6 Tag IC’s ...................................................................................................................... 8 Tag Classes ................................................................................................................ 8 Selecting a tag ............................................................................................................. 9 Active and passive tags ...........................................................................