ZigBee: A New Frontier for Low Cost Active RFID Devices

Table of Contents

I. What is RFID?

• a. Understanding How RFID Works
• b. Types of Tags
• d. Application Field
• e. Privacy
• f. Preventives
• g. Five Steps to RFID Implementation

II. Frequency Bands and their Importance

• a. Frequency

III.Requirement of RFID, Providers, Solutions

• a. Market Analysis

IV.ZigBee

• a. What is ZigBee Technology
• b. The Promises
• c. Why is ZigBee needed?
• d. The ZigBee Alliance
• e. Understanding ZigBee
• f. The Protocol
• g. The 802 Wireless Space a graphical comparison

V. ZigBee and Active RFID

• a. Preamble
• b. Scope of Active RFID
• c. Market Research on Scope
• d. Designing the ZigBee based Active RFID System
• e. Tag Specs
• f. Hardware Components
• g. The Role of ZigBee

VI. Implementing a Location Tracking System with ZigBee Based Active RFID a. Introduction

• b. System Design
• c. Technical Information of the Devices
• d. Prototype Implementation
• e. System Architecture Schematic
• f. Conclusion

VII. Limitations of ZigBee based Active RFID Systems a. Background

• b. Inherent Drawbacks of ZigBee and Stack Related Issues
• d. Alternatives to ZigBee
  • Z-Wave
  • Insteon
  • Bluetooth
  • WirelessUSB
  • XMesh
  • LonWorks
  • Proprietary Industrial Standards

VIII. Conclusions