RFID Standards Regulations Sigurd Bolt Srensen Bolt Consult

RFID Standards & Regulations Sigurd Bolt Sørensen, Bolt Consult Vice - Chairman ETSI-ERM-TG 34 boltconsult@inet. uni 2. dk ETSI, Sophia Antipolis, 25 May 2004 RFID and Telecommunication Services DATA BASE forum 25 th May 2004 1

Frequencies for RFID - - LF: 120 k. Hz to 135 k. Hz for inductive systems HF: 13. 56 MHz for smart cards and labels UHF: 433 MHz for low power, active tags UHF: 863 to 870 MHz, 902 to 928 MHz and 950 to 956 MHz depending on country µWave: 2. 45 GHz for Industrial applications RFID and Telecommunication Services DATA BASE forum 25 th May 2004 2

Regulatory Standards Current three Generic ETSI Standards: - EN 300 330: 9 k. Hz - 30 MHz - EN 300 220: 25 MHz to 1 GHz - EN 300 440: 1 GHz – 40 GHz RFID and Telecommunication Services DATA BASE forum 25 th May 2004 3

Current Limitations at UHF in Europe - RFID at UHF currently restricted to band 869. 40 - 869. 65 MHz Must comply with EN 300 220 Transmitted power < 500 m. W e. r. p. Duty cycle < 10% Impossible restrictions for RFID at UHF RFID and Telecommunication Services DATA BASE forum 25 th May 2004 4

ETSI RFID Standard at UHF EN 300 220 does not meet needs of RFID at UHF n Formation of TG 34 within ETSI to address the specific requirements of RFID industry n Design of new ETSI standard EN 302 208 to satisfy market for RFID at UHF n RFID and Telecommunication Services DATA BASE forum 25 th May 2004 5

Principle requirements Draft ETSI standard EN 302 208 proposes the following: n n Shared operation in band 865. 0 – 868. 0 MHz at transmit powers up to 2 W e. r. p. Mandatory “listen before talk” function Operation in sub-bands of 200 k. Hz Power levels of 100 m. W, 500 m. W and 2 W e. r. p. RFID and Telecommunication Services DATA BASE forum 25 th May 2004 6

RF Power Limits at UHF RFID and Telecommunication Services DATA BASE forum 25 th May 2004 7

RFID Transmission Times n Mandatory listen time of >5 msec before each transmission n Maximum period of continuous transmission of 4 sec n Pause of 100 msec between repeated transmissions on same sub-band, or move immediately to another vacant sub-band RFID and Telecommunication Services DATA BASE forum 25 th May 2004 8

Scope of EN 302 208 n The technical requirements of ETSI Standard EN 302 208 are based on inputs provided by RFID manufacturers throughout the entire standardisation process. n The standard will permit operation in Europe of product built in compliance with ISO 18000 -6 n The standard may not permit operation of some new systems that are currently under development RFID and Telecommunication Services DATA BASE forum 25 th May 2004 9

Regulatory Issues RFID classified as SRD meaning: n Type approval only n Operate within a shared band n No protection Regulated by new Annex 11 of ECC/ CEPT ERC/Rec 70 -03 n RFID and Telecommunication Services DATA BASE forum 25 th May 2004 10

Status of ETSI Standard EN 302 208 Predicted Milestones: n Approval of Regulation by ECC in April 04 Public Enquiry (PE) period ended n PE Resolution meeting completed in May 04 n Expect approval for National Vote by June 04 n Expect publication in OJ in Autumn 2004 n RFID and Telecommunication Services DATA BASE forum 25 th May 2004 11

Status of ECC/CEPT Regulation Predicted Milestones: n n n Draft Regulation as Annex 11 to ERC/Rec 70 -03, first March 2004 Approved for Consultation April 2004 Expect final approval and publication September/October 2004 RFID and Telecommunication Services DATA BASE forum 25 th May 2004 12

Contact Details Sigurd Bolt Sørensen Bolt Consult Lindetoften 23 2630 Taastrup Denmark Tel: +45 52 68 08 Mob: +45 20 42 30 92 boltconsult@inet. uni 2. dk RFID and Telecommunication Services DATA BASE forum 25 th May 2004 13