Novel tag estimation method by use of Manchester coding in RFID systems

Radio frequency identification suffers from tag collision issue. ALOHA‐based algorithms are useful and practical groups of tag anti‐collision algorithm among others. Some standards such as EPCglobal Class‐1 Generation‐2 use some kind of dynamic framed slotted ALOHA (DFSA) to cope with tag collision. DFSA efficiency depends on estimating the number of unidentified tags in each identification cycle accurately. So tag estimation is one of the challenging issues in DFSA. In this paper, we use Manchester coding to compute the lower bound of collided tags in a frame and then add α as an additional value to computed value according to the difference between optimal number of collision slots and calculated number of collision slots. Then, we evaluate and compare our method with other proposed methods.     

改进型帧时隙ALOHA防碰撞算法研究

为进一步提高RFID系统中电子标签防碰撞算法的识别效率,对帧时隙ALOHA防碰撞算法的性能进行分析,提出一种结合精确标签估计和二进制搜索的改进型帧时隙ALOHA算法.将识别过程分为标签估计和标签识别两个阶段,在标签估计算法中引入碰撞概率上、下限参数,并精确估计标签数量对初始帧时隙大小进行优化;在标签识别阶段,利用二进制搜索算法对时隙内的碰撞标签进行快速识别.通过对识别过程进行仿真结果表明:改进的算法改善了防碰撞性能,提高了RFID系统的标签识别效率.     

A new anti‐collision protocol based on information of collided tags in RFID systems

Radio frequency identification (RFID) technology has recently become an integral part of a wide range of applications. One of the challenges in RFID systems is the tag anti‐collision issue, for which several anti‐collision tag identification protocols have been proposed. This paper proposes a novel slotted ALOHA‐based RFID tag anti‐collision algorithm which can be employed for tag identification. The main idea of this algorithm is to use the information available in collision slots, called collided data, to identify tags uniquely. For this purpose, the collision slots that include only two tags are selected. Then, the non‐conflict bits in these slots are used to possibly identifying the tags. Because in the proposed algorithm readers use both single slots and also the collision slots for tag identification, the performance is increased significantly compared with other protocols. Results of the study indicate that in the proposed algorithm, the optimal frame size for an individual tag number is equal to the half of tags number and the efficiency of the proposed protocol is improved to about 73%. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A Time‐Optimal Anti‐collision Algorithm for FSA‐Based RFID Systems

With the introduction of the new generation RFID technology, EPCglobal Class‐1 Generation‐2, there is considerable interest in improving the performance of the framed slotted Aloha (FSA)‐based tag collision arbitration protocol. We suggest a novel time‐optimal anti‐collision algorithm for the FSA protocol. Our performance evaluation demonstrates that our algorithm outperforms other tag collision arbitration schemes.     

超高频RFID系统中一种可行的时间最优防碰撞算法

动态帧时隙ALOHA(DFSA)算法是一种应用广泛的防碰撞技术,主要用于解决超高频(UHF)射频识别系统(RFID)中的标签碰撞问题.在DFSA算法中,读写器需要准确估计剩余标签数并设定一个新的帧长度来识别这些标签.因此,碰撞检测(CD)和标签剩余数估计在DFSA中起着关键性的作用.现有的碰撞检测方法并不能足够有效的用于检测碰撞并导致识别性能的下降.为了减少计算量和提高识别性能,本文提出了一种有效的防碰撞算法,该算法结合了碰撞检测和待识别标签数估计方法,使得性能更加高效.理论分析和仿真结果表明,该算法的性能要优于现有的同类算法,这非常有助于设计一种快速而高效的读写器.     

一种时间高效的易于实现的多标签射频识别技术

多标签碰撞问题严重影响射频识别RFID系统的识别效率.在研究子帧观测机制的基础上,针对常规动态帧时隙Aloha多标签防碰撞算法存在的复杂度高、时间效率低等问题,提出了一种基于子帧的动态帧时隙Aloha算法,其在识别过程中采取设定的子帧观测,运用空闲与碰撞时隙数的关系估计剩余标签数,再依据预估的结果优化设置新的帧长,显著提升了大容量多标签RFID系统的识别效率.该算法的运算复杂度低、计算量小,易于在常规RFID读写器中实现,工程应用前景广阔.仿真结果表明：同传统的Aloha类防碰撞算法相比,提出的算法具有复杂度低、稳定好、识别效率高等优势.     

无源RFID自适应帧时隙防碰撞算法研究

射频识别RFID作为一种重要的物联网终端数据采集技术,系统的吞吐率直接影响着数据采集终端的性能,但目前广泛应用于无源RFID系统的帧时隙类防碰撞算法吞吐率普遍较低.本文着重分析了影响无源RFID帧时隙类ALOHA防碰撞算法性能两类因素：帧长和碰撞时隙的处理方式,通过构建和求解帧长调整和标签碰撞的数学模型,给出了无源RFID帧时隙类ALOHA防碰撞算法的具体优化途径和方案：帧长自适应调整和碰撞实时散列.在此基础上提出了自适应二进制散列帧时隙ALOHA防碰撞算法-ABSFSA.实验结果表明ABSFSA算法在同等条件下可以有效减少无效时隙,明显将RFID系统的吞吐率稳定提高到45%.本文的研究工作为无源RFID帧时隙类防碰撞算法的优化提供了可供参考的数学模型,同时对提升物联网数据采集终端的性能具有一定的应用价值.     

Accurate tag estimation for dynamic framed-slotted ALOHA in RFID systems

Dynamic Framed-Slotted ALOHA (DFSA) is one of the most popular algorithms to resolve tag collision in RFID systems. In DFSA, it is widely known that the optimal performance is achieved when the frame size is equal to the number of tags. So, a reader dynamically adjusts the next frame size according to the current number of tags. Thus it is important to estimate the number of tags accurately. In this paper, we propose a novel tag estimation method for DFSA. We compare the performance of the proposed method with those of other existing methods. And, simulation results show that our scheme improves the accuracy of tag estimation and the speed of tag identification.     

分组自适应分配时隙的RFID防碰撞算法研究

为了解决射频识别(Radio Frequency IDentification,RFID)系统中的多标签防碰撞问题,在分析帧时隙ALOHA算法的基础上,提出一种基于分组自适应分配时隙的RFID防碰撞算法(GAAS).首先让阅读器对标签随机所选的时隙进行扫描统计,并将其发送给每一个标签,标签再进行相应地时隙调整,使阅读器跳过空闲时隙和碰撞时隙,自适应地分配有效时隙,进而对标签进行快速识别.当未识别标签数比较大时,算法采用分组以及动态调整帧长等策略,以减少时隙处理的时间.仿真结果表明:GAAS算法提高了系统的识别效率和稳定性,降低了传输开销.特别是当标签数超过1000时,该算法的吞吐率仍保持在71%以上,比传统的帧时隙ALOHA-256算法和分组动态帧时隙ALOHA算法的系统效率分别提高了300%和97.2%.     

RFID系统多标签识别防碰撞算法

进行了全面的基于动态帧时隙 ALOHA(DFSA)的无源 RFID 系统多标签识别防碰撞算法研究,并将其中的标签数目估计技术进行序贯加权处理,通过仿真比较了改进前后 DFSA算法的性能,并确定了最佳遗忘因子。仿真结果表明,该改进措施缩短了 RFID识别标签所需时间,提高了系统的工作效率,可有效地应用于港口码头、车站或物流中心的集装箱管理或物流配送管理,以改善由于 RFID系统多标签碰撞而导致的货物流通缓慢或拥堵问题。     

基于间隔估计法的RFID防碰撞算法

多个应答器的碰撞问题是影响超高频射频识别(RFID)系统读取效率的一个关键问题。从EPC Class1 Generation2(C1G2)RFID系统帧长受约束特点出发,分析了帧时隙ALOHA防碰撞机制及其经典应答器估计方法的特点。提出了应答器间隔估计方法(IEM)以及基于该方法的EPC C1G2 RFID防碰撞算法,并给出了仿真结果。与现有基于经典应答器估计方法的射频识别系统防碰撞算法相比较,提出的防碰撞算法减少了识别时间,提高了系统的识别效率。     

A fast tag identification anti‐collision algorithm for RFID systems

In this work, we propose a highly efficient binary tree‐based anti‐collision algorithm for radio frequency identification (RFID) tag identification. The proposed binary splitting modified dynamic tree (BS‐MDT) algorithm employs a binary splitting tree to achieve accurate tag estimation and a modified dynamic tree algorithm for rapid tag identification. We mathematically evaluate the performance of the BS‐MDT algorithm in terms of the system efficiency and the time system efficiency based on the ISO/IEC 18000‐6 Type B standard. The derived mathematical model is validated using computer simulations. Numerical results show that the proposed BS‐MDT algorithm can provide the system efficiency of 46% and time system efficiency of 74%, outperforming all other well‐performed algorithms.     

A cooperative Bayesian and lower bound estimation in dynamic framed slotted ALOHA algorithm for RFID systems

A novel estimation scheme that combines Bayesian and lower bound estimating radio frequency identification tag population size is proposed. The developed methodology is based on the fusion between the Bayesian and lower bound estimating techniques. It turns out that the fusion rule is built up thanks to an existing linear relationship between the cited techniques. Simulation results show that the developed technique significantly improves the accuracy of the estimating tag quantity and presents less estimation error. Also, the resulting advanced dynamic framed slotted ALOHA protocol considerably improves the performance and efficiency of the radio frequency identification anti‐collision compared with the most recent protocols using others estimating methods.     

可并行识别的分组动态帧时隙ALOHA标签防碰撞算法

该文针对现有动态帧时隙ALOHA标签防碰撞算法的系统吞吐率低、算法效率低等问题,提出一种可并行识别的分组动态帧时隙ALOHA(PIGDFSA)标签防碰撞算法。该文以实验为基础,探索了待识别标签数、标签分组数、帧长对系统吞吐率与标签碰撞率的影响,研究了提升系统吞吐率与降低标签碰撞率的策略与方法。结合射频识别(RFID)的多天线系统,引入FastICA技术,从而实现碰撞时隙重新定义,并以此为基础,利用未识别标签数目自适应确定分组数与帧长。仿真结果表明:PIGDFSA算法在标签数达到2000时,算法吞吐率仍能稳定在92%以上,与FSA-256, GDFSA, BSDBG等算法相比具有更高的算法吞吐率,更少的空隙时隙,更高的算法效率。     

An improved anti‐collision protocol for radio frequency identification tag

Many anti‐collision protocols have been proposed at present. Almost all known protocols exhibit an overall identification efficiency smaller than 50%. And all of them are proposed for general purpose applications and do not consider the distribution characteristic of tag IDs in different radio frequency identification (RFID) systems. In real world, there are many RFID systems, in which the tag IDs are mostly distributed continuously, such as in container terminals, warehouse management, supply chain management, and so on. This paper presents an efficient anti‐collision protocol, named improved collision tree protocol (ICT), to identify RFID tags simultaneously. The main novelties of this paper include that the duality and certainty principle is introduced and used in ICT to improve the tag identification efficiency, and the continuous and partially continuous distributions of tag IDs are taken into account in this paper. Both the theoretical and experimental results indicate that ICT improves the tag identification efficiency up to 100% when the tag IDs are distributed continuously, and always above 50% even when the tag IDs are distributed uniformly. For straightforward and efficient, ICT can be used in various RFID tag identification conditions, especially when the tag IDs are distributed continuously or partially continuously. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Conception and Performance Analysis of Efficient CDMA‐Based Full‐Duplex Anti‐collision Scheme

Ultra‐high‐frequency radio‐frequency identification (UHF RFID) is widely applied in different industries. The Frame Slotted ALOHA in EPC C1G2 suffers severe collisions that limit the efficiency of tag recognition. An efficient full‐duplex anti‐collision scheme is proposed to reduce the rate of collision by coordinating the transmitting process of CDMA UWB uplink and UHF downlink. The relevant mathematical models are built to analyze the performance of the proposed scheme. Through simulation, some important findings are gained. The maximum number of identified tags in one slot is g/e (g is the number of PN codes and e is Euler's constant) when the number of tags is equal to mg (m is the number of slots). Unlike the Frame Slotted ALOHA, even if the frame size is small and the number of tags is large, there aren't too many collisions if the number of PN codes is large enough. Our approach with 7‐bit Gold codes, 15‐bit Gold codes, or 31‐bit Gold codes operates 1.4 times, 1.7 times, or 3 times faster than the CDMA Slotted ALOHA, respectively, and 14.5 times, 16.2 times, or 18.5 times faster than the EPC C1 G2 system, respectively. More than 2,000 tags can be processed within 300 ms in our approach.     

基于模运算标签分类的RFID标签防碰撞识别方法

为了解决射频识别(RFID)系统中的多标签防碰撞问题,在分析帧时隙ALOHA算法的基础上,提出一种基于模运算标签分类的RFID标签防碰撞识别方法。引入一种检测信息碰撞的时隙选择信息,对标签所选取时隙的碰撞情况进行分析并估计标签数量;然后对标签EPC编码进行逐级的取模运算,将同余的标签归为一组。各个标签经过K次取模运算后,分为2k组,每组只有发生少量碰撞位的标签。再将标签按照分组对应的时隙发送,碰撞标签采用二叉树后退式算法处理。本方法极大的提高了标签的识别效率,适用于射频识别系统中阅读器对于大量电子标签的快速识别。     

Evaluating the energy consumption of the RFID tag collision resolution protocols

RFID technology acts as a bridge to connect the physical world with the digital space, and RFID system is pervading our daily life in the last few years. The energy consumed by the reader and a tag in resolving the collisions caused by multiple tags is a key issue that affects life time of mobile reader and active tags, as well as the identification accuracy of passive tags. In this paper, the energy consumed by the reader and a tag in resolving the tag collision is examined for the commonly used RFID tag collision resolution protocols, including the frame slotted ALOHA based and the binary query tree based protocols. Numeric evaluation is also performed and the result verifies that regarding to energy consumption, the dynamic frame slotted ALOHA protocol for the Class-1 RFID system performs best among the frame slotted ALOHA protocols, and the modified binary query tree protocol also performs better than the standard binary query tree protocols.     

一种基于不等长时隙的射频识别防碰撞算法

该文提出了一种基于不等长时隙的射频识别(Radio Frequency Identification, RFID)动态帧时隙ALOHA (Dynamic Framed-Slotted ALOHA, DFSA)防碰撞算法。算法考虑到大量碰撞时隙和空闲时隙对系统效率的影响,采用帧内时隙长度不等的优化策略,由时隙优化参数和未读标签数确定帧长,通过优化的切比雪夫不等式法进行标签估计,并基于马尔科夫链分析标签识别过程,来实现读取周期的控制。分析和仿真结果表明,该算法比时隙优化前的DFSA算法效率更高,平均识别时间更短,标签数估计比下限值法、Schoute法和碰撞率法更准确。     

Optimal Dynamic Framed Slotted ALOHA Based Anti-collision Algorithm for RFID Systems

In Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) system, one of the most important issues that affect the data integrity is the collision resolution between the tags when these tags transmit their data to reader. In majority of tag anti-collision algorithm, Dynamic Framed Slotted Aloha (DFSA) has been employed as a popular collision resolution algorithm to share the medium when multiple tags respond to the reader’s signal command. According to previous works, the performance of DFSA algorithm is optimal when the frame size equals to the number of un-identified tags inside the interrogation zone. However, based on our research results, when the frame size equals to number of tags, collision occurs frequently, and this severely affects the system performance because it causes power consumption and longer tag reading time. Since the proper choice of the frame size has a great influence on overall system performance, in this paper we develop an analytical model to study the system throughput of DFSA based RFID systems, and then we use this model to search for an optimal frame size that maximizes the system throughput based on current number of un-identified tags. In addition to theoretical analysis, simulations are conducted to evaluate its performance. Comparing with the traditional DFSA anti-collision algorithm, the simulation results show that the proposed scheme reaches better performance with respect to the tag collision probability and tag reading time.