Gen2‐Based Tag Anti‐collision Algorithms Using Chebyshev's Inequality and Adjustable Frame Size

Arbitration of tag collision is a significant issue for fast tag identification in RFID systems. A good tag anti‐collision algorithm can reduce collisions and increase the efficiency of tag identification. EPCglobal Generation‐2 (Gen2) for passive RFID systems uses probabilistic slotted ALOHA with a Q algorithm, which is a kind of dynamic framed slotted ALOHA (DFSA), as the tag anti‐collision algorithm. In this paper, we analyze the performance of the Q algorithm used in Gen2, and analyze the methods for estimating the number of slots and tags for DFSA. To increase the efficiency of tag identification, we propose new tag anti‐collision algorithms, namely, Chebyshev's inequality, fixed adjustable framed Q, adaptive adjustable framed Q, and hybrid Q. The simulation results show that all the proposed algorithms outperform the conventional Q algorithm used in Gen2. Of all the proposed algorithms, AAFQ provides the best performance in terms of identification time and collision ratio and maximizes throughput and system efficiency. However, there is a tradeoff of complexity and performance between the CHI and AAFQ algorithms.     

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.     

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.     

位屏蔽多叉树搜索射频识别防碰撞算法

针对RFID树型防碰撞算法中时隙数多、数据通行量大等问题,提出了一种改进的多叉树防碰撞算法,阅读器准确检测碰撞位并向标签反馈碰撞位信息,标签对阅读器已知的ID位进行屏蔽,把ID号转换成连续碰撞的序列号.阅读器利用屏蔽位信息和标签返回的碰撞位编码信息,对标签进行分层分类搜索.通过对标签ID进行屏蔽,阅读器和标签间仅发送对方不知道的碰撞位信息.该算法减少了碰撞时隙和识别时隙,避免了空闲时隙,减少了阅读器和标签间的数据通信量.理论分析和仿真结果表明,该算法减少了系统的时隙总数和数据通信量,提高了阅读器的识别效率.     

改进型动态时隙冲突跟踪树标签防碰撞算法

射频识别RFID(Radio Frequency Identification)系统内的读卡器在识别大数量标签时常因信号的碰撞而导致系统识别效率降低.动态时隙冲突跟踪树算法DSCTTA(Dynamic Slots Collision Tracking Tree Algorithm)采用动态时隙应答机制可减少前缀开销和迭代开销,但会产生大量空闲时隙.本文将DSCTTA和比特转换方式(BCM)相结合,得到改进型动态时隙冲突跟踪树标签防碰撞算法(IDSCTTA)以防止标签冲突,加快标签识别速度.理论分析及仿真结果表明,IDSCTTA不仅具有DSCTTA的全部优点,而且能够有效地减小识别时延和提高时隙效率,并且标签数目越大,算法性能越优越.     

一种减少通信复杂度的RFID搜索树防碰撞算法

针对射频识别搜索树防碰撞算法中通信数据量大、识别时延长等问题,提出了一种减少通信复杂度的防碰撞算法.在标签中引入前缀长度寄存器和响应标志寄存器,在阅读器堆栈区存储前缀个数信息,阅读器通过发送前缀长度信息,对标签进行分类搜索,阅读器和标签不再发送对方已经识别的序列号,有效减少了通信数据量.仿真结果表明,与传统的二叉树搜索防碰撞算法相比,该算法可明显减少系统通信复杂度,提高标签的搜索速率.     

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。     

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%.     

Analysis of energy consumption for multiple object identification system with active RFID tags

Radio frequency identification (RFID) systems are very effective for identifying objects. Existing published works focus on designing efficient collision resolution protocols for the tag identification problem in RFID systems with passive RFID tags. However, advances in low‐cost and low‐power sensing technologies will make active RFID tags more popular and affordable in the near future. In multiple object identification systems with active tags, the tags are designed for extremely low‐cost large‐scale applications such that battery replacement is not feasible. This imposes a critical energy‐constraint on the communication protocols used in these systems. In this paper, we analyze energy consumption and identification times for several protocols. The objective is to decrease energy consumption of tags by reducing both the total identification time and the total active time. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Instant collision resolution for tag identification in RFID networks

In this paper, we approach the problem of identifying a set of objects in an RFID network. We propose a modified version of Slotted Aloha protocol to reduce the number of transmission collisions. All tags select a slot to transmit their ID by generating a random number. If there is a collision in a slot, the reader broadcasts the next identification request only to tags which collided in that slot. Besides, we present an extensive comparative evaluation of collision resolution protocols for tag identification problem in RFID networks. After a quick survey of the best performing RFID tag identification protocols, both deterministic and probabilistic, we present the outcome of intensive simulation experiments set up to evaluate several metrics, such as the total delay of identification process and the bit complexity of reader and tags. The last metric is strictly related to energy constraints required by an RFID system. The experiments point out that our protocol outperform all the other protocols in most cases, and matches them in the others.     

ASAF ALOHA Protocol for Dense RFID Systems

RFID tags are used for varied applications in large numbers. Human Tracking is one such important application wherein the RFID system detects the presence of a tag in a dense tag environment. Quick estimation of the number of tags in the field at a desired level of accuracy is one of the most common requirements in the present scenario. Identification of tags has become a critical area which need more time and unsuitable in many situations; especially where tag set is dense. We introduce a novel medium access control (MAC) protocol for Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) systems which exploits the statistical information collected at the reader. The protocol, termed Adaptive Slot Adaptive Frame (ASAF) ALOHA protocol, is motivated to significantly improve the total read time performance of the currently suggested MAC protocols for RFID systems by minimizing the collisions of the tags. In order to perform this task, ASAF estimates the dynamic tag population and adapts the frame size and number of slots simultaneously in the subsequent round via a simple policy that maximizes an appropriately defined function. We demonstrated that ASAF is better than the current RFID MAC protocols. We also considered the case where suddenly if the number of tags increases, the running frame with adapted slots gets flushed away and new frame with increased number of slots gets adapted automatically by the system showing the robustness in this case as well.     

基于空闲时隙消除的超高频RFID防碰撞算法

标签防碰撞是射频识别系统中的一项重要研究课题.为了进一步提高射频识别系统的性能和降低复杂度,提出了一种基于空闲时隙消除的二进制分裂算法.该算法在二进制分裂算法中引入了单比特状态标识位,在识别过程中,标签在ID数据传输之前先发送单比特随机信号,用于判定时隙是否碰撞,从而避免了冗余的信息传输.由于该算法彻底消除了传统二进制随机数分裂方法中的空闲时隙,因此节省了识别过程中的协调时间开销.最后通过理论分析和仿真结果证明：ISE-BS算法的吞吐率稳定在40.65%左右,时间效率稳定在32.46%左右,ISE-BS算法相比于现有的防碰撞算法性能更优.从实现的角度,比较了各个算法的浮点运算成本,结果显示提出的算法可以极大的降低系统复杂度.     

基于查询树的防碰撞算法性能分析与研究

多标签碰撞问题严重影响射频识别系统的性能.基于查询树的防碰撞算法作为一种确定性算法被广泛的应用于各类射频识别场景中.本文分析了主流查询树防碰撞算法的性能与不足,并基于查询树方法提出了一种时间有效的防碰撞算法.该算法基于传统查询树识别模型,实施了一种双查询前缀匹配方法,可以消除传统查询树方法中的空闲时隙.此外,提出的算法可以充分利用碰撞时隙来提高识别效率.理论分析和仿真结果表明该算法优于现有的查询树防碰撞算法.     

基于信息位编码的自适应搜索RFID防碰撞算法研究

无线射频识别（RFID）技术可实现对目标物体的自动识别.为了减少对物体标签识别时间,提出一种基于信息位编码的自适应搜索的防碰撞（AS）算法.读写器充分利用碰撞位信息,要求标签返回碰撞位编码信息,进而自适应地生成有效查询前缀,对标签进行无空闲时隙识别,以减少查询次数,提高算法的性能.此外,AS算法也解决了读写器与标签通信中传输信息冗余等问题.本文通过理论分析证明了该算法的有效性,其中吞吐率的理论值与实验值的误差不超过5%,还从时间复杂度和通信复杂度对该算法进行了详细地分析.仿真结果表明：AS算法不仅提高了系统的性能,而且还降低了标签能量的消耗.特别是当标签数为1000时,该算法的吞吐率仍保持在61%左右,比查询树算法和自适应多叉树算法的系统效率分别提高了72%和20.1%左右.     

一种新型的快速标签估计算法

标签估计是RFID系统中的关键技术之一.常规的标签估计算法通常要查询所有时隙的标签响应情况.在标签数量较大时会极大地增加通信负荷和时间损耗.提出一种快速标签估计算法,判断每一帧前4个时隙的标签碰撞情况,就可以对Q参数取值做快速调整,随后通过查询少量时隙就可以得到标签估计数目.仿真结果表明,与传统的标签估计算法相比,本文算法具有估计速度快、估计误差小等优点,非常适用于需要快速做出估计的场合.     

A Novel RFID Tag Identification Protocol: Adaptive n-Resolution and k-Collision Arbitration

Since radio frequency identification (RFID) technology has become increasingly common in numerous applications, including large-scale supply chain management, improving the efficiency of RFID tag identification is an important task. In practical settings, the identification of RFID tags often occurs in a dynamic environment, in which tags move through a specific interrogation range. However, the literature contains few studies on the design of efficient identification protocols in dynamic environments. This study proposes a novel tag identification protocol that is particularly efficient in dynamic environments. the proposed protocol involves two anti-collision techniques: adaptive n-Resolution (AnR) and k-Collision Arbitration (kCA). These two techniques significantly improve the tag identification delay and communication overhead. This improvement is primarily due to the use of a newly designed challenge-response bit sequence mechanism and the information obtained from the previous tag identification procedure. As a result, AnR requires only a constant number of interrogation times regardless of the number of target tags, while kCA further improves the efficiency of tag identification with \(k\) -splitting collision arbitration. Rigorous analysis and simulation experiments show that this tag identification protocol significantly outperforms related methods (by at least 48.85 % identification delay and 23.87 % communication overhead can).     

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.     

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.     

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.     

Adaptive Binary Splitting: A RFID Tag Collision Arbitration Protocol for Tag Identification

In the RFID system, a reader recognizes tags through communications over a shared wireless channel. When multiple tags transmit their IDs at the same time, the tag-to-reader signals lead to collision. Tag collision arbitration for passive RFID tags is significant for fast identification since collisions disturb the reader's identification process. This paper presents an Adaptive Binary Splitting (ABS) protocol which is an improvement on the binary tree protocol. To reduce collisions and identify tags efficiently, ABS uses information which is obtained from the last processes of tag identification. Our performance evaluation shows that ABS outperforms other tree based tag anti-collision protocols. This work was supported by Korea Research Foundation Grant (KRF-2005-041-D00680).