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CHAPTER
1
Sun Java System RFID Software
Introduction
An overview of the Sun Java
™
System RFID Software 3.0 is contained in the Sun Java
System RFID Software 3.0 Installation Guide . You must be familiar with that
introductory material before using this guide. The RFID Software is supported on
several operating system (OS) platforms, application servers and databases. Refer to
the Sun Java System RFID Software 3.0 Release Notes for the latest details.
This chapter includes:
■ RFID Electronic Product Code Details
■ RFID Information Server
RFID Electronic Product Code Details
The RFID Software uses the identification scheme for Electronic Product Code (EPC)
data formatting as defined in the specification EPC_Tag Data Standards Version 1.1
Rev.1.27.
This section includes the following topics:
■ EPC Data Format
■ EPC Network
EPC Data Format
An EPC functions similarly to a Universal Product Code (UPC) as found in common
bar code technology. The EPC is an identification scheme for universally identifying
physical objects using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags and other means.
The standardized EPC data format consists of an EPC (sometimes called an EPC
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