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RF Advantage draws from expertise in a broad range of technologies in order to define the best solution to our customers' business challenges. Our portfolio of technologies includes Low Frequency (LF) RFID, High Frequency (HF) RFID, Ultra High Frequency (UHF) RFID, Microwave RFID, Active, Battery-Assisted Passive (BAP) and Passive RFID, RTLS as well as ZigBee, wireless sensors and GPS. We are experienced with proprietary and open standards, such the ISO and EPCGlobal standards, as well as ANSI and European ETSI standard requirements.

RFID Tagging Analysis

RFID tag selection and placement on the items being tracked are critical decisions for effective technology performance. Characteristics of the items to be tagged can significantly impact technology and tag selection, as well as tag placement. In some cases, the presence of metal or water-based liquids can add to the challenge of making the technology function. Specialized expertise is required to overcome these difficulties and ensure that the technology delivers the benefits required. RF Advantage's RFID Technology team members apply systematic tagging optimization protocols to identify the optimum tag for your items, and the optimal location where the tags should be placed. In this way, the solution design can proceed, confident that items will be tagged in a manner that ensures that the technology will function effectively.

Electromagnetic Site Survey

The surroundings in which an RFID solution is deployed is a critical component of the solution itself. Properties of the walls, ceiling, floors and other surfaces in the vicinity will interact in various ways with the RFID technology's electromagnetic signals. Other transmitting devices in the area can create interferences. Even equipment that does not seem to have any electromagnetic transmissions can affect the technology in very subtle ways. RF Advantage's RFID Technology team has the engineering knowledge and experience to identify potential electromagnetic challenges and to define simple accommodations that can be made to compensate for them, so that the solution functions correctly when deployed in the facility.

Network Services

Communication networks are the fundamental basis for exchanging information from RFID, barcode, GPS or sensor technologies with other information technology platforms. A well-designed and deployed network will facilitate the solution, while a problematic network can cause a solution to fail. RF Advantage resources are experts in wireless or wired network technologies, including WiFi (IEEE 802.11), wired Ethernet (IEEE 802.3) and cellular telecommunication networks. RF Advantage resources can specify the solution's network requirements so that this critical component adequately supports the solution's goals.