A few parameters need to be taken into consideration while implementing the RFID technology with any system and they are:
Privacy and Security
- As in any enterprise system, security considerations for an RFID system ensuring the authenticity of the information stored on the tags themselves, securing the transmission of information between tags and readers, and ensuring overall application and infrastructure security permeate the various layers of its architecture.
Performance
- Performance is measured in terms of time taken to perform a unit of activity.
- Depending on the layer of the RFID system at which you’re working, the performance considerations will vary.
Scalability
- Scalability has to do with how small a system may start and how quickly it must be ready to grow.
- For RFID systems, scalability involves much more than “CPU headroom.”
Manageability
- RFID information servers are typically housed in a data center or server room. Operations staff can monitor and manage the servers using procedures developed for any other application server.
A reader may be just as complex as a server, requiring software or firmware upgrades, monitoring, and management. - An event manager is likely to be located on server hardware but deployed close to the readers.
Extensibility and Maintainability
- For most organizations, RFID readers are the first step into a new space at the edge.
- RFID systems are in a state of flux as technology advances and standards only begin to solidify.
- An RFID installation of any size must be prepared to plug in readers with different mounting requirements, different management interfaces, and even different manufacturers depending on what is available this week.