GEN2V3
The new frontier of RFID

gen2v3: the new frontier of rfid
The Gen2v3 protocol, released in June 2024, represents the latest version of the EPC UHF Gen2 standard for RFID air interface, developed to better address emerging challenges in the world of RFID technologies. This update, on which GS1 and RAN Alliance have worked for several years, aims to enhance the effectiveness and reliability of RFID solutions in complex environments with high tag density, such as retail, logistics, and manufacturing.
Compared to previous versions, Gen2v3 offers a series of significant improvements. One of the main innovations is the reduction of interference caused by irrelevant tags. The new protocol optimizes transponder selection, ensuring that only those relevant to the specific application are read. This process helps improve data accuracy and makes inventory processes more efficient.
Another noteworthy enhancement concerns reading rates. The new protocol allows readers to send power to tags to stimulate a response, thus optimizing the entire reading process and enabling the system to ignore tags that are unable to respond. This drastically reduces read errors and increases the overall reliability of the RFID system.
Gen2v3 also facilitates the application of RFID technologies in complex scenarios, particularly those involving multiple readers. The protocol simplifies data collection in environments with multiple active devices simultaneously, overcoming challenges related to the simultaneous use of readers in sectors with high traceability requirements, such as retail, logistics, and manufacturing.
Another significant innovation introduced by Gen2v3 is the implementation of logical operators in tag selection criteria. Logical operators, such as greater than, less than, equal to, and not equal to, allow advanced operations, such as checking product expiration dates or verifying specific conditions. This functionality adds an additional level of flexibility and customization in RFID applications, further enhancing data management.
The innovations introduced by Gen2v3 make this protocol extremely useful for industries where high precision, speed, and reliability are required in inventory management, product traceability, and supply chain management. With these improvements, the Gen2v3 protocol positions itself as an advanced solution to meet the needs of an increasingly dynamic and technologically evolving market.
Currently, chip manufacturers are focusing their efforts on developing technologies that enable the production of circuits compliant with this new standard. This is a crucial step toward achieving the primary goal of ensuring that RFID devices can fully leverage the capabilities offered by the Gen2v3 protocol, thereby improving the efficiency and reliability of RFID applications in key industry sectors.
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