Events - Colloquia & Seminars

CCIS Colloquium Fall 2005

RFID Network Infrastructure

Speaker: P Krishna (Reva Systems)

Date: Wednesday, November 16, 2005

Talk: 12:00 pm, 108 WVH

Abstract

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is a technique whereby a device known as an RFID reader can remotely sense the presence of, and access embedded memory on, a transponder known as a tag. Particular attention has been recently focused on new-generation RFID technology employing low-cost, passive tags operating in worldwide unlicensed UHF spectrum. With the recent effort in standardization of protocols both on the RF (air) and the network side, the industry is preparing for large-scale deployments of the technology. Network infrastructure based on standard protocols is an important element for scalable, repeatable, and high performance deployments. This talk starts with an overview of the basic technology behind RFID and then proceeds to outline the requirements for a RFID network infrastructure to overcome the challenges in large scale deployments.

Biography

Krishna is a founding engineer and the lead architect at Reva Systems. Before joining Reva, Krishna led the architecture and hardware design team at Coriolis Networks, a metro optical networking company. Prior to Coriolis, he was a technical lead at Digital Equipment Corporation responsible for the development of a high-capacity, next-generation router. He holds several patents, has published in numerous journals and conferences and has participated extensively in several industry standards efforts. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Texas A&M University and is a member of the ACM SIGCOMM and the IEEE Communications Society.