Sunday, October 21, 2007
Symbol to Bridge Wi-Fi and RFID
Symbol to Bridge Wi-Fi and RFID: "Symbol Technologies announced Nov. 1 at the Mobile Business Expo in Chicago a new switch that, based on its Wi-NG (Wireless Next Generation) architecture, enables users to centrally and simultaneously manage RFID readers along with a Wi-Fi network infrastructure. ADVERTISEMENT Symbol's new RFS7000 Radio Frequency Switch in a sense bridges the gap between Wi-Fi, RFID and other radio frequency-based technologies like 802.11n, mesh, voice over wireless LAN and WiMAX, by enabling users to manage wireless voice, data and infrastructure devices all in the same place. By leveraging Symbol's Wi-NG-based architecture that runs on a Linux operating system, the switch provides a layer of separation between the infrastructure, services, application and management tiers. The RFS700 RF Switch is also designed to evolve as both RFID hardware and Wi-Fi requirements themselves continue to mature. It is 802.11n-ready (in other words, ready for the latest IEEE Wi-Fi standard), and can support up to 256 802.11 a/b/g access ports. eWEEK.com Special Report: RFID It enables a new switch clustering concept, officials said, that provides redundancy and scalability for more than 2,000 access points."
Research - Research Areas - Sensor Nets / RFID - Intel® Mote
Research - Research Areas - Sensor Nets / RFID - Intel® Mote: "The Intel project team has developed a prototype of the next-generation Intel Mote. Further research will focus on additional hardware and software improvements and increased levels of integration. The ultimate goal is to develop an Intel Mote in the form of a single microchip with layered components, including sensor and RF MEMS (micro electro-mechanical systems), nonvolatile storage, digital/analog silicon, and a battery."
The primary objective of the Intel® Mote research project is to build an enhanced generation of the “mote” technology originally developed through the collaborative efforts of the University of California Berkeley and the Intel Research Berkeley laboratory. Motes are tiny, self-contained, battery-powered computers with radio links, which enable them to communicate and exchange data with one another, and to self-organize into ad hoc networks. Motes form the building blocks of wireless sensor networks.
The Intel Mote project team seeks to create a new platform design that delivers a high level of integration as well as low-power operation in a small physical size. Features of the new platform include modular hardware and software design; system power management; and low-cost, high volume production potential.
One major goal of the Intel Mote project is to collaborate with the research community in exploring potential new applications of motes and sensor networks. With that objective in mind, Intel’s mote design will fully support TinyOS* the operating system developed at UC Berkeley for use in sensor networks and other embedded systems. The team is working with TinyOS developers on enhancements that will enable users of the Intel Mote to access its new features.
Intel Motes can serve as the building blocks for wireless sensor networks. These networks are being deployed in a growing number of applications as diverse as agricultural management, structure and earthquake monitoring, industrial controls, and military applications. Potential future markets include transportation and shipping, fire fighting and rescue operations, home automation and even interactive toys.
The primary objective of the Intel® Mote research project is to build an enhanced generation of the “mote” technology originally developed through the collaborative efforts of the University of California Berkeley and the Intel Research Berkeley laboratory. Motes are tiny, self-contained, battery-powered computers with radio links, which enable them to communicate and exchange data with one another, and to self-organize into ad hoc networks. Motes form the building blocks of wireless sensor networks.
The Intel Mote project team seeks to create a new platform design that delivers a high level of integration as well as low-power operation in a small physical size. Features of the new platform include modular hardware and software design; system power management; and low-cost, high volume production potential.
One major goal of the Intel Mote project is to collaborate with the research community in exploring potential new applications of motes and sensor networks. With that objective in mind, Intel’s mote design will fully support TinyOS* the operating system developed at UC Berkeley for use in sensor networks and other embedded systems. The team is working with TinyOS developers on enhancements that will enable users of the Intel Mote to access its new features.
Intel Motes can serve as the building blocks for wireless sensor networks. These networks are being deployed in a growing number of applications as diverse as agricultural management, structure and earthquake monitoring, industrial controls, and military applications. Potential future markets include transportation and shipping, fire fighting and rescue operations, home automation and even interactive toys.
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