A Network for Everyone
The Auto-ID Labs at MIT is working to create open standards that will facilitate the adoption of RFID.
By Stephen Miles
Oct. 1, 2006—People often ask what is happening at the MIT Auto-ID Labs, birthplace of the radio frequency identification specifications that were adopted by EPCglobal. We have been conducting research focused on developing the infrastructure for the "Internet of Things," the EPCglobal Network that will enable companies to track goods through the global supply chain and exchange data.
In particular, we have been modeling a variety of network use cases, provided by our sponsors, that demonstrate the need for lightweight, flexible standards that will enable data to be exchanged in a common format the world over. The labs hosted two events recently that highlighted the importance of such standards in building secure, scalable and reliable networks.
The Technology Day@MIT event brought together members of EPCglobal's board of governors, including senior executives from Hewlett-Packard, Lockheed Martin, Novartis, Procter & Gamble, Sony and Wal-Mart. The meeting featured presentations from MIT researchers, including their studies of Six Sigma supply chains.
Oct. 1, 2006—People often ask what is happening at the MIT Auto-ID Labs, birthplace of the radio frequency identification specifications that were adopted by EPCglobal. We have been conducting research focused on developing the infrastructure for the "Internet of Things," the EPCglobal Network that will enable companies to track goods through the global supply chain and exchange data.
In particular, we have been modeling a variety of network use cases, provided by our sponsors, that demonstrate the need for lightweight, flexible standards that will enable data to be exchanged in a common format the world over. The labs hosted two events recently that highlighted the importance of such standards in building secure, scalable and reliable networks.
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