includes bibliographical references and index

"Introduction : who is comp TIA?, what is RFID+certification?, why get certified?, why use this book?, how to use this book, the exam objectives, domain 1.0 interrogation zone basics, domain 2.0 testing and troubleshooting, domain 3.0 standards and regulation, domain 4.0 tag knowledge, domain 5.0 design selection, domain 6.0 installation, domain 7.0 site analysis, domain 8.0 RF physics, domain 9.0 RFID peripherals, objectives by chapter, for more information -- Primer - key concepts, terms, faraday's law, magnetic fields, coupling, resonance, RF concepts, how different materials affect RF, RF transmission and reception, characteristic impedance, voltage standing wave ratio, modulation, digital RF modulation, amplitude shift keying, Frequency shift keying, phase shift keying, spread spectrum -- System lifecycle - key concepts, terms, site survey, installation, mounting, cables, system operration, the overall systems, safety, electrostatic discharge (ESD), grounding and power supply issues, human safety, equipment safety -- Frequency ranges - key concepts, terms, low frequency range, high frequency range, ultrahigh frequency range, microwave range -- Antennas -- key concepts, terms, basic operation, antenna radiation patterns, antenna gain, captured power density, power, capture area, polarization, beamwidth and bandwith, input impedance, types of antennas, UHF and microwave antennas -- Tags - key concepts, terms, tag types, tag components, tag functionally, passive tags, semi-passive tags, active tags, classes of tags, class 0/class 1, tag placement -- Interrogators - key concepts, terms, interrogator types, mobile mount interrogator, interrogator specifications, half and full duplex, software configuration, edgeware, middlware, interrogation zone, configuring the interrogation zone, dense interrogator mode, anti-collision protocols -- Regulations and standards - key concepts, terms, ISO, frequency ranges, ISO 18000 air interface standards, data objects and identifiers, RFID in the supply chain, cards, agricultural electronics, electronic product code, the EPCglobal network, EPC format, international standards, USA : federal communications commission, Europe: ERO, CEPT, ETSI, China: SAC, standardization and security -- Applications - smart cards, printers for RFID labels, label selection, label placement, encoding, improving agribusiness, furniture (asset) tracking, reveiving conveyor system."