EPCglobal Completes Testing of UHF Gen 2 Spec

December 3, 2004

LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J.—Testing of the proposed UHF Generation 2 specification has been completed with results validating the feasibility of the proposed standard, according to EPCglobal, the Uniform Code Council/EAN International joint venture charged with driving the adoption of Electronic Product Code technology. The announcement marks one of the final steps toward ratification of the royalty-free UHF Generation 2 specification, expected by year-end.

This final phase began last month, with technology manufacturers developing and then testing prototype chips, tags and readers built to the EPCglobal UHF Generation 2 specification. The trial was managed through EPCglobal certification partner MET Labs and proved that products could be built against the proposed candidate specification.

The EPCglobal UHF Generation 2 protocol, a consensus standard developed by more than 60 technology companies, describes the core capabilities required to meet essential performance needs as set by the end-user community.

With demonstration testing complete, the UHF Generation 2 specification will become a standard after a final review by EPCglobal’s Business and Technical Steering Committees and then final ratification by the EPCglobal Board of Governors.

The UHF Generation 2 standard is a key element of the EPCglobal Network, a network that combines RFID technology, the Internet and the EPC to provide accurate, cost-efficient visibility of information throughout supply chains.