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STAC/EPS Algorithm for Fast Tag Identification in RFID System

RFID 시스템에서 고속 태그 식별을 위한 STAC/EPS 알고리즘

  • Lim, Intaek (Department of Embedded Software, Busan University of Foreign Studies)
  • Received : 2016.02.22
  • Accepted : 2016.03.23
  • Published : 2016.05.31

Abstract

The PS algorithm divides the number of tags within the identification range of reader into smaller groups by increasing the transmission power incrementally and identifies them. It limits the number of responding tags by grouping the tags within the identification range of the reader, and thus can reduce the probability of tag collision. Also, in the PS algorithm, the reader takes advantages of the difference of identification ranges. This algorithm uses the fixed frame size at every scan. Therefore, it has problems that the performance can be shown variously according to the number of tags and frame size. In this paper, we propose an EPS algorithm that allocates the optimal frame size by estimating the number of tags at each scan, and apply it into the STAC protocol. The simulation results showed that STAC/EPS algorithm can improve the identification delay about 45% compared with STAC protocol. Also, it provides a stable identification delay regardless of power level increase.

PS 알고리즘은 리더의 송신 전력을 점진적으로 증가시키면서 리더의 식별 영역 내에 있는 태그들을 그룹화 하여 식별하는 기법이다. 이 기법에서는 스캔 과정을 수행할 때마다 고정된 크기의 프레임을 사용한다. 이로 인하여 PS 알고리즘의 성능은 태그의 수와 프레임 크기에 따라 다양하게 나타나는 문제점이 있다. 본 논문에서는 매 스캔마다 태그의 수를 추정하여 최적의 프레임 크기를 할당하는 EPS 알고리즘을 제안하고, 이를 STAC 프로토콜에 적용한 STAC/EPS 알고리즘의 성능을 분석한다. 성능 분석의 결과, STAC/EPS 알고리즘의 평균 식별지연은 STAC 프로토콜에 비하여 45% 개선됨을 알 수 있었다. 또한 제안한 알고리즘은 전력 증가 값에 관계없이 항상 일정한 식별 지연을 얻을 수 있었다.

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