__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________SAETechnicalStandardsBoardRulesprovidethat:“ThisreportispublishedbySAEtoadvancethestateoftechnicalandengineeringsciences.Theuseofthisreportisentirelyvoluntary,anditsapplicabilityandsuitabilityforanyparticularuse,includinganypatentinfringementarisingtherefrom,isthesoleresponsibilityoftheuser.”SAEreviewseachtechnicalreportatleasteveryfiveyearsatwhichtimeitmaybereaffirmed,revised,orcancelled.SAEinvitesyourwrittencommentsandsuggestions.Copyright©2006SAEInternationalAllrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproduced,storedinaretrievalsystemortransmitted,inanyformorbyanymeans,electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recording,orotherwise,withoutthepriorwrittenpermissionofSAE.TOPLACEADOCUMENTORDER:Tel:877-606-7323(insideUSAandCanada)Tel:724-776-4970(outsideUSA)Fax:724-776-0790Email:CustomerService@sae.orgSAEWEBADDRESS:(RFID)insupplychainandlogisticshasledtoincreasingdemandfor,andsubsequentdevelopmentof,amyriadoflowcost,disposableRFIDtags.Suchtagsaredesignedtoidentifyconsumableproductsthatwillpassthroughthesupplychainonceandthenbedisposedof,thushavingarelativelyshortservicelife.Meanwhile,RFIDtagsusedforbankingandsecurity,suchasidentificationbadgesandcreditcards,aremoredurable,buthavelimitedstoragememoryandrequirecloseproximitytoRFIDreaders.Attheotherendofthecapability/durabilityspectrumaretagsintendedforuseonaircraft.AerospaceindustryadoptionofRFIDtechnologywillbeenhancedsignificantlybystandardizationoftheRFIDtags.TherequirementsforRFIDtagstobeusedintheaerospaceindustryareverydifferentfromnon-aviationuses.ThepartsidentifiedbytheRFIDtagsarehighvalueitems,whichareoftenusedfortenyearsormore.Readingandwritingacrossamoderatedistance,andoverthelife-spansofthesetagged-parts,isexpectedtofulfillthepromiseofdataautomationforaccuracyandcostsavings.Furthermore,theaerospaceindustryissubjecttouniqueconsiderationsregardingqualification,regulations,andsafety,whichareenforcedbynationalauthoritiessuchastheFAA,EASA,FCC,etc.Theserequirements,coupledwiththerelativelylowmanufacturingvolumes,willdriveuptheper-partcostoftagsdevelopedfortheaerospaceindustry.ThiswillgeneratetheneedforauniquesetofRFIDtagsspecificallydesignedforuseonaircraft.Adherencetothisstandardwilldecreasethedevelopmentcostoftheselow-volume,high-capabilityRFIDtags.TABLEOFCONTENTS1.SCOPE..........................................................................................................................................................32.APPLICABLEDOCUMENTS........................................................................................................................32.1SAEPublications...........................................................................................................................................32.2ISOPublications............................................................................................................................................32.3RTCAPublications........................................................................................................................................32.4EUROCAEPublications................................................................................................................................32.5U.S.GovernmentPublications......................................................................................................................42.6AirTransportAssociationPublications.........................................................................................................42.7EPCglobalPublications.................................................................................................................................42.8AIMPublications...........................................................................................................................................43.DEFINITIONS...............................................................................................................................................44.GENERALREQUIREMENTS.......................................................................................................................74.1GeneralConfiguration...................................................................................................................................75.APPLICABILITY............................................................................................................................................76.REQUIREMENTS.........................................................................................................................................86.1RFIDChip(IntegratedCircuit)FunctionalSpecifications/Requirements......................................................86.2TagRequirements.................................