1、 ETSI SR 002 787 V1.1.1 (2009-08)Special Report Electromagnetic compatibilityand Radio spectrum Matters (ERM);Report for CESI-ETSI RFID PlugtestsTM event to investigatethe interoperability of interrogators and tags manufacturedby different vendors in a postal environmentfloppy3ETSI ETSI SR 002 787 V
2、1.1.1 (2009-08) 2Reference DSR/ERM-TG34-007 Keywords radio, SRD, testing ETSI 650 Route des Lucioles F-06921 Sophia Antipolis Cedex - FRANCE Tel.: +33 4 92 94 42 00 Fax: +33 4 93 65 47 16 Siret N 348 623 562 00017 - NAF 742 C Association but non lucratif enregistre la Sous-Prfecture de Grasse (06) N
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6、fication No part may be reproduced except as authorized by written permission. The copyright and the foregoing restriction extend to reproduction in all media. European Telecommunications Standards Institute 2009. All rights reserved. DECTTM, PLUGTESTSTM, UMTSTM, TIPHONTM, the TIPHON logo and the ET
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8、ional Partners. GSM and the GSM logo are Trade Marks registered and owned by the GSM Association. ETSI ETSI SR 002 787 V1.1.1 (2009-08) 3Contents Intellectual Property Rights 5g3Foreword . 5g3Executive Summary 5g3Introduction 6g31 Scope 7g32 References 7g32.1 Normative references . 7g32.2 Informativ
9、e references 7g33 Definitions and abbreviations . 7g33.1 Definitions 7g33.2 Abbreviations . 8g34 General . 8g34.1 Test schedule 9g34.2 Interoperability Test Sessions. 9g35 Result Summaries . 10g35.1 Pre-test 1: DRM spectrum mask . 10g35.1.1 Summary . 10g35.1.2 Exceptions. 10g35.1.3 Results 11g35.1.4
10、 Recommendations . 11g35.2 Pre-test 2: Multi-interrogator environment . 11g35.2.1 Summary . 11g35.2.2 Exceptions. 11g35.2.3 Results 12g35.2.4 Recommendations . 12g35.3 Pre-test 3: Four channel plan 13g35.3.1 Summary . 13g35.3.2 Exceptions. 13g35.3.3 Results 13g35.3.4 Recommendations . 14g35.4 TD_MAI
11、L_1: Tests with Mail Container . 14g35.4.1 Summary . 14g35.4.2 Exceptions. 14g35.4.3 Results 14g35.4.4 Recommendations . 15g35.5 TD_MAIL_2: Tests with Mail cases on a Mail Cart 15g35.5.1 Summary . 15g35.5.2 Exceptions. 15g35.5.3 Result 16g35.5.4 Recommendations . 16g35.6 TD_MAIL_3: Conveyor Tests wi
12、th Mail Cases 16g35.6.1 Summary . 16g35.6.2 Exceptions. 17g35.6.3 Results 17g35.6.4 Recommendations . 18g35.7 TD_MAIL_4: Conveyor Tests with Mail Bags 18g35.7.1 Summary . 18g35.7.2 Exceptions. 18g35.7.3 Results 18g35.7.4 Recommendations . 19g35.8 TD_MAIL_5: Tests with with Mail Cases on a Mail Cart
13、. 19g35.8.1 Summary . 19g3ETSI ETSI SR 002 787 V1.1.1 (2009-08) 45.8.2 Exceptions. 19g35.8.3 Results 19g35.8.4 Recommendations . 20g35.9 TD_MAIL_6: Tests with with Mail Cases on a Mail Cart . 20g35.9.1 Summary . 20g35.9.2 Exceptions. 20g35.9.3 Results 20g35.9.4 Recommendations . 21g35.10 TD_MAIL_7:
14、Tests with with Mail Cases on a Mail Cart . 21g35.10.1 Summary . 21g35.10.2 Exceptions. 21g35.10.3 Results 21g35.10.4 Recommendations . 21g35.11 TD_MAIL_8: Tests with with Mail Cases on a Mail Cart . 21g35.11.1 Summary . 21g35.11.2 Exceptions. 22g35.11.3 Results 22g35.11.4 Recommendations . 22g36 No
15、n-interoperbility(NO) reasons resolved during test . 22g36.1 TD_MAIL_1: Tests with Mail Container . 22g37 Main non-interoperability reasons during test 22g37.1 Tari Value . 22g38 Recommendations to China Post 23g38.1 Two tags per mail case . 23g38.2 Dense interrogator mode 23g3Annex A: Test Descript
16、ions for CESI-ETSI RFID PlugtestsTMevent . 24g3Annex B: Bibliography 25g3History 26g3ETSI ETSI SR 002 787 V1.1.1 (2009-08) 5Intellectual Property Rights IPRs essential or potentially essential to the present document may have been declared to ETSI. The information pertaining to these essential IPRs,
17、 if any, is publicly available for ETSI members and non-members, and can be found in ETSI SR 000 314: “Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs); Essential, or potentially Essential, IPRs notified to ETSI in respect of ETSI standards“, which is available from the ETSI Secretariat. Latest updates are avail
18、able on the ETSI Web server (http:/webapp.etsi.org/IPR/home.asp). Pursuant to the ETSI IPR Policy, no investigation, including IPR searches, has been carried out by ETSI. No guarantee can be given as to the existence of other IPRs not referenced in ETSI SR 000 314 (or the updates on the ETSI Web ser
19、ver) which are, or may be, or may become, essential to the present document. Foreword This Special Report (SR) has been produced by CESI-ETSI RFID PlugtestsTMevent cooperation with support from ETSI Technical Committee ERM TG34 and CPST; and with sponsorship from Tektronix. This and other PlugtestsT
20、Mevents are sponsored by the European Commission. Executive Summary The CESI-ETSI RFID PlugtestsTMevent, to investigate the interoperability of interrogators and tags manufactured by different vendors in a postal environment, was conducted at CPSTs premises in Beijing between the 20thto 24thApril 20
21、09. A total of 13 interrogators from 7 manufacturers and 18 different tag types from 9 manufacturers were tested. Among the tags 6 different types of metal tags were used in one of the tests. The test results revealed that reliable high performance UHF RFID systems can meet the needs of certain oper
22、ations in the Postal sector using combinations of equipment from different vendors. Further that systems with different UHF air interface protocols (ISO/IEC 18000-6C i.1, TOTAL i.1 and IPICO IP-X i.2) showed no evidence of interfering with each other. This widens choice for the use of different RFID
23、 systems at the same location. Further the test demonstrated the possibility for China to consider a UHF channel plan similar to that deployed in Europe, which would improve the performance and reliability of UHF RFID systems operating in close proximity to each other. Additional late scheduled test
24、s indicated that Chinese tagged goods with tags optimized for Chinese UHF regulations were capable of being read equally well in Europe with interrogators working in compliance with European UHF radio regulations. The test results showed that there is a need for China to remain vigilant in order to
25、prevent the introduction of non-Chinese compliant UHF RFID devices. There was evidence of partial and complete failure of some equipment to meet Chinese radio regulations with consequential interference to other radio devices and services. Three interrogators were shown not to comply with Chinese ra
26、dio regulations. These devices participated in the RFID PlugtestsTMevent where they had no influence on other compliant interrogators and tags. Additionally the results recorded during tests of non Chinese compliant devices have been excluded from the post Plugtest analysis to ensure that the result
27、s from these devices did not unfairly reflect upon the general conclusions. In conclusion the China RFID PlugtestsTMevent was very successful for all participants. Vendors had the opportunity to gather valuable information on the interoperability of their devices in Postal scenarios. China Post adva
28、nced their level of comprehension of the UHF RFID market and their confidence that the performance of passive RFID would meet a number of their favored applications. CESI and ETSI shared a new heightened level of understanding and cooperation with respect to UHF RFID, regional RFID radio spectrum ma
29、tters, compliance and PlugtestsTMevent. ETSI ETSI SR 002 787 V1.1.1 (2009-08) 6Recommended follow-on actions include the repeat testing of some poorly performing metal optimized tags to determine if the results were due to systematic or non systematic failure of the devices under test. All other tes
30、ts TD_MAIL_2 to 4 should be repeated with representative material in order to establish a higher level of confidence in the appropriate selection of devices . It is recommended to carry out further tests with a view to the introduction of a UHF RFID spectrum channel plan. These spectrum related test
31、s should simulate a dense reader environment in a representative application scenario in order to highlight the possible advantages to Chinese UHF RFID applications. Vendors with devices which were unable to meet Chinese radio regulations are recommended to revise their products and carry out furthe
32、r compliance tests. CESI and ETSI are able to assist vendors with such repeat testing. Interestingly the series of interference tests highlighted no evidence of any interference between ISO/IEC 18000-6C i.1 and TOTAL i.1 or IPICO I-PX i.2 air interface protocols operating at the same frequency. The
33、only interference demonstrated whether operating at Chinese or European UHF frequencies was between two out of six of the interrogators compliant with ISO/IEC 18000-6C i.1. Introduction This document decribes a RFID PlugtestsTMevent that was performed at CPST in Beijing, China during the period 20th
34、to 24thApril 2009, which was co-organized by European Telecomunication Standards (ETSI) and China Electronic Standardization Institute (CESI). The purpose of the RFID PlugtestsTMevent was to investigate interoperability when tags and interrogators manufactured by different vendors and complying with
35、 different standards were used under different postal scenarios defined by China Post Science - for informative references. Referenced documents which are not found to be publicly available in the expected location might be found at http:/docbox.etsi.org/Reference. NOTE: While any hyperlinks include
36、d in this clause were valid at the time of publication ETSI cannot guarantee their long term validity. 2.1 Normative references The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of the present document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For non-specific ref
37、erences, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies. Not applicable. 2.2 Informative references The following referenced documents are not essential to the use of the present document but they assist the user with regard to a particular subject area. For non-spe
38、cific references, the latest version of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies. i.1 ISO/IEC 18000-6: “Information technology - Radio frequency identification for item management - Part 6: Parameters for air interface communications at 860 MHz to 960 MHz“. i.2 IPICOs IP-X RFID Air
39、-interface Protocol 3 Definitions and abbreviations 3.1 Definitions For the purposes of the present document, the following terms and definitions apply: inventory mode: mode in which interrogator is configured to re-read the tags in its reading zone continuously NOTE: Identification of individual ta
40、gs may be reported multiple times. ETSI ETSI SR 002 787 V1.1.1 (2009-08) 83.2 Abbreviations For the purposes of the present document, the following abbreviations apply: CESI China Electronics Standardization Institution CPST China Post Science and in the “Results“ entry it showed the total of all te
41、st-runs (sum of executed and not-exectued test-runs). ETSI ETSI SR 002 787 V1.1.1 (2009-08) 105 Result Summaries The Test descriptions for CESI-ETSI Plugtests event, defining the three pre-tests and the four scenario tests, is attached in annex A. Where time permitted some additional test were carri
42、ed out. Details of these additional tests are also included in the present document. 5.1 Pre-test 1: DRM spectrum mask 5.1.1 Summary The purpose of Pre-test 1 is to verify whether spectrum emissions from the supplied RFID interrogators complied with the requirements critical for successful DRM opera
43、tion under China RFID UHF regulations. In the test for the intentional emissions interrogators were set to the maximum value permitted by Chinese RFID UHF regulations, and were measured using a spectrum analyser. The test was carried out in a normal laboratory. The output port of the interrogator wa
44、s connected directly to the input of the spectrum analyser through a 10 dB attenuator and an interconnecting cable. The cables had to accommodate the following connector types: TNC, SMA and N. The cables were calibrated before the test. The loss of each cable was recorded and taken into account in t
45、he measurements. In order to determine conformance with the Chinese UHF regulations the interrogators were set to an output power of 27 dBm (assuming a typical 6 dB antenna that would deliver 33 dBm ERP) with the centre frequency set to 921,125 MHz. Inventory mode was activated during the measuremen
46、ts in order to force continuous modulation of the carrier. The interrogator manufacturers were asked to set Tari to the maximum value used in any of the other tests. The tests included measurement of the output power and centre frequency, measurement of the channel bandwidth and measurement of the p
47、ower in the adjacent channels (i.e. channels -3, -2, -1, 1, 2, 3). Interrogators did not always transmit at their maximum power since for some application test scenarios the output power had to be reduced. The output power will be adjusted according to the gain required for the application scenario.
48、 5.1.2 Exceptions All interrogator types participating the RFID Plugtests event were tested in Pre-test 1. If multiple devices of the same interrogator type were available only one device was tested. Tolerances in the actual output power when setting the output power in software to 27 dBm were obser
49、ved for multiple interrogators. Whenever a deviation of more than 1 dB ( 28 dBm) of the measured output power was observed, the software settings of an interrogator were altered in order to fit within the 1 dB tolerance range. Along with the measurement results the actual software settings for the output power were noted. These settings were used for those other tests that also required maximum output power. One of the interrogators under test did not offer possibilities to select the output power in software. Furthermore this interrogator had a built
