ISO RFID Standards
Standards have and will continue to have tremendous affects on the way companies due business throughout the world. We have assembled an RFID standards quick reference card. As many RFID standards are still being developed and even more being updated, we encourage you to check the governing authority websites for the latest information.
If you're not sure how to read these listings, there is a quick reference below.
| ISO 11784 | Radio frequency identification of animals
Code structure |
| ISO 11785 | Radio frequency identification of animals
Technical concept |
| ISO 14223 | Specifies the air interface between the transceiver and the advanced transponder used in the radio frequency identification of animals under the condition of full upward compatibility according to ISO 11784 and ISO 11785. |
| ISO/IEC 14443 | Identification cards -- Contactless integrated circuit(s) cards -- Proximity cards
Part 1: Physical characteristics Part 2: Radio frequency power and signal interface Part 3: Initialization and anticollision Part 4: Transmission protocol |
| ISO/IEC 15961 | Information technology -- Radio frequency identification (RFID) for item management
Data protocol: application interface. |
| ISO/IEC 15962 | Information technology -- Radio frequency identification (RFID) for item management
Data protocol: data encoding rules and logical memory functions JTC 1/SC 31 |
| ISO/IEC 15693 | Identification cards -- Contactless integrated circuit(s) cards -- Vicinity cards
Part 1: Physical characteristics Part 2: Air interface and initialization Part 3: Anticollision and transmission protocol |
| ISO/IEC 18000 | RFID for Item Management
Part 1: Defines the foundation for all air interface definitions in the ISO/IEC 18000 series. Part 2: Parameters for air interface communications below 135 kHz Type A (FDX): 125 kHz Type B (HDX): 134.2 kHz Part 3: Parameters for air interface communications at 13.56 MHz Part 4: Parameters for air interface communications at 2.45 GHz Passive tag operating as an interrogator talks first Battery assisted tag operating as a tag talks first. Part 6: Parameters for air interface communications at 860 MHz to 960 MHz Type A and type B with the primary difference being the anti-collision algorithm used. Type C - also know as EPCglobal Class 1 Gen 2. Part 7: Parameters for active air interface communications at 433 MHz |
| ISO/IEC TR 18046 | Radio frequency identification device performance test methods |
| ISO/IEC TR 18047 | Information technology -- Radio frequency identification device conformance test methods
Part 3: Test methods for air interface communications at 13.56 MHz Part 4: Test methods for air interface communications at 2.45 GHz |
| ISO 18185 | RFID for electronic seal tags (ISO TC 104 - Freight Containers) |
| ISO/IEC 19762 | Information technology -- Automatic identification and data capture (AIDC) techniques -- Harmonized vocabulary
Part 3: Radio frequency identification (RFID) |
| ISO 23389 | Freight Containers - Read-Write Radio-frequency identifications (RFID) (ISO TC 104) |
| ISO/IEC 24730 | The fundamental goal of the ISO/IEC 24730 standard is to allow for compatibility and to encourage interoperability of products for the growing RTLS market. The ISO/IEC divided the standard into two parts:
Part 1: defines an API needed for utilizing an RTLS. It enables software applications to utilize an RTLS infrastructure to locate assets with RTLS transmitters attached to them. It defines a boundary across which application software uses facilities of programming languages to collect information contained in RTLS tag blinks received by the RTLS infrastructure. Part 2 : the 2.4 GHz air interface protocol, establishes a technical standard for real-time locating systems that operate at an internationally available 2.4 GHz frequency band and are intended to provide approximate location with frequent updates (for example, several times a minute). This part of the standard defines a networked location system that provides x-y coordinates and data telemetry. The system utilizes RTLS transmitters that autonomously generate a direct-sequence spread-spectrum radio frequency beacon. The transmitters may be field programmable and support an optional exciter mode that allows modification of the rate of location update and location of the RTLS device. |
| ISO Number | Title |
| ISO/IEC 15434 | Transfer Syntax for High Capacity ADC Media |
| ISO/IEC 15459-1 | Unique identifier for transport units - Part 1: Unique identification of transport units |
| ISO/IEC 15459-2 | Unique identifier for transport units - Part 2: Registration procedures |
| ISO/IEC 15459-3 | Unique identifier for transport units - Part 3: Common rules for unique identification |
| ISO/IEC 15459-4 | Unique identifier for transport units - Part 4: Unique item identification for supply chain management |
| ISO/IEC 15459-5 | Unique identifier for transport units - Part 5: Unique Identification of Returnable Transport Items (RTIs) |
| ISO/IEC 15459-6 | Unique identifier for transport units - Part 6: Unique identification for product groupings in material lifecycle management |
| ISO/IEC 15961 | RFID for Item Management - Data Protocol: Application interface |
| ISO/IEC 15961 revision | SC 31/WG 4 ISO/IEC 15961-1 Data protocol -- Part 1: Application interface
SC 31/WG 4 ISO/IEC 15961-2 Data protocol -- Part 2: Registration of RFID data constructs SC 31/WG 4 ISO/IEC 15961-3 Data protocol -- Part 3: RFID data constructs |
| ISO/IEC 15962 | RFID for Item Management- Protocol: Data encoding rules and logical memory functions |
| ISO/IEC 15962 revision | RFID for Item Management- Protocol: Data encoding rules and logical memory functions |
| ISO/IEC 15963 | RFID for Item Management- Unique Identification of RF Tag |
| ISO/IEC 18001 | RFID for Item Management - Application Requirements Profiles (ARP) |
| ISO/IEC 18047 | RFID Device Conformance Test Methods, split to mirror ISO/IEC 18000
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| ISO/IEC 18046 | RFID Tag and Interrogator Performance Test Methods |
| ISO/IEC 19762 | Information Technology AIDC Techniques - Harmonized Vocabulary |
| ISO/IEC 24710 | Information technology, automatic identification and data capture techniques – Radio frequency identification for item management – Elementary tag license plate functionality for ISO/IEC 18000 air interface definitions |
| ISO/IEC 18000
See Full Details |
Information Technology AIDC Techniques-RFID for Item Management - Air Interface:
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| ISO/IEC 18000
See Full Details revisions |
Information Technology AIDC Techniques-RFID for Item Management - Air Interface:
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| ISO/IEC 24710 | Information technology, automatic identification and data capture techniques – Radio frequency identification for item management – Elementary tag license plate functionality for ISO/IEC 18000 air interface definitions |
| ISO/IEC 24729 | Information technology — Radio frequency identification for item management — Implementation guidelines –
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| ISO/IEC 24730 | Real Time Locating Systems (RTLS) —
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| ISO/IEC 24752 | Information technology - Automatic Identification and Data Capture Techniques- Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) for Item Management - System Management Protocol |
| ISO/IEC 24753 | Information Technology - Automatic Identification and Data Capture Techniques - Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) for Item Management - Air Interface Commands for Battery Assist and Sensor Functionality |
| ISO/IEC 24769 | Information Technology, Automatic Identification and Data Capture Techniques - Real Time Locating Systems (RTLS) - RTLS Device Conformance Test Methods |
| ISO/IEC 24770 | Information Technology, Automatic Identification and Data Capture Techniques - Real Time Locating Systems (RTLS) - RTLS Device Performance Test Methods |
| RFID Standards as applied to Frequency | |||||
| Frequency Spectrum | |||||
| LF
125/134.2 kHz |
HF
13.56 MHz +/- 7 kHz |
HF
433 MHz |
UHF
860-960MHz |
UHF
2.45 GHz | |
| ISO | ISO 11784
ISO/IEC 18000-2A ISO/IEC 18000-2B |
ISO/IEC 14443
ISO/IEC 15693 ISO 18000-3 |
ISO 18000-7 | ISO 18000-6A
ISO 18000-6B ISO 18000-6C |
ISO 18000-4
ISO/IEC 24730-2 |
| EPCglobal | Class 0
Class 1 Class 1 Gen 2 |
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One final disclaimer: We have made every effort to compile a comprehensive list, but it is not absolutely complete and may be missing some references. Our apologies to any unassigned credit. We have also chosen to omit some of the standards yet to be ratified. If there is something we've missed, tell us about it! Contact us now.
| How to read an ISO standard listing
Example: ISO/IEC 18000-6:2004 Ed. 1 60.60 (JTC 1/SC 31/WG-4/SG-1) | ||||||||||
| ISO | IEC | 18000 | -6 | 2004 | Ed. 1 | 60.60 | JTC 1 | SC 31 | WG-4 | SG-1 |
| International Standards Organization | International Electrotechnical Commission | Standard number | Part number
A letter suffix is the sub-part |
Stage Date | Edition | Current stage | Joint Technical committee 1:
Automatic identification and data capture techniques |
Subcommittee 31 | Working Group 4:
Radio frequency identification for item management |
Sub-Group 1 |