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EPC Advisory Group 6 Telstra Experience Centre,
Sydney December 6, 2007
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Agenda
9.30am Registration
10.00am Welcome Gary Davis GM Marketing, Telstra Enterprise Govt
Introductions previous minutes Mark Fuller GS1 COO
10.30am Adaptive Asset Manager Solution Telstra NEC
10.50am Global Workgroup/User Group Update Alf Grasso GS1
11.05am BRIDGE project update Alf Grasso GS1
11.35am Morning Tea
11.50am 4-Watt update Sue Schmid
12.05pm Music Entertainment Group Update Richard Jones
12.20pm Euro Crate Business Case Report Praveen Kannan
12.40pm Schedule Programs for 2008 Mark Fuller
1.00pm Alliance Partner Update Joseli Munive
1.15pm Close light lunch
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Welcome Gary Davis General Manager
Marketing Telstra Enterprise Government
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Introductions Previous Minutes Mark
Fuller GS1 Australia Chief Operating Officer
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Advisory Group Role

• Setting the direction for Australian industry
• Leveraging overseas experience
• Learning through pilot implementation
• Lobby Government and Associations
• Networking and information sharing
• Training and education on use of EPC technology
• Public policy eg privacy code of practicé
• Participation in standards development

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Previous Meeting Minutes / Actions

• Mtg 5 27 attendees at GS1 Melbourne on 18
  October 2007
• General agreement to make the Advisory Group a
  forum for exchange of information - to oversee
  its agenda through sub-groups responsible for
  projects, standards development, Government
  lobbying etc
• Future projects were identified as
• Fresh produce (crates)
• FMCG promotions (high value items)
• Customs (UCRN)
• Music entertainment
• Areas of specific interest for the Advisory Group
  would include
• Standards Security Connectivity
• Environment Data Management Design
• Business Transformation Integration Deployment
  Change Management
• Updates presented Privacy Code of Practice 4
  Watt project
• Agreed the Advisory Group needed to promote the
  business benefits of RFID

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Adaptive AssetManager Solution Telstra NEC
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Global Workgroup/User Group Update Alf
GrassoGS1 Australia
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Standards Development Structure
Discussion Groups (no opt-in/IP and open to
everybody)

Level 0
Packaging
Aerospace
Chemical
Automotive
Requested Provision
Industry Action Groups (optional opt-in/IP)

Level 1
Retail SCFMCG/AFF/ME
Consumer Electronics
HLS
TLS
Business Drivers Use Cases


Joint Requirement Groups (opt-in/IP)
Cross Industry Adoption Implementation Groups
(no opt-in/IP)
Active Tagging
Item Level Tagging
Supply Chain Integrity
Level 2
Tag Data
Reusable Transport Item
Sensors Batteries
Adoption Programmes
Implementation Sharing
Drug Pedigree Messaging
Data Exchange
Data Discovery
Requirements
Technical Action Groups (opt-in/IP)

Level 3
Software Action Group
Hardware Action Group
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Discussion GroupsLevel 0
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Level 0 Discussion Groups

• Currently Packaging is active
• Three new ones to established
• Chemical
• First Con Call 31st Oct 2007
• Aerospace Defense
• First F2F in December, 2007
• Automotive
• Consumer Electronics recently formed an Industry
  Action Group
• Oct 2007 at the Hong Kong JAG
• New Discussion Groups will be established as each
  industry gains a critical mass.

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Industry Action GroupsLevel 1
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Level 1 Industry Action Groups

• Four Established to Date
• Retail Supply Chain (RSC)
• Healthcare Life Sciences (HLS)
• Transport Logistics (TLS)
• Consumer Electronics (CE)

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Retail Supply Chain (RSC)

• Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG)
• Apparel, Fashion and Footwear (AFF)
• Media and Entertainment (ME)

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Apparel Fashion Footwear
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Apparel, Fashion Footwear

• The First Phase has completed its work
• Two work groups
• Supply Chain Process (SCP)
• Technical Process Descriptions from
• http//www.epcglobalinc.org/apps/org/workgroup/rsc
  _aff_sc_ig/documents.php?folder_id1194folder_11
  94
• Store Level Operation Process (SLOP)
• Technical Process Descriptions from
• http//www.epcglobalinc.org/apps/org/workgroup/rsc
  _aff_slop_ig/documents.php?folder_id1291folder_
  1291
• Tag requirements
• http//www.epcglobalinc.org/apps/org/workgroup/rsc
  _aff_sc_ig/download.php/8711/EPCglobal1TRIPAFF_Tag
  20Requirements_v5.doc

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Apparel, Fashion Footwear Cont

• New Apparel Fashion Footwear Phase 2
  established to
• Develop business requirements
• Based on the Technical Process Descriptions
• Determine the business process mappings regarding
  write scenarios and derive business requirements
  for ILT.
• Review the Core Vocabulary for EPCIS
• Determines AFF specific location and business
  step requirements.
• Determine tag placement needs in retail and
  supply chain environment for different product
  categories.
• Develop guidelines/best practices to tag items to
  achieve the desired gt99 accuracy.

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Media Entertainment
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Media Entertainment

• Established 4 work groups
• European Pilot
• Manufacturers Applied Tag (WS1) (completed)
• Retail Capture Tags (WS2)
• Data Exchange Business Intelligence (WS3)

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ME European Pilot

• The group will investigate tag placement for both
  case and item level throughout the supply chain.
• They will also investigate various scanning
  methods to help determine a best practice for the
  industry.
• They will provide their requirements and insights
  into developing the right RFID based solutions.

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ME Manufacturers Applied Tag (WS1)

• Consists of replicators, studios, game and
  software manufacturers, and RFID solution
  providers.
• Focussed on automating the tag application,
• Key deliverable how and where to tag for best
  results, scalable across industry, accepted as
  usable across retail
• Various Laboratory Testing Results from
• http//www.epcglobalinc.org/apps/org/workgroup/rsc
  _me_mat/documents.php?folder_id1675folder_1675
  

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ME Retail Tag Capture (WS2)

• Consists of retailers and RFID solution providers
• Focus on the reading the tag at case and item
  level
• This group will also house the consumer education
  and public policy sub group.
• The group will work on
• Details in receiving mixed items in the case
• Mobile item level tag reads at store shelf and
  storage level
• Fixed smart shelf tag reads at item level
• Fixed portal tag reads at select read points
• VMI impact (variable media initiative internet
  and digital art)
• Privacy and consumer education

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ME Data Exchange Business Intelligence (WS3)

• Consist of consulting partners, software
  providers, and studio VMI (variable media
  initiative) disciplines working to drive value
  out of the RFID data that is collected.
• The work includes
• Defining KPIs for the tests in support of BI
  goals.
• Leverage EPC Global Data Exchange WG
• Review/incorporate
• GDS (Global Distribution System),
• NARM (National Association of Recording
  Merchandisers), and
• other GS1 commerce and numbering initiatives
• Determine data elements, and prioritise
• Determine technology transfer methods both
  short/long term

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Healthcare Life Sciences
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Industry Action Groups

• Healthcare and Life Sciences (HLS)
• HLS Task Force Industry Adoption (IA)
• Track Trace (TT)
• Serialisation (disbanded)
• Medical Devices (disbanded)

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Healthcare Life Sciences (HLS)

• Medical Devices (disbanded)
• Serialisation (disbanded)
• Industry Adoption
• Develop a road map for industry adoption
• Roadmap available from
• http//www.epcglobalinc.org/apps/org/workgroup/hls
  _adopt_ig/download.php/10022/Industry20Adoption2
  0Roadmap20Assoc20Review20v11.1.ppt
• Track Trace
• The objective is to define requirements for a
  track and trace system focused on the Pedigree
  capability enabled as the first of many functions
  (e.g. recalls, anti-counterfeiting, etc. ).

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HLS and GS1 HUG Merge

• GS1 Global Healthcare User Group and the
  EPCglobal Healthcare Life Sciences Industry
  Action Group have agreed to join forces and form
  one united group GS1 Healthcare.
• GS1 Healthcare Work Teams will consist of
  End-Users, from manufacturers and wholesalers, to
  hospitals and pharmacy retailers.
• Work Teams will focus on defining use cases and
  business requirements.
• Once defined, these use cases and business
  requirements will go into the appropriate group
  where End-Users and Solution Providers will
  define technical requirements and develop
  standards.

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Transport Logistics
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Industry Action Groups

• Transportation and Logistics
• Transportation
• 4 Walls
• Import Export
• Integration (disbanded)
• Global Pilot

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4 Walls (Complete)

• Use Cases
• Developed uses cases for yard management
• Container enters the yard
• Container arrives at dock door for loading /
  unloading
• Container departs dock door from being
  loaded/unloaded
• Container is checked-out
• Developed uses cases for warehouse management
• Validation / confirmation of ASN/Actual
• Unpacking outbound unit load
• Ship unit building
• Loading / validation
• Location management
• Logistics material management
• http//www.epcglobalinc.org/apps/org/workgroup/tls
  _4w/download.php/9049/20070619_ProcessTemplate.xls
  
• Developed KPIs
• http//www.epcglobalinc.org/apps/org/workgroup/tls
  _4w/download.php/6770/0111_KPI_4Walls.xls
• Developed Process Flows for Phase 2 Pilot
• http//www.epcglobalinc.org/apps/org/workgroup/tls
  _4w/download.php/10122/20071009_ProcessTemplate.xl
  s

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Import/Export

• The Import / Export Work Group want to streamline
  Import and Export procedures by means of EPC /
  RFID.
• All the transportation means ocean, air and
  cross border land based trucking/train in all the
  regions are under the scope of the group.
• Goods can be transport in container, non
  containerised pallet or bulk cargo.
• The project will deal with
• (1) Paperless declaration (port clearance for
  vessel operator),
• (2) Security enhancement,
• (3) Customs clearance optimisation (quarantine
  clearance, immigration clearance),
• (4) Import/export procedure optimisation, and
• (5) Re-import and re-export Duty free process
  support.

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Transportation

• Identify benefits of EPC RFID in transportation
  and develop specifications (standards) to enable
  organisations to improve visibility, performance,
  security, quality, and communications.
• Conveyance Asset Tag
• http//www.epcglobalinc.org/apps/org/workgroup/tls
  _trans/download.php/6996/TLS_CAT_req_ver_6_0.doc
• Extended Conveyance Asset Tag
• http//www.epcglobalinc.org/apps/org/workgroup/tls
  _trans/download.php/6997/TLS_XCAT_Req_ver_6_0.doc
• KPIs
• http//www.epcglobalinc.org/apps/org/workgroup/tls
  _trans/download.php/7431/1215_KPI_Transportation20
  07.xls

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Global Pilot

• The Pilot Objectives are
• To establish Business Model of RFID in Global
  Supply Chain, and
• Define the Requirement for Standardisation.
• Phase 1 was completed in 2006
• A presentation is available from
• http//www.epcglobalinc.org/apps/org/workgroup/glo
  balpilot_tg/download.php/6208/ThePilotSummary12-07
  -08.ppt
• Phase 2 began in November 2007
• Phase 3 is scheduled to start in Q2 2008

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Consumer Electronics
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Consumer Electronics

• Life Cycle Management
• Returns Security
• This group just established in October 2007
• Two work streams
• Forward Logistics
• Reverse Logistics
• Significant Japanese input

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Joint Requirements GroupLevel 2
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Level 2 Joint Requirements

• The Joint Requirements Groups define user
  requirements on behalf of two or more industry
  action groups
• Currently 10 groups defined
• Item Level tagging Phase 2 (complete)
• Reusable Transport Items (Complete)
• Drug Pedigree Messaging (Completed)
• Tag Data (Complete)
• Data Exchange (completed first phase)
• Active Tagging
• Data Discovery
• Supply Chain Integrity
• Sensors Battery Tags
• EAS (Combined EAS and RFID labels)

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Joint Requirements Groups

• Item Level Tagging Phase 2 (Complete)
• The objective of the Item Level Tagging Group is
  to further refine and the requirements outlined
  in the Item Level Tagging V1.0.1
• http//www.epcglobalinc.org/apps/org/workgroup/jrg
  _ilt2/download.php/8804/ILT20JRG20Requirements2
  0V1.2.3_2007-06-04_FINAL.pdf
• Tag Data (Complete)
• Develop requirements for specifying data
  structures for those portions of tags that
  contain TID and User Memory
• http//www.epcglobalinc.org/apps/org/workgroup/jrg
  _td/download.php/9304/LCWDR20Tag20User20Memory
  20and20TID20Requirements20Approved20by20BSC2
  0and20TSC.doc

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Joint Requirements Groups Cont

• Data Exchange (Phase 1 Complete)
• Develop requirements and guidelines for EPCIS
• http//www.epcglobalinc.org/apps/org/workgroup/jrg
  _de/download.php/9212/lcwd-DEJRGvocab-041307.doc
• Reusable Transport Items (part of FMCG)
  (complete)
• Create an implementation guide that identifies
  data guidelines for the tagging of reusable
  assets and to propose data exchange flows
  underpinning the efficient and safe management of
  RTIs.
• http//www.epcglobalinc.org/apps/org/workgroup/fmc
  g_rti_wg/download.php/4791/RTIWG_User_Requirement_
  v1.0.doc

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Joint Requirements Groups Cont

• Active Tagging
• To develop requirements and guidelines for a
  specification for tags and readers using active
  technology
• User requirements, use cases, and markets that
  can be served
• Technical requirements such as sensor support,
  data storage, and search capability
• Security requirements including type, strength,
  and key/password management, in consultation with
  the Product Data Protection ad hoc Committee
• Privacy requirements
• Memory requirements, including size and
  organisation
• Read and write reliability requirements
• Description of physical operating environments
• Explanation of key technical differences between
  active, passive and semi-passive operation
• Battery life and energy conservation requirement
  guidelines

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Joint Requirements Groups Cont

• Sensors Batteries
• To develop requirements and guidelines for a
  specification for tags and readers with Sensor(s)
  and/or Battery Assist
• User requirements, use cases, and markets that
  can be served
• Sensor types to be incorporated
• Sensor interface and data management guidelines
• Special cases of markets and sensors to be served
  by fully passive tags
• Security requirements including general type,
  encryption strength, and key management after
  consultation with the Product Data Protection ad
  hoc Committee
• Privacy features
• Memory features, including size and organisation
• Read and write reliability
• Description of physical operating environments
  common in the handling of battery assisted and
  sensor enabled tagging
• Explanation of key technical differences between
  passive and semi-passive operation
• Battery life and energy conservation requirement
  guidelines

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Joint Requirements Groups Cont

• Supply Chain Integrity
• To develop Business Requirements and Guidelines
  for achieving integrity in the supply chain
• Authentication of tagged product as it moves
  through the supply chain
• Decommissioning of tagged product at the point in
  time and manner consistent with optimising
  security and utility of the tag.
• Both, forward and reverse logistics business
  processes
• Drug Pedigree Messaging
• This group never launched, as DPM has been
  published by EPCglobal
• It was formed to identify requirements to support
  tracking of ePedigree information.

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Joint Requirements Groups Cont

• Data Discovery
• The objective is to create a set of requirements
  which relate to EPC event data sharing among
  multiple participants, especially in cases where
  data must be shared between participants that
  have no prior business relationship.
• EAS
• To develop a set of requirements for the
  introduction of EPC standards based RFID
  capability that meet the use cases that are
  identified for electronic article surveillance
  and loss prevention capabilities.

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Cross Industry AdoptionLevel 2
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Level 2 Cross Industry Adoption

• Consists of two groups
• Implementation Sharing
• Cook Book (disbanded)
• http//www.epcglobalinc.org/what/cookbook/
• Multi-sourcing EPC Assignment
• The use of current EPCglobal Standards to help
  improve multi-sourcing of manufactured objects.
• Intended to aid in avoiding the duplication of
  serial numbers for retailers EPC assigned
  objects
• http//www.epcglobalinc.org/apps/org/workgroup/ci_
  is_multi_sourcing_epc/download.php/9915/MEA_Recomm
  endation_1203.doc
• Key Performance Indicators
• CPG Implementation (New)
• Share and document implementation learnings and
  data sharing results
• Adoption Programs
• European Adoption Program
• Asian Adoption Program

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Cross Industry Adoption Cont

• Adoption Programs
• European Adoption Program
• To help European business to extract maximum
  business benefit from the use of EPCglobal
  technology as quickly as possible and with
  minimum problems and without duplicating the work
  of other EPCglobal or GS1 work groups.
• Spectrum Task Force
• The Spectrum Task Force supports the European
  Commission in its effort to implement the
  harmonised conditions for the availability of
  radio spectrum for UHF RFID devices in all 25
  member states through the UHF-Decision.
• Asian Adoption Program
• To help Asian business to extract maximum
  business benefit from the use of EPCglobal
  technology as quickly as possible with minimum
  problems and without duplicating the work of
  other EPCglobal or GS1 work groups

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Technical Action GroupsLevel 3
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Level 3 Technical Action Groups

• Hardware Action Group
• C1G2 (complete)
• Interoperability (complete)
• Testing Certification (many standards complete)
• UHF Air Interface V1.2.0 (complete)
• HF V2
• Tag, Label, Reader Printer Performance
• Ad-hocs
• Product Data Protection, ETSI, Health Science,
  Battery (complete)
• Regulatory Affairs Committee

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Level 3 Technical Action Groups Cont

• Software Action Group
• Tag Data Standards (complete)
• Tag Data Translation (complete)
• Reader Protocol (complete)
• Reader Management (complete)
• Object Name Service (complete)
• Security (complete)
• EPCIS Phase 2 (complete)
• Drug Pedigree Messaging (complete)
• Reader Operations (partially complete)
• Filtering Collection (partially complete)
• Tag Data Translation

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Hardware Action Group
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Hardware Action Group (HAG)

• Class 1 Generation 2 UHF Air Interface Phase 1
  (Complete)
• http//www.epcglobalinc.org/standards/uhfc1g2/uhfc
  1g2_1_0_9-standard-20050126.pdf
• Version consistent with ISO 18000 Part 6 Type C
• http/ /www.epcglobalinc.org/standards/uhfc1g2/uhf
  c1g2_1_1_0-standard-20071017.pdf
• Class 1 Generation 2 UHF Air Interface Phase 2
  (Complete)
• This workgroup will develop two specifications.
• LCWD 1 will address extensions to Gen2 concerning
  user memory and recommissioning.
• http//www.epcglobalinc.org/apps/org/workgroup/hag
  _uhf_ai_1_2_wg/email/archives/200711/msg00001/Gen2
  _protocol_V2.0.0_2007-11-06.pdf
• LCWD 2 will address the security issues, which
  are more complex and dependent on the
  deliverables of the Hardware Action Group's
  Product Data Protection Committee.

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HAG Cont

• HF Version 2
• Develop an item-level tagging specification based
  on HF (13.56 MHz) operation.
• Candidate Specification
• Not yet available, still waiting for a posting.
• C1G2 Interoperability (Complete)
• Develop, review, and finalize a Gen 2
  interoperability test plan
• http//www.epcglobalinc.org/apps/org/workgroup/hag
  _uhfg2_interop/download.php/9403/Interop20Test20
  Methodology20v1202205.pdf

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HAG Cont

• Tag, Label, Reader, Printer Performance
• Determine performance requirements for tags and
  readers.
• Achieved by specify metrics that characterise the
  performance of tags and readers, and specify how
  to test products against the metrics.
• The work s performed in three sub groups
• Tag Inlay
• General Metrics
• Performance Readers Tags
• Tag Performance Document
• http//www.epcglobalinc.org/apps/org/workgroup/hag
  _tlrpp_wg/download.php/9890/Tag20Performance20Do
  cument20v1.1.1.pdf
• Door Portal Test method
• http//www.epcglobalinc.org/apps/org/workgroup/sub
  scriber/download.php/7472/EPCglobal20Door20Porta
  l20Test20Method20v1.0.9.pdf
• Conveyor Portal Test Method
• http//www.epcglobalinc.org/apps/org/workgroup/sub
  scriber/download.php/7473/EPCglobal20Conveyor20P
  ortal20Test20Method20v1.1.4.pdf

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TLRRP sub group documents

• Field Strength Measurements Protocol
• http//www.epcglobalinc.org/apps/org/workgroup/hag
  _tlrpp_wg/download.php/9686/EPCGlobaPortalFieldMea
  surementProtocol_02_14_2006.pdf
• Results of FSM Tests
• http//www.epcglobalinc.org/apps/org/workgroup/hag
  _tlrpp_wg/documents.php?folder_id1305folder_130
  5
• Box Pull Through Method (Simplified FSM test)
• http//www.epcglobalinc.org/apps/org/workgroup/hag
  _tlrpp_wg/download.php/9899/Simplified20Field20S
  trength20Measurement20Method20091207.doc
• FSM using Calibrated Dipoles Protocol
• http//www.epcglobalinc.org/apps/org/workgroup/hag
  _tlrpp_wg/download.php/4843/Field20Strength20Mea
  surement20using20Calibrated20Dipoles.pdf
• FSM Report
• http//www.epcglobalinc.org/apps/org/workgroup/hag
  _tlrpp_wg/download.php/8768/FSM20Interim20Report
  .pdf
• 3D label testing Protocol
• http//www.epcglobalinc.org/apps/org/workgroup/hag
  _tlrpp_wg/download.php/3637/3D20Label20Testing2
  0methods.pdf

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HAG Cont

• Testing Certification
• Reviews Gen 2 Certification Test Plans for RF and
  Protocol Testing currently being developed by MET
  Labs and its partner, AT4 Spain.
• Completed Conformance Documents
• V1.1.0 of C1G2
• http//www.epcglobalinc.org/apps/org/workgroup/hag
  _uhfg2_t-c_wg/download.php/7284/Gen220conformance
  20V1.0.5.pdf
• V1.0.9 of C1G2
• http//www.epcglobalinc.org/apps/org/workgroup/hag
  _uhfg2_t-c_wg/download.php/5968/Gen220conformance
  20V1-0-420OFFICIAL.pdf
• Regulatory Affairs Committee
• The RAC provides regulatory guidance to the
  EPCglobal UHFAI 12 WG, to the UHG Gen2 WG, to
  other WGs involved in UHF-related regulatory
  activities, and to regulatory bodies as
  appropriate.

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SAG
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Software Action Group (SAG)

• Tag Data and Translation Standards
• Develop technical specifications that address the
  need to define types of data and encoding and
  decoding rules to be used in EPCglobal compliant
  Radio Frequency Identification software and
  hardware tag products.
• Tag Data Standards (Complete)
• Published TDSV1.27
• http//www.epcglobalinc.org/standards/tds/tds_1_1_
  rev_1_27-standard-20050510.pdf
• Published TDSV1.3 (now V1.3.1)
• http//www.epcglobalinc.org/standards/tds/tds_1_3_
  1-standard-20070928.pdf
• Tag Data Translation (Complete)
• Concerned with a machine-readable version of the
  EPC Tag Data Standards
• Contains details of the structure and elements of
  the machine-readable markup files
• Version 1.0 of the TDT specification is fully
  compatible with TDS Version 1.1 Rev. 1.27.
• http//www.epcglobalinc.org/standards/tdt/tdt_1_0-
  standard-20060121.pdf

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ONS Security (Complete)

• ONS
• This standard specifies how the Domain Name
  System is used to locate authoritative metadata
  and services associated with the SGTIN portion of
  a given Electronic Product Code (EPC).
• http//www.epcglobalinc.org/standards/ons/ons_1_0-
  standard-20051004.pdf
• Security
• Defines a profile of X.509 certificate issuance
  and usage to ensure broad interoperability and
  rapid deployment
• Based upon Internet standards, defined in the
  Internet Engineering Task Force's (IETF's) Public
  Key Infrastructure (PKIX) Working Group.
• http//www.epcglobalinc.org/standards/cert/cert_1_
  0-standard-20060308.pdf

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SAG Reader Protocol (Complete)

• Reader Protocol is an interface standard that
  specifies the interactions between a device
  capable of reading/writing tags and application
  software.
• http//www.epcglobalinc.org/standards/rp/rp_1_1-st
  andard-20060621.pdf

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Reader Operations

• Develop the 2nd-generation EPCglobal Reader
  Protocol, which will provide the means for
  control of RFID Reader device operation, and
  seeks to include all capabilities expressed by
  features of the air protocols supported by a
  device
• Low Level Reader Protocol
• Specifies an interface between RFID Readers and
  Clients which provides control of RFID air
  protocol operation timing and access to air
  protocol command parameters.
• http//www.epcglobalinc.org/standards/llrp/llrp_1_
  0_1-standard-20070813.pdf
• FAQ
• http//www.epcglobalinc.org/standards/llrp/llrp_1_
  0_1-faq-20071005.pdf
• Discovery Configuration Initialisation
• Objective is to develop a standard that specifies
  a new device, called an Access Controller, which
  is to identify how the Reader discovers one or
  more Clients, the Client discovers one or more
  Readers, and for the Reader to obtain
  configuration information, download firmware, and
  initialise operations to allow other Reader
  Operation protocols to operate. Expected
  publication in Q2, 2008

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SAG Reader Management

• A set of standard functions that enable
  configuration, provisioning, monitoring, and
  alarm notification of individual RFID readers to
  monitor the operating status and health of
  EPCglobal compliant RFID Readers. 
• Complements the EPCglobal Reader Protocol Version
  1.1 specification. 
• http//www.epcglobalinc.org/standards/rm/rm_1_0_1-
  standard-20070531.pdf
• FAQ
• http//www.epcglobalinc.org/standards/rm/rm_1_0_1-
  faq-20071016.pdf

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Filtering Collection

• The standard specifies an interface through which
  clients may obtain filtered, consolidated
  Electronic Product Code (EPC) data from a variety
  of sources.
• Version 1.0 (currently working on V1.1)
• http//www.epcglobalinc.org/standards/ale/ale_1_0-
  standard-20050915.pdf

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EPC Information Service

• The development of interoperable EPCIS systems
  with Data Capture and Data Query
• The goal of EPCIS is to enable applications to
  leverage Electronic Product Code (EPC) data via
  EPC-related data sharing, both within and across
  enterprises.
• Version 1.0
• http//www.epcglobalinc.org/standards/epcis/epcis_
  1_0_1-standard-20070921.pdf
• FAQ
• http//www.epcglobalinc.org/standards/epcis/epcis_
  1_0-faq-20070427.pdf

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Drug Pedigree Messaging

• A formal collection of XML schemas and associated
  usage guidelines under a Drug Pedigree
  Specification that can be standardised by
  EPCglobal and adopted by members of the
  pharmaceutical supply chain.
• The standard specifies an architecture for the
  maintenance and exchange of electronic pedigree
  documents. 
• The architecture is targeted for use in complying
  with document-based pedigree laws.
• http//www.epcglobalinc.org/standards/pedigree/ped
  igree_1_0-standard-20070105.pdf

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EPCglobal Standards
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EPCglobal Standards

• 12 Published to date
• Can be downloaded from
• http//www.epcglobalinc.org/standards
• C1G2 V1.0.9 V1.1.0 (consistent with ISO 18000
  Part 6 Type C)
• Tag Data Standards V1.3.1
• Tag Data Translation V1.0
• Reader Management V1.0.1
• Reader Protocol V1.1
• Low Level Reader Protocol V1.0
• Object Name Service V1.0
• Application Layer Events V1.0
• EPCIS (EPC Information Services) V1.0
• Security Certificate Profile V1.0
• Pedigree Messaging V1.0

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Conclusions
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Conclusions

• EPCglobal Structure
• Discussion Groups (Level 0)
• Industry Action Groups (Level 1)
• Joint Requirements Groups (Level 2)
• Cross Industry Adoption Implementation (Level
  2)
• Technical Action Groups (Level 3)
• Published Documents (includes standards)
• IAG RSC AFF published 3 documents
• IAG RSC ME published 1 document
• IAG HLS IA published roadmap
• IAG TLS 4 Walls published 4 documents
• IAG TLS Transportation published 3 documents
• IAG TLS Global Pilot published 1 document
• JRG published 4 documents
• CIA published 2 documents and Key Learnings
• TAG HAG published 7 main documents
• TAG SAG published 14 documents
• 12 standards published

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Thank you

• Alfio Grasso
• Senior Advisor EPCglobal Standards Development
• Mobile [phone]
• Direct 61 3 8581 5929
• email agrasso_at_gs1au.org

• GS1 Australia
• Axxess Corporate Park
• Unit 100/45 Gilby Rd
• Mt Waverley VIC 3149
• T. 61 3 9558 9559
• F. 61 3 9558 9551
• gs1aust_at_gs1au.org
• W. www.gs1au.org

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BRIDGE Project(Building Radio
frequencyIDentification for theGlobal
Environment) Alf GrassoGS1 Australia
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Bridge Objectives

• To research and develop a set of technologies
  facilitating the deployment of RFID and EPCglobal
  network applications in Europe
• To perform trials and pilots leading to best
  practice guidelines for implementing RFID in
  seven different sectors
• To deliver demonstration tools, a comprehensive
  education package as well as economic and policy
  studies on the technology and its applications

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BRIDGE Partners

1. Leaving partner
2. New partner

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Building Radio frequency IDentification solutions
for the Global Environment
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BRIDGE A few facts

• A 3 year project
• Started on 1st July 2006
• 15 work packages
• Total estimated cost 13 million
• Total EU Funding 7,5 million

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The BRIDGE project

• TECHNICAL research
• Low cost readers, universal tags, sensors
• Discovery services data integration
• Security
• BUSINESS Applications
• Anti-counterfeiting
• Pharma Traceability (Manufacturers, distributors,
  Hospitals)
• Textile supply chain (Kaufhof, gardeur,
  Northland)
• Manufacturing (Nestlé UK)
• Reusable Assets (Carrefour, Benedicta)
• Products in Service (Sony)
• Item Level Tagging (Carrefour)
• ADOPTION Tools
• Training
• Dissemination
• Policy

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WP6 Pharma Traceability Pilot

• Objectives
• Implement a complete supply chain traceability
  system for Pharma products
• To enable the development of related supply chain
  applications e.g. Product authentication, Recall,
  Inventory management, Financial reconciliation
• Demonstrate a business case regardless of
• Pharma product packaging level and product type
• Serialised data tag (RFID and/or Data Matrix code)

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WP7 Textile Pilot

• Examine the feasibility of EPC/RFID in the
  clothing sector and develop prerequisites for an
  RFID implementation
• Approach
• Conduct analytical- and empirical-based studies.
• Identify potential RFID opportunities in supply
  chain processes under consideration of various
  impacts.
• Develop a criteria catalogue for possible RFID
  implementations.
• Key objective Pilot
• Front store EPC/RFID applications including EPCIS
  integration with supplier at department store
• Analysis of customer reactions by conducting a
  customer survey focusing on the additional
  service in the department store
• Analysis of the benefits for the supplier, when
  implementing EPCIS
• Second pilot in a front store of an SME retailer
• Comparison of the two pilots analysis and
  evaluation of the EPC/RFID installations at an
  SME retailer and a big department store

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WP8 Manufacturing

• Understand in house manufacturing requirements
  for RFID deployment
• Develop methodology and tools for deploying RFID
  technologies in manufacturing
• Select and analyse a manufacturing case study to
  demonstrate the developed methodology and tools
  that are difficult to achieve with existing
  identification technologies

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WP9 Reusable Assets

• Objective define solutions to use RFID and EPC
  network for the management of reusable assets.
• Reusable assets are assets used to transport and
  handle goods. They are reusable, i.e. Not
  discarded, not recycled.
• These reusable assets are rented from pool
  operators, owned by the user companies and/or
  exchanged between trading partners
• For example, crates, pallets, box cages, beer
  kegs.

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WP10 Products in Service

• Examine the role of RFID in providing accurate
  and complete item level information in a timely
  manner to enhance the management of products in
  service
• Linking information across the supply chain
• Defining the role of RFID and EPC Network for
  products in service
• Determining the role of information in supporting
  core applications and quantify benefits
• Developing innovative customer service
  applications
• Providing cost-effective ways to integrate sensor
  information

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WP11 Non Food Item Level

• Understand by experiment, the benefits of using
  RFID on consumer sale units for retail industry
  in Europe

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Pilot processes with RFID
Store
Shipping Warehouse
Warehouse for returns
Backroom
Sales area
1. Control of cases / pallets sent to the store
2. Receiving control
5. Control of cases / pallets sent by the store
3. Inventory and cycle counting 4. Returns
management
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Receiving RFID case control From paper to RFID
handheld
Paper list
Case tag read
Item tags read
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Sales area RFID inventory control From manual
control to RFID handheld
How many references and products do I have on the
sales floor?
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WP11 Textile products

• Started in July 2007
• Scope
• Consider retail store and retail warehouse first
• Supplier (source) tagging will be examined in the
  warehouse or the manufacture

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For More information

• Website www.bridge-project.eu
• A Newsletter (bi-monthly edition), registration
  on the website
• Public deliverables available from the web site
• Any question Henri Barthel
• henri.barthel_at_gs1.org
• Tel [phone]

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Morning Tea
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4-Watt Update Sue SchmidGS1
AustraliaGeneral Manager - Standards
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Music EntertainmentWorking Group
Update Richard JonesGS1 AustraliaGeneral
Manager Service Delivery
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Music Entertainment

• Since the last AG meeting in October
• The Business Group has met and confirmed its
  willingness to proceed with a pilot
• Carton and item level
• Replicator -gt Transport Company -gt Distributor
  -gt Retailer
• Brazin have offered a site in Sydney
• GS1 are conducting interviews with prospective
  partners in the ICT community for an end-to-end
  solution
• An ICT consortium will be selected and proposed
  to the Business Group for confirmation in early
  2008

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Music Entertainment

• Further engagement is taking place with meetings
  between the group and industry bodies and
  associations
• Confident of greater participation as the trials
  commence and word gets out
• Additional support has been sought from the
  transport sector initial responses have been
  very positive
• GS1 Australia continues to monitor overseas
  progress through EPC Global seeking to leverage
  learnings to date on this local pilot
• Looking to commence the pilot early in 2008

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Euro Crate Business Case Report Praveen
KannanGS1 Australia
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Schedule Programs For 2008 Mark FullerGS1
Australia Chief Operations Officer
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Future Meetings
Date City Location Thursday, March 6,
2008 Melbourne GS1 Thursday, June 6,
2008 Sydney TBA Thursday, September 4,
2008 Melbourne TBA Thursday, December 4,
2008 Sydney TBA
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Alliance Partner Update Joseli MuniveGS1
Australia Alliance Program Manager
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Close Thank you for your attendance