RFID system management: state-of-the art and open research issues

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is an enabling technology that can provide organizations with unprecedented improved visibility and traceability of items throughout their journey in the value chain. As RFID deployments are scaling-up from pilot projects and proof-of-concept trials towards fully-fledged enterprise applications, RFID system management challenges will escalate. This paper takes an in-depth look at the management aspects of RFID systems. The current state-of-the art of RFID systems management is exposed, whereby various approaches are discussed under five functional areas, namely configuration, fault, performance, accounting and security management. The paper also highlights some future trends and open research areas that can potentially trigger further interests and investigations in this important topic.