The RFID Connection: RFID Technology for Sensing and the Internet of Things

Everything must be connected, monitored, and networked: this is the core tenet of the Internet of Things (IoT). This popular idea is most commonly achieved through the use of wireless systems, a term that could reference any of the following: active or passive RF identification (RFID) tags, wireless medical implant devices, wireless sensor networks, and other low-power IoT solutions. The plethora of terms used is due to the large application space and rapid pace of development in this field. We will mainly use the term RFID when describing these wireless systems.