User's Manual

Acronyms and Glossary
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DTR data terminal ready
E
ECP error correcting protocol
EEPROM electrically erasable programmable read-only memory
eom end of message
EPC electronic product code
ERR error
ESD electrostatic discharge
ETC electronic toll collection
Ethernet family of computer networking technologies for local area network (LAN) and larger
networks
F
f frequency
F Farenheit
FCC Federal Communications Commission
field physical area/space in which a tag can be read by the reader; also, an element of a data
record/frame, for example, division within a tag's data frame
FIFO first-in, first-out
FPGA field programmable gate-array
frame consecutive bits of data in memory that are read and written as a group
frequency bands range of RF frequencies assigned for transmission by an RF device
ft foot or feet
ftp file transfer protocol
G
G antenna gain referenced to an isotropic radiator
G giga (10
9
)
Gen Ack general acknowledgment
GHz gigahertz