EPC Class 1 Gen 2

E242260

EPCglobal standard RFID air interface standard UHF RFID standard

EPC Class 1 Gen 2 is a widely adopted UHF RFID air interface standard used for fast, reliable identification and tracking of tagged items in supply chain and inventory management applications.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
EPC Class 1 Gen 2 canonical	1
GS1 EPC/RFID tags	1
ISO/IEC 18000-6C	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2187994 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: EPC Class 1 Gen 2
Context triple: [EPCglobal, relatedToStandard, EPC Class 1 Gen 2]

A. EPCglobal
EPCglobal is an international standards organization that develops and maintains specifications for RFID and electronic product code (EPC) technologies used in global supply chains.
B. ISO/IEC 14443
ISO/IEC 14443 is an international standard that defines the protocols and characteristics for contactless proximity smart cards and readers, widely used in applications like public transport and secure identification.
C. RFID
RFID (Radio-Frequency Identification) is a wireless technology that uses electromagnetic fields to automatically identify and track tagged objects, commonly employed in areas like inventory management, access control, and contactless payments.
D. NFC
The NFC (National Football Conference) is one of the two conferences in the National Football League, comprising 16 teams that compete for a spot in the Super Bowl.
E. NFC
NFC (Near Field Communication) is a short-range wireless communication technology commonly used for contactless payments, data exchange, and device pairing between nearby electronic devices.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: EPC Class 1 Gen 2
Target entity description: EPC Class 1 Gen 2 is a widely adopted UHF RFID air interface standard used for fast, reliable identification and tracking of tagged items in supply chain and inventory management applications.

A. EPCglobal
EPCglobal is an international standards organization that develops and maintains specifications for RFID and electronic product code (EPC) technologies used in global supply chains.
B. ISO/IEC 14443
ISO/IEC 14443 is an international standard that defines the protocols and characteristics for contactless proximity smart cards and readers, widely used in applications like public transport and secure identification.
C. RFID
RFID (Radio-Frequency Identification) is a wireless technology that uses electromagnetic fields to automatically identify and track tagged objects, commonly employed in areas like inventory management, access control, and contactless payments.
D. NFC
NFC (Near Field Communication) is a short-range wireless communication technology commonly used for contactless payments, data exchange, and device pairing between nearby electronic devices.
E. NFC
The NFC (National Football Conference) is one of the two conferences in the National Football League, comprising 16 teams that compete for a spot in the Super Bowl.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	EPCglobal standard ⓘ RFID air interface standard ⓘ UHF RFID standard ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	EPC C1G2 ⓘ UHF Gen2 ⓘ
applicationDomain	asset tracking ⓘ inventory management ⓘ logistics ⓘ retail ⓘ supply chain management ⓘ warehouse management ⓘ
characteristic	supports high read rates ⓘ supports large tag populations in field ⓘ
communicationDirection	backscatter from tag to reader ⓘ reader-to-tag forward link ⓘ
dataEncoded	Electronic Product Code (EPC) ⓘ linked to: EPCglobal
defines	EPC memory bank ⓘ MAC layer for UHF RFID ⓘ TID memory bank ⓘ command set between reader and tag ⓘ physical layer for UHF RFID ⓘ reserved memory bank ⓘ tag memory structure ⓘ user memory bank ⓘ
enables	automatic identification of items ⓘ real-time inventory visibility ⓘ tracking of goods through supply chain ⓘ
frequencyBand	UHF ⓘ
fullName	EPCglobal Class 1 Generation 2 ⓘ
governingBody	EPCglobal ⓘ GS1 ⓘ
optimizedFor	high-volume tag populations ⓘ long read range ⓘ
regionOfUse	global ⓘ
standardizedAs	ISO/IEC 18000-6C ⓘ linked to: EPC Class 1 Gen 2
supports	CRC-based error detection ⓘ anti-collision for multiple tags ⓘ dense reader mode ⓘ fast identification of tagged items ⓘ kill command for tag deactivation ⓘ password-protected access ⓘ read and write operations on tags ⓘ reliable identification of tagged items ⓘ selective addressing of tags ⓘ
tagType	passive UHF RFID tags ⓘ
typicalFrequencyRange	860–960 MHz ⓘ
useCase	case-level tagging ⓘ item-level tagging ⓘ pallet-level tagging ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

EPCglobal → relatedToStandard → EPC Class 1 Gen 2 ⓘ

EPC Class 1 Gen 2 → standardizedAs → ISO/IEC 18000-6C ⓘ

linked to: EPC Class 1 Gen 2

Global Location Number → usedWith → GS1 EPC/RFID tags ⓘ