Data Center Physical Infrastructure for Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Systems

Radio frequency identification (RFID) technology helps automate a variety of business processes, improving their efficiencies. It generates a huge volume of data that needs to be filtered, processed and stored, and generally requires its own virtual local area network (VLAN). To gain all the promised benefits and return on investment of RFID, the network must be highly available. The data center physical infrastructure (DCPI) must be assessed for vulnerabilities in power, cooling, physical security, and other CCPI elements. Failing to plan for DCPI can lead to disruption of critical business processes resulting in loss of revenue and competitive advantage. This paper provides an understanding of an RFID network and its components, identifies critical DCPI locations, and explains how to plan for high availability.