ISO/IEC 18047-63:2023

INTERNATIONAL ISO/IEC
STANDARD 18047-63
First edition
2023-02
Information technology — Radio
frequency identification device
conformance test methods —
Part 63:
Test methods for air interface
communications at 860 MHz to 960
MHz
Technologies de l'information — Méthodes d'essai de conformité du
dispositif d'identification de radiofréquence —
Partie 63: Méthodes d'essai pour des communications d'une interface
d'air entre 860 MHz et 960 MHz
Reference number
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Contents Page
Foreword .v
Introduction . vi
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms, definitions, symbols, abbreviated terms and notations . 1
3.1 Terms and definitions . 1
3.2 Symbols . 2
3.3 Abbreviated terms . 2
3.4 Notation . 2
4 Default conditions applicable to the test methods . 3
4.1 Test environment . 3
4.2 Pre-conditioning . 3
4.2.1 General . 3
4.2.2 Default tolerance . 3
4.2.3 Noise floor at test location . 3
4.2.4 Total measurement uncertainty . 3
5 Conformance . 3
6 Conformance tests for ISO/IEC 18000-63:2021, Clause 6 . 3
7 Conformance tests for ISO/IEC 18000-63:2021, 7.1 to 7.4 .95
7.1 Tag functional tests . 95
7.1.1 General .95
7.1.2 Battery-assisted passive tag persistence time test . 95
8 Conformance tests for ISO/IEC 18000-63:2021, 7.5.97
8.1 General .97
8.2 Functional tests of interrogator . 97
8.2.1 Interrogator RF envelope parameters .97
8.2.2 Interrogator activation minimum dwell time, T .98
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8.2.3 Interrogator link timing T2 .99
8.2.4 Interrogator link timing T3 .100
8.2.5 Interrogator link timing T4 . 101
8.3 Functional tests of tag.102
8.3.1 Tag demodulation capability .102
8.3.2 Tag link frequency tolerance and variation .103
8.3.3 Tag link timing, T1 .104
8.3.4 Tag link timing T2 .105
8.3.5 Tag activation time maximum, T .107
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8.3.6 Tag stateful hibernate timer .108
9 Conformance tests for ISO/IEC 18000-63:2021, Clause 8 . 109
9.1 General .109
9.2 Simple sensor test .109
9.2.1 Purpose .109
9.2.2 Procedure .109
9.2.3 Test report . 110
9.3 Full-function sensor test . 110
9.3.1 Purpose . 110
9.3.2 Procedure . 110
9.3.3 Test report . 111
9.4 Snapshot sensor test . 111
9.4.1 Purpose . 111
9.4.2 Procedure . 111
9.4.3 Test report .112
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Annex A (normative) Setup of test equipment . 113
Bibliography .117
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Foreword
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Introduction
The ISO/IEC 18000 series defines the air interface for radio frequency identification (RFID) devices
used in item management applications. ISO/IEC 18000-61, ISO/IEC 18000-62, ISO/IEC 18000-63 and
ISO/IEC 18000-64 define the air interface for RFID devices that operate at frequencies from 860 MHz to
960 MHz
The ISO/IEC 18047 series provides air interface communication test methods to ensure conformance
with the different parts of the ISO/IEC 18000 series.
Each part of the ISO/IEC 18047 series contains all measurements required to be made on a product to
establish whether it conforms to the corresponding part of the ISO/IEC 18000 series.
NOTE Test methods for interrogator and tag performance are covered by the ISO/IEC 18046 series.
This document specifies the conformance requirements for a passive-backscatter, interrogator-
talks-first (ITF), radio-frequency identification (RFID) system operat
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