[Colloq] Colloq Spkr - Wed. Nov. 16th @ 12Noon

[Chantal Cardona]

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*College** of **Computer** and Information Science Colloquium*

 

Presents:

*P. Krishna*

*Reva Systems*

 

Who will speak on:

*RFID Network Infrastructure*

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*/Wednesday, November 16th, 2005/**//*

*/12:00Noon/*

*/108 West Village H/*

*/Northeastern University/*

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_Abstract_:

 

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is a technique whereby a device 
known as an RFID reader can remotely sense the presence of, and access 
embedded memory on, a transponder known as a tag. Particular attention 
has been recently focused on new-generation RFID technology employing 
low-cost, passive tags operating in worldwide unlicensed UHF spectrum. 
With the recent effort in standardization of protocols both on the RF 
(air) and the network side, the industry is preparing for large-scale 
deployments of the technology. Network infrastructure based on standard 
protocols is an important element for scalable, repeatable, and high 
performance deployments. This talk starts with an overview of the basic 
technology behind RFID and then proceeds to outline the requirements for 
a RFID network infrastructure to overcome the challenges in large scale 
deployments.**

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_Bio_:

 

Krishna is a founding engineer and the lead architect at Reva Systems. 
Before joining Reva, Krishna led the architecture and hardware design 
team at Coriolis Networks, a metro optical networking company. Prior to 
Coriolis, he was a technical lead at Digital Equipment Corporation 
responsible for the development of a high-capacity, next-generation 
router. He holds several patents, has published in numerous journals and 
conferences and has participated extensively in several industry 
standards efforts. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Texas A&M 
University and is a member of the ACM SIGCOMM and the IEEE 
Communications Society.**