RTLS For Dummies

by Malik, Ajay

• ISBN13: 9780470398685
• ISBN10: 047039868X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-04-13
• Publisher: For Dummies

Summary

Select, invest in, and deploy a Real Time Location SystemIs your business ready for an RTLS? This friendly, hands-on guide shows you how to understand and implement this cutting-edge technology, explaining RTLS methodologies in plain English. From the initial deployment to monitoring to determining Return on Investment, you'll see how to successfully meet your needs, ensure data accuracy, and sustain your system.Get your bearings - understand what RTLS does and its various methodologies, determine your needs, and select the right systemPrepare for installation - outline your goals, plan your applications, assess your site, select the right tag technology, and conduct a pilot testImplement RTLS in your world - know how to train your staff, set expectations, set up monitoring, and assess whether the RTLS is working as desiredDeal with design issues - learn the most common pitfalls of RTLS implementation and how to handle themTake the technology tour - use RTLS to locate at choke points, room level, presence, by association, and preciselyMonitor and secure your RTLS - verify and fine-tune your system, establish performance metrics, and manage security issues and vulnerabilities such as network attacksOpen the book and find:An overview of RTLS and its usesExplanations of underlying technologiesHow to integrate RTLS into your other business applicationsComparative detail on technologies that enable different types of locatingTips for evaluating RTLS vendorsEssential RTLS resources and referencesTips for getting the most out of the batteries used in tagsPrivacy issues related to RTLS

Author Biography

Ajay Malik has nearly 20 years of engineering and management experience. Prior to joining RF Technologies, he was the head of software engineering and advanced development in Motorola's Wireless LAN Division. He was the principal architect of Motorola RF Switch and championed Real Time Location System supporting multiple technologies.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Getting Your Bearings in RTLS

Getting to Know RTLS

Knowing the Many Parts of an RTLS

Choosing the Right RTLS

Implementing RTLS in Your World

Planning for a Successful Implementation

Preparing for Installation

Monitoring RTLS

Integrating RTLS

Tag-A-Palooza: RTLS Technology Tour

Locating at Choke Points

Locating at Room Level

Precision Locating with Wide Area Coverage

Precision Locating with Local Area Coverage

Presence-Based Locating

Locating by Associating

Monitoring Performance and Securing RTLS

Measuring RTLS Performance

RTLS Vulnerabilities

The Part of Tens

Ten RTLS Pitfalls

Ten Tips for Selecting an RTLS Vendor

Ten Best Ways to Use Batteries

Appendixes

RTLS Resources and References

Privacy Issues

Realizing the Benefi ts of an RTLS

Index

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