RFID Interrogators At Choke Points: Keeping Track Of Shipments Using Automatic Identification Technology

Keeping Track Of Your Shipments Using Automatic Identification Technology

Sergeant First Class Angel L. Luciano Gonzalez and Hans Hollister write ...

... "RF interrogators are installed at border crossings, railheads, bridges, and base camps in the European theater. These are known as choke sites. As the RF tag passes by an RF interrogator, all the shipment information contained on the RFID tag is collected and sent to the RF retriever. Once received by the RF retriever, this information is transmitted to the in-transit visibility (ITV) server located in Mannheim, Germany. By accessing the ITV server, the supply service activities' operators and item managers are able to track and locate their shipments. " ...