What is the EPC Network?
The EPC Network is a set of technologies that enable immediate, automatic identification and sharing of information on items in the supply chain. In a nutshell, the EPC RFID tag is attached to a pallet, case, or item. Using a reader, a tag communicates its EPC number to a reader. The reader then passes the number to a computer or local application system, known as the Object Name Service (ONS). ONS tells the computer systems where to locate information on the network about the object carrying an EPC, such as when the item was produced. Physical Markup Language (PML) is used as a common language in the EPC Network to define data on physical objects. Savant is a software technology that acts as the central nervous system of the EPC Network. Savant manages and moves information in a way that does not overload existing corporate and public networks.
