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RFID networks are currently recognized as one a research area of priority. Research
activities related to RFID technology have been booming recently. A number of ongoing
projects are being funded in Europe, Asia, and North America. According to leading
market analysts, the development of the RFID market is projected to increase from
approximately $3 billion in 2005 to $25 billion in 2015. Several countries have dedicated
innovation programs to support and develop RFID systems and related technologies: the
RFID initiative in Taiwan, Ubiquitous Japan and the NSF SBIR program in the USA.
The EU has recently advertised its Strategic Research Roadmap concerning the Internet of
Things, which first of all refers to the RFID technology before being extended to commu-
nicating devices as in M2M (Machine to Machine). In this roadmap, several application
domains have been identified:
