Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Part I: Getting Your Bearings in RTLS 7
Chapter 1: Getting to Know RTLS 9
Chapter 2: Knowing the Many Parts of an RTLS 27
Chapter 3: Choosing the Right RTLS 55
Part II: Implementing RTLS in Your World 71
Chapter 4: Planning for a Successful Implementation 73
Chapter 5: Preparing for Installation 85
Chapter 6: Monitoring RTLS 95
Chapter 7: Integrating RTLS 101
Part III: Tag-A-Palooza: RTLS Technology Tour 111
Chapter 8: Locating at Choke Points 113
Chapter 9: Locating at Room Level137
Chapter 10: Precision Locating with Wide Area Coverage 153
Chapter 11: Precision Locating with Local Area Coverage 179
Chapter 12: Presence-Based Locating 215
Chapter 13: Locating by Associating 219
Part IV: Monitoring Performance and Securing RTLS 227
Chapter 14: Measuring RTLS Performance 229
Chapter 15: RTLS Vulnerabilities 237
Part V: The Part of Tens 249
Chapter 16: Ten RTLS Pitfalls 251
Chapter 17: Ten Tips for Selecting an RTLS Vendor 259
Chapter 18: Ten Best Ways to Use Batteries 267
Part VI: Appendixes 275
Appendix A: RTLS Resources and References 277
Appendix B: Privacy Issues 289
Appendix C: Realizing the Benefi ts of an RTLS 295
Index 305