09-02-2016, 03:54 PM
Abstract
Near Field Communication (NFC) is an emerging wireless short-range communication technology that is based on existing standards of the Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) infrastructure. In combination with NFC-capable smartphones it enables intuitive application scenarios for contactless transactions, in particular services for mobile payment and over-theair ticketing. The intention of this paper is to describe basic characteristics and benefits of the underlaying technology, to classify modes of operation and to present various use cases. Both existing NFC applications and possible future scenarios will be analyzed in this context. Furthermore, security concerns, challenges and present conflicts will be discussed eventually.
INTRODUCTION
Within the last couple of years an expansive process has begun to emerge integrating computational logic into various kinds of objects of our everyday life and allowing us to persistently interact with those object. The idea is to thoroughly connect virtual information to objects of the physical world and thus providing ubiquitous computing. Related to the concept of network ubiquity is the term ’Internet of Things’ referring to objects of daily use being identifiable, trackable, and even virtually connected via an internet-like structure.