Live Online Training for Your Team

Correctly encoding tags is at the core of the design of a successful RAIN system implementation. Failure to use a correct encoding scheme, or “Numbering System”, can result in an inability to achieve business performance targets due to Tag Clutter, especially in dynamic read zones with a multiplicity of alternate tag sources.

It may also leave your system open to fraud and loss as tags are cloned or otherwise misused. It has been estimated that over 30% of tags are incorrectly encoded. As business adoption of RAIN Technology spreads rapidly, fuelling a 22% CAGR, this situation is only going to get worse.

Fortunately, the GS1, ISO/IEC and RAIN ISO Numbering Systems and encoding standards are there to solve this problem. However, it is not always clear which standard to use, nor how to use it correctly to ensure a good system design.

This RAIN Alliance Masterclass is a live virtual classroom split over two days. It offers you the opportunity to understand how to select the best Numbering System for your application and subsequently how to generate encodings for the most commonly used Numbering Systems, with a focus on the new EPC+ schemes.

It includes a deep technical background along with the practical working sessions needed to master this subject for open- and closed-loop applications.

This course includes a RAIN Alliance Certification exam.

Course Outline

  • Introduction and Background
    • What do we mean by “Numbering System?”
    • GS1 ISO and RAIN ISO Encoding Schemes.
    • Business impact of ignoring the standards-based encodings.
  • The Two “Families” of Numbering System Standards
    • GS1 EPC
    • ISO/IEC Standard
    • Why two families of Numbering Systems?
  • How to Select the Best Numbering System for Your Application? When to Use GS1 and When to Use ISO/IEC?
  • Deep dive into Generating GS1 Encoding Schemes
    • Commonly used GS1 Encoding Schemes:
    • Setting PC Word values for GS1 Encoding Schemes
    • SGTIN-96 in detail
    • SSCC-96 in detail
    • The new EPC+ schemes
    • +AIDC data on tags
    • Simplified encoding schemes
  • Generating Commonly Used ISO/IEC Numbering System Encodings
    • Starting point: ISO/IEC 15961-2 Data Constructs Register
    • Commonly used ISO/IEC Numbering Systems:
    • Setting PC Word values for ISO/IEC Numbering Systems
    • ISO/IEC 17360 in detail
    • RAIN Alliance ISO Numbering System in detail
    • ISO/IEC 20248 in detail (not covered in this session but will be added in the future)