New Haven Board of Education
RFID Deployment

Discussion
• About New Haven Board of Education
• The Issues
• The Alternatives
• The Solution
• The Technology
• The Results

The District
• 20,759 Students
• 52 Locations
– 49 Schools
– 3 Board of Education Buildings
• 8,000 Computer assets

The Issues
• Manual tracking of computers is a problem
due to limited or decreasing funds for
staffing and support.
• Unauthorized movement of computers,
leading to misplacements or possible theft.
• Manual tracking did not provide accurate
asset reporting to meet compliance
requirements

The Alternatives
• Barcode
– Needs line of sight.
– Currently deployed.
– Requires manual intervention.
• Passive RFID
– Did not perform well in metal environment.
– Limited read range.
– Required manual intervention to cover the
white space.

The School

The Solution

Details of the Solution
• Active RFID Technology from RF Code
– 1500+ active tags
– RFID Readers in school
– Central Asset Application
• Deployment of Sensors to
– Detect open location
– Detect temperature / humidity

The Results
• Increase in reporting accuracy and
timeliness with out increasing resources.
• Reduction of misplaced items.
• Proactive management of asset
movement.
• Proactive environmental management of
key data closets, reducing the amount of
service calls and repairs.

The Architecture
Active Fixed Reader
Wi-
Fi
LAN/ WAN
On Premise Solution
Wi-
Fi
Active Fixed Reader

Active Tags
• The 433 MHz active tag is a battery-powered RF transmitter that
attaches to items that need to be tracked, located and identified.
Every tag broadcasts its unique ID and a status message at a
periodic rate.
• Tags are equipped with tamper sensors to trigger an alert if a tag is
removed from the tagged item. .
• Large populations of these tags can be monitored using a single
reader.
• Tag cases are impact resistant, splash resistant and temperature
stable.
• The tag operates with a very low duty cycle that translates to long
battery life (typically > 4 years).

Fixed Readers
• The 433 MHz fixed reader interprets and reports the radio
frequency messages emitted by active tags at distances up to
1000 feet.
• Tag transmissions can be processed in real-time to quickly locate
and identify tagged assets or personnel in defined areas.
• The reader is compatible with wired and wireless networks for
rapid integration into an organization’s IT infrastructure.
• At default settings, the reader operates with no attenuation and
reports every tag in its environment. Additional fine tuning can be
accomplished by dialing down the sensitivity to limit coverage to a
single room or defined zone.

The Application

Next Steps
• Increasing locations based on budget.
• Increasing equipment to be tracked.

Contact Information
• Queralt LLC
Michael Queralt
800.873.8147 xt. 103
michaelq@queraltllc.com
• RF Code
Lorn Clancey
508.878.1279
lclancey@rfcode.com

Q&A