The document provides an overview of RFID technology including: - A brief history of RFID from its first military use in WWI to commercial applications in the 1980s. - An explanation of basic RFID principles including how tags are powered and transmit data via backscattering. - A discussion of different RFID frequency bands and the preference for UHF RFID. - Details on RFID standardization bodies and common standards like ISO 18000 and EPC Global.