Các quy tắc kinh doanh sau đây được áp dụng cho tất cả các thành phần DoD. Chúng hỗ trợ khả năng hiển thị tài sản và các quy trình kinh doanh được cải thiện hậu cần trong toàn doanh nghiệp hậu cần DoD. Những quy tắc này đặc biệt áp dụng cho DoD hàng hóa | GLOSSARY 149 Interchangeability The condition that exists between devices or systems that exhibit equivalent functionality interface features and performance to allow one to be exchanged for another without alteration and achieve the same operational service. An alternative term for compatibility. Interoperability The ability of systems from different vendors to execute bi-directional data exchange functions in a manner that allows them to operate effectively together. Interrogation The process of communicating with and reading a transponder. Interrogator A fixed or mobile data capture and identification device using a radio-frequency electromagnetic field to stimulate and effect a modulated data response from a transponder or group of transponders present in the interrogation zone. Often used as an alternative term to reader. Interrogation Zone The region in which a transponder or group of transponders can be effectively read by an associated radio frequency identification reader interrogator. Intersymbol Interference Interference arising within a serial bit stream as a result of pulse dispersion and consequential overlapping pulse edges leading possibly to decoding errors at the receiver. Isotropic Source An ideal electromagnetic source or radiator exhibiting a perfect spherical energy radiation pattern. Lifetime The period of time during which an item of equipment exists and functions according to specification. See also Mean Time Between Failures and Mean Time to Repair. Manchester Coding A bi-phase code format in which each bit in the source encoded form is represented by two bits in the derived or channel encoded form. The transformation rule ascribes 01 to represent 0 and 10 to represent 1. Manufacturers Tag ID MfrTagID A reference number that uniquely identifies the tag. Mean Time Between Failures The average or mean time interval between failures often expressed as the reciprocal of the constant failure rate. Mean Time to Repair The length of time that a .
