A SURVEY ON NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION IN MOBILE PHONES & PDAS

Abstract: The last few years has witnessed a fast growth in technological advancement which has led to the development of several consumer electronic devices for different purposes or functionalities. For convenience and efficiency, there is the need to bring together all the different functionalities of these devices into a single multipurpose device such as mobile phone with the help of NFC (near field communication) technology. The need for NFC technology in mobile devices is fast gaining popularity in some countries, especially with the successes recorded in some of the NFC pilot projects. The NFC enabled mobile device is very intuitive; works with already existing infrastructures (i.e. ISO/IEC 14443 smartcards and it readers), allows for multiple applications, has a high level of security and comes with unique and attractive features, such as the ability to serve as both reader and writer modes, etc. NFC standards are specified by NFC Forum and it has a well organised ecosystem. This thesis is focused on the potentials of NFC and how it is used as a multipurpose device.