Technology behind FASTAG

FASTAG is being used by a large number of people in India. FASTag is an electronic toll collection system in India, operated by the National Highway Authority of India. It employs Radio Frequency Identification technology for making toll payments directly from the prepaid or savings account linked to it.

So, come on Let’s understand the technology that is involved in FASTag.

The main technology that governs the whole process of the FASTag is RFID technology.

The RFID technology uses an Electronic Produce Code (EPC) through which every vehicle can be uniquely identified. This code is different from the vehicle’s registration number and exclusive to it on a global scale. Each EPC code, which is a 13-digit number, in the RFID-FASTag is issued by GS1 India, a standards body, which ensures that each code is unique and in sync with the global standards put in place, in order for correct product identification. Which is the case of FASTag, is a vehicle. The code needs to be standardized in order to ensure that the data coded inside is not read differently at different levels.

However, unlike barcoding, which uses a pattern of black bars and white spaces, in which the information is coded, an RFID tag uses a small electronic chip for the same which is surrounded by an antenna. Also, unlike the barcode, an RFID tag does not need to be very close to the reader or, even in the line of sight of the same. One just simply has to be within a reading distance from the scanner.

National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI) ensures data security in the case of RFID-FASTag. They have proper IT infrastructure with backend servers in a place where all the data is captured. A FASTag user need not worry about data security since the RFID technology does not identify an individual.

So, I hope you’ve got a basic understanding of how the FASTag works and also the technicalities involved in every FASTag transaction that takes place.

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