Applications
BiT (Brooks-IPICO-Tenacent) Intermodal Seals are used in applications where long range, multi-read, high-speed container
identification, tamper evidence and authentication are required
§ BiT Intermodal Seals are used to secure ocean containers, trailers, rail cars, air cargo and other containers in the same
way as a traditional seal, without any special training being necessary for its use.
§ BiT Intermodal Seals can be read up to 8m depending on reader power output and other environmental conditions. The
optimal container seal reading distance is approximately 6 meters, which is adequate for unmanned portals or gates.
Where portals are manned, this distance ensures that staff are also in a position to verify that a container has not been
tampered with, both visually and by reading the tamper status of the BiT Intermodal Seal with a handheld or other
portable IP-X RFID reader.
Chipset
IP-X4 TTO passive RFID Integrated Circuit with sensor input (BiT Intermodal Seal employs passive tamper switch
functionality). Downwards compatible with EM4122/4222 and EM4442/4444 Integrated Circuits, tags and IP-X readers.
Tag Construction
§ Consists of a chip attached to a tamper detection printed antenna integrated into an EJ Brooks container bolt
§ The BiT Intermodal Seal consists of an UHF RFID tag inserted in an ISO compliant container bolt with modified locking
mechanisms to detect tamper.
Key Features
§ Low cost single chip passive RFID solution
§ Available for most spectrum allocations, including FCC, ETSI, ICASA, ACA, WPC
§ Robust anti-collision protocol – up to 240 tags can be read simultaneously
§ Fast moving tags can be read – up to 300km/h
§ Compatible with all IPICO UHF readers
§ Factory programmed 64-bit unique ID number in EEPROM, locked
§ 1 kbit with 14 pages of user programmable and lockable memory (64 bit pages)
§ User written pages can be transmitted with the UID in TTO (Tag-Talks-Only) mode
§ High tag data transmission rate – up to 256 kbit/sec
§ Comply with Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) requirements, Container Security Initiative (CSI) and EU governed security protocols
§ Minimum strength characteristics, including pull-out strength, tensile, shear, bending and impact strengths comply with ISO/PAS 17712 requirements
Container Identification, Tampering, and Trails of Custody
Enables container security solutions to -
§ Communicate unique container ID, tamper status and user-defined information on the tag between the passive BiT
Intermodal Seal, RFID readers and a central database.
§ Use 1 kbit of user-defined information for limited audit and security purposes in line with World Shipping Council’s (WSC)
recommendations in a simple and secure way.
§ Enforce end-to-end integrity in container supply chains by securely sealing containers at ports of departure after verification
of the contents, verifying the untampered status of container seals and the true origin of security seals, in offline mode at
ports of transit.
§ Verify the complete chain of custody of containers at ports of destination, including the authorised sealing at the port of
origin and security inspections conducted at various ports of transit; tamper evidence or authentic Container Trails of
Custody prevents the cloning of security seals and enables offline verification of the authenticity of seals.
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