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maximum tag read rate that the Premises Server could handle was around five
tags per second. Thus, the rate at which tag data reaches the Premises Server
(P in) cannot exceed five times per second in order to uphold the end-to-end
system response time of two seconds.
9.2 Premises Server performance
The Premises Server and back-end processing domains consume the most time
during end-to-end message transmission. As a result, this segment of message
flow has the highest impact on system performance. Thus, optimizing these legs
of the trip is of utmost concern. While the back-end system is largely dependent
on the RFID user’s existing enterprise infrastructure, some measures can be
taken to optimize Premises Server performance. ...