Towards NFC Era

Near Field Communication (NFC) is mostly regarded as an important step towards ubiquitous computing. NFC uses the touching paradigm for interaction. The users need to touch their mobile phones to a reader or a tag in order to establish a connection. NFC is an extension of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology and compatible with contactless smart card technology interfaces. Contactless smart card technology uses contactless smart cards that need to protect private information and also perform fast and secure transactions. Some examples of smart cards are personal identity verification, transit fare payment cards, and electronic passports. The major properties of NFC technology are automatic pairing and implicit security due to its short range communication capability. When compared with other wireless technologies, it allows low data rate transfer within very close distances. It is more human centric, easy, fast and enables high security and privacy. Controlled Vocabulary Terms electronic commerce; radiofrequency identification; smart cards