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Definition: EPC


(1) (Entertainment PC) See HTPC.

(2) (Evolved Packet Core) See LTE architecture.

(3) (Electronic Product Code) A standard code for RFID tags administered by the GS1 and GS1 US international standards organizations. The EPC ranges from 64 to 256 bits and contains, at minimum: product number, serial number, company ID and EPC version.

A Unique EPC for Everything
Unlike UPC barcodes, which do not have serial numbers, the EPC enables tracking of each physical item for everything we can conceivably ever make. A 96-bit EPC can uniquely identify 16 million products in each of 268 million companies, and each product can have 68 billion serial numbers. See Gen 2 and RFID. Contrast with UPC.