Application Level Events (ALE) is a standard created by

EPCglobal The Electronic Product Code (EPC) is designed as a universal identifier (using an idiosyncratic numerical code for each different commodity) that provides a unique identity for every physical object anywhere in the world, for all time. The EPC s ...

, an organization of industry leaders devoted to the development of standards for the

Electronic Product Code The Electronic Product Code (EPC) is designed as a universal identifier (using an idiosyncratic numerical code for each different commodity) that provides a unique identity for every physical object anywhere in the world, for all time. The EPC s ...

(EPC) and

Radio-frequency identification Radio-frequency identification (RFID) uses electromagnetic fields to automatically Automatic identification system, identify and Tracking system, track tags attached to objects. An RFID system consists of a tiny radio transponder called a tag, ...

(RFID) technologies and standards. The ALE specification is a software specification indicating required functionality and behavior, as well as a common API expressed through XML Schema Definition (XSD) and Web Services Description Language (WSDL).

External links

Application Level Events (ALE) Standard
at GS1 website
RFID Journal
- ALE: A New Standard for Data Access

References

{{reflist Radio-frequency identification GS1 standards