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Definition
Vicinity cards are contactless cards standardized according to ISO/IEC 15693.
Background
The communication between a VCD (Vicinity Coupling Device; aka a reader) and a VICC (= Vicinity Integrated Circuit Card) is performed using an electromagnetic field coupling between the reader and the card. The coupling is used for both powering the VICC by the VCD and for the data exchange between the VICC and the VCD.
Vicinity cards can be read at a greater distance (typically up to 1–1.5 m distance) than Proximity cards (Proximity Cards). They operate with a 13.56 MHz RF field.
The NFC harmonization (NFC) encompasses the Vicinity cards compatibility.
Applications
Typical applications of Vicinity cards are ticketing, identification, authentication, and access control.
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Finkenzeller K (2010) RFID handbook: fundamentals and applications in contactless smart cards, radio frequency identification and near-field communication, 3rd edn. Wiley, Chichester, West Sussex
ECMA International (2003) ECMA-352 Near field communication interface and protocol-2 (NFCIP-2), 1st edn. ECMA-352 standardizes NFCIP-2, the detection and selection of one of the 3 communication modes out of NFC (standardized by ECMA-340), PCD (standardized by ISO/IEC 14443) and VCD (standardized by ISO/IEC 15693)
ISO/IEC 15693 Identification cards – Contactless integrated circuit(s) cards – Vicinity cards, ISO
See [ECMA-352]
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Vauclair, M. (2011). Vicinity Card. In: van Tilborg, H.C.A., Jajodia, S. (eds) Encyclopedia of Cryptography and Security. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-5906-5_910
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