The Global Individual Asset Identifier (GIAI) is a EAN/UCC standard for uniquely identifying and tracking fixed assets of an organization. GIAI is a combination of the EAN.UCC Company Prefix and the individual asset number.
GIAI supports encoding 64-bit EPC and 96-bit EPC.
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GIAI 64 EPC Field |
Description |
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Filter Value |
Used for pre-selection of basic asset types. These are the same for both 64-bit and 96-bit GIAI. |
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Company Prefix Index |
An index into a table that provides the Company Prefix as well as an indication of the Company Prefix’s length. An index is assigned to companies that need to use the 64 bit tags, in addition to their existing EAN.UCC Company Prefixes. The 64-bit company prefix index table can be found at http://www.onsepc.com. |
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Asset Reference |
A number assigned by the holder of an EAN.UCC Company Prefix to an individual asset. |
Table 5-25: EPC Fields for GIAI 64 EPC Encoding
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GIAI 96 EPC Field |
Description |
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Filter Value |
Used for pre-selection of basic asset types. These are the same for both 64-bit and 96-bit GIAI. |
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Company Prefix Length |
Length of the EAN.UCC Company Prefix. The lengths of the EAN.UCC Company Prefixes assigned to companies vary. |
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GIAI |
A unique identifier assigned by the managing entity to a specific asset. It includes the Company Prefix and the individual asset reference. |
Table 5-26: EPC Fields for GIAI 96 EPC Encoding
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GIAI 96 Alt EPC Field |
Description |
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Filter Value |
Used for pre-selection of basic asset types |
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Company Prefix |
Variable length number assigned by the EAN or UCC to a managing entity (a company or an organization) |
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Asset Reference |
Variable length number within a GIAI assigned by the holder of an EAN.UCC Company Prefix to uniquely identify an individual asset. |
Table 5-27: EPC Fields for GIAI 96 Alt EPC Encoding