Radio frequency identifier tag unit operation

A method of wireless communication performed by a reader, comprising:

• transmitting, to one or more radio frequency identifier (RFID) tags, a continuous wave in accordance with a unit operation, wherein the unit operation is associated with one or more of an amount of time or a number of unit steps associated with one or more RFID sessions or one or more RFID sub-sessions, and wherein the unit operation is defined such that, upon interruption of an RFID operation after completion of the unit operation, the one or more RFID tags are not left in an unknown state, an undefined state, or an unrecoverable state;
• and
• receiving, from each of the one or more RFID tags, a response during the unit operation.

An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• means for transmitting, to one or more radio frequency identifier (RFID) tags, a continuous wave in accordance with a unit operation, wherein the unit operation is associated with one or more of an amount of time or a number of unit steps associated with one or more RFID sessions or one or more RFID sub-sessions, and wherein the unit operation is defined such that, upon interruption of an RFID operation after completion of the unit operation, the one or more RFID tags are not left in an unknown state, an undefined state, or an unrecoverable state;
• and
• means for receiving, from each of the one or more RFID tags, a response during the unit operation.