Method and system for determining asset disposition using rfid

A system for determining a disposition of an electronic device, comprising:

• a radio frequency identification device for communicating the disposition associated with the electronic device, wherein the electronic device comprises a circuit pack of a node in a telecommunication network;
• a sensor operatively monitoring a signal path of the circuit pack for detecting a presence of a magnetic field, the sensor for recognizing an operational state of the electronic device associated with the disposition of the electronic device, the operational state of the electronic device including an installed state, the recognizing of the operational state further distinguishing whether the electronic device in the installed state is in one of two states comprising:
• an in-use state and an in-need-of-repair state;
• and
• a base station comprising an interrogator for collecting from the radio frequency identification device the disposition associated with the electronic device.

An apparatus for determining a disposition of an item, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a computer-readable medium in communication with the processor, storing a plurality of instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
• transmitting an interrogation signal;
• receiving a response from a radio frequency identification device in response to the interrogation signal, the response comprising disposition information associated with the item, wherein the item is an electronic device comprising a circuit pack of a node in a telecommunication network, the disposition information being obtained by the radio frequency identification device from a sensor that is operatively monitoring a signal path of the circuit pack for detecting a presence of a magnetic field, wherein the disposition information being associated with an operational state of the electronic device, wherein the operational state indicates whether the electronic device is in an installed state;
• and
• wherein, when the operational state indicates that the electronic device is in the installed state, the operational state further indicates whether the electronic device is in one of two states comprising:
• an in-use state and in a need-of-repair state.