The Architecture Review Committee (ARC) was formed to enable EPCglobal to consolidate architecture discussions to a single committee staffed by business and technology experts with broad expertise in understanding the business and technology implications of architectural decisions.

The EPCglobal Architecture Framework is a collection of interrelated standards for hardware, software, and data interfaces, together with core services that are operated by EPCglobal and its delegates.  The Architecture Framework:

• enumerates each of the hardware, software, and data standards and shows how they are related
• defines the top level architecture of core services that are operated by EPCglobal and its delegates
• explains the underlying principles that have guided the design of individual standards and core service components within the EPCglobal Architecture Framework
• provides architectural guidance to end users and technology vendors seeking to implement EPCglobal standards