Described herein is a system and method for the continuous operation of an RFID communication system in a user-friendly manner and to ensure the reliability thereof in a cost-effective manner by uploading and storing configuration data from each active reader into a memory of the management system. A control unit polls an activity status for each active reader at regular time intervals. In the event of an active reader failing, the control unit identifies the failed reader, loads the configuration data for the failed reader from a memory into a specified inactive reader, and activates the specified inactive reader in place of the failed reader to identify the at least one RFID transponder.