Thomas Kunz
Systems and Computer Engineering
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WAP - Wireless Application Protocol
nGoals
–deliver
Internet content and enhanced services to mobile devices and users (mobile phones, PDAs)
–independence
from wireless network standards
–open for
everyone to participate, protocol specifications will be proposed to standardization bodies
–applications
should scale well beyond current transport media and device types and should also be applicable to future
developments
nPlatforms
–e.g., GSM
(900, 1800, 1900), CDMA IS-95, TDMA IS-136, 3rd generation systems (IMT-2000, UMTS, W-CDMA, cdma2000 1x EV-DO,
…)
nForum
–was: WAP
Forum, co-founded by Ericsson, Motorola, Nokia, Unwired Planet, further information
–now: Open Mobile Alliance
(Open Mobile Architecture + WAP Forum + SyncML + …)
(Open Mobile Architecture + WAP Forum + SyncML + …)
