Discover how to utilize the latest WAP technologies to meet your business needs With wireless services rapidly exploding worldwide, WAP is becoming the most talked about standard for wireless applications. In this accessible book, mobility experts Steve Mann and Scott Sbihli cut through the buzz and the jargon surrounding the technology to provide an authoritative yet easy-to-understand discussion on all aspects of this fast-growing protocol.With their help, you'll become well-versed in the terminology of WAP components and gain valuable insight into how WAP fits in with wireless business development. You'll learn what WAP is, how it works, and what benefits your company can derive from using it. Plus, you'll get pointers to additional resources for more information. Thorough, up-to-date coverage includes: * The nuts and bolts of WAP's key technologies, including WML (Wireless Markup Language) * Key wireless technologies and how WAP fits in * WAP applications development tools and how WAP-compatible Web pages are created * Currently available WAP-com-patible products and services * The history of WAP development * Case studies of three enterprise WAP projects plus an individual's experience with a consumer WAP service Wiley Tech Briefs Focused on the needs of the corporate IT and business manager, the Tech Briefs series provides in-depth information on a new or emerging technology, solutions, and vendor offerings available in the marketplace. With their accessible approach, these books will help you get quickly up-to-speed on a topic so that you can effectively compete, grow, and betterserve your customers.
Author(s): Steve Mann, Scott Sbihli
Edition: 1
Year: 2000
Language: English
Pages: 224
The Wireless Application Protocol......Page 1
Contents......Page 6
Acknowledgments......Page 10
About the Authors......Page 11
Introduction......Page 12
Concepts......Page 16
Spectrum and Frequencies......Page 17
Circuit Switched versus Packet Data Connections......Page 18
Analog versus Digital......Page 19
Transports and Protocols......Page 20
The ISO Network Model......Page 21
AMPS and European Analog Cellular......Page 23
CDMA......Page 24
GSM......Page 25
Voice/Data Networks......Page 26
Future Wireless Communications......Page 27
Origins......Page 28
The WAP Forum......Page 31
Forum Members......Page 32
Software Developers......Page 33
Available WAP Services......Page 34
The Internet......Page 36
Computing Power......Page 38
Social and Economic Forces......Page 39
WAP Device Characteristics......Page 40
The Need For WAP......Page 41
WAP in Action......Page 44
Web Transaction Model......Page 48
WAP Transaction Model......Page 50
WAP Step-By-Step......Page 51
WAP Architecture......Page 52
Wireless Session Protocol (WSP)......Page 53
Bearers......Page 54
Microbrowser......Page 55
WML......Page 56
WMLScript......Page 58
Wireless Telephony Application Interface (WTAI)......Page 59
The Microbrowser......Page 60
Elements and Attributes......Page 61
Decks and Cards......Page 62
Content......Page 64
Tasks and Events......Page 66
Data Entry......Page 70
Input Alternatives......Page 71
WMLScript......Page 72
OEM Microbrowsers......Page 74
Mobile Explorer......Page 75
Consumer Microbrowsers......Page 76
WAPMan......Page 77
WinWAP......Page 78
WAP Devices......Page 79
Nokia 6210/6250......Page 80
Nokia 7110......Page 81
Motorola......Page 82
Ericsson R320/R380/MC218......Page 83
MobileAccess T250......Page 85
NeoPoint 1000/1600......Page 86
Consumer WAP Sites......Page 87
A Note on Terminology......Page 90
WAP Gateway Services......Page 91
Finding a Gateway......Page 93
Authentication......Page 94
WAP’s Security......Page 95
Business Background......Page 96
WAP Background......Page 97
Project Status......Page 98
Technology and Development......Page 99
WAP Background......Page 100
A Consumer Profile......Page 101
Services......Page 102
Theory versus Practice......Page 103
What WAP Does Well......Page 104
Requirements......Page 106
Architecture......Page 107
Design/Implementation......Page 108
Summary......Page 111
Screen Size......Page 112
Latency......Page 113
Screen Size......Page 114
Data Entry......Page 115
The Next Generation......Page 116
Appendix A Resources......Page 118
Appendix B WAP WML......Page 124
Glossary......Page 206
Index......Page 216
