The Wireless Application Protocol (WAP): A Wiley Tech Brief

by Philip Rowe; Scott Sbihli

• ISBN13: 9780471437598
• ISBN10: 047143759X
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2002-03-01
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
About the Authors	xi
Introduction	xiii
Wireless Data Primer	1	(12)
Concepts	1	(7)
Spectrum and Frequencies	2	(1)
PCS	3	(1)
Circuit Switched versus Packet Data Connections	3	(1)
Analog versus Digital	4	(1)
Transports and Protocols	5	(1)
The ISO Network Model	6	(2)
Wireless Technologies	8	(3)
AMPS and European Analog Cellular	8	(1)
TDMA	9	(1)
CDMA	9	(1)
GSM	10	(1)
CDPD	11	(1)
Voice/Data Networks	11	(1)
Future Wireless Communications	12	(1)
A Brief History of WAP	13	(8)
Origins	13	(3)
The WAP Forum	16	(1)
Forum Members	17	(2)
Hardware Providers	18	(1)
Cellular Service Providers	18	(1)
WAP Infrastructure Creators	18	(1)
Software Developers	18	(1)
Content/Service Providers	19	(1)
Available WAP Services	19	(2)
Why WAP?	21	(8)
The Great Convergence	21	(4)
The Internet	21	(2)
Wireless Technology	23	(1)
Computing Power	23	(1)
Social and Economic Forces	24	(1)
WAP Device Characteristics	25	(1)
The Need For WAP	26	(3)
An Overview of WAP	29	(16)
WAP in Action	29	(4)
Web Transaction Model	33	(2)
WAP Transaction Model	35	(2)
WAP Step-By-Step	36	(1)
WAP Architecture	37	(3)
WAP Application Environment (WAE)	38	(1)
Wireless Session Protocol (WSP)	38	(1)
Wireless Transaction Protocol (WTP)	39	(1)
Wireless Transport Layer Security (WTLS)	39	(1)
Wireless Datagram Protocol (WDP)	39	(1)
Bearers	39	(1)
A Closer Look at WAE	40	(5)
Microbrowser	40	(1)
WML	41	(2)
WMLScript	43	(1)
Wireless Telephony Application Interface (WTAI)	44	(1)
The WAP Application Environment	45	(14)
The Microbrowser	45	(1)
WML	46	(3)
Elements and Attributes	46	(1)
Decks and Cards	47	(2)
WML Features	49	(8)
Content	49	(2)
Tasks and Events	51	(4)
Data Entry	55	(1)
Input Alternatives	56	(1)
WMLScript	57	(2)
WAP Client Software, Hardware, and Web Sites	59	(16)
OEM Microbrowsers	59	(2)
UP Browser	60	(1)
Ericsson WAP Browser	60	(1)
Mobile Explorer	60	(1)
AU-System	61	(1)
Consumer Microbrowsers	61	(3)
WAPMan	62	(1)
WinWAP	63	(1)
4thpass KBrowser	64	(1)
WAP Devices	64	(8)
Nokia 6210/6250	65	(1)
Nokia 7110	66	(1)
Motorola	67	(1)
Ericsson R320/R380/MC218	68	(2)
MobileAccess T250	70	(1)
NeoPoint 1000/1600	71	(1)
Consumer WAP Sites	72	(3)
WAP Gateways	75	(6)
A Note on Terminology	75	(1)
WAP Gateway Services	76	(3)
Finding a Gateway	78	(1)
Security	79	(1)
Privacy	79	(1)
Integrity	79	(1)
Authentication	79	(1)
Non-Repudiation	80	(1)
WAP's Security	80	(1)
Some WAP Profiles	81	(10)
exo-net	81	(3)
Business Background	81	(1)
Features	82	(1)
WAP Background	82	(1)
Technology and Development	83	(1)
Project Status	83	(1)
MainFreight	84	(1)
Business Background	84	(1)
WAP Background	84	(1)
Technology and Development	84	(1)
Project Status	85	(1)
Sky City Hotels	85	(1)
Business Background	85	(1)
WAP Background	85	(1)
Technology and Development	86	(1)
Restrospect	86	(1)
A Consumer Profile	86	(3)
Services	87	(1)
Theory versus Practice	88	(1)
What WAP Does Well	89	(2)
Implementing an Enterprise WAP Strategy	91	(6)
Requirements	91	(1)
Architecture	92	(1)
Design/Implementation	93	(3)
Testing	96	(1)
Summary	96	(1)
The Future of WAP	97	(6)
Problems with WAP	97	(2)
Screen Size	97	(1)
Navigation	98	(1)
Data Entry	98	(1)
Latency	98	(1)
Duplicate Content	99	(1)
Solving These Problems	99	(2)
Screen Size	99	(1)
Navigation	100	(1)
Data Entry	100	(1)
Latency	101	(1)
The Next Generation	101	(2)
Appendix A Resources	103	(6)
Appendix B WAP WML	109	(82)
Glossary	191	(10)
Index	201