Terminology and abbreviations

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3GPP

3rd Generation Partnership Project.

Bearer

The method for accessing WAP from the phone, for example GSM Data (CSD) and SMS.

Bookmark

A URL and header/title stored in the phone.

Browsing session

From the first access of content until the termina- tion of the connection.

Calling Line Identification (CLI)

Shows the number of the person calling you in your mobile phone display. You can then make an informed choice as to whether or not to take the call. Bear in mind that not all numbers can be dis- played. To use this service, it must be supported by your network.

Card

A single WML unit of navigation and user interface. May contain information to present to the user, instructions for gathering user input, etc.

Cell Broadcast. Cell Broadcast is a mobile technol- ogy that allows messages to be broadcast to all mobile handsets and similar devices within a desig- nated geographical area. The broadcast range can vary, from a single cell to the entire network. This technology is used to deploy location-based sub- scriber services, such as regional auctions, local weather, traffic conditions and “nearest” services (like requesting the nearest service station or res- taurant).

CBMI

Cell Broadcast Message Identifier

CGI

Common Gateway Interface.

Circuit Switched.

CSD

Circuit Switched Data.

Deck

A collection of WML cards.

DRM

Digital Rights Management; controlling copying and distribution of contents, with respect to intel- lectual property rights.

DTMF

Dual Tone Multi-Frequency signal – codes sent as tone signals. Used for telephone banking, access- ing an answering machine, etc.

EFR

Enhanced Full Rate, speech coding.

EMS

Enhanced Message Service. Allows the user to add simple pixel pictures and animations, sounds and melodies to a text message. The EMS 3GPP stand- ard also includes text formatting.

ETSI

European Telecommunications Standards Institute.

Full Rate, speech coding.

Gateway

A WAP Gateway typically includes the following functions:

•A Protocol Gateway – the protocol gateway translates requests from the WAP protocol stack to the WWW protocol stack (HTTP and TCP/IP).

•Content Encoders and Decoders – the content encoders translate Web content into compact encoded formats to reduce the size and number of packets travelling over the wireless data net- work.

GIF

Graphics Interchange Format.

GPRS

General Packet Radio Services.

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