Sony Ericsson T630, T628 manual Phone book, Service provider, SIM card, SyncML, VCalendar, VCard

MS

Mobile Station.

MT

Mobile Termination.

OTA

Over-the Air Configuration. To provide settings for the phone by way of sending an SMS message over the network to the phone. This reduces the need for the user to configure the phone manually.

PDA

Personal Digital Assistant.

PDP

Packet Data Protocol.

Phone book

A memory in the mobile phone or SIM card where phone numbers can be stored and accessed by name or position.

PIM

Personal Information Management.

SC

Service Centre (for SMS).

Service provider

A company that provides services and subscrip- tions to mobile phone users.

SI

Service Indication.

SL

Service Loading.

SIM card

Subscriber Identity Module card – a card that must be inserted in any GSM-based mobile phone. It contains subscriber details, security information and memory for a personal directory of numbers. The card can be a small plug-in type or credit card- sized, but both types have the same functions. The T630/T628 uses the small plug-in card.

SMS

Short Message Service. Allows messages of up to 160 characters to be sent and received via the net- work operator's message centre to a mobile phone.

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SS

Supplementary Services.

SyncML

An open standard for synchronization of all devices and applications over any network.

TCP/IP

Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol.

UMTS

Universal Mobile Telecommunications System. The telecommunications system, incorporating mobile cellular and other functionality, that is the subject of standards produced by 3GPP.

URL

Uniform Resource Locator.

USSD

Unstructured Supplementary Services Data.

VAD

Voice Activated Dialling.

VAS

Value Added Service.

vCalendar

vCalendar defines a transport and platform-inde- pendent format for exchanging calendar and scheduling information for use in PIMs/PDAs and group schedulers. vCalendar is specified by IETF.

vCard

vCard automates the exchange of personal infor- mation typically found on a traditional business card, for use in applications such as Internet mail, voice mail, WAP browsers, telephony applications, call centres, video conferences, PIMs /PDAs, pag- ers, fax, office equipment, and smart cards. vCard is specified by IETF.

WAE

Wireless Application Environment.

WAP

Wireless Application Protocol. Handheld devices, low bandwidth, binary coded, a deck/card meta- phor to specify a service. A card is typically a unit of interaction with the user, that is, either presenta- tion of information or request for information from the user. A collection of cards is called a deck, which usually constitutes a service.

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