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 traveling over the wireless data network. |
GIF | Graphics Interchange Format. |
GPRS | General Packet Radio Services. |
GSM | Global System for Mobile Communications. GSM is the world’s most |
| |
| countries around the world, particularly in Europe and |
GSM 900 | The GSM systems family includes GSM 900, GSM 1800 and GSM |
| 1900. There are different phases of |
| GSM phones are either phase 1 or phase 2 compliant. |
GSM 1800 | Also known as DCS 1800 or PCN, this is a digital network working on |
| a frequency of 1800 MHz. It is used in Europe and |
HDML | Handheld Device Markup Language. |
HDTP | Handheld Device Transport Protocol. |
HR | Half Rate, speech coding. |
HSCSD | High Speed Circuit Switched Data. |
HTML | HyperText Markup Language. |
HTTP | HyperText Transfer Protocol. |
Image | WBMP or GIF image contained in a Card. |
IrMC | Infrared Mobile Communications standard. |
IrDA | Infrared Data Association. |
IrTranP | Infrared Transfer Picture, a specification for sending pictures via infra- |
| red. |
ISP | Internet Service Provider. |
ITTP | Intelligent Terminal Transfer Protocol. |
LAN | Local Area Network. |
ME | Mobile Equipment. |
Micro browser | Accesses and displays the internet contents in your mobile phone, just |
| as an ordinary browser does in your computer. The micro browser uses |
| small file sizes and the bandwidth of the |
MIR | Medium speed infrared |
MMI | |
MS | Mobile Station. |
MT | Mobile Termination. |
OTA | |
| of sending a message, SMS, 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. |
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