Sony Ericsson W950 Abbreviations, 3GPP™, cHTML, AAC, CLDC, ALS, AMR, API, AU, .au, Bluetooth™, BMP, bps, CLI, COM Port, CS-1to CS-4, CSD, CSS

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Abbreviations

3GPP™	cHTML
3rd Generation Partnership Project.	A version of HTML optimized for small devices.
AAC	CLDC

Advanced Audio Codec.

ALS

Alternate Line Service. A system that allows a user to have more than one line allocated to a single SIM subscription.

AMR

Adaptive Multi-Rate. A variable rate speech coding (compression) method selected by the 3GPP for the 3G evolution of the GSM phones.

API

Application Programming Interface

radio solution providing linksternalbetween mobile com- puters, mobile phones and other portable handheld

AU, .au

Format for audio data files.

Bluetooth™

Bluetooth™ wireless technology is a secure, fast,

point-to-multipoint radio connection technology. It

is a specification for a small-form factor, low-cost

devices, and connectivity to the Internet. Available
		n
		I
from the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG),
www.bluetooth.com.
BMP	or

F

Microsoft™ Windows Bitmap. A graphics format defined by Microsoft supporting 1, 4, 8 or 18-bit colour depth. No compression, so files can be large.

bps

Bits per second - rate of data flow.

Connected Limited Device Configuration. The J2ME 'configuration' implemented in W950. CLDC

specifies a runtime environment with specifically
			y
limited resources, suitable for memory-con-
strained devices.		l

CLI	On

Calling Line Identity. Shows the number of the person calling you in your mobile phone display. W950 will also display the name and photograph of the caller ifethey are in Contacts.

Youscan then make an informed choice as to Uwhether or not to take the call. Bear in mind that

not all numbers can be displayed. To use this serv- ice, it must be supported by your network.

COM Port

Defines a serial/RS-232 port within the Windows environment. May be physical (COM1 port on the rear of the PC) or virtual (COM5 port communicating with a PC card modem).

Circuit Switched. Connection from A to B which has a fixed bandwidth and is maintained over a period of time, such as, a voice telephone call.

CS-1 to CS-4

Coding Scheme. Determines the data rate per timeslot in GPRS.

CSD

Circuit Switched Data. CSD is a GSM service providing a CS data connection at a rate of 9.6 or 14.4 Kbps.

CSS

Cell Broadcast. Type of SMS message.

Cascading Style Sheet. A feature of browsers.

June 2006