Sony Ericsson Z500A Hscsd, Http, Isp, Ittp, Led, Lan, Lpc, Ltp, Mmi, MP3, Odi, Oma, Ota, Pda, Pdp

GSM system

The GSM system family includes GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800 and GSM 1900. There are different phases of roll-out for the GSM system and 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 Asia-Pacific.

HR

Half Rate, speech coding.

HSCSD

High Speed Circuit Switched Data.

HTML

HyperText Markup Language.

HTTP

HyperText Transfer Protocol.

IrMC

Infrared Mobile Communications standard.

ISP

Internet Service Provider.

ITTP

Intelligent Terminal Transfer Protocol.

LED

Light Emitting Diode.

LAN

Local Area Network.

LPC

Linear Prediction Coder

LTP

Long Term Predictor

ME

Mobile Equipment.

Micro browser

Accesses and displays Internet content in a mobile phone, using small file sizes and the bandwidth of the wireless-handheld network.

MMI

Man-Machine Interface, see UI.

White Paper Z500a

MP3

Short for “MPEG layer 3”, an effective audio coding scheme.

MS

Mobile Station.

MT

Mobile Termination.

ODI

Object Distribution Indicator.

OMA

Open Mobile Alliance.

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.

Phonebook

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.

RPE

Regular Pulse Excited

SMS-C

Service Center (for SMS).

Service provider

A company that provides services and subscriptions 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

54 June 2004