Mandatory Capabilities

Mandatory capabilities are capabilities that must be specified for a device to accept MIDlet applications. TABLE A-1lists the mandatory capabilities for devices used with the Content Delivery Server.

TABLE A-1Mandatory Capabilities

Name

Type

Description

Example Value

 

 

 

 

MicroEdition-

String

Software Platform specific: Connected

CLDC-1.0

Configuration

 

Limited Device (CLDC) Configuration

 

 

 

version.

 

MicroEdition-

String

Software Platform specific: Mobile

MIDP-1.0

Profile

 

Information Device Profile (MIDP)

 

 

 

version

 

 

 

 

 

Content Delivery Server-Specific Capabilities

Content Delivery Server-specific capabilities apply to the server’s functionality and are not industry standard. Devices must have the Content Delivery Server-specific capabilities listed in TABLE A-2if they are to be used with the server.

TABLE A-2Content Delivery Server-Specific Capabilities

Name

Type

Description

Example Value

 

 

 

 

Supported

List

System capability for API validation.

MIDP-1.0

Libraries

 

Enables you to set the libraries that the

 

 

 

device supports. Libraries define the API

 

 

 

sets supported. This capability enables the

 

 

 

Content Delivery Server to match an

 

 

 

application to a device that supports the

 

 

 

libraries used by the application.

 

Descriptor

List

System capability for two-step download

Template

 

of content.

 

 

The template specified is used to generate

 

 

the descriptor file for content other than

 

 

MIDlets, if two-step download is

 

 

specified. If this option is not selected,

 

 

content is delivered as either OTA

 

 

one-step or as an SMS message.

General

Content

Descriptor

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