The wireless application protocol (WAP) : a Wiley tech brief / Steve Mann, Scott Sbihli.

By:

Mann, Steve, 1950-

Contributor(s):

Sbihli, Scott

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Wiley tech brief seriesPublication details: New York : John Wiley, c2000.Description: xiv, 210 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:

0471399922 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780471399926 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

004.62 MAN

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Table of Contents

Contents:

Ch. 1. Wireless Data Primer -- Ch. 2. A Brief History of WAP -- Ch. 3. Why WAP? -- Ch. 4. An Overview of WAP -- Ch. 5. The WAP Application Environment -- Ch. 6. WAP Client Software, Hardware, and Web Sites -- Ch. 7. WAP Gateways -- Ch. 8. Some WAP Profiles -- Ch. 9. Implementing an Enterprise WAP Strategy -- Ch. 10. The Future of WAP.

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Standard Loan	Moylish Library Main Collection	004.62 MAN (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		39002100356493

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Discover how to utilize the latest WAP technologies to meet your business needs With wireless services rapidly exploding worldwide, WAP is becoming the most talked about standard for wireless applications. In this accessible book, mobility experts Steve Mann and Scott Sbihli cut through the buzz and the jargon surrounding the technology to provide an authoritative yet easy-to-understand discussion on all aspects of this fast-growing protocol.With their help, you'll become well-versed in the terminology of WAP components and gain valuable insight into how WAP fits in with wireless business development. You'll learn what WAP is, how it works, and what benefits your company can derive from using it.

Plus, you'll get pointers to additional resources for more information. Thorough, up-to-date coverage includes:

The nuts and bolts of WAP's key technologies, including WML (Wireless Markup Language) Key wireless technologies and how WAP fits in WAP applications development tools and how WAP-compatible Web pages are created Currently available WAP-com-patible products and services The history of WAP development Case studies of three enterprise WAP projects plus an individual's experience with a consumer WAP service

Wiley Tech Briefs Focused on the needs of the corporate IT and business manager, the Tech Briefs series provides in-depth information on a new or emerging technology, solutions, and vendor offerings available in the marketplace. With their accessible approach, these books will help you get quickly up-to-speed on a topic so that you can effectively compete, grow, and betterserve your customers.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

Acknowledgments (p. ix)
About the Authors (p. xi)
Introduction (p. xiii)
Chapter 1 Wireless Data Primer (p. 1)
Concepts (p. 1)
Spectrum and Frequencies (p. 2)
PCS (p. 3)
Circuit Switched versus Packet Data Connections (p. 3)
Analog versus Digital (p. 4)
Transports and Protocols (p. 5)
The ISO Network Model (p. 6)
Wireless Technologies (p. 8)
AMPS and European Analog Cellular (p. 8)
TDMA (p. 9)
CDMA (p. 9)
GSM (p. 10)
CDPD (p. 11)
Voice/Data Networks (p. 11)
Future Wireless Communications (p. 12)
Chapter 2 A Brief History of WAP (p. 13)
Origins (p. 13)
The WAP Forum (p. 16)
Forum Members (p. 17)
Hardware Providers (p. 18)
Cellular Service Providers (p. 18)
WAP Infrastructure Creators (p. 18)
Software Developers (p. 18)
Content/Service Providers (p. 19)
Available WAP Services (p. 19)
Chapter 3 Why WAP? (p. 21)
The Great Convergence (p. 21)
The Internet (p. 21)
Wireless Technology (p. 23)
Computing Power (p. 23)
Social and Economic Forces (p. 24)
WAP Device Characteristics (p. 25)
The Need For WAP (p. 26)
Chapter 4 An Overview of WAP (p. 29)
WAP in Action (p. 29)
Web Transaction Model (p. 33)
WAP Transaction Model (p. 35)
WAP Step-By-Step (p. 36)
WAP Architecture (p. 37)
WAP Application Environment (WAE) (p. 38)
Wireless Session Protocol (WSP) (p. 38)
Wireless Transaction Protocol (WTP) (p. 39)
Wireless Transport Layer Security (WTLS) (p. 39)
Wireless Datagram Protocol (WDP) (p. 39)
Bearers (p. 39)
A Closer Look at WAE (p. 40)
Microbrowser (p. 40)
WML (p. 41)
WMLScript (p. 43)
Wireless Telephony Application Interface (WTAI) (p. 44)
Chapter 5 The WAP Application Environment (p. 45)
The Microbrowser (p. 45)
WML (p. 46)
Elements and Attributes (p. 46)
Decks and Cards (p. 47)
WML Features (p. 49)
Content (p. 49)
Tasks and Events (p. 51)
Data Entry (p. 55)
Input Alternatives (p. 56)
WMLScript (p. 57)
Chapter 6 WAP Client Software, Hardware, and Web Sites (p. 59)
OEM Microbrowsers (p. 59)
UP.Browser (p. 60)
Ericsson WAP Browser (p. 60)
Mobile Explorer (p. 60)
AU-System (p. 61)
Consumer Microbrowsers (p. 61)
WAPMan (p. 62)
WinWAP (p. 63)
4thpass KBrowser (p. 64)
WAP Devices (p. 64)
Nokia 6210/6250 (p. 65)
Nokia 7110 (p. 66)
Motorola (p. 67)
Ericsson R320/R380/MC218 (p. 68)
MobileAccess T250 (p. 70)
NeoPoint 1000/1600 (p. 71)
Consumer WAP Sites (p. 72)
Chapter 7 WAP Gateways (p. 75)
A Note on Terminology (p. 75)
WAP Gateway Services (p. 76)
Finding a Gateway (p. 78)
Security (p. 79)
Privacy (p. 79)
Integrity (p. 79)
Authentication (p. 79)
Non-Repudiation (p. 80)
WAP's Security (p. 80)
Chapter 8 Some WAP Profiles (p. 81)
exo-net (p. 81)
Business Background (p. 81)
Features (p. 82)
WAP Background (p. 82)
Technology and Development (p. 83)
Project Status (p. 83)
MainFreight (p. 84)
Business Background (p. 84)
WAP Background (p. 84)
Technology and Development (p. 84)
Project Status (p. 85)
Sky City Hotels (p. 85)
Business Background (p. 85)
WAP Background (p. 85)
Technology and Development (p. 86)
Retrospect (p. 86)
A Consumer Profile (p. 86)
Services (p. 87)
Theory versus Practice (p. 88)
What WAP Does Well (p. 89)
Chapter 9 Implementing an Enterprise WAP Strategy (p. 91)
Requirements (p. 91)
Architecture (p. 92)
Design/Implementation (p. 93)
Testing (p. 96)
Summary (p. 96)
Chapter 10 The Future of WAP (p. 97)
Problems with WAP (p. 97)
Screen Size (p. 97)
Navigation (p. 98)
Data Entry (p. 98)
Latency (p. 98)
Duplicate Content (p. 99)
Solving These Problems (p. 99)
Screen Size (p. 99)
Navigation (p. 100)
Data Entry (p. 100)
Latency (p. 101)
The Next Generation (p. 101)
Appendix A Resources (p. 103)
Appendix B WAP WML (p. 109)
Glossary (p. 191)
Index (p. 201)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

STEVE MANN is President of Creative Digital Publishing, a leading provider of technical information for the handheld and mobile computing industries. Mann released the first freeware application for Palm and is the creator of the most widely distributed Palm travel application, WorldFAQ. He is the bestselling author of Programming Applications with WAP and Advanced Palm Programming (both from Wiley). SCOTT SBIHLI is cofounder of Empyrean Design Works, a full- service consulting and software development company focused on products and solutions for the enterprise related to handheld devices, smart phones, and mobile and wireless computing. He was the Palm Computing Platform Editor for Pen Computing magazine for three years.