Wireless Application Protocol (by Mintoo Jakhmola)

By: Mintoo JakhmolaRoll No.: A19

The Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) is an application environment and also a set of communication protocols for wireless devices designed to give manufacturer, vendor, and technology-independent access to the Internet and advanced telephony services.

WAP is an open technology based on Internet technologiesAllows competition - lower cost

WAP is backed by major vendorsNokia, Ericsson, Motorola, Microsoft, IBMFuture proof

WAP Forum is open for allWAP is not “take it or leave it”Over one hundred companies have joined the

WAP ForumWAP supports several wireless systems

GSM, IS-136, CDMA, PDC etc.

Browser“Micro browser”, similar to existing web browsers

Markup languageSimilar to HTML, adapted to mobile devices

Script languageSimilar to Javascript, adapted to mobile devices

GatewayTransition from wireless to wired world

Server“Wap/Origin server”, similar to existing web servers

Telephony application interfaceAccess to telephony functions

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WML Encoder

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HTTPWSP/WTP

Portability: A WAP application on one network should be easily portable to a different environment with little or no change.

User Experience: WAP aims to enhance the user experience by addressing characteristics of wireless environment: Narrow bandwidth connection. Devices with small screens, limited battery use

without recharging, limited memory, and limited processing power.

Cost and Application Development Time Reduction: New services can be added quickly and at a lower cost using WAP.