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White Paper J200
47 November 2004
Terminology and abbreviations
3GPP
3rd Generation Partnership Project.
Bearer
The method for accessing WAP from the phone, for
example GSM Data (CSD) and SMS.
Bookmark
A URL and header/title stored in the phone.
Browsing session
From the first access of content until the termina-
tion of the connection.
Calling Line Identification (CLI)
Shows the number of the person calling you in your
mobile phone display. You can then make an
informed choice as to whether or not to take the
call. Bear in mind that not all numbers can be dis-
played. To use this service, it must be supported by
your network.
Card
A single WML unit of navigation and user interface.
May contain information to present to the user,
instructions for gathering user input, etc.
CB
Cell Broadcast. Cell Broadcast is a mobile technol-
ogy that allows messages to be broadcast to all
mobile handsets and similar devices within a desig-
nated geographical area. The broadcast range can
vary, from a single cell to the entire network. This
technology is used to deploy location-based sub-
scriber services, such as regional auctions, local
weather, traffic conditions and “nearest” services
(like requesting the nearest service station or res-
taurant).
CBMI
Cell Broadcast Message Identifier
CGI
Common Gateway Interface.
CS
Circuit Switched.
CSD
Circuit Switched Data.
Deck
A collection of WML cards.
DRM
Digital Rights Management; controlling copying
and distribution of contents, with respect to intel-
lectual property rights.
DTMF
Dual Tone Multi-Frequency signal – codes sent as
tone signals. Used for telephone banking, access-
ing an answering machine, etc.
EFR
Enhanced Full Rate, speech coding.
EMS
Enhanced Message Service. Allows the user to add
simple pixel pictures and animations, sounds and
melodies to a text message. The EMS 3GPP stand-
ard also includes text formatting.
ETSI
European Telecommunications Standards Institute.
FR
Full Rate, speech coding.
Gateway
A WAP Gateway typically includes the following
functions:
• A Protocol Gateway – the protocol gateway
translates requests from the WAP protocol
stack to the WWW protocol stack (HTTP and
TCP/IP).
• Content Encoders and Decoders – the content
encoders translate Web content into compact
encoded formats to reduce the size and number
of packets travelling over the wireless data net-
work.
GIF
Graphics Interchange Format.
GPRS
General Packet Radio Services.