Sony Ericsson T630 Cell Phone User Manual


 
White Paper T630/T628
52 October 2003
MS
Mobile Station.
MT
Mobile Termination.
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.
Phone book
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.
SC
Service Centre (for SMS).
Service provider
A company that provides services and subscrip-
tions 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 personal directory of numbers.
The card can be a small plug-in type or credit card-
sized, but both types have the same functions. The
T630/T628 uses the small plug-in card.
SMS
Short Message Service. Allows messages of up to
160 characters to be sent and received via the net-
work operator's message centre to a mobile
phone.
SS
Supplementary Services.
SyncML
An open standard for synchronization of all devices
and applications over any network.
TCP/IP
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol.
UMTS
Universal Mobile Telecommunications System. The
telecommunications system, incorporating mobile
cellular and other functionality, that is the subject of
standards produced by 3GPP.
URL
Uniform Resource Locator.
USSD
Unstructured Supplementary Services Data.
VAD
Voice Activated Dialling.
VAS
Value Added Service.
vCalendar
vCalendar defines a transport and platform-inde-
pendent format for exchanging calendar and
scheduling information for use in PIMs/PDAs and
group schedulers. vCalendar is specified by IETF.
vCard
vCard automates the exchange of personal infor-
mation typically found on a traditional business
card, for use in applications such as Internet mail,
voice mail, WAP browsers, telephony applications,
call centres, video conferences, PIMs /PDAs, pag-
ers, fax, office equipment, and smart cards. vCard
is specified by IETF.
WAE
Wireless Application Environment.
WAP
Wireless Application Protocol. Handheld devices,
low bandwidth, binary coded, a deck/card meta-
phor to specify a service. A card is typically a unit
of interaction with the user, that is, either presenta-
tion of information or request for information from
the user. A collection of cards is called a deck,
which usually constitutes a service.