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White Paper T290i/T290c
41 October 2004
EMS
Enhanced Messaging Service. Allows the user to
add simple pixel pictures and animations, sounds
and melodies to a text message. The EMS 3GPP
standard also includes text formatting.
EOTD
Enhanced Observed Time Difference. Positioning
solution currently used to satisfy FCC E911 man
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date.
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
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work.
GIF
Graphics Interchange Format.
GPRS
General Packet Radio Services.
GSM
Global System for Mobile Communications. GSM
is the world’s most widely-used digital mobile
phone system, now operating in over 100 countries
around the world, particularly in Europe and Asia-
Pacific.
GSM system
The GSM system family includes GSM 850, GSM
900, GSM 1800 and GSM 1900. There are different
phases of roll-out for the GSM system and GSM
phones are either phase 1 or phase 2 compliant.
GSM 850
In some documents, GSM 850 is called GSM 800.
These names refer to the same GSM band.
GSM 1800
Also known as DCS 1800 or PCN, this is a digital
network working on a frequency of 1800 MHz. It is
used in Europe and Asia-Pacific.
HDML
Handheld Device Markup Language.
HDTP
Handheld Device Transport Protocol.
HR
Half Rate, speech coding.
HSCSD
High Speed Circuit Switched Data.
HTML
HyperText Markup Language.
HTTP
HyperText Transfer Protocol.
Image
WBMP or GIF image contained in a Card.
ISP
Internet Service Provider.
ITTP
Intelligent Terminal Transfer Protocol.
LED
Light Emitting Diode.
LAN
Local Area Network.
ME
Mobile Equipment.