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White Paper T310/T312
40 January 2003
Terminology and abbreviations
3GPP
3rd Generation Partnership Project.
AMR
Adaptive Multi Rate. Audio format for speech
sounds.
API
Application Programming Interface.
ASP
Active Server Page. Server technology that
generates web pages dynamically.
Bearer
The method for accessing WAP from the phone, for
example GSM Data (CSD) and SMS.
bFTP
binary File Transfer Protocol.
Bookmark
A URL and header/title stored in the phone.
Browsing session
The period from the first access of content until the
termination of the connection.
Calling Line Identification (CLI)
Shows the number of the caller, or a picture
assigned to the number of the caller in the mobile
phone display. Not all numbers can be displayed.
Network-dependent service.
Card
A single WML unit of navigation and user interface.
May contain information to present to the user,
instructions for gathering user input, etc.
CDMA
Code division Multiple Access. A generic term that
describes a wireless air interface based on code
division multiple access technology.
CGI
Common Gateway Interface. Server technology
that generates web pages dynamically.
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
intellectual property rights.
DTMF or Touch Tone
Dual Tone Multi-Frequency signal – codes sent as
tone signals. Used for telephone banking,
accessing an answering machine, etc.
Dual band
GSM 900/1800.
e-GSM
Extended GSM. New frequencies specified by the
European Radio Communications Committee
(ERC) for GSM use when additional spectrum is
needed (Network-dependent). It allows operators
to transmit and receive just outside GSM’s core
900 frequency band. This extension gives
increased network capability.
EDGE
Enhanced Data rates for Global Evolution. EDGE
uses a new modulation schema to enable data
throughput speeds of up to 384kbps using existing
GSM infrastructure.
EFR
Enhanced Full Rate, speech coding.
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.
ETSI
European Telecommunications Standards Institute.
FR
Full Rate, speech coding.