WAP - Wireless Application Protocol

Goals

deliver Internet content and enhanced services to mobile devices and users (mobile phones, PDAs)

independence from wireless network standards open for everyone to participate, protocol specifications will be proposed to standardization bodies

 applications should scale well beyond current transport media and device types and should also be applicable to future developments

Platforms

e.g., GSM (900, 1800, 1900), CDMA IS-95, TDMA IS-136, 3rd generation systems (IMT-2000, UMTS, W-CDMA)

Forum

WAP Forum, co-founded by Ericsson, Motorola, Nokia, Unwired Planet



WAP - scope of standardization

Browser

“micro browser”, similar to existing, well-known browsers in the Internet

Script language

similar to Java script, adapted to the mobile environment

WTA/WTAI

Wireless Telephony Application (Interface): access to all telephone functions

Content formats

e.g., business cards (vCard), calendar events (vCalender) Protocol layers

transport layer, security layer, session layer etc.

Working Groups

WAP Architecture Working Group, WAP Wireless Protocol Working Group, WAP Wireless Security Working Group, WAP Wireless Application Working Group