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Wireless Application Protocol

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WAP- Wireless Application Protocol

GatewayWAPWEB

Server

Content

BrowserHTTP

IPWAP

Deck WML

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WAP Protocol Stack

Wireless Markup Language

WAP Binary XML Content Format

Wireless Session Protocol (incl. HTTP1.1)

Wireless Transaction Protocol

Wireless Transport Layer Security

Wireless Datagram Protocol (or UDP)

bearers

HTML

HTTP

TCP

IP

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Samples

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Wireless Markup Language - WML

XML based Language Emphasis, Alignment, Tables

Buttons (Navigation mechanisms)

Actions

Variables

Script

Images - WBMP & local & alternate text

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Wireless Markup Language

Prologue (XML/WML version)Deck

Template (defaults for cards in deck)

Card

Do

Paragraphs

Input

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Sample deck

-->

Welcome to myWAP!

In the wonderful world ofWAP, there is much intro, but no content.

As usual, no help is available

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More examples

Phone.com Microsoft

Accept

Back

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Form processing

To:

Password:

Send '$(pwd)' to $(email)?

Failed to send to $(email).

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Dynamic WML

Same techniques as for HTML, but set content-typeDetect agent type (name, supports, )

Cookies & rewriting

Available buttons, e.g. back

Screen size

Image support

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Gateways

Identity Compilation

Size restriction

Speed

Limit of size of the WEB accessible

gateway CaptiveWEB

wireless

Compress+Security cookies

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Browsers

PhonesPDAs

Simulators

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Browser consistency

Buttons Cookies

History

Timers

FILE:// Cache bugs

Images

Bold/italic,

WMLscript POST method

WTAI

Security

WML compilation Proxy authentication

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Limitations of technology

Screen size, resolution, colourInput devices

Bandwidth

Latency

Deck size

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Future

More bandwidth (3G wireless)- GPRS - General Packet Radio Service

UMTS - Universal Mobile Telecom System

User Agent Profiles

Security

Location determination

Local services/always on

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Alternative

NTT DoCoMo iMode

Unwired Planet (Phone.com) - HDML

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Referenceshttp://www.wapforum.org

http://developer.phone.com

http://forum.nokia.com

http://mobileinternet.ericsson.se

http://www.developer.ericsson.com.auhttp://www.winwap.com

http://www.microsoft.com/mobile/phones/mme

http://www.nttdocomo.comcitron:/home/horton/doc/WAP/WAP.ppt (these slides)

http://mango/home/ (for WML content type)

http://zero:81/index.wml