TY - BOOK AU - Mann,Steve AU - Sbihli,Scott TI - The wireless application protocol (WAP): a Wiley tech brief T2 - Wiley tech brief series SN - 047143759X AV - TK5105.55 .M363 2000eb U1 - 004.6/2 21 PY - 2000/// CY - New York PB - John Wiley KW - Computer network protocols KW - Wireless communication systems KW - Wireless Application Protocol (Computer network protocol) KW - COMPUTERS KW - Networking KW - Network Protocols KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Wireless Data Primer --; Spectrum and Frequencies --; PCS --; Circuit Switched versus Packet Data Connections --; Analog versus Digital --; Transports and Protocols --; The ISO Network Model --; Wireless Technologies --; AMPS and European Analog Cellular --; TDMA --; CDMA --; GSM --; CDPD --; Voice/Data Networks --; Future Wireless Communications --; A Brief History of WAP --; Origins --; The WAP Forum --; Forum Members --; Hardware Providers --; Cellular Service Providers --; WAP Infrastructure Creators --; Software Developers --; Content/Service Providers --; Available WAP Services --; Why WAP? --; The Great Convergence --; The Internet --; Wireless Technology --; Computing Power --; Social and Economic Forces --; WAP Device Characteristics --; The Need For WAP --; An Overview of WAP --; WAP in Action --; Web Transaction Model --; WAP Transaction Model --; WAP Step-By-Step --; WAP Architecture --; WAP Application Environment (WAE) --; Wireless Session Protocol (WSP) --; Wireless Transaction Protocol (WTP) --; Wireless Transport Layer Security (WTLS) --; Wireless Datagram Protocol (WDP) --; Bearers --; A Closer Look at WAE --; Microbrowser --; WML --; WMLScript --; Wireless Telephony Application Interface (WTAI) --; The WAP Application Environment --; The Microbrowser --; WML --; Elements and Attributes --; Decks and Cards --; WML Features --; Tasks and Events --; Data Entry --; Input Alternatives --; WMLScript --; WAP Client Software, Hardware, and Web Sites --; OEM Microbrowsers --; UP. Browser --; Ericsson WAP Browser --; Mobile Explorer --; AU-System; Electronic reproduction; [S.l.]; HathiTrust Digital Library; 2010 N2 - The first non-technical primer on the technology and business aspects of the dominant standard for wireless applications. With wireless services expected to reach more than 500 million subscribers worldwide in the next year, an understanding of the wireless application protocol (WAP) is increasingly vital for managers, sales, and marketing professionals in the telecommunications field UR - http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=54394 ER -