Wireless Application Protocol

Wireless Application Protocol : Wireless Application Protocol

The Two Paradigms : The Two Paradigms W – World W – Wide W -- Web W – World W – Wide W – Wireless W -- Web

Wireless Trend in next 3 years : Wireless Trend in next 3 years

Slide4 :  Get financial information  Order and buy tickets  Pay your bills  Read the news  Read and send e-mails  Receive your voice-mail  Get a local guide to restaurants  Make stock queries

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WAP Forum : WAP Forum Open Standard Internet WWW application development model Wireless Network Technology and bearer independence Device independence Embrace and extend existing standards.

WAP Forum Dates : WAP Forum Dates 26 June - 97 WAP effort launched by founders 30 April - 98 WAP 1.0 public available 30 June – 99 WAP 1.1 public available Dec-99 WAP 1.2 launched

Wireless Application Protocol : Wireless Application Protocol Protocol specification for communication over wireless devices Specified by WAP Forum Open, global specification Conforming to OSI standards You can say it is a parallel internet

WAP Key Features : WAP Key Features Markup Language Wireless Telephony Applications Framework Lightweight Protocol Stack Script Language Designed to create services for small handheld terminals Multiple OS like Palm OS, EPOC, Flex OS, Java OS, OS/9, PocketPC ec. Access to telephony related functionality Designed to minimize required bandwidth and impact of latency

WAP Architecture : Application Servers (3rd party) WAP Gateway/ Proxy Operator’s domain Application Server, Telephony Services WAP Architecture

WAP - Terminals : Ericsson MC218, R320, R380 Nokia 7110 Motorola i500plus, i1000plus Alcatel One Touch POCKET Samsung SGH-800 Siemens etc. Alcatel Siemens Samsung Nokia Motorola Ericsson Ericsson Panasonic Trium WAP - Terminals

WAP bearers in GSM : WAP bearers in GSM SMS Here now USSD Not much used Dialogue Up to 7 times faster than SMS during a call CSD or UDP/IP Here now Connected all the time GPRS The future

Slide13 : Wireless Trends

WAP Gateway : WAP Gateway Connects the Internet domain to the Wireless domain. Cache service Script compilation Protocol conversion Security provided with WTLS, which supports authentication and encryption Compressed Binary Transmission

WAP Server : WAP Server Hosts WAP applications Allows WAP services to be hosted on standard WWW servers using proven technologies like ASP, Java Servlets, CGI scripts … Provides security and authentication WAP content is created using WML, which is a light weight HTML. Gateway and server functions can be combined into a single physical server.

WAP Application Environment : WAP Application Environment Wireless Markup Language (WML) A light markup language, similar to HTML, but optimized for use in handheld mobile terminals WML Script A lightweight scripting language, similar to JavaScript Wireless Telephony Application (WTA, WTAI) A framework and programming interface for telephony service

WAP - Services, Business areas : WAP - Services, Business areas Information services WAP Portals E-commerce Banking and finance Shopping Gambling Ticketing

Advantages Vs Disadvantages : Advantages Vs Disadvantages Simplicity of Use Mobility Personalized Easy to Carry Low Band Width Battery life Limited Computation Power Limited on board storage Limited Graphics Limited Keyboard and Display screen Size

WAP - potential threats : WAP - potential threats Delayed standard roll-out WAP 1.0 WAP 1.1, a developer drawback WAP 1.2 in December, 1999 Pricing Security End-to-end security problems Marketing Technology push, not market pull Competition Microsoft Wireless Knowledge (Microsoft-Qualcomm tie-up) Palm VII (Palm Computing) I-mode (NTT) , currently most developed but limited due to PDC SIM TOOLKIT, will be a complementary solution

So Far … : So Far … Cell phones will be the dominant device for wireless applications, although they will inherit PDA-like functionality By combining WAP, IVR, location and proximity detection, the stage is set for a new generation of wireless applications that can truly change the way we perceive wireless

Exciting Possibilities : Exciting Possibilities Embedded Java will do away with performance and memory issues “WAPLETS” will allow you to dynamically download Java byte code and execute them on the cell phone Voice will be a predominant option for data entry, but key pads will still be used for secure data

Future … : Future … Leverage IVR (Interactive Voice response) technologies to reduce data entry woes. Location and proximity detection technologies…Global Positioning system Convergence of WAP and Bluetooth Evolution of Wireless networks towards 3 and 4G.

Conclusion … : Conclusion … SMS and WAP continue to be the key technologies for wireless application development When you design for wireless, don’t take a “porting” approach towards your application. Instead, focus on how you can leverage the strength of the medium to design your next killer app.

Thank you : Thank you