WAP 2.0 Technical White Paper

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The WAE in WAP 2.0 continues to support an application-centric approach by defining XHTML Mobile Profile. and several other associated technologies and …

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www.wapforum.org ?January 2002
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Wireless Application Protocol
WAP 2.0
Technical White Paper. 2002 by Wireless Application Protocol Forum Ltd. All rights reserved. January 2002
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WAP 2.0 Technical White Paper
The WAP Forum is proud to release version 2.0 of the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP). WAP 2.0 brings the
wireless world closer to the Internet with a suite of specifications that utilizes technologies that will enhance the
wireless user experience. With this evolutionary release, the WAP specifications will continue as the de facto
standard for wireless applications and services delivered across a wide range of devices.
WAP 2.0: Bringing Wireless Closer to the Internet
With the release of WAP 2.0, the WAP Forum has successfully accomplished several objectives:
Add support for the standard Internet communication protocols. WAP 2.0 provides support for protocols such
as IP, TCP and HTTP. By adding these Internet protocols and standards and providing interoperable
optimizations suitable to the wireless telecommunications environment, the WAP specifications provide an
environment that permits wireless devices to utilize existing Internet technologies.
Continue the work of WAP 1.x by permitting applications and services to operate over all existing and
foreseeable air interface technologies and their bearers: This includes the new, higher-…