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Wireless Application Protocol (WAP)

Wireless Application Protocol (WAP). Why Choose WAP. Wireless handheld devices Restricted user interface (small displays and keypads) Less powerful CPU Reduced memory capacity Wireless Network Limited bandwidth Longer latency Lower degree of reliability. WAP: Main Features. Browser

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Wireless Application Protocol (WAP)

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  1. Wireless Application Protocol (WAP)

  2. Why Choose WAP • Wireless handheld devices • Restricted user interface (small displays and keypads) • Less powerful CPU • Reduced memory capacity • Wireless Network • Limited bandwidth • Longer latency • Lower degree of reliability Network Computing Lab

  3. WAP: Main Features • Browser • “Micro browser”, similar to existing web browsers • Markup language • Similar to HTML, adapted to mobile devices • Script language • Similar to Javascript, adapted to mobile devices • Gateway • Transition from wireless to wired world • Server • “Wap/Origin server”, similar to existing web servers • Protocol layers • Transport layer, security layer, session layer etc. • Telephony application interface • Access to telephony functions

  4. The WAP Model Network Computing Lab

  5. WAP Gateway • The WAP Gateway utilizes Web proxy technology to provide efficient wireless access to the Internet • Implementation of WAP protocol stack layers • Access Control • Protocol conversion: WSP <-> HTTP • Domain Name resolution • HTML to WML conversion • Encording of WML content • WMLScript compilation • Security • Provide caching for frequently accessed content Network Computing Lab

  6. WAP Protocol Stack Network Computing Lab

  7. WAP Specifies • Wireless Application Environment • WML Microbrowser • WMLScript Virtual Machine • WMLScript Standard Library • Wireless Telephony Application Interface (WTAI) • WAP content types • Wireless Protocol Stack • Wireless Session Protocol (WSP) • Wireless Transport Layer Security (WTLS) • Wireless Transaction Protocol (WTP) • Wireless Datagram Protocol (WDP) • Wireless network interface definitions

  8. WAP Stack • WAE (Wireless Application Environment): • Architecture: application model, browser, gateway, server • WML: XML-Syntax, based on card stacks, variables, ... • WTA: telephone services, such as call control, phone book etc. • WSP (Wireless Session Protocol): • Provides HTTP 1.1 functionality • Supports session management, security, etc. • WTP (Wireless Transaction Protocol): • Provides reliable message transfer mechanisms • Based on ideas from TCP/RPC • WTLS (Wireless Transport Layer Security): • Provides data integrity, privacy, authentication functions • Based on ideas from TLS/SSL • WDP (Wireless Datagram Protocol): • Provides transport layer functions • Based on ideas from UDP Content encoding, optimized for low-bandwidth channels, simple devices

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