Distributed System

 

Summary of  WML 

TARGET AUDIENCE

This article is a non technical paper on WML Wireless Markup Language . It gives a good over view of What is WAP amd WML. .It is  helpful to students who are interested in learning more about WML and WAP. The author assumes the reader of this article to have some prior knowledge of Markup Languages and wireless protocols.

INTRODUCTION ON TOPIC

This Article  talks about What is Wap , a brief history of WAP . It also discusses about WML and how different it is from other typical mark up languages .


                                                                                                    SUMMARY
 

What is WAP:- WAP stands for Wireless Access Protocol . It is used to describe a multi-layered protocol and related technologies to mobile devices such as PDA and cell phones. History of WAP:- WAP dates back to its roots in 1990's . Several technologies before emergence of WAP were Tagged Test Markup Language ( TTML) , Intelligent Terminal Transfer Protocol (ITTP), Handheld Device Markup Language( HDML). With the formation of OMA( Open Mobile Alliance ) , several technologies combined to form WAP.
 

Working of WAP:-delivery of many protocols and technologies , through a proxy server that bridges the gap between the wired Internet and the wireless service provider's network. The Proxy server manages the communication between the wireless client and internet servers. What is WML:- WML(Wireless Markup Language ) is a subset of HTML and has roots in XML.

Differences Between WML and HTML:- WML is structured and particular about syntax. It is case sensitive , tags have required attributes and WML pages are structured as "DECKS".

 

                                                                                                    CONCLUSION

This Paper gives a very brief introduction on basics of WML . It is good for beginners of WAP and WML to know what it is all about.

Personally I feel this article is a must read for all computer science students and Web application developers.

                                                                                                AUTHOR AND TYPE OF PAPER:

Steve Schafer is president and CEO of Progeny Linux Systems, a Linux-based consulting company in Indianapolis, Indiana. He has written several technical books and articles and can be reached at sschafer@synergy-tech.com. a non technical paper on WML Wireless Markup Language and WAP (Wireless Access Protocol)..
 

 

PRATHEEBA MURUGESAN