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TCP/IP Tutorial and Technical Overview - IBM Redbooks

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Other services <strong>and</strong> applications<br />

The WAP architecture allows another set of services or<br />

applications to be implemented through a set of<br />

well-defined interfaces. For example, applications such as<br />

e-mail, calendars, electronic commerce, or services such<br />

as yellow pages or maps <strong>and</strong> directions are being<br />

developed to use the WAP protocols.<br />

18.4 Client identifiers<br />

The client identifier (client ID) identifies a mobile device in the network. The client<br />

ID can be assigned by the proxy server component or it can be formed by using<br />

the syntax defined in the client ID specification.<br />

The Client ID specification is defined in the OMA WAP-196-ClientID-20010409-a<br />

specification document. This specification does not exclude any other<br />

identification alternatives.<br />

The syntactical format of client ID is defined using Augmented Backus-Naur<br />

Form.<br />

18.5 Multimedia messaging system (MMS)<br />

The multimedia messaging system (MMS) defines application-level protocol<br />

activities that take place to realize the MMS service within the WAP environment<br />

to provide messaging operations, allowing different kinds of content <strong>and</strong> media<br />

types to be shared in the network.<br />

The MMS is intended to provide support for the user need to share new media<br />

capabilities present in mobile devices, such as taking pictures or recording video.<br />

The multimedia messaging system is viewed as an asynchronous delivery<br />

system. This is the same as in e-mail delivery systems <strong>and</strong> some other Internet<br />

applications. This type of delivery system allows an optimum use of the network<br />

capabilities, both for the client <strong>and</strong> the network servers.<br />

A special characteristic of MMS is the ability to support messaging activities with<br />

other available messaging systems in the Internet.<br />

For more information about MMS, refer to OMA<br />

WAP-205-MMSArch<strong>Overview</strong>-20010425 specification.<br />

Chapter 18. Wireless Application Protocol 663

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