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ALSO CALLED: Wireless Application Protocol
DEFINITION: WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) is a specification for a set of communication protocols to standardize the way that wireless devices, such as cellular telephones and radio transceivers, can be used for Internet access, including e-mail, the World Wide Web, newsgroups, and instant messaging. While Internet access has been possible in the past, different manufacturers  … 
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Enterprise Wireless LAN Security
sponsored by Motorola, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 29 May 2008 | Published: 01 May 2008
SUMMARY: This paper describes the security challenges network administrators face defining and implementing security mechanisms within diverse wired and wireless network environments.

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Wireless Site Survey Best Practices
sponsored by Fluke Networks
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 24 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Apr 2008
SUMMARY: This paper provides insight into best practices for executing wireless site surveys.

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Bitpipe Research Guide: Wireless
sponsored by Bitpipe
RESOURCE CENTER:   Posted: 30 Nov 2006 | Published: 30 Nov 2006

 
WAP DEFINITION (continued): …  have used different technologies. In the future, devices and service systems that use WAP will be able to interoperate.

The WAP layers are:

  • Wireless Application Environment (WAE)
  • Wireless Session Layer (WSL)
  • Wireless Transport Layer Security (WTLS)
  • Wireless Transport Layer (WTP)

The WAP was conceived by four companies: Ericsson, Motorola, Nokia, and Unwired Planet (now Phone.com). The Wireless Markup Language (WML) is used to create pages that can be delivered using WAP.

There are other approaches to an industry standard … 
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