DocurrentWWWProtocolsworkoverWirelessandSmall.pptVIP

Do current WWW Protocols work over Wireless and Small Screen Devices? yes Outline Some Background Network Characteristics Long Thin Wireless Networks (GPRS, CDPD, TDMA, GSM, CDMA, Metricom, DoCoMo, PHS, …) Latencies typically 400ms Low Bandwidth (30Kbps), small delay*bandwidth product(increasing) Typical architecture: mobile device, connected via a long thin wireless link to an... intermediate system (base station/proxy) legacy servers Stationary or semi-stationary usage BUT: 10/100BT/802.11 (and no proxy) is also possible! Implementation Constraints Devices are less than 512KB: Size of embedd