Abbreviations - Sony Ericsson G900 White Paper

Abbreviations

3GPP™
3rd Generation Partnership Project.
AAC
Advanced Audio Codec.
ALS
Alternate Line Service. A system that allows a user
to have more than one line allocated to a single
SIM subscription.
AMR
Adaptive Multi-Rate. A variable rate speech coding
(compression) method selected by the 3GPP™ for
the 3G evolution of the GSM phones.
API
Application Programming Interface
AU, .au
Format for audio data files.
Bluetooth™
Bluetooth™ wireless technology is a secure, fast,
point-to-multipoint radio connection technology. It
is a specification for a small-form factor, low-cost
radio solution providing links between mobile
computers, mobile phones and other portable
handheld devices, and connectivity to the Internet.
Available from the Bluetooth Special Interest Group
(SIG).
BMP
Microsoft Windows Bitmap. A graphics format
defined by Microsoft supporting 1, 4, 8 or 18-bit
colour depth. No compression, so files can be
large.
bps
Bits per second – rate of data flow.
CB
Cell Broadcast. Type of SMS message.
cHTML
A version of HTML optimized for small devices.
CLDC
Connected Limited Device Configuration. The
J2ME 'configuration' implemented in G900. CLDC
specifies a runtime environment with specifically
limited resources, suitable for memory-constrained
devices.
CLI
Calling Line Identity. Shows the number of the
person calling in the mobile phone display. G900
will also display the name and photo of the caller if
this information has been stored in Contacts.
The user can then make an informed choice as to
whether or not to take the call. Not all numbers can
be displayed! To use this service, it must be
supported by the user's network.
COM Port
Defines a serial/RS-232 port within the Windows
environment. May be physical (COM1 port on the
rear of the PC) or virtual (COM5 port
communicating with a PC card modem).
CS
Circuit-switched. Connection from A to B which
has a fixed bandwidth and is maintained over a
period of time, such as, a voice telephone call.
CS-1 to CS-4
Coding Scheme. Determines the data rate per
timeslot in GPRS.
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White paper G900
September 2008