If WAP doesn't replace IP, then why does the WAP protocol specification
include the protocol layers that are equivalent (and replacements for)
the IP layer?
-Bob
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Bob Wise
Chief Architect
Vsys, Inc. - "The Softswitch Company"
www.vsys.com
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Mark Atwood
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Cc: moore(_at_)cs(_dot_)utk(_dot_)edu; 'Taylor, Johnny'; 'Donald E. Eastlake
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Subject: Re: IP over MIME (was Re: WAP Is A Trap -- Reject WAP)
"Brijesh Kumar" <bkumar(_at_)ennovatenetworks(_dot_)com> writes:
WAP's goal is not to replace IP, but mediate between non-IP wireless
devices, and existing IP based wire line applications.
So then obvious the Right Thing is to put an IP stack on each of those
devices. Then such "mediation" is unnecessary.
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