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WAP Binary XML Content Format Features

4/8/2010

WAP Binary XML (WBXML) Content Format is a compact binary representation of XML that retains functionality and semantic information while reducing transmission size. The binary format encodes the structure and content of an XML document while removing metadata such as the document type definition (DTD) and conditional sections. The provisioning XML file is converted into WBXML by the Push Proxy Gateway (PPG) or Push Initiator. WBXML uses XML version 1.0. For more detailed information about WBXML, see the WAP Binary XML Content Format Specification (Wireless Application Protocol WAP-192-WBXML-20010725-a) available from this OMA Web site.

The following table shows the WAP Binary XML Content Format features.

WAP Binary XML Content Format feature Description

WBXML-1 Structure of Binary XML content

The structure of binary XML content is implemented as described in "Binary XML Content Structure" in the WAP Binary XML Content Format Specification.

WBXML-11 The Binary Token Value and the Literal Value for All Tags, Attribute Names, and Attribute Values Are Supported

XML documents are associated with WBXML token values, as described in "Associating XML Documents with WBXML Token Values" in WAP Binary XML Content Format Specification.

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Concepts

Microsoft Standards for Provisioning Windows Mobile Devices
WBXML and OMA Client Provisioning