Sony Ericsson V600 User Manual

V600

The Stylish 3G Phone

August 2005

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Preface

Purpose of this document

This White Paper will be published in several revisions as the phone is developed. Therefore, some of the
headings and tables below contain limited information. Additional information and facts will be forthcom­ing in later revisions.

The aim of this White Paper is to give the reader an understanding of technology and its main applications,
as well as the main functions and features of the phone.

Note: This document contains general descriptions for this specific Sony Ericsson mobile phone.

People who can benefit from this document include:

• Operators

• Service providers

• Software developers

• Support engineers

• Application developers

Sony Ericsson Developer World

On www.SonyEricsson.com/developer, developers will find documentation and tools such as phone White
Papers, Developers Guidelines for different technologies, SDKs and relevant APIs. The web site also con­tains discussion forums monitored by the Sony Ericsson Developer Support team, an extensive Knowl­edge Base, Tips & Tricks, example code and news.

Sony Ericsson also offers technical support services to professional developers. For more information
about these professional services, visit the Sony Ericsson Developer World web site.

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Document history

Change history

2005-04-08 Version R1A First edition

2005-05-16 Version R2A Second edition

2005-05-27 Version R3A Third edition

2005-08-15 Version R4A Fourth edition

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Second edition (August 2005)
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Contents

Product overview ........................................................................................................5

Key functions and features .......................................................................................6

Design features ......................................................................................................9

More in-phone functions ...........................................................................................9

Technologies in detail ...............................................................................................13

3G ............................................................................................................................14

Using 3G scenarios .............................................................................................14

Multiple sessions .................................................................................................15

Gradual change and development of 3G ............................................................15

How 3G works .....................................................................................................16

Handover/service continuity ................................................................................16

Handover in the V600 ..........................................................................................18

GPRS .......................................................................................................................18

Standards, architecture and protocol ..................................................................19

Imaging and Entertainment .....................................................................................21

1.3 Megapixel camera ......................................................................................... 21

Media player ........................................................................................................22

DRM .....................................................................................................................24

Streaming ............................................................................................................26

Gaming ................................................................................................................27

SMIL ....................................................................................................................27

Messaging ...............................................................................................................28

Messenger ...........................................................................................................28

MMS ....................................................................................................................29

Connectivity ............................................................................................................31

Positioning ...........................................................................................................31

Bluetooth .............................................................................................................31

IrDA ......................................................................................................................33

Synchronization and data transfer ..........................................................................34

SyncML – an open standard for synchronization ................................................34

Remote synchronization ......................................................................................35

Local synchronization ..........................................................................................35

Object exchange – ‘Send’ ...................................................................................36

Device Management ............................................................................................37

Java .........................................................................................................................38

Java 2 Micro Edition (J2ME) ................................................................................38

Java 3D ................................................................................................................38

Facts and figures ......................................................................................................39

Technical specifications ..........................................................................................40

Terminology and abbreviations ...............................................................................62

Related information .................................................................................................66

Documents ..........................................................................................................66

Links ....................................................................................................................67

Trademarks and acknowledgements ..................................................................67

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Product overview

This product is a small mass-market 3G phone of slim design and impressive functionality. Speed and
multitasking make this phone suitable for business usage. Video call is the future of mobile communica­tions and this phone has it.

Encased in a slim, futuristic design, this phone offers easy access to 3G services by the use of direct but­tons for video calling and Internet. The high speed offered through 3G facilitates multitasking. You can talk
and browse the web, talk and send messages, pictures or video clips, talk and download music or stream
videos - these are all examples of multitasking.

The dual front design with a 1.3 megapixel camera offers imaging that includes taking pictures and record
video clips horizontally. Easy-to-use imaging communication provides a dedicated camera button to mini­mize the number of steps for taking and sending a picture or video clip.

It further contains advanced messaging and connectivity technology, with a rich offering of multimedia
and entertainment functions. With the USB cable you can easily transfer files between your phone and
computer. The phone also supports a full range of accessories to further achieve flexibility.

A powerful gaming solution for Advanced Java 3D™ with cutting-edge graphics, multi-player games and
a large 1.8 inch 262k TFD colour screen lets the user get the most out of the phone when technology
meets design and creates a friendly user atmosphere.

Note: To be able to give updated information about the implemented technology and functionality of this
product as soon as possible, this White Paper will be released in updated revisions.

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Key functions and features

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The V600 is a triple mode (UMTS and GSM-GPRS)
mobile phone. It supports handover (GSM–UMTS,
UMTS–GSM) and simultaneous sessions (one
voice and one packet data session or two packet
data sessions).

The evolution of mobile communications towards
3G will greatly increase the scope for new applica­tions and services such as video telephony and
remote access to corporate networks. 3G brings
multimedia into mobile phones, and it is in this area
that Sony Ericsson can show its vast experience in
consumer electronics and entertainment – music,
pictures and games – as well as its mobile technol­ogy leadership.

3G

3G is going to be the catalyst for a whole new set
of mobile services, enabling you to access
advanced services anywhere, anytime. You will be
freed from the confines of cables, fixed access
points and low connection speeds and you will
have access to entertainment and on-demand
services to a much greater extent than before.

Screen

An eye-catching feature of this phone is the large
colour screen. It measures 176 pixels wide and 220
pixels high (176 x 220) in portrait mode and has
262,000 colours, allowing high-quality colour imag­ing.

Sound

You can listen to sound in the phone via the
speaker (earpiece), the loudspeaker, the high-qual­ity stereo headset or other compatible accessories.

System

This phone supports UMTS (Global System for
Mobile Communications), GSM + EGSM 900/DCS
1800/PCS 1900, GPRS (General Packet Radio
Service), Multislot class 10 (4+2) and HSCSD
(Highspeed Circuit Switched Data).

Improved battery capacity

The phone has top class talk- and standby time.
Battery description: 3.6V, 900mAh, Lithium lon.
Standby time: Up to 370 hours (GSM) and up to
290 hours (UMTS).
Talk time: Up to 8 hours 15 minutes (GSM) and up
to 2 hours 10 minutes (UMTS).
Video talk time: Up to 1 hour 40 minutes.

Activity menu

Get direct access to new events, bookmarks and
shortcuts. By using the activity menu (press the
joystick up in standby) the user can easily handle
missed calls, new text, MMS, task reminders,
shortcuts and get quick access to favourite Internet
bookmarks. It is also possible to get a direct over­view of applications that are running in the back­ground, for example the media player or the FM
radio.

Video telephony

With the speed of UMTS, the V600, and video call
functionality, you can now share the latest news
face-to-face with your family or friends. The video
call key at the front of the phone is an easy way of
starting a video call. During a video call, you can
switch cameras from the front camera to the back
camera. When using the back camera, you hold the
phone horizontally and you can share what you are
seeing with the video call recipient. Apart from the
person you are talking to, you can choose to see
either yourself in the phone display or an alternative
picture from My Items. The alternative picture can
be customized.

1.3 Megapixel camera

With the 1.3 Megapixel camera,
you always have the camera with
you. Take a picture and send it
away as part of a multimedia mes-

sage or as an email attachment.

Video clips

You can record your own video
clips and send them to your
friends or transfer to your compu­ter.

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Digital zoom

The camera has up to 4x zoom
(depending on selected image
size) and 32x playback zoom.

Picture light

The camera has a built in high
quality light to improve taking pic­tures in darker environments.

Video call

The CIF camera which is placed
above the phone display and also
the back camera allow you to par­ticipate in a video call with a friend.

Sony Ericsson’s constant ambition of making prod­ucts easier to use, has had a great outcome:
QuickShare™.

QuickShare is the fastest, easiest and smartest
ever way to share images. With just a few clicks,
moments can be captured with the integrated cam­era and be shared with friends!

But there is more to QuickShare than sending
images with a picture or email message. Quick­Share is about ease of use of all the imaging fea­tures of the product. Images can be shared phone
to phone, with Bluetooth, across the room or
between a phone and other paired devices such as
PDAs, PCs or printers. For example, it would be
possible to print a picture directly from the phone
using a Bluetooth enabled printer.

Full graphic 262k colour screen

The large 1.8 inch colour screen,
176 x 220 pixels, enhances
viewing, facilitating high-quality
multimedia and entertainment.

User Interface (UI)

From standby, the phone features
a user interface built on the
“desktop” concept, which is

widely used in many computer
operating systems. From here, navigation between
different main functions in the phone is done by
selecting one of the 3D icons which is represented.

Media player

The Media player converts the
phone into a portable MP3,
MPEG4, Real®8 and H263 player.

Play music and video clips,
streamed or downloaded. The folder system ena­bles you, for example, to organize your favourite
songs into groups and create simple playlists. A
Play and pause function has been added. Mega
Bass™ is built in for powerful low frequencies and
bass reflex enclosures.

Radio

The new RDS (Radio Data Sys­tem) FM radio is built-in and offers
instant and easy access to FM
radio channels. The user also has

the possibility of using it as an alarm clock signal.

The radio can be listened to with the portable
handsfree accessory (Stereo Headset) or via the
internal speaker. With the radio, up to 20 favourite
channels can be stored with the preset function.
The portable handsfree needs to be connected at
all times when listening to the radio, since it works
as an antenna.

The RDS function brings you information directly in
the display which is sent out by the currently tuned
in radio station.

Streaming and downloading

You can view videos and listen to music that you
find on a web site by streaming them to your
phone. By streaming media such as audio and
video clips, multimedia is available in real time with
minimal downloading or waiting time. This means
that you can start to listen to the music or view a
video clip before the complete file is downloaded
to the phone. Media such as audio files, video clips
or slide shows can be played back at any time.

USB connectivity

A USB (Universal Serial Bus) cable is included in
the kit. The idea of the USB is to allow an easy con­nection of the mobile phone to a computer. The
user needs to install the USB cable drivers from a
CD, and can then use the drag-and-drop function­ality in the computer to transfer files between the
phone and the computer.

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MMS

Reacting to the enormous
popularity of mobile phone
messaging, Sony Ericsson has

incorporated the latest messaging
standard, along with a colour display for an
enhanced imaging experience.

With MMS, there are many interesting applications
to subscribe to, for example, stock information,
movie trailers and weather reports. On vacation,
you can send a digital postcard with stylized text,
digital pictures of the location, and authentic sound
clips, to friends and family back home.

Java 2 Micro Edition™

Download extra content with Java™, for
example, new information- and enter­tainment-based applications. This gives
users a chance to personalize the func­tions and features in their phones, and
developers the opportunity to create new
applications.

Gaming

Gaming is already a very popular
feature in mobile phones, and with
Advanced Java, users can add

new games and skill levels to
further enhance the entertainment value of Sony
Ericsson phones.

supported via a radio link. Unlike infrared,
Bluetooth is not dependent on line-of-sight
communication.

Several devices can be connected to the phone
using Bluetooth up to 10 metres away. For exam­ple, the phone can be answered with a Bluetooth
headset, when it rings and the user can send
images to another phone at the same time. Several
mobile phones can take part in a Bluetooth sup­ported game and the phone and a computer can
exchange data such as images, video clips, busi­ness e-cards, music files and calendar data.

Copyright protection – DRM

DRM (Digital Rights Management) features the
rights and copy protection of downloaded content
(audio, pictures, music tones, video, entertainment
features such as games etc.).

Content-based services have great market poten­tial. Sony Ericsson supports OMA Phase 1 DRM
mechanisms as a key enabler for content-based
services, with active participation in evolving
standardization work within OMA (Open Mobile
Alliance). Furthermore, any additional market
requirements for DRM will be monitored.

3D Games

Java 3D gaming software intro­duces and supports cutting-edge
3D graphics. Audio developments

such as 72 tones polyphonic
sound and force feedback provide a much richer
experience. With operator support, there is the
possibility for multi player games to play against
friends. The large 1.8 inch TFD screen adds to a
lasting gaming experience. Downloading graphic
intensive games, matching up to the size of the
built-in memory, is also possible.

Bluetooth™ wireless technology

Using built-in Bluetooth wireless
technology, communication with
other Bluetooth devices is

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Design features

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Display and keypad areas

The 1.8 inch display area accommodates relatively
large keys on the keypad area.

The keys are aligned in a vertically grouped form.

The display and key areas are designed with a
sophisticated metal look.

Ergonomics and balance

The phone strives for a perfect balance in your
hand. Ergonomics link together with design.

Front

A video call key is situated at the left side of the
phone. The easiest way of initiating a video call is
by pressing the video call key.

The Internet button is situated at the right side of
the phone. This button gives you direct 3G access
to Vodafone live!.

The circular background form around the naviga­tion key is designed to complement the circular
form of the camera on the camera front.

Battery cover

The battery cover is designed to be removed by
sliding the two catches on the side of the phone
and lifting the cover away.

Camera

The active lens cover protects and gives the back
of the phone a digital camera look. Just turn the
cover and begin to explore the true meaning of
imaging with your phone. The picture light helps to
improve taking pictures in a dark environment.

More in-phone functions

Navigation key

The 4-directional + select key is
designed to easily navigate the
menu system. In a menu, it can be
pressed to select a feature. It can

also be used as a joystick with games.

Improved User Interface

Selection keys and the key assignment give a very
efficient interaction design with full flexibility to
handle all the new features and applications. Sony
Ericsson has focused on user-centred design and

extensive usability testing to solidify the new UI
paradigm. This ensures visibility in actions and sys­tem status and consistency between applications
and similar actions. The large, high-resolution col­our screen is easily managed with the navigational
key.

This phone also supports a brand-new horizontal
camera user interface.

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Setup wizard

The setup wizard makes it possible for the user to
quickly and easily prepare the phone for use.

At the first start-up, the setup wizard starts and
helps the user with a couple of core settings whilst
giving hints about the functionality of some impor­tant keys.

The setup wizard includes:

• setting the language

• setting time and time format

• setting date and date format

• the possibility to import contacts from a SIM

card

• hints about keys such as the Back and C keys.

Tips and tricks

Tips and tricks inform the user about what features
the phone provides and how to effectively use the
phone. The user will, for example, learn how to
mute an incoming call, how to turn T9 on or off and
how to enter Contacts in a quick way. By viewing
the Tips and tricks which can be found in the Set­tings menu, you can enhance the usage of your
phone.

In phone promotion video

When the setup wizard is completed a short video
clip which shows a couple of the different functions
in the phone will follow directly. The user can
choose to either view it directly or to view it later.
The video clip contains helpful information on how
to get started with the phone. It is by default stored
in My Items in Videos.

PIM (Personal Information
Management)

The user can stay up to date with his or hers every­day events by synchronizing the phone contacts,
calendar appointments and tasks in the phone with
similar programs in a computer. The USB cable
which comes with the phone, the built in Infrared or
Bluetooth feature can be used together with the
synchronization software which is available on the
CD in the kit.

MusicDJ™

Polyphonic sounds and the MIDI
format has revolutionized the
sound quality of ringtones in
mobile phones.

By using the MusicDJ™ the user can play,
compose, edit and send melodies. The built-in
sound synthesizer uses wave tables, real
instrument sounds, with 72 voices polyphony. The
new composer has an improved graphical user
interface to simplify melody handling. All new and
edited melodies are stored in MIDI format.

VideoDJ™

Create a movie by mixing video
clips, pictures, sound and text
which has already been created or

stored in the phone. The video
formats that can be edited are 3GP files of QCIF
size, coded in H263. You can add JPG image files
and AMR sound files. The finished result can be
sent by using email, MMS, Bluetooth or infrared.

File management

My Items is a file manager similar to that found on
many computers. In My Items, the user has an
overview of the contents of the phone as well as
how much memory is allocated to each function
and feature. Folders can be created, renamed,
deleted and files can be moved between them.

From My Items, the user can view picture and slide
shows, as well as play music and video.

Moving images

In line with more advanced file management, the
V600 supports Macromedia® Flash Lite™ 1.1
images as well as SVG-Tiny animations.

The Macromedia Flash Lite player is pre-installed in
the phone, allowing users to take advantage of the
features of Flash images. Flash images can be
embedded as moving objects on a Web page or
they can be available as stand-alone Web pages. It
is possible to interact with flash images using the
navigation key. Flash images can be included in an
MMS message. The pre-defined Pictures folder in
My items, enables users to logically organize their
images.

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SVG-Tiny is a subset of the SVG standard and has
been developed for use with PDAs and mobile
phones. An SVG animation is a text file, based on
XML, that contains specific illustration tags and
attributes that define how the animation should be
presented. The V600 decodes the tags and the ani­mation is presented in the phone. SVG animation
can be included in MMS messages. The user can
also attach an SVG image to contacts in the
phonebook.

GPRS (General Packet Radio
Service)

GPRS uses Internet-style packet-based technol­ogy. GPRS gives the benefits of a permanently
available connection to the mobile Internet, but
only uses the radio link for the length of time it
takes to transfer data. GPRS offers the user the
speed needed for satisfactory mobile Internet usa­bility. The phone supports GPRS Multislot Class 10
(4+2).

WAP 2.0 supporting XHTML™ MP

1.2

The WAP browser supports the markup languages
of WAP 2.0 – XHTML Mobile and XHTML Basic.
These two subsets of the Web standard XHTML are
supported by all major Web browsers. An XHTML
page can be viewed in both the WAP browser and
in any standard Web browser. All of the basic
XHTML features are supported, including text,
images, links, check boxes, radio buttons, text
areas, headings, horizontal rules and lists.

sheets. By adding a style sheet to the document
the developer can control the presentation of the
document, the colours, fonts, and layout.

On the Web, the de facto standard style sheet lan­guage is Cascading Style Sheets, specified by the
W3C and implemented in Internet Explorer, Net­scape, and Opera. For mobile phones, the OMA
has identified a subset of CSS and extended it with
OMA specific style rules. The CSS subset and the
OMA extensions are called Wireless CSS (WCSS).

The WAP browser supports WCSS 1.1.

Messenger (Wireless Village)

To ensure inter operability of mobile instant mes­saging and presence services, Sony Ericsson, Eric­sson, Motorola and Nokia have created the
Wireless Village Solution, an open standard. The
protocol is bearer-independent and can be imple­mented in different networks. The Wireless Village
Instant Messaging and Presence Service (IMPS)
includes three primary features:

Presence

Presence information of other Wireless Village
users is received and displayed to indicate their
willingness to communicate. The user’s own pres­ence information is also sent for others to view. If
the user is interested in another person’s presence
status, he or she can search for this person. If the
person is found, the user may subscribe to his/her
presence information. The presence information is
displayed in a contact list.

In addition to XHTML, the WAP browser supports
WML. The user can navigate between WML and
XHTML pages. WAP 2.0 also supports cookies,
often used by Web sites to store site-specific infor­mation in the browser between visits to the site.
Cookies are often used by e-commerce sites (in
shopping carts and wish lists for example), and to
save the user from entering the same information
more than once.

Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)

Before style sheets were introduced on the Web,
developers had little control over the presentation
of their Web pages. An XHTML document specifies
the structure of the content, which part is a para­graph, which part is a heading, and so on. It does
not specify how it shall be presented. Browsers use
a default presentation for documents without style

Instant messaging

Instant messaging means “point-to-point messag­ing” between Wireless Village users. An instant
message history of the communication is logged in
a file, which can be read off line. This is a sub-set
file of the whole communication and is limited by
memory.

Groups

The user may join a chatroom and chat with the
other participants/members.

Email

With inbox, outbox, save draft and

reply options, there are all the

functions needed for effective

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email communication in a powerful mobile phone.
Constantly connected to a POP3, SMTP or IMAP4
email server anywhere on the Internet, the phone
stores messages dynamically, depending on avail­able memory, and updates the inbox automatically
and over the air. Check email anywhere. Reply to
email on the move. Friends, family and business
contacts know that when they send email, it can be
received, read and acted on immediately. Pictures
can be included in outgoing emails and attach­ments that are received. Hyperlinks in emails are
supported.

Personalization

With themes it is possible to change many settings
in the phone, for example colours, images and
ringtones, making it more personal. The phone
comes with a number of preloaded themes and
pictures, and more can be downloaded and
exchanged – sports, movie, seasonal and other
themes will be available on Sony Ericsson or oper­ator sites. Other personalizable features are the
start-up screen and the screen saver. Specific pic­tures and ringtones can also be set for each sepa­rate name in the contacts.

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Technologies in detail

This chapter offers a detailed description of the technologies available in this product. Encompassing a
broad and rich range of functionality, they facilitate basic functions such as calling as well as the cutting­edge developments found in entertainment, imaging and connectivity.

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Mobile telephony allowed us to talk on the move.
The Internet turned raw data into helpful services
that people found easy to use in their everyday
lives. Now, these two technologies are converging
to create third-generation mobile services.

In simple terms, 3G (third-generation) services
combine high speed radio access with IP (Internet
Protocol)-based services. This does not just mean
fast mobile connection to the Web, it means totally
new ways to communicate, access information,
conduct business, learn and be entertained. It
promises liberation from slow, cumbersome equip­ment and immovable points of access.

Increased 3G data rates, together with extended
multimedia and entertainment content, will
enhance the use of mobile Internet in a revolution­ary way. Gaming will increase the user benefits
even more.

Using 3G scenarios

The step towards IP is vital. IP is packet-based,
allowing users to be “online” at all times, having to
pay only for the sent or received data. The connec­tionless nature of IP also makes access a lot faster:
file downloads take less time and we can be con­nected to a network within a few seconds.

3G introduces wideband radio communications,
with incredible access speeds. Compared with
today’s mobile networks, 3G will significantly boost
network capacity, much needed in densely popu­lated areas – thus operators will be able to support
more users, as well as offer more sophisticated
services.

This phone is a dual mode phone. Thus the user
will be able to use his or her V600 without having to
think about which system is being used – the
handover between the two systems is going to be
seamless.

3G will change our working habits and social lives
in many ways. The services that 3G has to offer will
help us to manage our personal information, sim­plify tasks such as grocery shopping, make better
use of our time, and offer services that are just fun
to use. People can easily share a moment with their
friends, family and work in other geographical sites
in a video call. 3G will also help new, flexible work­ing practices, such as working from home and
remote access to corporate networks outside tradi­tional working hours. Operators will be able to
develop innumerable new service opportunities to
attract and retain new customers:

• Your train is delayed so you are late for a meet­ing. By initiating a video call with the people at
the meeting, you can still attend, and even see
the sketches made at the meeting.

• Parents see their child walk for the first time,
and know that the grandparents would love to
see this. They initiate a video call to the grand­parents’ computer. The grandparents are thrilled
with joy, and the child can hear their encourag­ing voices and see their happy faces.

• Business people can use the time they spend
travelling, fixing things that are usually hard to
get time for, for example to log on to their bank
account, check the balance and pay a few bills ­all through their 3G device.

• On vacation, people can make reservations
when they get to their destination by using their
3G handset to obtain up-to-date information,
including hotel vacancies. Having booked a
room, they can use their phone to view video
clips of local tourist attractions and talk to
someone from the local tourist information
bureau at the same time.

• A maintenance engineer, repairing some equip­ment at a client’s premises, has a problem.
Using his 3G mobile phone, he can contact his
department and then download a demonstra­tion video that guides him through the repair
process.

• People can also share a moment with their
friends and family in other geographical sites by
capturing the moment with the video recorder
and then sending them the video clip in an MMS
message.

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Multiple sessions

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With regard to simultaneous connectivity, multiple
sessions, Sony Ericsson supports the 3GPP™ (3rd
Generation Partnership Project) specification 3GPP
TS 22.101 which states that 3GPP specifications
shall enable the user of a single terminal to estab­lish and maintain several connections simultane­ously. It shall efficiently cater for applications which
have variable requirements relating to specific QoS
(Quality of Service) parameters (for example
throughput) whilst meeting other targets.

Examples of use cases in 3G
mode

• One voice and one packet data session:

Photo: A voice call is connected, a photo is taken
with the integrated camera and sent, either via
MMS or via email.

• Two simultaneous packet data sessions:

Streaming: A WAP browsing session is ongoing, an
audio or video clip streaming session is started, for
example, from a hyperlink.

Gradual change and development of 3G

The third-generation is a technology shift taking
mobile telephony to a higher level. The term
describes a new generation of wireless systems
that offer services and functions far beyond the era
when mobile phones were used for voice calls only.

When taking GSM customers into the world of 3G,
operators will not have to switch their networks
from one system to another. The move from 2G to
3G optimizes the existing infrastructure, enabling it
to co-exist with the new WCDMA system.

GSM equipment – enhanced with GPRS – and its
functions will continue to exist within the 3G sys­tem. Old and new technology will complement
each other and form a highly flexible network sys­tem, with a capacity that gives new meaning to
mobility.

Even when WCDMA is fully expanded, GSM-based
parts of the network will continue to play a crucial
role in serving the operators’ needs for capacity. All
spectrum assets will be valuable, as there will be a
substantial increase in both the number of sub­scribers and the volume of traffic in the networks.
With a seamless solution, operators will have a
flexible network where the systems interact
according to current demand.

User experience

For the consumers, using a network consisting of
GSM, GPRS and WCDMA parts will be a seamless
experience. GPRS allows qualified mobile Internet
applications, while the introduction of WCDMA
brings a whole new set of user services, using the
full potential of wideband data transport.

GSM and WCDMA development

Building the network

The combining of GSM with GPRS, and the intro­duction of WCDMA technology in a new spectrum,
can be done gradually. The new wideband technol­ogy can be deployed in parallel with the enhance­ment of the existing spectrum, re-using parts of the
GSM infrastructure.

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How 3G works

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3G brings together two powerful forces: wideband
radio communications and IP-based services.
Together, these enable advanced multimedia serv­ices.

Making 3G a reality depends on technology devel­opments in different areas. These include amend­ments to the radio interface to support wideband
communications, as well as amendments in the
core network. Supporting technologies such as
WAP, Bluetooth, Java, MMS and streaming, are
also important.

GPRS

Short for General Packet Radio Service, GPRS is a
standard for wireless communications.

GPRS provides packet data, rather than circuit
switched data. This means that as a user you pay
for data sent and received, and not for time spent
online. There is, more or less, a permanent connec­tion at all times.

GPRS is implemented by adding new packet data
nodes and upgrading existing nodes, to provide a
routing path for packet data between the mobile
terminal and a gateway node. The gateway node
will provide interworking with external packet data
networks for access to the Internet and intranets.

WCDMA

WCDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple
Access) is a wideband radio technique that pro­vides far higher data rates than other radio tech­niques available today, up to 384 kbps, and highly
efficient use of radio spectrum.

The higher bandwidth that WCDMA provides will
deliver the full potential of 3G. For example,
WCDMA allows simultaneous access to several
voice, video and data services.

WCDMA is fully compliant with IMT-2000 (Interna­tional Mobile Telecommunications-2000) and is the
air interface technology for standards in the 2 GHz
band (the IMT-2000 core band), known as UMTS
(Universal Mobile Telecommunication System) in
Europe and ARIB (Association of Radio Industry
Businesses) in Japan.

UMTS

UMTS and WCDMA are often used as synonyms.
The European Telecommunications Standard Insti­tute (ETSI) chose the name UMTS to define the
system when positioned in the 2.1 GHz band,
which will be the case in Europe and other parts of
the world where this frequency is available. In the
Americas though, WCDMA will have to use other
parts of the frequency band.

Benefits

• Faster data speeds and “permanent connec­tion” mobility.

• Instantaneous connection set-up.

• Connection to an abundance of data sources
around the world, through support for multiple
protocols, including IP.

Handover/service continuity

The scope of this text includes service require­ments for handover maintaining continuity of serv­ice to a wireless terminal, as it moves between the
radio coverage area, or “cells”, associated with dif­ferent base station sites. This functionality is called
“handover”. It is a key requirement to allow for dual

UMTS is part of the International Telecommunica­tions Union’s IMT-2000 vision of a global family of
3G mobile communications systems. UMTS
includes WCDMA radio access technologies
together with a core network specification based
on the GSM/MAP (Mobile Application Part) stand­ard. Please visit the 3GPP site for more information
at www.3gpp.org

or multi-mode terminals to handover traffic from
UTRAN to other radio systems such as GERAN and
vice versa.

This part describes the general principles for serv­ice continuity within UMTS Radio Access Network,
within GSM/GPRS and between UMTS Radio

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Access Network and other radio systems such as
GSM/GPRS. As a principle, the requirements on
service continuity characteristics should be
according to the target network on which the serv­ice is maintained.

Service continuity

Service continuity should support the following
scenarios:

• Continuity of active circuit switched services
when moving within UMTS Radio Access Net­work, within GSM/GPRS and between UMTS
Radio Access Network and GSM/GPRS cover­age areas.

• Continuity of active and packet switched ses­sions when moving within UMTS Radio Access
Network, within GSM/GPRS and between
UMTS Radio Access Network and GSM/GPRS
coverage areas.

General operational
considerations

Mechanisms defined to support service continuity
between different radio systems or radio access
modes should effectively cope with a number of
coverage scenarios:

• Limited coverage in a “sea” of coverage pro­vided by another radio system or radio access
mode.

• Selective operation at a geographical boundary,
with extensive UMTS Radio Access Network
coverage on one side, and extensive coverage
from another radio system on the other side.

• Geographically co-located areas of UMTS
Radio Access Network coverage and another
radio system.

The duration of the discontinuity experienced by
packet switched and circuit switched real time
services should be shorter than that in the hando­ver of voice calls over GSM/GPRS.

Requirements on multiple bearer
services handover from UMTS
Radio Access Network to GSM/
GPRS

Consideration must be given to services that may
involve multiple bearer services (and simultaneous
sessions). The mapping between UMTS Radio
Access Network bearer services and GSM/GPRS
bearer services depends on many factors such as
data rate, delay constraints, error rate etc. In the
event that certain UMTS Radio Access Network
bearer services cannot be handed over to GSM/
GPRS, the handover of some of the bearers to
maintain the service should not be precluded.

In the case where a user equipped with a dual
mode terminal is in UMTS Radio Access Network
coverage, and has multiple PDP contexts activated
(for instance to support multimedia), then it is pref­erable to handover one PDP context, rather than
dropping all of them.

As a first priority only the PDP contexts which have
an associated QoS that can be supported by the
GSM/GPRS should be candidates for handover.

If there are still multiple PDP contexts as “handover
candidates”, then the operator should choose
which PDP is maintained. When roaming, the serv­ing network should make this decision. The opera­tor may choose to either:

• Drop all of the PDP contexts.

• Choose one based upon criteria such as dura­tion, amount of traffic transferred, etc.

Performance requirements

Temporary degradation of service
caused by handover

During intra-UMTS Radio Access Network hando­ver or handover from UMTS Radio Access Network
to GSM/GPRS, degradation of service should be
no greater than during intra-GSM/GPRS handover.

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Handover in the V600

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This phone is compliant with the 3GPP R99
December 2002 release.

GSM to UMTS

The product supports circuit switched voice
handover from GSM to UMTS.

GPRS

The introduction of GPRS was a big step in the
evolution of the GSM networks for enhancing the
capabilities of data communication. Data traffic has
increased (over both wired and wireless networks),
with the growth in demand for Internet access and
services paralleling that of mobile communications.

We can now see that the demand for high-speed
Internet access is the key driver for coming genera­tions of wireless multimedia and entertainment
services, and GPRS is important as a stepping
stone when we enter the 3G network era. GPRS
has allowed innovative services to be created and
granted access to new and previously inaccessible
market segments, which will be further developed
with 3G.

GPRS is able to take advantage of the global cov­erage of existing GSM networks. Applications
developed for GPRS have been deployed on a
large scale and have thus reaped the associated
benefits.

With GPRS, the V600 sends data in “packets” at a
very high speed. The phone remains connected to
the network at all times, using transmission capac­ity only when data is sent or received.

Instead of occupying an entire voice channel for
the duration of a data session, the V600 sends and
receives data in small packets, as needed, much
like IP on the Internet. Thanks to this, the phone is
always online, using transmission capacity only
when data is sent or received. The V600 is compat­ible with GPRS R99.

UMTS to GSM/GPRS

The product supports packet switched data
handover and circuit switched voice handover from
UMTS to GSM/GPRS.

The GSM system limits the ability to use all eight
time slots, so the V600 uses up to four time slots
for receiving data, and up to one slot for transmit­ting.

Information about the identity of the phone and the
characteristics of the connection are described in
the PDP (Packet Data Protocol) context. This infor­mation is stored both in the phone and in the
mobile network, so that each phone is identified
and “visible” to the system.

Using GPRS with the V600 has many advantages,
for example:

• Constant connection
Keep an open connection to an email system or
the company network, staying online to receive
and send messages at all times. All connection
settings can be managed by using the data
connections feature.

• High speed
Gain access automatically to increased band­width when downloading large files, images etc.

• Cost efficient
Use transmission capacity only when needed,
thus reducing costs.

• WAP over GPRS
Access the Internet via WAP at high speed and
with a constant connection.

• Email over GPRS
Remain connected to an email system while
reading and preparing messages, (which are
then sent at high speed).

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• Data communication
Transfer data and access the Internet or an
intranet with a computer, PDA or handheld
device connected via Bluetooth, infrared or
cable.

• Data and voice
Maintain a data connection when conducting a
voice call.

• Provide settings
Receive GPRS configuration settings from the
provider OTA (over the air), making manual con­figuration unnecessary.

• User-controlled settings
Take advantage of full user control in the data
connections menu, establishing multiple
descriptions and accessing advanced settings
for GPRS.

Standards, architecture and protocol

The architecture, protocols and codecs for PSS (Packet Switched Streaming) follow the 3GPP specifica­tions to ensure interoperability between business solutions. Sony Ericsson fully supports the 3GPP stand-

ard, but will also meet the market requirements of supplementary formats and codecs.

Sony Ericsson Applications

Establishment

Capability

Exchange

Session

Control

Session

Description

Scene

Decoder

Speech

Decoder

Packet based network interface

3GPP L2

Synchronization

Spatial layout

Audio

Text

Vector Graphics

Decoder

Decoder

Image

Decoder

Video

Figure 1. Functional components of a PSS client

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Figure 1 shows the functional components of a
PSS client. The functional components can be
divided into control, scene description, media
codecs and the transport of media and control
data. TS 26.233 “Transparent end-to end packet
switched streaming service (PSS); General descrip­tion” defines the simple and extended PSS.

The control-related elements are session establish­ment, capability exchange and session control.

• Session establishment refers to methods of
invoking a PSS session from a browser or
directly by entering an URL in the user interface
of the terminal.

The PSS includes media codecs for video, still images, vector graphics, text, audio, and speech.

• Capability exchange enables choice or adapta­tion of media streams depending on different
terminal capabilities.

• Session control deals with the set-up of the
individual media streams between a PSS client
and one or several PSS servers. It also enables
control of the individual media streams by the
user. It may involve VCR-like presentation con­trol functions like start, pause, fast forward and
stop when presenting media.

The scene description consists of spatial layout
and a description of the temporal relation between
different media that is included in the media pres­entation. The first gives the layout of different
media components on the screen and the latter
controls the synchronization of the different media.

Scene description

Video
Audio

Speech

Presentation description

Still images

Bitmap graphics

Vector graphics

Presentation

description

Text

Payload formats

HTTP

RTSP

RTP

UDP

TCP UDP

IP

Figure 2. Overview of the protocol stack

Figure 2 describes the media transport protocol stack. Transport of media and control data consists of the
encapsulation of the coded media and control data in a transport protocol. This is shown in figure 1 as the
“packet based network interface” and displayed in more detail in the protocol stack of figure 2.

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Imaging and Entertainment

1.3 Megapixel camera

White Paper V600

With the integrated 1.3 Megapixel camera with dig­ital zoom, the user can take pictures and video
clips and save them in the phone memory. The user
can send them as an attachment in an email or via
MMS. The pictures or video clips can also be sent
via Bluetooth, infrared or cable.

A large viewfinder is presented in the display and
QuickShare™ offers a minimal number of steps
that take you to the send options as follows:

• 3 steps for camera: start, capture and send.

• 3 steps for video: start, capture and send.

Using the camera or video

The camera and video is started via the active lens
cover, via the camera button or via the phone menu
system.

Shoot modes

There is a number of different shoot modes for dif­ferent user scenarios:

Burst mode

A useful function when taking photos of objects
that move quickly in the scene: it rapidly takes 4
pictures in a row automatically.

Image formats

The camera is able to take pictures in the following
resolutions:

• Small - QQVGA (160x120 pixels)

• Medium - VGA (640x480 pixels)

• Large - 1.3 Megapixel (1280x1024 pixels)

Megapixel pictures

Megapixel pictures can be used when a larger
viewing area is required, for example, when
uploading a picture to a computer.

Video format

Video clips can be recorded, played and sent using
the following codec:

Frames

A shoot mode that lets you apply funny pre-drawn
picture frames to your images.

Panorama pictures

The camera can create panorama pictures by
stitching together several different pictures into one
large picture. This is done with the help of a unique
image processing technique.

This feature is very user friendly. The user simply
takes a picture and then moves the camera slightly
sideways and then takes a new picture. This can be
repeated several times until the user selects to
save the panorama where all the different pictures
are stitched together.

• 3GPP (H.263 and AMR)

More camera features

The camera has full automatic exposure control
that selects the optimal exposure time needed to
get an excellent picture. When operating the view­finder, the camera adjusts the exposure time.

The lighting conditions found indoors and outdoors
may differ significantly. This may give rise to false
colours in photographs. To compensate for this,
the Megapixel camera is equipped with automatic
white balance. This feature automatically adjusts
for different lighting environments in order to pro­duce images with correct colours under most con­ditions.

The camera also has a high quality light to
improve taking pictures in darker environments.

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