SIST ETS 300 922 E2:2003
(Main)Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+) (GSM); Subscriber Identity Modules (SIM); Functional characteristics (GSM 02.17 version 5.1.1 Release 1996)
General Information
- Abstract
SUBJECT Alignment of GSM 02.17 with GSM 11.11 and GSM 11.14
- Status
- Published
- Publication Date
- 30-Nov-2003
- Current Stage
- 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
- Start Date
- 01-Dec-2003
- Due Date
- 01-Dec-2003
- Completion Date
- 01-Dec-2003
Overview
SIST ETS 300 922 E2:2003 specifies the functional characteristics of the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) used in the Digital Cellular Telecommunications System (GSM, Phase 2+), including GSM 900, GSM 1800, and PCS 1900. Developed by the Slovenian Institute for Standardization (SIST) in alignment with ETSI technical specifications, this standard defines requirements and behaviors for SIM cards within GSM networks. The main focus is to ensure compatibility and interoperability by aligning GSM 02.17 with GSM 11.11 (SIM interface) and GSM 11.14 (SIM Application Toolkit).
SIM cards are essential for securely storing subscriber identity and authenticating mobile users in GSM networks, providing access control, security features, and subscriber-related data storage.
Key Topics
SIM Characteristics
The standard defines two physical types of SIMs:- ID-1 SIM: Credit-card size, compliant with ISO/IEC 7816 standards.
- Plug-in SIM: Smaller format intended for semi-permanent installation in mobile equipment.
Operational Phases
- Administrative Management Phase: Involves processes like production, personalization, and distribution, implemented by various parties such as SIM manufacturers, issuers, and network operators.
- GSM Network Operation Phase: Begins after personalization, enabling network access and subscriber functions.
Security Features
The SIM provides critical security and authentication mechanisms, including:- Subscriber authentication using secure keys and algorithms.
- CHV (Card Holder Verification) management for user access control.
- Protection and secure storage of subscriber data to prevent unauthorized use.
SIM Data Storage
- Mandatory Information: Administrative data, IMSI, cipher key, location information, service tables, and security credentials.
- Optional Data: Data fields supporting enhanced GSM features and the SIM Application Toolkit.
Multi-Application & Multi-Form Factor Support
Devices may accept both ID-1 and Plug-in SIMs, with clear precedence rules to maintain data integrity and security.
Applications
Mobile Network Subscriber Authentication
- Ensures only authorized users can connect to GSM networks by storing and verifying the subscriber’s identity through secure SIM features.
Secure Mobile Communications
- Supports encrypted data transmission and privacy through embedded security algorithms and controlled access to subscriber information.
Subscriber Data Management
- Stores and protects subscriber-specific data such as contact lists, SMS, and service preferences directly on the SIM card, facilitating easy access across devices.
Enhanced Service Delivery
- Enables advanced functionalities like the SIM Application Toolkit, supporting value-added applications and interactive services.
Related Standards
- GSM 11.11: Specifies the SIM-Mobile Equipment interface, covering logical and electrical characteristics of SIMs.
- GSM 11.14: Defines the SIM Application Toolkit, enabling value-added applications on the SIM.
- ISO/IEC 7816 series: Standards for physical characteristics and electrical interfaces of integrated circuit cards.
- GSM 02.09: Addresses security aspects in GSM networks.
- GSM 02.30: Specifies the Man-Machine Interface for GSM mobile stations.
- GSM 02.11: Outlines service accessibility and related control information.
By adhering to SIST ETS 300 922 E2:2003, mobile network operators, device manufacturers, and SIM card suppliers ensure interoperability, security, and reliable service for GSM subscribers globally. This standard remains a foundational document for anyone involved in GSM SIM card hardware, software, and network integration.
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Frequently Asked Questions
SIST ETS 300 922 E2:2003 is a standard published by the Slovenian Institute for Standardization (SIST). Its full title is "Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+) (GSM); Subscriber Identity Modules (SIM); Functional characteristics (GSM 02.17 version 5.1.1 Release 1996)". This standard covers: SUBJECT Alignment of GSM 02.17 with GSM 11.11 and GSM 11.14
SUBJECT Alignment of GSM 02.17 with GSM 11.11 and GSM 11.14
SIST ETS 300 922 E2:2003 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 33.070.50 - Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM). The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
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Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
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Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+) (GSM); Subscriber Identity
Modules (SIM); Functional characteristics (GSM 02.17 version 5.1.1 Release 1996)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: ETS 300 922 Edition 2
ICS:
33.070.50 Globalni sistem za mobilno Global System for Mobile
telekomunikacijo (GSM) Communication (GSM)
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
EUROPEAN ETS 300 922
TELECOMMUNICATION April 1999
STANDARD Second Edition
Source: SMG Reference: RE/SMG-090217QR1
ICS: 33.020
Key words: Digital cellular telecommunications system, Global System for Mobile communications (GSM)
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GLOBAL SYSTEM FOR
MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS
Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+);
Subscriber Identity Modules (SIM);
Functional characteristics
(GSM 02.17 version 5.1.1 Release 1996)
ETSI
European Telecommunications Standards Institute
ETSI Secretariat
Postal address: F-06921 Sophia Antipolis CEDEX - FRANCE
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Copyright Notification: No part may be reproduced except as authorized by written permission. The copyright and the
foregoing restriction extend to reproduction in all media.
© European Telecommunications Standards Institute 1999. All rights reserved.
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Whilst every care has been taken in the preparation and publication of this document, errors in content,
typographical or otherwise, may occur. If you have comments concerning its accuracy, please write to
"ETSI Standards Making Support Dept." at the address shown on the title page.
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Contents
Intellectual Property Rights.5
Foreword .5
1 Scope .7
2 Normative references.7
3 Definitions and abbreviations .8
3.1 Definitions .8
3.2 Abbreviations .8
4 General.9
4.1 Characteristics .9
4.1.1 ID-1 SIM .9
4.1.2 Plug-in SIM.10
4.2 Phases of operation.10
4.2.1 Administrative management phase.10
4.2.2 GSM network operation phase.10
5 Security features .10
5.1 SIM interface.10
5.2 SIM data.11
5.3 Algorithms and subscriber authentication key .11
5.4 Administrative management phase .11
5.5 Subscriber data stored in ME.11
5.6 CHV management .11
5.7 SIM removal.12
6 SIM information storage requirements.12
6.1 Mandatory storage .12
6.2 Optional storage.13
7 Mobile Equipment accepting both ID-1 and Plug-in SIMs.13
Annex A (informative): Change history .14
History.15
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Intellectual Property Rights
IPRs essential or potentially essential to the present document may have been declared to ETSI. The
information pertaining to these essential IPRs, if any, is publicly available for ETSI members and non-
members, and can be found in SR 000 314: "Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs); Essential, or potentially
Essential, IPRs notified to ETSI in respect of ETSI standards", which is available free of charge from the
ETSI Secretariat. Latest updates are available on the ETSI Web server (http://www.etsi.org/ipr).
Pursuant to the ETSI IPR Policy, no investigation, including IPR searches, has been carried out by ETSI.
No guarantee can be given as to the existence of other IPRs not referenced in SR 000 314 (or the
updates on the ETSI Web server) which are, or may be, or may become, essential to the present
document.
Foreword
This European Telecommunication Standard (ETS) has been produced by the Special Mobile Group
(SMG) of the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI).
This ETS defines the functional characteristics of the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) of Mobile Stations
(MS) within the digital cellular telecommunications system.
The contents of this ETS may be subject to continuing work within SMG and may change following formal
SMG approval. Should SMG modify the contents of this ETS, it will be resubmitted for formal approval
procedure by ETSI with an identifying change of release date and an increase in version number as
follows:
Version 5.x.y
where:
5 GSM Phase 2+ Release 1996
x the second digit is incremented for all changes of substance, i.e. technical enhancements,
corrections, updates, etc.
y the third digit is incremented when editorial only changes have been incorporated in the
specification
The specification from which this ETS has been derived was originally based on CEPT documentation,
hence the presentation of this ETS may not be entirely in accordance with the ETSI/PNE Rules.
Transposition dates
Date of adoption of this ETS: 9 April 1999
Date of latest announcement of this ETS (doa): 31 July 1999
Date of latest publication of new National Standard
or endorsement of this ETS (dop/e): 31 January 2000
Date of withdrawal of any conflicting National Standard (dow): 31 January 2000
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1 Scope
The present document defines the functional characteristics and requirements of the Subscriber Identity
Module (SIM) for use in GSM 900, GSM 1800 and PCS 1900 applications. All references to GSM shall
apply equally to GSM 900, GSM 1800 and PCS 1900 unless otherwise stated.
The SIM is the entity that contains the identity of the subscriber. When placed in a Mobile Equipment
(ME), together they become a Mobile Station (MS) which may then register onto a GSM network.
The primary function of the SIM in conjunction with a GSM network is to authenticate the validity of an MS
when accessing the network. In addition it provides a means to authenticate the user and may also store
other subscriber-related information or applications. Subscription entitlements are stored not in the SIM,
but in the network.
If the SIM functionality is incorporated into a multi-application card, the GSM application may be used in
other telecommunication applications.
In addition, SIMs are permitted to contain non-GSM functionality. In the case of multi-application cards,
this ETS defines just the GSM application.
2 Normative references
The following documents contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of
the present document.
- References are either specific (identified by date of publication, edition number, version number,
etc.) or non-specific.
- For a specific reference, subsequent revisions do not apply.
- For a non-specific reference, the latest version applies.
- A non-specific reference to an ETS shall also be taken to refer to later versions published as an EN
with the same number.
[1] GSM 01.02: "Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+); General
description of a GSM Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN)".
[2] GSM 01.04: "Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+);
Abbreviations and acronyms".
[3] GSM 02.03: "Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+);
Teleservices supported by a GSM Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN)".
[4] GSM 02.07: "Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+); Mobile
Station (MS) features".
[5] GSM 02.09: "Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+); Security
aspects".
[6] GSM 02.11: "Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+); Service
accessibility".
[7] not used.
[8] GSM 02.30: "Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+); Man-
Machine Interface (MMI) of the Mobile Station (MS)".
[9] GSM 03.20: "Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+); Security
related network functions".
[10] not used.
[11] not used.
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[12] GSM 11.11: "Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+);
Specification of the Subscriber Identity Module - Mobile Equipment (SIM - ME)
interface".
[13] ISO/IEC 7816-1, 1987: "Identification cards - Integrated circuit(s) cards with
contacts, Part 1: Physical characteristics".
[14] ISO/IEC 7816-2, 1988: "Identification cards - Integrated circuit(s) cards with
contacts, Part 2: Dimensions and locations of the contacts".
[15] CCITT Recommendation E.118, (1988): "Automated international telephone
credit card system".
[16] GSM 11.12 (ETS 600 641): "Digital cellular telecommunication system
(Phase 2); Specification of the 3 Volt Subscriber Identity Module - Mobile
Equipment (SIM - ME) interface".
[17] GSM 11.14: "Digital cellular telecommunication system (Phase 2+);
Specification of the SIM Application Toolkit for the Subscriber Identity Module -
Mobile Equipment (SIM - ME) interface".
3 Definitions and abbreviations
3.1 Definitions
For the purposes of the present document, the following definitions apply. For further information and
abbreviations refer to GSM 01.02 [1] and GSM 01.04 [2].
cipher Key: A key used in conjunction with an algorithm (A5) to cipher user and signalling data (see
GSM 03.20 [9]).
GSM application: A set of security mechanisms, files, data and protocols required by GSM.
IC card SIM: Obsolete term for ID-1 SIM.
ID-1 SIM: The SIM having the format of an ID-1 card (see ISO/IEC 7816-1 [13]).
plug-in SIM: A second format of SIM (specified in clause 4).
3.2 Abbreviations
For the purposes of the present document, the following abbreviations apply:
A3 Algorithm 3, authentication algorithm; used for authenticating the subscriber
A5 Algorithm 5, cipher; used for enciphering/deciphering data
A8 Algorithm 8, cipher key generator; used to generate Kc
ADN Abbreviated Dialling Number
BCCH Broadcast Control CHannel
CCITT The International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee (now also
known as ITU Telecommunications Standardization sector)
CHV Card Holder Verification information; access condition used by the SIM for the
verification of the identity of the user. The GSM SIM contains two CHVs: CHV1
is the primary access control mechanism, and CHV2 allowing a different level of
access.
FDN Fixed Dialling Number
HPLMN Home PLMN
IC Integrated Circuit
IEC International Electrotechnical Commission
IMSI International Mobile Subscriber Identity
Kc cryptographic key; used by the cipher, A5
Ki subscriber authentication key; the cryptographic key used by the authentication
algorithm, A3, and cipher key generator, A8
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LAI Location Area Information; information indicating a cell or a set of cells
LND Last Number Dialled
ME Mobile Equipment
MMI Man Machine Interface
MS Mobile Station
MSISDN Mobile Station international ISDN number
PLMN Public Land Mobile Network
SIM Subscriber Identity Module
SMS Short Message Service
SSC Supplementary Service Control string
TMSI Temporary Mobile Subscriber Identity
Unblock CHV1/2 value to unblock CHV1/CHV2
4 General
A GSM MS comprises an ME and a SIM. The SIM is a removable module. The SIM contains the
International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) which unambiguously identifies a subscriber
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