SIST EN 301 086 V7.0.2:2003
(Main)Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+) (GSM); Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) conformance test specification (GSM 11.17 version 7.0.2 Release 1998)
General Information
- Abstract
The present document provides the Test Specification for the Subscrib er Identity Module defined in ETS 300 608 (GSM 11.11)
- 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 EN 301 086 V7.0.2:2003 specifies the conformance test requirements for the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) as utilized in the Digital Cellular Telecommunications System (GSM Phase 2+). Based on the GSM 11.17 test specification, this standard is aligned with ETS 300 608 (GSM 11.11), ensuring that SIM cards consistently meet technical and interoperability requirements within the global GSM ecosystem. By laying out testing procedures and criteria, this document helps maintain high-quality, reliable mobile communication services and strengthens device compatibility worldwide.
Key Topics
- Test Environment and Equipment: Describes the setup and required instrumentation for SIM testing, including ME simulators, signal generation devices (VCC, RST, CLK, IO), precision measurement tools, and controlled environments for temperature and voltage.
- Physical and Electrical Characteristics: Highlights mandatory tests for SIM format/layout, temperature ranges for card operation, contact details, and electronic signal protocols.
- Logical Structure and File Management: Covers testing pertaining to the SIM's logical file model, including file-type identification, dedicated and elementary files, file selection methods, and file ID reservations.
- Security and Authentication: Tests essential security features such as authentication procedures, cipher key generation, and secure file access conditions.
- Functional Capabilities: Specifies methods for testing core SIM functions like SELECT, STATUS, READ/UPDATE BINARY, READ/UPDATE RECORD, SEEK, INCREASE, and verification and management of security codes (CHV).
- Test Procedures and Requirements: Details precise methodologies for executing each test group and their applicability to ensure uniform assessment procedures.
Applications
- SIM Card Manufacturers: Assure compliance and interoperability with GSM networks by validating SIM card behaviors against the standard’s detailed protocol and file structure tests.
- Mobile Network Operators: Use the conformance criteria to certify SIM cards, safeguarding network integrity and customer experience.
- Device Testing Laboratories: Implement standardized, repeatable test environments for GSM SIM conformance, leading to consistent product evaluations and market acceptance.
- Telecommunications Regulators: Reference the standard in regulatory frameworks to enforce conformity and maintain public trust in GSM mobility solutions.
Related Standards
For robust implementation and comprehensive understanding of SIM conformance in GSM systems, consider the following related standards:
- ETSI EN 301 086 (parent standard)
- ETSI ETS 300 608 (GSM 11.11): Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) interface specification
- GSM 02.17 and GSM 11.14: Definitions for SIM services and terminal interface protocols
- GSM 11.12: Mobile equipment (ME) conformance testing
- ISO/IEC 7816 Series: Standards for integrated circuit cards and their interfaces
By following SIST EN 301 086 V7.0.2:2003, stakeholders in the mobile communications industry can improve reliability, enhance device compatibility, and ensure compliance with internationally recognized GSM SIM test practices. Adherence to such standards is vital for quality assurance, regulatory alignment, and fostering user confidence in global telecommunications networks.
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Frequently Asked Questions
SIST EN 301 086 V7.0.2:2003 is a standard published by the Slovenian Institute for Standardization (SIST). Its full title is "Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+) (GSM); Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) conformance test specification (GSM 11.17 version 7.0.2 Release 1998)". This standard covers: The present document provides the Test Specification for the Subscrib er Identity Module defined in ETS 300 608 (GSM 11.11)
The present document provides the Test Specification for the Subscrib er Identity Module defined in ETS 300 608 (GSM 11.11)
SIST EN 301 086 V7.0.2:2003 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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2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+) (GSM); Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) conformance test specification (GSM 11.17 version 7.0.2 Release 1998)33.070.50Globalni sistem za mobilno telekomunikacijo (GSM)Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM)ICS:Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z:EN 301 086 Version 7.0.2SIST EN 301 086 V7.0.2:2003en01-december-2003SIST EN 301 086 V7.0.2:2003SLOVENSKI
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ETSIEN301086V7.0.2(1999-12)EuropeanStandard(Telecommunicationsseries)Digitalcellulartelecommunicationssystem(Phase2+)SubscriberIdentityModule(SIM)conformancetestspecification(GSM11.17version7.0.2Release1998)GLOBALSYSTEMFORMOBILECOMMUNICATIONSRSIST EN 301 086 V7.0.2:2003
ETSIETSIEN301086V7.0.2(1999-12)2(GSM11.17version7.0.2Release1998)ReferenceDEN/SMG-091117PKeywordsDigitalcellulartelecommunicationssystem,GlobalSystemforMobilecommunications(GSM)ETSIPostaladdressF-06921SophiaAntipolisCedex-FRANCEOfficeaddress650RoutedesLucioles-SophiaAntipolisValbonne-FRANCETel.:+33492944200Fax:+33493654716SiretN°34862356200017-NAF742CAssociationàbutnonlucratifenregistréeàlaSous-PréfecturedeGrasse(06)N°7803/88Internetsecretariat@etsi.frIndividualcopiesofthisETSIdeliverablecanbedownloadedfromhttp://www.etsi.orgIfyoufinderrorsinthepresentdocument,sendyourcommentto:editor@etsi.frImportantnoticeThisETSIdeliverablemaybemadeavailableinmorethanoneelectronicversionorinprint.Inanycaseofexistingorperceiveddifferenceincontentsbetweensuchversions,thereferenceversionisthePortableDocumentFormat(PDF).Incaseofdispute,thereferenceshallbetheprintingonETSIprintersofthePDFversionkeptonaspecificnetworkdrivewithinETSISecretariat.CopyrightNotificationNopartmaybereproducedexceptasauthorizedbywrittenpermission.Thecopyrightandtheforegoingrestrictionextendtoreproductioninallmedia.©EuropeanTelecommunicationsStandardsInstitute1999.Allrightsreserved.SIST EN 301 086 V7.0.2:2003
ETSIETSIEN301086V7.0.2(1999-12)3(GSM11.17version7.0.2Release1998)ContentsIntellectualPropertyRights.9Foreword.91Scope.102References.102.1Normativereferences.102.2Informativereferences.103Definitionsandabbreviations.113.1Definitions.113.2Abbreviations.114Testenvironment.124.1Testequipment.124.1.1MEsimulator.124.1.2Signalgenerationdevice.124.1.2.1VCC.124.1.2.2RST.124.1.2.3CLK.124.1.2.4IO.134.1.3Precisionforce-inducingcontactingdevice.134.1.4Temperaturecontrollableenvironment.134.1.5Temperaturemeasuringdevice.134.1.6Voltagemeasuringdevice.134.1.7Precisionmeasuringdevice.134.1.8Currentmeasuringdevice.134.1.9TimingMeasurementsoncontactIO.144.2IUTdefaultconditions.144.3Defaultdataformatting.144.4Testdefinitionandapplicability.144.5Testprocedure.144.6Testrequirement.155TestGroupHierarchy.155.1TestgroupsunderSIM.155.2TestgroupsunderPHY.165.3TestgroupsunderELEC.165.4TestgroupsunderLOG.175.5TestgroupsunderSEC.175.6TestgroupsunderFN.185.7TestgroupsunderCMD.185.8TestgroupsunderCEF.185.9TestgroupsunderAPP.196TestProcedure.196.1Physicalcharacteristics.196.1.1Formatandlayout.196.1.1.1ID-1SIM.196.1.1.1.1Definitionandapplicability.196.1.1.1.2Conformancerequirement.196.1.1.1.3Testpurpose.206.1.1.1.4Methodoftest.206.1.1.2Plug-inSIM.206.1.1.2.1Definitionandapplicability.206.1.1.2.2Conformancerequirement.206.1.1.2.3Testpurpose.216.1.1.2.4Methodoftest.21SIST EN 301 086 V7.0.2:2003
ETSIETSIEN301086V7.0.2(1999-12)4(GSM11.17version7.0.2Release1998)6.1.2Temperaturerangeforcardoperation.216.1.2.1Definitionandapplicability.216.1.2.2Conformancerequirement.226.1.2.3Testpurpose.226.1.2.4Methodoftest.226.1.3Contacts.236.1.3.1Definitionandapplicability.236.1.3.2Conformancerequirement.236.1.3.3Testpurpose.236.1.3.4Methodoftest.236.2Electronicsignalsandtransmissionprotocols.236.2.1SupplyvoltageVcc(contactC1).246.2.1.1Voltagelimits.246.2.1.1.1Definitionandapplicability.246.2.1.1.2Conformancerequirement.246.2.1.1.3Testpurpose.246.2.1.1.4Methodoftest.246.2.1.2Currentlimits.256.2.1.2.1Definitionandapplicability.256.2.1.2.2Conformancerequirement.256.2.1.2.3Testpurpose.256.2.1.2.4Methodoftest.256.2.1.3Idlecurrentlimits.266.2.1.3.1Definitionandapplicability.266.2.1.3.2Conformancerequirement.266.2.1.3.3Testpurpose.276.2.1.3.4Methodoftest.276.2.1.3.5Testrequirement.276.2.1.4Currentlimitsatallfrequencies.276.2.1.4.1Definitionandapplicability.276.2.1.4.2Conformancerequirement.276.2.1.4.3Testpurpose.286.2.1.4.4Methodoftest.286.2.1.5Currentlimitsinclk-stop-mode.286.2.1.5.1Definitionandapplicability.286.2.1.5.2Conformancerequirement.286.2.1.5.3Testpurpose.296.2.1.5.4Methodoftest.296.2.2ResetRST(contactC2).296.2.2.1Staticoperation.296.2.2.1.1Definitionandapplicability.296.2.2.1.2Conformancerequirement.296.2.2.1.3Testpurpose.296.2.2.1.4Methodoftest.306.2.3ClockCLK(contactC3).306.2.3.1Frequencyanddutycycle.306.2.3.1.1Definitionandapplicability.306.2.3.1.2Conformancerequirement.306.2.3.1.3Testpurpose.316.2.3.1.4Methodoftest.316.2.3.2Voltageandcurrent.326.2.3.2.1Definitionandapplicability.326.2.3.2.2Conformancerequirement.326.2.3.2.3Testpurpose.326.2.3.2.4Methodoftest.326.2.4I/O(contactC7).336.2.4.1Voltageandcurrent.336.2.4.1.1Definitionandapplicability.336.2.4.1.2Conformancerequirement.336.2.4.1.3Testpurpose.33SIST EN 301 086 V7.0.2:2003
ETSIETSIEN301086V7.0.2(1999-12)5(GSM11.17version7.0.2Release1998)6.2.4.1.4Methodoftest.346.2.5States.346.2.5.1Definitionandapplicability.346.2.5.2Conformancerequirement.346.2.5.3Testpurpose.356.2.5.4Methodoftest.356.2.6AnswerToReset(ATR).366.2.6.1ATRcontent.366.2.6.1.1Definitionandapplicability.366.2.6.1.2Conformancerequirement.366.2.6.1.3Testpurpose.366.2.6.1.4Methodoftest.366.2.6.2PTSprocedure.376.2.6.2.1Definitionandapplicability.376.2.6.2.2Conformancerequirement.376.2.6.2.3Testpurpose.376.2.6.2.4Methodoftest.386.2.7MajorCapabilities.386.2.7.1Definitionandapplicability.386.2.7.2Conformancerequirement.386.2.7.3Testpurpose.386.2.7.4Methodoftest.386.2.7.5Testrequirement.386.3LogicalModel.396.3.1Fileidentifier.396.3.1.1File-typeidentification.396.3.1.1.1Definitionandapplicability.396.3.1.1.2Conformancerequirement.396.3.1.1.3Testpurpose.396.3.1.1.4Methodoftest.396.3.1.2FileIDassignments.406.3.1.2.1Definitionandapplicability.406.3.1.2.2Conformancerequirement.406.3.1.2.3Testpurpose.406.3.1.2.4Methodoftest.406.3.1.2.5Testrequirement.406.3.2Dedicatedfiles.406.3.2.1Definitionandapplicability.406.3.2.2Conformancerequirement.406.3.2.3Testpurpose.416.3.2.4Methodoftest.416.3.3Elementaryfiles.416.3.3.1Definitionandapplicability.416.3.3.2Conformancerequirement.416.3.3.3Testpurpose.416.3.3.4Methodoftest.426.3.4Methodsforselectingafile.426.3.4.1Definitionandapplicability.426.3.4.2Conformancerequirement.426.3.4.3Testpurpose.436.3.4.4Methodoftest.436.3.5ReservationoffileIDs.446.3.5.1Definitionandapplicability.446.3.5.2Conformancerequirement.446.3.5.3Testpurpose.446.3.5.4Methodoftest.456.4Securityfeatures.456.4.1Authenticationandcipherkeygenerationprocedure.456.4.2Fileaccessconditions.456.4.2.1Definitionandapplicability.45SIST EN 301 086 V7.0.2:2003
ETSIETSIEN301086V7.0.2(1999-12)6(GSM11.17version7.0.2Release1998)6.4.2.2Conformancerequirement.456.4.2.3Testpurpose.466.4.2.4Methodoftest.466.5Descriptionofthefunctions.466.5.1SELECTfunction.476.5.1.1Definitionandapplicability.476.5.1.2Conformancerequirement.476.5.1.3Testpurpose.476.5.1.4Methodoftest.476.5.2STATUSfunction.496.5.2.1Definitionandapplicability.496.5.2.2Conformancerequirement.496.5.2.3Testpurpose.496.5.2.4Methodoftest.496.5.3READBINARYfunction.506.5.3.1Definitionandapplicability.506.5.3.2Conformancerequirement.516.5.3.3Testpurpose.516.5.3.4Methodoftest.516.5.4UPDATEBINARYfunction.526.5.4.1Definitionandapplicability.526.5.4.2Conformancerequirement.526.5.4.3Testpurpose.526.5.4.4Methodoftest.526.5.5READRECORDfunction.536.5.5.1Definitionandapplicability.536.5.5.2Conformancerequirement.536.5.5.3Testpurpose.546.5.5.4Methodoftest.546.5.6UPDATERECORDfunction.566.5.6.1Definitionandapplicability.566.5.6.2Conformancerequirement.566.5.6.3Testpurpose.576.5.6.4Methodoftest.576.5.7SEEKfunction.606.5.7.1Definitionandapplicability.606.5.7.2Conformancerequirement.606.5.7.3Testpurpose.616.5.7.4Methodoftest.616.5.8INCREASEfunction.636.5.8.1Definitionandapplicability.636.5.8.2Conformancerequirement.636.5.8.3Testpurpose.636.5.8.4Methodoftest.636.5.9VERIFYCHVfunction.646.5.9.1Definitionandapplicability.646.5.9.2Conformancerequirement.646.5.9.3Testpurpose.656.5.10CHANGECHVfunction.666.5.10.1Definitionandapplicability.666.5.10.2Conformancerequirement.666.5.10.3Testpurpose.676.5.10.4Methodoftest.676.5.11DISABLECHVfunction.686.5.11.1Definitionandapplicability.686.5.11.2Conformancerequirement.686.5.11.3Testpurpose.696.5.11.4Methodoftest.696.5.12ENABLECHVfunction.706.5.12.1Definitionandapplicability.70SIST EN 301 086 V7.0.2:2003
ETSIETSIEN301086V7.0.2(1999-12)7(GSM11.17version7.0.2Release1998)6.5.12.2Conformancerequirement.706.5.12.3Testpurpose.706.5.12.4Methodoftest.706.5.13UNBLOCKCHVfunction.726.5.13.1Definitionandapplicability.726.5.13.2Conformancerequirement.726.5.13.3Testpurpose.726.5.13.4Methodoftest.736.5.14INVALIDATEfunction.746.5.14.1Definitionandapplicability.746.5.14.2Conformancerequirement.746.5.14.3Testpurpose.746.5.14.4Methodoftest.746.5.15REHABILITATEfunction.756.5.15.1Definitionandapplicability.756.5.15.2Conformancerequirement.756.5.15.3Testpurpose.766.5.15.4Methodoftest.766.5.16RUNGSMALGORITHMfunction.766.5.16.1Definitionandapplicability.766.5.16.2Conformancerequirement.776.5.16.3Testpurpose.776.5.16.4Methodoftest.776.5.17SLEEPfunction.786.5.17.1Definitionandapplicability.786.5.17.2Conformancerequirement.786.5.17.3Testpurpose.786.5.17.4Methodoftest.786.6Descriptionofthecommands.786.6.1Mappingprinciples.786.6.1.1Definitionandapplicability.786.6.1.2Conformancerequirement.786.6.1.3Testpurpose.796.6.1.4Methodoftest.796.6.2Codingofthecommands.796.6.2.1SELECTcommand.806.6.2.2STATUScommand.806.6.2.3READBINARYcommand.806.6.2.4UPDATEBINARYcommand.806.6.2.5READRECORDcommand.806.6.2.6UPDATERECORDcommand.806.6.2.7SEEKcommand.806.6.2.8INCREASEcommand.806.6.2.9VERIFYCHVcommand.806.6.2.10CHANGECHVcommand.806.6.2.11DISABLECHVcommand.806.6.2.12ENABLECHVcommand.
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