EP3491861A1 - Profile server for the secure downloading of esim profiles - Google Patents
Profile server for the secure downloading of esim profilesInfo
- Publication number
- EP3491861A1 EP3491861A1 EP17749160.2A EP17749160A EP3491861A1 EP 3491861 A1 EP3491861 A1 EP 3491861A1 EP 17749160 A EP17749160 A EP 17749160A EP 3491861 A1 EP3491861 A1 EP 3491861A1
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- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- profile
- communication
- electronic
- mobile communication
- communication device
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- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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Classifications
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
- H04W12/00—Security arrangements; Authentication; Protecting privacy or anonymity
- H04W12/06—Authentication
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
- H04W12/00—Security arrangements; Authentication; Protecting privacy or anonymity
- H04W12/30—Security of mobile devices; Security of mobile applications
- H04W12/35—Protecting application or service provisioning, e.g. securing SIM application provisioning
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
- H04W8/00—Network data management
- H04W8/18—Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data
- H04W8/20—Transfer of user or subscriber data
- H04W8/205—Transfer to or from user equipment or user record carrier
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
- H04W12/00—Security arrangements; Authentication; Protecting privacy or anonymity
- H04W12/04—Key management, e.g. using generic bootstrapping architecture [GBA]
Definitions
- eSIM electronic Subscriber Identification Module
- eSIMs Electronic subscriber identification modules
- Each eSIM requires one to communicate over a communications network
- Communication profile assigned to an operator of the communication network.
- the communication profile determines the communication capability, such as a data volume for the mobile equipped with an eSIM
- the electronic communication profile is through a mobile
- Communication device such as a smartphone, retrieved from a profile server, such as an SMDP + profile server and activated for the electronic subscriber identification module.
- a profile server such as an SMDP + profile server
- the assignment of the electronic communication profile to a user of the mobile communication device is usually done by a contract between a
- Network operator and a user.
- the user may have different communication devices with different performance characteristics.
- the present invention is based on the finding that the above object can be achieved by the consideration in a profile server, or by additional transmission of device information to the profile server.
- the profile server can be on the Basis of the device information determine a performance or performance characteristics of the mobile communication device and a device-adapted electronic
- the profile server can specifically adapt the electronic communication profile to the respective communication device, for example by defining or enabling a higher data rate or access to a network service which is supported by the communication device.
- the invention relates to a profile server for providing an electronic communication profile for an electronic
- Communication via a communication network, having a communication interface for receiving a profile request for the communication profile from the mobile communication device, the profile request comprising an electronic identification of the electronic identification module and a device information via the mobile
- Communication device a memory in which a plurality of
- Communication profiles for different device properties is stored, and a processor which is adapted to select on the basis of the electronic identification and the device information, a communication profile, wherein the
- the device information comprises at least one of the following: a memory size or a free memory of a memory of the mobile communication device, in particular of a memory of the electronic
- Subscriber identification module a resolution of a mobile camera
- Communication device an indication of contactless interfaces, in particular NFC, the mobile communication device, an indication of supported
- Radio access technologies in particular GSM, UMTS, WiFi or LTE.
- the device information includes a name of the mobile communication device
- the profile server is configured to retrieve, based on the designation, at least one of the following device information from a remote data server, such as a manufacturer database: a memory size or free memory of a memory the mobile communication device, in particular a memory of the electronic subscriber identification module, a resolution of an image camera of the mobile communication device, an indication of contactless interfaces, in particular NFC, the mobile communication device, an indication of supported radio access technologies, in particular GSM, UMTS, WiFi or LTE.
- a remote data server such as a manufacturer database: a memory size or free memory of a memory the mobile communication device, in particular a memory of the electronic subscriber identification module, a resolution of an image camera of the mobile communication device, an indication of contactless interfaces, in particular NFC, the mobile communication device, an indication of supported radio access technologies, in particular GSM, UMTS, WiFi or LTE.
- the processor is the electronic
- Communication profile further depending on a communication contract between a user of the mobile communication device and a network operator to select.
- the processor is the electronic
- Communication profile also select depending on the electronic identification.
- different electronic communication profiles can be provided for the same electronic identification, which differ, for example, in device-specific performance characteristics or communication properties.
- the processor is the electronic
- Adapting the communication profile to the device characteristic in particular with regard to a data rate or a data volume, in particular by an indication of a higher or lower data rate or a lower or higher data volume in the communication profile.
- the selected communication profile defines the
- Communication properties of the communication of the mobile communication device via the communication network defines, in particular a data rate, a
- Communication device in particular in the communication network, a
- the selected communication profile can be an eSIM profile or have the details of an eSIM profile.
- the processor is configured to analyze the device information to determine a performance of the mobile communication device, and wherein the processor is configured to select the communication profile that determines the performance, particularly in terms of data rate or contactless interfaces such as NFC or Image resolution of an image camera supported.
- the electronic communication profile is an eSIM profile
- the electronic subscriber identification module is an eSIM module.
- the invention relates to a method for providing an electronic communication profile for an electronic
- Identification module and device information on the mobile communication device and selecting an electronic communication profile of a plurality of, in particular in a memory, pre-stored electronic
- the device information comprises at least one of the following: a memory size or a free memory of a memory of the mobile communication device, in particular of a memory of the electronic
- Subscriber identification module a resolution of a mobile camera
- Communication device an indication of contactless interfaces, in particular NFC, the mobile communication device, an indication of supported
- Radio access technologies in particular GSM, UMTS, WiFi or LTE.
- the method includes analyzing the device information by a processor to determine a performance of the mobile communication device, and wherein the processor is configured, and selecting the one Communication profile that improves performance, especially in terms of the
- the method is carried out by means of the profile server according to the first aspect.
- the invention relates to a subnetwork of a
- the profile server is an SMDP + server.
- Fig. 1 a profile server; and Fig. 2 is a subnetwork.
- Fig. 1 shows a profile server 100 for providing an electronic
- Communication network with a communication interface 105 for receiving a profile request for the communication profile of the mobile
- the profile request comprises an electronic identification of the electronic identification module 101 and a device information on the mobile communication device 103, a memory 106, in which a plurality of communication profiles for different device properties is stored, and a processor 107, which is formed on the Base of electronic
- the Communication interface 105 is formed, the selected electronic
- the communication interface 105 is, for example, a mobile radio interface, in particular an LTE or a UMTS interface.
- the profile server can be an SMDP + server.
- Subscriber identification module 101 is, for example, an eSIM implemented by an eUICC.
- the electronic identification is an elD of the eSIM
- the electronic communication profile is an eSIM profile.
- FIG. 2 shows a subnetwork 200 of a communication network having a plurality of point-to-point subnetworks, in particular a slice of a 5G communication network, with the profile server 100, wherein the forwarding server 100 is addressable exclusively via the subnetwork 200.
- Subnetwork for example, has its own subnetwork address or identifier.
- the subnetwork 200 can have further network entities such as a router or a gateway, which can be connected downstream of the profile server 100 or upstream.
- network entities such as a router or a gateway, which can be connected downstream of the profile server 100 or upstream.
- the subnetwork may further comprise a database 201 in which for
- the profile server 100 can directly and optionally exclusively access the paged database 201.
- the database 201 may also store communication profiles. This will become an efficient service for providing electronic data
- the subnetwork 200 may be a slice of a 5G SUbnetwzerks and provided as a service for providing device-adapted communication profiles, in particular eSIM profiles.
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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EP16182101.2A EP3277003A1 (en) | 2016-07-29 | 2016-07-29 | Profile server zum sichere herunterladen eine esim profils |
PCT/EP2017/069152 WO2018019988A1 (en) | 2016-07-29 | 2017-07-28 | Profile server for the secure downloading of esim profiles |
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EP3491861A1 true EP3491861A1 (en) | 2019-06-05 |
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EP17749160.2A Ceased EP3491861A1 (en) | 2016-07-29 | 2017-07-28 | Profile server for the secure downloading of esim profiles |
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