Small Devices

CDMA

CDMA

Code Division Multiple Access

GSM

Global System for Mobiles

SIM

Subscriber Identity model

NVM

Non Volatile Memory

SMS

Short Message System

UICC

universal integrated circuit card - in the SIM, SIM runs on

ICCID

Integrated circuit card ID - In the elementary file under the master file. It is the ID of the SIM, the SIM needs it to work.  

IMSI

International mobile subscriber identity - Contains mobile country code, mobile network code, mobile station ID #, International Mobile subscriber identity. SIM needs this and the ICCID of function

CDR

Call detail records - Detailed billing and call record

IMEI

International Mobile Equipment ID - 15 digit serial number for finding make and model of device. Every phone has one

ESN

Electronic serial number

PESN

Pseudo Electronic serial number

MEID

Mobile equipment ID

WI-FI

wireless fidelity

PIN

Personal Identification number

PUK

Personal Unblocking Key

GPS

Global Positioning System

PDU

Protocol Data unit

MTSO

Mobile Telephone switching office

PSTN

Public switched telephone network

MSISDN

Mobile Station International Subscriber Directory Number

BTS

Base Transceiver Station

BSC

Base station controller

MSC

Mobile Switching center

R-UIM

Removable user identity module

USIM

Universal Subscriber Identity Module

FDMA

Frequency Division multiple access

TDMA

Time Division Multiple Access

What is Sprint under?

CDMA

What is Verizon under?

CDMA

No Sim Card

Although CDMA is a different technique for communication, it has

CDMA is considered

Old

GSM is considered

New

CDMA uses

ESN

GSM utilizes

SIM Card

GSM is used across

All of Europe

What is AT&T under?

GSM

What is T Mobile under?

GSM

What does GSM also under?

UICC

ICCID uses?

GSM

IMEI uses?

GSM

What provides identification to the network, allowing access to phone calls, emails, internet, and texts?

SIM

A unique mandatory file containing access conditions and optionally dedicated elementary files?

Master File

A file containing access conditions and optimally other DFs and Elementary Files

Dedicated File

A file containing access conditions, data, but no other files

Elementary Files

Elementary Files are composed of

a header and body part

What are 3 structures used by GSM for Elementray Files?

Transparent, Linear Fixed, and Cyclic

Previously known as “binary” files in GSm

Transparent Files

What has no specific structure?

Transparent Files

This structure was previously referred to as “formatted” in GSM

Linear Elementary Files

Integrated Circuit ard Identifier (ICCID)

Corresponds to teh Number printed on teh surfance of the SIm