Communication module, communication method and system for realizing eSIM remote configuration

Abstract

The invention discloses a communication module, a communication method and a communication system for realizing eSIM remote configuration. The communication module is integrated in the terminal equipment and comprises a module unit and an eUICC unit. The module unit comprises a profile remote configuration application program and is used for communicating with a server to download a new profile file and controlling the eUICC unit to realize communication network access of the eUICC unit through an instruction; and the eUICC unit is an integrated circuit card in which user identity informationand card authentication information are stored, and is used for storing and installing a new profile file, and activating and accessing the new profile file according to an instruction of the module unit. By adopting the communication module provided by the invention, profile remote configuration can be directly carried out with a server, and hardware requirements on a terminal and development ofterminal software are reduced.

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technical field [0001] The present application relates to the field of smart card communication, in particular to a communication module, communication method and system for realizing eSIM remote configuration. Background technique [0002] In mobile cellular network communication, the SIM card commonly used by operators is used as the user authentication information carrier of mobile communication. With the development of the Internet of Things market, new technological requirements and migration flexibility requirements are put forward for the SIM card. The traditional SIM Cards can no longer meet the stringent space constraints of some IoT products and the need to adapt to extreme working environments. [0003] In this context, eSIM technology was born. eSIM is to write the mobile operator's customer identification information (included in the Profile) into the embedded communication integrated circuit card (eUICC), and fix it on the embedded terminal device. It cannot b...

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Problems solved by technology

[0005] However, the currently used profile remote configuration solution is realized by the terminal application software in cooperation with the communication module. Now the common practice is to control the initiation of the profile remote configuration business process by clicking a button or receiving a text message on the terminal application software, so the requirements are different. All types of terminals must integrate the profile remote configuration service into their supported application software

[0006] In addition, even if the terminal integrates the profile remote configuration service into the application software, the existing communication module does not support the profile remote configuration service due to the limitation of the card opening BIP channel, and cannot realize functions such as downloading and installing profile files

[0007] Due to the above defects, the use of the profile remote configuration function is greatly restricted, and it can only be completed by cumbersome operations of the user, resulting in poor user experience.

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