UICC Multi-Profile Switching for Resilient Network Reconnection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current alarm systems and emergency communication networks are susceptible to connectivity issues and outages due to frequent network failures and upgrades, leading to unreliable signaling and potential life-threatening delays in emergency responses.
Innovation Solution
An autonomous and resilient SIM card (UICC) with an embedded Applet that detects connectivity loss and manages multiple MNO profiles to maintain communication, allowing it to switch between networks without human intervention, ensuring continuous service.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a single MNO network profile is used for emergency communication, then the device complexity is low, but the reliability deteriorates due to network outages and connectivity issues
Solution Approach 1:
The SIM card is segmented into multiple independent MNO network profiles (home network profile and roaming network profiles), allowing the system to switch between different network operators. This segmentation enables the device to maintain communication reliability by selecting an available network profile when the primary network experiences outages or connectivity issues.
Solution Approach 2:
The SIM card is designed with multi-functionality by incorporating multiple MNO network profiles within a single card. This universal design allows the SIM card to operate across different mobile network operators, both domestic and international, ensuring that emergency communication functionality is maintained regardless of which network the device is connected to.
2Loss of time
If manual network switching is implemented, then the device complexity is low, but the loss of time increases due to human intervention delays in emergency situations
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements self-service by automatically detecting network connectivity status and autonomously switching between home and roaming network profiles without requiring manual user intervention. The SIM card and device work together to monitor network availability and perform profile switching independently, ensuring immediate response to network outages and minimizing time loss in emergency communication.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple MNO profiles are stored in the SIM card, then the adaptability improves for international roaming, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The SIM card is designed with multi-functionality by incorporating multiple MNO network profiles within a single card. This universal design allows the SIM card to operate across different mobile network operators, both domestic and international, ensuring that emergency communication functionality is maintained regardless of which network the device is connected to.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements self-service by automatically detecting network connectivity status and autonomously switching between home and roaming network profiles without requiring manual user intervention. The SIM card and device work together to monitor network availability and perform profile switching independently, ensuring immediate response to network outages and minimizing time loss in emergency communication.
Data Source
AI summary
There is provided a universal integrated circuit card (UICC) for controlling radio communications via a radio communications network to and from a host device in which the UICC is installed in use, the UICC comprising: a microprocessor for controlling the operation of the UICC; a data store for storing data relating to the operation of the UICC, the data store comprising: a plurality of mobile operator network profiles including: an operational profile comprising radio communications network settings for connecting the host device to a first radio communications network; and a bootstrap profile comprising radio communications network settings for connecting the host device to a second radio communications network; and a program comprising a plurality of instructions for configuring operation of the UICC; wherein, in use, the microprocessor is configured by the program to: use the operational profile to connect the host device to the first radio communications network; detect a loss of operational connectivity with the first radio communications network; and use the bootstrap profile to connect the host device to the second radio communications network to re-establish radio communications to and from the host device. There is further provided a host device comprising a processor having a memory, a radio module for connecting the host device to a radio communications network, and the universal integrated circuit device. There is further provided a method of operating a UICC, and a computer-implemented method of re-establishing a radio communications network connection between a host device and a network platform providing the radio communications network connection, wherein the host device includes a UICC.