TIA Issues Standard for CDMA2000 Application on UICC for Spread Spectrum Systems
December 15, 2008 // Published as a news service by IHS
The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) issued TIA 1080 CDMA2000 Application on UICC for Spread Spectrum Systems. TIA 1080 defines the CDMA2000 subscriber identify module (CSIM) application that resides on the universal integrated circuit card (UICC), an integrated circuit (IC) card specified in TIA 1058 - UICC-Terminal interface Physical and Logical Characteristics for CDMA2000 Spread Spectrum Systems.
In particular, TIA 1058 specifies the application-independent properties of the UICC/terminal interface, such as the physical characteristics and the logical structure.
TIA 1080 defines the CDMA2000 application for CDMA2000 network operation, specifying the following to ensure interoperability between a CSIM and a mobile equipment (ME) device independently of the respective manufacturer, card issuer or operator:
The standard does not define any aspects related to the administrative management phase of the CDMA2000 application. Any internal technical realization of either the CDMA2000 application or the ME is only specified where these are reflected over the interface, said TIA.
TIA 1080 does not specify any of the security algorithms that may be used. The document considers only changes from the existing removable user identity module (R-UIM) specification in TIA 820-C Removable User Identity Module for Spread Spectrum Systems to adapt to the UICC platform.
TIA 1080 was formulated under the cognizance of TIA Engineering Committee TR-45 Mobile & Personal Communications Systems, TR-45.5 Subcommittee on Spread Spectrum Digital Technology.
Source: Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA).