CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION

2. WHAT IS SIM CARD 3. FEATURES 3.1 Importance 3.2 Installation 3.3 Cost & Memory 3.4 Types

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4. SCOPE 5. TYPE OF SIM CARD

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6. CONCLUSION 7. REFERENCES

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1.INTRODUCTION

The Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) is a small smart card which contains both programming and information. The A3 and A8 algorithms are implemented in the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM). Subscriber information, such as the IMSI (International Mobile Subscriber Identity), is stored in the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM). The Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) can be used to store user-defined information such as phonebook entries. One of the advantages of the GSM architecture is that the SIM may be moved from one Mobile Station to another. This makes upgrades very simple for the GSM telephone user.

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2. WHAT IS SIM CARD

A SIM (subscriber Identity Module) is a removable smart card for mobile phones. It contains subscriber information, such as the IMSI (International Mobile Subscriber Identity). It can also be used to store user-defined information such as phonebook entries. The use of SIM card is mandatory in GSM world. There are two types of SIM operating system Native and Java card. The SIM card is activated in an environment using five stage process called, authentication process.

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3. FEATURES

3.1. Importance

SIM card is a mandatory in the GSM world.SIM card is the basic component of GSM mobiles. They act as an interface between the handset and the connectivity. It gives an unique identification to each devices both internally and externally. Nowadays they have been added with more data storage capacity. 3.2. Installation

The SIM card allows users to change phones by simply removing the SIM card from one mobile phone and inserting it into another mobile phone. 3.3. Cost & Memory

The typical low cost SIM card has little memory, 2-3 KB as described. Such data storage is used by the phone directly. This memory may not be sufficient nowadays. The market segment of low cost SIM is falling down. There are also Large Memory SIMs, on the order of 128-1024 megabytes.Because of the insufficient memory, new market comes with large memory. In future we can expect SIM cards having megabytes of capacity. 3.4. Types

SIM cards are available in two standard sizes: The first is the size of a credit card(85.60 mm x 53.98 mm x 0.76 mm) The newer, more popular miniature-version has a width of 25 mm, a height of 15 mm and a thickness of 0.76 mm.

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4. SCOPE

It is an application for UMTS mobile telephony running on a UICC smart card which is inserted in a 3G mobile phone. There is a common misconception to call the UICC card itself a USIM, but the USIM is merely a logical entity on the physical card. It stores user subscriber information, authentication information and provides storage space for text messages and phone book contacts. The phone book on a UICC has been greatly enhanced. For authentication purposes, the USIM stores a long-term preshared secret key K, which is shared with the Authentication Center (AuC) in the network. The USIM also verifies a sequence number that must be within a range using a window mechanism to avoid replay attacks.

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5. TYPES OF SIM CARD

SIM

operating

systems

come

in

two

main

types:

Native

and

Java

Card.

1.NativeSIMs: Native SIMs are based on proprietary, vendor specific software . A native sim is fixed and cant be replaced by other vendors SIM. It cant be used in other vendors cellphone also. It is designed for a particular hardware type. 2..JavaCard :

Java Card SIMs are based on standards, particularly Java Card which is a subset of the Java programming language specifically targeted for small embedded devices.Java Card allows the SIM to contain programs that are hardware independent .

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6. CONCLUSION

SIM is a smart card which forms an unavoidable part in GSM mobile phones. It stores several user-defined information such as phonebook entries and other subscriber information like IMSI. SIM may be moved from one Mobile Station to another which forms an advantage for the GSM architecture. This makes upgrades very simple for the GSM telephone user.

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8. REFERENCES

www.google.com www.yahoo.com www.amazon.com

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