ETSI TS 131 121 V15.10.0 (2021-01)

Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS); LTE; 5G; UICC-terminal interface; Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM) application test specification (3GPP TS 31.121 version 15.10.0 Release 15)

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• Technical Committee: 3GPP CT 6 - Smart Card Application Aspects (formely T3)
• Current Stage: 12 - Completion
• Completion Date: 07-Jan-2021

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS);
LTE;
5G;
UICC-terminal interface;
Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM)
application test specification
(3GPP TS 31.121 version 15.10.0 Release 15)

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5G,LTE,UMTS
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Contents
Intellectual Property Rights . 2
Legal Notice . 2
Modal verbs terminology . 2
Foreword . 4
Introduction . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 References . 6
3 Void . 7
4 Default values, requirements and test cases . 7
Annex A (informative): Change history . 8
History . 14

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Foreword
This Technical Specification has been produced by the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP).
The contents of the present document are subject to continuing work within the TSG and may change following formal
TSG approval. Should the TSG modify the contents of the present document, it will be re-released by the TSG with an
identifying change of release date and an increase in version number as follows:
Version x.y.z
where:
x the first digit:
1 presented to TSG for information;
2 presented to TSG for approval;
3 or greater indicates TSG approved document under change control.
y the second digit is incremented for all changes of substance, i.e. technical enhancements, corrections,
updates, etc.
z the third digit is incremented when editorial only changes have been incorporated in the document.
In the present document, modal verbs have the following meanings:
shall indicates a mandatory requirement to do something
shall not indicates an interdiction (prohibition) to do something
The constructions "shall" and "shall not" are confined to the context of normative provisions, and do not appear in
Technical Reports.
The constructions "must" and "must not" are not used as substitutes for "shall" and "shall not". Their use is avoided
insofar as possible, and they are not used in a normative context except in a direct citation from an external, referenced,
non-3GPP document, or so as to maintain continuity of style when extending or modifying the provisions of such a
referenced document.
should indicates a recommendation to do something
should not indicates a recommendation not to do something
may indicates permission to do something
need not indicates permission not to do something
The construction "may not" is ambiguous and is not used in normative elements. The unambiguous constructions
"might not" or "shall not" are used instead, depending upon the meaning intended.
can indicates that something is possible
cannot indicates that something is impossible
The constructions "can" and "cannot" are not substitutes for "may" and "need not".
will indicates that something is certain or expected to happen as a result of action taken by an agency
the behaviour of which is outside the scope of the present document
will not indicates that something is certain or expected not to happen as a result of action taken by an
agency the behaviour of which is outside the scope of the present document
might indicates a likelihood that something will happen as a result of action taken by some agency the
behaviour of which is outside the scope of the present document
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might not indicates a likelihood that something will not happen as a result of action taken by some agency
the behaviour of which is outside the scope of the present document
In addition:
is (or any other verb in the indicative mood) indicates a statement of fact
is not (or any other negative verb in the indicative mood) indicates a statement of fact
The constructions "is" and "is not" do not indicate requirements.
Introduction
The present document defines the application test specification.
The aim of the present document is to ensure interoperability between an UICC and a terminal independently of the
respective manufacturer, card issuer or operator. The present document does not define any aspects related to the
administrative management phase of the UICC. Any internal technical realisation of either the UICC or the Terminal is
only specified where these are reflected over the interface.
Application specific details for applications residing on an UICC are specified in the respective application specific
documents. The logical and physical Characteristics of the UICC Terminal interface is specified in document
ETSI TS 102 221 [5]. The Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM)-application for 3G telecommunication
networks is specified in document TS 31.102 [4].
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1 Scope
The present document provides the UICC–Terminal Interface Conformance Test Specification between a terminal and
the USIM (Universal Subscriber Identity Module) as an application on the UICC and the Terminal for a 3GPP network
operation:
- the default setting of the USIM;
- the applicability of each test case;
- the test configurations;
- the conformance requirement and reference to the core specifications;
- the test purposes; and
- a brief description of the test procedure and the specific acceptance criteria.
For the avoidance of doubt, references to clauses of ETSI TS 102 221 [5] include all the clauses of that clause, unless
specifically mentioned.
ETSI TS 102 221 [5] contains material that is outside of the scope of 3GPP requirements. A 3GPP ME may support
functionality that is not required by 3GPP, but the requirements to do so are outside of the scope of 3GPP. Thus the
present document does not contain tests for features defined in ETSI TS 102 221 [5] which are out of scope of 3GPP.
In the present document, unless explicitly stated otherwise, for Rel-13 onwards the term E-UTRAN implicitly refers to
E-UTRAN in WB-S1 mode. E-UTRAN in NB-S1 mode is always explicitly referred to as NB-IoT.
2 References
The following documents contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of the present
document.
− References are either specific (identified by date of publication, edition number, version number, etc.) or
non-specific.
− For a specific reference, subsequent revisions do not apply.
− For a non-specific reference, the latest version in same release as the implementation release of the terminal
under test applies.
[1] to [4] Void
[5] If the device under test is a
- R99 ME: ETSI TS 102 221 v3.18.0: "UICC-Terminal interface; Physical and logical characteristics",
- Rel-4 ME: ETSI TS 102 221 v4.16.0: "UICC-Terminal interface; Physical and logical characteristics",
- Rel-5 ME: ETSI TS 102 221 v5.10.0: "UICC-Terminal interface; Physical and logical characteristics",
- Rel-6 ME: ETSI TS 102 221 v6.15.0: "UICC-Terminal interface; Physical and logical characteristics",
- Rel-7 ME: ETSI TS 102 221 v7.17.0: "UICC-Terminal interface; Physical and logical characteristics",
- Rel-8 ME: ETSI TS 102 221 v8.5.0: "UICC-Terminal interface; Physical and logical characteristics",
- Rel-9 ME: ETSI TS 102 221 v9.2.0: "UICC-Terminal interface; Physical and logical characteristics"",
- Rel-10 ME: ETSI TS 102 221 v10.0.0: "UICC-Terminal interface; Physical and logical characteristics",
- Rel-11 ME: ETSI TS 102 221 v11.1.0: "UICC-Terminal interface; Physical and logical characteristics",
- Rel-12 ME: ETSI TS 102 221 v12.1.0: "UICC-Terminal interface; Physical and logical characteristics".
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- Rel-13 ME: ETSI TS 102 221 v13.2.0: "UICC-Terminal interface; Physical and logical characteristics".
- Rel-14 ME: ETSI TS 102 221 v14.1.0: "UICC-Terminal interface; Physical and logical characteristics".
- Rel-15 ME: ETSI TS 102 221 v15.0.0: "UICC-Terminal interface; Physical and logical characteristics".
[6] to [47] void
[48] 3GPP TS 31.121: Rel-16 "UICC-terminal interface; Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM)
application test specification".
3 Void
4 Default values, requirements and test cases
The default values, requirements and test cases of the present document are provided in 3GPP TS 31.121 [48].
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Annex A (informative):
Change history
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Change history
Date Meeting TDoc CR R Cat Subject/Comment New
ev version
CT-28 CT-28 CP-050139 068 - B Introduction of BCD number/ SSC content extension tests 6.0.0
CT-28 CT-28 CP-050139 072 - B Introduction of ACL tests 6.0.0
CT-28 CT-28 CP-050139 073 - B Introduction of SDN tests 6.0.0
CT-28 CT-28 CP-050139 074 - B Introduction of phonebook selection/ local phonebook handling test 6.0.0
CT-29 CT-29 CP-050325 080 - A Incorrect PUK2 value used in TC 6.1.6 6.1.0
CT-29 CT-29 CP-050325 088 - A Incorrect value used for EF SMS in TC 8.2.2 6.1.0
CT-29 CT-29 CP-050331 076 - A Incorrect MCC value used in TC 7.4.1 6.1.0
CT-29 CT-29 CP-050336 083 - F Clarification of BCD number/ SSC content extension tests 6.1.0
CT-29 CT-29 CP-050336 081 - F Numbering and minor corrections 6.1.0
CT-30 CT-30 CP-050494 090 - F CR to create combined R99 – Rel-6 version 6.2.0
CT-31 CT-31 CP-060020 095 - F Essential correction of TC 7.2.1 6.3.0
CT-31 CT-31 - - - - Update of Change History by TB Officer 6.3.1
CT-32 CT-32 CP-060285 0096 - F Essential correction of acceptance criteria in 6.1.3.5 and 6.1.4.5 6.4.0
CT-32 CT-32 CP-060286 0097 - F Essential corrections on ACL TC 9.1.1 6.4.0
CT-33 CT-33 CP-060507 0098 1 F Essential corrections on Applicability table 6.5.0
CT-34 CT-34 CP-060543 0099 1 F Essential corrections to 8.1.2 6.6.0
CT-34 CT-34 CP-060543 0100 1 F Essential correction of EF PLMNwACT coding 6.6.0
CT-35 CT-35 CP-070064 0101 1 F Essential correction of UICC presence detection test 6.7.0
CT-36 CT-36 - - - - Update to Rel-7 version (MCC) 7.0.0
CT-37 CT-37 CP-070617 0103 - F Essential correction of Location Area Information parameter in test 7.1.0
7.3
CT-37 CT-37 CP-070617 0104 - F Essential correction of the applicability of tests 6.4.2, 6.4.3, 6.4.4 7.1.0
CT-38 CT-38 CP-070846 0105 - F Essential correction on test case 7.1.2 7.2.0
CT-38 CT-38 CP-070846 0106 1 C Introduction of Rel-7 test case applicability 7.2.0
CT-38 CT-38 CP-070846 0107 1 F Essential correction of Location Updating Accept/ Attach Accept 7.2.0
parameters in 7.1.1
CT-38 CT-38 CP-070846 0108 1 F Essential correction of network parameters and acceptance criteria 7.2.0
in 7.4.1
CT-38 CT-38 CP-070846 0109 1 F Correction of reference to 3GPP TS 23.140 7.2.0
CT-39 CT-39 CP-080171 0110 - F Sequence indication error in 7.1.2.4.2 fixed after wrong 7.3.0
implementation of CR 0105
CT-39 CT-39 CP-080171 0111 1 F Essential correction to Access Class Barred IE coding in tables 5-1a 7.3.0
and 5-1b
CT-40 CT-40 CP-080387 0112 - F Essential correction to network simulator configuration in test 5.2.1 7.4.0
CT-40 CT-40 CP-080387 0113 - F Essential correction to test 7.3.1 7.4.0
CT-40 CT-40 CP-080387 0114 1 F Essential correction of the test case applicability for terminals not 7.4.0
supporting speech calls
CT-41 CT-41 CP-080587 0115 - F Essential correction of TC 8.4 applicability 7.5.0
CT-42 CT-42 ------ - - - Upgrade to copyright, keywords and logo for LTE 8.0.0
CT-43 CT-43 CP-090458 0116 1 B Definition of LTE™ tests 8.1.0
CT-43 CT-43 CP-090458 0118 - B Definition of clause 7.2, 7.3 and 7.4 LTE™ tests 8.1.0
CT-43 CT-43 CP-090458 0119 1 F Clarification of class 2 SMS test 8.1.0
CT-43 CT-43 CP-090458 0120 2 F Clarification of PIN MMI string test 8.1.0
CT-45 CT-45 CP-090717 0121 1 B Definition of CSG related test cases for E-UTRA 8.2.0
CT-45 CT-45 CP-090717 0122 1 B Definition of EPS NAS Security Context cases for E-UTRA/EPC 8.2.0
CT-45 CT-45 CP-090717 0123  F Essential correction of test 6.1.12 8.2.0
CT-45 CT-45 CP-090717 0124 1 F Correction of tests 7.4.2 and 7.4.4 8.2.0
CT-45 CT-45 CP-090717 0126 1 B Definition of CSG related test cases for E-UTRA, Part 2 8.2.0
CT-45 CT-45 CP-090717 0127  F Essential corrections on LTE related test cases 8.2.0
CT-46 CT-46 CP-090997 0130 F Correction of EF UST in clause 4.4.1 8.3.0
CT-46 CT-46 CP-090998 0133 1 F Editorial correction of the naming of RRCConnectionRequest 8.3.0
CT-46 CT-46 CP-090998 0131 3 F Definition of the UICC presence detection test when connected to E- 8.3.0
UTRAN/EPC
CT-46 CT-46 CP-090998 0132 3 F Definition of ACL related test cases for E-UTRA 8.3.0
CT-46 CT-46 CP-090998 0135  F Update of CGS list tests 8.3.0
CT-46 CT-46 - - - - Upgrade of the specification to Rel-9 9.0.0
CT-47 CT-47 CP-100195 0139 1 D Editorial modifications about missing clause numbers 9.1.0
CT-47 CT-47 CP-100193 0137 - F Introduction of Rel-9 applicability and applicability table corrections 9.1.0
CT-48 CT-48 CP-100394 0141 F Essential correction of Unblock Universal PIN value description in 9.2.0
4.1.1.21
CT-48 CT-48 CP-100394 0140 1 F Essential correction to applicability table 9.2.0
CT-48 CT-48 CP-100394 0143 1 F Essential corrections on the initial conditions of E-UTRAN related 9.2.0
test cases
CT-48 CT-48 CP-100394 0144 F Correction of inconsistent terminology for E-UTRAN-related 9.2.0
elements
CT-49 CT-49 CP-100589 0147 1 F Addition of CSG Type and Home NodeB Name display test 9.3.0
CT-49 CT-49 CP-100590 0146 1 F Essential corrections on E-UTRAN / EPC related test cases 9.3.0
CT-49 CT-49 CP-100592 0145 1 F Update of references 9.3.0
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CT-50 CT-50 CP-100831 0150 1 F Correction of incorrect Expected IMSI value in TC 5.1.8 acceptance 9.4.0
criteria
CT-50 CT-50 CP-100831 0151 1 F Addition of LTE-related services to EF_UST in LTE test cases 9.4.0
CT-50 CT-50 CP-100830 0148 1 B Definition of E-UTRAN/EPC ISIM-UICC for ISIM related testing 9.4.0
CT-51 CT-51 CP-110264 0153 3 C Split of test 8.2.1 for
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