US 12,219,659 B2
Method and apparatus for accessing cellular network for SIM profile
Youngkyo Baek, Seoul (KR); Duckey Lee, Seoul (KR); Jonghan Park, Bucheon-si (KR); and Hyewon Lee, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on Jan. 20, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/157,771.
Application 18/157,771 is a continuation of application No. 16/863,754, filed on Apr. 30, 2020, abandoned.
Application 16/863,754 is a continuation of application No. 15/642,197, filed on Jul. 5, 2017, granted, now 10,645,566, issued on May 5, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2016-0085051 (KR), filed on Jul. 5, 2016; and application No. 10-2016-0098649 (KR), filed on Aug. 2, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2023/0164540 A1, May 25, 2023
Int. Cl. H04W 8/18 (2009.01); H04B 1/3816 (2015.01); H04W 8/20 (2009.01); H04W 8/26 (2009.01); H04W 60/00 (2009.01); H04W 84/04 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 8/183 (2013.01) [H04W 8/20 (2013.01); H04W 8/265 (2013.01); H04B 1/3816 (2013.01); H04W 8/205 (2013.01); H04W 60/00 (2013.01); H04W 84/042 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method performed by a terminal in a cellular communication system, the method comprising:
obtaining information associated with an available public land mobile network (PLMN) list for a profile provisioning based on cell search;
selecting a PLMN for the profile provisioning based on the information associated with the available PLMN list;
transmitting, to a first network entity, a first message including type information indicating that a request of the first message is associated with the profile provisioning;
after transmitting the first message, performing an extensible authentication protocol (EAP) procedure with a second network entity;
generating a secure tunnel between the terminal and the second network entity based on the EAP procedure;
transmitting, to the second network entity through the secure tunnel, an identifier of an embedded universal integrated circuit card (eUICC) of the terminal;
receiving, from the first network entity, a second message as a response to the first message;
transmitting, to a third network entity, a third message associated with a session establishment request for the profile provisioning, in case that the second message is based on a success of the EAP procedure and the eUICC is subscribed to the PLMN selected by the terminal for the profile provisioning according to the identifier of the eUICC of the terminal; and
receiving, from the third network entity, a fourth message associated with a session establishment accept for the profile provisioning.