MACHINE-TO-MACHINE E-SIM ECOSYSTEM IN TURKEY

Abstract

The e-Sim requirements for the machine-to-machine (M2M) ecosystem are defined by GSMA (GSMA, 2018). After the initial e-SIM standard was published by GSMA in 2016, the local legislation about e-SIM technologies will be subject to in Turkey was published by the Information Technology and Communication Committee on 12.02.2019. e-SIM ecosystems defined by GSMA; it is divided into two for consumers and for machine-to-machine networks. In this study, the e-SIM ecosystem for machine-to-machine networks is discussed and the e-SIM ecosystem for consumers is excluded from the scope. Key components of the e-SIM ecosystem for machine-to-machine networks are mobile network operators, data preparation service, secure routing service, e-SIM compatible devices, certification authority and device manufacturers. In this study, the technical details of SM-DP and SM-SR, which are the main components of the e-Sim ecosystem for the M2M, have been handled within the framework of international standards and local legislation. Evaluations for the Turkish e-SIM ecosystem, which will be shaped in line with the decisions of the ITC Committee, are discussed.

Keywords

• e-SIM
• embedded-SIM
• SM-DP
• SM-SR

TÜRKİYE’DE MAKİNELER ARASI AĞLARA YÖNELİK UZAKTAN PROGRAMLANABİLİR SIM EKOSİSTEMİ

Abstract

Makineler arası ağlara yönelik Uzaktan Programlanabilir gömülü SIM (e-SIM) standartları GSMA tarafından belirlenmektedir (GSMA, 2018). İlk kararlı e-SIM standardının GSMA tarafından 2016 yılında yayımlanmasının ardından 12.02.2019 tarihinde Bilgi Teknolojileri ve İletişim Kurulu tarafından e-SIM teknolojilerinin Türkiye’de tabi olacağı mevzuat belirlenmiştir. GSMA tarafından tanımlanan e-SIM ekosistemi; tüketicilere yönelik ve makineler arası ağlara yönelik olmak üzere ikiye ayrılmaktadır. Bu çalışmada makineler arası ağlara yönelik e-SIM ekosistemi ele alınmış olup tüketicilere yönelik e-SIM ekosistemi çalışma kapsamının dışında tutulmuştur. Makineler arası ağlara (M2M) yönelik e-SIM ekosisteminin temel bileşenleri; mobil ağ operatörleri, veri hazırlama hizmeti, güvenli yönlendirme hizmeti, gömülü evrensel entegre devre kartı barındıran e-SIM uyumlu cihazlar, üreticiler ve sertifika otoritesidir. Çalışma içerisinde ekosisteminin temel bileşenlerinden olan veri hazırlama hizmeti (ing. Subscription Manager Data Preparation – SM-DP) ve güvenli yönlendirme hizmetine (ing. ing. Subscription Manager Secure Routing – SM-SR) ait teknik detaylar, uluslararası standartlar ve yerel mevzuat ışığında ele alınmıştır. Kurul kararları çerçevesinde yerelde şekillenecek olan e-SIM ekosistemine dair değerlendirmelere sonuç bölümünde yer verilmiştir.

Keywords

• e-SIM
• gömülü-SIM
• SM-DP
• SM-SR

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