Patent ID: 8463322
Filing Date: 2013-06-11
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method in a mobile equipment (ME) for use in performing an initialization procedure with a subscriber identity module (SIM), the method comprising: sending, from the ME to the SIM, a version of a terminal profile which indicates facilities of the SIM that are supported by the ME; when the ME detects an error in response to sending the version of the terminal profile, sending, from the ME to the SIM, a previous version of the terminal profile which indicates facilities of the SIM that are supported by the ME; when the ME detects another error in response to sending the previous version of the terminal profile, sending, from the ME to the SIM, a further previous version of the terminal profile which indicates facilities of the SIM that are supported by the ME; and completing the initialization procedure and performing steady-state processing using the SIM in accordance with the terminal profile.