Apparatus and method for handling eSIM profile for iSSP device
A method and apparatus for providing a communication service by installing an eSIM profile even in a terminal to which an iSSP is applied. The method comprises: detecting whether information is input information for eSIM profile download input information from a terminal to which an iSSP is applied, and determining whether the terminal supports the same. Collecting eSIM bundle information of the iSSP by the terminal; selecting an eSIM bundle to be used by referring to a condition designated by the terminal from among the collected eSIM bundles; if there is no bundle to be used or when it is determined that no eSIM bundle is used among existing eSIM bundles, generating an eSIM bundle by the terminal itself or providing an eSIM bundle via communication with the terminal and a server; and on the basis of eSIM bundle information, downloading and installing an eSIM profile package.
1. A method for installing an embedded subscriber identity module (eSIM) profile by a terminal applying an integrated smart secure platform (iSSP), the method comprising:
receiving an input of an activation code;
identifying a request of an eSIM profile associated with the activation code;
obtaining information on a bundle in which a downloaded eSIM profile is to be installed, wherein the obtained information on the bundle includes information on a bundle having a specific bundle ID and a specific bundle class of at least one bundle pre-installed in the iSSP of the terminal;
selecting one bundle for the eSIM profile from at least one bundle capable of downloading the eSIM profile, in case that the at least one bundle is identified based on the obtained information; and
obtaining the one bundle for the eSIM profile, in case that the at least one bundle is not identified based on the obtained information for downloading the eSIM profile,
wherein obtaining the one bundle for the eSIM profile comprises generating the one bundle in the terminal.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein selecting the one bundle for the eSIM profile comprises:
selecting the one bundle having the specific bundle ID and the specific bundle class;
generating a tunnel configured to connect the selected one bundle and an issuer security domain-root (ISD-R); and
downloading the eSIM profile by the tunnel.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the one bundle is selected based on a user's input or the activation code.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein obtaining the bundle further comprises:
obtaining information related to the one bundle;
transmitting, to a secondary platform bundle manager (SPBM) server, the obtained information related to the one bundle, the one bundle being generated by the SPBM based on the obtained information related to the one bundle; and
receiving the one bundle in the iSSP of the terminal from the SPBM server.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the information related to the one bundle includes activation code information on the one bundle and preconfigured parameter information.
6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the one bundle includes a bundle image, a bundle class, and authentication information for installation on the terminal.
7. The method of claim 1 ,
wherein the one bundle is generated based on a bundle template stored in the iSSP and information for a bundle authentication.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the activation code is detected using a quick response (QR) code.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the QR code includes information for accessing a web portal.
10. A terminal applying an integrated smart secure platform (iSSP), the terminal comprising:
an input unit;
a transceiver; and
a controller configured to:
control the input unit to receive an input of an activation code,
identify a request of an eSIM profile associated with the activation code,
obtain information on a bundle in which a downloaded eSIM profile is to be installed, wherein the obtained information on the bundle includes information on a bundle having a specific bundle ID and a specific bundle class of at least one bundle pre-installed in the iSSP of the terminal,
select one bundle for the eSIM profile from at least one bundle capable of downloading the eSIM profile, in case that the at least one bundle is identified based on the obtained information, and
obtain the one bundle for the eSIM profile, in case that the at least one bundle is not identified based on the obtained information for downloading the eSIM profile,
wherein obtaining the one bundle for the eSIM profile comprises generating the one bundle in the terminal.
11. The terminal of claim 10 , wherein, in case that the at least one bundle is identified based on the obtained information, the controller is further configured to select the one bundle having the specific bundle ID and the specific bundle class, generate a tunnel configured to connect the selected one bundle and an issuer security domain-root (ISD-R), and control the transceiver to download the eSIM profile by the tunnel.
12. The terminal of claim 11 , wherein the controller is further configured to select the one bundle based on a user's input and the activation code.
13. The terminal of claim 10 , wherein, in case that the at least one bundle is not identified based on the obtained information, the controller is further configured to obtain information related to the one bundle, control the transceiver to transmit the obtained information related to the one bundle, the one bundle being generated by the SPBM based on the obtained information related to the one bundle, and control the transceiver to receive the one bundle in the iSSP of the terminal from the SPBM server.
14. The terminal of claim 13 , wherein the information related to the one bundle includes activation code information on the one bundle and preconfigured parameter information.
15. The terminal of claim 13 , wherein the one bundle includes a bundle image, a bundle class, and authentication information for installation on the terminal.
16. The terminal of claim 10 , wherein, in case that the at least one bundle is identified based on the obtained information, the controller is further configured to generate the one bundle based on a stored bundle template and information for an bundle authentication.
17. The terminal of claim 10 , wherein the activation code is detected using a quick response (QR) code.
18. The terminal of claim 17 , wherein the QR code includes information for accessing a web portal.