Hi,
I'm designing a client/server cellular application, and am considering using SIM Application Toolkit for part of it.
Where are there good resource to get started with learning the technologies available for SIM cards?
I'm more interested in understanding the benefits of existing technologies, their percent of the installed base, limitations, etc. and less interested in how to write code (for now).
Thanks,
Asaf.
It's been a while and no one answered, so I'll leave my own somewhat shallow answer.
The Wikipedia article on SIM Toolkit has some good links to get started with. Still, if you happen to know better sources, I will prefer your answer to mine.
Asaf
This is the best I've found (and it definitely isn't easy). List mostly gained from http://www.forum.nokia.com/forum/showthread.php?t=106756:
Its not easy because so many technical specifications are involved but to start with you need to read
GSM 11.11 Specification of the Subscriber Identity Module - Mobile Equipment (SIM-ME) Interface http://www.3gpp.org/ftp/Specs/html-info/1111.htm
GSM 11.14 Specification of the SIM Application Toolkit (SAT) for the Subscriber Identity Module - Mobile Equipment (SIM-ME) interface http://www.3gpp.org/ftp/Specs/html-info/1114.htm
GSM 03.48 Security mechanisms for SIM application toolkit http://www.3gpp.org/ftp/Specs/html-info/0348.htm
Then the Java implementation of SAT GSM 03.19 Subscriber Identity Module Application Programming Interface (SIM API) for Java Card http://www.3gpp.org/ftp/Specs/html-info/0319.htm
These just cover SIM cards, there are also related standards for USIM cards which are used in 3G/UMTS mobile phones.
SIM API for Java Card is a subset of the Java Card specs so you will need to go and read that http://java.sun.com/products/javacard/index.jsp
Then once you've got your head around all of that there are the SMS specifcations and there are no free tools available. Gemplus now Gemalto have http://www.gemalto.com/products/gemxplore_developer/ which has a 20 day trial.