Sim remotization allows to use a remote sim inserted in a Simbox with an UMTS BOX2 via IP network.

Sim remotization can be used only with UMTS Box2 (old devices like GSM BOX and UMTS BOX don't support sim remotization).

Note

The minimal version number of the UMTS-BOX2 in order to use SIM remotization is 19.The version is visible through the command D USBDEV: [20:02:15] ABILIS_CPX:d usbdev USB Server Overview: ID VendorId/Manufacturer ProductId/Product Ver UsbPortId ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 0000 On Time 0000 EHCI Virtual Root Hub 0.00 0 2 0000 On Time 0000 OHCI Virtual Root Hub 0.00 1 3 0000 On Time 0000 OHCI Virtual Root Hub 0.00 2 4 0000 On Time 0000 UHCI Virtual Root Hub 0.00 3 5 0000 On Time 0000 UHCI Virtual Root Hub 0.00 4 6 04CC 1520 2.00 0.3 7 04D8 Abilis 000C USB SIM-BOX 9.01 1.2 8 08BB Burr-Brown from TI 2904 USB Audio CODEC 1.00 0.3.2 9 04D8 Abilis 000C USB UMTS-BOX2 19.05 0.3.3 10 05C6 SimTech , Incorporat 6000 SimTech HSDPA Modem 0.00 0.3.0 11 05C6 SimTech , Incorporat 6000 SimTech HSDPA Modem 0.00 0.3.1

The most important parameter to manage SIM remotization is RSIM. It can have different values:NO, PERMANET and DYNAMIC. Other parameters must be configured if PERMANENT value is chosen.

Assuming that the ctip port assigned to UMTS-BOX2 is 201, use the following command to show its configuration.

[23:27:13] ABILIS_CPX:d ctip:201

CTIP:201 DESCR:
Act     card:UG-1<1>
Run     OPSTATE:UP        LOG:NO                               TYPE:NET-PUBLIC
        signalling:CELL
        mode:CELL         VOICE-ROAMING:DISABLED     NUM:*
        PDN-MODE:AUTO     PDN-ROAMING:DISABLED
        PDN-APN:
        RSIM:NO

In the example above, sim remotization is disabled. Use the following command to set the rsim parameter to permanent:

[23:32:43] ABILIS_CPX:s p ctip:201 rsim:permanent

COMMAND EXECUTED

[23:32:59] ABILIS_CPX:d ctip:201

CTIP:201 - Not Saved (SAVE CONF), Not Refreshed (INIT) ------------------------
Act     DESCR:
Run     card:UG-1<1>
        OPSTATE:UP        LOG:NO                               TYPE:NET-PUBLIC
        signalling:CELL
        mode:CELL         VOICE-ROAMING:DISABLED     NUM:*
        PDN-MODE:AUTO     PDN-ROAMING:DISABLED
        PDN-APN:
        RSIM:PERMANENT    RSIM-IP:#                      RSIM-SIMBOX-ID:NONE
        RSIM-RES:NONE     RSIM-PORT:60000                RSIM-SIM-ID:NONE
        RSIM-PWD:

Note that some additional parameters are now visible. The following table shows their meaning:

Use the command s ctip:xxx parameter:value to set a specific parameter. For instance use s p ctip:201 rsim-res:rsim-1 to set the rsim resource to rsim-1 value.

The following example shows how to set the rsim parameter to dynamic:

[23:49:31] ABILIS_CPX:s ctip:201 rsim:dynamic

COMMAND EXECUTED

[23:55:04] ABILIS_CPX:d ctip:201

CTIP:201 - Not Saved (SAVE CONF), Not Refreshed (INIT) ------------------------
Act     DESCR:
Run     card:UG-1<1>
        OPSTATE:UP        LOG:NO                               TYPE:NET-PUBLIC
        signalling:CELL
        mode:CELL         VOICE-ROAMING:DISABLED     NUM:*
        PDN-MODE:AUTO     PDN-ROAMING:DISABLED
        PDN-APN:
        RSIM:DYNAMIC
        RSIM-RES:NONE

Note that the only parameter to configure in this case is RSIM-RES (rsim resource). The same parameters used for PERMANENT mode can be configured for the DYNAMIC mode. Use the command s s ctip:xxx rsim:set par:val [par:val] to configure them. They are stored automatically as CTIP preferences rather than being normal configuration parameters.

[22:37:42] ABILIS_CPX:s s ctip:201 rsim:set ip:192.168.0.208 simbox-id:1 sim-id:1
COMMAND EXECUTED

Available parameters and their meaning:

[22:38:05] ABILIS_CPX:s s ctip:201 rsim:set ?

S S CTIP:xxx RSIM:CLEAR                  Clear RSIM parameters and closes
                                         connection for the specified CTI port,
                                         where 'xxx' is a CTI port identifier
                                         in the range [1..300].
                                         Only for CELL (GSM/UMTS) CTI ports.
S S CTIP:xxx RSIM:SET par:val [par:val]  Set RSIM parameters and orders
                                         connection for the specified CTI port,
                                         where 'xxx' is a CTI port identifier
                                         in the range [1..300].
                                         Only for CELL (GSM/UMTS) CTI ports.

SIM remotization parameter(s):

IP:        Remote IP address [0-126.x.x.x, 127.0.0.1, 128.x.x.x-     <Mandatory>
           223.x.x.x]
PORT:      Remote UDP port [1..65535]                                <Optional>
           If missing the value 60000 is used.
SIMBOX-ID: Remote SIMBOX identifier [1..255]                        <Mandatory>
SIM-ID:    Remote SIMBOX SIM identifier [1..32]                     <Mandatory>
PWD:       Remote SIMBOX SIM password.                               <Optional>
           From 0 up to 32 ASCII printable characters.
           Spaces are not allowed. Case is preserved.

Use the following command to clear configured parameters.

[22:40:20] ABILIS_CPX:s s ctip:201 rsim:clear

COMMAND EXECUTED

	Caution
	The loading time of the remote SIM is not predictable. The full SIM load can take less than a minute or several minutes, it depends on network speed and round trip time.