4.2.46 EFCMI (Comparison Method Information)

31.1023GPPCharacteristics of the Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM) applicationRelease 17TS

If service n° 6 is "available", this file shall be present.

This EF contains the list of Comparison Method Identifiers and alpha-tagging associated with BDN entries (see EFBDN).

Identifier: ‘6F58’

Structure: linear fixed

Optional

Record length: X+1 bytes

Update activity: low

Access Conditions:

READ PIN

UPDATE ADM

DEACTIVATE ADM

ACTIVATE ADM

Bytes

Description

M/O

Length

1 to X

Alpha Identifier

M

X bytes

X+1

Comparison Method Identifier

M

1 byte

– Alpha Identifier.

Contents:

Alpha-tagging of the associated Comparison Method Identifier.

Coding:

Same as the alpha identifier in EFADN.

‑ Comparison Method Identifier.

Contents:

– this byte describes the comparison method which is associated with a BDN record. Its interpretation is not specified but it shall be defined by the card issuers implementing the BDN feature on their USIMs.

Coding:

– binary; values from 0 to 255 are allowed.

The default coding 255 is reserved for empty field.