Emergency Call of Mobile Phone - 総務省電波利用 … some of them have failed to make an emergency call within using particular patterns of USIM. e.g. an emergency set up without

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Japan Voluntary Laboratory Association for Telecommunications Equipment

電気通信端末機器試験事業者協議会

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MIC International Workshop, 29 March 2012

Japan Voluntary Laboratory Association for

Telecommunications Equipment(JVLATE)

Nob Nakanishi, Chair

Emergency Call of Mobile Phone

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Topics

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Background

Regulation details

Specified USIM information for testing

Testing Procedure

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Background

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Japan has three emergency call numbers:

110 (Police), 118 (Marine Guard) and 119 (Ambulance + Fire Brigade)

The rapid, recent development of mobile terminals has generated a tremendous assortment of equipment. However, there are instances where some of them have failed to make an emergency call within using particular patterns of USIM.

e.g. an emergency set up without service categories

In the interest of preserving life and property, emergency call is categorized as an essential priority and an emergency call function got to be one of technical requirements in Japan.

All terminals which are used with voice communication, must have the ability to make emergency calls through the appropriate MNOs.

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Telecommunications Business Act,

Ordinance Concerning Terminal Facilities, etc.

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Article 28-2 (Emergency call function)

A mobile phone terminal which is served for the purpose of calling shall have a function of making emergency calls.

Date of Publication October 25th, 2010

Date of Enforcement April 1st, 2011

Compliance Deadline March 31st, 2012

All mobile terminal devices to be newly certified

after this date must comply with this article.

Types of calling methods are normal setup (normal number calling) or emergency setup + service category (Police, Marine Guard and Ambulance + Fire Brigade)

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Required USIM Information for a Test

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All types of EFECC information stored in USIM(published

on each telecommunications carrier’s website) used by

Japanese MNOs are shown in the followings.

Especially, the SIM-unlocked terminals or terminals to be

SIM-unlocked must be confirmed that the ECC(EFECC)

information in Elementary Files of the USIM can be read

by mobile terminals and emergency calls can be made

with different types of SIM cards.

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USIM Information1

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EMOBILE (eAccess)

Emergency Call Code & Emergency Service Category

(*1) No category setting.

The connection depends on the roaming network.

Item Police (*1) Marine Guard

Value Value Value

Emergency Call

Code

1 1 1 1 1 1

F 0 F 2 F 8

F F F F F F

Emergency Service

Category 01 00 08

Item

Fire Brigade and

Ambulance (*1) Reserved

Value Value Value

Emergency Call

Code

1 1 1 9 F F

F 9 F 1 F F

F F F F F F

Emergency Service

Category 06 00 00

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USIM Information2

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NTT docomo (version 4 USIM(Red))


Item Police Marine Guard

Fire Brigade and

Ambulance

Value Value Value

Emergency Call

Code

1 1 1 1 1 1

F 0 F 8 F 9

F F F F F F

Emergency

Service Category 01 08 06

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USIM Information3

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Softbank (Pattern A)


Item Police Marine Guard

Fire Brigade and

Ambulance

Value Value Value

Emergency Call

Code

1 1 1 1 1 1

F 0 F 8 F 9

F F F F F F

Emergency

Service Category 01 08 06

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USIM Information4

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Softbank (Pattern B)


Item Value

Emergency Call

Code

0 0

0 0

0 0

Emergency

Service Category FF

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USIM Information5

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NTT Docomo(version1 - 3 USIM)

(White, Blue, Green)


Item Value

Emergency Call

Code

0 0

0 0

0 0

Emergency

Service Category 00

EFECC on DOCOMO UIM card Versions 1-3

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Testing Procedure

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It must be confirmed that an emergency call can

be made with any of the five USIM types.

110 (Police)

118 (Marine Guard)

119 (Ambulance/Fire Brigade)

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Emergency Setup

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Checking with Base Station Simulator

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Service Category Number in Emergency Setup

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Verification of Service Category Number

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Normal Setup(Dialed Call)

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Checking whether an emergency call can be made correctly

with Normal Setup(Called party Number), if Emergency

Setup does not work.

110 (Police)

118 (Marine Guard)

119 (Ambulance/Fire Brigade)

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Normal Setup

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Checking with Base Station Simulator

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Dial Number of Normal Setup

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Verification of dialed number

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Note

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Currently, an emission of radio waves in unattached

condition is not permitted by laws and regulations of

Japan. Therefore, it is not required to have an

emergency call function in unattached condition.

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Thank you

Japan Voluntary Laboratory Association for Telecommunications Equipment(JVLATE)

Nob Nakanishi

[email protected]

http://www.jvlate.gr.jp/

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Emergency Call of Mobile Phone - 総務省 電波利用 … some of them have failed to make an emergency call within using particular patterns of USIM. e.g. an emergency set up without

Emergency Call of Mobile Phone - 総務省電波利用 … some of them have failed to make an emergency call within using particular patterns of USIM. e.g. an emergency set up without