scope:

The present document specifies the Inter-Chip USB interface between the USB UICC and the USB UICC-enabled terminal, subsequently referred to as the IC-USB interface. It describes:

• the characteristics of the Inter-Chip USB electrical interface between the USB UICC and the USB UICC-enabled terminal;

• the initial communication establishment and the transport protocols;

• the communication layers between the USB UICC and the USB UICC-enabled terminal.

The physical characteristics (including mechanical aspects) defined in ETSI TS 102 221 [1] apply to USB UICCs. The present document comes as an extension of ETSI TS 102 221 [1] complementing the electrical characteristics of contacts C1 and C5 and describing the behaviour of contacts C4 and C8 when the USB interface is supported.

The Inter-Chip USB interface provides access to the existing UICC resources such as the file system and security features specified in ETSI TS 102 221 [1] and to other resources and functionalities specified in the present document.