Understanding Cell Phone Provisioning Jargon

Relating Terms in an Analogy

Understanding Cell Phone Provisioning

So, you got a new phone?

Your provider will need to activate (provision) the phone to work on their network.

Your Cell Phone Company

Your Cell Phone Company = They’re the DMV.

Provisioning a phone is like registering a car.

Let’s Get Registered

Handset ID:AT&T and T-Mobile = IMEIVerizon and Sprint = MEID

MIN: Mobile Identification NumberHLR: Home Location RegistersMDN: Mobile Dialable Number

Your Cell Phone Company

HLR Phone Activated

MEID MIN

MEID

MIN

HLR

MDN

Required Components

How Do They Relate?

Let’s Get Registered

Handset ID =VINMIN = License PlateHLR = The database that stores this informationMDN = Driver’s License

How Do They Relate?

Registered Vehicles

Personal Identification

VIN

Database

VINLicense Plate

Driver’s License

DMV Requirements

License Plates

OTASP: Over The Air Service Provisioning

Your Cell Phone Company

Makes sure that the VIN and License Plate match, hands the Driver’s License to the handset and allows the phone to work on the network.

Let’s Get RegisteredO

What??

The phone will provision if all of the information is correct!

Your Cell Phone Company

Let’s Get RegisteredWhich means, we can start

asking…..Can You Hear

Me Now??

Dr. Martin Cooper – Inventor of the cell phone

Let’s Review

MEID or

IMEIHLR

MDNTRINETMIN

Let’s Review

OTASP

Let’s Review

What does it mean if all of the

information is correct?

Can You Hear Me Now??

Any Questions?