FW: [New-work] OMA New Work - 1 New Work Item Approved

[David Kessens <david.kessens@nokia.com>]

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From: new-work-bounces@ietf.org [mailto:new-work-bounces@ietf.org]On Behalf Of Victoria Gray
Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 10:27
To: New-work@ietf.org
Subject: [New-work] OMA New Work - 1 New Work Item Approved


Dear All,

OMA would like to inform all the organisations subscribed to the IETF new-work list of the approval of 1 new work item:

1 Client Provisioning WI:

 <http://www.openmobilealliance.org/ftp/Public_documents/TP/Permanent_documents/OMA-WID_0133-OMA_CP_1_2-V1_0-20060117-A.zip> http://www.openmobilealliance.org/ftp/Public_documents/TP/Permanent_documents/OMA-WID_0133-OMA_CP_1_2-V1_0-20060117-A.zip  <BLOCKED::http://www.openmobilealliance.org/ftp/Public_documents/TP/Permanent_documents/OMA-WID_0108-RichMedia-Environment-V1_1-20050726-A.zip> 

One of the key objectives of Device Management Working Group is to specify protocols and mechanism for provisioning mobile services for the wireless devices. To achieve this objective, this work item will further develop the functionalities of the OMA Client Provisioning v1.1 specification.

Client Provisioning is the process by which a mobile device is initially configured with connectivity and application parameters, with a minimum of user interaction. The term covers both over the air (OTA) provisioning and provisioning by means of, e.g., Smart cards. The actors involved in Client Provisioning include Management Authorities (including Network Operators, Enterprise Managers, Service Providers), Device Management Systems, Subscribers and Users.

It is a framework to enable such functionality as:

*          Secure bootstrap of configuration data to the Device including, but not limited to over-the-air mechanisms and different Smart Card platforms and applications 

*          Administration of configuration on the Management Authority's side

*          Defining a secure and easy way of handling the actions on the User's side for client provisioning.

*          Segregation of management ownership between one ore more entities.  For example, the operator and enterprise can share management responsibilities

The Purpose of the Client Provisioning v1.2 work item is to update the existing and already deployed OMA Client Provisioning functionality to meet the provisioning needs of the latest mobile services.

It is proposed that this work item address the following areas:

*          Enable Provisioning of latest mobile services, especially those having dependencies to other applications

*          Enable Provisioning by using a Trusted HTTP Context via GPRS, where GPRS data bearer provides secure IP packet transport and addressing mechanisms

*          Standardized format for provisioning of Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) settings.

*          Enable provisioning from additional Smart Card platforms and applications

*          Security enhancements

*          Clarifications and bug fixes against existing specifications

The benefits include better subscriber experience of latest mobile services, added efficiency as well as added flexibility by effectively leveraging capabilities of the Mobile Networks for provisioning. The added flexibility also includes device deployment models. The security aspects for Client Provisioning will be investigated in relation to CP v1.1 

This work item has been allocated to the OMA DM (Device Management WG) for specification development.

Best regards,

Victoria Gray on behalf of OMA.

 

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