Card List

Container ID

The identifier for an IoT data card, which is almost the same as the ID printed on the SIM carrier. (The last digit of the ID printed on the SIM card is an English letter, and the GSL system will convert it into a number randomly for the container ID.) You can enter a container ID to search for the specified SIM card. If you use the ICCID printed on the card for the search, enter only the first 19 digits.

SIM Card ID

A SIM card ID uniquely identifies an IoT SIM card in the GSL system and is used to call APIs.

SIM Card Status

An IoT SIM card can be in the following statuses: Testable, Inactive (only for non-physical SIM cards), Activatable, In use, Suspended and Deregistered.

• Testable: The card is in the test period. If a user activates the card manually or the test period expires, the card status changes from Testable to Activatable.
• Activatable: The card is in the inactive period. If a user activates the card manually or the inactive period expires, the card status changes from Activatable to In use.
• In use: The card works.
• Suspended: The card is disconnected from the network. Here are the possible causes:
  • Suspended (data used up): If the plan data is used up, a card is automatically disconnected from the network.
    • Add-ons of the current month are available.
    • The card status automatically becomes In use in the next month.
  • Suspended (data threshold met): If the data threshold set by the user is reached, a card is automatically disconnected from the network.
    • For pooled cards of China Unicom and China Mobile and all China Telecom physical cards, you can click More in the Operation column on the SIM card list page and change the threshold to restore the cards.
    • The card status automatically becomes In use in the next month.
  • Suspended (pool data used up): For cards in the same data pool, if the used data exceeds the total data of the cards, all cards are automatically disconnected from the network.
    • You can activate other unactivated cards in the pool to increase the pool data quota.
    • You can purchase cards with the same plan as the pooled cards and add them to the pool to increase the pool data quota.
    • The pool data quota is restored in the next month.
  • Suspended (plan expired): If a card expires and is not renewed, the network is automatically disconnected and the card is deregistered.
  • Suspended (manually): If you suspend a card manually on the GSL platform, you can resume the card on the platform.
  • Suspended (due to violation): If a card is separated from a device, used in the mobile phone, or used in high-risk areas, the card will be suspended. In this case, contact Huawei technical support.
  • Suspended (data pool frozen): A card in a backward data pool is suspended due to account arrears. You can recharge the account in Billing Center to resume the card.
  • Suspended (backward pool threshold met): If you enable an automation rule for a backward data pool, set the trigger to backward data pool usage and the action to card suspension, so when the pool data threshold is reached, all cards in this pool will be suspended. The card status automatically becomes In use in the next month.
• Deregistered: IoT cards that are not renewed upon expiration will be deregistered. Deregistered IoT cards cannot be restored. You can also manually deregister a card by submitting a service ticket.

SIM Type

Physical SIM cards.

MSISDN

It is equivalent to the phone number on the fixed network. It is a public number for users to dial.

Plan Name

The name of the plan that you select when placing a card purchase order.

Used Data (MB)

Only the used data of activated (In use or Suspended) cards is displayed. The statistics of used data were updated at 24:00 yesterday. To check real-time data usage, click in the used data column.

Remaining Data (MB)

Only the used data of activated (In use or Suspended) cards is displayed. A negative value indicates the excess data.

Node ID

This field does not apply to physical SIM cards.

Device IMEI

IMEI is short for International Mobile Equipment Identity. It is a globally unique set of numbers.

Device Model

This field does not apply to physical SIM cards.

IMSI

IMSI is short for International Mobile Subscriber Identity, which uniquely identifies a mobile subscriber.

Tags

Tags are used to classify SIM cards, facilitating card management. You can add tags to a single SIM card or multiple SIM cards in batches.

Batch No.

A batch number is an attribute of an order and is used to identify the order to which a SIM card belongs. You can enter a batch number to search for the specified SIM cards.

Real-name Verified (Yes/No)

This field is applicable only to cards that require real-name authentication. To check the real-time status, click the refresh icon in this column.

Validity

The validity period of an IoT card starts from the time when the order is placed and is calculated by calendar month. By default, the validity period includes the test period (if any), inactive period (only for physical SIM cards from Chinese carriers), and activation period. The test period and inactive period are six months in total. The activation period is the same as the required duration (one year or three years). If a physical SIM card is manually activated by the user during the inactive period or test period, the card automatically enters the activation period, and the activation month is counted as a whole calendar month of validity period (no matter whether the card is activated at the beginning or end of a month).

Activated

The time when a SIM card gets manually activated (getting inserted into a device and powered on or activated on the console) within inactive/test period or automatically activated after six months.

Expires

Since activated, a SIM card will work for the required duration until it expires. You can renew the subscription to extend the expiration time.

Custom Attribute

You can use custom attributes to add remarks to SIM cards. Only enabled custom attributes can be edited and displayed on the SIM card list page. A user can create up to six custom attributes.

Export Selected Cards Info

Select one or several cards, click Export, and select Export Selected Cards Info. In the displayed dialog box, click Export Results to go to the export task list page. When the task export status becomes Successful, click Download in the Operation column to download the card information and the monthly usage report in the last six months.

Alternatively, after the export task is submitted, choose Export Task List in the navigation pane to go to the export task list page. When the task export status becomes Successful, click Download in the Operation column to download the card information.

Export All Cards Info

Click Export and select Export All Cards Info. In the displayed dialog box, click Export Results to go to the export task list page. When the task export status becomes Successful, click Download in the Operation column to download the card information and the monthly usage report in the last six months for all cards.

Alternatively, after the export task is submitted, choose Export Task List in the navigation pane to go to the export task list page. When the task export status becomes Successful, click Download in the Operation column to download the card information.

Basic Information

Basic SIM card information and associated device information are displayed. You can also set tags and add custom attributes for the SIM card.

Plan Management

Details about the in-use plan are displayed.

Usage Statistics

• The monthly usage tab page displays the monthly usage statistics of the SIM card plan in six months.
• The usage trend tab page displays the daily usage trend and usage details of the SIM card plan in two months.

Lifecycle

The page displays the lifecycle stage of the SIM card and records the key time when the card status changes, such as activation, suspension, and expiration.

You can suspend an in-use SIM card by clicking Suspend on the lifecycle tab page. The operation takes affect after the request is complete (within one to two working days).