(registered 2015-06-18, updated 2015-06-18)

MIME media type name : Application

MIME subtype name : Vendor Tree - vnd.3gpp.ussd+xml

Required parameters : none

Optional parameters : 
none

Encoding considerations : binary


Security considerations : 
Same as general security considerations for application/xml as specified in section 10 of IETF RFC 3023. In addition, this content type provides a format for exchanging information in SIP, so the security considerations from IETF RFC 3261 apply.
The information transported in this MIME media type does not include active or executable content.
Mechanisms for privacy and intregrity protection of protocol parameters exist. Those mechanisms as well as authentication and further security mechanisms are described in 3GPP TS 24.229.


Interoperability considerations : 
The MIME type allows interoperability of USSD information between mobile networks and other systems.

Published specification : 
3GPP TS 24.390 v11.5.0
(http://www.3gpp.org/ftp/Specs/html-info/24390.htm)


Applications which use this media : 
n/a

Fragment identifier considerations :
n/a

Restrictions on usage :
n/a

Provisional registration? (standards tree only) :
n/a


Additional information :

1. Deprecated alias names for this type : n/a
2. Magic number(s) : n/a
3. File extension(s) : n/a
4. Macintosh file type code : n/a
5. Object Identifiers: n/a

n/a

Person to contact for further information :

1. Name : Frederic Firmin
2. Email : frederic.firmin&etsi.org

Intended usage : Common
The USSD is a very common service available on most mobile networks. The registration of the associated MIME type allows the USSD service to be incorporated in messages from other messaging systems.

Author/Change controller : Frederic Firmin