Electronic device and method for managing an IC card with multiple SIM profiles

A method of managing an electronic device, wherein the electronic device comprises an integrated circuit, IC, card domain with a first SIM profile and a second SIM profile, and a communication domain, wherein the IC card domain and the communication domain are coupled via a physical interface, the method comprising:

• generating a first logical interface on the physical interface;
• associating the first SIM profile with the first logical interface by providing a first logical interface identifier that includes a first pair of identifiers, each of the first pair of identifiers corresponding to a respectively different direction of communication;
• generating a second logical interface on the physical interface;
• associating the second SIM profile with the second logical interface by providing a second logical interface identifier that includes a second pair of identifiers, each of the second pair of identifiers corresponding to a respectively different direction of communication;
• addressing the first SIM profile, using the first logical interface identifier, by the communication domain, in parallel and independent from the second SIM profile;
• and
• addressing the second SIM profile, using the second logical interface identifier, by the communication domain, in parallel and independent from the first SIM profile;
• installing a new SIM profile using an administrator logical interface next to the first and second SIM profiles on the IC card domain;
• generating a logical interface for the new SIM profile and associating a new logical interface identifier with the new SIM profile;
• and
• storing the new logical interface identifier, wherein the first logical interface, the second logical interface, and the administrator logical interface are separate from each other, the administrator logical interface operating independently of the first and second logical interfaces.