Systems and methods for provisioning user equipment with an eSIM profile

A method for provisioning a communication device with an embedded subscriber identity module (eSIM) profile, the method comprising:

• releasing a first eSIM profile by an eSIM management server hosting a plurality of unallocated eSIM profiles;
• requesting information related to the release of the first eSIM profile by the communication device from a discovery server, wherein the request comprises a first international mobile equipment identity (IMEI) of a plurality of separate IMEIs of the communication device;
• retrieving an address of the eSIM management server by the discovery server based on the first IMEI;
• providing the address to a local provisioning assistant (LPA) of the communication device by the discovery server in response to identifying the first IMEI associated with the communication device;
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• provisioning the communication device with the first eSIM profile from the eSIM management server by the LPA of the communication device.

A method for provisioning a communication device with an embedded subscriber identity module (eSIM) profile, the method comprising:

• storing an international mobile equipment identity (IMEI) of the communication device in an inventory database associated with a communication service provider;
• releasing a first eSIM profile by an eSIM management server hosting a plurality of unallocated eSIM profiles;
• registering the release of the first eSIM profile by a discovery server such that the discovery server correlates information related to the release of the first eSIM profile with the IMEI of the communication device stored in the inventory database;
• requesting at least some of the information related to the release of the first eSIM profile from the discovery server, wherein the request comprises the IMEI of the communication device;
• providing the at least some of the information to a local provisioning assistant (LPA) of the communication device by the discovery server in response to identifying the IMEI associated with the communication device;
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• provisioning the communication device with the first eSIM profile from the eSIM management server by the LPA of the communication device to allow the communication device to access a network associated with the communication service provider.