Testing mobile phone maintenance channel

A method of testing a mobile phone maintenance channel, comprising:

• transmitting a plurality of mobile phone activation set-up messages to an open mobile alliance (OMA) platform;
• the open mobile alliance platform storing mobile phone activation set-up information provided in the mobile phone activation set-up messages in a data store;
• automatically generating a plurality of test mobile phone activation request messages on a computer;
• transporting the test mobile phone activation request messages over a mobile phone maintenance channel, wherein the mobile phone maintenance channel comprises a communication path between the computer and the open mobile alliance platform;
• the open mobile alliance platform, in response to receiving the test mobile phone activation request messages, retrieving mobile phone activation set-up information corresponding to the test mobile phone activation request messages from the data store;
• the open mobile alliance platform transmitting a plurality of test mobile phone activation response messages, the test mobile phone activation response messages comprising at least a portion of the mobile phone activation set-up information associated with the test mobile phone activation request;
• transporting the test mobile phone activation response messages over the mobile phone maintenance channel;
• the computer, in response to receiving the test mobile phone activation response messages, determining a first test result based on comparing the plurality of test mobile phone activation request messages to the plurality of test mobile phone activation response messages;
• automatically generating a plurality of test mobile phone preferred roaming list (PRL) request messages on the computer;
• transporting the test mobile phone preferred roaming list request messages over the mobile phone maintenance channel;
• the open mobile alliance platform, in response to receiving the test mobile phone preferred roaming list request messages, retrieving mobile phone roaming list information from the data store;
• the open mobile alliance platform transmitting a plurality of test mobile phone preferred roaming list response messages, the test mobile phone preferred roaming list response messages comprising at least a portion of the mobile phone roaming list information retrieved from the data store;
• transporting the test mobile phone preferred roaming list response messages over the mobile phone maintenance channel;
• the computer, in response to receiving the test mobile phone preferred roaming list response messages, determining a second test result based on comparing the plurality of test mobile phone preferred roaming list request messages to the plurality of test mobile phone preferred roaming list response messages;
• automatically generating a plurality of test mobile phone firmware request messages on the computer;
• transporting the test mobile phone firmware request messages over the mobile phone maintenance channel;
• the open mobile alliance platform, in response to receiving the test mobile phone firmware request messages, retrieving firmware from the data store;
• the open mobile alliance platform transmitting a plurality of test mobile phone firmware response messages, the test mobile phone firmware response messages comprising at least a portion of the firmware retrieved from the data store;
• transporting the test mobile phone firmware response messages over the mobile phone maintenance channel;
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• the computer, in response to receiving the test mobile phone firmware response messages, determining a third test result based on comparing the plurality of test mobile phone firmware request messages to the plurality of test mobile phone firmware response messages.