JSR177 (Satsa) problems

Hello!
I have a problem with the SATSA API. I'm trying to make a simple program for
resetting and retrieving the ATR byte from the SIM card. The compilation of my program works fine, without any errors. But when executing the application, I get the following error:
java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: javax/microedition/apdu/APDUConnection
I have imported the APDUConnection class, and as I mentioned, compilation works without errors. But during runtime I get the above mentioned error.
Can anyone give me a hint what possibly could cause this error?
Jonny

Hello, and thank you for your answer!
I get the same error both on the phone and on the emulator. I know that my code can't work on the emulator, but I would expect another error message if the problem is that the connection cannot be set up. The problem is that I have no clue wether my phone (Nokia 6630) nor SIM card support jsr177 or not. That's actually what I'm trying to find out. But unfortunately my Java programming skills are not perfect and I'm not sure if I have done something wrong or if the mobile phone and/or SIM card does not support jsr177. My SIM is not a JavaCard, but if I have understood correctly it is possible to communicate with other smartcard application too, such as SAT (SIM Application Toolkit).
What I'm actually trying to find out is whether I can use JSR177 for generating digital signatures with the private key/keys embedded on my PKI compliant SIM card (Setec PKI SIM). My purpose is to make it possible to use a Mobile Phone as a wireless smartcard reader for my PC computer. This would elimineate the need for a separate smartcard reader and smartcard (wireless identiy card) for my PC.
I'm not sure at all if I'm on the right track, so I'm very grateful for any hint!
Jonny

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