CN104105149A

CN104105149A - Network discovery method, network discovery device and network discovery system

Info

Publication number: CN104105149A
Application number: CN201310127934.7A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 方平; 丁志明; 陈济
Original assignee: Huawei Device Co Ltd
Current assignee: Huawei Device Co Ltd
Priority date: 2013-04-12
Filing date: 2013-04-12
Publication date: 2014-10-15

Abstract

The embodiment of the present invention provides a network discovery method, a network discovery device and a network discovery system, relating to the wireless communication technology field and used for enabling a terminal to obtain better network services. The method provided by the embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of using a first access point to obtain the position information of a second access point; sending the position information of the second access point to the terminal in the coverage range of the first access point, so that the terminal indicates a user to move the terminal to the coverage range of the second access point according to the position information of the second access point, and accordingly, the terminal is convenient to discover the second access point.

Description

A kind of methods, devices and systems of Network finding

Technical field

The present invention relates to wireless communication technology field, relate in particular to a kind of methods, devices and systems of Network finding.

Background technology

Wireless Fidelity (Wireless Fidelity is called for short Wi-Fi) technology is as a kind of short-distance wireless communication technology, and, transmission rate advantages of higher free with its frequency spectrum is used widely.At present, on airport, many public arenas such as restaurant, meeting room are all provided with the access point (Access Point is called for short AP) of Wi-Fi.User can, by associated with AP with the terminal such as mobile phone, panel computer of Wi-Fi network interface, realize low rate or free access to netwoks.

Generally, an AP can simultaneously associated one or more terminal.Terminal can send probe request message to AP, this probe request message for scan can be associated AP; When AP1 receives this probe request message, and while finding the large or bad channel of self load etc., if this terminal is associated with AP1, cannot obtain good network service.In addition, according to existing standard, AP1, in the situation that receiving probe requests thereby information, can recommend other AP to this terminal, for example, can recommend the AP2 being adjacent.But, if this terminal not in the coverage of AP2, this terminal cannot be connected to AP2, cause the terminal cannot associated AP 2.

Summary of the invention

The embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of methods, devices and systems of Network finding, so that terminal obtains better network service.

For achieving the above object, embodiments of the invention adopt following technical scheme:

First aspect, provides a kind of method of Network finding, comprising:

The first access point obtains the positional information of the second access point;

Send the positional information of described the second access point to the terminal in described the first access point coverage, so that described terminal is arrived described fast mobile terminal in the coverage of described the second access point, so that described terminal is found described the second access point according to the positional information indicating user of described the second access point.

In conjunction with first aspect, in the possible implementation of the first, before described the first access point obtains the positional information of the second access point, described method also comprises: described the first access point receives the probe request message that described terminal sends;

Described terminal in described the first access point coverage sends the positional information of described the second access point, comprising: send probe response message to described terminal, described probe response message is containing the positional information of described the second access point.

In conjunction with the possible implementation of the first of first aspect, in the possible implementation of the second, described probe request message comprises: the location resolution ability information of described terminal; Described location resolution ability refers to the ability of the parsing positional information that described terminal possesses;

Described the first access point obtains the positional information of the second access point, comprising:

Described the first access point is according to the positional information of location resolution capability information obtaining second access point of described terminal.

In conjunction with the possible implementation of the first of first aspect or first aspect to the possible implementation of the second any, in the third possible implementation, the positional information of described the second access point comprises longitude and the latitude of the position of described the second access point, or instruction is moved in position; Instruction is moved for guiding the movement of the position of described user to described terminal in described position.

In conjunction with the possible implementation of the first of first aspect or first aspect to the third possible implementation any, in the 4th kind of possible implementation, before described the first access point obtains the positional information of the second access point, described method also comprises: the positional information of obtaining described terminal;

Described the first access point obtains the positional information of the second access point, comprising: described the first access point obtains the positional information of described the second access point according to the positional information of described terminal.

Second aspect, provides a kind of method of Network finding, comprising:

Terminal receives the positional information of the second access point of the first access point transmission;

According to the positional information indicating user of described the second access point, described fast mobile terminal is arrived in the coverage of described the second access point, so that described terminal is found described the second access point.

In conjunction with second aspect, in the possible implementation of the first, receive the positional information of the second access point of the transmission of the first access point in described terminal before, described method also comprises: described terminal sends probe request message to described the first access point;

Described terminal receives the positional information of the second access point of the first access point transmission, comprising: described terminal receives the probe response message that described the first access point sends, and described probe response message is containing the positional information of described the second access point.

In conjunction with the possible implementation of the first of second aspect, in the possible implementation of the second, described probe request message comprises: the location resolution ability information of described terminal; Described location resolution ability refers to the ability of the parsing positional information that described terminal possesses.

In conjunction with the possible implementation of the first of second aspect or second aspect to the possible implementation of the second any, in the third possible implementation, the positional information of described the second access point comprises longitude and the latitude of the position of described the second access point, or instruction is moved in position; Instruction is moved for guiding the movement of the position of described user to described terminal in described position.

In conjunction with the possible implementation of the first of second aspect or second aspect to the third possible implementation any, in the 4th kind of possible implementation, receive the positional information of the second access point of the first access point transmission in described terminal before, described method also comprises:

Described terminal sends the positional information of described terminal to described the first access point, so that described the first access point obtains the positional information of described the second access point according to the positional information of described terminal.

The third aspect, provides a kind of method of Network finding, comprising:

The probe request message that access point receiving terminal sends;

Send probe response message to described terminal, described probe response message is containing the positional information of described access point, with the positional information indicating user that makes described access point, described terminal is moved to described access point, to improve the quality of the network service that described terminal obtains from described access point.

Fourth aspect, provides a kind of method of Network finding, comprising:

Terminal sends probe request message to access point;

Described terminal receives the probe response message that described access point sends, and described probe response message is containing the positional information of described access point;

Described terminal moves described terminal according to the positional information indicating user of described access point to described access point, to improve the quality of the network service that described terminal obtains from described access point.

The 5th aspect, provides a kind of access point, comprising: acquiring unit and transmitting element, wherein,

Described acquiring unit, for obtaining the positional information of the second access point, and is transferred to described acquiring unit by the positional information of described the second access point;

Described transmitting element, be used for sending to terminal the positional information of described second access point of described acquiring unit transmission, so that described terminal is arrived described fast mobile terminal in the coverage of described the second access point, so that described terminal is found described the second access point according to the positional information indicating user of described the second access point.

In conjunction with the 5th aspect, in the possible implementation of the first, described access point also comprises: receiving element, the probe request message sending for receiving described terminal;

Described transmitting element specifically for, send probe response message to described terminal, described probe response message is containing the positional information of described the second access point.

In conjunction with the possible implementation of the first of the 5th aspect, in the possible implementation of the second, described probe request message comprises: the location resolution ability information of described terminal; Described location resolution ability refers to the ability of the parsing positional information that described terminal possesses;

Described acquiring unit specifically for, described the first access point is according to the positional information of location resolution capability information obtaining second access point of described terminal.

In conjunction with the possible implementation of the first of the 5th aspect or the 5th aspect to the possible implementation of the second any, in the third possible implementation, the positional information of described the second access point comprises longitude and the latitude of the position of described the second access point, or instruction is moved in position; Instruction is moved for guiding the movement of the position of described user to described terminal in described position.

In conjunction with the possible implementation of the first of the 5th aspect or the 5th aspect to the third possible implementation any, in the 4th kind of possible implementation, described acquiring unit also for, obtain the positional information of described terminal;

Described acquiring unit specifically for, obtain the positional information of described the second access point according to the positional information of described terminal.

The 6th aspect, provides a kind of terminal, comprising: indicating member is moved in receiving element and position, wherein,

Described receiving element, the positional information of the second access point sending for receiving the first access point, and the positional information of described the second access point is transferred to described position moves indicating member;

Indicating member is moved in described position, for described fast mobile terminal being arrived in the coverage of described the second access point, so that described terminal is found described the second access point according to the positional information indicating user of described second access point of described receiving element transmission.

In conjunction with the 6th aspect, in the possible implementation of the first, described terminal also comprises:

Transmitting element, for sending probe request message to described the first access point;

Described receiving element specifically for, receive the probe response message that described the first access point sends, described probe response message is containing the positional information of described the second access point.

In conjunction with the possible implementation of the first of the 6th aspect, in the possible implementation of the second, described probe request message comprises: the location resolution ability information of described terminal; Described location resolution ability refers to the ability of the parsing positional information that described terminal possesses.

In conjunction with the possible implementation of the first of the 6th aspect or the 6th aspect to the possible implementation of the second any, in the third possible implementation, the positional information of described the second access point comprises longitude and the latitude of the position of described the second access point, or instruction is moved in position; Instruction is moved for guiding the movement of the position of described user to described terminal in described position.

In conjunction with the 6th aspect, in the 4th kind of possible implementation, described terminal also comprises:

Transmitting element, for sending the positional information of described terminal, so that described the first access point obtains the positional information of described the second access point according to the positional information of described terminal to described the first access point.

The 7th aspect, provides a kind of access point, comprising: receiving element and transmitting element, wherein,

Described receiving element, the probe request message sending for receiving terminal;

Described transmitting element, for sending probe response message to described terminal, described probe response message is containing the positional information of described access point, with the positional information indicating user that makes described access point, described terminal is moved to described access point, to improve the quality of the network service that described terminal obtains from described access point.

Eight aspect, provides a kind of terminal, comprising: indicating member is moved in transmitting element, receiving element, position, wherein,

Described transmitting element, for sending probe request message to access point;

Described receiving element, the probe response message sending for receiving described access point, described probe response message is containing the positional information of described access point, and the positional information of described access point is transferred to described position moves indicating member;

Indicating member is moved in described position, for according to the positional information indicating user of the described access point of described receiving element transmission, described terminal being moved to described access point, to improve the quality of the network service that described terminal obtains from described access point.

The 9th aspect, a kind of system of Network finding is provided, comprise: any terminal that any access point that above-mentioned the 5th aspect provides and above-mentioned the 6th aspect provide, or, any terminal that any access point that above-mentioned the 7th aspect provides and above-mentioned eight aspect provide.

The method of the Network finding that the embodiment of the present invention provides, device and system, the first access point sends the positional information of the second access point by the terminal in its coverage, make this terminal indicating user by this fast mobile terminal in the second access point coverage, so that this terminal is found the second access point, realize the first access point and recommended the second access point to terminal, solve in prior art, when access point is that terminal is recommended other access points, and this terminal is not in the coverage of recommended access point time, this terminal cannot associated recommended access point problem.Or, access point is by sending the positional information of this access point to terminal, make position that this terminal indicating user moves this terminal near this access point, improve the quality of the network service that terminal obtains from this access point, solved in prior art, terminal is associated with this access point but cannot obtain the problem of good network service in current location.

Brief description of the drawings

The flow chart of the method for a kind of Network finding that Fig. 1 provides for the embodiment of the present invention;

The flow chart of the method for the another kind of Network finding that Fig. 2 provides for the embodiment of the present invention;

The flow chart of the method for the another kind of Network finding that Fig. 3 provides for the embodiment of the present invention;

The flow chart of the method for the another kind of Network finding that Fig. 4 provides for the embodiment of the present invention;

The flow chart of the method for the another kind of Network finding that Fig. 5 provides for the embodiment of the present invention;

The flow chart of the method for the another kind of Network finding that Fig. 6 provides for the embodiment of the present invention;

The structural representation of a kind of access point that Fig. 7 provides for the embodiment of the present invention;

The structural representation of the another kind of access point that Fig. 8 provides for the embodiment of the present invention;

A kind of access point that Fig. 9 provides for the embodiment of the present invention or the structural representation of terminal;

The structural representation of a kind of terminal that Figure 10 provides for the embodiment of the present invention;

The structural representation of the another kind of terminal that Figure 11 provides for the embodiment of the present invention;

The structural representation of the another kind of access point that Figure 12 provides for the embodiment of the present invention;

The structural representation of the another kind of access point that Figure 13 provides for the embodiment of the present invention.

Embodiment

The description of giving an example of the methods, devices and systems of the Network finding embodiment of the present invention being provided below in conjunction with accompanying drawing.

On the one hand, the method that the embodiment of the present invention first provides the embodiment of the present invention from the angle of access point is carried out exemplary explanation.Referring to Fig. 1, the method for a kind of Network finding providing for the embodiment of the present invention, comprising:

101: the first access points obtain the positional information of the second access point;

Exemplary, the method that the embodiment of the present invention provides can be applied to wireless communication network system, and wireless communication network system comprises the first access point and the second access point.The second access point and the first access point can be two access points adjacent on geographical position or that disposed by same operator, be connected by background network.The scene that can recommend the second access point to the terminal in its coverage for the first access point.

The first access point can obtain the positional information of the second access point in several ways, for example: in the time disposing access point, the positional information of the second access point is stored in the first access point; Obtain the positional information of the second access point by background network or management server etc.The embodiment of the present invention does not limit this.

Exemplary, the method specifically can be for the first access point in the situation that discovery self network performance be poor, the scene that the terminal in its coverage is recommended the second access point.Optionally, can be applied to the first access point in the case of the probe request message that receives terminal and send, find that self network performance is poor, recommend the second access point to this terminal; Also can be applied in the process for the Terminal Service associated with it, find in the poor situation of self network performance, initiatively recommend the second access point to the terminal in its coverage.

Optionally, the network performance of access point self is poor can comprise work at present channel congestion.Work at present channel congestion comprises: the load of the first access point association is many, or associated load has taken massive band width etc.The first access point can determine that whether its work at present channel is congested by the transmission conflict on number, its work at present channel of its load of detection etc.The quality of the signal that in addition, access point also can receive by detection judges the network performance of self.

Poor this access point that causes of network performance of access point self does not have enough resources to provide good service to this terminal.Further, before step 101, described method can also comprise: the first access point is determined its work at present channel congestion.

In addition, due to the requirement difference of different service types to network performance, the type of the business that access point also can be accessed according to the terminal associated with it determines whether network performance is poor.For example, the requirement of video traffic team bandwidth is higher, in the time that access point detects that the bandwidth that self can provide is provided the bandwidth of terminal request, can judge that current network performance is poor; Or because speech business is very sensitive to time delay, if detect, voice time delay more can think that network performance is poor.The embodiment of the present invention judges to access point whether self network performance is that poor method and criterion do not limit.

Further, the method can also comprise: whether the first access point is inquired about the situations such as the present load of the second access point, congested to determine the work at present channel of the second access point, if not, performs step 102.

It should be noted that, the first access point can obtain the positional information of one or more not congested the second access point of channel that be adjacent or current.

102: the positional information that sends described the second access point to the terminal in described the first access point coverage, so that described terminal is arrived described fast mobile terminal in the coverage of described the second access point, so that described terminal is found described the second access point according to the positional information indicating user of described the second access point.

Exemplary, the first access point is broadcasted the positional information of the second access point, the terminal that receives the positional information of the second access point can show this positional information or adopt the modes such as voice to point out the position of customer mobile terminal by the user interface in this terminal (User Interface is called for short UI) is upper.Concrete suggestion content is determined according to the positional information of the second access point.The particular content of the positional information of the second access point can be referring to the relevant portion of following embodiment.

For example, in the time that the first access point obtains multiple the second access points (, AP1, AP2, AP3), the method can also comprise: terminal is recommended preferred the second access point (for example, AP2) to user; Terminal according to the positional information indicating user of AP2 by this fast mobile terminal in the coverage of AP2, so that this terminal is found AP2.Wherein, terminal can be determined preferred the second access point according to the connection manager in this terminal (Connect Manager), for example, recommends the access point of being disposed by the A of operator; Or can recommend preferred the second access point according to the distance of the position of multiple the second access points and this terminal.

Further, before described the first access point obtains the positional information of the second access point, described method can also comprise: described the first access point receives the probe request message that described terminal sends.Exemplary, terminal can be at not associated arbitrary access point or associated a certain access point in the situation that, by sending probe request message scanning access point.The first access point receives after the probe request message of terminal transmission, can send probe response message to this terminal.The positional information of the second access point can be included in this probe response message.Optionally, this probe response message can also comprise work at present channel, beacon frame (Beacon) cycle of the second access point etc. of the second access point.

Further, described probe request message comprises: the location resolution ability information of described terminal; Described location resolution ability refers to the ability of the parsing positional information that described terminal possesses; In the case, step 101 comprises: described the first access point is according to the positional information of location resolution capability information obtaining second access point of described terminal.

Further, the positional information of described the second access point comprises longitude and the latitude of the position of described the second access point, or instruction is moved in position; Instruction is moved for guiding the movement of the position of described user to described terminal in described position.

Exemplary, if the location resolution ability of terminal is for possessing global positioning system (Global Positioning System, be called for short GPS) stationkeeping ability or other indoor locating system ability, the positional information of the second access point can be longitude and the latitude information of the second access point, terminal can be according to the longitude of the second access point and latitude information, automatically calculate navigation way, guiding user by fast mobile terminal in the coverage of the second access point, thereby make terminal find the second access point; If the location resolution ability of terminal is compass ability, the positional information of the second access point can move instruction for position, for example, and (for the first access point) movement to the south etc.; If the location resolution ability of terminal is for can not resolve positional information, the positional information of the second access point can move instruction for the readable position of user, for example, please move near No. 5 boarding gates etc.

In the time that this terminal comprises more than a kind of location resolution ability, the first access point can obtain according to its any one or multinomial location resolution ability the positional information of second access point corresponding with this location resolution ability.

Further, before described the first access point obtains the positional information of the second access point, described method also comprises: the positional information of obtaining described terminal; In the case, step 101 comprises: described the first access point obtains the positional information of described the second access point according to the positional information of described terminal.

Exemplary, the first access point can obtain the positional information of this terminal in several ways, for example: the positional information that receives this terminal of this terminal to report; Or the probe request message of receiving terminal, comprises the positional information of this terminal in probe request message; Or, calculate and determine positional information of this terminal etc. according to wireless signal.

The first access point can be recommended second access point more approaching with the position of this terminal to this terminal according to the positional information of this terminal, for example: be respectively AP1, AP2, AP3 with the access point of the first adjacency of access points, and AP2 and this terminal is nearest, the first access point can only obtain the positional information of AP2; Or, the first access point can provide more accurate position to move instruction to terminal according to the positional information of this terminal, for example, if the location resolution ability of terminal is compass ability, the positional information of the second access point that the first access point obtains in conjunction with the location resolution ability of this terminal and the positional information of this terminal can be: (for this terminal) mobile 50m to the south etc.

The method of the Network finding that the embodiment of the present invention provides, the first access point sends the positional information of the second access point by the terminal in its coverage, make this terminal indicating user by this fast mobile terminal in the second access point coverage, so that this terminal is found the second access point, realize the first access point and recommended the second access point to terminal, solve in prior art, when access point is that terminal is recommended other access points, and this terminal is in the coverage of recommended access point time, the problem that this terminal cannot associated recommended access point.

On the one hand, the method from the angle of terminal, the embodiment of the present invention being provided is carried out exemplary explanation.Referring to Fig. 2, the method for a kind of Network finding providing for the embodiment of the present invention, comprising:

201: terminal receives the positional information of the second access point of the first access point transmission;

Exemplary, the positional information of described the second access point comprises longitude and the latitude of the position of described the second access point, or instruction is moved in position; Instruction is moved for guiding the movement of the position of described user to described terminal in described position.

The related content of the present embodiment can, referring to above-described embodiment part, repeat no more herein.

202: according to the positional information indicating user of described the second access point, described fast mobile terminal is arrived in the coverage of described the second access point, so that described terminal is found described the second access point.

Exemplary, terminal is receiving after the positional information of the second access point, can be by showing this positional information or adopt the modes such as voice to point out the position of customer mobile terminal on the UI of this terminal, and then make terminal find the second access point; Concrete, terminal can be utilized GPS navigation function, and user is according to guidance path mobile terminal in prompting, makes this terminal approach the second access point; Or, prompting user mobile 50m southward; Or, move near the 5th boarding gate etc., thereby find the second access point.Described terminal arrives described fast mobile terminal in the coverage of described the second access point according to the positional information indicating user of described the second access point, comprise, user moves described terminal described terminal is entered in the coverage of described the second access point, further, can also comprise, user moves described terminal and makes described terminal enter interior rear the continuation near described the second access point of coverage of described the second access point.

Step 202 can specific implementation be: user according to the positional information indicating user of the second access point of this terminal instruction by this fast mobile terminal in the coverage of the second access point, in moving process or after mobile, terminal sends probe request message or association request message or authentication request message to the second access point.Further, send association request message to the second access point, for and communication associated with the second access point; Send probe request message to the second access point, for surveying the details of the second access point; Send authentication request message to the second access point, realize communication for the certification by the second access point.

It should be noted that, the embodiment of the present invention finds that to terminal the method for the second access point does not limit, for example, can also be in moving process or after mobile, the discovery such as beacon frame (Beacon) or probe response message the second access point sending by receiving the second access point.

Further, receive the positional information of the second access point of the transmission of the first access point in described terminal before, described method also comprises: terminal sends probe request message to the first access point; Described terminal receives the positional information of the second access point of the transmission of the first access point, comprising: the probe response message that described the first access point of described reception sends, described probe response message is containing the positional information of described the second access point.

Further, described probe request message comprises: the location resolution ability information of described terminal; Described location resolution ability refers to the ability of the parsing positional information that described terminal possesses.Exemplary, the first access point generates the positional information of the second access point according to the location resolution ability information of terminal.

Further, before step 201, described method also comprises: the described positional information that sends described terminal to described the first access point, so that described the first access point obtains the positional information of described the second access point according to the positional information of described terminal.Exemplary, the first access point obtains the positional information of the second access point according to the positional information of terminal, for example, the first access point is recommended second access point more approaching with the position of this terminal according to the positional information of this terminal to this terminal, or provides more accurate position to move instruction to terminal.

The method of the Network finding that the embodiment of the present invention provides, the positional information indicating user of the second access point that terminal sends according to the first access point by this fast mobile terminal in the second access point coverage, so that this terminal is found the second access point, realize the first access point and recommended the second access point to terminal, solve in prior art, when access point is that terminal is recommended other access points, and this terminal is in the coverage of recommended access point time, the problem that this terminal cannot associated recommended access point.

Below by a specific embodiment, the method for Fig. 1, Fig. 2 is carried out to exemplary explanation.Need to illustrate, related content can, referring to above-described embodiment, repeat no more herein.

Referring to Fig. 3, the method comprises:

301: terminal sends probe request message to the first access point; Probe request message comprises: the location resolution ability information of this terminal, the positional information of this terminal;

302: the first access points judge that whether its work at present channel is congested;

303: if not, finish;

304: if so, the first access point obtains the situation of the work at present channel of the second access point;

Whether the work at present channel that 305: the first access points judge the second access point is congested;

306: if so, finish;

307: if not, the first access point obtains the positional information of the second access point according to the positional information of the location resolution ability information of this terminal and this terminal;

Within 308: the first, access point sends probe response message to this terminal; Probe response message is drawn together the positional information of the second access point.

309: terminal shows the positional information of the second access point, with point out user by this fast mobile terminal the coverage to the second access point;

310: behind fast mobile terminal position, send probe request message or association request message or authentication request message to the second access point, to find the second access point.

On the one hand, the embodiment of the present invention also provides a kind of method of Network finding, is applicable to terminal and obtains good network service according to the positional information of access point.Particular content in the present embodiment can be referring to the relevant portion of above-described embodiment.

Referring to Fig. 4, to describe from access point side, the method comprises:

401: the probe request message that access point receiving terminal sends;

Exemplary, the method go for terminal associated with this access point before or associated after scene.

402: described access point sends probe response message to described terminal, described probe response message is containing the positional information of described access point, so that described terminal is moved described terminal according to the positional information indicating user of described access point to described access point, to improve the quality of the network service that described terminal obtains from described access point.

Exemplary, described terminal moves and can show as to described access point: shorten the distance of terminal and access point, make terminal near access point.Generally, in the scope covering at access point, Local Area Network performance the closer to access point is better, be that network service is better, therefore, terminal can be according to the location information prompt user of this access point by fast mobile terminal near this access point, and send probe request message or association request message or authentication request message to this access point, with association and obtain better network service.Wherein, mode of concrete prompting user etc. can, referring to above-described embodiment part, repeat no more herein.It should be noted that, " near the access point " that in all embodiment provided by the invention, relate to all, in the coverage of this access point, further can refer to the position near this access point in this access point coverage.

Further, described probe request message comprises: the location resolution ability information of described terminal; Described location resolution ability refers to the ability of the parsing positional information that described terminal possesses.Exemplary, access point generates the positional information of this access point according to the location resolution ability information of terminal.

Further, the positional information of described access point comprises longitude and the latitude of described access point, or instruction is moved in position; Instruction is moved for guiding the movement of the position of described user to described terminal in described position.In the time that the positional information of described access point comprises that instruction is moved in position, described method can also comprise: the positional information of obtaining described terminal.Exemplary, access point obtains the positional information of this access point according to the positional information of this terminal, for example, and mobile 50m to the south etc.

Further, before step 402, described method also comprises: the network performance of position of determining the current place of described terminal is poor.

Exemplary, the present embodiment can also comprise that access point, in the case of finding that the network performance of this residing position of terminal is poor, initiatively sends the positional information of this access point to this terminal.Access point can judge whether the network performance of this terminal current location is poor in several ways, for example, the quality of the signal that this terminal that can receive by detection sends, in the time judging that the quality of this signal is poor, thinks whether the network performance of this terminal current location is poor.

The method of the Network finding that the embodiment of the present invention provides, access point is by sending the positional information of this access point to terminal, make position that this terminal indicating user moves this terminal near this access point, improve the quality of the network service that terminal obtains from this access point, solved in prior art, terminal is associated with this access point but cannot obtain the problem of good network service in current location.

Referring to Fig. 5, to describe from end side, the method comprises:

501: terminal sends probe request message to access point;

502: described terminal receives the probe response message that described access point sends, described probe response message is containing the positional information of described access point;

503: described terminal moves described terminal according to the positional information indicating user of described access point to described access point, to improve the quality of the network service that described terminal obtains from described access point.

Exemplary, terminal is receiving after the positional information of access point, can be by showing this positional information or adopt the modes such as voice to point out the position of customer mobile terminal on the UI of this terminal, make this terminal approach this access point, associated this access point behind shift position, thus good network services obtained.Concrete, terminal can utilize GPS navigation function prompt user according to guidance path, fast mobile terminal to be arrived near this access point; Or, prompting user mobile 50m southward; Or, move near the 5th boarding gate etc., thus associated this access point.

Further, described positional information comprises longitude and the latitude of the position of described access point, or instruction is moved in position; Instruction is moved for guiding the movement of the position of described user to described terminal in described position.

Further, described method also comprises: the positional information that sends described terminal to described access point; Or, the positional information that described probe request message comprises described terminal.Exemplary, access point, according to the positional information of this access point of positional information of terminal, for example, provides more accurate positional information to terminal.

Further, in moving process or after mobile, associated described access point, comprises to obtain good network service: send probe request message or association request message or authentication request message to described access point.Exemplary, terminal can send association request message to this access point, with and communication associated with this access point; Or, can send authentication request message to this access point, realize communication with the certification by this access point.

Exemplary, the present embodiment can also comprise that access point is in the case of finding that the network performance of this residing position of terminal is poor, initiatively send the positional information of this access point to this terminal, this terminal can be moved near this access point according to the positional information of this access point, to obtain better network service.

The method of the Network finding that the embodiment of the present invention provides, terminal is in the case of the positional information that receives access point, indicating user moves the position of this terminal near this access point, improve the quality of the network service that terminal obtains from this access point, solved in prior art, terminal is associated with this access point but cannot obtain the problem of good network service in current location.

Below by a specific embodiment, the method for Fig. 4, Fig. 5 is carried out to exemplary explanation.It should be noted that, related content can, referring to the various embodiments described above part, repeat no more herein.

Referring to Fig. 6, comprising:

601: terminal sends probe request message to access point, this probe request message comprises the positional information of this terminal and the location resolution ability information of this terminal;

602: access point judges whether the network performance of this terminal current location is poor;

603: if not, finish;

604: if so, this access point obtains its positional information;

605: access point sends the positional information of this access point to this terminal;

606: terminal shows the positional information of this access point, to point out user that this fast mobile terminal is arrived near this access point;

607: behind fast mobile terminal position, send probe request message or association request message or authentication request message to this access point, associated this access point also obtains good network service.

On the one hand, referring to Fig. 7, be a kind of access point 70 that the embodiment of the present invention provides, in order to the method for the Network finding shown in execution graph 1, this access point 70 comprises: acquiring unit 701 and transmitting element 702, wherein,

Described acquiring unit 701, for obtaining the positional information of the second access point, and is transferred to described acquiring unit 701 by the positional information of described the second access point;

Described transmitting element 702, for send the positional information of described the second access point that described acquiring unit 701 transmits to terminal, so that described terminal is arrived described fast mobile terminal in the coverage of described the second access point, so that described terminal is found described the second access point according to the positional information indicating user of described the second access point.

Further, referring to Fig. 8, described access point 70 also comprises: receiving element 703, the probe request message sending for receiving described terminal;

Described transmitting element 702 specifically for, send probe response message to described terminal, described probe response message is containing the positional information of described the second access point.

Further, described probe request message comprises: the location resolution ability information of described terminal; Described location resolution ability refers to the ability of the parsing positional information that described terminal possesses;

Described acquiring unit 701 specifically for, described the first access point is according to the positional information of location resolution capability information obtaining second access point of described terminal.

Further, described acquiring unit 701 also for, obtain the positional information of described terminal;

Described acquiring unit 701 specifically for, obtain the positional information of the second access point according to the positional information of described terminal.

The discovery access point that the embodiment of the present invention provides, send the positional information of the second access point by the terminal in its coverage, make this terminal indicating user by this fast mobile terminal in the second access point coverage, so that this terminal is found the second access point, realize this access point and recommended the second access point to terminal, solve in prior art, when access point is that terminal is recommended other access points, and this terminal is in the coverage of recommended access point time, the problem that this terminal cannot associated recommended access point.

In addition, the embodiment of the present invention also provides a kind of access point 70, in order to the method for the Network finding shown in execution graph 1, referring to Fig. 9, comprising: memory 901, processor 902, transmitter 903, receiver 904, wherein,

Memory 901 is for storing one group of code, and described code obtains the positional information of the second access point for control processor 902; Transmitter 903 for send to terminal the positional information of the second access point, so that described terminal is arrived described fast mobile terminal in the coverage of described the second access point, so that described terminal is found described the second access point according to the positional information indicating user of described the second access point; Receiver 904, the probe request message sending for receiving terminal etc.

On the one hand, referring to Figure 10, be a kind of terminal 100 that the embodiment of the present invention provides, in order to the method for the Network finding shown in execution graph 2, this terminal 100 comprises: indicating member 1002 is moved in receiving element 1001 and position, wherein,

Described receiving element 1001, the positional information of the second access point sending for receiving the first access point, and the positional information of described the second access point is transferred to described position moves indicating member 1002;

Indicating member 1002 is moved in described position, the positional information indicating user that is used for described the second access point transmitting according to described receiving element 1001 arrives described fast mobile terminal in the coverage of described the second access point, so that described terminal is found described the second access point.

Further, referring to Figure 11, described terminal also comprises:

Transmitting element 1003, for sending probe request message to described the first access point;

Described receiving element 1001 specifically for, receive the probe response message that described the first access point sends, described probe response message is containing the positional information of described the second access point.

Further, described probe request message comprises: the location resolution ability information of described terminal; Described location resolution ability refers to the ability of the parsing positional information that described terminal possesses.

Further, described position move indicating member 1002 specifically for, according to the positional information shift position of described the second access point, and send probe request message or association request message or authentication request message to described the second access point.

Further, transmitting element 1003 is also for sending the positional information of described terminal, so that described the first access point obtains the positional information of described the second access point according to the positional information of described terminal to described the first access point.

The terminal that the embodiment of the present invention provides, the positional information indicating user of the second access point sending according to the first access point by this fast mobile terminal in the second access point coverage, so that this terminal is found the second access point, realize the first access point and recommended the second access point to terminal, solve in prior art, when access point is that terminal is recommended other access points, and this terminal is in the coverage of recommended access point time, the problem that this terminal cannot associated recommended access point.

In addition, the embodiment of the present invention also provides a kind of terminal 100, in order to the method for the Network finding shown in execution graph 2, referring to Fig. 9, comprise: memory 901, processor 902, transmitter 903, receiver 904, wherein, receiver 904, the positional information of the second access point sending for receiving the first access point; Memory 901 is for storing one group of code, described code arrives described fast mobile terminal in the coverage of described the second access point, so that described terminal is found described the second access point according to the positional information indicating user of described the second access point for control processor 902; Transmitter 903 is for sending probe request message etc. to the first access point.

On the one hand, referring to Figure 12, be a kind of access point 120 that the embodiment of the present invention provides, in order to the method for the Network finding shown in execution graph 4, comprising: receiving element 1201 and transmitting element 1202, wherein,

Described receiving element 1201, the probe request message sending for receiving terminal;

Described transmitting element 1202, for sending probe response message to described terminal, described probe response message is containing the positional information of described access point, with the positional information indicating user that makes described access point, described terminal is moved to described access point, to improve the quality of the network service that described terminal obtains from described access point.

The access point that the embodiment of the present invention provides, by send the positional information of this access point to terminal, make position that this terminal indicating user moves this terminal near this access point, improve the quality of the network service that terminal obtains from this access point, solved in prior art, terminal is associated with this access point but cannot obtain the problem of good network service in current location.

In addition, the embodiment of the present invention also provides a kind of access point 120, referring to Figure 13, comprising: receiver 1301 and transmitter 1302, wherein, the probe request message that receiver 1301 sends for receiving terminal; Transmitter 1302 is for sending probe response message to described terminal, described probe response message is containing the positional information of described access point, with the positional information indicating user that makes described access point, described terminal is moved to described access point, to improve the quality of the network service that described terminal obtains from described access point.

On the one hand, referring to Figure 11, be a kind of terminal 140 that the embodiment of the present invention provides, in order to the method for the Network finding shown in execution graph 5, comprising: indicating member 1002, transmitting element 1003 are moved in receiving element 1001, position, wherein,

Described transmitting element 1003, for sending probe request message to access point;

Described receiving element 1001, the probe response message sending for receiving described access point, described probe response message is containing the positional information of described access point, and the positional information of described access point is transferred to described position moves indicating member 1002;

Indicating member 1002 is moved in described position, for the positional information indicating user of the described access point that transmits according to described receiving element 1001, described terminal is moved to described access point, to improve the quality of the network service that described terminal obtains from described access point.

The terminal that the embodiment of the present invention provides, terminal is in the case of the positional information that receives access point, indicating user moves the position of this terminal near this access point, improve the quality of the network service that terminal obtains from this access point, solved in prior art, terminal is associated with this access point but cannot obtain the problem of good network service in current location.

In addition, the embodiment of the present invention also provides a kind of terminal 140, referring to Fig. 9, comprising: memory 901, processor 902, transmitter 903, receiver 904, and wherein, transmitter 903 is for sending probe request message to access point; Receiver 904, the probe response message sending for receiving described access point, described probe response message is containing the positional information of described access point; Memory 901 is for storing one group of code, and described code moves described terminal according to the positional information indicating user of described access point for control processor 902 to described access point, to improve the quality of the network service that described terminal obtains from described access point.

On the one hand, the embodiment of the present invention also provides a kind of system of Network finding, comprising: any access point 70 and terminal 100 that above-described embodiment provides, or access point 120 and terminal 140.

The system of the Network finding that the embodiment of the present invention provides, the first access point sends the positional information of the second access point by the terminal in its coverage, make this terminal indicating user by this fast mobile terminal in the second access point coverage, so that this terminal is found the second access point, realize the first access point and recommended the second access point to terminal, solve in prior art, when access point is that terminal is recommended other access points, and this terminal is in the coverage of recommended access point time, the problem that this terminal cannot associated recommended access point.Or, access point is by sending the positional information of this access point to terminal, make position that this terminal indicating user moves this terminal near this access point, improve the quality of the network service that terminal obtains from this access point, solved in prior art, terminal is associated with this access point but cannot obtain the problem of good network service in current location.

Those skilled in the art can be well understood to, for convenience and simplicity of description, the system of foregoing description, the specific works process of device and unit, can, with reference to the corresponding process in preceding method embodiment, not repeat them here.

In the several embodiment that provide in the application, should be understood that, disclosed system, apparatus and method, can realize by another way.For example, device embodiment described above is only schematic, for example, the division of described unit, be only that a kind of logic function is divided, when actual realization, can have other dividing mode, for example multiple unit or assembly can in conjunction with or can be integrated into another system, or some features can ignore, or do not carry out.Another point, shown or discussed coupling each other or direct-coupling or communication connection can be by some interfaces, indirect coupling or the communication connection of device or unit can be electrically, machinery or other form.

The described unit as separating component explanation can or can not be also physically to separate, the parts that show as unit can be or can not be also physical locations, can be positioned at a place, or also can be distributed to the object that can select according to the actual needs some or all of unit wherein to realize the present embodiment scheme in multiple network element.

In addition, the each functional unit in each embodiment of the present invention can be integrated in a processing unit, can be also that the independent physics of unit comprises, also can be integrated in a unit two or more unit.Above-mentioned integrated unit both can adopt the form of hardware to realize, and the form that also can adopt hardware to add SFU software functional unit realizes.

The integrated unit that the above-mentioned form with SFU software functional unit realizes can be stored in a computer read/write memory medium.Above-mentioned SFU software functional unit is stored in a storage medium, comprise that some instructions (can be personal computers in order to make a computer equipment, server, or the network equipment etc.) carry out the part steps of method described in each embodiment of the present invention.And aforesaid storage medium comprises: USB flash disk, portable hard drive, read-only memory (Read-Only Memory, be called for short ROM), the various media that can be program code stored such as random access memory (Random Access Memory, be called for short RAM), magnetic disc or CD.

Finally it should be noted that: above embodiment only, in order to technical scheme of the present invention to be described, is not intended to limit; Although the present invention is had been described in detail with reference to previous embodiment, those of ordinary skill in the art is to be understood that: its technical scheme that still can record aforementioned each embodiment is modified, or part technical characterictic is wherein equal to replacement; And these amendments or replacement do not make the essence of appropriate technical solution depart from the spirit and scope of various embodiments of the present invention technical scheme.

Claims

1. a method for Network finding, is characterized in that, comprising:

2. method according to claim 1, is characterized in that,

Before described the first access point obtains the positional information of the second access point, described method also comprises: described the first access point receives the probe request message that described terminal sends;

3. method according to claim 2, is characterized in that,

Described probe request message comprises: the location resolution ability information of described terminal; Described location resolution ability refers to the ability of the parsing positional information that described terminal possesses;

4. according to the arbitrary described method of claim 1-3, it is characterized in that,

The positional information of described the second access point comprises longitude and the latitude of the position of described the second access point, or instruction is moved in position; Instruction is moved for guiding the movement of the position of described user to described terminal in described position.

5. according to the method described in claim 1-4 any one, it is characterized in that,

Before described the first access point obtains the positional information of the second access point, described method also comprises: the positional information of obtaining described terminal;

6. a method for Network finding, is characterized in that, comprising:

7. method according to claim 6, is characterized in that,

Receive the positional information of the second access point of the transmission of the first access point in described terminal before, described method also comprises: described terminal sends probe request message to described the first access point;

8. method according to claim 7, is characterized in that,

Described probe request message comprises: the location resolution ability information of described terminal; Described location resolution ability refers to the ability of the parsing positional information that described terminal possesses.

9. according to the method described in claim 6-8 any one, it is characterized in that,

10. method according to claim 6, is characterized in that, receive the positional information of the second access point of the first access point transmission in described terminal before, described method also comprises:

The method of 11. 1 kinds of Network findings, is characterized in that, comprising:

The probe request message that access point receiving terminal sends;

Described access point sends probe response message to described terminal, described probe response message is containing the positional information of described access point, so that described terminal is moved described terminal according to the positional information indicating user of described access point to described access point, to improve the quality of the network service that described terminal obtains from described access point.

The method of 12. 1 kinds of Network findings, is characterized in that, comprising:

Terminal sends probe request message to access point;

13. 1 kinds of access points, is characterized in that, comprising: acquiring unit and transmitting element, wherein,

14. access points according to claim 13, is characterized in that, described access point also comprises: receiving element, the probe request message sending for receiving described terminal;

15. access points according to claim 14, is characterized in that,

16. according to the access point described in claim 13-15 any one, it is characterized in that,

17. according to the access point described in claim 13-16 any one, it is characterized in that,

Described acquiring unit also for, obtain the positional information of described terminal;

18. 1 kinds of terminals, is characterized in that, comprising: indicating member is moved in receiving element and position, wherein,

19. terminals according to claim 18, is characterized in that, described terminal also comprises:

20. terminals according to claim 19, is characterized in that,

21. according to the terminal described in claim 18-20 any one, it is characterized in that,

22. terminals according to claim 18, is characterized in that, described terminal also comprises:

Transmitting element, for send the positional information of described terminal to described the first access point, so that described the first access point obtains the positional information of described the second access point according to the positional information of described terminal, so that described the first access point obtains the positional information of described the second access point according to the positional information of described terminal.

23. 1 kinds of access points, is characterized in that, comprising: receiving element and transmitting element, wherein,

Described transmitting element, for sending probe response message to described terminal, described probe response message is containing the positional information of described access point, so that described terminal is moved described terminal according to the positional information indicating user of described access point to described access point, to improve the quality of the network service that described terminal obtains from described access point.

24. 1 kinds of terminals, is characterized in that, comprising: indicating member is moved in transmitting element, receiving element, position, wherein,

The system of 25. 1 kinds of Network findings, it is characterized in that, comprise: the terminal described in the access point described in the claims 13-17 any one and claim 18-22 any one, or, the access point described in the claims 23 and the terminal described in claim 24.