CN112929877A

CN112929877A - Method for signing configuration information, communication device, chip and module equipment

Info

Publication number: CN112929877A
Application number: CN202110169436.3A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 刘莹莹; 苗润泉
Original assignee: Spreadtrum Semiconductor Nanjing Co Ltd
Current assignee: Spreadtrum Semiconductor Nanjing Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-02-07
Filing date: 2021-02-07
Publication date: 2021-06-08
Anticipated expiration: 2041-02-07
Also published as: WO2022166746A1; CN112929877B

Abstract

The application discloses a method for signing configuration information, a communication device, a chip and module equipment, wherein the method comprises the following steps: the terminal equipment acquires the signing configuration information of the access point equipment, wherein the signing configuration information comprises the authentication related information of the access point equipment; the terminal device sends the subscription configuration information to the access point device. The method described in the application is beneficial to simplifying the structure of the access point equipment.

Description

Method for signing configuration information, communication device, chip and module equipment

Technical Field

The present invention relates to the field of communications, and in particular, to a method, a communication device, a chip, and a module device for signing configuration information.

Background

A 5G Access Point (AP) is a device that is mainly deployed indoors and is capable of providing access to a 5G network, and may be deployed by an operator or not, for example, deployed by a user based on own needs. In the case where the 5GAP is not deployed by an operator, the operator is required to associate a relationship between the owner (HP) of the 5G AP and the 5G AP. If the 5G AP is to support access of a multi-operator terminal, the 5G AP needs to reserve a plurality of Universal Integrated Circuit Card (UICC) Card slots to associate the relationship between the owner and the 5G AP to a plurality of operators, which results in a complex structure of the 5G AP.

Disclosure of Invention

The application provides a method for signing configuration information, a communication device, a chip and module equipment, which are beneficial to simplifying the structure of access point equipment.

In a first aspect, the present application provides a method for signing configuration information, where the method includes: the terminal equipment acquires the signing configuration information of the access point equipment, wherein the signing configuration information comprises the authentication related information of the access point equipment; the terminal device sends the subscription configuration information to the access point device.

With reference to the first aspect, in a possible implementation manner, the terminal device receives the subscription configuration information sent by a first device, where the first device is a core network device, a third-party control device, and/or an access point device.

With reference to the first aspect, in a possible implementation manner, before the terminal device receives the subscription configuration information sent by the first device, the terminal device sends first information to the first device, where the first information is used to request the subscription configuration information of the access point device.

With reference to the first aspect, in a possible implementation manner, the terminal device may obtain subscription configuration information of the access point device based on the following manners:

and the terminal equipment receives the subscription configuration information sent by the access point equipment.

With reference to the first aspect, in a possible implementation manner, the first information includes identification information of the access point device, location information of the access point device, and request network information of the access point device.

With reference to the first aspect, in a possible implementation manner, the first information further includes identification information of the terminal device, and the first information is further used to request to associate the terminal device and the access point device.

With reference to the first aspect, in a possible implementation manner, the terminal device establishes a secure connection with the access point device; the terminal device sends the subscription configuration information to the access point device through the secure connection.

With reference to the first aspect, in a possible implementation manner, in a case that the first device is a core network device and/or a third-party control device, the terminal device establishes a secure connection with the first device; and the terminal equipment receives the subscription configuration information sent by the first equipment through the secure connection.

In a second aspect, the present application provides a method for signing configuration information, where the method includes: the core network equipment receives first information, wherein the first information is used for requesting subscription configuration information of the access point equipment, and the subscription configuration information comprises authentication related information of the access point equipment; the core network device sends the subscription configuration information. For example, the first information may also be referred to as subscription provisioning request information.

With reference to the second aspect, in a possible implementation manner, the first information includes identification information of the access point device, location information of the access point device, and request network information of the access point device.

With reference to the second aspect, in a possible implementation manner, the core network device generates the subscription configuration information based on the first information.

With reference to the second aspect, in a possible implementation manner, the first information further includes identification information of the terminal device, and the first information is further used to request to associate the terminal device and the access point device.

With reference to the second aspect, in a possible implementation manner, the core network device associates the access point device with the terminal device based on the identification information of the access point device and the identification information of the terminal device, and stores association information between the terminal device and the access point device.

With reference to the second aspect, in a possible implementation manner, the core network device determines a core network device corresponding to the request network information of the access point device; the core network device sends the signing configuration request information to the core network device corresponding to the request network information; the core network device receives the subscription configuration information which is sent by the core network device and determined by the request network information.

With reference to the second aspect, in a possible implementation manner, the core network device receives first information sent by a second device, where the second device is one or more of the following devices: the terminal equipment, the third party control equipment or the core network equipment of the operator corresponding to the terminal equipment.

With reference to the second aspect, in a possible implementation manner, the core network device sends the subscription configuration information to the second device.

In a third aspect, the present application provides a method for signing configuration information, where the method includes: the access point equipment receives the signing configuration information of the access point, which is sent by the terminal equipment, wherein the signing configuration information comprises the authentication related information of the access point equipment; the access point device stores the subscription configuration information.

With reference to the third aspect, in a possible implementation manner, the access point device receives first information sent by the terminal device, where the first information is used to request the subscription configuration information of the access point device; the access point device sends the subscription configuration information to the terminal device.

With reference to the third aspect, in a possible implementation manner, the access point device sends the first information to a third device, where the third device includes an access network device and/or a third-party control device; the access point device receives the subscription configuration information sent by the third device;

with reference to the third aspect, in a possible implementation manner, the first information includes identification information of the access point device, location information of the access point device, and request network information of the access point device.

With reference to the third aspect, in a possible implementation manner, the first information further includes identification information of the terminal device, and the first information is further used to request to associate the terminal device and the access point device.

With reference to the third aspect, in a possible implementation manner, the access point device establishes a secure connection with the terminal device; and the access point equipment receives the subscription configuration information sent by the terminal equipment based on the secure connection.

With reference to the third aspect, in a possible implementation manner, the access point device establishes a secure connection with the third device; the access point device receives the subscription configuration information sent by the third device based on the secure connection.

In a fourth aspect, the present application provides a method for signing configuration information, where the method includes: the access network equipment sends first information, wherein the first information is used for requesting the signing configuration information of the access point equipment, and the signing configuration information comprises information related to the authentication of the access point equipment; the access network equipment receives the subscription configuration information; the access network device sends the subscription configuration information to the access point device.

With reference to the fourth aspect, in a possible implementation manner, the access network device receives the first information sent by the access point device.

With reference to the fourth aspect, in a possible implementation manner, the first information includes identification information of the access point device, location information of the access point device, and request network information of the access point device.

With reference to the fourth aspect, in a possible implementation manner, the first information further includes identification information of the terminal device, and the first information is further used to request to associate the terminal device and the access point device.

With reference to the fourth aspect, in a possible implementation manner, the access network device sends the first information to a fourth device, where the fourth device includes a core network device and/or a third-party control device.

With reference to the fourth aspect, in a possible implementation manner, the access network device receives the subscription configuration information sent by the fourth device.

With reference to the fourth aspect, in a possible implementation manner, the access network device establishes a secure connection with the access point device; the access network device sends the subscription configuration information to the access point device based on the secure connection.

In a fifth aspect, the present application provides a method for signing configuration information, where the method includes: the third party control equipment receives first information, wherein the first information is used for requesting the subscription configuration information of the access point equipment, and the first information comprises the authentication related information of the access point equipment; the third party control equipment acquires the subscription configuration information; and the third party control equipment sends the subscription configuration information. For example, the first information may also be referred to as subscription provisioning request information.

With reference to the fifth aspect, in a possible implementation manner, the first information includes identification information of the access point device, location information of the access point device, and request network information of the access point device.

With reference to the fifth aspect, in a possible implementation manner, the first information further includes identification information of a terminal device, and the subscription configuration request information is further used to request association between the terminal device and the access point device.

With reference to the fifth aspect, in a possible implementation manner, the third-party control device generates the corresponding subscription configuration information based on the network information requested by the access point device; the third party control equipment sends the subscription configuration information to the core network equipment corresponding to the request network information; and the third-party control equipment receives the confirmation information of the core network equipment.

With reference to the fifth aspect, in a possible implementation manner, the third party control device determines, based on the request network information, a core network device corresponding to the request network information; and the third-party control equipment sends the subscription configuration request information to the core network equipment.

With reference to the fifth aspect, in a possible implementation manner, the third-party control device receives the subscription configuration request information sent by the terminal device.

With reference to the fifth aspect, in a possible implementation manner, the third-party control device sends the subscription configuration information to the terminal device.

With reference to the fifth aspect, in a possible implementation manner, the third party control device receives the subscription configuration request information sent by a fifth device, where the fifth device is one or more of a terminal device, an access network device, and/or an access point device.

With reference to the fifth aspect, in a possible implementation manner, the third-party control device sends the subscription configuration information to the fifth device.

With reference to the fifth aspect, in a possible implementation manner, in a case that the fifth device is a terminal device or an access point device, the third party control device establishes a secure connection with the fifth device; and the third-party control device sends the subscription configuration information to the fifth device based on the secure connection.

In a sixth aspect, the present application provides a communication device comprising a communication unit and a processing unit, the communication device being configured to perform the method of the first to fifth aspects and any possible implementation manner thereof.

In a seventh aspect, the present application provides a communication device comprising a processor configured to perform the method of the first to fifth aspects and any possible implementation manner thereof.

In an eighth aspect, the present application provides a communications apparatus comprising a processor and a memory for storing computer-executable instructions; the processor is configured to invoke the program code from the memory to perform the method of the first aspect to the fifth aspect and any possible implementation manner thereof.

In a ninth aspect, the present application provides a communication device comprising a processor and a transceiver for receiving signals or transmitting signals; the processor is configured to perform the method of the first aspect to the fifth aspect and any possible implementation manner thereof.

In a tenth aspect, the present application provides a communication device comprising a processor, a memory, and a transceiver for receiving signals or transmitting signals; the memory for storing program code; the processor performs the method of the first aspect to the fifth aspect and any possible implementation manner thereof.

In an eleventh aspect, the present application provides a chip, where the chip is configured to obtain subscription configuration information of an access point device, where the subscription configuration information includes information related to authentication of the access point device; and is further configured to output the subscription configuration information to the access point device.

In a twelfth aspect, the present application provides a chip, where the chip is configured to receive first information, where the first information is used to request subscription configuration information of an access point device, and the subscription configuration information includes authentication-related information of the access point device; the first information is also used for obtaining the first information; and is further configured to output the subscription configuration information.

In a thirteenth aspect, the present application provides a chip, where the chip is configured to receive subscription configuration information of an access point, where the subscription configuration information includes information related to authentication of an access point device, where the information is sent by a terminal device; and is also used for storing the subscription configuration information.

In a fourteenth aspect, the present application provides a chip, where the chip is configured to output first information, where the first information is used to request subscription configuration information of an access point device, and the subscription configuration information includes information related to authentication of the access point device; the server is also used for receiving the subscription configuration information; and is further configured to send the subscription configuration information to the access point device.

In a fifteenth aspect, the present application provides a chip, where the chip is configured to receive first information, where the first information is used to request subscription configuration information of an access point device, and the subscription configuration information includes authentication-related information of the access point device; the system is also used for acquiring the subscription configuration information; and is further configured to output the subscription configuration information.

In a sixteenth aspect, the present application provides a module device, which includes a communication module, a power module, a storage module, and a chip module, wherein: the power module is used for providing electric energy for the module equipment; the storage module is used for storing data and instructions; the communication module is used for carrying out internal communication of the module equipment or is used for carrying out communication between the module equipment and external equipment; the chip module is used for acquiring the signing configuration information of the access point equipment, and the signing configuration information comprises the authentication related information of the access point equipment; and outputting the subscription configuration information to the access point device.

In a seventeenth aspect, the present application provides a module device, which includes a communication module, a power module, a storage module, and a chip module, wherein: the power module is used for providing electric energy for the module equipment; the storage module is used for storing data and instructions; the communication module is used for carrying out internal communication of the module equipment or is used for carrying out communication between the module equipment and external equipment; the chip module is used for receiving first information, the first information is used for requesting the signing configuration information of the access point equipment, and the signing configuration information comprises the authentication related information of the access point equipment; acquiring the first information; and outputting the subscription configuration information.

In an eighteenth aspect, the present application provides a module device, which includes a communication module, a power module, a storage module, and a chip module, wherein: the power module is used for providing electric energy for the module equipment; the storage module is used for storing data and instructions; the communication module is used for carrying out internal communication of the module equipment or is used for carrying out communication between the module equipment and external equipment; this chip module is used for: receiving subscription configuration information of an access point, which is sent by a terminal device, wherein the subscription configuration information comprises authentication related information of the access point device; and storing the subscription configuration information.

The nineteenth aspect, the present application provides a module device, which includes a communication module, a power module, a storage module and a chip module, wherein: the power module is used for providing electric energy for the module equipment; the storage module is used for storing data and instructions; the communication module is used for carrying out internal communication of the module equipment or is used for carrying out communication between the module equipment and external equipment; this chip module is used for: outputting first information, wherein the first information is used for requesting subscription configuration information of access point equipment, and the subscription configuration information contains information related to authentication of the access point equipment; receiving the subscription configuration information; for sending the subscription configuration information to the access point device.

A twentieth aspect provides a module apparatus including a communication module, a power module, a storage module, and a chip module, wherein: the power module is used for providing electric energy for the module equipment; the storage module is used for storing data and instructions; the communication module is used for carrying out internal communication of the module equipment or is used for carrying out communication between the module equipment and external equipment; this chip module is used for: receiving first information, wherein the first information is used for requesting subscription configuration information of access point equipment, and the subscription configuration information comprises authentication related information of the access point equipment; used for obtaining the signing configuration information; for outputting the subscription configuration information.

In a twenty-first aspect, the present application provides a computer-readable storage medium having stored therein computer-readable instructions that, when run on a communication device, cause the communication device to perform the method of the first to the fifth aspects and any possible implementation thereof.

In a twenty-second aspect, the present application provides a computer program or computer program product comprising code or instructions which, when run on a computer, cause the computer to perform the method of the first to fifth aspects.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the drawings needed to be used in the description of the embodiments are briefly introduced below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art to obtain other drawings without creative efforts.

Fig. 1 is an application scenario of a 5G AP provided in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 2 is an application scenario of a sports bracelet provided in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of a subscription profile information system structure provided in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 4 to fig. 15 are flowcharts of a subscription profile method according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 16 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 17 is a schematic structural diagram of another communication device provided in the embodiment of the present application;

fig. 18 is a schematic structural diagram of a module apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

The terminology used in the following embodiments of the present application is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the present application. As used in the specification of the present application and the appended claims, the singular forms "a", "an", "the" and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It should also be understood that the term "and/or" as used herein refers to and encompasses any and all possible combinations of one or more of the listed items.

It should be noted that the terms "first," "second," "third," and the like in the description and claims of the present application and in the drawings described above are used for distinguishing between similar elements and not necessarily for describing a particular sequential or chronological order. It is to be understood that the data so used is interchangeable under appropriate circumstances such that the embodiments of the application described herein are capable of operation in other sequences than described or illustrated herein. Furthermore, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, system, article, or server that comprises a list of steps or elements is not necessarily limited to those steps or elements expressly listed, but may include other steps or elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.

With the continuous development of 5G networks, more and more users will connect to the 5G network by deploying 5G APs at home. As shown in fig. 1, fig. 1 is an application scenario of a 5G AP provided in the embodiment of the present application, where the 5G AP is a device mainly deployed indoors and capable of providing 5G network access. The user can establish connection with the 5G AP through a mobile phone indoors, and then the 5G AP enables the user to be connected with the Internet through the macro base station and the core network equipment, so that network services required by the user are provided.

However, if the 5G AP needs to support terminal devices of different operators to access the network, authentication of the AP by multiple operators needs to be completed. In addition, if the AP is not deployed by the operator, the operator is also required to associate a relationship between the owner (HP) of the 5G AP and the 5G AP. And if the 5G AP is to support access of a multi-operator terminal, the 5G AP needs to reserve a plurality of Universal Integrated Circuit Card (UICC) Card slots to associate the relationship between the owner and the 5G AP to a plurality of operators. Such an approach may result in a complex structure of the 5G AP.

An Embedded Universal Integrated Circuit Card (eUICC) is an electronic UICC Card. The eUICC product conforms to the technical specifications of the third Generation Partnership project (3 GPP), European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA) cards, provides security services for Mobile network access authentication and user identity authentication, and can perform air code number resource management on the cards in a remote management manner to realize switching of different operators. For example, as shown in fig. 2, when a manufacturer produces an intelligent bracelet, the eUICC card is embedded into the intelligent bracelet and sold nationwide, after a user purchases the intelligent bracelet, the user opens the intelligent bracelet, establishes connection with the bracelet by using mobile phone software, requests a basic operator to download a code number, and after acquiring the code number, the mobile phone issues the code number to the bracelet through bluetooth. In the subsequent use process, the user can directly acquire services such as a Global Positioning System (GPS), voice or data traffic and the like through the bracelet.

The method for applying the eUICC card to the smart band is based on the method for applying the eUICC card to the smart band, extension is carried out, an electronic card is embedded into the 5G AP, subscription configuration information corresponding to each operator is configured, and the 5G AP structure is simplified. The embodiment of the present application may be applied to the schematic structural diagram of the subscription configuration information system shown in fig. 3, where the system generally includes a terminal device, an access point device, an access network device, a third-party control device, and a core network device.

The terminal device can also be called a terminal, and can be a device with a wireless transceiving function, which can be deployed on land, including indoors or outdoors, handheld or vehicle-mounted; can also be deployed on the water surface (such as a ship and the like); and may also be deployed in the air (e.g., airplanes, balloons, satellites, etc.). The terminal device may be a User Equipment (UE), wherein the UE includes a handheld device, a vehicle-mounted device, a wearable device, or a computing device having wireless communication functionality. Illustratively, the UE may be a mobile phone (mobile phone), a tablet computer, or a computer with wireless transceiving function. The terminal device may also be a Virtual Reality (VR) terminal device, an Augmented Reality (AR) terminal device, a wireless terminal in industrial control, a wireless terminal in unmanned driving, a wireless terminal in telemedicine, a wireless terminal in smart grid, a wireless terminal in smart city (smart city), a wireless terminal in smart home (smart home), and so on. In the embodiment of the present application, the apparatus for implementing the function of the terminal may be a terminal; it may also be a device, such as a system-on-chip, capable of supporting the terminal to implement the function, which may be installed in the terminal. In the embodiment of the present application, the chip system may be composed of a chip, and may also include a chip and other discrete devices.

The access point device may be a device deployed in a radio access network capable of wireless communication with the terminal device. The access point device may be a base station. The base station may have various forms, such as a macro base station, a micro base station, and the like. In this embodiment of the present application, the access point device is a 5G Access Point (AP), and is mainly used to enable the terminal device to access a network. The means for implementing the functionality of the access point device may be a network device; or may be a device, such as a system-on-chip, capable of supporting the access point device to implement the function, which may be installed in the access point device.

The access network device may be a device deployed in a radio access network capable of wireless communication with the terminal device. For example, the access network device may be a base station, which may have various forms, such as a macro base station, a micro base station, and the like. As another example, the access network device may also be a relay station. In this embodiment of the present application, the apparatus for implementing the function of the access network device may be an access network device; it may also be a device, such as a chip system, capable of supporting the access network equipment to implement the function, and the device may be installed in the access network equipment.

The third-Party control device is an owner network element (Hosting Party function), and is mainly used for assisting the device in configuring subscription configuration information, managing and storing the subscription configuration information, and other content related to subscription configuration and the like. In the embodiment of the present application, the apparatus for implementing the function of the third-party control device may be a third-party control device; it may also be a device, such as a chip system, capable of supporting a third party control apparatus to implement the function, and the device may be installed in the third party control apparatus.

The core network device is generally a core network device of an operator, and is mainly used for assisting the access point device to generate subscription configuration information, associate the access point device with an access point device owner, and perform related subscription configuration and other contents. In this embodiment of the present application, the apparatus for implementing the function of the core network device may be a core network device; it may also be a device, such as a chip system, capable of supporting the core network device to implement the function, and the device may be installed in the core network device.

Referring to fig. 4, fig. 4 is a flowchart of a method for providing subscription configuration information according to an embodiment of the present application, where the specific steps include steps 401 to 403.

401. The terminal device obtains the subscription configuration information of the access point device.

In this embodiment, the subscription configuration information includes authentication-related information of the access point device. The information related to the access point device authentication may be authentication-related information required by the access point device to access the network, such as identity information of the access point device, owner information, certificate information of the access network, or information related to a key. The information related to the authentication of the access point device may specifically include: key information required for accessing the network, charging related information (user equipment charging information for a terminal device to access the network through the access point device), operating mode related information (cell type corresponding to the access point device, for example, an open cell, a closed cell, or a hybrid cell), capability related information of the access point device, and the like. The information related to the authentication of the access point device may also include other information related to authentication besides the above-described information, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application. Optionally, the access point device authentication-related information may be used to enable the terminal device to obtain content in the authentication-related information before accessing the access network device to determine whether to access the access point device. By generating the subscription configuration information for the access point device, it is advantageous to simplify the structure of the access point device.

Optionally, if the access point device embeds the eUICC card, the subscription configuration information may be eUICC configuration information. The eUICC is an electronic UICC card, provides security services of mobile network access authentication and user identity authentication, and can adopt a remote management mode to carry out air code number resource management and realize switching of different operators. The AP may not need to reserve multiple card slots for multiple operators if the operators are authenticated or associated based on the eUICC.

In this embodiment, the terminal device and the access point device have an association relationship, for example, the terminal device is a terminal device owned by an owner (Hosting Party, HP) of the access point device, or the terminal device is a terminal device authorized by the owner (Hosting Party, HP) of the access point device.

In the embodiment of the application, after the access point device is started for the first time, the access point device broadcasts and sends the configuration information of the request purchaser, and after the terminal device acquires the configuration information of the request purchaser, the terminal device establishes connection with the access point device and configures corresponding initial configuration information for the access point device. And the access point equipment acquires the terminal equipment information and determines that the terminal equipment is the owner of the access point equipment. The terminal device of the owner of the access point device has a certain right, and may perform a part of operations on the access point device, for example, the terminal device may assist the access point device to request subscription configuration information.

402. The terminal device sends the subscription configuration information to the access point device.

In a possible implementation manner, the terminal device establishes a connection with the access point device, and the terminal device sends the subscription configuration information to the access point device through the connection. The connection may be a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection or a bluetooth connection, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application.

In another possible implementation manner, the terminal device establishes a secure connection with the access point device, and the terminal device sends the subscription configuration information to the access point device through the secure connection. The terminal device may establish a secure connection with the access point device based on a network security protocol. The network security protocol may be a second version of a network Key Exchange protocol (Internet Key Exchange version 2, IKEv2), and may also be other network security protocols, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application. By the implementation mode, the safety of the terminal equipment in sending the first information to the access point equipment can be effectively improved.

403. And the access point equipment receives the subscription configuration information and stores the subscription configuration information.

Referring to fig. 5, fig. 5 is a flowchart of another method for signing configuration information provided in the embodiment of the present application, and specifically includes steps 501 to 504.

501. The terminal device sends the first information to the first network device.

In this embodiment of the present application, the first information is used to request to generate subscription configuration information for the access point device, where the first information includes identification information of the access point device, location information of the access point device, requested network information of the access point device, and the like. The request network information of the access point device refers to information of a network requesting configuration information for the access point device. The requested Network information includes a Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) ID or a PLMN list requested by the access point device. Then, if the subscription profile of the PLMN1 is requested for the access point device, the requested network information of the access point device may be identification information of the PLMN1, such as the ID of the PLMN 1.

Optionally, the first information further includes identification information of the terminal device, and the first information is further used to request to associate the terminal device with the access point device. Since the access point device, if not configured by the operator, the core network device needs to associate the access network device and the terminal device based on the identifier of the access network device and the representation information of the terminal device.

In an implementation of the present application, the first network device includes a core network device and/or a third-party control device, and the first network device obtains the subscription configuration information based on the first information.

When the first network device is a core network device, the access point device needs to configure subscription configuration information of different operators, and the core network device has different processing modes.

The first mode core network device configures the access point device with subscription configuration information of the same operator as the terminal device. After the terminal device sends first information to a core network device of an operator corresponding to the terminal device, the core network device determines that the core network device corresponding to the request network information is the core network device based on the request network information included in the first information, and the core network device generates subscription configuration information of the access point device according to the content of the first information, sends the subscription configuration information to the terminal device, and forwards the subscription configuration information to the access point device by the terminal device.

Optionally, when the first information further includes the identification information of the terminal device, after receiving the first information, the core network associates the terminal device and the access point device based on the identification information of the terminal device and the identification information of the access point device, and stores the association information.

The second way is to configure the access point device with subscription configuration information of a different operator from the terminal device. After the terminal device sends first information to a core network device of an operator to which the terminal device belongs, the core network device determines, based on request network information included in the first information, a core network device corresponding to the request network information, and sends the first information to the core network device of the operator to which the request network information corresponds, where a process of sending the first information by the core network is not to forward the first information, for example, a signaling possibly carried by the first information is different from the foregoing step, or a part of information in the first information is modified by the core network device to some extent, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application. Then, the core network device receives the subscription configuration information generated by the core network device of the operator corresponding to the request network information, and sends the subscription configuration information to the terminal device, and the terminal device sends the subscription configuration information to the access point device.

When the first network device is a third-party control device, the access point device may configure the subscription configuration information of different operators, for example, the access point device may configure the subscription configuration information of the same operator as the terminal device, or the access point device may configure the subscription configuration information of different operators from the terminal device, or the access point device may configure the subscription configuration information of multiple operators at the same time, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application. The third-party control device has two different ways of acquiring the subscription configuration information.

The first way is that after receiving first information sent by a terminal device, a third-party control device determines a corresponding core network device based on request network information, and sends the first information to the core network device, wherein if the request network information corresponds to a plurality of core network devices, the third-party control device sends the first information to the plurality of core network devices. After receiving the subscription configuration information sent by the core network device or the core network devices, the third-party control device stores the subscription configuration information, sends the subscription configuration information to the terminal device, and forwards the subscription configuration information to the access point device by the terminal device.

A second way is that a third-party control device receives first information sent by the terminal device, and the third-party control device generates subscription configuration information based on the first information, wherein if the request network information corresponds to a plurality of core network devices, the third-party control device may generate subscription configuration information corresponding to a plurality of core networks based on the first information. The third-party control equipment sends subscription configuration information to request the core network equipment or the core network equipment corresponding to the network information to determine the subscription configuration information, the core network equipment sends confirmation information to the third-party control equipment after confirming the subscription configuration information, the third-party control equipment sends the subscription configuration information to the terminal equipment after receiving the confirmation information, and the terminal equipment sends the subscription configuration information to the access point equipment after receiving the subscription configuration information.

Optionally, in the two manners, when the first information further includes the identification information of the terminal device, the core network device associates the terminal device and the access point device based on the identification information of the terminal device and the identification information of the access point device, and stores the association information.

Optionally, in the two manners, before the third-party control device sends the subscription configuration information to the terminal device, the terminal device may establish a secure connection with the third-party control device. For example, the terminal device may establish a secure connection with the third-party control device based on a network security protocol, which may be IKEv2, but may also be other network security protocols, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application. The third party control device may send the subscription configuration information to the terminal device through the secure connection. By the implementation mode, the security of the terminal equipment in sending the subscription configuration to the access point equipment can be effectively improved.

502. And the first network equipment receives the first information and sends subscription configuration information to the terminal equipment.

503. The terminal device receives the subscription configuration information from the first network device and sends the subscription configuration information to the access point device.

504. And the access point equipment receives the subscription configuration information and stores the subscription configuration information.

The specific implementation manners of steps 502 to 504 are the same as those of steps 401 to 403, and are not described in detail in this embodiment of the present application.

Referring to fig. 6, fig. 6 is a flowchart of another method for signing configuration information according to the embodiment of the present application, and specifically includes steps 601 to 605.

601. The terminal equipment sends first information to the core network equipment.

602. And the core network equipment receives the first information and generates subscription configuration information.

603. And the core network equipment sends subscription configuration information to the terminal equipment.

604. The terminal device receives the subscription configuration information from the core network device and sends the subscription configuration information to the access point device.

In one possible implementation, the access point device and the terminal device may also establish a connection before step 604 is performed. The connection may be an RRC connection, a bluetooth connection, or a secure connection, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application. The secure connection may be established based on a network security protocol, which may be IKEv2, but may also be other network security protocols, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application. In performing step 604, the terminal device may send subscription configuration information to the access point device over the connection.

605. The access point equipment receives the subscription configuration information and stores the subscription configuration information.

The specific implementation manners of step 601 to step 605 may refer to the contents described in step 501 to step 504, which are not described in detail in this embodiment of the present application.

Referring to fig. 7, fig. 7 is a flowchart of another method for signing configuration information provided in the embodiment of the present application, and specifically includes steps 701 to 706.

701. The terminal equipment sends first information to the core network equipment.

702. And the core network equipment receives the first information and sends the first information to the core network equipment corresponding to the request network information.

703. And the core network equipment receives the subscription configuration information sent by the core network equipment corresponding to the request network information.

704. And the core network equipment sends subscription configuration information to the terminal equipment.

705. The terminal device receives the subscription configuration information from the core network device and sends the subscription configuration information to the access point device.

In one possible implementation, the access point device and the terminal device may also establish a connection before step 705 is performed. The connection may be an RRC connection, a bluetooth connection, or a secure connection, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application. The secure connection may be established based on a network security protocol, which may be IKEv2, but may also be other network security protocols, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application. In performing step 705, the terminal device may send subscription configuration information to the access point device over the connection.

706. And the access point equipment receives the subscription configuration information and stores the subscription configuration information.

The specific implementation manners of steps 701 to 706 may refer to the contents described in steps 501 to 504, which are not described in detail in this embodiment of the present application.

Referring to fig. 8, fig. 8 is a flowchart of another method for signing configuration information provided in the embodiment of the present application, and specifically includes steps 801 to 808.

801. And the terminal equipment sends the first information to the third-party control equipment.

802. And the third-party control equipment receives the first information and determines core network equipment corresponding to the request network information based on the request network information in the first information.

803. The third party control equipment sends the first information to the core network equipment corresponding to the request network information

804. The core network equipment receives first information sent by the third-party control equipment and generates subscription configuration information.

805. And the core network equipment sends subscription configuration information to the third-party control equipment.

806. The third party control device receives the subscription configuration information from the core network device and sends the subscription configuration information to the access point device.

807. The terminal device receives the subscription configuration information from the third-party control device and sends the subscription configuration information to the access point device.

In one possible implementation, the terminal device may establish a connection with the third party controlling device before performing step 806, and the terminal device may establish a connection with the access point device before step 807. The connection may be an RRC connection, a bluetooth connection, or a secure connection, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application. The secure connection may be established based on a network security protocol, which may be IKEv2, but may also be other network security protocols, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application.

808. The access point device receives the subscription configuration information from the terminal device and stores the subscription configuration information.

The specific implementation manners of steps 801 to 808 may refer to the contents described in steps 501 to 504, which are not described in detail in this embodiment of the present application.

Referring to fig. 9, fig. 9 is a flowchart of another method for signing configuration information provided in the embodiment of the present application, and specifically includes steps 901 to 908.

901. And the terminal equipment sends the first information to the third-party control equipment.

902. And the third-party control equipment receives the first information and generates signing configuration information.

903. And the third-party control equipment sends the subscription configuration information to the core network equipment corresponding to the request network information.

904. The core network equipment receives the subscription configuration information and confirms the subscription configuration information.

905. And the core network equipment sends confirmation information to the third-party control equipment.

906. The third party control device receives the subscription configuration information from the core network device and sends the subscription configuration information to the access point device.

907. The terminal device receives the subscription configuration information from the third-party control device and sends the subscription configuration information to the access point device.

In one possible implementation, the terminal device may establish a connection with the third party control device before performing step 906 and the terminal device may establish a connection with the access point device before step 907. The connection may be an RRC connection, a bluetooth connection, or a secure connection, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application. The secure connection may be established based on a network security protocol, which may be IKEv2, but may also be other network security protocols, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application.

908. The access point device receives the subscription configuration information from the terminal device and stores the subscription configuration information.

The specific implementation manners of step 901 to step 908 can refer to the contents described in step 501 to step 504, which are not described in detail in this embodiment of the present application.

Referring to fig. 10, fig. 10 is a flowchart of another method for signing configuration information provided in the embodiment of the present application, and specifically includes steps 1001 to 1004.

1001. The terminal device sends the first information to the access point device.

In this embodiment of the present application, the first information is used to request to generate subscription configuration information for the access point device, where the first information includes identification information of the access point device, location information of the access point device, requested network information of the access point device, and the like. The requested Network information includes a Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) ID or a PLMN list requested by the access point device.

In this embodiment, the ap device may obtain the subscription configuration information by sending the first information to a different device.

The access point device may send the first information to the core network device through the access network device. After the core network device receives the first information, the core network device has different processing modes for the access point device to configure the subscription configuration information of different operators.

The first way is to configure the access point device with the subscription configuration information of the same operator as the terminal device. After the terminal device sends the first information to the access point device, the access point device sends the first information to the core network device through the access network device. The core network device determines that the core network device corresponding to the request network information is the core network device based on the request network information included in the first information, generates subscription configuration information of the access point device according to the first information, sends the subscription configuration information to the access network device, and sends the subscription configuration information to the terminal device through the access point device. And after receiving the subscription configuration information, the terminal equipment sends the subscription configuration information to the access point equipment.

The second way is to configure the access point device with subscription configuration information of a different operator from the terminal device. After the terminal device sends first information to a core network device of an operator to which the terminal device belongs, the core network device determines, based on request network information included in the first information, that the core network device corresponding to the request network information is not the core network device, and the core network device sends the first information to the core network device corresponding to the request network information, where a process of sending the first information by the core network is not forwarding the first information, for example, a signaling possibly carried when sending the first information is different from a step of forwarding the first information, or a part of information in the first information is modified by the core network device, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application. Then, the core network device receives the subscription configuration information generated by the core network device corresponding to the request network information, and sends the subscription configuration information to the access network device, and the access network device sends the subscription configuration information to the terminal device through the access point device. And after receiving the subscription configuration information, the terminal equipment sends the subscription configuration information to the access point equipment.

The access point device may send the first information to the third party control device through the access network device, and the access point device may also send the first information directly to the third party control device. The access point device may configure subscription configuration information of different operators, for example, the access point device may configure subscription configuration information of the same operator as the terminal device, or the access point device may configure subscription configuration information of different operators from the terminal device, and the access point device may configure subscription configuration information of multiple operators at the same time, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application. The third-party control device has two different ways of acquiring the subscription configuration information, and the following description will be given by taking an example in which the access point device sends the first information to the third-party control device through the access network device. The access point device directly sends the first information to the third-party control device, and the access point sends the first information to the third-party control device through the access network device, so that the acquisition of the subscription configuration information by the third-party control device is not affected, the implementation mode is the same, and details are not repeated here.

The first way is that after receiving first information sent by a terminal device, a third-party control device determines a corresponding core network device based on request network information, and sends the first information to the core network device, wherein if the request network information corresponds to a plurality of core network devices, the third-party control device sends the first information to the plurality of core network devices. After receiving the subscription configuration information sent by the core network device or the core network devices, the third-party control device stores the subscription configuration information, sends the subscription configuration information to the access network device, and sends the subscription configuration information to the terminal device through the access point device. And after receiving the subscription configuration information, the terminal equipment sends the subscription configuration information to the access point equipment.

The second way is that the terminal device sends first information to the access point device, and the access point sends the first information to the third-party control device through the access network device after receiving the first information. After receiving the first information, the third-party control device generates subscription configuration information based on the first information, where if the request network information corresponds to multiple core network devices, the third-party control device may generate subscription configuration information corresponding to multiple core networks based on the first information. And the third-party control equipment sends subscription configuration information to the core network equipment corresponding to the request network information to request for confirming the subscription configuration information. After confirming the subscription configuration information, the core network equipment sends confirmation information to the third-party control equipment, and after receiving the confirmation information, the third-party control equipment sends the subscription configuration information to the access network equipment, and the access network equipment sends the subscription configuration information to the terminal equipment through the access point equipment. And after receiving the subscription configuration information, the terminal equipment sends the subscription configuration information to the access point equipment.

Optionally, in the two implementation manners, when the first information further includes the identification information of the terminal device, the core network device associates the terminal device and the access point device based on the identification information of the terminal device and the identification information of the access point device, and stores the association information.

Optionally, in the foregoing implementation manner, before the access network device sends the subscription configuration request information to the access point device, the access point device may establish a secure connection with the access network device. The access point device and the access network device may establish a network security connection based on a network security protocol. The network security protocol may be IKEv2, and may also be other network security protocols, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application. The access network device may send subscription configuration information to the access point device over the secure connection. By the implementation mode, the safety of sending the subscription configuration information can be effectively improved.

Optionally, the ap device has already configured the subscription configuration information of the same operator as the terminal device, and if the ap device needs to configure the subscription configuration information of an operator different from the terminal device, the ap device may not need the terminal device to send the first information, and the ap device may send the first information by itself. The specific implementation mode is as follows: the access point equipment sends first information to the access network equipment, the access network equipment sends the first information to the core network equipment, the core network equipment determines that the core network equipment corresponding to the request network information is not the core network equipment based on the request network information included in the first information, and the core network equipment sends the first information to the core network equipment corresponding to the request network information. For example, a signaling that the first information may be carried by the first information is different from the foregoing step of forwarding the first information, or a part of information in the first information is modified by the core network device, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present invention. Then, the core network device receives the subscription configuration information generated by the core network device corresponding to the request network information, and sends the subscription configuration information to the access network device, after receiving the subscription configuration information, the access network device sends the subscription configuration information to the access point device, and the access point device stores the subscription configuration information.

1002. And the access point equipment receives the first information and sends subscription configuration information to the terminal equipment.

1003. The terminal equipment receives the signing configuration information and sends the signing configuration information to the access point equipment.

1004. And the access point equipment receives the subscription configuration information and stores the subscription configuration information.

It should be noted that, for the related description of the first information, reference may be made to the related description of the first information, which is not described herein again.

For reference, the steps 1002 to 1004 may refer to the related descriptions of the steps 401 to 403, which are not described herein again.

Referring to fig. 11, fig. 11 is a flowchart of another method for signing configuration information according to an embodiment of the present application, and specifically includes steps 1101 to 1109.

1101. The terminal device sends the first information to the access point device.

1102. The access point equipment receives first information sent by the terminal equipment and sends the first information to the access network equipment.

In one possible implementation, the terminal device may establish a connection with the access point device before performing step 1101, and the access network device may establish a connection with the access point device before step 1102. The connection may be an RRC connection, a bluetooth connection, or a secure connection, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application. The secure connection may be established based on a network security protocol, which may be IKEv2, but may also be other network security protocols, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application.

1103. The access network equipment receives first information sent by the access point equipment and sends the first information to the core network equipment.

1104. The core network equipment receives first information sent by the access network equipment and generates subscription configuration information.

1105. And the core network equipment sends subscription configuration information to the access network equipment.

1106. The access network equipment receives the subscription configuration information sent by the core network equipment and sends the subscription configuration information to the access point equipment.

1107. The access point equipment receives the signing configuration information sent by the access network equipment and sends the signing configuration information to the terminal equipment.

1108. And the terminal equipment receives the subscription configuration information sent by the access point equipment and sends the subscription configuration information to the access point equipment.

1109. And the access point equipment receives the subscription configuration information sent by the terminal equipment and stores the subscription configuration information.

Specific implementation manners of step 1101 to step 1109 may refer to contents described in step 1001 to step 1004, which is not described in detail in this embodiment of the present application.

Referring to fig. 12, fig. 12 is a flowchart of another method for signing configuration information according to an embodiment of the present application, and specifically includes steps 1201 to 1210.

1201. The terminal device sends the first information to the access point device.

1202. And the access point equipment receives the first information sent by the terminal equipment and sends the first information to the access network equipment.

In one possible implementation, the terminal device may establish a connection with the access point device before performing step 1201, and the access network device may establish a connection with the access point device before performing step 1202. The connection may be an RRC connection, a bluetooth connection, or a secure connection, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application. The secure connection may be established based on a network security protocol, which may be IKEv2, but may also be other network security protocols, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application.

1203. The access network equipment receives the first information sent by the access point device and sends the first information to the core network equipment.

1204. The core network device receives the first information sent by the access network device and sends the first information to the core network device corresponding to the request network information.

1205. And the core network equipment receives the core network equipment subscription configuration information corresponding to the request network information.

1206. The core network device sends the subscription configuration information to the access network device.

1207. The access network equipment receives the subscription configuration information sent by the core network and sends the subscription configuration information to the access point equipment.

1208. The access point equipment receives the signing configuration information sent by the access network equipment and sends the signing configuration information to the terminal equipment.

1209. And the terminal equipment receives the subscription configuration information sent by the access point and sends the subscription configuration information to the access point equipment.

1210. And the access point equipment receives the subscription configuration information sent by the terminal equipment and stores the subscription configuration information.

The specific implementation manners of steps 1201 to 1210 may refer to the contents described in steps 1001 to 1004, which are not described in this embodiment.

Referring to fig. 13, fig. 13 is a flowchart of another method for signing configuration information provided in the embodiment of the present application, and specifically includes steps 1301 to 1312.

1301. The terminal device sends the first information to the access point device.

1302. The access point receives the first information sent by the terminal equipment and sends the first information to the access network equipment.

In one possible implementation, the terminal device may establish a connection with the access point device before performing step 1301, and the access network device may establish a connection with the access point device before step 1302. The connection may be an RRC connection, a bluetooth connection, or a secure connection, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application. The secure connection may be established based on a network security protocol, which may be IKEv2, but may also be other network security protocols, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application.

1303. And the access network equipment receives the first information sent by the access point equipment and sends the first information to the third-party control equipment.

1304. And the third-party control equipment receives the first information sent by the access network equipment, and determines core network equipment corresponding to the request network information based on the request network information in the first information.

1305. And the third-party control equipment sends the first information to the core network equipment.

1306. The core network equipment receives first information sent by the third-party control equipment and generates subscription configuration information.

1307. And the core network equipment sends subscription configuration information to the third-party control equipment.

1308. And the third-party control equipment receives the subscription configuration information sent by the core network equipment and sends the subscription configuration information to the access network equipment.

1309. And the access network equipment receives the subscription configuration information sent by the third-party control equipment and sends the subscription configuration information to the access point equipment.

1310. The access point equipment receives the signing configuration information sent by the access network equipment and sends the signing configuration information to the terminal equipment.

1311. And the terminal equipment receives the subscription configuration information sent by the access point equipment and sends the subscription configuration information to the access point equipment.

1312. And the access point receives the signing configuration information sent by the terminal equipment and stores the signing configuration information.

The specific implementation manners of steps 1301 to 1312 may refer to the contents described in steps 1001 to 1004, which are not described in this embodiment.

Referring to fig. 14, fig. 14 is a flowchart of another method for signing configuration information according to the embodiment of the present application, and specifically includes steps 1401 to 1412.

1401. The terminal device sends the first information to the access point device.

1402. The access point equipment receives first information sent by the terminal equipment and sends the first information to the access network equipment.

In one possible implementation, the terminal device may establish a connection with the access point device before performing step 1401 and the access network device may establish a connection with the access point device before step 1402. The connection may be an RRC connection, a bluetooth connection, or a secure connection, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application. The secure connection may be established based on a network security protocol, which may be IKEv2, but may also be other network security protocols, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application.

1403. The access network equipment receives the first information sent by the access point equipment and sends the first information to the third party control equipment.

1404. And the third-party control equipment receives the first information sent by the access network equipment and generates subscription configuration information.

1405. And the third-party control equipment sends subscription configuration information to the core network equipment.

1406. And the core network equipment receives the subscription configuration information sent by the third-party control equipment and confirms the subscription configuration information.

1407. And the core network equipment sends confirmation information to the third-party control equipment.

1408. And the third-party control equipment receives the confirmation information sent by the core network equipment and sends subscription configuration information to the access network equipment.

1409. And the access network equipment receives the subscription configuration information sent by the third-party control equipment and sends the subscription configuration information to the access point equipment.

1410. The access point equipment receives the signing configuration information sent by the access network equipment and sends the signing configuration information to the terminal equipment.

1411. And the terminal equipment receives the subscription configuration information sent by the access point equipment and sends the subscription configuration information to the access point equipment.

1412. And the access point equipment receives the subscription configuration information sent by the terminal equipment and stores the subscription configuration information.

Specific implementation manners of step 1401 to step 1412 may refer to contents described in step 1001 to step 1004, which are not described in detail in this embodiment of the present application.

Referring to fig. 15, fig. 15 is a flowchart of a method for providing further subscription configuration information according to an embodiment of the present application, which specifically includes steps 1501 to 1507.

1501. The access point device sends the first information to the access network device.

In one possible implementation, the access network device may establish a connection with the access point device prior to step 1501. The connection may be an RRC connection, a bluetooth connection, or a secure connection, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application. The secure connection may be established based on a network security protocol, which may be IKEv2, but may also be other network security protocols, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application.

1502. And the access network equipment receives the first information sent by the access point and sends the first information to the core network equipment.

1503. And the core network equipment receives the first information sent by the access network equipment and sends the first information to the core network equipment corresponding to the request network information.

1504. And the core network equipment receives the subscription configuration information sent by the core network equipment corresponding to the request network information.

1505. And the core network equipment sends subscription configuration information to the access network equipment.

1506. The access network equipment receives the subscription configuration information sent by the core network equipment and sends the subscription configuration information to the access point equipment.

1507. And the access point equipment receives the subscription configuration information sent by the core network equipment and stores the subscription configuration information.

For specific implementation manners of step 1501 to step 1507, reference may be made to contents described in step 1001 to step 1004, which is not described in detail in this embodiment of the present application.

Based on the same concept, as shown in fig. 16, it is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present application. The communication device 160 may be a device, a device in the device, or a device capable of being used with the device. The communication device 160 may also be a chip or a system of chips.

As shown in fig. 6, the communication device 160 may include a communication unit 1601 and a processing unit 1602. The processing unit 1602 is configured to perform data processing. A communication unit 1601 is used for communicating with other devices. The communication unit 1601 is integrated with a receiving unit and a transmitting unit. The communication unit 1601 may also be referred to as a transceiving unit. Alternatively, the communication unit 1601 may be split into a receiving unit and a transmitting unit. The following processing unit 1602 and communication unit 1601 are similar and will not be described in detail below.

In one example, the communication device 160 is configured to perform some or all of the steps of the terminal device in fig. 4 to fig. 15. For example, the processing unit 1602 is configured to obtain subscription configuration information of an access point device, where the subscription configuration information includes authentication-related information of the access point device; the communication unit 1601 is configured to send the subscription configuration information to the access point device.

In an example, the communication device 160 is configured to perform part or all of the functions of the core network device in the method embodiment described in any one of fig. 4 to fig. 15. For example, the communication unit 1601 is configured to receive the first information, and the first information is configured to request subscription configuration information of the access point device, where the subscription configuration information includes authentication-related information of the access point device; the processing unit 1602 is configured to obtain the result; the communication unit 1601 is further configured to send the subscription configuration information.

In yet another example, the communication device 160 is configured to perform some or all of the functions of the access point device in the method embodiment described in any one of fig. 4 to 15. For example, the communication unit 1601 is configured to receive subscription configuration information of the access point sent by a terminal device, where the subscription configuration information includes access point device authentication related information; the processing unit 1602 is configured to store the subscription configuration information.

In yet another example, the communication device 160 is configured to perform part or all of the functions of the access network device in the method embodiment described in any one of fig. 4 to fig. 15. For example, the communication unit 1601 is configured to send first information, where the first information is used to request subscription configuration information of the access point device, where the subscription configuration information includes information related to authentication of the access point device; the communication unit 1601 is further configured to receive the subscription configuration information; the communication unit 1601 is further configured to send the subscription configuration information to the access point device.

In yet another example, the communication device 160 may be used to perform part or all of the functions of the third party control apparatus in the method embodiment described in any one of fig. 4 to 15. For example, the communication unit 1601 is configured to receive first information, where the first information is used to request subscription configuration information of an access point device, where the subscription configuration information includes authentication-related information of the access point device; the processing unit 1602 is configured to obtain the subscription configuration information; the communication unit 1601 is further configured to send the subscription configuration information.

The communication device may be, for example: a chip, or a chip module. Each module included in each apparatus and product described in the above embodiments may be a software module, a hardware module, or a part of the software module and a part of the hardware module. For example, for each device or product applied to or integrated in a chip, each module included in the device or product may be implemented by hardware such as a circuit, or at least a part of the modules may be implemented by a software program running on a processor integrated in the chip, and the rest (if any) part of the modules may be implemented by hardware such as a circuit; for each device and product applied to or integrated with the chip module, each module included in the device and product may be implemented in a hardware manner such as a circuit, and different modules may be located in the same component (e.g., a chip, a circuit module, etc.) or different components of the chip module, or at least a part of the modules may be implemented in a software program running on a processor integrated within the chip module, and the rest (if any) part of the modules may be implemented in a hardware manner such as a circuit; for each device and product applied to or integrated in the terminal, each module included in the device and product may be implemented by using hardware such as a circuit, different modules may be located in the same component (e.g., a chip, a circuit module, etc.) or different components in the terminal, or at least a part of the modules may be implemented by using a software program running on a processor integrated in the terminal, and the rest (if any) part of the modules may be implemented by using hardware such as a circuit.

Based on the same concept, as shown in fig. 17, a communication apparatus 170 is provided for the embodiment of the present application. The communication device 170 may be a device, or a system of chips or a chip within a device. The chip system may be composed of a chip, or may include a chip and other discrete devices.

The communications apparatus 170 includes at least one processor 1720 for implementing the above-described methods. The apparatus 170 may further include a communication interface 1710, configured to implement a transceiving function in the method provided in this embodiment of the present application. In embodiments of the present application, the communication interface may be a transceiver, circuit, bus, module, or other type of communication interface for communicating with other devices over a transmission medium. For example, communication interface 1710 provides for devices in communication device 170 to communicate with other devices. Processor 1720 sends and receives data using communication interface 1710 and is configured to implement the methods described above.

In some embodiments, communications device 170 may also include at least one memory 1730 for storing program instructions and/or data. Memory 1730 is coupled with processor 1720. The coupling in the embodiments of the present application is an indirect coupling or a communication connection between devices, units or modules, and may be an electrical, mechanical or other form for information interaction between the devices, units or modules. Processor 1720 may operate in conjunction with memory 1730. Processor 1720 may execute program instructions stored in memory 1730. At least one of the at least one memory may be included in the processor.

When the device 170 is powered on, the processor 1720 can read the software program stored in the memory 1730, interpret and execute instructions of the software program, and process data of the software program. When data needs to be sent wirelessly, the processor 1720 performs baseband processing on the data to be sent, and outputs a baseband signal to a radio frequency circuit (not shown), and the radio frequency circuit performs radio frequency processing on the baseband signal and sends the radio frequency signal to the outside in the form of electromagnetic waves through an antenna. When data is transmitted to the communication device 170, the radio frequency circuit receives a radio frequency signal through the antenna, converts the radio frequency signal into a baseband signal, and outputs the baseband signal to the processor 1720, and the processor 1720 converts the baseband signal into data and processes the data.

In another implementation, the rf circuitry and antennas may be provided separate from the processor 1720 for baseband processing, for example in a distributed scenario, the rf circuitry and antennas may be in a remote arrangement separate from the communication device.

The specific connection media between the communication interface 1710, the processor 1720, and the memory 1730 are not limited in this embodiment. In the embodiment of the present application, the memory 1730, the processor 1720, and the communication interface 1710 are connected through the bus 1740 in fig. 17, the bus is represented by a thick line in fig. 17, and the connection manner between other components is only schematically illustrated and is not limited. The bus may be divided into an address bus, a data bus, a control bus, etc. For ease of illustration, only one thick line is shown in FIG. 17, but this does not mean only one bus or one type of bus.

In one example, the communication device 170 is used to implement the functions of the terminal equipment. For example, the processor 1720 invokes instructions and/or data stored in the memory 1730 to cause the communication device 170 to perform some or all of the steps described above for the terminal device of fig. 4-15.

In another example, the communication device 170 is configured to implement the functions of the core network device. For example, processor 1720 invokes instructions and/or data stored in memory 1730 to cause communication device 170 to perform some or all of the steps described above for the core network apparatus of fig. 4-15.

In yet another example, the communication device 170 is used to implement the functions of the access network equipment described above. For example, the processor 1720 invokes instructions and/or data stored in the memory 1730 to cause the communication device 170 to perform some or all of the steps described above for the access network apparatus of fig. 4-15.

In yet another example, the communication device 170 is used to implement the functions of the access point device described above. For example, the processor 1720 invokes instructions and/or data stored in the memory 1730 to cause the communication device 170 to perform some or all of the steps described above for the access point device of fig. 4-15.

In another example, the communication device 170 is used to implement the functions of the third party control apparatus. For example, the processor 1720 may invoke instructions and/or data stored in the memory 1730 to cause the communication device 170 to perform some or all of the steps described above with respect to the third party control device of fig. 4-15.

In the embodiments of the present application, the processor may be a general-purpose processor, a digital signal processor, an application specific integrated circuit, a field programmable gate array or other programmable logic device, a discrete gate or transistor logic device, or a discrete hardware component, and may implement or execute the methods, operations, and logic blocks disclosed in the embodiments of the present application. A general purpose processor may be a microprocessor or any conventional processor or the like. The operations of the methods disclosed in connection with the embodiments of the present application may be directly implemented by a hardware processor, or may be implemented by a combination of hardware and software modules in a processor.

In the embodiment of the present application, the memory may be a non-volatile memory, such as a Hard Disk Drive (HDD) or a solid-state drive (SSD), and may also be a volatile memory (e.g., a random-access memory (RAM)). The memory is any other medium that can be used to carry or store desired program code in the form of instructions or data structures and that can be accessed by a computer, but is not limited to such. The memory in the embodiments of the present application may also be circuitry or any other device capable of performing a storage function for storing program instructions and/or data.

It should be noted that, for the related implementation, reference may be specifically made to related descriptions in the method, and details are not described herein again.

For each device or product applied to or integrated in the communication device, each module included in the device or product may be implemented by hardware such as a circuit, different modules may be located in the same component (e.g., a chip, a circuit module, etc.) or different components in the terminal, or at least a part of the modules may be implemented by a software program running on a processor integrated in the terminal, and the rest (if any) of the modules may be implemented by hardware such as a circuit.

Based on the same concept, as shown in fig. 18, fig. 18 is a schematic structural diagram of a module device according to an embodiment of the present application. The module apparatus 180 includes: a communication module 1801, a power module 1802, a memory module 1803, and a chip module 1804.

The power module 1802 is used for providing electric energy for the module equipment; the storage module 1803 is configured to store data and instructions; the communication module 1801 is used for performing internal communication of a module device, or for communicating the module device with an external device.

In one example, the module device 180 is configured to perform some or all of the steps of the terminal device in fig. 4 to 15. For example, the chip module 1804 is used to call the instructions and/or data stored in the storage module 1803, and execute some or all of the steps of the terminal device in fig. 4 to 15 through the communication module 1801.

In yet another example, the module device 180 is configured to perform some or all of the steps of the core network devices described above in fig. 4-15. For example, the chip module 1804 is configured to call instructions and/or data stored in the storage module 1803, and execute, through the communication module 1801, part or all of the steps of the core network device in fig. 4 to 15.

In yet another example, the module device 180 is configured to perform some or all of the steps of the access network device in fig. 4 to 15. For example, the chip module 1804 is configured to call instructions and/or data stored in the storage module 1803, and execute, through the communication module 1801, part or all of the steps of the access network device in fig. 4 to 15.

In yet another example, the module apparatus 180 is configured to perform some or all of the steps of the access point apparatus in fig. 4 to 15. For example, the chip module 1804 is configured to call instructions and/or data stored in the storage module 1803, and execute, through the communication module 1801, part or all of the steps of the access point device in fig. 4 to 15.

In another example, the module device 180 is used to perform some or all of the steps of the third party control device in fig. 4 to 15. For example, the chip module 1804 is configured to call instructions and/or data stored in the storage module 1803, and execute, through the communication module 1801, part or all of the steps of the third-party control device in fig. 4 to 15.

Embodiments of the present application further provide a computer-readable storage medium, in which instructions are stored, and when the computer-readable storage medium is executed on a processor, the method flow of the above method embodiments is implemented.

The method provided by the embodiment of the present application may be implemented in whole or in part by software, hardware, firmware, or any combination thereof. When implemented in software, may be implemented in whole or in part in the form of a computer program product. The computer program product includes one or more computer instructions. When loaded and executed on a computer, cause the processes or functions described in accordance with the embodiments of the invention to occur, in whole or in part. The computer may be a general purpose computer, a special purpose computer, a computer network, a network appliance, a user device, or other programmable apparatus. The computer instructions may be stored on a computer readable storage medium or transmitted from one computer readable storage medium to another, for example, the computer instructions may be transmitted from one website, computer, server, or data center to another website, computer, server, or data center via wire (e.g., coaxial cable, fiber optic, Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)), or wireless (e.g., infrared, wireless, microwave, etc.). The computer-readable storage medium can be any available medium that can be accessed by a computer or a data storage device, such as a server, a data center, etc., that incorporates one or more of the available media. The usable medium may be a magnetic medium (e.g., a floppy disk, a hard disk, a magnetic tape), an optical medium (e.g., a Digital Video Disk (DVD)), or a semiconductor medium (e.g., an SSD), among others.

Embodiments of the present application further provide a computer program product, where when the computer program product runs on a processor, the method flow of the above method embodiments is implemented.

It is noted that, for simplicity of explanation, the foregoing method embodiments are described as a series of acts or combination of acts, but those skilled in the art will appreciate that the present application is not limited by the order of acts, as some acts may, in accordance with the present application, occur in other orders and/or concurrently. Further, those skilled in the art should also appreciate that the embodiments described in the specification are preferred embodiments and that the acts and modules referred to are not necessarily required in this application.

The descriptions of the embodiments provided in the present application may be referred to each other, and the descriptions of the embodiments have respective emphasis, and for parts that are not described in detail in a certain embodiment, reference may be made to related descriptions of other embodiments. For convenience and brevity of description, for example, the functions and operations performed by the devices and apparatuses provided in the embodiments of the present application may refer to the related descriptions of the method embodiments of the present application, and may also be referred to, combined with or cited among the method embodiments and the device embodiments.

Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only used for illustrating the technical solutions of the present application, and not for limiting the same; although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it should be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may still be modified, or some or all of the technical features may be equivalently replaced; and the modifications or the substitutions do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions depart from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application.

Claims

1. A method for subscribing to configuration information, the method comprising:

the method comprises the steps that terminal equipment acquires signing configuration information of access point equipment, wherein the signing configuration information comprises authentication related information of the access point equipment;

and the terminal equipment sends the subscription configuration information to the access point equipment.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the obtaining, by the terminal device, subscription configuration information of the access point device comprises:

and the terminal equipment receives the subscription configuration information sent by first equipment, wherein the first equipment is third-party control equipment, core network equipment or the access point equipment.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

and the terminal equipment sends first information to the first equipment, wherein the first information is used for requesting the subscription configuration information of the access point equipment.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the first information comprises identification information of the access point device, location information of the access point device, and requested network information of the access point device.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the first information further comprises identification information of the terminal device, and wherein the first information is further used for requesting association between the terminal device and the access point device.

6. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 5, wherein the sending, by the terminal device, the subscription configuration information to the access point device includes:

the terminal equipment establishes a secure connection with the access point equipment;

and the terminal equipment sends the subscription configuration information to the access point equipment through the secure connection.

7. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 6, wherein the first device is the third party control device; the receiving, by the terminal device, the subscription configuration information sent by the first device includes:

the terminal equipment establishes a secure connection with the first equipment;

and the terminal equipment receives the subscription configuration information sent by the first equipment through the secure connection.

8. A method for subscribing to configuration information, the method comprising:

the method comprises the steps that core network equipment receives first information, wherein the first information is used for requesting subscription configuration information of access point equipment, and the subscription configuration information comprises authentication related information of the access point equipment;

and the core network equipment sends the subscription configuration information.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the first information comprises identification information of the access point device, location information of the access point device, and requested network information of the access point device.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the first information further comprises identification information of a terminal device, and wherein the first information is further used for requesting association between the terminal device and the access point device.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

and the core network equipment associates the access point equipment and the terminal equipment based on the identification information of the access point equipment and the identification information of the terminal equipment, and stores the association information of the terminal equipment and the access point equipment.

12. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

the core network equipment determines core network equipment corresponding to the request network information of the access point equipment;

the core network equipment sends the first information to the core network equipment corresponding to the request network information;

and the core network equipment receives the subscription configuration information which is sent by the core network equipment and determined by the request network information.

13. The method according to any one of claims 9 to 12, wherein the receiving, by the core network device, the first information includes:

the core network equipment receives first information sent by second equipment;

the second device is at least one of: the terminal equipment, the access network equipment, the third party control equipment or the core network equipment of the operator corresponding to the terminal equipment.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the sending, by the core network device, the subscription configuration information comprises:

and the core network equipment sends the subscription configuration information to the second equipment.

15. A method for subscribing to configuration information, the method comprising:

the method comprises the steps that an access point device receives signing configuration information of an access point, wherein the signing configuration information is sent by a terminal device and comprises access point device authentication related information;

the access point device stores the subscription configuration information.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

the access point device receives first information sent by the terminal device, wherein the first information is used for requesting the subscription configuration information of the access point device;

and the access point equipment sends the subscription configuration information to the terminal equipment.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein before the access point device sends the subscription configuration information to the terminal device, the method further comprises:

the access point equipment sends the first information to third equipment, and the third equipment comprises access network equipment and/or third-party control equipment;

and the access point equipment receives the subscription configuration information sent by the third equipment.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the first information comprises identification information of the access point device, location information of the access point device, and requested network information of the access point device.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the first information further comprises identification information of the terminal device, and wherein the first information is further used for requesting association between the terminal device and the access point device.

20. The method according to any one of claims 17 to 19, wherein the receiving, by the ap device, the subscription configuration information sent by the third device includes:

the access point device establishes a secure connection with the third device;

and the access point equipment receives the subscription configuration information sent by the third equipment based on the secure connection.

21. The method according to any one of claims 15 to 20, wherein the receiving, by the ap device, the subscription configuration information of the ap sent by the terminal device includes:

the access point equipment establishes a secure connection with the terminal equipment;

and the access point equipment receives the subscription configuration information sent by the terminal equipment based on the secure connection.

22. A method for subscribing to configuration information, the method comprising:

the method comprises the steps that access network equipment sends first information, wherein the first information is used for requesting subscription configuration information of the access point equipment, and the subscription configuration information comprises information related to authentication of the access point equipment;

the access network equipment receives the subscription configuration information;

and the access network equipment sends the subscription configuration information to the access point equipment.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein before the access network device sends the first information, the method further comprises:

and the access network equipment receives the first information sent by the access point equipment.

24. The method of claim 22 or 23, wherein the first information comprises identification information of the access point device, location information of the access point device, and request network information of the access point device.

25. The method of claim 24, wherein the first information further comprises identification information of a terminal device, and wherein the first information is further used for requesting association between the terminal device and the access point device.

26. The method according to any one of claims 22 to 25, wherein the sending the first information by the access network device comprises:

and the access network equipment sends the first information to fourth equipment, wherein the fourth equipment comprises core network equipment and/or third-party control equipment.

27. The method of claim 26, wherein the receiving, by the access network device, the subscription configuration information comprises:

and the access network equipment receives the subscription configuration information sent by the fourth equipment.

28. The method according to any one of claims 22 to 25, wherein the sending, by the access network device, the subscription configuration information to the access point device comprises:

the access network equipment establishes a secure connection with the access point equipment;

and the access network equipment sends the subscription configuration information to the access point equipment based on the secure connection.

29. A method for subscribing to configuration information, the method comprising:

the method comprises the steps that a third party control device receives first information, wherein the first information is used for requesting subscription configuration information of an access point device, and the subscription configuration information comprises authentication related information of the access point device;

and the third party control equipment sends the subscription configuration information.

30. The method of claim 29, wherein the first information comprises identification information of the access point device, location information of the access point device, and requested network information of the access point device.

31. The method of claim 30, wherein the first information further comprises identification information of a terminal device, and wherein the first information is further used for requesting association between the terminal device and the access point device.

32. The method of claim 30 or 31, further comprising:

the third-party control equipment generates corresponding subscription configuration information based on the request network information of the access point equipment;

the third party control equipment sends the subscription configuration information to the core network equipment corresponding to the request network information;

and the third party control equipment receives the confirmation information of the core network equipment.

33. The method of claim 30 or 31, further comprising:

the third-party control equipment determines core network equipment corresponding to the request network information based on the request network information;

and the third-party control equipment sends the first information to the core network equipment.

34. The method according to any one of claims 29 to 33, wherein the third party controlling device receives first information comprising:

and the third-party control equipment receives the first information sent by fifth equipment, wherein the fifth equipment is terminal equipment, access network equipment or access point equipment.

35. The method of claim 34, wherein the third-party controlling device sends the subscription configuration information, and wherein the sending comprises:

and the third-party control equipment sends the subscription configuration information to the fifth equipment.

36. The method of claim 35, wherein the fifth device is the access point device or the terminal device; the third-party control device sends the subscription configuration information to the fifth device, including:

the third party control equipment establishes a secure connection with the fifth equipment;

and the third-party control equipment sends the subscription configuration information to the fifth equipment based on the secure connection.

37. A communications device configured to perform the method of any one of claims 1-36.

38. A communication device comprising a processor and a transceiver;

the transceiver is used for receiving or transmitting signals;

the processor is used for executing the method of any one of claims 1-36.

39. The communications apparatus of claim 38, the communications apparatus further comprising a memory that:

the memory for storing a computer program;

the processor, configured to invoke the computer program from the memory, to cause the communication device to perform the method according to any one of claims 1 to 36.

40. The communication device of claim 38 or 39, wherein the communication device is a chip.

41. The utility model provides a module equipment, its characterized in that, module equipment includes communication module, power module, storage module and chip module, wherein:

the power supply module is used for providing electric energy for the module equipment;

the storage module is used for storing a computer program;

the communication module is used for carrying out internal communication of module equipment or is used for carrying out communication between the module equipment and external equipment;

the chip module is used for calling the computer program stored in the storage module and executing the method of any one of claims 1-36.

42. A computer readable storage medium having computer readable instructions stored thereon which, when run on a communication device, cause the communication device to perform the method of any of claims 1-36.