CN116828562A - Network access method and related device - Google Patents

Abstract

The embodiment of the application provides a network access method and a related device, wherein the method comprises the following steps: accessing the network through a first packet data protocol context identifier CID and a first APN of a plurality of access point names APNs; wherein, each APN in the plurality of APNs corresponds to account opening information, and the account opening information corresponding to each ANP comprises at least one of network rate and network charge of a network provided by each APN; acquiring account opening information corresponding to a first APN; acquiring account opening information corresponding to at least one APN except the first APN in the APNs through the second CID; determining a second APN according to the account opening information corresponding to the first APN and the account opening information corresponding to at least one APN; the network is accessed through the first CID and the second APN. By adopting the embodiment of the application, the APN meeting the requirements can be determined to access the network, and the Internet surfing experience of the user is improved.

Description

Network access method and related device

Technical Field

The present application relates to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to a network access method and a related device.

Background

With the progress of the times and technologies, the demands of human beings on terminal equipment and network information are rapidly rising, and mobile communication and the internet become the business fields with the most development potential and market prospect nowadays. In the development process of mobile communication service and internet service, a subscriber identity module (subscriber identification module, SIM) card bears code number resources of operators, and is also terminal equipment, such as User Equipment (UE), internet of things (IOT) equipment and the like, which is accessed to the identity of a wireless network, and meanwhile, the mobile communication and internet service development process system can also provide safe communication and storage service and can bear and process various value-added applications, so that the SIM card is applied and developed faster and faster along with the development of mobile communication and internet industry, and is widely applied in the aspects of finance, logistics, home and the like, and the seamless link information processing capability is provided for users.

The common SIM card comprises a common SIM card and an Internet of things card, wherein the common SIM card is a communication card provided by a telecom operator for a user, and is mainly used in a mobile phone, and the Internet of things card is a communication access card provided by the telecom operator for an enterprise user of the Internet of things, and is mainly applied to Internet of things equipment. Whether a common SIM card or an Internet of things card is used, when the network is connected, an access point name (access point name, APN) is required to be configured to connect the network, and the APN determines the access mode of the electronic equipment to access the network. Common access point names include chinese mobile internet (chinamobile network, CMNET), chinese telecommunications internet (chinatelecom internet, CTNET), etc.

When an electronic device needs to access the network, an APN may be selected by a polling method. The specific process of the polling scheme is that when networking is needed each time, an APN corresponding to the SIM card is polled according to the sequence in a database to try to find an APN which can be used for surfing the Internet, and the APN is used for surfing the Internet to stop polling. Because the polling inquiry scheme does not continue to search after searching the APN, the APN used when the connection enters the network may not be the optimal surfing speed or may not be the lowest cost, so that the requirement of the user is difficult to meet, and the surfing experience of the user is influenced.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the application discloses a network access method and a related device, which can determine APNs meeting requirements to access a network and improve the Internet surfing experience of users.

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application discloses a network access method, where the method includes: accessing the network through a first packet data protocol context identifier CID and a first APN of a plurality of access point names APNs; wherein, each APN in the plurality of APNs corresponds to account opening information, and the account opening information corresponding to each ANP comprises at least one of network rate and network charge of a network provided by each APN;

acquiring account opening information corresponding to a first APN;

acquiring account opening information corresponding to at least one APN except the first APN in the APNs through the second CID;

determining a second APN according to the account opening information corresponding to the first APN and the account opening information corresponding to at least one APN;

the network is accessed through the first CID and the second APN.

In the method, firstly, the first CID and the first APN dial-up access network are used for obtaining the account opening information of the first APN, and then the second CID is used for obtaining the account opening information of the rest APNs, so that the APNs meeting the requirements are determined to access the network according to the account opening information, and the Internet surfing experience of the user is improved. Furthermore, since the account opening information of other APNs is acquired through the second CID after the first CID and the first APN are accessed to the network, too much time is not consumed before the APNs are accessed to the network, and therefore the influence of the process of determining the APNs on service data transmission is reduced.

In a possible implementation manner of the first aspect, the determining the second APN according to the account opening information corresponding to the first APN and the account opening information corresponding to the at least one APN includes:

determining an APN with the highest internet surfing speed or an APN with the lowest internet surfing cost in at least one APN according to account opening information corresponding to the at least one APN;

if the account opening information corresponding to the first APN and the account opening information of the APN with the fastest internet surfing speed or the APN with the lowest internet surfing cost indicate that the APN with the fastest internet surfing speed or the APN with the lowest internet surfing cost is faster than the first APN or lower than the first APN, determining the APN with the fastest internet surfing speed or the APN with the lowest internet surfing cost as the second APN.

It can be seen that, when the account opening information includes the internet surfing rate, an APN with the fastest internet surfing rate among the plurality of APNs can be determined as the second APN, so that the efficiency of transmitting data through the network can be improved. Similarly, when the account opening information includes network charges, an APN with the lowest internet speed charge among the plurality of APNs can be determined as a second APN, so that internet charges can be reduced, and internet costs can be saved.

In a further possible implementation manner of the first aspect, the accessing the network through the first CID and the second APN includes:

If the amount of the service data uploaded or downloaded through the network in the preset time period is smaller than or equal to a first threshold value, accessing the network through the first CID and the second APN.

It can be seen that when an APN access network needs to be changed, the APN can be switched during traffic idle. The service idle period can be detected through service data volume, when the service data volume uploaded or downloaded through the network in a preset time period is detected to be smaller than or equal to a first threshold value, the current service idle period is indicated, and the switching of APN can not affect the transmission of the service data.

In still another possible implementation manner of the first aspect, after determining the second APN according to the account opening information corresponding to the first APN and the account opening information corresponding to the at least one APN, before accessing the network through the first CID and the second APN, the method further includes:

outputting a reminding message, wherein the reminding message is used for prompting to select a second APN to access the network;

an input selection operation for a second APN is received.

It can be seen that the user can be reminded of switching APN through the user interface, after the user confirms the APN switching, the APN is switched to be accessed to the network through the second APN according to the user's wish, whether the APN is switched or not is determined by the user according to the user's own demand wish, and the user's Internet surfing experience is improved.

In a further possible implementation manner of the first aspect, the plurality of APNs includes a common APN and an internet of things APN, and the at least one APN includes at least one internet of things APN.

In a further possible implementation manner of the first aspect, the plurality of APNs includes a common APN and an internet of things APN, and the at least one APN includes at least one internet of things APN and at least one common APN.

In the method, because the APN of the Internet of things has lower cost than the common APN, the APN determined from at least one APN of the Internet of things is more suitable for accessing the network according to the second APN determined by the account opening information, thereby more meeting the requirements of users.

In still another possible implementation manner of the first aspect, the plurality of APNs includes a common APN and an internet of things APN, and the at least one APN is any internet of things APN except the first APN.

In the above method, since the internet of things APN has lower tariffs than the common APN, in the case that the first APN is common, one internet of things APN of the plurality of APNs may be determined as the second APN. For example, the first internet of things APN is determined to be the second APN, and at this time, the remaining account opening information of the APN can not be acquired any more, so that the computing resource is saved.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application discloses a terminal, including a memory, and a processor, where the memory stores a computer program, and the processor invokes the computer program stored in the memory, to perform the following operations:

accessing the network through a first packet data protocol context identifier CID and a first APN of a plurality of access point names APNs; wherein, each APN in the plurality of APNs corresponds to account opening information, and the account opening information corresponding to each ANP comprises at least one of network rate and network charge of a network provided by each APN;

acquiring account opening information corresponding to a first APN;

acquiring account opening information corresponding to at least one APN except the first APN in the APNs through the second CID;

determining a second APN according to the account opening information corresponding to the first APN and the account opening information corresponding to at least one APN;

the network is accessed through the first CID and the second APN.

It can be seen that the terminal firstly obtains the account opening information of the first APN through the first CID and the first APN dial-up access network, and then obtains the account opening information of the remaining APNs through the second CID, so that the APNs meeting the requirements are determined to access the network according to the account opening information, and the Internet surfing experience of the user is improved. Furthermore, since the account opening information of other APNs is acquired through the second CID after the first CID and the first APN are accessed to the network, too much time is not consumed before the APNs are accessed to the network, and therefore the influence of the process of determining the APNs on service data transmission is reduced.

In a possible implementation manner of the second aspect, the processor is specifically configured to:

determining an APN with the highest internet surfing speed or an APN with the lowest internet surfing cost in at least one APN according to account opening information corresponding to the at least one APN;

if the account opening information corresponding to the first APN and the account opening information of the APN with the fastest internet surfing speed or the APN with the lowest internet surfing cost indicate that the APN with the fastest internet surfing speed or the APN with the lowest internet surfing cost is faster than the first APN or lower than the first APN, determining the APN with the fastest internet surfing speed or the APN with the lowest internet surfing cost as the second APN.

It can be seen that, when the account opening information includes the internet surfing rate, the terminal can determine the APN with the fastest internet surfing rate among the plurality of APNs as the second APN, so that the efficiency of transmitting data through the network can be improved. Similarly, when the account opening information includes network charges, an APN with the lowest internet speed charge among the plurality of APNs can be determined as a second APN, so that internet charges can be reduced, and internet costs can be saved.

In a further possible implementation of the second aspect, the processor is specifically configured to:

if the amount of the service data uploaded or downloaded through the network in the preset time period is smaller than or equal to a first threshold value, accessing the network through the first CID and the second APN.

It can be seen that when an APN access network needs to be changed, the APN can be switched during traffic idle. The service idle period can be detected through service data volume, when the service data volume uploaded or downloaded through the network in a preset time period is detected to be smaller than or equal to a first threshold value, the current service idle period is indicated, and the switching of APN can not affect the transmission of the service data.

In a further possible implementation manner of the second aspect, the terminal further comprises a communication interface, and the processor is further configured to:

outputting a reminding message through the communication interface, wherein the reminding message is used for prompting to select a second APN to access the network;

an input selection operation for the second APN is received through the communication interface.

It can be seen that the user can be reminded of switching APN through the user interface, after the user confirms the APN switching, the APN is switched to be accessed to the network through the second APN according to the user's wish, whether the APN is switched or not is determined by the user according to the user's own demand wish, and the user's Internet surfing experience is improved.

In a further possible implementation manner of the second aspect, the plurality of APNs includes a common APN and an internet of things APN, and the at least one APN includes at least one internet of things APN.

In a further possible implementation manner of the second aspect, the plurality of APNs includes a common APN and an internet of things APN, and the at least one APN includes at least one internet of things APN and at least one common APN.

It can be seen that, because the internet of things APN has lower tariffs than the common APN, the APN determined from at least one internet of things APN is more suitable for accessing to the network according to the second APN determined by the account opening information, thereby more meeting the demands of users.

In still another possible implementation manner of the second aspect, the plurality of APNs includes a common APN and an internet of things APN, and the at least one APN is any one internet of things APN except the first APN.

It can be seen that, because the internet of things APN has lower tariffs than the common APN, the terminal may determine one of the plurality of APNs as the second APN when the first APN is common. For example, the first internet of things APN is determined to be the second APN, and at this time, the remaining account opening information of the APN can not be acquired any more, so that the computing resource is saved.

In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present application discloses an apparatus, including: a first communication unit for accessing the network through a first packet data protocol context identification CID and a first one of a plurality of access point names APN; wherein, each APN in the plurality of APNs corresponds to account opening information, and the account opening information corresponding to each ANP comprises at least one of network rate and network charge of a network provided by each APN;

The first communication unit is further used for acquiring account opening information corresponding to the first APN;

a second communication unit, configured to obtain account opening information corresponding to at least one APN except the first APN in the plurality of APNs through a second CID;

a determining unit, configured to determine a second APN according to the account opening information corresponding to the first APN and the account opening information corresponding to at least one APN;

the first communication unit is further configured to access the network through the first CID and the second APN.

It can be seen that the device firstly obtains the account opening information of the first APN through the first CID and the first APN dial-up access network, and then obtains the account opening information of the rest APNs through the second CID, so that the APNs meeting the requirements are determined to access the network according to the account opening information, and the Internet surfing experience of the user is improved. Furthermore, since the account opening information of other APNs is acquired through the second CID after the first CID and the first APN are accessed to the network, too much time is not consumed before the APNs are accessed to the network, and therefore the influence of the process of determining the APNs on service data transmission is reduced.

In a possible implementation manner of the third aspect, the determining unit is further configured to:

determining an APN with the highest internet surfing speed or an APN with the lowest internet surfing cost in at least one APN according to account opening information corresponding to the at least one APN;

If the account opening information corresponding to the first APN and the account opening information of the APN with the fastest internet surfing speed or the APN with the lowest internet surfing cost indicate that the APN with the fastest internet surfing speed or the APN with the lowest internet surfing cost is faster than the first APN or lower than the first APN, determining the APN with the fastest internet surfing speed or the APN with the lowest internet surfing cost as the second APN.

It can be seen that, in the case that the account opening information includes the internet surfing rate, the device can determine the APN with the fastest internet surfing rate among the plurality of APNs as the second APN, so that the efficiency of transmitting data through the network can be improved. Similarly, when the account opening information includes network charges, an APN with the lowest internet speed charge among the plurality of APNs can be determined as a second APN, so that internet charges can be reduced, and internet costs can be saved.

In a further possible implementation manner of the third aspect, the first communication unit is further configured to:

if the amount of the service data uploaded or downloaded through the network in the preset time period is smaller than or equal to a first threshold value, accessing the network through the first CID and the second APN.

It can be seen that when an APN access network needs to be changed, the APN can be switched during traffic idle. The service idle period can be detected through service data volume, when the service data volume uploaded or downloaded through the network in a preset time period is detected to be smaller than or equal to a first threshold value, the current service idle period is indicated, and the switching of APN can not affect the transmission of the service data.

In a further possible implementation manner of the third aspect, the first communication unit is further configured to:

outputting a reminding message, wherein the reminding message is used for prompting to select a second APN to access the network;

an input selection operation for a second APN is received.

It can be seen that the user can be reminded of switching APN through the user interface, after the user confirms the APN switching, the APN is switched to be accessed to the network through the second APN according to the user's wish, whether the APN is switched or not is determined by the user according to the user's own demand wish, and the user's Internet surfing experience is improved.

In yet another possible implementation manner of the third aspect, the plurality of APNs includes a common APN and an internet of things APN, and the at least one APN includes at least one internet of things APN.

In yet another possible implementation manner of the third aspect, the plurality of APNs includes a common APN and an internet of things APN, and the at least one APN includes at least one internet of things APN and at least one common APN.

It can be seen that, because the internet of things APN has lower tariffs than the common APN, the APN determined from at least one internet of things APN is more suitable for accessing to the network according to the second APN determined by the account opening information, thereby more meeting the demands of users.

In still another possible implementation manner of the third aspect, the plurality of APNs includes a common APN and an internet of things APN, and the at least one APN is any internet of things APN except the first APN.

It can be seen that, because the internet of things APN has lower tariffs than the common APN, the device may determine one of the plurality of APNs as the second APN when the first APN is common. For example, the first internet of things APN is determined to be the second APN, and at this time, the remaining account opening information of the APN can not be acquired any more, so that the computing resource is saved.

In a fourth aspect, embodiments of the present application disclose a computer readable storage medium having a computer program stored therein, which when run on one or more processors, performs the method described in any of the possible implementations of the first aspect.

In a fifth aspect, embodiments of the present application disclose a computer program product that, when run on one or more processors, can implement the method described in the first aspect or any of the possible implementations of the first aspect.

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The drawings used in the embodiments of the present application are described below.

Fig. 1 is a schematic flow chart of a network access method according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of an APN according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a method for obtaining account opening information according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of an apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

Embodiments of the present application will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present application. In the present application, the words "exemplary" or "such as" are used to mean serving as an example, instance, or illustration. Any embodiment or design described herein as "exemplary" or "for example" should not be construed as preferred or advantageous over other embodiments or designs. Rather, the use of words such as "exemplary" or "such as" is intended to present related concepts in a concrete fashion.

The system architecture and the service scenario described in the present application are for more clearly describing the technical solution of the present application, and do not constitute a limitation to the technical solution provided by the present application, and those skilled in the art can know that the technical solution provided by the present application is equally applicable to similar technical problems with the evolution of the system architecture and the occurrence of new service scenarios.

The following description will be given for the related art and technical terms related to the present application to facilitate understanding.

1. Access point network name (access point name, APN)

The APN is a parameter that must be configured when a terminal device such as a mobile phone accesses the internet, and determines which access mode the terminal device accesses the network. There are many types of external networks that can be accessed for the terminal device, for example: internet, wireless application protocol (wireless application protocol, WAP) web site, group enterprise intranet, industry intranet private network. The access ranges and access modes of different APNs are different, and the network side can distinguish which network is to be accessed after the terminal equipment is activated through the APNs, so that the IP of the corresponding network segment is conveniently allocated, namely the APNs determine which network is accessed by the terminal equipment through which access mode. The networks accessed by different APNs are typically different in network surfing rate and tariff information.

2. Packet data protocol (Packet Data Protocol, PDP)

The packet data protocol is a protocol applied by a terminal device when transmitting and receiving packet data. For example, in general packet radio service (general packet radio service, GPRS), PDP is a protocol used by the GPRS interface.

If the terminal device requests a connection to an external PDN (e.g. one of the Internet, x.25, etc.), a PDP address corresponding to the PDN will be included in its subscription data. In general, a PDP address corresponds to a PDP Context (PDP Context) in which information for tunnelling the user plane is typically maintained, which may include, for example, one or more of the user plane internet protocol (internet protocol, IP) address, tunnel identity, and quality of service (Quality of Service, qoS) of a gateway GPRS support node (gateway GPRS support node, GGSN), etc.

The terminal device typically has stored therein a plurality of PDP context identities (context identifier, CID) for requesting one or more external PDNs.

Referring to fig. 1, fig. 1 is a flow chart of a network access method according to an embodiment of the present application, where the network access method at least includes the following steps:

step S101, the terminal equipment accesses the network through the first CID and the first APN in the plurality of APNs.

Specifically, the terminal device is an electronic device having data transceiving capability, and includes one or more of a network device, a communication device, a terminal, and the like. For example, the terminal device may be a network device, such as a router, a bridge, or a switch, or may be a User Equipment (UE) of various types, a mobile phone (mobile), a tablet (pad), a desktop computer, a headset, a sound, or the like, and may further include a machine smart device, such as a self-driving device, a transportation security (transportation safety) device, a Virtual Reality (VR) terminal device, an augmented reality (augmented reality, AR) terminal device, a machine type communication (machine type communication, MTC) device, an industrial control (industrial control) device, a remote medical (remote media) device, a smart grid (smart grid) device, a smart city (smart city) device, or the like, and may further include a wearable device, such as a smart watch, a smart bracelet, a pedometer, or the like. The devices may be wired or unlimited, and in some technical scenarios, names of devices with similar data transceiving capability may not be called terminal devices, but for convenience of description, the electronic devices with data transceiving capability are collectively called terminal devices in the embodiment of the present application.

The first CID may be a CID corresponding to a default PDN in the terminal device, and the first APN is an APN of the plurality of APNs that is successfully accessed to the network. In general, a terminal device stores a plurality of APNs, and after successful startup registration, the terminal device connects to a network in sequence through a polling scheme, and the first APN that is successful in accessing the network is the first APN.

Optionally, the plurality of APNs may include at least one internet of things APN and at least one common APN. The terminal is pre-stored or configured with an algorithm or a unit module for identifying the APN category, or the terminal can pre-store the corresponding relation between the APN name and the type, and the APN can be determined to be a common APN or an APN of the Internet of things through the APN name. Generally, the general APN may include one or more of the chinese mobile internet (chinamobile network, CMNET), the chinese telecommunication internet (chinatelecom internet, CTNET), the chinese communication internet (3 gnet), etc., and the APN of the internet of things may have an identifier related to the internet of things, such as "internet of things card 1", etc.

Referring to fig. 2, fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of a plurality of APNs acquired by a possible terminal device according to an embodiment of the present application, for example, see an area 201, where "46009" is an identity of a SIM card or a prefix of the identity, and may be used to find a corresponding APN. It can be seen that "46009" may correspond to three APNs, one of which is a common APN, namely "chinese UNICOM 3gnet", and two of which are internet of things APNs, namely "UNICOM internet of things card 1" and "UNICOM internet of things card 1".

Step S102, the terminal equipment acquires account opening information corresponding to the first APN.

Specifically, the account opening information is information corresponding to the internet service opened by the SIM card in the terminal device, and may also be referred to as subscription information. And in the plurality of APNs, account opening information corresponding to each APN is provided, and the account opening information corresponding to each APN comprises at least one of network rate and network charge of a network provided by each APN.

Referring to table 1, table 1 is possible account opening information corresponding to an APN provided in the embodiment of the present application, including a number, an APN name, an APN type, a network rate and a network tariff, where one APN corresponds to one account opening information, for example, 3gnet of chinese UNICOM, the corresponding network rate is 18 megabits per second (Mbps), and the network tariff is 0.05 yuan/M.

Table 1 account opening information corresponding to APN

SIM card identity mark	APN name	APN type	Network rate	Network tariffs
					46009	China Unicom 3gnet	Common APN	18Mbps	0.05 yuan/M
46009	China Unicom Internet of things card 1	Internet of things APN	40Mbps	0.02 yuan/M
					46009	China Unicom Internet of things card 2	Internet of things APN	80Mbps	0.01 yuan/M

The terminal equipment accesses the network through the first CID and a first APN in the plurality of APNs, can acquire account opening information corresponding to the first APN, and the account opening information of the first APN can comprise at least one of internet surfing rate and internet surfing tariffs.

Step S103, the terminal equipment obtains account opening information of at least one APN except the first APN in the APNs through a second CID.

Specifically, since the first CID is being used to access the network through the first APN, the terminal device may obtain the account opening information of the other APNs except for the first APN from the plurality of APNs through the second CID.

Optionally, for other APNs, the terminal device may sequentially obtain information of the plurality of APNs through the second CID. Referring to fig. 3, taking an example that the terminal device acquires two APNs other than the first APN through the second CID, steps as shown in S311 to S314 may be included:

step S311, the terminal equipment obtains the account opening information of the APN2 through the CID2.

Specifically, CID2 is a second CID stored in the terminal device, and APN2 is one APN other than the first APN among the plurality of APNs. Optionally, the terminal device may dial networking through CID2 and APN2 by detecting (probe) PDN, and obtain APN2 account opening information after networking.

Step S312, the terminal device releases CID2.

Specifically, after the terminal device obtains the account opening information through the CID2, the terminal device releases the occupied CID2 before obtaining the next APN through the CID2.

Step S313, the terminal equipment obtains the account opening information of the APN3 through the CID2.

Optionally, the terminal device may obtain the account opening information of the APN3 through the CID2 by detecting (probe) the PDN.

Step S314, the terminal device releases CID2.

Alternatively, for other APNs, the account opening information of multiple APNs may be acquired in the order of sequential detection.

Step S104: and the terminal equipment determines a second APN according to the account opening information corresponding to the first APN and the account opening information corresponding to the at least one APN.

Specifically, the terminal device may determine the second APN according to the account opening information of the multiple APNs by the following methods:

the first method is to determine the second APN according to the account opening information and/or the tariff information. For example, the terminal device may sort the multiple APNs from fast to slow according to the rate information in the account opening information, and determine the APN with the highest rate as the second APN. For another example, the terminal device may rank the plurality of APNs from low to high according to the tariff information in the account opening information, and determine the APN with the lowest tariff as the second APN. For another example, the terminal device may determine the second APN through a preset algorithm according to the rate information and the tariff information in the account opening information. For example, ranking the multiple APNs from low to high, and selecting one APN with highest rate from the N APNs with lower tariffs.

And secondly, determining a second APN according to the APN type. Since the network rate of the internet of things APNs is typically faster than the common APN and the network tariffs are typically lower than the common APN, the terminal device may determine one of the internet of things APNs as the second APN. Wherein, the second APN is determined by the type of the APN, which at least comprises the following schemes:

in the first scheme, if at least one APN is an internet of things APN in the plurality of APNs and the first APN is a common APN, the terminal device may determine one of the at least one APN as the second APN, for example, the terminal device determines the first APN as the second APN, and at this time, the terminal device may not acquire account opening information of other APNs.

Optionally, when the number of the APNs of the internet of things is multiple, the terminal device may also compare the rates and charges of the APNs of the internet of things, and determine the APN of the internet of things with a faster rate and/or a lower charge as the second APN.

In the second scheme, if there are multiple internet of things APNs in the multiple APNs, and the first APN is the internet of things APN, the terminal device may determine one of the internet of things APNs as the second APN. The terminal device may also compare the rates and tariffs of the plurality of APNs of the internet of things, and determine the APN of the internet of things with a faster rate and/or a lower tariff as the second APN.

Step S105: and the terminal equipment accesses to the network through the first CID and the second APN.

Specifically, because the second APN is an APN which is determined by the terminal equipment and is more in accordance with the user requirement, the terminal equipment uses the first CID and the second APN to access the network. Optionally, the network is accessed through the first CID and the second APN, which may be the following cases:

in the first case, the terminal equipment switches APN in the service idle period and accesses the network through the first CID and the second APN. For example, the terminal device may detect whether it is currently in a service idle state, and if so, switch APN. For another example, the terminal device may detect the currently processed traffic data, and if the amount of traffic data uploaded (or sent) or downloaded (or received) through the network in the preset period is less than or equal to a first threshold, access the network through the first CID and the second APN. For example, the terminal device detects the traffic data volume processed in 5 seconds(s), and if the data volume uploaded (or transmitted) or downloaded (or received) is less than 1 megabit (M), it indicates that the APN may be switched currently in the traffic idle period. In this case, the operation of switching the APN can reduce the influence on the normal operation of the terminal equipment and improve the operation stability of the terminal equipment.

And secondly, the terminal equipment outputs a reminding message through a user interface, switches the APN after receiving the confirmation operation of the user, and accesses the network through the first CID and the second APN. In this case, after determining the second APN, the terminal device outputs a reminder message through the first interface, the reminder message being used to indicate to the user that access to the network through the second APN is recommended. Correspondingly, the terminal device also receives an input confirmation operation for the second APN, wherein the confirmation operation is used for indicating that the network is allowed to be accessed through the second APN, so that the network is accessed through the first CID and the second APN.

In the method shown in fig. 1, a terminal device firstly obtains account opening information of a first APN through a first CID and a first APN dial-up access network, and then obtains account opening information of the rest APNs through a second CID, so that the APN meeting the requirements is determined to access the network according to the account opening information, and the internet surfing experience of a user is improved. Furthermore, since the account opening information of other APNs is acquired through the second CID after the first CID and the first APN are accessed to the network, too much time is not consumed before the APNs are accessed to the network, and therefore the influence of the process of determining the APNs on service data transmission is reduced.

The foregoing details of the method according to the embodiments of the present application and the apparatus according to the embodiments of the present application are provided below.

Referring to fig. 4, fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal 40 according to an embodiment of the present application, where the terminal 40 may be a terminal device or a module in a terminal device, such as a chip or an integrated circuit, in the embodiment shown in fig. 1, and the terminal 40 may include a memory 401, a processor 402, and a communication interface 403. Further alternatively, a bus 404 may be included, wherein the memory 401, the processor 402 and the communication interface 403 are connected by the bus 404.

The memory 401 is used to provide a storage space, and data such as an operating system and a computer program may be stored in the storage space. Memory 401 includes, but is not limited to, random access memory (random access memory, RAM), read-only memory (ROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (erasable programmable read only memory, EPROM), or portable read-only memory (compact disc read-only memory, CD-ROM).

The processor 402 is a module for performing arithmetic operations and logical operations, and may be one or a combination of processing modules such as a central processing unit (central processing unit, CPU), a graphics card processor (graphics processing unit, GPU) or a microprocessor (microprocessor unit, MPU).

The communication interface 403 is used to receive data transmitted from the outside and/or transmit data to the outside, and may be a wired link interface including an ethernet cable or the like, or may be a wireless link (WIFI, bluetooth, or the like) interface. Optionally, the communication interface may also include a transmitter (e.g., a radio frequency transmitter, etc.) or a receiver, etc. coupled to the interface.

The processor 402 in the terminal 40 is arranged to read the computer program code stored in the memory 401, performing the following operations:

accessing the network through a first packet data protocol context identifier CID and a first APN of a plurality of access point names APNs; wherein, each APN in the plurality of APNs corresponds to account opening information, and the account opening information corresponding to each ANP comprises at least one of network rate and network charge of a network provided by each APN;

acquiring account opening information corresponding to a first APN;

acquiring account opening information corresponding to at least one APN except the first APN in the APNs through the second CID;

determining a second APN according to the account opening information corresponding to the first APN and the account opening information corresponding to at least one APN;

the network is accessed through the first CID and the second APN.

It can be seen that the terminal 40 firstly obtains the account opening information of the first APN through the first CID and the first APN dial-up access network, and then obtains the remaining account opening information of the APN through the second CID, so as to determine the APN meeting the requirement according to the account opening information to access the network, and promote the internet surfing experience of the user. Furthermore, since the account opening information of other APNs is acquired through the second CID after the first CID and the first APN are accessed to the network, too much time is not consumed before the APNs are accessed to the network, and therefore the influence of the process of determining the APNs on service data transmission is reduced.

In one possible implementation, the processor is specifically configured to:

determining an APN with the highest internet surfing speed or an APN with the lowest internet surfing cost in at least one APN according to account opening information corresponding to the at least one APN;

if the account opening information corresponding to the first APN and the account opening information of the APN with the fastest internet surfing speed or the APN with the lowest internet surfing cost indicate that the APN with the fastest internet surfing speed or the APN with the lowest internet surfing cost is faster than the first APN or lower than the first APN, determining the APN with the fastest internet surfing speed or the APN with the lowest internet surfing cost as the second APN.

It can be seen that, when the account opening information includes the internet surfing rate, the terminal can determine the APN with the fastest internet surfing rate among the plurality of APNs as the second APN, so that the efficiency of transmitting data through the network can be improved. Similarly, when the account opening information includes network charges, an APN with the lowest internet speed charge among the plurality of APNs can be determined as a second APN, so that internet charges can be reduced, and internet costs can be saved.

In yet another possible implementation, the processor 402 is specifically configured to:

if the amount of the service data uploaded or downloaded through the network in the preset time period is smaller than or equal to a first threshold value, accessing the network through the first CID and the second APN.

It can be seen that when an APN access network needs to be changed, the APN can be switched during traffic idle. The service idle period can be detected through service data volume, when the service data volume uploaded or downloaded through the network in a preset time period is detected to be smaller than or equal to a first threshold value, the current service idle period is indicated, and the switching of APN can not affect the transmission of the service data.

In yet another possible implementation, the processor 402 is further configured to:

outputting a reminder message through the communication interface 403, where the reminder message is used to prompt selection of a second APN for accessing the network;

an input selection operation for the second APN is received through the communication interface 403.

It can be seen that the user can be reminded of switching APN through the user interface, after the user confirms the APN switching, the APN is switched to be accessed to the network through the second APN according to the user's wish, whether the APN is switched or not is determined by the user according to the user's own demand wish, and the user's Internet surfing experience is improved.

In yet another possible implementation, the plurality of APNs includes a common APN and an internet of things APN, and the at least one APN includes at least one internet of things APN.

In yet another possible implementation, the plurality of APNs includes a common APN and an internet of things APN, and the at least one APN includes at least one internet of things APN and at least one common APN.

It can be seen that, because the internet of things APN has lower tariffs than the common APN, the APN determined from at least one internet of things APN is more suitable for accessing to the network according to the second APN determined by the account opening information, thereby more meeting the demands of users.

In still another possible implementation manner, the plurality of APNs includes a common APN and an internet of things APN, and the at least one APN is any one of the internet of things APNs except the first APN.

As can be seen, since the internet of things APN has a lower tariff than the common APN, the terminal 40 may determine one of the plurality of APNs as the second APN when the first APN is common. For example, the first internet of things APN is determined to be the second APN, and at this time, the remaining account opening information of the APN can not be acquired any more, so that the computing resource is saved.

Referring to fig. 5, fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of an apparatus 50 according to an embodiment of the present application, where the apparatus 50 may be a terminal device or a module in a terminal device in the embodiment shown in fig. 1. The apparatus 50 comprises a first communication unit 501, a second communication unit 502 and a determination unit 503, wherein the respective units are described as follows:

a first communication unit 501, configured to access a network through a first packet data protocol context identifier CID and a first APN of a plurality of access point names APNs; wherein, each APN in the plurality of APNs corresponds to account opening information, and the account opening information corresponding to each ANP comprises at least one of network rate and network charge of a network provided by each APN;

The first communication unit 501 is further configured to obtain account opening information corresponding to a first APN;

a second communication unit 502, configured to obtain account opening information corresponding to at least one APN other than the first APN in the plurality of APNs through a second CID;

a determining unit 503, configured to determine a second APN according to the account opening information corresponding to the first APN and the account opening information corresponding to the at least one APN;

the first communication unit 501 is further configured to access the network through the first CID and the second APN.

It can be seen that the device 50 firstly obtains the account opening information of the first APN through the first CID and the first APN dial-up access network, and then obtains the account opening information of the remaining APNs through the second CID, so as to determine the APN meeting the requirement according to the account opening information to access the network, and promote the internet surfing experience of the user. Furthermore, since the account opening information of other APNs is acquired through the second CID after the first CID and the first APN are accessed to the network, too much time is not consumed before the APNs are accessed to the network, and therefore the influence of the process of determining the APNs on service data transmission is reduced.

Here, the division of the plurality of units is merely a logical division according to functions, and is not limited to a specific configuration of the apparatus 50. In a specific implementation, where some of the functional modules may be subdivided into more tiny functional modules, some of the functional modules may be combined into one functional module, but the general flow performed by the apparatus 50 during communication is the same whether the functional modules are subdivided or combined. Typically, each unit corresponds to a respective program code (or program instruction), which when executed on a processor causes the unit to perform a respective flow to thereby implement a respective function.

In a possible implementation, the determining unit 503 is further configured to:

determining an APN with the highest internet surfing speed or an APN with the lowest internet surfing cost in at least one APN according to account opening information corresponding to the at least one APN;

if the account opening information corresponding to the first APN and the account opening information of the APN with the fastest internet surfing speed or the APN with the lowest internet surfing cost indicate that the APN with the fastest internet surfing speed or the APN with the lowest internet surfing cost is faster than the first APN or lower than the first APN, determining the APN with the fastest internet surfing speed or the APN with the lowest internet surfing cost as the second APN.

It can be seen that, in the case that the account opening information includes the internet surfing rate, the apparatus 50 may determine the APN having the fastest internet surfing rate among the plurality of APNs as the second APN, so that the efficiency of transmitting data through the network may be improved. Similarly, when the account opening information includes network charges, an APN with the lowest internet speed charge among the plurality of APNs can be determined as a second APN, so that internet charges can be reduced, and internet costs can be saved.

In a further possible embodiment, the first communication unit 501 is further configured to:

if the amount of the service data uploaded or downloaded through the network in the preset time period is smaller than or equal to a first threshold value, accessing the network through the first CID and the second APN.

It can be seen that when an APN access network needs to be changed, the APN can be switched during traffic idle. The service idle period can be detected through service data volume, when the service data volume uploaded or downloaded through the network in a preset time period is detected to be smaller than or equal to a first threshold value, the current service idle period is indicated, and the switching of APN can not affect the transmission of the service data.

In a further possible embodiment, the first communication unit 501 is further configured to:

outputting a reminding message, wherein the reminding message is used for prompting to select a second APN to access the network;

an input selection operation for a second APN is received.

It can be seen that the above device 50 can remind the user to switch the APN through the user interface, and after the user confirms to switch the APN, the user switches to access to the network through the second APN according to his will, so that the user can determine whether to switch the APN according to his own demand, and the internet surfing experience of the user is improved.

In yet another possible implementation, the plurality of APNs includes a common APN and an internet of things APN, and the at least one APN includes at least one internet of things APN.

In yet another possible implementation, the plurality of APNs includes a common APN and an internet of things APN, and the at least one APN includes at least one internet of things APN and at least one common APN.

It can be seen that, because the internet of things APN has lower tariffs than the common APN, the APN determined from at least one internet of things APN is more suitable for accessing to the network according to the second APN determined by the account opening information, thereby more meeting the demands of users.

In still another possible implementation manner, the plurality of APNs includes a common APN and an internet of things APN, and the at least one APN is any one of the internet of things APNs except the first APN.

As can be seen, since the internet of things APN has a lower tariff than the common APN, the apparatus 50 may determine one of the plurality of APNs as the second APN when the first APN is common. For example, the first internet of things APN is determined to be the second APN, and at this time, the remaining account opening information of the APN can not be acquired any more, so that the computing resource is saved.

Embodiments of the present application also provide a computer readable storage medium having a computer program stored therein, which when run on one or more processors, performs the method described in the embodiment shown in fig. 1.

The embodiment of the application also provides a chip system, which comprises at least one processor, a memory and an interface circuit, wherein the interface circuit is used for providing information input/output for the at least one processor, and the at least one memory stores a computer program, and when the computer program runs on one or more processors, the method in the embodiment shown in fig. 1 is executed.

The embodiment of the application also provides a computer program product, which comprises: a computer readable storage medium, in turn, contains computer readable program code that is executed by one or more processors to perform the method described in the embodiment shown in fig. 1.

In the above embodiments, it 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. The processes or functions described in the embodiments of the present application may be implemented in whole or in part when the computer program instructions are loaded and executed on a computer. The computer may be a general purpose computer, a special purpose computer, a computer network, or other programmable apparatus. The computer instructions may be stored in or transmitted across a computer-readable storage medium. The computer readable storage medium may be any available medium that can be accessed by a computer or a data storage device such as a server, data center, etc. that contains an integration of one or more available media. Usable media may be magnetic media (e.g., floppy disks, hard disks, magnetic tapes), optical media (e.g., DVDs), or semiconductor media (e.g., solid State Disks (SSDs)), among others.

The steps in the method embodiment of the application can be sequentially adjusted, combined and deleted according to actual needs.

The modules in the embodiment of the device can be combined, divided and deleted according to actual needs.

The foregoing is merely illustrative of the present application, and the present application is not limited thereto, and any changes or substitutions easily contemplated by those skilled in the art within the scope of the present application should be included in the present application.

Claims (13)

1. A network access method, applied to a terminal, comprising:

after the terminal is started and registered successfully, carrying out network access through a first packet data protocol context identifier CID and a plurality of access point names APNs in a polling mode, wherein the APN successfully accessed to the network is a first APN; wherein, each APN in the plurality of APNs corresponds to account opening information, the account opening information corresponding to each ANP comprises at least one of network rate and network charge of a network provided by each APN, and the first APN is a common APN;

in the process that the terminal is in a network access state, detecting sequentially through a second CID to obtain account opening information corresponding to at least two APNs except the first APN in the APNs, and releasing the occupied second CID after obtaining account opening information of one APN so as to obtain account opening information of the next APN; the at least two APNs comprise at least two Internet of things APNs;

Selecting a second APN from the at least two APNs according to account opening information corresponding to the at least two APNs, wherein the second APN is faster than the network rate of other APNs in the at least two APNs and/or lower in network tariffs;

and accessing a network through the first CID and the second APN.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein after determining a second APN according to the account opening information corresponding to the first APN and the account opening information corresponding to the at least two APNs, the method further comprises, before accessing the network through the first CID and the second APN:

outputting a reminding message, wherein the reminding message is used for prompting to select the second APN to access a network;

and receiving input selection operation for the second APN.

3. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein the accessing the network through the first CID and the second APN comprises:

and if the amount of the service data uploaded or downloaded through the network in the preset time period is smaller than or equal to a first threshold value, accessing the network through the first CID and the second APN.

4. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the account opening information further comprises an APN type.

5. A terminal comprising a memory having a computer program stored therein and a processor invoking the computer program stored in the memory for performing the operations of:

after the terminal is started and registered successfully, carrying out network access through a first packet data protocol context identifier CID and a plurality of access point names APNs in a polling mode, wherein the APN successfully accessed to the network is a first APN; wherein, each APN in the plurality of APNs corresponds to account opening information, the account opening information corresponding to each ANP comprises at least one of network rate and network charge of a network provided by each APN, and the first APN is a common APN;

in the process that the terminal is in a network access state, detecting sequentially through a second CID to obtain account opening information corresponding to at least two APNs except the first APN in the APNs, and releasing the occupied second CID after obtaining account opening information of one APN so as to obtain account opening information of the next APN; the at least two APNs comprise at least two Internet of things APNs;

selecting a second APN from the at least two APNs according to account opening information corresponding to the at least two APNs, wherein the second APN is faster than the network rate of other APNs in the at least two APNs and/or lower in network tariffs;

And accessing a network through the first CID and the second APN.

6. The terminal of claim 5, wherein the terminal further comprises a communication interface, and wherein the processor is further configured to:

outputting a reminding message through the communication interface, wherein the reminding message is used for prompting to select the second APN to access a network;

and receiving input selection operation for the second APN through the communication interface.

7. Terminal according to claim 5 or 6, wherein in respect of said accessing the network via said first CID and said second APN, said processor is specifically configured to access the network via said first CID and said second APN if the amount of traffic data uploaded or downloaded via said network during a preset period of time is smaller than or equal to a first threshold.

8. The terminal according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the account opening information further comprises an APN type.

9. An apparatus, for use in a terminal, comprising:

the first communication unit is used for carrying out network access through a first packet data protocol context identifier CID and a plurality of access point names APNs in a polling mode after the terminal is successfully started and registered, wherein the APN successfully accessed to the network is a first APN; wherein, each APN in the plurality of APNs corresponds to account opening information, the account opening information corresponding to each ANP comprises at least one of network rate and network charge of a network provided by each APN, and the first APN is a common APN;

A second communication unit, configured to sequentially detect, during a process that the terminal is in a network access state, through a second CID to obtain account opening information corresponding to at least two APNs except for the first APN in the plurality of APNs, and after obtaining account opening information of one of the APNs, release the occupied second CID to obtain account opening information of a next APN; the at least two APNs comprise at least two Internet of things APNs;

a determining unit, configured to select a second APN from the at least two APNs according to account opening information corresponding to the at least two APNs, where the second APN is faster than network rates of other APNs in the at least two APNs and/or has lower network charges;

the first communication unit is further configured to access a network through the first CID and the second APN.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the first communication unit is further configured to:

outputting a reminding message, wherein the reminding message is used for prompting to select the second APN to access a network;

and receiving input selection operation for the second APN.

11. The apparatus according to claim 9 or 10, wherein, in the accessing of the network through the first CID and the second APN, the first communication unit is specifically configured to:

And if the amount of the service data uploaded or downloaded through the network in the preset time period is smaller than or equal to a first threshold value, accessing the network through the first CID and the second APN.

12. The apparatus of claim 9 or 10, wherein the account opening information further comprises an APN type.

13. A computer readable storage medium, in which a computer program is stored which, when run on one or more processors, performs the method of any of claims 1-4.