WO2017080231A1

WO2017080231A1 - Method of accessing wireless network and device utilizing same

Info

Publication number: WO2017080231A1
Application number: PCT/CN2016/088375
Authority: WO
Inventors: 张亚兵
Original assignee: 中兴通讯股份有限公司
Priority date: 2015-11-10
Filing date: 2016-07-04
Publication date: 2017-05-18
Also published as: CN106686591A; CN106686591B

Abstract

The disclosure discloses a method of accessing a wireless network and a device utilizing the same. The method comprises: receiving an application message transmitted by a terminal using a first subscriber identification module (SIM) card and configured to apply for a second SIM card; and transmitting, according to the application message, pre-acquired initialization information of the second SIM card to the terminal, and instructing the terminal to utilize the initialization information to access a network operated by a network operator to which the second SIM card belongs. The invention resolves a problem in which a user has to obtain key identifier (KI) information of a SIM card of a network operator in order to use a virtual SIM card, thereby achieving an effect of using a virtual SIM card anytime anywhere by just sending an application via a terminal, and enhancing user experience.

Description

Method and device for accessing wireless network

Technical field

Embodiments of the present invention relate to, but are not limited to, the field of mobile communications, and in particular, to a method and apparatus for accessing a wireless network.

Background technique

With the rapid development of wireless access technologies, people are increasingly demanding ubiquitous wireless Internet access. For some people with a wide range of business, in addition to the need for Internet access in the region, there is also the need for Internet access in the field. Network operators are often different between local and foreign networks. In this way, for the end user, roaming from one operator to another will result in higher roaming charges. Of course, the end user can also handle the SIM (Subscriber Identification Module) card of the local operator. However, if the end user switches frequently in multiple countries, it brings a lot of trouble to the user to use the wireless Internet.

In the related art, if a terminal wants to use a virtual SIM card, it must obtain the SIM Identifier Key (KI) information of the operator, as long as the operator SIM card KI information can be obtained, and the terminal is in use. When downloading KI information from the SIM card information server, you can access the network through the applied SIM card information. However, in practical applications, some operators' KIs cannot be obtained, or they cannot be obtained when users want to use them. They must be limited by operators. This makes users unable to use virtual SIM cards. The user experience is poor.

In the related art, when the terminal needs to use the virtual SIM card, the operator must use the KI information, which is limited by the operator, and no effective solution has been found yet.

Summary of the invention

The following is an overview of the topics detailed in this document. This Summary is not intended to limit the scope of the claims.

The present invention provides a method and an apparatus for accessing a wireless network, so as to at least solve the problem that the user must obtain the SIM card KI information of the operator in order to use the virtual SIM card in the related art.

According to an aspect of the present invention, a method for accessing a wireless network includes: receiving an application message sent by a terminal using a first SIM card for applying for a second SIM card; The application message sends the initialization information of the second SIM card acquired in advance to the terminal, and instructs the terminal to use the initialization information to access the network of the operator to which the second SIM card belongs.

Optionally, the first SIM card and the second SIM card meet one of the following conditions: the first SIM card and the second SIM card belong to the same area;

The first SIM card and the second SIM card belong to different areas;

The first SIM card and the second SIM card belong to the same operator;

The first SIM card and the second SIM card belong to different operators.

Optionally, the initialization information of the pre-acquired second SIM card is obtained by: receiving initialization information of the second SIM card read through the preset card pool, and storing the received initialization of the second SIM card information.

Optionally, the method for the terminal to use the initialization information to access the network of the operator to which the second SIM card belongs, the method further includes: receiving a random number sent by the terminal, and the second The first authentication information for authenticating the initialization information by the network of the operator to which the SIM card belongs, and obtaining the second authentication information of the terminal according to the random number; sending the second authentication information to the Said terminal.

Optionally, the indicating that the terminal uses the initialization information to access the network of the operator to which the second SIM card belongs includes: determining, according to the first authentication information, a network of the operator to which the second SIM card belongs Whether it is legal, and judging whether the terminal is legal according to the second authentication information;

When the network of the operator to which the second SIM card belongs and the terminal are both legal, the terminal is instructed to complete access to the network of the operator to which the second SIM card belongs.

Optionally, the method further includes: receiving an interrupt signal of the second SIM card, where the interrupt signal is used to indicate that the second SIM card is performing a card insertion or a card extraction operation; The status information of the SIM card in the preset register determines the card pool position of the second SIM card; acquires the in-position signal of the card pool position, and when the in-position signal indicates that the second SIM card is valid, Updating initialization information of the second SIM card.

According to another aspect of the present invention, an apparatus for accessing a wireless network is provided, including: a first receiving module, configured to receive, by the terminal, a first SIM card for applying for a second SIM card An application message, configured to send initialization information of the second SIM card acquired in advance to the terminal according to the application message, and instruct the terminal to access the second SIM by using the initialization information The network of the carrier to which the card belongs.

The first SIM card and the second SIM card belong to different areas;

The first SIM card and the second SIM card belong to the same operator;

The first SIM card and the second SIM card belong to different operators.

Optionally, the device further includes: a second receiving module, configured to receive initialization information of the second SIM card read by the preset card pool; and a storage module configured to store the received initialization of the second SIM card information.

Optionally, the access module further includes: a receiving unit, configured to receive, in the process of instructing the terminal to use the initialization information to access a network of an operator to which the second SIM card belongs, to receive a random And the first authentication information for authenticating the initialization information by the network of the operator to which the second SIM card belongs, and obtaining the second authentication information of the terminal according to the random number; the sending unit is set to Sending the second authentication information to the terminal.

Optionally, the access module further includes: a determining unit, configured to, according to the first authentication, instructing the terminal to use the initialization information to access a network of an operator to which the second SIM card belongs Determining whether the network of the operator to which the second SIM card belongs is legal, and determining whether the terminal is legal according to the second authentication information, where the network of the operator to which the second SIM card belongs and the terminal When all are legal, the terminal is instructed to complete access to the network of the operator to which the second SIM card belongs.

Optionally, the device further includes: a third receiving module, configured to receive an interrupt signal of the second SIM card, where the interrupt signal is used to indicate that the second SIM card is inserted or pulled out The determining module is configured to determine a card pool position of the second SIM card according to the state information of the second SIM card in the preset register; and the updating module is configured to acquire an in-position signal of the card pool position, And updating the initialization information of the second SIM card when the in-position signal indicates that the second SIM card is valid.

According to an aspect of the present invention, a method for accessing a wireless network is further provided, comprising: transmitting, by using a first SIM card, an application message for applying for a second SIM card to a service server; receiving the Initializing information of the two SIM cards, and accessing the network of the operator to which the second SIM card belongs according to the initialization information.

Optionally, the accessing the network of the operator to which the second SIM card belongs according to the initialization information includes: sending the initialization information to a network of an operator to which the second SIM card belongs, and receiving the The first authentication information and the random number returned by the network of the operator to which the SIM card belongs; the first authentication information and the random number are sent to the service server, where the first authentication information is used to determine the Whether the network of the operator to which the SIM card belongs is legal, the random number is used to determine whether the terminal is legal; when the network of the operator to which the second SIM card belongs and the terminal are both legal, the second SIM card is completed. Access to the network of the operator.

According to another aspect of the present invention, an apparatus for accessing a wireless network, where the application is on the terminal side, includes: a sending module, configured to send, by using the first SIM card, an application message for applying for the second SIM card to the service server; The access module is configured to receive initialization information of the second SIM card sent by the service server, and access the network of the operator to which the second SIM card belongs according to the initialization information.

Optionally, the access module includes: a processing unit, configured to send the initialization information to a network of an operator to which the second SIM card belongs, and receive a first return of the network of the operator to which the second SIM card belongs The authentication information and the random number; the sending unit is configured to send the first authentication information and the random number to the service server, where the first authentication information is used to determine the operator of the second SIM card Whether the network is legal, the random number is used to determine whether the terminal is legal; the access unit is configured to complete the access to the second SIM card when the network of the operator to which the second SIM card belongs and the terminal are both legal Access to the operator's network.

The embodiment of the invention further provides a computer readable storage medium storing computer executable instructions for performing any of the above methods for accessing a wireless network.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, the receiving terminal sends an application message for applying for the second SIM card by using the first SIM, and then sending, according to the application message, initialization information of the second SIM card that has been acquired in advance to the And the terminal is instructed to use the initialization information to access the network of the operator to which the second SIM card belongs, and solve the problem that the user must obtain the SIM card KI information of the operator to use the virtual SIM card in the related art. And then reach it anytime, anywhere To use the virtual SIM card effect through the terminal application, the user experience is improved.

Other features and advantages of the embodiments of the invention will be set forth in the description in the description which The objectives and other advantages of the invention may be realized and obtained by means of the structure particularly pointed in the appended claims.

Other aspects will be apparent upon reading and understanding the drawings and detailed description.

BRIEF abstract

The drawings described herein are intended to provide a further understanding of the invention, and are intended to be a part of the invention. In the drawing:

1 is a flow chart of a method of accessing a wireless network in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a structural block diagram of an apparatus for accessing a wireless network according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a block diagram 1 of an optional structure of an apparatus for accessing a wireless network according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a block diagram 2 of an optional structure of an apparatus for accessing a wireless network according to an embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a block diagram 3 of an optional structure of an apparatus for accessing a wireless network according to an embodiment of the present invention;

6 is a block diagram 4 of an optional structure of an apparatus for accessing a wireless network according to an embodiment of the present invention;

7 is a flow chart of another method of accessing a wireless network according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a structural block diagram of another apparatus for accessing a wireless network according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

9 is a block diagram showing an alternative structure of another apparatus for accessing a wireless network according to an embodiment of the present invention;

10 is a block diagram of a third party carrier system in accordance with an alternative embodiment of the present invention;

11 is a flow chart of powering up a physical card pool according to an alternative embodiment of the present invention;

12 is a flow chart of physical card pool authentication according to an alternative embodiment of the present invention;

13 is a flowchart of a physical card pool interrupt processing according to an alternative embodiment of the present invention;

14 is a flow diagram of a physical card pool heartbeat in accordance with an alternate embodiment of the present invention.

Preferred embodiment of the invention

The invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings in conjunction with the embodiments. It should be noted that the embodiments in the present application and the features in the embodiments may be combined with each other without conflict.

It is to be understood that the terms "first", "second" and the like in the specification and claims of the present invention are used to distinguish similar objects, and are not necessarily used to describe a particular order or order.

In this embodiment, a method for accessing a wireless network is provided. FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a method for accessing a wireless network according to an embodiment of the present invention. The application is performed on a service server side, as shown in FIG. The following steps:

Step S102: The receiving terminal sends an application message for applying for the second SIM card by using the first SIM card.

In an optional embodiment, the first SIM card may be a pre-made SIM card, and the second SIM card is a virtual SIM card. Optionally, when the terminal sends the application message by using the first SIM card, the data network to which the first SIM card belongs, or other network available locally, such as a WIFI network, is used. At this time, the terminal uses the first SIM card to perform communication. The area of the operator to which the second SIM card belongs may be the roaming area of the first SIM card. For example, the operator of the first SIM card is Yueyang Mobile, the operator of the second SIM card is Shenzhen Mobile, and the operation of the first SIM card. The business is Nanjing Mobile, and the operator of the second SIM card is the US ATT. The user can apply for the second SIM card when the user uses the first SIM card in the roaming area, or the communication fee is relatively high. However, the embodiment also supports the user to apply for the second SIM card in the non-roaming area. In the roaming area of the first SIM card, the application information may also carry the network information of the operator of the location where the terminal is located, and send an application message for the SIM card of the carrier network where the terminal is located, for example, moving through Nanjing in Beijing. The SIM card sends an application message requesting the use of Beijing Mobile's SIM card.

Step S104: Send the initialization information of the second SIM card acquired in advance to the terminal according to the received application message, and instruct the terminal to use the initialization information to access the network of the operator to which the second SIM card belongs.

Optionally, in a specific implementation process, the service server may be configured to: after receiving the application information sent by the terminal, the service server triggers sending the initialization information of the second SIM card to the sending terminal of the application message, and the application sent by the terminal The message is used to notify the recipient of the application message that the second The initialization information of the SIM card is fed back to the terminal. After receiving the application message sent by the terminal, the service server selects the appropriate second according to the type of the terminal carried in the application message, the network format supported by the operator and the network supported by the terminal. The SIM card sends the initialization information of the second SIM to the terminal, and the tariff information or the usage description of the second SIM may also be sent to the terminal. After receiving the initialization information, the terminal may use the initialization information to trigger the second access. The network of the operator to which the SIM belongs, such as the network of the roaming area.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, the receiving terminal sends an application message for applying for the second SIM card by using the first SIM, and then sends the initialization information of the second SIM card to the terminal according to the application message, and instructs the terminal to use the initialization information to access. The network of the operator of the second SIM card solves the problem that the user must obtain the SIM card KI information of the operator in order to use the virtual SIM card in the related art, thereby achieving the use of the virtual SIM card by any terminal application at any time and any place. The effect is to enhance the user experience.

In an optional implementation manner of the embodiment of the present invention, the condition that the first SIM card and the second SIM card meet may be, but is not limited to, the first SIM card and the second SIM card belong to the same area, the first SIM card, and the second The SIM card belongs to different areas, the first SIM card and the second SIM card belong to the same operator, and the first SIM card and the second SIM card belong to different operators. For example, the first SIM card and the second SIM card are both Beijing Mobile. The numbers are different; or the first SIM card and the second SIM card are Nanjing Mobile and Beijing Mobile respectively; or the first SIM card and the second SIM card belong to China Unicom; or, the first SIM card and the second SIM card respectively Belongs to China Telecom and China Unicom. Specifically, it may be determined according to actual conditions. For example, the first SIM card and the second SIM card may be set to belong to different areas, that is, the second SIM card is a roaming area of the first SIM card.

In an optional implementation manner of this embodiment, before the initialization information of the second SIM card is sent to the terminal according to the application message, the initialization information of the second SIM card may also be acquired in advance. Before the initialization information of the second SIM card is sent to the terminal, the initialization information of the second SIM card needs to be saved on the service server. Optionally, the initialization information of the second SIM card may be a SIM card belonging to multiple operators. The initialization information of the SIM card in multiple areas, and the initialization information of the second SIM card is obtained in advance by:

S11. Receive initialization information of the second SIM card read through the preset card pool.

S12. Store initialization information of the received second SIM card.

Optionally, the third-party operator purchases the SIM card from the traditional carrier in multiple regions, that is, the second SIM card in this embodiment, inserts the SIM card into the preset card pool of the SIM card, and the preset card pool is powered on. After reading the initialization information of the SIM card, after creating the second SIM card on the card pool, it can also determine whether the second SIM card is in place or valid. When the second SIM card is in place and is valid, the service server receives the pass. The initialization information of the second SIM card read by the card pool is saved in the storage device. When the user applies for the second SIM card, the saved initialization information of the second SIM card is sent to the terminal.

In an optional implementation manner of the present embodiment, in the process of instructing the terminal to use the initialization information to access the network of the operator to which the second SIM card belongs, the method further includes:

S21: Receive a random number sent by the terminal and first authentication information for authenticating the initialization information by the network of the operator to which the second SIM card belongs, and obtain the second authentication information of the terminal according to the random number.

S22. Send the second authentication information to the terminal.

In this optional implementation manner, after the terminal user arrives at the roaming place, the first SIM card is used to access the traditional network connection service server, and the initialization information of the SIM card of the roaming place is requested from the service server, that is, the initialization of the second SIM card. The information is used to start the access network by using the initialization information of the applied second SIM card. In the access process, after the network of the operator of the second SIM card returns the authentication information of the network side and the random number to the terminal, the terminal The received authentication information and the random number are sent to the service server, and the authentication information and the random number are generated on the network side according to the general protocol of the communication network, and the network of the roaming area receives the initialization information of the virtual SIM card. The authentication information is returned to the authentication information of the roaming area network, and the authentication information may indicate the security level of the roaming network, the type of the network, the type of the terminal applicable to the network, the area applicable to the network, the network operator, and the like, and the service server receives the randomness sent by the terminal. And the first authentication information for authenticating the initialization information by the access network of the second SIM card, and the second SIM card is based on The second authentication information of the terminal is calculated and sent to the service server, and the second authentication information is related to the legality of the virtual SIM card used by the terminal or the legality of using the virtual SIM card in the designated roaming area, and the service server obtains the terminal. After the second authentication information, the second authentication information is sent to the terminal.

According to the foregoing optional implementation manner, in the process of instructing the terminal to use the initialization information to access the network of the operator to which the second SIM card belongs, the method further includes:

S31. Determine, according to the first authentication information, whether the network of the operator to which the second SIM card belongs is legal. And determining, according to the second authentication information, whether the terminal is legal;

S32. When the network and the terminal of the operator of the second SIM card are both legal, the terminal is instructed to complete the access to the network of the operator to which the second SIM card belongs.

In this embodiment, after the terminal completes the access to the network of the operator to which the second SIM card belongs, the terminal may perform data transmission service and call short message service on the network of the operator by using the initialization information of the second SIM card.

In an optional implementation manner of this embodiment, the method further includes:

S41. The interrupt signal of the second SIM card is received, where the interrupt signal is used to indicate that the second SIM card is subjected to a card insertion or a card-drawing operation;

S42. Determine, according to status information of the second SIM card in the preset register, a card pool position of the second SIM card.

S43. Acquire an in-position signal of the card pool position, and update the initialization information of the second SIM card when the bit signal indicates that the second SIM card is valid.

After the terminal uses the second SIM card to access the network of the roaming area, or after the initialization information of the second SIM card has been obtained by the service server, the second SIM card that has been set may be inserted or pulled out, and The second SIM card is powered off and replaced, which may cause the initialization information corresponding to the second SIM card to be invalid. At this time, the card pool where the second SIM card is located will report an interrupt signal. In order to ensure that the terminal can use the second SIM card normally or the initialization information of the second SIM card saved in the network is valid, the service server needs to receive the first. The interrupt signal reported by the second SIM card is followed by a subsequent operation. Alternatively, when the SIM card in the SIM card information reading unit is unplugged or newly inserted into the SIM card, the interrupt signal is reported to the processing unit of the server, and the second signal is received. When the interrupt signal of the SIM card is determined, the card pool position of the second SIM card is determined according to the state information of the second SIM card in the preset register, and it is determined which card pool SIM card changes, and then the in-position signal of the card pool position is acquired. And updating the initialization information of the second SIM card when the in-position signal indicates that the second SIM card is valid. Optionally, when the in-position signal indicates that the second SIM card is invalid or does not acquire the in-position signal, the server reports an error. And notifying the terminal that the second SIM card has expired, or assigning initialization information of the other optional second other SIM cards to the terminal.

Through the description of the above embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the method according to the above embodiment can be implemented by means of software plus a necessary general hardware platform, and of course It can be done through hardware, but in many cases the former is a better implementation. Based on such understanding, the technical solution of the present invention, which is essential or contributes to the prior art, may be embodied in the form of a software product stored in a storage medium (such as ROM/RAM, disk, The optical disc includes a number of instructions for causing a terminal device (which may be a cell phone, a computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) to perform the methods of various embodiments of the present invention.

In the embodiment, a device for accessing a wireless network is provided, and the device is used to implement the foregoing embodiments and preferred embodiments, and details are not described herein. As used below, the term "module" may implement a combination of software and/or hardware of a predetermined function. Although the apparatus described in the following embodiments is preferably implemented in software, hardware, or a combination of software and hardware, is also possible and contemplated.

2 is a structural block diagram of an apparatus for accessing a wireless network according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the apparatus includes: a first receiving module 20, and an access module 22, where

The first receiving module 20 is configured to receive, by the terminal, an application message sent by the first SIM card for applying for the second SIM card;

The access module 22 is coupled to the first receiving module 20 and configured to send the initialization information of the second SIM card acquired in advance to the terminal according to the application message, and instruct the terminal to use the initialization information to access the operator of the second SIM card. The internet.

In an optional implementation manner according to this embodiment, the condition that the first SIM card and the second SIM card meet may be, but is not limited to, the first SIM card and the second SIM card belong to the same area, the first SIM card, and the second SIM. The card belongs to different regions, the first SIM card and the second SIM card belong to the same operator, and the first SIM card and the second SIM card belong to different operators. For example, the first SIM card and the second SIM card are both Beijing Mobile, but only The numbers are different; or the first SIM card and the second SIM card are Nanjing Mobile and Beijing Mobile respectively; or the first SIM card and the second SIM card belong to China Unicom; or, the first SIM card and the second SIM card belong to China Telecom and China Unicom. Specifically, it may be determined according to actual conditions. For example, the first SIM card and the second SIM card may be set to belong to different areas, that is, the second SIM card is a roaming area of the first SIM card.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an optional structure of an apparatus for accessing a wireless network according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the apparatus further includes: a second receiving module 30, in addition to all the modules shown in FIG. , the storage module 32, wherein

The second receiving module 30 is configured to receive initialization information of the second SIM card read through the preset card pool;

The storage module 32 is coupled to the second receiving module 30 and configured to store initialization information of the received second SIM card.

4 is a block diagram of an optional structure of an apparatus for accessing a wireless network according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, the access module 22 further includes: a receiving unit, except for all the modules shown in FIG. 40, a sending module 42, wherein

The receiving unit 40 is configured to, in the process of instructing the terminal to use the initialization information to access the network of the operator to which the second SIM card belongs, to receive the random number sent by the terminal and the network of the operator of the second SIM card to authenticate the initialization information. An authentication information, and obtaining second authentication information of the terminal according to the random number;

The sending unit 42 is configured to send the second authentication information to the terminal

FIG. 5 is a block diagram 3 of an optional structure of an apparatus for accessing a wireless network according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5, the access module 22 further includes: a determining unit, in addition to all the modules shown in FIG. 50, an access unit 52, wherein

The determining unit is configured to determine, according to the first authentication information, whether the network of the operator to which the second SIM card belongs is legal according to the first authentication information, and according to the second reference, in the process of instructing the terminal to use the initialization information to access the network of the operator to which the second SIM card belongs The right information determines whether the terminal is legal;

The access unit 52 is configured to instruct the terminal to complete access to the network of the operator to which the second SIM card belongs when both the network and the terminal of the operator to which the second SIM card belongs are legal.

In this embodiment, after the terminal completes the access to the network of the operator to which the second SIM card belongs, the terminal may use the initialization information of the second SIM card to perform data transmission service and call short message service on the network of the operator.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of an optional structure of an apparatus for accessing a wireless network according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 6, the apparatus further includes: a third receiving module 60, in addition to all the modules shown in FIG. a determining module 62, an updating module 64, wherein

The third receiving module 60 is configured to receive an interrupt signal of the second SIM card, where the interrupt signal is used to indicate that the second SIM card is subjected to a card insertion or a card pulling operation;

The determining module 62 is coupled to the fourth receiving module 60, and configured to determine a card pool position of the second SIM card according to the state information of the second SIM card in the preset register;

The update module 64 is coupled to the determination module 62, configured to acquire an in-position signal of the card pool position, and update the initialization information of the second SIM card when the bit signal indicates that the second SIM card is valid.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of another method for accessing a wireless network according to an embodiment of the present invention. The method is applied to the terminal side. As shown in FIG. 7, the process includes the following steps:

S702. The terminal sends, by using the first SIM card, an application message for applying for the second SIM card to the service server.

S704. Receive initialization information of the second SIM card sent by the service server, and access the network of the operator to which the second SIM card belongs according to the initialization information.

In an optional implementation manner of the present embodiment, the process of accessing the network of the operator to which the second SIM card belongs according to the initialization information includes:

S51: Send the initialization information to the network of the operator to which the second SIM card belongs, and receive the first authentication information and the random number returned by the network of the operator to which the second SIM card belongs;

S52, the first authentication information and the random number are sent to the service server, where the first authentication information is used to determine whether the network of the operator to which the second SIM card belongs is legal, and the random number is used to determine whether the terminal is legal;

S53. When the network of the operator to which the second SIM card belongs and the terminal are both legal, access to the network of the operator to which the second SIM card belongs is completed.

FIG. 8 is a structural block diagram of another apparatus for accessing a wireless network, which is applied to a terminal side. As shown in FIG. 8, the apparatus includes: a sending module 80 and an access module 82, where

The sending module 80 is configured to send, by using the first SIM card, an application message for applying for the second SIM card to the service server;

The access module 82 is configured to receive initialization information of the second SIM card sent by the service server, and access the network of the operator to which the second SIM card belongs according to the initialization information.

9 is an optional structural block of another device for accessing a wireless network according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 9, in addition to all the modules shown in FIG. 8, the access module 82 further includes: a processing unit 90, a sending unit 92, and an access unit 94, where

The processing unit 90 is configured to send the initialization information to the network of the operator to which the second SIM card belongs, and receive the first authentication information and the random number returned by the network of the operator to which the second SIM card belongs;

The sending unit 92 is configured to send the first authentication information and the random number to the service server, where the first authentication information is used to determine whether the network of the operator to which the second SIM card belongs is legal. The random number is used to determine whether the terminal is legal;

The access unit 94 is configured to complete access to the network of the operator to which the second SIM card belongs when the network of the operator to which the second SIM card belongs and the terminal are both legal.

The invention will be specifically described below in conjunction with an alternative embodiment of the invention:

The optional embodiment needs to add a service server, a Micro Controller Unit (MCU) processing unit, and a SIM card information reading unit on the basis of the original network. These network elements constitute a third-party carrier. system. The third-party carrier purchases the SIM card from the traditional carrier in multiple regions, and inserts the SIM card into the SIM card information reading unit. When the MCU processing unit and the SIM card information reading unit are powered on, the SIM card initialization information is sent to the service server. After the end user moves to the roaming place, the pre-made SIM card is used to access the traditional network, and then the initialization information of the local SIM card is applied from the service server, and then the SIM card initialization information is applied to start the access network, and the network returns to the network. After the authentication result and the random number of the side, the terminal sends the received authentication result and the random number to the service server, and the service server sends the network side authentication result and the random number to the MCU processing unit, and the MCU processing unit will be the first. The authentication result and the random number are sent to the corresponding SIM card for processing, and the SIM card determines whether the first authentication result is legal. The network side determines whether the second authentication result generated by the SIM card according to the random number is legal, and the SIM card will process the processed terminal. The authentication result is returned to the MCU processing unit, and the MCU processing unit returns the terminal authentication result to the service server, and finally sends the terminal authentication result to the terminal, and the terminal interacts with the network to complete the access process, and the terminal disconnects the pre-made card. The connection allows the user to perform data services on the connection established by the applied SIM card.

10 is a block diagram of a third-party carrier system according to an alternative embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 10, the third-party carrier system includes: a service server 100, a router 102, and an MCU processing unit. 104 (abbreviated as MCU), SIM card information reading unit 106, wherein the service server is used to store initialization information of the SIM card, assign a SIM card to the terminal, authentication processing, interrupt processing, and heartbeat processing. The router allocates IP addresses to multiple MCU processing units and service servers, enables the service server to communicate with multiple MCU processing units, or implements an extended MCU processing unit. The MCU processing unit reports the heartbeat message to the service server, reports the SIM card initialization message, reports the SIM card status information, transparently transmits the authentication message, and manages multiple SIM cards (illustrated as 256 in FIG. 10). The SIM card information reading unit manages a single SIM card, provides a status of the SIM card, and reports an interrupt signal.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart of powering on a physical card pool according to an alternative embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 11, the process includes:

S901, the MCU processing unit and the SIM card information reading unit are powered on;

S902. The router allocates an IP address to multiple MCUs.

S903: The MCU reads the sub-board status register, and has a total of 16 sub-boards, and determines whether the sub-board is valid according to the status information of the sub-board. The sub-board is invalid and is not processed; the sub-board is valid, and the status information of 16 SIM cards in the sub-board is read. According to the status of the SIM card, it is determined whether the SIM card is valid. If the SIM card is invalid, no processing is performed; if the SIM card is valid, the permission to operate the SIM card is applied. Write the physical address of the SIM card in the MCU processing unit through a General Purpose Input Output (GPIO), read the information of the SIM card, and read the SIM card initialization information, and then release the SIM card. Operational authority.

S904, reading all the SIM card initialization information in the 16 sub-boards, one MCU processing unit has a total of 16 sub-boards, and each sub-board has a total of 16 SIM card information.

S905: Send all the read SIM card group packets to the service server.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart of physical card pool authentication according to an alternative embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 12, the process includes:

S1001: The data terminal is connected to the traditional network by using the pre-made card, and the terminal and the network establish a first data link.

S1002: The data terminal applies for virtual SIM card information to the service server, and the service server allocates virtual SIM card initialization information to the data terminal, and returns the tariff information of the user terminal.

S1003, the data terminal starts to access the network by using the applied SIM card information, and sends an access request. The message attach request message, and receives the authorization request message authentication request msg message.

S1004: The data terminal sends the network authentication result and the random number to the service server, and the service server sends the network authentication result and the random number to the MCU processing unit; the MCU processing unit applies for the operation authority of the SIM card, and writes the SIM card through the GPIO port. Address information, then operate the SIM card, send the network authentication result and the random number to the SIM card, the SIM card checks the network authentication result and the authentication result of the terminal according to the random number calculation, and the SIM card sends the authentication result The unit is processed to the MCU and the operating rights of the SIM card are released. The MUC processing unit returns the authentication result of the terminal to the service server, and the service server sends the terminal authentication result to the data terminal.

S1005: The data terminal sends an authorization response message (Msg) to the traditional network according to the authentication result calculated by the service server, and completes the access.

S1006, disconnect the connection established by the prefabricated card. The data terminal can perform data services on the connection established by the virtual SIM card.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart of a physical card pool interrupt processing according to an alternative embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 13, the process includes:

S1101: After the SIM card in the SIM card information reading unit is unplugged or newly inserted into the SIM card, an interrupt signal is reported to the MCU processing unit.

S1102: After receiving the interrupt signal, the MCU processing unit reads the sub-board status information from the interrupt register, confirms which sub-board status changes, and reads the SIM card status register in the sub-board from the changed sub-board. Confirm which SIM card status has changed by comparing the value read into the SIM card status register in the daughter board with the last saved value of the SIM card status register in the daughter board.

S1103: After confirming which SIM card status changes, it is determined whether the status of the SIM card is valid or invalid. If the status of the SIM card is invalid, the SIM card invalid message is directly sent to the V-SIM server; if the status of the SIM card is valid, the MCU applies for the operation authority of the SIM card, and writes the SIM card address information through the GPIO port. Finally, the initialization information of the SIM card is read, and after the SIM card information is read, the SIM card authority is released.

S1104: The MCU processing unit sends the read SIM card information to the service server, and returns the SIM card information to the service server, where the service server saves the SIM card information.

Since the state of the SIM card in the service server and the state of the SIM card in the MCU processing unit must be maintained, there must be a periodic report heartbeat message between the service server and the MCU processing unit to keep the two synchronized.

FIG. 14 is a flow chart of a physical card pool heartbeat according to an alternative embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 14, the process includes:

S1201: The MCU processing unit reports a heartbeat message to the service server period.

S1202: The service server returns a response message.

It should be noted that each of the above modules may be implemented by software or hardware. For the latter, the foregoing may be implemented by, but not limited to, the foregoing modules are all located in the same processor; or, the modules are located in multiple In the processor.

Embodiments of the present invention also provide a storage medium. Optionally, in the embodiment, the foregoing storage medium may be configured to store program code for performing the following steps:

S1. The receiving terminal sends an application message for applying for the second SIM card by using the first SIM card.

S2. The initialization information of the second SIM card that is obtained in advance is sent to the terminal according to the application message, and the terminal is instructed to use the initialization information to access a network of an operator to which the second SIM card belongs.

Optionally, in this embodiment, the foregoing storage medium may include, but not limited to, a USB flash drive, a Read-Only Memory (ROM), a Random Access Memory (RAM), a mobile hard disk, and a magnetic memory. A variety of media that can store program code, such as a disc or a disc.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the various modules or steps of the present invention described above can be implemented by a general-purpose computing device that can be centralized on a single computing device or distributed across a network of multiple computing devices. Alternatively, they may be implemented by program code executable by the computing device such that they may be stored in the storage device by the computing device and, in some cases, may be different from the order herein. The steps shown or described are performed, or they are separately fabricated into individual integrated circuit modules, or a plurality of modules or steps thereof are fabricated as a single integrated circuit module. Thus, the invention is not limited to any particular hardware and software. Combine.

The above description is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications and changes can be made to the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and scope of the present invention are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention.

Industrial applicability

The method and device for accessing a wireless network according to the embodiment of the present invention solve the problem that the user must obtain the KI information of the SIM card of the operator in order to use the virtual SIM card in the related art, thereby achieving the application through the terminal anytime and anywhere. The effect of the virtual SIM card can be used to enhance the user experience.

Claims

A method of accessing a wireless network, comprising:

Receiving, by the receiving terminal, an application message for applying for the second SIM card sent by using the first SIM card;

Transmitting the initialization information of the second SIM card that is acquired in advance to the terminal according to the received application message, and instructing the terminal to use the initialization information to access the network of the operator to which the second SIM card belongs.
The method of claim 1, wherein the first SIM card and the second SIM card satisfy one of the following conditions:

The first SIM card and the second SIM card belong to the same area;

The first SIM card and the second SIM card belong to different areas;

The first SIM card and the second SIM card belong to the same operator;

The first SIM card and the second SIM card belong to different operators.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the pre-acquisition initialization information of the second SIM card is obtained by:

Receiving initialization information of the second SIM card read through the preset card pool, and storing the received initialization information of the second SIM card.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the method further comprises: the method for the terminal to use the initialization information to access a network of an operator to which the second SIM card belongs, the method further comprising:

Receiving, by the random number sent by the terminal, the first authentication information for authenticating the initialization information by the network of the operator to which the second SIM card belongs, and obtaining the second authentication of the terminal according to the random number information;

Sending the second authentication information to the terminal.
The method according to claim 4, wherein the instructing the terminal to access the network of the operator to which the second SIM card belongs by using the initialization information comprises:

Determining, according to the first authentication information, whether the network of the operator to which the second SIM card belongs is legal, and determining whether the terminal is legal according to the second authentication information;

When the network of the operator to which the second SIM card belongs and the terminal are both legal, the terminal is instructed to complete access to the network of the operator to which the second SIM card belongs.
The method of claim 1 further comprising:

Receiving an interrupt signal of the second SIM card, where the interrupt signal is used to indicate that the second SIM card is subjected to a card insertion or a card extraction operation;

Determining a card pool position of the second SIM card according to status information of the second SIM card in a preset register;

Obtaining an in-position signal of the card pool location, and updating initialization information of the second SIM card when the in-position signal indicates that the second SIM card is valid.
A device for accessing a wireless network, comprising:

The first receiving module is configured to receive, by the terminal, an application message sent by the first SIM card for applying for the second SIM card;

The access module is configured to send the initialization information of the second SIM card that is acquired in advance to the terminal according to the application message, and instruct the terminal to use the initialization information to access the operation of the second SIM card Business network.
The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the first SIM card and the second SIM card satisfy one of the following conditions:

The first SIM card and the second SIM card belong to the same area;

The first SIM card and the second SIM card belong to different areas;

The first SIM card and the second SIM card belong to the same operator;

The first SIM card and the second SIM card belong to different operators.
The device according to claim 7, wherein the device further comprises: a second receiving module, configured to receive initialization information of the second SIM card read through the preset card pool;

And a storage module, configured to store initialization information of the received second SIM card.
The apparatus of claim 7, the access module comprising:

Receiving, in a process of instructing the terminal to use the initialization information to access a network of an operator to which the second SIM card belongs, receiving a random number sent by the terminal and the second The first authentication information for authenticating the initialization information by the network of the operator to which the SIM card belongs, and obtaining the second authentication information of the terminal according to the random number;

And a sending unit, configured to send the second authentication information to the terminal.
The device of claim 10, the access module further comprising:

a determining unit, configured to determine, according to the first authentication information, the operator of the second SIM card to be instructed by the terminal to use the initialization information to access the network of the operator to which the second SIM card belongs Whether the network is legal, and determining whether the terminal is legal according to the second authentication information, wherein when the network of the operator to which the second SIM card belongs and the terminal are both legal, the terminal is instructed to complete the The access of the network of the operator to which the second SIM card belongs.
The apparatus of claim 7 further comprising:

a third receiving module, configured to receive an interrupt signal of the second SIM card, where the interrupt signal is used to indicate that the second SIM card is subjected to a card insertion or a card pulling operation;

a determining module, configured to determine a card pool position of the second SIM card according to status information of the second SIM card in a preset register;

And an update module configured to acquire an in-position signal of the card pool location, and update initialization information of the second SIM card when the in-position signal indicates that the second SIM card is valid.
A method of accessing a wireless network, comprising:

Sending, by using the first SIM card, an application message for applying for the second SIM card to the service server;

Receiving initialization information of the second SIM card sent by the service server, and accessing the network of the operator to which the second SIM card belongs according to the initialization information.
The method of claim 13, wherein the accessing the network of the operator to which the second SIM card belongs according to the initialization information comprises:

Sending the initialization information to the network of the operator to which the second SIM card belongs, and receiving the first authentication information and the random number returned by the network of the operator to which the second SIM card belongs;

Sending the first authentication information and the random number to the service server, where the first authentication information is used to determine whether the network of the operator to which the second SIM card belongs is legal, and the random number is used to determine the terminal. is it legal;

When the network of the operator to which the second SIM card belongs and the terminal are both legal, access to the network of the operator to which the second SIM card belongs is completed.
A device for accessing a wireless network, applied to a terminal, comprising:

a sending module, configured to send, by using the first SIM card, an application message for applying for a second SIM card to the service server;

The access module is configured to receive initialization information of the second SIM card sent by the service server, and access the network of the operator to which the second SIM card belongs according to the initialization information.
The apparatus of claim 15, the access module comprising:

The processing unit is configured to send the initialization information to the network of the operator to which the second SIM card belongs, and receive the first authentication information and the random number returned by the network of the operator to which the second SIM card belongs;

a sending unit, configured to send the first authentication information and the random number to the service server, where the first authentication information is used to determine whether the network of the operator to which the second SIM card belongs is legal, the random The number is used to determine whether the terminal is legal;

The access unit is configured to complete access to the network of the operator to which the second SIM card belongs when the network of the operator to which the second SIM card belongs and the terminal are both legal.
A computer readable storage medium storing computer executable instructions for performing a method of accessing a wireless network according to any one of claims 1 to 6, and/or for using the computer executable instructions A method of accessing a wireless network according to any one of rights 13 to 14.