WO2022166746A1

WO2022166746A1 - Subscription configuration information method, communication apparatus, chip, and module device

Info

Publication number: WO2022166746A1
Application number: PCT/CN2022/074269
Authority: WO
Inventors: 刘莹莹; 苗润泉
Original assignee: 展讯半导体(南京)有限公司
Priority date: 2021-02-07
Filing date: 2022-01-27
Publication date: 2022-08-11
Also published as: CN112929877A; CN112929877B

Abstract

The present application discloses a subscription configuration information method, a communication apparatus, a chip, and a module device. The method comprises: a terminal device acquires subscription configuration information of an access point device, the subscription configuration information comprising information related to the authentication of the access point device; and the terminal device sends the subscription configuration information to the access point device. By using the method described in the present application, the structure of an access point device is simplified.

Description

A method, communication device, chip and module device for signing configuration information

technical field

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

Background technique

A 5G access point (AP) is a device that is mainly deployed indoors and can provide 5G network access. It can be deployed by an operator or not. For example, it can be deployed by users based on their own Deployment is required. In the case that the 5G AP is not deployed by the operator, the operator needs to associate the relationship between the 5G AP's owner (Hosting party, HP) and the 5G AP. If the 5G AP is to support the access of multi-operator terminals, the 5G AP needs to reserve multiple Universal Integrated Circuit Card (UICC) card slots to associate multiple operators with the 5G AP. relationship, which leads to a complex structure of 5G APs.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

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

In a first aspect, the present application provides a method for subscribing configuration information. The method includes: a terminal device acquires subscription configuration information of an access point device, where the subscription configuration information includes authentication-related information of the access point device; the terminal device reports to the access point device. The access point device sends the subscription configuration information.

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

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

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

The terminal device receives the subscription configuration information sent by the access point device.

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

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

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

In combination with the first aspect, in a possible implementation manner, when the first device is a core network device and/or a third-party control device, the terminal device establishes a secure connection with the first device; The secure connection receives the subscription configuration information sent by the first device.

In a second aspect, the present application provides a method for subscribing configuration information. The method includes: a core network device receives first information, where the first information is used to request subscription configuration information of an access point device, where the subscription configuration information includes the access point device. Point device authentication related information; the core network device sends the subscription configuration information. For example, the first information may also be referred to as subscription configuration request information.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

In a third aspect, the present application provides a method for subscribing configuration information, the method comprising: an access point device receiving subscription configuration information of the access point sent by a terminal device, where the subscription configuration information includes information related to authentication of the access point device; The access point device stores the subscription configuration information.

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

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

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

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

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

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

In a fourth aspect, the present application provides a method for subscribing configuration information, the method comprising: an access network device sending first information, where the first information is used to request subscription configuration information of an access point device, where the subscription configuration information includes an access point device. The access point device authentication related information; the access network device receives the subscription configuration information; the access network device sends the subscription configuration information to the access point device.

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

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

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

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

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

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

In a fifth aspect, the present application provides a method for subscribing configuration information. The method includes: a third-party control device receives first information, where the first information is used to request subscription configuration information of an access point device, and the first information includes the Access point device authentication related information; the third-party control device obtains the subscription configuration information; the third-party control device sends the subscription configuration information. For example, the first information may also be referred to as subscription configuration request information.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

In a sixth aspect, the present application provides a communication device, the communication device includes a communication unit and a processing unit, and the communication device is configured to execute the methods in the first to fifth aspects and any possible implementations thereof.

In a seventh aspect, the present application provides a communication apparatus, the communication apparatus includes a processor, and the processor is configured to execute the method in any of the first to fifth aspects and any possible implementations thereof.

In an eighth aspect, the present application provides a communication device, the communication device includes a processor and a memory, the memory is used for storing computer execution instructions; the processor is used for calling the program code from the memory to execute the first to fifth aspects and any of its possible implementations.

In a ninth aspect, the present application provides a communication device, the communication device includes a processor and a transceiver, the transceiver is configured to receive a signal or send a signal; the processor is configured to perform the first to fifth aspects and method in any of its possible implementations.

In a tenth aspect, the present application provides a communication device, the communication device includes a processor, a memory and a transceiver, the transceiver is used for receiving a signal or sending a signal; the memory is used for storing a program code; the processor, The methods in the first to fifth aspects and any possible implementations thereof are performed.

In an eleventh aspect, the present application provides a chip, which is used to obtain subscription configuration information of an access point device, where the subscription configuration information includes information related to authentication of the access point device; The device outputs the subscription configuration information.

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

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

In a fourteenth aspect, the present application provides a chip for outputting first information, where the first information is used to request subscription configuration information of an access point device, where the subscription configuration information includes information related to authentication of the access point device It is also used to receive the subscription configuration information; and it is also used to send the subscription configuration information to the access point device.

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

In a sixteenth aspect, the present application provides a module device, the module device includes a communication module, a power module, a storage module and a chip module, wherein: the power module is used to provide the module device with Electric energy; the storage module is used to store data and instructions; the communication module is used for internal communication of the module device, or for the module device to communicate with external devices; the chip module is used to obtain access point devices The subscription configuration information includes the authentication related information of the access point device; the subscription configuration information is output to the access point device.

In a seventeenth aspect, the present application provides a module device, the module device includes a communication module, a power module, a storage module and a chip module, wherein: the power module is used to provide the module device with electric energy; the storage module is used to store data and instructions; the communication module is used for internal communication of the module device, or for the module device to communicate with external devices; the chip module is used to receive the first information, The first information is used to request subscription configuration information of the access point device, where the subscription configuration information includes information related to authentication of the access point device; acquire the first information; and output the subscription configuration information.

In an eighteenth aspect, the present application provides a module device, the module device includes a communication module, a power module, a storage module and a chip module, wherein: the power module is used to provide the module device with Electric energy; the storage module is used for storing data and instructions; the communication module is used for internal communication of the module device, or for the module device to communicate with external devices; the chip module is used for: receiving the transmission from the terminal device The subscription configuration information of the access point, the subscription configuration information includes information related to the authentication of the access point device; and the subscription configuration information is stored.

In a nineteenth aspect, the present application provides a module device, the module device includes a communication module, a power module, a storage module and a chip module, wherein: the power module is used to provide the module device with Electric energy; the storage module is used for storing data and instructions; the communication module is used for internal communication of the module device, or for the module device to communicate with external devices; the chip module is used for: outputting the first information , the first information is used to request the subscription configuration information of the access point device, where the subscription configuration information includes information related to the authentication of the access point device; receive the subscription configuration information; and send the subscription configuration information to the access point device .

In a twentieth aspect, the present application provides a module device, the module device includes a communication module, a power module, a storage module and a chip module, wherein: the power module is used to provide the module device with Electric energy; the storage module is used for storing data and instructions; the communication module is used for internal communication of the module device, or for the module device to communicate with external devices; the chip module is used for: receiving the first information , the first information is used to request the subscription configuration information of the access point device, where the subscription configuration information includes the authentication related information of the access point device; is used to obtain the subscription configuration information; and is used to output the subscription configuration information.

In a twenty-first aspect, the present application provides a computer-readable storage medium, in which computer-readable instructions are stored, and when the computer-readable instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device is made to execute the above-mentioned first The method in the one aspect to the fifth aspect and any possible implementations thereof.

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

Description of drawings

In order to illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application more clearly, the following briefly introduces the accompanying drawings used in the description of the embodiments. Obviously, the accompanying drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention. For those of ordinary skill in the art, other drawings can also be obtained from these drawings without creative effort.

1 is an application scenario of a 5G AP provided by an embodiment of the present application;

2 is an application scenario of a sports bracelet provided by an embodiment of the present application;

3 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a subscription configuration information system provided by an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 4 to FIG. 15 are flowcharts of the subscription configuration information method provided by the embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 16 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device provided by an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 17 is a schematic structural diagram of another communication device provided by an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 18 is a schematic structural diagram of a module device provided by an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed ways

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, but not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

The terms used in the following embodiments of the present application are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments, and are not intended to be used as limitations of the present application. As used in the specification of this application and the appended claims, the singular expressions "a," "an," "the," "above," "the," and "the" are intended to also include Plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. It will also be understood that, as used in this application, the term "and/or" refers to and includes any and all possible combinations of one or more of the listed items.

It should be noted that “first”, “second”, “third”, etc. in the description and claims of the present application and the above drawings are used to distinguish similar objects, and are not necessarily used to describe specific order or sequence. It is to be understood that the data so used may be interchanged under appropriate circumstances such that the embodiments of the application described herein can be practiced in sequences other than those illustrated or described herein. Furthermore, the term "comprising" and any variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, for example, a process, method, system, product or server comprising a series of steps or elements is not necessarily limited to those steps or elements expressly listed, Rather, other steps or units not expressly listed or inherent to these processes, methods, products or devices may be included.

With the continuous development of 5G networks, more and more users will connect to 5G networks by deploying 5G APs at home. As shown in FIG. 1 , FIG. 1 is an application scenario of a 5G AP provided by an embodiment of the application. A 5G AP is a device that is mainly deployed indoors and can provide 5G network access. The user can establish a connection with the 5G AP indoors through the mobile phone, and then the 5G AP connects the user to the Internet through the macro base station and core network equipment, and provides the network services required by the user.

However, if a 5G AP needs to support terminal devices of different operators to access the network, multiple operators need to complete the authentication of the AP. In addition, if the AP is not deployed by the operator, the operator also needs to associate the relationship between the 5G AP's owner (Hosting party, HP) and the 5G AP. And if the 5G AP wants to support the access of multi-operator terminals, the 5G AP needs to reserve multiple Universal Integrated Circuit Card (UICC) card slots to associate multiple operators between the owner and the 5G AP. Relationship. Such an approach will lead to a complex structure of the 5G AP.

Embedded Universal Integrated Circuit Card (eUICC) is an electronic UICC card. eUICC products follow the third generation partnership program (Generation Partnership Project, 3GPP), European Telecommunications Standards Institute (European Telecommunications Standards Institute, ETSI), Global System for Mobile Communications Association (Global System for Mobile Communications Association, GSMA) card technical specifications, provide The security service of mobile network access authentication and user identity authentication, through the remote management mode, can manage the air number resource of the card to realize the switching of different operators. For example, as shown in Figure 2, the manufacturer embeds the eUICC card into the smart bracelet when producing the smart bracelet, and sends it to the whole country for sale. Use the mobile phone software to establish a connection with the bracelet, and request the basic operator to download the code number. After the mobile phone obtains the code number, it will be sent to the bracelet through Bluetooth. In the subsequent use process, users can directly obtain services such as global positioning system (Global Positioning System, GPS), voice or data traffic through the bracelet.

Based on the above-mentioned method of applying the eUICC card to the smart bracelet, this application is extended and extended. By embedding an electronic card for the 5G AP, and configuring the contract configuration information corresponding to each operator, it is beneficial to simplify the 5G AP structure. The embodiments of the present application can be applied to the schematic structural diagram of the subscription configuration information system shown in FIG. 3 , where the system generally includes terminal equipment, access point equipment, access network equipment, third-party control equipment, and core network equipment.

The terminal device can also be called a terminal, which can be a device with wireless transceiver function, which can be deployed on land, including indoor or outdoor, hand-held or vehicle-mounted; it can also be deployed on water (such as ships, etc.); Deployed in the air (eg on airplanes, balloons, satellites, etc.). The terminal device may be a user equipment (user equipment, UE), wherein the UE includes a handheld device, a vehicle-mounted device, a wearable device or a computing device with a wireless communication function. Exemplarily, the UE may be a mobile phone, a tablet computer, or a computer with a wireless transceiver function. The terminal device may also be a virtual reality (VR) terminal device, an augmented reality (AR) terminal device, a wireless terminal in industrial control, a wireless terminal in unmanned driving, a wireless terminal in telemedicine, Wireless terminals in smart grids, wireless terminals in smart cities, wireless terminals in smart homes, and so on. In this embodiment of the present application, the device for realizing the function of the terminal may be a terminal; it may also be a device capable of supporting the terminal to realize the function, such as a chip system, and the device may be installed in the terminal. In this embodiment of the present application, the chip system may be composed of chips, or may include chips and other discrete devices.

The access point device may be a device deployed in a wireless access network and capable of wirelessly communicating with a terminal device. The access point device may be a base station. The base station may have various forms, such as a macro base station, a micro base station, and the like. In this embodiment of the present application, the access point device is a 5G access point (access point, AP), which is mainly used to enable terminal devices to access the network. The apparatus for implementing the function of the access point device may be a network device; it may also be an apparatus capable of supporting the access point device to implement the function, such as a chip system, and the apparatus may be installed in the access point device.

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

The third-party control device is the Hosting Party function, which is mainly responsible for assisting the device to configure the subscription configuration information, manage and store the subscription configuration information, and other content related to the subscription configuration. In this embodiment of the present application, the device for implementing the function of the third-party control device may be a third-party control device; it may also be a device capable of supporting the third-party control device to realize the function, such as a chip system, and the device may be installed in the third-party control device. in a third-party control device.

The core network device is usually the core network device of the operator, and is mainly used to assist the access point device in generating subscription configuration information, associating the access point device and the owner of the access point device, and related subscription configuration. In the embodiment of the present application, the device for implementing the function of the core network device may be the core network device; it may also be a device capable of supporting the core network device to realize the function, such as a chip system, and the device may be installed in the core network device .

The following describes a method for providing subscription configuration information in an embodiment of the present application based on the system structure and equipment introduced in the above content. Referring to FIG. 4 , FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a method for contracting configuration information provided in an embodiment of the present application. The specific steps include 401 to 403 .

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

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

Optionally, if the access point device is embedded with an eUICC card, the subscription configuration information may be eUICC configuration information. eUICC is an electronic UICC card that provides security services for mobile network access authentication and user identity authentication, and can use remote management to manage air number resources and implement switching between different operators. If the AP enables operators to complete authentication or association based on eUICC, there is no need to reserve multiple card slots for multiple operators.

In this embodiment of the present application, the terminal device is associated with the access point device, for example, the terminal device is a terminal device owned by the owner (Hosting Party, HP) of the access point device, or is a terminal device It is a terminal device authorized by the owner (Hosting Party, HP) of the access point device.

In the embodiment of the present application, after the access point device is powered on for the first time, it will broadcast and send the configuration information of the requesting buyer. After the terminal device obtains the configuration information of the requesting buyer, it will establish a connection with the access point device, and set The access point device is configured with corresponding initial configuration information. The access point device acquires the terminal device information, and determines that the terminal device is the owner of the access point device. The terminal device of the owner of the access point device has certain rights and can perform some operations on the access point device, for example, the terminal device can assist the access point device to request subscription configuration information.

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

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

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

403. The access point device receives the subscription configuration information, and stores the subscription configuration information.

Referring to FIG. 5 , FIG. 5 is a flowchart of another method for signing configuration information provided by an embodiment of the present application, which specifically includes steps 501 to 504 .

501. A terminal device sends first information to a first network device.

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

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

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

Wherein, when the first network device is a core network device, the access point device needs to be configured with subscription configuration information of different operators, and the core network device has different processing methods.

In the first manner, the core network device configures the access point device with the subscription configuration information of the same operator as the terminal device. After the terminal device sends the first information to the core network device of the operator corresponding to the terminal device, the core network device determines, based on the requested network information included in the first information, that the core network device corresponding to the requested network information is the core network device, the core network device generates subscription configuration information of the access point device according to the content of the first information, and sends the subscription configuration information to the terminal device, which is then forwarded to the access point device.

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

The second method configures the access point device with subscription configuration information of a different operator from that of the terminal device. After the terminal device sends the first information to the core network device of the operator to which the terminal device belongs, the core network device determines the core network device corresponding to the request network information based on the request network information included in the first information, and the core network device The network device sends the first information to the core network device of the operator corresponding to the requesting network information, wherein the process of sending the first information by the core network is not to forward the first information, for example, the signaling that the first information may carry Different from the foregoing steps, or some information in the first information is modified to a certain extent by the core network device, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application. Then, the core network device receives the subscription configuration information generated by the operator's core network device corresponding to the requested network information, and sends the subscription configuration information to the terminal device, which then sends it to the access point device.

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

The first method is that after the third-party control device receives the first information sent by the terminal device, the third-party control device determines the corresponding core network device based on the requested network information, and sends the first information to the core network device, where if the If the requested network information corresponds to multiple core network devices, the third-party control device sends the first information to the multiple core network devices. After receiving the subscription configuration information sent by the core network device or multiple core network devices, the third-party control device stores the subscription configuration information, sends the subscription configuration information to the terminal device, and the terminal device forwards the subscription configuration information to the access point device.

The second way is that the third-party control device receives the first information sent by the terminal device, and the third-party control device generates subscription configuration information based on the first information, wherein, if the requested network information corresponds to multiple core network devices, Then, the third-party control device may generate subscription configuration information corresponding to multiple core networks based on the first information. The third-party control device sends the subscription configuration information to request the core network device or multiple core network devices corresponding to the network information to determine the subscription configuration information. After the core network device confirms the subscription configuration information, it will send confirmation information to the third-party control device , after receiving the confirmation information, the third-party control device sends the subscription configuration information to the terminal device, and after receiving the subscription configuration information, the terminal device sends the subscription configuration information to the access point device.

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

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

502. The first network device receives the first information, and sends the subscription configuration information to the terminal device.

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

504. The access point device receives the subscription configuration information, and stores the subscription configuration information.

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

Referring to FIG. 6 , FIG. 6 is a flowchart of another method for signing configuration information provided by an embodiment of the present application, which specifically includes steps 601 to 605 .

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

602. The core network device receives the first information, and generates subscription configuration information.

603. The core network device sends subscription configuration information to the terminal device.

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

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

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

The specific implementation of steps 601 to 605 may refer to the content described in steps 501 to 504, which will not be repeated in this embodiment of the present application.

Referring to FIG. 7 , FIG. 7 is a flowchart of another method for signing configuration information provided by an embodiment of the present application, which specifically includes steps 701 to 706 .

701. A terminal device sends first information to a core network device.

702. The core network device receives the first information, and sends the first information to the core network device corresponding to the requesting network information.

703. The core network device receives the subscription configuration information sent by the core network device corresponding to the requested network information.

704. The core network device sends subscription configuration information to the terminal device.

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

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

706. The access point device receives the subscription configuration information, and stores the subscription configuration information.

The specific implementation of steps 701 to 706 may refer to the content described in steps 501 to 504, which is not repeated in this embodiment of the present application.

Referring to FIG. 8 , FIG. 8 is a flowchart of another method for signing configuration information provided by an embodiment of the present application, which specifically includes steps 801 to 808 .

801. The terminal device sends first information to a third-party control device.

802. The third-party control device receives the first information, and determines, based on the requested network information in the first information, a core network device corresponding to the requested network information.

803. The third-party control device sends the first information to the core network device corresponding to the requested network information

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

805. The core network device sends the subscription configuration information to the third-party control device.

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

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

In a possible implementation manner, before step 806 is executed, the terminal device may establish a connection with a third-party control device, and before step 807, the terminal device may establish a connection with the access point device. The connection may be an RRC connection, a Bluetooth connection, or a secure connection, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application. The secure connection may be established based on a network security protocol, and the network security protocol may be IKEv2, or other network security protocols, which are not limited in this embodiment of the present application.

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

The specific implementation of steps 801 to 808 may refer to the content described in steps 501 to 504, which is not repeated in this embodiment of the present application.

Referring to FIG. 9 , FIG. 9 is a flowchart of another method for signing configuration information provided by an embodiment of the present application, which specifically includes steps 901 to 908 .

901. The terminal device sends first information to a third-party control device.

902. The third-party control device receives the first information, and generates subscription configuration information.

903. The third-party control device sends the subscription configuration information to the core network device corresponding to the requested network information.

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

905. The core network device sends confirmation information to the third-party control device.

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

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

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

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

The specific implementation of steps 901 to 908 may refer to the content described in steps 501 to 504, which will not be repeated in this embodiment of the present application.

Referring to FIG. 10 , FIG. 10 is a flowchart of another method for signing configuration information provided by an embodiment of the present application, which specifically includes steps 1001 to 1004 .

1001. A terminal device sends first information to an access point device.

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

In this embodiment of the present application, the access point device may acquire the subscription configuration information by sending the first information to different devices.

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

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

The second method configures the access point device with subscription configuration information of a different operator from that of the terminal device. After the terminal device sends the first information to the core network device of the operator to which the terminal device belongs, the core network device determines, based on the requested network information included in the first information, that the core network device corresponding to the requested network information is not the Core network equipment, the core network equipment sends the first information to the core network equipment corresponding to the requesting network information, wherein the process of sending the first information by the core network is not to forward the first information, for example, when sending the first information The signaling carried may be different from the foregoing step of forwarding the first information, or part of the information in the first information is modified by the core network device, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application. Then, the core network device receives the subscription configuration information generated by the core network device corresponding to the requested network information, and sends the subscription configuration information to the access network device, which is then sent to the terminal by the access network device through the access point device equipment. After receiving the subscription configuration information, the terminal device sends the subscription configuration information to the access point device.

The access point device may send the first information to the third-party control device through the access network device, and the access point device may also directly send the first information to the third-party control device. The access point device can be configured with subscription configuration information of different operators. For example, the access point device can be configured with the subscription configuration information of the same operator as the terminal device, or the access point device can be configured with the subscription configuration information of a different operator from the terminal device. configuration information, and the access point device can configure the subscription configuration information of multiple operators at the same time, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application. The third-party control device has two different ways of acquiring the subscription configuration information. The following description will be given by taking the access point device sending the first information to the third-party control device through the access network device as an example. The access point device directly sends the first information to the third-party control device and the access point sends the first information to the third-party control device through the access network device, which has no effect on the third-party control device acquiring the subscription configuration information. Implementation method The same is not repeated here.

The first method is that after the third-party control device receives the first information sent by the terminal device, the third-party control device determines the corresponding core network device based on the requested network information, and sends the first information to the core network device, wherein if The requested network information corresponds to multiple core network devices, and the third-party control device will send the first information to the multiple core network devices. After receiving the subscription configuration information sent by the core network device or multiple core network devices, the third-party control device stores the subscription configuration information, and sends the subscription configuration information to the access network device, and the access network device passes the access point The device then sends it to the terminal device. After receiving the subscription configuration information, the terminal device sends the subscription configuration information to the access point device.

The second manner is that the terminal device sends the first information to the access point device, and the access point sends the first information to the third-party control device through the access network device after receiving the first information. After the third-party control device receives the first information, the third-party control device generates subscription configuration information based on the first information, wherein, if the requested network information corresponds to multiple core network devices, the third-party control device can be based on The first information generates subscription configuration information corresponding to multiple core networks. The third-party control device sends subscription configuration information to the core network device corresponding to the requesting network information, so as to request confirmation of the subscription configuration information. After the core network device confirms the contract configuration information, it will send the confirmation information to the third-party control device. After the third-party control device receives the confirmation information, it sends the contract configuration information to the access network device. point device and then send it to the terminal device. After receiving the subscription configuration information, the terminal device sends the subscription configuration information to the access point device.

Optionally, in the above two implementation manners, when the first information further includes the identification information of the terminal device, the core network device will identify the terminal device based on the identification information of the terminal device and the identification information of the access point device. associate with the access point device and store the association information.

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

Optionally, the access point device has been configured with the subscription configuration information of the same operator as the terminal device. If the access point device needs to configure the subscription configuration information of a different operator from the terminal device, the access point The device may not need the terminal device to send the first information, and the access point device may send the first information by itself. The specific implementation is as follows: the access point device sends the first information to the access network device, the access network device sends the first information to the core network device, and the core network device requests the network information based on the first information. , determining that the core network device corresponding to the requested network information is not the core network device, and the core network device sends the first information to the core network device corresponding to the requested network information. The process of sending the first information by the core network is not to forward the first information. For example, the signaling carried by the first information may be different from the aforementioned step of forwarding the first information, or part of the information in the first information is transmitted by the core network. The network device has been modified, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application. Then, the core network device receives the subscription configuration information generated by the core network device corresponding to the requested network information, and sends the subscription configuration information to the access network device. After receiving the subscription configuration information, the access network device sends the subscription configuration information to the access network device. The point device sends the subscription configuration information, and the access point device stores the subscription configuration information.

1002. The access point device receives the first information, and sends the subscription configuration information to the terminal device.

1003. The terminal device receives the subscription configuration information, and sends the subscription configuration information to the access point device.

1004. The access point device receives the subscription configuration information, and stores the subscription configuration information.

It should be noted that, for the relevant introduction about the first information, reference may be made to the above-mentioned relevant introduction about the first information, which is not repeated here.

For steps 1002 to 1004, reference may be made to the relevant introductions about steps 401 to 403, and details are not described here.

Referring to FIG. 11 , FIG. 11 is a flowchart of another method for signing configuration information provided by an embodiment of the present application, which specifically includes steps 1101 to 1109 .

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

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

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

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

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

1105. The core network device sends subscription configuration information to the access network device.

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

1107. The access point device receives the subscription configuration information sent by the access network device, and sends the subscription configuration information to the terminal device.

1108. The terminal device receives the subscription configuration information sent by the access point device, and sends the subscription configuration information to the access point device.

1109. The access point device receives the subscription configuration information sent by the terminal device, and stores the subscription configuration information.

For the specific implementation manner of steps 1101 to 1109, reference may be made to the content described in steps 1001 to 1004, which will not be repeated in this embodiment of the present application.

Referring to FIG. 12 , FIG. 12 is a flowchart of another method for signing configuration information provided by an embodiment of the present application, which specifically includes steps 1201 to 1210 .

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

1202. The access point device receives the first information sent by the terminal device, and sends the first information to the access network device.

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

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

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

1205. The core network device receives the core network device subscription configuration information corresponding to the requested network information.

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

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

1208. The access point device receives the subscription configuration information sent by the access network device, and sends the subscription configuration information to the terminal device.

1209. The terminal device receives the subscription configuration information sent by the access point, and sends the subscription configuration information to the access point device.

1210. The access point device receives the subscription configuration information sent by the terminal device, and stores the subscription configuration information.

For the specific implementation manner of steps 1201 to 1210, reference may be made to the content described in steps 1001 to 1004, which will not be repeated in this embodiment of the present application.

Referring to FIG. 13 , FIG. 13 is a flowchart of another method for signing configuration information provided by an embodiment of the present application, which specifically includes steps 1301 to 1312 .

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

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

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

1303. The access network device receives the first information sent by the access point device, and sends the first information to the third-party control device.

1304. The third-party control device receives the first information sent by the access network device, and determines the core network device corresponding to the requested network information based on the requested network information in the first information.

1305. The third-party control device sends the first information to the core network device.

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

1307. The core network device sends the subscription configuration information to the third-party control device.

1308. The third-party control device receives the subscription configuration information sent by the core network device, and sends the subscription configuration information to the access network device.

1309. The access network device receives the subscription configuration information sent by the third-party control device, and sends the subscription configuration information to the access point device.

1310. The access point device receives the subscription configuration information sent by the access network device, and sends the subscription configuration information to the terminal device.

1311. The terminal device receives the subscription configuration information sent by the access point device, and sends the subscription configuration information to the access point device.

1312. The access point god receives the subscription configuration information sent by the terminal device, and stores the subscription configuration information.

For the specific implementation manner of steps 1301 to 1312, reference may be made to the content described in steps 1001 to 1004, which will not be repeated in this embodiment of the present application.

Referring to FIG. 14 , FIG. 14 is a flowchart of another method for signing configuration information provided by an embodiment of the present application, which specifically includes steps 1401 to 1412 .

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

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

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

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

1404. The third-party control device receives the first information sent by the access network device, and generates subscription configuration information.

1405. The third-party control device sends the subscription configuration information to the core network device.

1406. The core network device receives the subscription configuration information sent by the third-party control device, and confirms the subscription configuration information.

1407. The core network device sends confirmation information to the third-party control device.

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

1409. The access network device receives the subscription configuration information sent by the third-party control device, and sends the subscription configuration information to the access point device.

1410. The access point device receives the subscription configuration information sent by the access network device, and sends the subscription configuration information to the terminal device.

1411. The terminal device receives the subscription configuration information sent by the access point device, and sends the subscription configuration information to the access point device.

1412. The access point device receives the subscription configuration information sent by the terminal device, and stores the subscription configuration information.

For the specific implementation manner of steps 1401 to 1412, reference may be made to the content described in steps 1001 to 1004, which will not be repeated in this embodiment of the present application.

Referring to FIG. 15 , FIG. 15 is a flowchart of another method for signing configuration information provided by an embodiment of the present application, which specifically includes steps 1501 to 1507 .

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

In a possible implementation manner, before step 1501, the access network device may establish a connection with the access point device. The connection may be an RRC connection, a Bluetooth connection, or a secure connection, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application. The secure connection may be established based on a network security protocol, and the network security protocol may be IKEv2, or other network security protocols, which are not limited in this embodiment of the present application.

1502. The access network device receives the first information sent by the access point, and sends the first information to the core network device.

1503. The core network device receives the first information sent by the access network device, and sends the first information to the core network device corresponding to the requesting network information.

1504. The core network device receives the subscription configuration information sent by the core network device corresponding to the requested network information.

1505. The core network device sends subscription configuration information to the access network device.

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

1507. The access point device receives the subscription configuration information sent by the core network device, and stores the subscription configuration information.

For the specific implementation manner of steps 1501 to 1507, reference may be made to the content described in steps 1001 to 1004, which will not be repeated in this embodiment of the present application.

Based on the same concept, FIG. 16 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present application. The communication device 160 may be a device, a device in the device, or a device that can be used in conjunction with the device. In addition, the communication device 160 may also be a chip or a chip system.

As shown in FIG. 6 , the communication apparatus 160 may include a communication unit 1601 and a processing unit 1602 . Among them, the processing unit 1602 is used for data processing. The communication unit 1601 is used to communicate with other devices. The communication unit 1601 integrates a receiving unit and a transmitting unit. The communication unit 1601 may also be referred to as a transceiving unit. Alternatively, the communication unit 1601 can also be divided into a receiving unit and a sending unit. The processing unit 1602 and the communication unit 1601 in the following are the same, and will not be repeated below.

In an example, the communication apparatus 160 is configured to execute some or all of the steps of the terminal device in the above-mentioned FIGS. 4 to 15 . For example, the processing unit 1602 is configured to acquire subscription configuration information of the access point device, where the subscription configuration information includes information related to authentication of the access point device; the communication unit 1601 is configured to send the subscription configuration information to the access point device.

In an example, the communication apparatus 160 is configured to perform part or all of the functions of the core network device in any one of the method embodiments described above in FIG. 4 to FIG. 15 . For example, the communication unit 1601 is configured to receive, which is the first information, which is used to request the subscription configuration information of the access point device, and the subscription configuration information includes the authentication-related information of the access point device; the processing unit 1602 is configured to obtain The communication unit 1601 is also used for sending the subscription configuration information.

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

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

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

The above communication device may be, for example, a chip or a chip module. Regarding the modules included in the devices and products described in the above embodiments, they may be software modules or hardware modules, or may be partly software modules and partly hardware modules. For example, for each device or product applied to or integrated in a chip, each module contained therein may be implemented by hardware such as circuits, or at least some modules may be implemented by a software program that runs inside the chip For the integrated processor, the remaining (if any) modules can be implemented by hardware such as circuits; for each device and product applied to or integrated in the chip module, each module contained therein can be implemented by hardware such as circuits. , different modules may be located in the same component (such as a chip, circuit module, etc.) or in different components of the chip module, or at least some modules may be implemented in the form of software programs that run on the processing integrated inside the chip module The remaining (if any) modules can be implemented by hardware such as circuits; for each device and product applied to or integrated in the terminal, each module included can be implemented by hardware such as circuits, and different modules can be It is located in the same component (for example, chip, circuit module, etc.) or in different components in the terminal, or at least some of the modules can be implemented in the form of software programs. The software program runs on the processor integrated inside the terminal, and the rest (if any) Some modules can be implemented in hardware such as circuits.

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

The communication device 170 includes at least one processor 1720 for implementing the above method. The apparatus 170 may further include a communication interface 1710, which is configured to implement the transceiver function in the method provided in the embodiment of the present application. In this embodiment of the present application, the communication interface may be a transceiver, a circuit, a bus, a module or other types of communication interfaces, which are used to communicate with other devices through a transmission medium. For example, the communication interface 1710 is used for the devices in the communication device 170 to communicate with other devices. The processor 1720 uses the communication interface 1710 to send and receive data, and is used to implement the above method.

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

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

In another implementation, the radio frequency circuit and antenna can be set independently of the processor 1720 that performs baseband processing. For example, in a distributed scenario, the radio frequency circuit and antenna can be remote-connected from the communication device. layout.

The specific connection medium between the communication interface 1710 , the processor 1720 , and the memory 1730 is not limited in the embodiments of the present application. In the embodiment of the present application, the memory 1730, the processor 1720, and the communication interface 1710 are connected through a bus 1740 in FIG. 17. The bus is represented by a thick line in FIG. 17, and the connection between other components is only for schematic illustration. , is not limited. The bus can be divided into an address bus, a data bus, a control bus, and the like. For ease of representation, only one thick line is shown in FIG. 17, but it does not mean that there is only one bus or one type of bus.

In an example, the communication apparatus 170 is used to realize the function of the terminal device. For example, the processor 1720 invokes the instructions and/or data stored in the memory 1730, so that the communication apparatus 170 executes some or all of the steps of the terminal device in the above-mentioned FIGS. 4 to 15 .

In yet another example, the communication apparatus 170 is configured to implement the functions of the above-mentioned mid-core network equipment. For example, the processor 1720 invokes the instructions and/or data stored in the memory 1730, so that the communication apparatus 170 executes some or all of the steps of the core network device in the above-mentioned FIGS. 4 to 15 .

In yet another example, the communication apparatus 170 is configured to implement the functions of the above-mentioned access network equipment. For example, the processor 1720 invokes the instructions and/or data stored in the memory 1730, so that the communication apparatus 170 executes some or all of the steps of the access network device in the above-mentioned FIGS. 4 to 15 .

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

In yet another example, the communication apparatus 170 is configured to implement the functions of the above-mentioned third-party control device. For example, for example, the processor 1720 invokes the instructions and/or data stored in the memory 1730, so that the communication apparatus 170 executes some or all of the steps of the third-party control device in FIGS. 4-15 described above.

In this embodiment of the present application, the processor may be a general-purpose processor, a digital signal processor, an application-specific integrated circuit, a field programmable gate array or other programmable logic device, a discrete gate or transistor logic device, or a discrete hardware component, which can implement or The methods, operations, and logic block diagrams disclosed in the embodiments of the present application are executed. A general purpose processor may be a microprocessor or any conventional processor or the like. The operations of the methods disclosed in combination with the embodiments of the present application may be directly embodied as being executed by a hardware processor, or executed by a combination of hardware and software modules in the processor.

In this embodiment of the present application, the memory may be a non-volatile memory, such as a hard disk drive (HDD) or a solid-state drive (SSD), etc., and may also be a volatile memory (volatile memory), such as random Access memory (random-access memory, RAM). Memory is, but is not limited to, any other medium that can be used to carry or store desired program code in the form of instructions or data structures and that can be accessed by a computer. The memory in this embodiment of the present application may also be a circuit or any other device capable of implementing a storage function, for storing program instructions and/or data.

It should be noted that, for related implementation manners, reference may be made to the related introduction in the method, and details are not repeated here.

For each device or product applied to or integrated in a communication device, each module contained therein may be implemented in hardware such as circuits, and different modules may be located in the same component (eg, chip, circuit module, etc.) or different components in the terminal Alternatively, at least some of the modules can be implemented by means of a software program that runs on a processor integrated inside the terminal, and the remaining (if any) partial modules can be implemented by means of hardware such as circuits.

Based on the same concept, as shown in FIG. 18 , FIG. 18 is a schematic structural diagram of a modular device provided by an embodiment of the present application. The module device 180 includes: a communication module 1801 , a power module 1802 , a storage module 1803 and a chip module 1804 .

Wherein, the power module 1802 is used to provide power for the module device; the storage module 1803 is used to store data and instructions; the communication module 1801 is used to perform internal communication of the module device, or to The module device communicates with external devices.

In an example, the module device 180 is configured to execute some or all of the steps of the terminal device in the above-mentioned FIGS. 4 to 15 . For example, the chip module 1804 is used to call the instructions and/or data stored in the storage module 1803, and through the communication module 1801, some or all of the steps of the terminal device in the above-mentioned FIGS. 4 to 15 are executed.

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

In yet another example, the module device 180 is configured to perform some or all of the steps of the access network device in the above-mentioned FIGS. 4 to 15 . For example, the chip module 1804 is used to call the instructions and/or data stored in the storage module 1803, and through the communication module 1801, some or all of the steps of the access network device in the above-mentioned FIGS. 4 to 15 are performed.

In yet another example, the module device 180 is configured to perform some or all of the steps of the access point device in the above-mentioned FIGS. 4 to 15 . For example, the chip module 1804 is used to call the instructions and/or data stored in the storage module 1803, and through the communication module 1801, some or all of the steps of the access point device in the above-mentioned FIG. 4 to FIG. 15 are executed.

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

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

The methods provided in the embodiments of the present application may be implemented in whole or in part by software, hardware, firmware, or any combination thereof. When implemented in software, it can be implemented in whole or in part in the form of a computer program product. The computer program product includes one or more computer instructions. When the computer program instructions are loaded and executed on a computer, all or part of the processes or functions described in the embodiments of the present invention are generated. The computer may be a general purpose computer, a special purpose computer, a computer network, network equipment, user equipment, or other programmable apparatus. The computer instructions may be stored in or transmitted from one computer readable storage medium to another computer readable storage medium, for example, the computer instructions may be downloaded from a website site, computer, server or data center Transmission to another website site, computer, server or data center by wire (eg coaxial cable, optical fiber, digital subscriber line (DSL)) or wireless (eg infrared, wireless, microwave, etc.). The computer-readable storage medium can be any available media that can be accessed by a computer, or a data storage device such as a server, data center, etc. that includes one or more available media integrated. The usable media may be magnetic media (eg, floppy disks, hard disks, magnetic tapes), optical media (eg, digital video discs (DVD)), or semiconductor media (eg, SSDs), and the like.

The embodiments of the present application further provide a computer program product, when the computer program product runs on a processor, the method process of the above method embodiment is realized.

It should be noted that, for the sake of simple description, the foregoing method embodiments are all expressed as a series of action combinations, but those skilled in the art should know that the present application is not limited by the described action sequence. Because in accordance with the present application, certain operations may be performed in other orders or concurrently. Secondly, those skilled in the art should also know that the embodiments described in the specification are all preferred embodiments, and the actions and modules involved are not necessarily required by the present application.

The descriptions of the embodiments provided in this application may refer to each other, and the descriptions of the various embodiments have their own emphasis. For the parts that are not described in detail in a certain embodiment, reference may be made to the relevant descriptions of other embodiments. For the convenience and brevity of description, for example, regarding the functions and operations of each device and device provided in the embodiments of the present application, reference may be made to the related descriptions of the method embodiments of the present application, and also between the method embodiments and the device embodiments. There may be mutual reference, combination or reference.

Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present application, but not to limit them; although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those of ordinary skill in the art should understand that: The technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments can still be modified, or some or all of the technical features thereof can be equivalently replaced; and these modifications or replacements do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions deviate from the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application. scope.

Claims

A method for signing configuration information, characterized in that the method comprises:

The terminal device acquires the subscription configuration information of the access point device, where the subscription configuration information includes the authentication-related information of the access point device;

The terminal device sends the subscription configuration information to the access point device.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the terminal device acquires the subscription configuration information of the access point device, comprising:

The terminal device receives the subscription configuration information sent by a first device, where the first device is a third-party control device, a core network device, or the access point device.
The method according to claim 2, wherein the method further comprises:

The terminal device sends first information to the first device, where the first information is used to request the subscription configuration information of the access point device.
The method according to claim 3, wherein the first information comprises identification information of the access point device, location information of the access point device, and request network information of the access point device.
The method according to claim 4, wherein the first information further includes identification information of the terminal device, and the first information is further used to request association of the terminal device and the access point device.
The method according to any one of claims 2 to 5, wherein the sending, by the terminal device, the subscription configuration information to the access point device comprises:

establishing a secure connection between the terminal device and the access point device;

The terminal device sends the subscription configuration information to the access point device through the secure connection.
The method according to any one of claims 2 to 6, wherein the first device is the third-party control device; and the terminal device receiving the subscription configuration information sent by the first device includes:

establishing a secure connection between the terminal device and the first device;

The terminal device receives the subscription configuration information sent by the first device through the secure connection.
A method for signing configuration information, characterized in that the method comprises:

The core network device receives first information, where the first information is used to request subscription configuration information of the access point device, where the subscription configuration information includes the authentication-related information of the access point device;

The core network device sends the subscription configuration information.
The method according to claim 8, wherein the first information includes identification information of the access point device, location information of the access point device, and request network information of the access point device.
The method according to claim 9, wherein the first information further comprises identification information of a terminal device, and the first information is further used to request association of the terminal device and the access point device.
The method of claim 10, wherein the method further comprises:

The core network device associates the access point device and the terminal device based on the identification information of the access point device and the identification information of the terminal device, and stores the identification information between the terminal device and the access point device. associated information.
The method of claim 8, further comprising:

The core network device determines the core network device corresponding to the requested network information of the access point device;

sending, by the core network device, the first information to the core network device corresponding to the requested network information;

The core network device receives the request network information and determines the subscription configuration information sent by the corresponding core network device.
The method according to any one of claims 9 to 12, wherein the core network device receiving the first information comprises:

The core network device receives the first information sent by the second device;

The second device is at least one of the following devices: a terminal device, an access network device, a third-party control device, or a core network device of an operator corresponding to the terminal device.
The method according to claim 13, wherein sending the subscription configuration information by the core network device comprises:

The core network device sends the subscription configuration information to the second device.
A method for signing configuration information, characterized in that the method comprises:

The access point device receives the subscription configuration information of the access point sent by the terminal device, where the subscription configuration information includes information related to authentication of the access point device;

The access point device stores the subscription configuration information.
The method of claim 15, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving, by the access point device, first information sent by the terminal device, where the first information is used to request the subscription configuration information of the access point device;

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

The access point device sends the first information to a third device, where the third device includes an access network device and/or a third-party control device;

The access point device receives the subscription configuration information sent by the third device.
The method according to claim 17, wherein the first information comprises identification information of the access point device, location information of the access point device, and request network information of the access point device.
The method according to claim 18, wherein the first information further comprises identification information of the terminal device, and the first information is further used to request association of the terminal device and the access point device.
The method according to any one of claims 17 to 19, wherein the receiving, by the access point device, the subscription configuration information sent by the third device comprises:

establishing a secure connection between the access point device and the third device;

The access point device receives the subscription configuration information sent by the third device based on the secure connection.
The method according to any one of claims 15 to 20, wherein the access point device receives the subscription configuration information of the access point sent by the terminal device, comprising:

establishing a secure connection between the access point device and the terminal device;

The access point device receives the subscription configuration information sent by the terminal device based on the secure connection.
A method for signing configuration information, characterized in that the method comprises:

The access network device sends first information, where the first information is used to request subscription configuration information of the access point device, where the subscription configuration information includes information related to authentication of the access point device;

receiving, by the access network device, the subscription configuration information;

The access network device sends the subscription configuration information to the access point device.
The method according to claim 22, wherein before the access network device sends the first information, the method further comprises:

The access network device receives the first information sent by the access point device.
The method according to claim 22 or 23, wherein the first information comprises identification information of the access point device, location information of the access point device, and a request network of the access point device information.
The method according to claim 24, wherein the first information further comprises identification information of a terminal device, and the first information is further used to request association between the terminal device and the access point device.
The method according to any one of claims 22 to 25, wherein the sending, by the access network device, the first information comprises:

The access network device sends the first information to a fourth device, where the fourth device includes a core network device and/or a third-party control device.
The method according to claim 26, wherein the receiving, by the access network device, the subscription configuration information comprises:

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

establishing a secure connection between the access network device and the access point device;

The access network device sends the subscription configuration information to the access point device based on the secure connection.
A method for signing configuration information, characterized in that the method comprises:

The third-party control device receives first information, where the first information is used to request subscription configuration information of the access point device, where the subscription configuration information includes authentication-related information of the access point device;

The third-party control device sends the subscription configuration information.
The method according to claim 29, wherein the first information comprises identification information of the access point device, location information of the access point device, and request network information of the access point device.
The method according to claim 30, wherein the first information further comprises identification information of a terminal device, and the first information is further used to request association of the terminal device and the access point device.
The method according to claim 30 or 31, wherein the method further comprises:

The third-party control device generates the corresponding subscription configuration information based on the requested network information of the access point device;

sending, by the third-party control device, the subscription configuration information to the core network device corresponding to the requested network information;

The third-party control device receives the confirmation information of the core network device.
The method according to claim 30 or 31, wherein the method further comprises:

The third-party control device determines, based on the requested network information, a core network device corresponding to the requested network information;

The third-party control device sends the first information to the core network device.
The method according to any one of claims 29 to 33, wherein the receiving, by the third-party control device, the first information comprises:

The third-party control device receives the first information sent by a fifth device, where the fifth device is a terminal device, an access network device, or an access point device.
The method according to claim 34, wherein sending the subscription configuration information by the third-party control device comprises:

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

establishing a secure connection between the third-party control device and the fifth device;

The third-party control device sends the subscription configuration information to the fifth device based on the secure connection.
A communication device, characterized by being used to execute the method according to any one of claims 1 to 36.
A communication device, comprising a processor and a transceiver;

the transceiver for receiving or transmitting signals;

The processor is configured to execute the method according to any one of claims 1-36.
The communication device of claim 38, wherein the communication device further comprises a memory:

the memory for storing computer programs;

The processor is configured to call the computer program from the memory, so that the communication apparatus executes the method according to any one of claims 1-36.
The communication device according to claim 38 or 39, wherein the communication device is a chip.
A modular device, characterized in that the modular device includes a communication module, a power module, a storage module and a chip module, wherein:

The power module is used to provide power for the module device;

The storage module is used for storing computer programs;

The communication module is used for internal communication of the module device, or for the module device to communicate with an external device;

The chip module is configured to call the computer program stored in the storage module to execute the method according to any one of claims 1-36.
A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that the computer-readable instructions are stored in the computer storage medium, and when the computer-readable instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device is made to execute claims 1 to 36 The method of any of the above.