CN101146315B - Licence file management method, server and system - Google Patents
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The invention relates to a method, a server and a system for license file management in the field of communication technique. The method comprises: a license file management server receives and stores the license files of at least two communication apparatuses sent by a license file authorization center and then sends the license files to the communication apparatuses individually. The invention greatly reduces the times of manual operation, to increase the management/maintenance efficiency. Furthermore, the invention can shield the man-machine interface of License management in the base station to eliminate the possibility of misoperation of downloading the License of other equipment, thereby ensuring the safety of communication network and the benefit of equipment suppliers.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to network communications technology field, relate in particular to a kind of licence file management method, server and system.
Background technology
License file, promptly the License file is to be used for the service that corresponding communication device provides is authorized, thereby guarantees that the communication equipment in the network can provide corresponding service according to authorization conditions.
With the cordless communication network is example, and during the base station equipment installation and lineup, the operator need extract ESN (Equipment Serial No., Equipment Serial Number) from the base station; Then, utilize described ESN to submit License (licence) application to equipment supplier's authorization center.After application was passed through, the License file load that the operator will apply for also activated to the base station.
ESN can be used for unique identification equipment, to guarantee that License is licensed to appointed equipment, the ESN that promptly in the License file that generates, includes the equipment that to authorize, the License file load is behind equipment, and whether consistent judging whether carried out corresponding authorization of service to current communication equipment by the ESN that reads in the ESN in the contrast License file and the equipment.
In the base station equipment O﹠M process, under situations such as equipment fault or configuration change, may cause the ESN of equipment to change.If ESN is permanent change, as shown in Figure 1, equipment operator can promptly submit the License application to by facility information being returned to equipment supplier's License authorization center, examine and regenerate the License file by the License authorization center, promptly License authorizes.If be temporary equipment fault or configuration change etc., ESN is permanent change not, then needs to repair the equipment that produces fault or be configured again.
The base station is in whole communication system, and it is exactly One's name is legion that a distinguishing feature is arranged, and for example, in existing WCDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA)) system, the NodeB (base station) under the RNC (radio network controller) just has thousands of.If adopt aforesaid way to safeguard the License file, the manual operation of then extracting ESN, submit the License application and loading the License file and activating will need to repeat thousands of times, and the efficient of this maintenance mode is quite low.
Summary of the invention
The purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of licence file management method, server and system.
The objective of the invention is to be achieved through the following technical solutions:
A kind of licence file management method comprises:
Licensing document management server receives and the license file of at least two communication equipments that preservation license file authorization center is sent;
Described license file is distributed to communication equipment.
A kind of licensing document management server comprises:
The licence receiver module is used to receive the license file of at least two communication equipments;
Licence is preserved module, with described licence receiver module coupling, is used to preserve described license file;
The license distribution module is preserved the module coupling with described licence, is used for described license file is distributed to communication equipment.
A kind of licence file management system comprises licensing document management server and license file authorization center:
Wherein, licensing document management server comprises:
The licence receiver module is used to receive the license file of at least two communication equipments;
Licence is preserved module, with described licence receiver module coupling, is used to preserve described license file;
The license distribution module is preserved the module coupling with described licence, is used for described license file is distributed to communication equipment;
Wherein, the license file authorization center comprises:
The licence sending module is used for sending license file to the licence receiver module of described licensing document management server.
Another kind licence file management system comprises licensing document management server and license file authorization center:
Wherein, licensing document management server comprises:
The licence receiver module is used to receive the license file of at least two communication equipments;
Licence is preserved module, with described licence receiver module coupling, is used to preserve described license file;
The license distribution module is preserved the module coupling with described licence, is used for described license file is distributed to communication equipment;
The identity information acquisition module is used to obtain the identity information of described communication equipment;
Identity information is preserved module, with described identity information acquisition module coupling, is used to preserve the identity information of described communication equipment;
License file application module is preserved the module coupling with described identity information, is used to utilize described identity information to the described license file of license file authorization center application;
Wherein, the license file authorization center comprises:
The identity information receiver module is used to receive the identity information that the license file application module of described licensing document management server sends;
The licence determination module with described identity information receiver module coupling, is used for determining described license file according to described identity information;
The licence sending module with described licence determination module coupling, is used to receive described license file, and sends license file to the licence receiver module of described licensing document management server.
As seen from the above technical solution provided by the invention, the present invention has adopted the license file server to manage the License of each equipment is concentrated, therefore, can greatly reduce the manual operation number of times, thereby improve management maintenance efficient.Further, the present invention can also shield the man-machine interface of base station equipment License Management, the operator of base station equipment can only be by the License of License Server management of base station equipment, stopped to download the possibility of other equipment License by mistake, thereby reach the purpose of taking precautions against security attack, guaranteed the fail safe of communication network and equipment supplier's interests.
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Fig. 1 is existing licence file management system schematic;
Fig. 2 is a kind of embodiment licence file management system schematic among the present invention.
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Core of the present invention is by licensing document management server the license file of each equipment to be carried out unified management, and this License is concentrated manages, and can greatly reduce the manual operation number of times, thereby improves management maintenance efficient.
When the ESN of equipment changes, can also further control the time limit that former license file can effectively be used.Therefore, still can operate as normal in a period of time after the ESN that can guarantee on the one hand equipment changes, can also guarantee that on the other hand equipment operator can in time carry out the renewal of license file, thereby effectively guarantee equipment supplier's interests.
The present invention as shown in Figure 2, specifically can be to introduce License Server (licensing document management server) in base station system in the specific implementation process, is used to manage concentratedly the License information of all base station equipments.License Server can disposablely obtain the ESN information of all base station equipments, submits the License application to the license file authorization center.One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the ESN information of obtaining base station equipment can be: during the base station equipment installation and lineup, the operator extracts ESN from the base station, then the ESN that extracts is input to License Server; Also can be alternate manner, for example base station equipment be input to ESN License Server automatically by network and setting.One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that, submit to the License application to be to the license file authorization center: the operator utilizes described ESN to submit the License application to the license file authorization center; Also can be alternate manner, for example License Server submits the License application by network to being provided with to the license file authorization center.After application is passed through, the License file load of applying for is arrived License Server.Base station equipment starts when License information is obtained in License Server application, simultaneously ESN is passed to LicenseServer.License Server searches corresponding License authorization message according to the ESN of equipment, and feeds back to equipment, and License activates in equipment.Equipment provides service according to the authorization message of correspondence.
License Server manages a plurality of License files simultaneously, searches in all License files during the License information of searching equipment.The License information that comprises a plurality of base stations in License file, concrete division can be by the O﹠M pattern flexible customization of License authorization center according to equipment operator, for example, corresponding License file in all base stations under the base station controller, or corresponding License file in all base stations under O﹠M subnet, also can the corresponding License file in base station under the extreme case.License Server is split into multistage according to ESN with the License file, every section unique corresponding base station equipment.
In addition, when ESN changes, no matter be to apply for License file or reparation fault again, all need a process.In the stand-by period, the ESN that reads in ESN in the License file and the equipment possibly can't correctly mate.At this moment,, and adopt the License of system default to dispose, may cause equipment to obtain and original identical authorization of service of authorization of service, thereby have a strong impact on client's service quality if equipment is refused this License file.
But, if equipment is admitted this License file, and limit available duration via, to reserve the time of applying for the License file again or repairing fault, may there be potential safety hazard in that system.For example, an equipment operator can buy jumbo License for a base station, and the very License of low capacity is only bought in other base stations, but jumbo License is downloaded to all base stations.After jumbo License activates, after the available duration via that limits arrives, download and activate the low capacity License of each base station, download jumbo License immediately more again.So repeatedly, will make equipment supplier's interests suffer damage.
The License authorization center is when being base station equipment mandate License simultaneously, and for described License sets the time period that allows use, that is, when equipment ESN changed, the License before changing was as interim License, the time that permission is used.Recover or be that interim License is when setting the cycle timer counting arrival that allows the time period timing used in License Server and base station equipment chain rupture, the consistency of the License section of local this equipment that finds of LicenseServer judgement and the License information of the current operation of base station equipment, if inconsistent then upgrade the License information of base station equipment automatically, for example: the License section of this equipment that finds with License Server this locality is upgraded the License of the current operation of base station equipment.Certainly, if consistent, can need not to carry out any processing.
When the ESN of equipment changed, when equipment reported current ESN application to obtain License information, License Server retrieved the License information of this equipment use last time according to the former ESN of equipment, and feeds back to equipment.This moment, equipment can only move according to interim License mode, i.e. in the time of system default (as 30 days), the preceding License authorization message of former conversion that equipment continues to adopt License Server to retrieve provides service, at system default in the time, operator can apply for again that License authorizes, thereby has guaranteed the service quality of operator.Handle to make operator can in time apply for new license file simultaneously like this, to guarantee equipment supplier's interests.
The invention provides a kind of licence file management method, a kind of embodiment operating process of described method comprises the steps:
Step 1: obtain the identity information of each communication equipment, ESN for example, the identity information of importing each communication equipment is to licensing document management server.Utilize described identity information to license file authorization center licensing file;
The disposable ESN information of obtaining all base station equipments of License Server is submitted the License application to the license file authorization center.One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the ESN information of obtaining base station equipment can be: during the base station equipment installation and lineup, the operator extracts ESN from the base station, then the ESN that extracts is input to License Server; Also can be alternate manner, for example base station equipment be input to ESN License Server automatically by network and setting.One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that, submit to the License application to be to the license file authorization center: the operator utilizes described ESN to submit the License application to the license file authorization center; Also can be alternate manner, for example LicenseServer submits the License application by network to being provided with to the license file authorization center.
Step 2: the license file authorization center returns to licensing document management server with license file.
The license file authorization center can be respectively each communication equipment according to the identity information of each communication equipment and determine corresponding license file.
Described license file authorization center for each communication equipment determine license file situation can for:
Set corresponding license file of all communication equipments under the communication equipment controller; Or, set corresponding license file of all communication equipments under the O﹠M subnet; Or, set the corresponding license file of a communication equipment.
The License authorization center can be when being base station equipment mandate License, and for described License sets the time period that allows use, that is, when equipment ESN changed, the License before changing was as interim License, the time that permission is used.
Step 3: licensing document management server obtains and preserves the license file that the license file authorization center is sent.
Licensing document management server is issued to each license file in each communication equipment respectively according to the identity information of each communication equipment, and License activates in equipment.
Step 4: when the identity information of communication equipment changed, communication equipment reported licensing document management server with new identity information;
Recover or be that interim License is when setting the cycle timer arrival that allows the time period timing used in License Server and base station equipment chain rupture, communication equipment reports LicenseServer with new identity information, the consistency of the License section of local this equipment that finds of License Server judgement and the License information of the current operation of base station equipment, if consistent, then need not to carry out any processing.If inconsistent, then execution in step 5.
Step 5: licensing document management server is determined corresponding license file according to the former identity information of the communication equipment of described new identity information correspondence, is handed down to communication equipment, and activates in communication equipment.
In sum, the License centralized management can greatly reduce the manual operation number of times, thereby raises the efficiency.The further man-machine interface of shielding base station equipment License Management, the operator can only be by the License of License Server management of base station equipment, stop mistake and downloaded the possibility of other equipment License, thereby reached the purpose of taking precautions against security attack.
The above; only for the preferable embodiment of the present invention, but protection scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and anyly is familiar with those skilled in the art in the technical scope that the present invention discloses; the variation that can expect easily or replacement all should be encompassed within protection scope of the present invention.Therefore, protection scope of the present invention should be as the criterion with the protection range of claim.
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1. a licence file management method is characterized in that, comprising:
Licensing document management server receives and the license file of at least two communication equipments that preservation license file authorization center is sent;
Described licensing document management server is distributed to communication equipment according to the identity information of described communication equipment with described license file.
2. the method for claim 1 is characterized in that, described licensing document management server receives and the license file of at least two communication equipments that preservation license file authorization center is sent further comprises before:
Described licensing document management server obtains the identity information of described communication equipment;
Utilize described identity information to the described license file of described license file authorization center application.
3. method as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that, further comprises:
Described license file authorization center is that described communication equipment is determined license file.
4. method as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that, described definite license file step comprises:
Set corresponding license file of all communication equipments under the communication equipment controller; Or,
Set corresponding license file of all communication equipments under the O﹠M subnet; Or,
Set the corresponding license file of a communication equipment.
7. a licensing document management server is characterized in that, comprising:
The licence receiver module is used to receive the license file of at least two communication equipments;
Licence is preserved module, with described licence receiver module coupling, is used to preserve described license file;
The license distribution module is preserved the module coupling with described licence, is used for described license file is distributed to communication equipment;
The identity information acquisition module is used to obtain the identity information of described communication equipment;
Identity information is preserved module, with described identity information acquisition module coupling, is used to preserve the identity information of described communication equipment;
License file application module is preserved the module coupling with described identity information, is used to utilize described identity information to the described license file of license file authorization center application.
8. a licence file management system is characterized in that, comprising:
Licensing document management server as claimed in claim 7;
The license file authorization center comprises:
The licence sending module is used for sending license file to the licence receiver module of described licensing document management server.
9. a licence file management system is characterized in that, comprising:
Licensing document management server as claimed in claim 7;
The license file authorization center comprises:
The identity information receiver module is used to receive the identity information that the license file application module of described licensing document management server sends;
The licence determination module with described identity information receiver module coupling, is used for determining described license file according to described identity information;
The licence sending module with described licence determination module coupling, is used to receive described license file, and sends license file to the licence receiver module of described licensing document management server.
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