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The following description and drawings illustrate specific embodiment of the invention scheme fully, to enable those skilled in the art to put into practice them.Other embodiments can comprise structure, logic, electric, process and other change.Embodiment only represents possible change.Unless explicitly requested, otherwise independent parts and function are optional, and the order of operation can change.The part of some embodiments and feature can be included in or replace part and the feature of other embodiments.The scope of embodiment of the present invention comprises the gamut of claims, and all obtainable equivalent of claims.In this article, these embodiments of the present invention can be represented with term " invention " individually or always, this is only used to conveniently, and if in fact disclose the invention more than, be not the scope that automatically will limit this application is any single invention or inventive concept.
" equipment " used herein is defined as, and all have the device of radio communication function, such as desktop computer, mobile computer, laptop computer, notebook, flat computer, server computer, handheld computer, hand-held device, palmtop PC (PDA, PersonalDigitalAssistant), home gateway, router, hand-held PDA device, plate carries device, the outer device of plate, mixing arrangement (such as by cellular telephone functionality and PDA device functional combination), consumption device, car-mounted device, non-car-mounted device, move or mancarried device, non-moving or non-portable device, cell phone, personal communication service (PCS, PersonalCommunicationsService) device, the PDA device of combining wireless communicator, move or Portable GPS (GPS, GlobalPositioningSystem) device, digital television broadcasting (DVB, DigitalVideoBroadcasting) device, less calculation element, non-desktop computer, " the less performance of size is higher " device, super mobile device, super mobile personal computer, mobile Internet device, " Origami " device or calculation element, support the device of dynamic composition meter (DCC, DynamicallyComposableComputing), described equipment also comprises machine and instrument.
" device " used herein refers to all complex structures and has object or the virtual module of certain independent function, and described device can comprise miniature device, as integrated circuit, chip etc.
Fig. 1 is the schematic flow sheet of the method for embodiment, and described method can be applied to agent equipment.
As shown in Figure 1, in some illustrative embodiments, described method comprises following step:
Step S101, receives the first log-on message that the second equipment sends;
Described first log-on message comprises the mark of agent identification and communication protocol; Described agent identification is for representing the demand of acting on behalf of (described demand of acting on behalf of at least comprises DT agency) of described second equipment, and described communication protocol is the discernible communication protocol of described second equipment;
" the second equipment " supports that (such as described second equipment does not support first network (3GPP (3g mobile network for the equipment of communication protocol of second network, 3rdGenerationPartnershipProject) network) the equipment of communication protocol, as only supported home appliance that is infrared, bluetooth); The communication protocol of first network is different from the communication protocol of second network, therefore once the second equipment and support first network communication protocol the first equipment between data path in have no progeny, then can not Direct Recognition first equipment send DT message;
" agent equipment " had not only supported first network, but also supports the equipment of second network, and this equipment provides DT to act on behalf of for the second equipment, can be gateway, router etc.;
After receiving described first log-on message, identified by recognition agent, know that the second equipment needs to carry out DT agency, the DT message conversion sent by other network side (as first network side) is the DT message that the second equipment can identify;
Step S102, receives the first activation request (DT1) sent by first network side;
Described DT1 is directly sent by first equipment (as server) of first network side, or DT1 is sent by the forwarding of multiple first equipment; Described DT1 can carry the device identification of described second equipment and activate load, wherein, needs the information that the parameter used etc. is relevant when described activation load is for recording and setting up data path with described second equipment; Because DT1 generates based on the communication protocol of first network, therefore described second equipment cannot Direct Recognition;
Step S103, resolves described first activation request, and according to the device identification of described second equipment, is defined as described second proxy for equipment;
According to the device identification of described second equipment carried in described first activation request, inquire about in the database storing the log-on message that each equipment is sent, when inquiring described first log-on message, the DT being then defined as sending to described second equipment carries out acting on behalf of (i.e. DT agency), and triggered step S104;
The mark of log-on message that each equipment sends and each equipment is stored in described database, the process of described first log-on message of above-mentioned inquiry can be the device identification of described second equipment mated in the database, after the match is successful, namely find the second equipment, more whether have DT to act on behalf of in the log-on message inquiring about this equipment;
Step S104, is converted to discernible second activation request of the second equipment, specifically comprises by described first activation request;
According to the communication protocol of described second equipment, described DT1 is converted to the second activation request (DT2), can be understood as the format conversion of DT1 is the form that the second equipment can identify;
Described DT2 can Portable device activate message identifier, the second equipment device identification and activate load;
Wherein, described device activation message identifier is for representing that the object of DT2 sets up data path, after making this mark of described second recognition of devices, be transformed into operating state from resting state, and perform corresponding operation (such as step S105) according to the out of Memory in DT2;
Because first network is different with the communication protocol of second network, the form of the parameter of therefore carrying in DT1 may also need to change accordingly according to communication protocol, but the content expressed by parameter after conversion is constant, as described in the device identification of the second equipment as described in DT2 and DT1 the device identification of the second equipment all refer to as described in the second equipment;
Optionally, become in the process of DT2 by DT1 according to communication Protocol Conversion, the form of each parameter may not change, such as, only change putting in order of statement;
Optionally, described first activation request also carries the network identity of this equipment, and the network identity of described agent equipment is used for locating described agent equipment at described first network;
Optionally, described second activation request also carries the device identification of this equipment, and the device identification of this equipment is the mark that described second equipment can identify;
In above process, step S101 and step S103 is optional step, namely the mark of the communication protocol of described second equipment and agent identification also can be obtained by alternate manner, such as carried by described DT1, so after this equipment receives DT1, without the need to inquiring about described first log-on message in a database, but directly information relevant with activation in DT1 is converted to the discernible form of second network, i.e. DT2;
Step S105, sends DT2 to the second equipment, sets up data path to make described second equipment and server (the first equipment);
Said method can make to realize between equipment that communication protocol is different activating, to make to re-establish data path.
Fig. 2 is the schematic flow sheet of the method for embodiment, and described method can be applied to described first equipment (as server).
As shown in Figure 2, in some illustrative embodiments, described method comprises following step:
Step S201, receives the second log-on message that the second equipment sends;
Described second log-on message comprises the described device identification of the second equipment and the network identity of agent equipment; The network identity of described agent equipment is provided for described first equipment and navigates to described agent equipment at described first network;
Described second log-on message can be after the second equipment sent the first log-on message to agent equipment, namely after the second equipment and agent equipment confirm to act on behalf of, just sends to this equipment;
Directly send if described second log-on message is the second equipment, namely send in unwitting situation at agent equipment, so described second log-on message also may to comprise the communication protocol mark of agent identification and the second equipment; Wherein, agent identification is optional, generates, for informing that agent equipment is that the second equipment carries out DT agency because agent identification also can be this equipment;
Step S202, when needs activate described second equipment, according to the described device identification of the second equipment and the network identity of agent equipment, sends DT1 by first network to described agent equipment;
This equipment can be known by miscellaneous equipment to be needed to activate described second equipment, or, at this equipment after described second equipment sending message, as received error message, then know that the second equipment goes offline (enter resting state as the second equipment or cause the data path between the second equipment and the first equipment to interrupt because of other reason, therefore needing to be activated);
Described DT1 carries the device identification of described second equipment, activates the network identity of load and agent equipment, and described activation load sets up the relevant information of data path for being recorded between this equipment with the second equipment; Because this equipment directly can find the position of described agent equipment in first network according to the network identity of described agent equipment, then send DT1 to agent equipment, the network identity therefore carrying agent equipment in DT1 is optional;
If described second log-on message also carries the mark of communication protocol, then DT1 also carries the mark of communication protocol, such as this equipment is server, when this equipment needs activation the second equipment, corresponding agent identification can be generated, and send DT1 to agent equipment, be that described second equipment carries out DT agency to indicate agent equipment according to the mark of the communication protocol in DT1 and agent identification;
If the object of above-mentioned steps is in order to the second equipment and this equipment set up data path, then also comprise:
Step S203, receives the connection message that described second equipment is sent;
Described connection message is after described second equipment receives DT2, according to the message for setting up data path that the activation load in DT2 is sent to this equipment;
Step S204, according to described connection message, sets up data path with described second equipment.
Fig. 3 is the schematic flow sheet of the method for embodiment, and described method can be applied to described second equipment.
As shown in Figure 3, in some illustrative embodiments, described method comprises following step:
Step S301, sends the first log-on message to described agent equipment, and described first log-on message comprises the mark of agent identification and communication protocol;
Described agent identification acts on behalf of demand for what represent this equipment, and described demand of acting on behalf of at least comprises DT agency, and described communication protocol is the communication protocol that the second network at this equipment place is supported;
Step S302, sends the second log-on message to described server, and described second log-on message comprises the device identification of this equipment and the network identity of described agent equipment;
The network identity of described agent equipment is used for locating described agent equipment at described first network;
Directly send if described second log-on message is the second equipment, namely step S301 is optional, described second log-on message is at agent equipment and send in unwitting situation, and so described second log-on message also comprises the mark of the communication protocol of agent identification and the second equipment; Wherein, agent identification is optional, because agent identification also can be generated by server (equipment of first network side);
Step S303, the DT2 that Receiving Agent equipment sends, described DT2 is that the DT1 sent by first network side converts;
Described DT2 Portable device activates message identifier, device identification and activation load;
Step S304, according to described second activation request, sets up data path with server (the first equipment); Specifically comprise:
By identifying described device activation message identifier, know that the object of described DT2 sets up data path;
If described device identification is not the device identification of this equipment, then process ends; If described device identification is the device identification of this equipment, then according to described activation load, set up data path with described first equipment, described first activates load for recording the information relevant with setting up data path.
Be described below by specific embodiment:
Do not support home appliance (second equipment of 3GPP, described second network can be infrared, bluetooth, the Internet internet) registered one support the gateway device (agent equipment) of 3GPP, Device-Trigger-proxy (device activation agency) information is set in log-on message on this gateway device, as agent identification, for representing if when gateway device receives the activation message of above-mentioned home appliance, need to send to home appliance.The communication protocol (carrying the mark of communication protocol in as log-on message) (Support-Wireless-protocol) illustrating that this equipment is supported also is needed in above-mentioned log-on message, then gateway device can the SMS (short message of 3GPP, shortmessageservice) message is activated, send again after being converted into the protocol message of home appliance support, and by the message after transforming, home appliance is activated.In the process of above-mentioned registration, home appliance needs the network identity (Ext-ID, Ext-Identity) obtaining gateway device.Then home appliance in use can to server first facility registration, and after being registered to server, home appliance can connect above-mentioned server and use the function that this server provides.In registration process, home appliance is registered to server the device identification of home appliance together with the Ext-ID of gateway device; Gateway device IMSI (international mobile subscriber identity corresponding in bottom-layer network (i.e. 3GPP network) can be obtained to 3GPP server by Ext-ID server (the first equipment), InternationalMobileSubscriberIdentificationNumber), namely can be understood as and directly can find the position of gateway device in 3GPP network by Ext-ID, and SMS activation message can be sent to gateway device.
Fig. 4 is the schematic flow sheet of the method for embodiment, and described method comprises following step:
Step S401, server confirms to activate home appliance;
Server receives the TriggerRequest (activation request) that AS (application server, ApplicationServer) sends, and described TriggerRequest is used for announcement server and initiates DT to home appliance; The object by 3GPP network activation is carried, i.e. the device identification of home appliance in this activation request;
Or, at server after described second equipment sending message, as received error message, namely know that the second equipment goes offline (namely enter resting state, need to be activated);
Step S402, server obtains the network identity Ext-ID of agent equipment;
After server confirms to need to send DT message to described second equipment, according to the device identification of home appliance, the network identity Ext-ID of the agent equipment sent when finding home appliance to register, and generate the first device activation message DT1;
Step S403, server sends DT1 to agent equipment;
Server is the IMSI getting agent equipment according to Ext-ID, then sends DT1 via 3GPP network to agent equipment, and the parameter that described DT1 carries comprises:
Ext-ID, the device identification of home appliance, triggerreferencenumber (activation index codes), validityperiod (term of validity), priority (priority), andtriggerpayload (activation load) etc.;
Wherein, the device identification of home appliance is necessary parameter with activating load; Described triggerreferencenubmer can be understood as a code, for identifying activation message, when the response message received contains this code, can know that this response message is the reply to activating message; Described validityperiod for representing in this message is how long effectively, i.e. the term of validity; Described priority is for representing that whether this message is preferential;
Step S404, after gateway device receives DT1, resolves this message, is defined as home appliance agency;
Gateway device, according to the device identification of home appliance, being inquired about, when inquiring the log-on message of above-mentioned home appliance, being then defined as sending to the DT1 of home appliance to act on behalf of in the database storing the log-on message that each equipment is sent, and triggered step S405;
Described database at least can comprise the device identification of log-on message that each equipment sends and each equipment, the device identification of described home appliance is mated in the database, after the match is successful, namely home appliance is found, inquire about in the log-on message of this equipment the log-on message whether having DT to act on behalf of again, described log-on message comprises the mark of agent identification Device-Trigger-proxy and communication protocol Support-Wireless-protocol;
Step S405, the communication protocol that gateway device is supported according to home appliance, is undertaken converting DT2 to by DT1;
Described DT1 is converted into the DT2 that home appliance can identify, the parameter that described DT2 carries comprises: device activation message identifier, the device identification of home appliance, the device identification of gateway device, triggerreferencenumber, validityperiod, priority, triggerpayload etc.; Wherein, device activation message identifier, identifier of household appliance and triggerpayload are call parameters; Although above-mentioned each parameter is identical with the implication of parameter expression corresponding in DT1 or the object of indication, because needs carry out protocol conversion, so form may be different;
Step S406, gateway device sends DT2 to home appliance, and home appliance transmits a reply message after receiving DT2, informs and receives DT2;
Step S407, home appliance resolves described DT2, sets up data path with server;
First authentication is carried out to the device identification of the home appliance in DT2, if not the device identification of this equipment, then process ends; If the device identification of this equipment, then know that the object of this message is to make this equipment and setting up data path with server according to described device activation message identifier; Finally set up the information such as the relevant parameter of data path according to what record in the described triggerpayload in DT2, set up data path with server.
Fig. 5 is the structural representation of a kind of device 500 for activated equipment in embodiment.
In some illustrative embodiments, described device 500, is applied to agent equipment side, comprises:
First receiving element 501, for receiving the first activation request for activating the second equipment by first network side joint; Wherein, the communication protocol supported of described second equipment is different from described first network side;
Converting unit 502, for being converted to discernible second activation request of described second equipment by described first activation request;
Transmitting element 503, for sending described second activation request to described second equipment, described second activation request sets up data path for asking described second equipment and the first equipment.
In some illustrative embodiments, all carry the device identification of described second equipment and activate load in described first activation request and described second activation request, wherein, described activation load is for recording the information set up needed for described data path.
In some illustrative embodiments, first network is 3g mobile network 3GPP network, and described second equipment is the equipment not supporting 3GPP network.
In some illustrative embodiments, described device 500, also comprises:
Second receiving element 504, before receiving described first activation request for described first receiving element 501, receive the first log-on message that described second equipment sends, described first log-on message comprises agent identification; Or,
Described first activation request also carries described agent identification;
Described converting unit 502, comprising:
First conversion subelement 5021, for according to described agent identification the activation request be defined as activating described second equipment act on behalf of, and described first activation request is converted to discernible second activation request of described second equipment.
In some illustrative embodiments, in described first log-on message or described first activation request, also carry the mark of the communication protocol that described second equipment is supported;
Described converting unit 502, comprising:
Second conversion subelement 5022, for the mark of the communication protocol according to described second equipment support, is converted to discernible second activation request of described second equipment by described first activation request.
Fig. 6 is the structural representation of a kind of device 600 for activated equipment in embodiment.
In some illustrative embodiments, described device 600, is applied to the first equipment, comprises:
First receiving element 601, for receiving the second log-on message that the second equipment sends, described second log-on message comprises the described device identification of the second equipment and the network identity of agent equipment, and the network identity of described agent equipment is used for locating described agent equipment at first network;
Transmitting element 602, for when needs activate described second equipment, according to the device identification of described second equipment and the network identity of described agent equipment, sends activation request by first network to described agent equipment.
In some illustrative embodiments, described first network is 3GPP network, and described second equipment is the equipment not supporting 3GPP network.
In some illustrative embodiments, described activation request is carried the device identification of described second equipment and is activated load, and described activation load is for recording the information needed for the data path between foundation and this equipment.
In some illustrative embodiments, if described second log-on message also comprises the mark of the communication protocol that described second equipment is supported, then described activation request also carries the mark of described communication protocol.
In some illustrative embodiments, described activation request also carries the network identity of described agent equipment.
In some illustrative embodiments, described device 600, also comprises:
Second receiving element 603, after sending described activation request, receives the connection message that described second equipment is sent for described transmitting element 602;
Linkage unit 604, for according to described connection message, sets up data path with described second equipment.
Fig. 6 is the structural representation of a kind of device 700 for activated equipment in embodiment.
In some illustrative embodiments, described device 700, is applied to the second equipment, comprises:
Receiving element 701, for the second activation request that Receiving Agent equipment sends, described second activation request is that the first activation request sent by first network side converts, and the communication protocol that described first network side is supported is different from the second network side at this equipment place;
Linkage unit 702, for according to described second activation request, sets up data path with the first equipment.
In some illustrative embodiments, described second activation request Portable device activates message identifier, device identification and activation load, and described linkage unit 702, comprising:
First connexon unit 7021, for by identifying described device activation message identifier, knows that the object of described second activation request sets up data path;
Second connexon unit 7022, if judge that described device identification is the device identification of this equipment for described first connexon unit 7021, then according to described activation load, set up data path with described first equipment, described activation load is for recording the information set up needed for data path.
In some illustrative embodiments, first network is 3GPP network, and this equipment does not support 3GPP network.
In some illustrative embodiments, described device 700, also comprises:
First transmitting element 703, for before the second activation request that described receiving element 701 Receiving Agent equipment sends, send the first log-on message to described agent equipment, described first log-on message comprises agent identification, and described agent identification acts on behalf of demand for what represent this equipment; Second transmitting element 704, for after the acknowledge message receiving described agent equipment feedback, sends the second log-on message to described first equipment; Or,
3rd transmitting element 705, for before the second activation request that described receiving element 701 Receiving Agent equipment sends, send the 3rd log-on message directly to described first equipment, described 3rd log-on message comprises the mark of the communication protocol that this equipment is supported.
In some illustrative embodiments, described first log-on message also comprises the mark of the communication protocol that this equipment is supported, then described second log-on message comprises the mark of this equipment, the network identity of described agent equipment; Or,
Described first log-on message does not comprise the mark of described communication protocol, then described second log-on message comprises the mark of the mark of described equipment, the network identity of described agent equipment and described communication protocol;
The network identity of described agent equipment is used for locating described agent equipment at described first network.
Adopt above-described embodiment, following effect can be reached:
Without the need to improving each equipment, make equipment to be activated can by the device activation of other network by the mode of agency, the process namely activated be no longer by the restriction of each communication between devices agreement.
Those skilled in the art it is also understood that various illustrative box, module, circuit and the algorithm steps combining embodiment herein and describe all can be embodied as electronic hardware, computer software or its combination.In order to the interchangeability between hardware and software is clearly described, all carry out usually describing around its function to various illustrative parts, frame, module, circuit and step above.Be embodied as hardware as this function or be embodied as software, the design constraint depending on specific application and whole system is applied.Those skilled in the art for each application-specific, can realize described function in the mode of accommodation, but, thisly realize decision-making and should not be construed as and deviate from protection range of the present disclosure.
The foregoing is only the preferred embodiments of the present invention, be not limited to the present invention, for a person skilled in the art, the present invention can have various modifications and variations.Within the spirit and principles in the present invention all, any amendment done, equivalent replacement, improvement etc., all should be included within protection scope of the present invention.