CN107517211B - Configuration information acquisition method, system and configuration information processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a method and a system for acquiring configuration information and a method for processing the configuration information. The acquisition method comprises the following steps: a terminal acquires an identity of an operator network where the terminal currently resides, and the terminal supports an IMS service; a terminal sends a public data network connection request to an operator network, and a network element entity of the operator network obtains a detection result whether the connection request carries P-CSCF address request information or not; the terminal receiving network element entity obtains the configuration information of at least one IMS service of the operator matched with the identity mark according to the detection result; and acquiring the configuration information stored by the terminal, and registering the IMS service corresponding to the IMS network operation according to the configuration information. When the terminal resides in the operator network, the network element entity of the operator network can transmit the acquired configuration information of the IMS service of the corresponding operator to the terminal under a certain condition, so that the number of the IMS services supported by the terminal is increased, the terminal can quickly adapt to the popularization requirement of the IMS of the global operator, and the experience degree of a user is improved.

Description

Configuration information acquisition method, system and configuration information processing method

technical field

The present invention relates to the field of communication technologies, and in particular, to a method, a system for obtaining configuration information, and a method for processing configuration information.

Background technique

In the existing network, the IP Multimedia Subsystem (IP Multimedia Subsystem, IMS) is a brand-new multimedia service form, which can meet the needs of current terminal customers for more novel and diversified multimedia services. Such as VoLTE (Voice over LTE, IMS-based voice service), ViLTE (Video over LTE, IMS-based video service), VoWiFi (Voice on WiFi, IMS-based WiFi service) and RCS (Rich Communication Service, converged communication service) There is a strong connection between the IMS services such as these and the operators around the world. Operators have some configuration differences for different IMS services. For example, different IMS services need to be configured with different P-CSCF (Proxy-Call Session Control Function) parameters and QoS (Quality of Service, quality of service) parameters. , Additional service Ut related parameters, etc.

User terminals that traditionally support IMS services generally support IMS standard protocols IR.92&IR.94, but the types of IMS services that user terminals can support are limited, and the terminals need to be upgraded one by one according to the situation of each operator. The configuration parameters corresponding to each IMS service of the operator are built into the terminal for use to support multiple IMS services of the operator, which is inefficient and has poor user experience.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Embodiments of the present invention provide a configuration information acquisition method, system, and configuration information processing method, which can quickly acquire configuration information of at least one IMS service of an operator, and improve user experience.

A method for obtaining configuration information, comprising:

The terminal acquires the identity of the operator network where the terminal currently resides, and the terminal supports the IMS service;

The terminal sends a public data network connection request to the operator network, and causes the network element entity of the operator network to obtain the detection result of whether the connection request carries the P-CSCF address request information;

receiving, by the terminal, configuration information of at least one IMS service of an operator that matches the identity identifier obtained by the network element entity according to the detection result;

The terminal acquires and stores the configuration information, registers the IMS network according to the configuration information, and runs the corresponding IMS service.

The above method for obtaining configuration information enables a terminal that supports IMS services to obtain the identity of the operator network where the current terminal resides; The detection result of the CSCF address request information obtains the configuration information of at least one IMS service of the operator that matches the identity; the terminal receives and stores the configuration information, and registers the IMS network to run the corresponding IMS service according to the configuration information. When the terminal resides on the operator's network, the network element entity of the operator's network can transmit the acquired configuration information of the corresponding operator's IMS service to the terminal under certain conditions, which increases the number of IMS services supported by the terminal and enables the terminal to It can quickly adapt to the IMS popularization requirements of global operators and improve the user experience.

A method for processing configuration information, comprising:

The operator network allows the terminal to camp, and receives a public data network connection request sent by the terminal, wherein the operator network has a unique identity, and the terminal supports IMS services;

The network element entity of the operator network detects whether the P-CSCF address request information is carried in the public data network connection request;

When the P-CSCF address request information is carried in the public data network connection request, the network element entity obtains configuration information of at least one IMS service of the operator that matches the identity identifier;

The network element entity sends the acquired configuration information to the terminal.

In the above processing method for configuration information, the network element entity of the operator network can obtain at least one IMS service of the operator that matches the identity identifier when detecting that the P-CSCF address request information is not carried in the public data network connection request configuration information, and send the obtained configuration information to the terminal. That is, the configuration information of the operator that matches the operator's network can be obtained through the network element entity of the operator's network, and fed back to the terminal, so that the terminal can quickly and timely obtain the configuration information of the corresponding IMS service, thereby increasing the number of terminals. The number of supported IMS services enables the terminal to quickly adapt to the IMS popularization requirements of global operators, improving user experience.

A system for obtaining configuration information, including a terminal, a network element entity of an operator network, and an IMS network, wherein,

the terminal, configured to obtain the identity identifier of the operator's network where the terminal currently resides, and the terminal supports the IMS service;

The network element entity of the operator's network is used to detect whether the public data network connection request sent by the terminal carries the information of the P-CSCF address request, and when the P-CSCF address request is not carried, the operator The network sends to the terminal the configuration information of the IMS service of the operator that is matched with the identity identifier;

The terminal is further configured to receive and store the configuration information, and run the IMS service on the IMS network according to the configuration information.

The above configuration information acquisition system enables the terminal supporting the IMS service to acquire the identity of the operator network where the current terminal resides; the operator network detects whether the public data network connection request sent by the terminal carries the information requested by the P-CSCF address; If the P-CSCF address request is not carried, the operator network sends the obtained configuration information of at least one IMS service of the operator matching the identity to the terminal; the terminal obtains and stores the configuration information, and transmits the configuration information through the operator The network registers the IMS network to run the corresponding IMS service. According to the detection result, the operator network can send the obtained configuration information of at least one IMS service of the operator that matches the identity to the terminal, so that the terminal can quickly and timely obtain the configuration information of the corresponding IMS service, which increases the The number of IMS services supported by the terminal enables the terminal to quickly adapt to the IMS popularization requirements of global operators, improving user experience.

Description of drawings

In order to explain the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art more clearly, the following briefly introduces the accompanying drawings that need to be used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art. Obviously, the accompanying drawings in the following description are only These are some embodiments of the present invention. For those of ordinary skill in the art, other drawings can also be obtained according to these drawings without creative efforts.

Fig. 1 is the application environment diagram of the acquisition system of configuration information in one embodiment;

2 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal in an embodiment;

3 is a schematic diagram of a network architecture of a system for obtaining configuration information in one embodiment;

4 is one of the schematic flowcharts of the method for obtaining configuration information in one embodiment;

Fig. 5 is the second schematic flow chart of the method for obtaining configuration information in one embodiment;

6 is a third schematic flowchart of a method for acquiring configuration information in an embodiment;

7 is a fourth schematic flowchart of a method for acquiring configuration information in an embodiment;

8 is a schematic flowchart of a method for processing configuration information in one embodiment;

9 is a schematic flowchart of a network element entity of an operator network detecting whether the public data network connection request sent by the terminal carries the information of the P-CSCF address request in one embodiment;

10 is a schematic flowchart of the network element entity acquiring configuration information of at least one IMS service of an operator that matches the identity identifier in an embodiment;

11 is a schematic flowchart of the network element entity acquiring configuration information of at least one IMS service of an operator that matches the identity identifier in another embodiment;

12 is a structural block diagram of an apparatus for acquiring configuration information in one embodiment;

FIG. 13 is a structural block diagram of an apparatus for processing configuration information in an embodiment.

Detailed ways

In order to make the objectives, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention clearer, the present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present invention, but not to limit the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1 , in one embodiment, a system for acquiring configuration information is provided, including a terminal 110 , an operator network 120 and an IMS network 130 . The terminal 110 can be a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a smart watch, a personal digital assistant (PDA) or other terminals that can support IMS services. The terminal 110 accesses the IMS network 130 via the operator network 120, wherein the system may further include an operator server 140 that establishes communication with the operator network 120, and the operator server 140 is an independent physical application server or a physical application server Server cluster. The operator server 140 is configured to update and store configuration information of at least one IMS service corresponding to the operator.

As shown in FIG. 2 , in one embodiment, a terminal 110 for implementing a method for acquiring configuration information is provided, including a processor connected through a system bus, a non-volatile storage medium, an internal memory, a network interface and touch screen. The processor has a computing function and a function of controlling the operation of the terminal 110, and the processor is configured to execute a method for acquiring configuration information. The non-volatile storage medium includes at least one of a magnetic storage medium, an optical storage medium, and a flash storage medium, and the non-volatile storage medium stores an operating system and computer-readable instructions. The computer-readable instructions, when executed by the processor, implement a method for obtaining configuration information. The processor is used to provide computing and control capabilities to support the operation of the entire terminal. Internal memory in the terminal provides an environment for the execution of computer readable instructions in the non-volatile storage medium. Network interfaces are used to connect to various entities in the operator's network. The touch screen includes a display screen and a touch layer, and the display screen includes at least one of a liquid crystal display screen, a flexible display screen and an electronic ink display screen. Those skilled in the art can understand that the structure shown in FIG. 2 is only a block diagram of a part of the structure related to the solution of the present application, and does not constitute a limitation on the terminal to which the solution of the present application is applied. More or fewer components are shown in the figures, either in combination or with different arrangements of components.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a network architecture of a system for acquiring configuration information. The system includes a terminal 110 , an operator network 120 and an IMS network 130 . The terminal 110 may also be called user equipment (UE, User Equipment), and is responsible for initiating a connection or a service request. The operator network 120, where the operator network may be an LTE network, the network element entities of the LTE network include an access network entity 121 and a packet core network entity 123. The access network entity 121 is usually an evolved node (eNodeB, Evolved NodeB) entity, which is responsible for wireless access of the terminal. The packet core network entity 123 includes: a mobility management entity (MME, Mobility Management Entity) 1231, responsible for terminal access authentication, etc.; a serving gateway (S-GW, ServingGate Way) 1232; a public data network gateway (P-GW, PDN) Gate Way) 1233, which provides the connection between the public data network and IMS; Policy and Charging Rule Function (PCRF, Policy and Charging Rule Function) 1234, which is responsible for obtaining policy control and charging rules and notifying them to the policy and charging execution function entity ( PCEF, Policy and ChargingEnforcement Function), P-GW is a kind of PCEF. The system also includes an operator server 140 connected to the access network or an operator server 140 connected to the packet core network. The operator server 140 is used to update and store configuration information of at least one IMS service of the operator. The IMS network 130 includes: a proxy call session control function (P-CSCF, Proxy call session control Function) 131, responsible for user access to the IMS network; query call session control function (I-CSCF, Interrogating call session control Function) and Serving call session control function entity (S-CSCF, Serving call session control Function) 132 is responsible for service control of IMS users; application server (AS, Application Server) 133 provides basic supplementary services for users; charging data function entity (CDF) , Charging Data Function)/Charging Gateway Function (CGF, Charging Gateway Function) 134, responsible for outputting charging bills to the accounting center.

As shown in FIG. 4 , in one embodiment, a method for acquiring configuration information is provided. This embodiment is illustrated by applying the method to the terminal 110 in the IMS-based configuration system in FIG. 1 . The method specifically includes the following steps:

Step 402: The terminal acquires the identity of the operator network where the terminal currently resides, and the terminal supports the IMS service.

There are many operators in the world, including China Mobile, China Unicom, China Telecom, Indian operator Reliance, US operator Verizon, American Telephone & Telegraph, T-mobile, etc. Each operator corresponds to a unique identity, and at least one type of network exists under each operator. Wherein, after the terminal has successfully accessed a certain operator network, the terminal can determine the identity of the operator network where it resides, that is, it can determine which operator network it resides in. It should be noted that the identity identifier may specifically be a character string used to distinguish different operators, or a combination of numbers, letters, etc., which is not limited herein.

The terminal supports IMS services, that is, the terminal supports IMS IR.92 and IMS IR.94 standard protocols. Among them, IMSIR.92 defines the basic specification requirements of IMS voice and short messages, and IMS IR.94 defines the basic specification requirements for IMS video calls. There may be various types of IMS services, such as IMS services such as VoLTE, ViLTE, VoWiFi, and RCS. Each IMS service type of each operator corresponds to a configuration file, and the configuration information of the same operator includes multiple configuration files. Wherein, the configuration file includes functional parameters required when the terminal executes the IMS service through the operator network matching the identity identifier. Different operators have some configuration differences for different IMS services. For example, functional parameters may include: P-CSCF parameters, QoS parameters, additional service Ut-related parameters, and the like. That is, each operator corresponds to one type of configuration information, and multiple operators correspond to multiple types of configuration information.

Step 404: The terminal sends a public data network connection request to the operator network, and enables the network element entity of the operator network to obtain the detection result of whether the connection request carries the P-CSCF address request information.

Specifically, the operator's network is an LTE (Long Term Evolution, long-term evolution) network, and the LTE network is a UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System, Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) formulated by 3GPP (The 3rd Generation Partnership Project, 3rd Generation Partnership Project) organization long-term evolution of technical standards for communication systems). When the terminal performs an attach (Attach) process, the terminal will send a public data network (Public DataNetWorks, PDN) connection request to the LTE network.

The network element entity of the operator's network receives the public data network connection request, and detects whether the public data network connection request carries the P-CSCF address request information. That is, the network element entity of the operator's network will detect whether the terminal requests to obtain the address of the P-CSCF (Proxy Call Session Control Function, Proxy call session control Function) entity, where the P-CSCF is used to connect the terminal to the IMS. network. At the same time, the network element entity of the operator network can obtain the detection result that the public data network connection request carries the P-CSCF address request information or the detection result that the public data network connection request does not carry the P-CSCF address request information.

Step 406: The terminal receives the configuration information of at least one IMS service of the operator that matches the identity identifier obtained by the network element entity according to the detection result.

When the network element entity of the operator network obtains the detection result that the public data network connection request does not carry the P-CSCF address request information, it indicates that the terminal does not request to support the operation of the IMS service, and it can also be understood that the terminal does not support the operation of the IMS service. Required preset configuration information. At this time, the network element device of the operator's network acquires configuration information of at least one IMS service of the operator that matches the identity identifier. For example, if the operator network where the terminal currently resides is the China Unicom operator network, when the network element entity of the China Unicom operator network detects that the public data network connection request does not carry the P-CSCF address request information, the China Unicom operator network The network element entity obtains the configuration information of at least one IMS service of the China Unicom operator. All the configuration information of all the IMS services of the China Unicom operator obtained by the network element entity of the China Unicom operator's network is sent to the terminal, so that the terminal has the conditions to support running the IMS service of the China Unicom operator.

Step 408: The terminal acquires and stores the configuration information, registers the IMS network according to the configuration information, and runs the corresponding IMS service.

The terminal receives and stores the configuration information sent by the network element entity of the operator's network. Specifically, the terminal may store the configuration information in the form of data packets. The terminal registers with the IMS network via the operator network according to the stored configuration information, and runs all the IMS services of the operator under the operator network.

The above method for obtaining configuration information enables a terminal that supports IMS services to obtain the identity of the operator network where the current terminal resides; The detection result of the CSCF address request information obtains the configuration information of at least one IMS service of the operator matching the identity; the terminal receives and stores the configuration information, and registers the IMS network through the operator network according to the configuration information to run the corresponding IMS service. When the terminal resides on the operator's network, the network element entity of the operator's network can transmit the acquired configuration information of the corresponding operator's IMS service to the terminal under certain conditions, which increases the number of IMS services supported by the terminal and enables the terminal to It can quickly adapt to the IMS popularization requirements of global operators and improve the user experience.

As shown in Figure 5, in one embodiment, the method for obtaining configuration information further includes:

Step 502: The terminal resides on at least one operator network with different identities, and respectively obtains configuration information of at least one IMS service of the operator under the corresponding operator network.

If the terminal can support multiple operators, the operators can be China Mobile, China Unicom, China Telecom, Indian operator Reliance, US operator Verizon, American Telephone & Telegraph, T-mobile, etc. Users can replace the currently configured smart card in the terminal with a non-operator smart card according to their own needs. According to different smart cards, the terminal can be camped on the operator's network corresponding to the smart card. Whenever the terminal is camped on a different operator's network, it sends a public data network connection request to the residing operator's network, and The network element entity of the operator's network is made to obtain configuration information of at least one IMS service of the operator that matches the identity according to the detection result that the public data network connection request does not carry the P-CSCF address request information.

For example, when the terminal's resident network is the China Unicom operator's network, the network element entity of the operator's network can obtain at least the China Unicom operator's address according to the detection result that the public data network connection request sent by the terminal does not carry the P-CSCF address request information. The configuration information of an IMS service is sent to the terminal.

Correspondingly, when the terminal resides on different operator networks, the network element entity of the operator network can obtain the configuration information of at least one IMS service of the corresponding operator under the corresponding operator network and send it to the terminal, so that the The terminal can respectively obtain configuration information of at least one IMS service of the operator under the operator network with different identities.

Step 504: The terminal sets a storage path, and the storage path is in one-to-one correspondence with the identity identifier.

A storage path is set in the terminal, and the storage path is in one-to-one correspondence with the ID. For example, when the terminal obtains the configuration information of IMS services of 20 different operators under 20 operator networks, 20 storage paths are correspondingly set, and one storage path corresponds to the identity of one operator network.

Step 506: The terminal stores the acquired configuration information of the IMS service of each operator according to the storage path.

The configuration information of an operator can be stored in the form of a data packet, which can be stored in the storage path corresponding to the identity of the operator's network, that is, the acquired IMS of 20 different operators can be stored. The configuration information of the service is correspondingly stored in the corresponding storage path. Optionally, each configuration information can be stored in a separate file. If the operator includes multiple IMS services, the sub-file for storing the IMS parameters of each IMS service will be stored under this file, so as to realize terminal pairing. Management of the configuration information of the operator's IMS service.

As shown in FIG. 6 , in one embodiment, in the method for obtaining configuration information, after the terminal obtains and stores the configuration information, the method further includes:

Step S602: The terminal detects whether the stored configuration information is the latest configuration information.

Specifically, the terminal detecting whether the stored configuration information is the latest configuration information includes: the terminal detecting whether the version number of the stored configuration information is lower than that of the configuration information obtained by the network element entity of the operator network. version number.

The configuration information obtained by the network element entity of the operator network from the corresponding operator server is the latest configuration information, and each configuration information has version information used to identify the configuration information, wherein the configuration information with a higher version number is It is updated based on the configuration information with a lower version number. The terminal detects that when the version number of the configuration information stored on the terminal is lower than the version number of the configuration information obtained by the network element entity of the operator network from the corresponding operator service, the configuration information stored by the terminal is not the latest configuration. information. When the configuration information stored by the terminal is not the latest configuration information, step 604 is executed: the terminal sends a request for obtaining the latest configuration information to the operator network, so that the network element entity can obtain the latest configuration information according to the request for obtaining the latest configuration information. , obtain the latest configuration information of at least one IMS service of the operator matching the identity identifier, and then proceed to step 606: the terminal registers the IMS network according to the stored latest configuration information, and runs the corresponding IMS service . The terminal detects that when the version number of the configuration information stored on the terminal is equal to the version number of the configuration information obtained by the operator network from the corresponding operator service, the configuration information stored by the terminal is the latest configuration information, and the steps are executed. 606: The terminal network registers the IMS network according to the stored latest configuration information, and runs the corresponding IMS service.

In this embodiment, by detecting whether the stored configuration information is the latest configuration information by the terminal, it is possible to know in time whether the configuration information obtained by the terminal is the latest configuration information, so as to avoid the occurrence of information lag, so as to provide the terminal with the latest configuration information , to improve the user experience.

As shown in Figure 7, in one embodiment, the method for obtaining configuration information further includes:

Step 702: The terminal receives the detection result that the P-CSCF address request information is carried in the public data network connection request.

When the network element entity of the operator's network detects that the P-CSCF address request is carried in the public data network connection request, it indicates that the terminal stores preset configuration information of the operator's IMS corresponding to the operator's network.

Step 704: The terminal detects whether the stored preset configuration information is the latest configuration information.

The terminal detects whether the stored preset configuration information is the latest configuration information. When the stored preset configuration information is the latest configuration information, the terminal registers the IMS network through the operator network to run the corresponding IMS service according to the preset configuration information. When the stored preset configuration information is not the latest configuration information, the terminal sends a request for obtaining the latest configuration information to the network element entity of the operator's network, so that the network element entity obtains the identity identifier according to the request for obtaining the latest configuration information. The latest configuration information of at least one IMS service of the operator is matched, and the terminal registers the IMS network through the operator network to run the corresponding IMS service according to the latest configuration information.

In this embodiment, the terminal can detect whether the stored preset configuration information is the latest configuration information according to the detection result of the P-CSCF address request carried in the public data network connection request fed back by the network element entity of the operator network, which can make the terminal The most detailed configuration information can be obtained in time, and the corresponding IMS services can be run according to the latest configuration information to provide user experience.

In an embodiment, the method further includes: the terminal debugs and confirms the acquired configuration information.

Specifically, the terminal supports the IMS service. After the terminal obtains the configuration information through the operator server, it needs to debug and confirm the obtained configuration information, that is, to confirm whether the terminal supports the corresponding IMS service. If it does not support the IMS service, it will be stored in the The configuration information related to the IMS service in the terminal is deleted.

As shown in FIG. 8 , in one embodiment, a resource processing method is provided, and this embodiment is illustrated by applying the method to the operator network 120 in the configuration information acquisition system in the foregoing FIG. 1 as an example. The method specifically includes the following steps:

Step 802: The operator network allows the terminal to camp, and receives a public data network connection request sent by the terminal, wherein the operator network has a unique identity, and the terminal supports IMS services.

There are many operators in the world, including China Mobile, China Unicom, China Telecom, Indian operator Reliance, US operator Verizon, American Telephone & Telegraph, T-mobile, etc. Each operator network corresponds to a unique identity, and at least one network exists under each operator. Wherein, after the terminal has successfully accessed a certain operator network, the terminal can determine the identity of the operator network where it resides, that is, it can determine which operator network it resides in. It should be noted that the identity identifier may specifically be a character string used to distinguish different operators, or a combination of numbers, letters, etc., which is not limited herein.

Specifically, the operator's network is an LTE (Long Term Evolution, long-term evolution) network, and the LTE network is a UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System, Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) formulated by 3GPP (The 3rd Generation Partnership Project, 3rd Generation Partnership Project) organization long-term evolution of technical standards for communication systems). When the terminal performs an attach (Attach) process, the terminal will send a public data network (Public DataNetWorks, PDN) connection request to the LTE network. The network element entity of the operator's network receives the public data network connection request.

The terminal supports IMS services, that is, the terminal supports IMS IR.92 and IMS IR.94 standard protocols. Among them, IMSIR.92 defines the basic specification requirements of IMS voice and short messages, and IMS IR.94 defines the basic specification requirements for IMS video calls. There may be various types of IMS services, such as IMS services such as VoLTE, ViLTE, VoWiFi, and RCS. Each IMS service type of each operator corresponds to a configuration file, and the configuration information of the same operator includes multiple configuration files. Wherein, the configuration file includes functional parameters required when the terminal executes the IMS service through the operator network matching the identity identifier. Different operators have some configuration differences for different IMS services. For example, functional parameters may include: P-CSCF parameters, QoS parameters, additional service Ut-related parameters, and the like. That is, each operator corresponds to one type of configuration information, and multiple operators correspond to multiple types of configuration information.

Step 804: The network element entity of the operator network detects whether the P-CSCF address request information is carried in the public data network connection request.

The network element entity of the operator's network receives the public data network connection request, and detects whether the public data network connection request carries the P-CSCF address request information. That is, the network element entity of the operator's network will detect whether the terminal requests to obtain the address of the P-CSCF (Proxy Call Session Control Function, Proxy call session control Function) entity, where the P-CSCF is used to connect the terminal to the IMS. network.

Step 806: When the P-CSCF address request information is carried in the public data network connection request, the network element entity obtains configuration information of at least one IMS service of the operator matching the identity identifier.

When the network element entity of the operator's network obtains the detection result that the P-CSCF address request information is not carried in the public data network connection request, it indicates that the terminal does not request to support the operation of the IMS service, and it can also be understood that the terminal is not configured to support the operation of the IMS service. The preset configuration information required by the service. At this time, the network element device of the operator's network obtains the configuration information of at least one IMS service of the operator that matches the identity identifier. For example, if the operator network where the terminal currently resides is the China Unicom operator network, and the network element entity of the China Unicom operator network detects that the P-CSCF address request information is not carried in the public data network connection request, the network element entity obtains the Configuration information of at least one IMS service of China Unicom operator.

Optionally, when the network element entity of the operator's network obtains the detection result that the public data network connection request carries the P-CSCF address request information, it indicates that the terminal is provided with preset configuration information capable of supporting the operation of the corresponding operator's IMS service.

Step 808: The network element entity sends the acquired configuration information to the terminal.

According to the detection result of the network element entity of the operator's network (the P-CSCF address request information is not carried in the public data network connection request), the configuration information of at least one IMS service of the operator matching the identity can be obtained. And send the obtained configuration information to the terminal. For example, if the network element entity of the China Unicom operator's network sends all the acquired configuration information of all the IMS services of the China Unicom operator to the terminal, so that the terminal has the conditions to support running the IMS service of the China Unicom operator.

In the above processing method for configuration information, the network element entity of the operator network can obtain at least one IMS service of the operator that matches the identity identifier when detecting that the P-CSCF address request information is not carried in the public data network connection request configuration information, and send the obtained configuration information to the terminal. That is, the configuration information of the operator that matches the operator's network can be obtained through the network element entity of the operator's network, and fed back to the terminal, so that the terminal can quickly and timely obtain the configuration information of the corresponding IMS service, thereby increasing the number of terminals. The number of supported IMS services enables the terminal to quickly adapt to the IMS popularization requirements of global operators, improving user experience.

As shown in Figure 9, in one embodiment, the network element entity of the operator's network detects whether the public data network connection request sent by the terminal carries the information of the P-CSCF address request, including:

Step 902: The access network entity receives the attach request sent by the terminal, where the attach request includes the information of the public data network connection request.

The operator network is an LTE network. As shown in FIG. 3 , the network entities of the LTE network include an access network entity and a packet core network entity. Before the terminal sends the attach request to the access network entity, it further includes a message that the terminal sends an RRC (Radio Resource Control, Radio Resource Control) access request to the access network entity. The access network entity is an eNodeB (Evolved Node-B). Radio resource control can be the third layer information of the control plane between the terminal and the eNodeB (Evolved Node-B). The eNodeB sends an RRC Connection Setup message to the terminal, including the establishment of SRB1 acceptance information and radio resource configuration information. The terminal completes the takeover information and radio resource configuration, and sends an RRC Connection SetupComplete message to the eNodeB, including the attach request (Attach request) information of the NAS layer. Wherein, the attachment request information includes the information of the public data network connection request.

Step 904: The access network entity detects whether the P-CSCF address request information is carried in the public data network connection request.

The access network entity eNodeB receives the public data network connection request, and detects whether the P-CSCF address request information is written and carried in the public data network connection request. It can be detected whether the string of the public data network connection request contains the information requesting the address of the P-CSCF. If not, the P-CSCF address request information is not carried in the public data network connection request; otherwise, the P-CSCF address request information is carried in the public data network connection request.

Optionally, after the terminal completes the attach request process, it can be considered that the terminal has resided in the operator network to which it currently belongs. At this time, the operator network will deliver network information to the terminal. ID and VoPS information of the operator's network where the operator currently resides. Therefore, the terminal can directly obtain the identity from the received network information. It should be noted that the manner of acquiring the operator's network identifier is not limited to the above-mentioned implementation manner, and the terminal may also use other manners to acquire the identity identifier.

As shown in FIG. 10 , in one embodiment, the network element entity obtains configuration information of at least one IMS service of an operator matching the identity identifier, including:

Step 1002: The access network entity establishes communication with the operator server whose identity is matched.

When the terminal resides on the operator's network, the operator's network knows the identity of the operator's network, and establishes communication with the operator's server that matches the identity. If the current terminal residing network is the China Mobile operator network, the access network entity eNodeB in the China Mobile operator network will establish communication with the China Mobile server. The China Mobile server stores the configuration information of all IMS services of the China Mobile operator, and the China Mobile server can also update the configuration information of all the IMS services of the China Mobile operator in real time.

Step 1004: the access network entity obtains the configuration information from the operator server.

After communication is established between the access network entity eNodeB and the operator server, the access network entity eNodeB can obtain configuration information about all IMS services of the operator stored on the operator server from the operator server.

Optionally, as shown in FIG. 11 , the network element entity obtains configuration information of at least one IMS service of the operator that matches the identity, including:

Step 1102: The packet core network entity establishes communication with an operator server that matches the identity identifier, and the operator server is configured to update and store the configuration information of the operator's IMS service.

When the terminal resides on the operator's network, the operator's network knows the identity of the operator's network, and establishes communication with the operator's server that matches the identity. If the current terminal resident network is a network of a Chinese telecom operator, the packet core network in the Chinese telecom operator network will establish communication with an entity EPC and a China telecom server. The China Telecom server stores the configuration information of all the IMS services of the China Telecom operator, and the China Telecom server can also update the configuration information of all the IMS services of the China Telecom operator in real time.

Step 1104: The packet core network entity obtains the configuration information from the operator server.

After communication is established between the packet core network entity EPC and the operator server, the packet core network entity EPC can obtain configuration information about all IMS services of the operator stored on the operator server from the operator server.

Configuration Information Configuration Information An embodiment of the present invention further provides an IMS-based configuration system. As shown in FIG. 1 , the system includes a terminal 110, a network entity 120 of an operator network, and an IMS network 130, wherein,

The terminal 110 is used to obtain the identity identifier of the network of the operator where the terminal 110 resides, and the terminal 110 supports the IMS service;

The network entity 120 of the operator network is used to detect whether the public data network connection request sent by the terminal 110 carries the information of the P-CSCF address request. The configuration information terminal 110 of the IMS service of the matched operator;

The terminal 110 is further configured to receive and store configuration information, and register with the IMS network 130 according to the configuration information, and run the corresponding IMS service.

As shown in FIG. 3 , in one embodiment, the operator network is an LTE network, and the network entity 120 of the LTE network includes an access network entity 121 and a packet core network entity 123;

The terminal 110 is further configured to send an attach request to the access network entity 121, where the attach request includes the information of the public data network connection request; the access network entity 121 is configured to detect the public data network Whether the connection request carries the P-CSCF address request information.

In one embodiment, the access network entity 121 is further configured to establish communication with an operator server that matches the identity identifier, and the operator server is configured to update and store the information of at least one IMS service of the operator. configuration information; the access network entity 121 is further configured to acquire the configuration information from the operator server and send it to the terminal 110 .

In one embodiment, the packet core network entity 123 is configured to establish communication with an operator server that matches the identity identifier, and the operator server is configured to update and store the configuration information of the operator's IMS service; The packet core network entity 123 is configured to acquire the configuration information from the operator server and send it to the terminal 110 .

In an embodiment, the terminal 110 is further configured to camp on at least two operator networks with different identities, and respectively obtain at least one IMS service of the corresponding operator under the different operator networks configuration information; the terminal 110 is further configured to set at least two storage paths, and the storage paths are in a one-to-one correspondence with the identity identifiers; the terminal 110 is further configured to set each operator The configuration information of the IMS service is stored.

In one embodiment, the terminal 110 is further configured to detect whether the stored configuration information is the latest configuration information; if not, the terminal 110 obtains the configuration information from the operator network again and will obtain the configuration information again. Obtain the configuration information as the latest configuration information and store it; if so, the terminal 110 registers the IMS network to run the corresponding IMS service through the operator network according to the stored latest configuration information.

In one embodiment, the terminal 110 is further configured to detect whether the version number of the stored configuration information is lower than the version number of the configuration information obtained from the operator network; The configuration information is not the latest configuration information; if not, the configuration information stored by the terminal 110 is the latest configuration information.

In one embodiment, when the P-CSCF address request is carried in the public data network connection request, the terminal 110 detects whether the stored preset preset configuration information is the latest configuration information.

In one embodiment, the terminal 110 is further configured to perform debugging and confirmation on the acquired configuration information.

The above configuration information acquisition system enables the terminal 110 that supports the IMS service to acquire the identity of the operator network where the terminal 110 resides; the operator network detects whether the P-CSCF address request is carried in the public data network connection request sent by the terminal 110 information; if the P-CSCF address request is not carried, the operator network sends the obtained configuration information of at least one IMS service of the operator that matches the identity to the terminal 110; the terminal 110 obtains and stores the configuration information, and according to the The configuration information is registered through the operator network to run the corresponding IMS service on the IMS network. According to the detection result, the operator network can send the configuration information of at least one IMS service of the operator that matches the identity identifier obtained to the terminal 110, so that the terminal 110 can quickly and timely obtain the configuration information of the corresponding IMS service, The number of IMS services supported by the terminal 110 is increased, so that the terminal 110 can quickly adapt to the IMS popularization requirements of global operators, and the user experience is improved.

As shown in FIG. 12 , an embodiment of the present invention further provides an apparatus for acquiring configuration information. The acquiring apparatus includes:

an obtaining module 1210, configured to obtain the identity of the operator network where the current terminal resides, and the terminal supports the IMS service;

a request sending module 1220, configured to send a public data network connection request to the operator network, and enable the network element entity of the operator network to obtain the detection result of whether the connection request carries the P-CSCF address request information;

a configuration information receiving module 1230, configured to receive the configuration information of at least one IMS service of the operator that matches the identity identifier obtained by the network element entity according to the detection result;

The operation module 1240 is configured to store the configuration information, register the IMS network according to the configuration information, and run the corresponding IMS service.

The device for obtaining the configuration information can enable the terminal that supports the IMS service to obtain the identity of the operator network where the current terminal resides; and make the network element entity of the operator network carry P- The detection result of the CSCF address request information obtains the configuration information of at least one IMS service of the operator that matches the identity; the terminal receives and stores the configuration information, and registers the IMS network through the operator network to run the corresponding IMS service according to the configuration information. When the terminal resides on the operator's network, the network element entity of the operator's network can quickly obtain the configuration information of the corresponding operator's IMS service to the terminal under certain conditions, which increases the number of IMS services supported by the terminal and enables the terminal to It can quickly adapt to the IMS popularization requirements of global operators and improve the user experience.

In one embodiment, the obtaining apparatus further includes: a storage module, configured to set a storage path and store the obtained configuration information of the IMS service of each operator, where the storage path corresponds to the identity identifier one-to-one .

In one embodiment, the obtaining device further includes: a detection module configured to detect whether the stored configuration information is the latest configuration information, and if not, the terminal sends a message for obtaining the latest configuration information to the operator network request, so that the network element entity obtains the latest configuration information of at least one IMS service of the operator matching the identity identifier according to the request for obtaining the latest configuration information; if so, the terminal according to the The latest configuration information is registered with the IMS network through the operator network, and the corresponding IMS service is run.

As shown in FIG. 13 , an embodiment of the present invention further provides an apparatus for processing configuration information. The processing apparatus includes:

Request receiving module 1310, the operator network allows the terminal to camp, and receives a public data network connection request sent by the terminal, wherein the operator network has a unique identity, and the terminal supports IMS services;

A detection module 1320, configured to detect whether the P-CSCF address request information is carried in the public data network connection request;

Obtaining module 1330, when the P-CSCF address request information is carried in the public data network connection request, obtain configuration information of at least one IMS service of the operator that matches the identity identifier;

The configuration information sending module 1340 is configured to send the acquired configuration information to the terminal.

The above configuration information processing device, the network element entity of the operator network can obtain at least one IMS service of the operator matching the identity identifier when detecting that the P-CSCF address request information is not carried in the public data network connection request configuration information, and send the obtained configuration information to the terminal. That is, the configuration information of the operator that matches the operator's network can be obtained through the network element entity of the operator's network, and fed back to the terminal, so that the terminal can quickly and timely obtain the configuration information of the corresponding IMS service, thereby increasing the number of terminals. The number of supported IMS services enables the terminal to quickly adapt to the IMS popularization requirements of global operators, improving user experience.

In an embodiment, the operator network is an LTE network, and the network element entities in the LTE network include an access network entity and a packet core network entity; the access network entity detects that in the public data network connection request Whether it carries the P-CSCF address request information.

In one embodiment, the access network entity establishes communication with an operator server that matches the identity identifier, and the operator server is configured to update and store configuration information of at least one IMS service of the operator; The access network entity obtains the configuration information from the operator server.

In one embodiment, the packet core network entity establishes communication with an operator server that matches the identity identifier, and the operator server is configured to update and store configuration information of the operator's IMS service; the packet The core network entity obtains the configuration information from the operator server.

Those of ordinary skill in the art can understand that all or part of the processes in the methods of the above embodiments can be implemented by instructing relevant hardware through a computer program, and the program can be stored in a non-volatile computer-readable storage medium , when the program is executed, it may include the flow of the above-mentioned method embodiments. The storage medium may be a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a read-only memory (Read-Only Memory, ROM), or the like.

The above-mentioned embodiments only represent several embodiments of the present invention, and the descriptions thereof are specific and detailed, but should not be construed as a limitation on the scope of the patent of the present invention. It should be pointed out that for those of ordinary skill in the art, without departing from the concept of the present invention, several modifications and improvements can also be made, which all belong to the protection scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the patent of the present invention should be subject to the appended claims.

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1. A method for acquiring configuration information is characterized by comprising the following steps:

a terminal acquires an identity of an operator network where the terminal currently resides, wherein the terminal supports an IMS service;

the terminal sends a public data network connection request to the operator network, and a network element entity of the operator network obtains a detection result of whether the connection request carries P-CSCF address request information or not;

the terminal receives configuration information of at least one IMS service of an operator, which is obtained by the network element entity according to the detection result and is matched with the identity mark;

the terminal acquires and stores the configuration information, registers an IMS network according to the configuration information, and operates the corresponding IMS service;

the terminal receives a detection result carrying P-CSCF address request information in the public data network connection request; the terminal detects whether the stored preset configuration information is the latest configuration information; if so, the terminal registers an IMS network according to the latest configuration information and operates the corresponding IMS service;

the step that the terminal receives the configuration information of at least one IMS service of the operator, which is obtained by the network element entity according to the detection result and is matched with the identity mark, comprises the following steps:

and when the network element entity of the operator network acquires the detection result that the public data network connection request does not carry the P-CSCF address request information, the network element entity of the operator network acquires the configuration information of at least one IMS service of the operator matched with the identity identification.

2. The method for acquiring configuration information according to claim 1, further comprising:

the terminal resides in at least one operator network with different identity identifiers, and respectively acquires configuration information of at least one IMS service of the operator under the corresponding operator network;

the terminal sets a storage path, and the storage path corresponds to the identity label one by one;

and the terminal stores the acquired configuration information of the IMS service of each operator according to the storage path.

3. The method for acquiring configuration information according to claim 1, further comprising:

the terminal detects whether the stored configuration information is the latest configuration information;

if not, the terminal sends a request for acquiring the latest configuration information to the operator network, so that the network element entity acquires the latest configuration information of at least one IMS service of the operator matched with the identity identifier according to the request for acquiring the latest configuration information.

4. The method for acquiring the configuration information according to claim 3, wherein the terminal detects whether the stored configuration information is the latest configuration information, and comprises:

the terminal detects whether the version number of the stored configuration information is lower than the version number of the configuration information acquired by the network element entity of the operator network;

if yes, the configuration information stored by the terminal is not the latest configuration information;

if not, the configuration information stored by the terminal is the latest configuration information.

5. The method for acquiring configuration information according to claim 1, further comprising:

the types of the IMS service of the operator are multiple, each type of the IMS service corresponds to a configuration file, and the configuration information comprises a plurality of configuration files.

6. A method for processing configuration information is characterized by comprising the following steps:

an operator network allows a terminal to reside and receives a public data network connection request sent by the terminal, wherein the operator network has a unique identity, and the terminal supports an IMS service;

the network element entity of the operator network detects whether the public data network connection request carries the P-CSCF address request information;

when the public data network connection request does not carry P-CSCF address request information, the network element entity acquires configuration information of at least one IMS service of an operator matched with the identity;

the network element entity sends the acquired configuration information to the terminal;

the terminal receives a detection result carrying P-CSCF address request information in the public data network connection request; the terminal detects whether the stored preset configuration information is the latest configuration information; if yes, the terminal registers the IMS network according to the latest configuration information and operates the corresponding IMS service.

7. The method for processing configuration information according to claim 6,

the operator network is an LTE network, and network element entities of the LTE network comprise an access network entity and a packet core network entity;

the network element entity of the operator network detects whether the public data network connection request sent by the terminal carries the information of the P-CSCF address request, and the method comprises the following steps:

the access network entity receives an attachment request sent by the terminal, wherein the attachment request comprises the information of the public data network connection request;

and the access network entity detects whether the public data network connection request carries the P-CSCF address request information.

8. The method for processing configuration information according to claim 7, wherein the acquiring, by the network element entity, the configuration information of the at least one IMS service of the operator that matches the identity includes:

the access network entity establishes communication with an operator server matched with the identity identifier, and the operator server is used for updating and storing configuration information of at least one IMS service of the operator;

and the access network entity acquires the configuration information from the operator server.

9. The method for processing configuration information according to claim 7, wherein the acquiring, by the network element entity, the configuration information of the at least one IMS service of the operator that matches the identity includes:

the packet core network entity establishes communication with an operator server matched with the identity identifier, and the operator server is used for updating and storing configuration information of an IMS service of the operator;

and the packet core network entity acquires the configuration information from the operator server.

10. The method according to claim 6, wherein the types of the IMS services of the operator are multiple, each IMS service type corresponds to a configuration file, and the configuration information includes the configuration file.

11. The method according to claim 7, wherein the types of the IMS services of the operator are multiple, each IMS service type corresponds to a configuration file, and the configuration information includes the configuration file.

12. The method according to claim 8, wherein the types of the IMS services of the operator are multiple, each IMS service type corresponds to a configuration file, and the configuration information includes the configuration file.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein the types of the IMS services of the operator are multiple, each IMS service type corresponds to a configuration file, and the configuration information includes the configuration file.

14. A system for acquiring configuration information, comprising a terminal, a network element entity of an operator network, and an IMS network, wherein,

the terminal is used for acquiring the identity of the operator network where the terminal resides currently, and the terminal supports the IMS service;

the network element entity of the operator network is used for detecting whether a public data network connection request sent by the terminal carries information of a P-CSCF address request, and when the public data network connection request does not carry the P-CSCF address request, the operator network sends configuration information of an IMS service of an operator, which is matched with the identity identifier, to the terminal;

the terminal is also used for receiving and storing the configuration information, and operating the IMS service according to the configuration information and the IMS network;

the terminal receives a detection result carrying P-CSCF address request information in the public data network connection request; the terminal detects whether the stored preset configuration information is the latest configuration information; if yes, the terminal registers the IMS network according to the latest configuration information and operates the corresponding IMS service.

15. The system for acquiring configuration information according to claim 14, wherein the terminal is further configured to detect whether the stored configuration information is the latest configuration information;

if not, the terminal sends a request for acquiring the latest configuration information to the operator network, so that the network element entity acquires the latest configuration information of at least one IMS service of the operator matched with the identity identifier according to the request for acquiring the latest configuration information.

16. The system according to claim 15, wherein said terminal is further configured to detect whether a version number of said stored configuration information is lower than a version number of configuration information obtained by a network element entity of said operator network;

if yes, the configuration information stored by the terminal is not the latest configuration information;

if not, the configuration information stored by the terminal is the latest configuration information.

17. The system for acquiring configuration information according to claim 14, wherein the operator network is an LTE network, and the network element entities in the LTE network include an access network entity and a packet core network entity;

the access network entity is used for receiving an attachment request sent by the terminal, wherein the attachment request comprises the information of the public data network connection request;

the access network entity is also used for detecting whether the public data network connection request carries the P-CSCF address request information.

18. The system for acquiring configuration information according to claim 17, wherein the access network entity is further configured to establish communication with an operator server matching the identity, the operator server being configured to update and store configuration information of at least one IMS service of the operator; the access network entity is further configured to obtain the configuration information from the operator server.

19. The system for acquiring configuration information according to claim 17, wherein the packet core network entity is configured to establish communication with an operator server matched with the identity, and the operator server is configured to update and store configuration information of an IMS service of the operator; the packet core network entity is further configured to obtain the configuration information from the operator server.

20. A storage medium on which a computer program is stored, characterized in that the program, when executed by a processor, is capable of implementing the method of acquiring configuration information according to any one of claims 1 to 5 or the method of processing configuration information according to any one of claims 6 to 13.

21. A terminal device comprising a storage medium, a processor and a computer program stored on the storage medium and executable on the processor, wherein the processor implements the method for acquiring configuration information according to any one of claims 1 to 5 or the method for processing configuration information according to any one of claims 6 to 13 when executing the program.

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