CN110784941B

CN110784941B - Automatic connection method, device and system for CPE and terminal equipment

Info

Publication number: CN110784941B
Application number: CN201911052500.9A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 杨鑫
Original assignee: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp Ltd
Current assignee: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp Ltd
Priority date: 2019-10-31
Filing date: 2019-10-31
Publication date: 2021-06-25
Anticipated expiration: 2039-10-31
Also published as: CN110784941A

Abstract

The embodiment of the application provides a method, a device and a system for automatically connecting a CPE and a terminal device, which are applied to the CPE, wherein the method comprises the following steps: the method comprises the steps that a WIFI updating request sent by an automatic configuration server ACS is received by the CPE, the WIFI updating request comprises WIFI information, the WIFI information of the CPE is updated according to the WIFI information, and a WIFI updating message is broadcasted to the terminal equipment according to a terminal equipment list. According to the method, under the condition that the CPE is disconnected with the terminal equipment due to the change of the WIFI information of the CPE, the automatic connection between the terminal equipment and the CPE can be realized by broadcasting the WIFI updating message, and the user experience is improved.

Description

Automatic connection method, device and system for CPE and terminal equipment

Technical Field

The present application relates to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to a method, an apparatus, and a system for automatically connecting a CPE and a terminal device.

Background

In order to extend the coverage of the network and to connect more end devices, Customer Premise Equipment (CPE) is created. The CPE is a device for converting a high-speed 4G or 5G signal into a WIFI signal, can receive signals of devices such as a router, an Access Point (AP), a base station, and the like, can support multiple terminal devices to Access the internet at the same time, and is a novel terminal Access device.

At present, more and more user equipment can realize network access through a CPE, but sometimes a user updates WIFI information such as a WIFI password and a Service Set Identifier (SSID) in consideration of factors such as security, and when a user name and a password of the CPE change, a terminal device connected to the CPE disconnects, the user needs to control all devices connected to the CPE to re-access, and user experience is poor.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the application provides a method, a device and a system for automatically connecting a CPE and a terminal device, under the condition that the CPE is disconnected from the terminal device due to the change of WIFI information, the automatic connection between the terminal device and the CPE can be realized by broadcasting a WIFI updating message, and the user experience is improved.

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an automatic connection method for a CPE and a terminal device, where the method is applied to the CPE and includes:

the method comprises the steps that a WIFI updating request sent by an automatic configuration server ACS is received by a CPE, the WIFI updating request comprises WIFI information, and the WIFI information comprises a WIFI password or/and a WIFI SSID;

the CPE updates the WIFI information of the CPE according to the WIFI information;

and the CPE broadcasts a WIFI updating message to the terminal equipment according to the terminal equipment list, wherein the WIFI updating message comprises the WIFI information and the effective WIFI time.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an automatic connection method for a CPE and a terminal device, which is applied to the terminal device, and the method includes:

the terminal equipment receives a broadcasted WIFI updating message, wherein the broadcasted WIFI updating message comprises WIFI information of CPE and WIFI effective time, and the WIFI information comprises a WIFI password or/and a WIFI SSID;

the terminal equipment judges whether the connection and disconnection between the terminal equipment and the CPE is caused by the update of WIFI information or not according to the effective time of the WIFI;

and if the connection disconnection between the terminal equipment and the CPE is caused by the update of WIFI information, the terminal equipment automatically connects the CPE by using the WIFI information.

In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an apparatus for automatically connecting a CPE and a terminal device, where the apparatus is applied to the CPE and includes:

the receiving unit is used for the CPE to receive a WIFI updating request sent by an automatic configuration server ACS, wherein the WIFI updating request comprises WIFI information, and the WIFI information comprises a WIFI password or/and a WIFI SSID;

the updating unit is used for updating the WIFI information of the CPE according to the WIFI information;

and the sending unit is used for broadcasting a WIFI updating message to the terminal equipment by the CPE according to the terminal equipment list, wherein the WIFI updating message comprises the WIFI information and the WIFI effective time.

In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an apparatus for automatically connecting a CPE and a terminal device, where the apparatus is applied to the terminal device, and the apparatus includes:

the terminal equipment comprises a receiving unit, a sending unit and a receiving unit, wherein the receiving unit is used for receiving a broadcasted WIFI updating message by the terminal equipment, the broadcasted WIFI updating message comprises WIFI information and WIFI effective time of CPE, and the WIFI information comprises a WIFI password or/and a WIFI SSID;

the judging unit is used for judging whether the connection and disconnection between the terminal equipment and the CPE is caused by the update of WIFI information or not according to the effective time of the WIFI by the terminal equipment;

and the connection unit is used for automatically connecting the terminal equipment with the CPE by using the WIFI information if the connection disconnection between the terminal equipment and the CPE is caused by the update of the WIFI information.

In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a CPE, including a processor, a memory, a communication interface, and a communication bus, where the processor and the communication interface memory complete mutual communication through the communication bus; the memory is used for storing one or more programs; the processor is configured to implement the instructions of the steps in the first aspect of the embodiment of the present application when executing the program stored in the memory.

In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a terminal device, including a processor, a memory, a communication interface, and a communication bus, where the processor and the communication interface memory complete mutual communication through the communication bus; the memory for storing one or more computer programs; the processor is configured to implement the instructions of the steps in the second aspect of the embodiment of the present application when executing the computer program stored in the memory.

In a seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an automatic connection system between a CPE and a terminal device, where the system includes any one of the CPE described above and any one of the terminal device described above.

In an eighth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program for electronic data exchange, where the computer causes a computer to perform some or all of the steps as described in the first aspect of the embodiment of the present application.

In a ninth aspect, embodiments of the present application provide a computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program for electronic data exchange, wherein the computer causes a computer to perform some or all of the steps as described in the second aspect of the embodiments of the present application.

In a tenth aspect, embodiments of the present application provide a computer program product, where the computer program product includes a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program, where the computer program is operable to cause a computer to perform some or all of the steps as described in the first aspect of embodiments of the present application. The computer program product may be a software installation package.

In an eleventh aspect, embodiments of the present application provide a computer program product, where the computer program product includes a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program, and the computer program is operable to cause a computer to perform some or all of the steps as described in the second aspect of the embodiments of the present application. The computer program product may be a software installation package.

It can be seen that the method, the device and the system for automatically connecting the CPE and the terminal device described in the embodiment of the present application are applied to the CPE and the terminal device, the CPE broadcasts the updated WIFI information to the terminal devices in the terminal device list after updating the WIFI information, the terminal device determines whether the disconnection between the terminal device and the CPE is caused by the update of the WIFI information according to the effective time of the WIFI after receiving the broadcasted WIFI update message, and if the disconnection between the terminal device and the CPE is caused by the update of the WIFI information, the CPE is automatically connected by using the WIFI information. Therefore, under the condition that the WIFI information of the CPE is changed and the CPE is disconnected with the terminal equipment, the WIFI updating message is broadcasted and received, automatic connection between the terminal equipment and the CPE can be achieved, and user experience is improved.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are some embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art to obtain other drawings without creative efforts.

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a network architecture for automatically connecting a CPE and a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 2A is a schematic structural diagram of a CPE according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 2B is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 3 is a schematic flowchart of a method for automatically connecting a CPE and a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 4 is a schematic flowchart of another method for automatically connecting a CPE and a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 5 is a schematic flowchart of another method for automatically connecting a CPE and a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 6 is a schematic flowchart of another method for automatically connecting a CPE and a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 7A is a block diagram illustrating functional units of an apparatus for automatically connecting a CPE and a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 7B is a block diagram illustrating functional units of another apparatus for automatically connecting a CPE and a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 8A is a block diagram illustrating functional units of another apparatus for automatically connecting a CPE and a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 8B is a block diagram illustrating functional units of another apparatus for automatically connecting a CPE and a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of another CPE provided in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of another terminal device provided in an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

In order to make the technical solutions of the present invention better understood, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

The terms "including" and "having," and any variations thereof, in the description and claims of this invention and the above-described drawings are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions. For example, a process, system, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of steps or elements is not limited to only those steps or elements but may alternatively include other steps or elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, system, article, or apparatus.

Reference herein to "an embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment can be included in at least one embodiment of the invention. The appearances of the phrase in various places in the specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment, nor are separate or alternative embodiments mutually exclusive of other embodiments. It is explicitly and implicitly understood by one skilled in the art that the embodiments described herein can be combined with other embodiments.

The terminal device according to the embodiment of the present application may include various handheld devices (such as smart phones), vehicle-mounted devices, wearable devices, computing devices or other processing devices connected to wireless modems, and various forms of User Equipment (UE), Mobile Stations (MS), research and development/test platforms, servers, and the like, which have wireless communication functions. For convenience of description, the above-mentioned devices are collectively referred to as terminal devices.

In the embodiment of the application, the CPE is a mobile signal access device which receives a mobile signal and forwards the mobile signal by using a wireless WIFI signal, and is also a device which converts a high-speed 4G or 5G signal into a WIFI signal which is commonly used by terminal devices such as a tablet computer, a smart phone, a notebook computer and the like, and can simultaneously support multiple terminals to access the internet and connect multiple specific service devices; the device is also a data return device which returns user video and data to the public network or the private network through 4G or 5G signals and transmits the user video and data to the client data processing center. The specific name is not limited to CPE, but may be other names, and the application is not limited thereto.

An Auto Configuration Server (ACS) is a Management end of a terminal wide area network Management Protocol (CPE WAN Management Protocol, CWMP). The CWMP can realize dynamic management of the remote CPE, such as automatic configuration, dynamic service provision, management of software/firmware image files, state and performance monitoring and the like.

CWMP is a wide area network management protocol. The method adopts Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) which is easy to expand, maintain and understand to package the interactive message, realizes the packaging and analysis of Extensible Markup Language (XML), manages the service function supported by CPE by operating a data model supported by CPE, and realizes the safe and reliable management of CPE service.

The following describes embodiments of the present application in detail.

Referring to fig. 1, fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a network architecture for automatically connecting a CPE and a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Which may include an ACS, a CPE, and one or more end devices. The ACS can realize dynamic management of the CPE, and the terminal equipment can realize service transmission between the terminal equipment and the base station through the CPE. The terminal equipment and the CPE can be connected and communicated through the wireless WIFI network, and the CPE and the ACS can be connected and communicated through the IP network.

Referring to fig. 2A, fig. 2A is a schematic structural diagram of a CPE according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, which is applied to the network architecture shown in fig. 1, where the CPE may include: the device comprises an omnidirectional antenna, a communication module, a processing module, a memory and a power supply module. The communication module, the memory and the power supply module are connected with the processing module, and the omnidirectional antenna is connected with the communication module.

The processing module is a control center of the CPE, can be connected to each part of the whole CPE by using various interfaces and lines, and executes various functions and data processing of the CPE by calling data stored in the memory, thereby performing overall monitoring on the CPE. The processing module may include one or more processors to execute instructions.

The memory is used for storing software programs and/or modules, and the processor executes various functional applications and data processing of the CPE by operating the software programs and/or modules stored in the memory. The memory mainly comprises a program storage area and a data storage area, wherein the program storage area can store an operating system, a software program required by at least one function and the like; the storage data area may store data created according to the use of the CPE, and the like. Further, the memory may include high speed random access memory, and may also include non-volatile memory, such as at least one magnetic disk storage device, flash memory device, or other volatile solid state storage device.

The communication module in this embodiment of the present application may convert an existing network system signal received by an omnidirectional antenna or a New communication system signal to convert an analog signal into a digital signal, and is applicable to a conventional 2G or 3G, LTE network system, or may be used in a New Radio (NR) network system (or referred to as a 5G system), or other network systems in the future, and may convert an analog signal received by an antenna into a digital signal, where a specific network system does not limit the embodiment of the present application.

Wherein, above-mentioned power module can realize the power supply function to supplementary communication module and omnidirectional antenna realize converting analog signal to the function of WIFI signal.

In accordance with the above, please refer to fig. 2B, where fig. 2B is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present application, which is applied to the network architecture shown in fig. 1, and the terminal device may include: processing components, Memory, communication components, input and output interfaces, power components, Random Access Memory (RAM), sensor components, and the like. Wherein the memory, the communication component, the input and output interface, the RAM, the power component and the sensor component are connected with the processor.

The processing component is a control center of the terminal equipment, various interfaces and lines are used for connecting all parts of the whole terminal equipment, and various functions and processing data of the terminal equipment are executed by operating or executing software programs and/or modules stored in the memory and calling data stored in the memory, so that the terminal equipment is monitored integrally. The processing components may include one or more processors to execute instructions, and further, the processing components may include one or more modules to facilitate interaction between the processing components and other components. For example, the processing component may include a multimedia module to facilitate interaction between the multimedia component and the processing component.

Further, the Processor may be a Central Processing Unit (CPU), a Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), or a Network Processing Unit (NPU). In one possible example, the processor may also integrate an application processor that primarily handles operating systems, user interfaces, applications, etc. and a modem processor that primarily handles wireless communications. It will be appreciated that the modem processor described above may not be integrated into the processor.

Wherein the communication component is configured to facilitate wired or wireless communication between the terminal device and the other device. The terminal device may access a wireless network based on a communication standard, such as WIFI, 3G, 4G, 5G, or a combination thereof, which is not limited herein. The power supply component may provide power to various components of the terminal device. The power components may include a power management system, one or more power supplies, and other components associated with generating, managing, and distributing power supplies for the terminal device.

Referring to fig. 3, fig. 3 is a schematic flowchart of an automatic connection method between a CPE and a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, applied to the CPE shown in fig. 2A and the network architecture shown in fig. 1, where the automatic connection method between the CPE and the terminal device includes the following steps:

s301, the CPE receives a WIFI updating request sent by an automatic configuration server ACS, and the WIFI updating request comprises WIFI information.

The ACS encapsulates the user operation instruction about the WIFI information into a WIFI updating request message, and sends the WIFI updating request message to the CPE.

The WIFI information may include a WIFI password or/and a WIFISSID, that is, in an actual situation, the user may only update the WIFI password of the CPE, may also only update the WIFISSID of the CPE, and may also update both the WIFI password and the WIFISSID of the CPE, so that the WIFI information carried in the WIFI update request message may be different for different operations of the user.

In one possible example, the WIFI update request may further include: WIFI channel, WIFI mode and frequency band bandwidth.

S302, the CPE updates the WIFI information of the CPE according to the WIFI information.

Optionally, the updating, by the CPE according to the WIFI information, the WIFI information of the CPE specifically includes: the CPE updates a WIFI password of the CPE according to the WIFI password in the WIFI information; or the CPE updates the WIFISID of the CPE according to the WIFISID in the WIFI information; or the CPE updates the WIFI password and the WIFI SSID of the CPE according to the WIFI password and the WIFISID in the WIFI information.

Specifically, when a user only updates the WIFI password of the CPE, the WIFI information carried in the WIFI updating request only comprises the WIFI password, and the CPE updates the WIFI password of the CPE according to the WIFI password; when the user only updates the WIFISID of the CPE, the WIFI information carried in the WIFI updating request only comprises the WIFISID, and the CPE updates the WIFISID of the CPE according to the WIFISID; when the user updates the WIFI password and the WIFISID of the CPE at the same time, the WIFI information carried in the WIFI updating request comprises the WIFI password and the WIFISID, and the CPE updates the WIFI password and the WIFI SSID of the CPE according to the WIFI password and the WIFISID.

And S303, broadcasting the WIFI updating message to the terminal equipment by the CPE according to the terminal equipment list.

After the CPE is started, a terminal device list in which the MAC address of the terminal device accessed on a Local Area Network (LAN) side is associated with the IP address may be established, and the terminal device list is used to record the MAC address of the accessed terminal device and the information related to the IP address corresponding to the MAC address. Once a new entry is newly established in the terminal device list for the access of a new terminal device, if the IP address of a certain terminal device on the LAN side is updated, the IP information corresponding to the corresponding MAC address is updated in the terminal device list.

Further, when newly building an entry of the terminal device, the CPE may start a timer at the same time. When the timer expires, the CPE may search, according to the corresponding MAC information in the timer, whether the terminal device corresponding to the MAC address is still connected to the CPE. If the terminal equipment corresponding to the MAC address is still connected with the CPE, the timer restarts timing; otherwise, deleting the related information of the corresponding table entry of the MAC address in the terminal equipment list.

After the CPE updates the WIFI information, the WIFI information can be sent to the terminal equipment in the terminal equipment list through broadcasting the WIFI updating message, and after the terminal equipment receives the broadcasting WIFI updating message, corresponding operation can be executed according to the message.

Optionally, the WIFI update message may include WIFI information and WIFI effective time.

The WIFI effective time can indicate the time for updating the WIFI information of the CPE, and the terminal equipment can judge whether the connection between the terminal equipment and the CPE is disconnected because of the update of the WIFI information of the CPE according to the effective time.

It can be seen that the method for automatically connecting the CPE and the terminal device described in the embodiment of the application is applied to the CPE, the CPE receives a WIFI update request sent by an ACS, the WIFI update request includes WIFI information, the CPE updates the WIFI information of the CPE according to the WIFI information, and finally the CPE broadcasts a WIFI update message to the terminal device according to a terminal device list.

In accordance with the above, please refer to fig. 4, fig. 4 is a schematic flowchart of another method for automatically connecting a CPE and a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present application, which is applied to the CPE shown in fig. 2A and the network architecture shown in fig. 1, and the method for automatically connecting a CPE and a terminal device includes the following steps:

s401, the CPE receives a WIFI updating request sent by an automatic configuration server ACS, and the WIFI updating request comprises WIFI information.

S402, the CPE updates the WIFI information of the CPE according to the WIFI information.

It is understood that the specific description in steps S401 to S402 may refer to the specific implementation described in steps S301 to S302 in fig. 3, and will not be described herein again.

S403, the CPE sends a WIFI updating request response to the ACS.

In actual operation, after the ACS sends the WIFI update request message to the CPE, a timer may be started, and when the ACS does not receive a request response message sent by the CPE within a time set by the timer, the ACS may think that the CPE does not receive the WIFI update request message, and thus resends the WIFI update request message to the CPE until the number of times of repeated sending is reached. Therefore, after receiving the WIFI update message and completing the update of the WIFI information, the CPE may send a WIFI update request response message to the ACS, so as to instruct the CPE to receive the WIFI update request message sent by the ACS.

S404, the CPE determines to update and broadcast the WIFI information.

The CPE can support broadcasting WIFI information updating; the CPE may also select whether to broadcast the WIFI information update according to a selection of the user, for example, some users may not want all terminal devices to reconnect the CPE again for security or network speed; some users want to automatically connect with the CPE again after disconnecting the terminal device from the CPE for convenience, rapidness, time saving, and the like. The embodiment of the present application does not limit this. After the WIFI information is updated, the CPE needs to confirm whether the CPE broadcasts the WIFI information update or not, if the CPE starts broadcasting the WIFI update message, the CPE broadcasts the WIFI update message to the terminal equipment, otherwise, the terminal equipment can only reconnect the CPE through manual control of a user. The embodiment of the application is implemented based on a mode that the CPE determines to update and broadcast the WIFI information.

S405, broadcasting a WIFI updating message to the terminal equipment by the CPE according to the terminal equipment list.

The specific description in this step may refer to the specific implementation described in step S303 in fig. 3, and is not repeated here.

In accordance with the above, please refer to fig. 5, fig. 5 is a flowchart illustrating another method for automatically connecting a CPE and a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present application, and the method is applied to the CPE shown in fig. 2A, the terminal device shown in fig. 2B, and the network architecture shown in fig. 1, and the method for automatically connecting a CPE and a terminal device includes the following steps:

s501, the CPE receives a WIFI updating request sent by an automatic configuration server ACS, and the WIFI updating request comprises WIFI information.

S502, the CPE updates the WIFI information of the CPE according to the WIFI information.

S503, broadcasting a WIFI updating message to the terminal equipment by the CPE according to the terminal equipment list, wherein the WIFI updating message comprises the WIFI information and the WIFI effective time.

It is understood that, the specific description in the steps S501 to S503 may refer to the corresponding steps of the CPE and end device automatic connection method described in fig. 3, and are not described herein again.

And S504, the terminal equipment receives a broadcasted WIFI updating message, wherein the WIFI updating message comprises WIFI information and WIFI effective time.

Wherein the end-point device may support reception and processing of CPE broadcast messages. After broadcasting the message by the CPE, the terminal equipment in the working mode receives the broadcast message of the CPE.

The WIFI information can include a WIFI password and a WIFI SSID.

In some possible examples, the WIFI update message may further include: WIFI channel, WIFI mode and frequency band bandwidth.

And S505, the terminal equipment judges whether the connection and disconnection between the terminal equipment and the CPE is caused by the update of WIFI information according to the effective time of the WIFI.

Specifically, after the CPE updates the WIFI information, the connection between the terminal device and the CPE is disconnected, and therefore, after the WIFI update message is received, the terminal device determines whether the time for the connection and disconnection between the terminal device and the CPE is within the effective time of the WIFI according to the effective time of the WIFI in the WIFI update message, if the time for the connection and disconnection between the terminal device and the CPE is within the effective time of the WIFI, the connection and disconnection between the terminal device and the CPE is due to the update of the WIFI information, and otherwise, the connection and disconnection between the terminal device and the CPE is not due to the update of the WIFI information.

And S506, if the connection disconnection between the terminal equipment and the CPE is caused by the update of WIFI information, the terminal equipment automatically connects the CPE by using the WIFI information.

Specifically, when the terminal device is disconnected from the CPE due to the fact that the WIFI information is updated, the terminal device updates the WIFI password or/and the WIFISSID of the terminal according to the WIFI password or/and the WIFISSID carried in the WIFI information, and connects the CPE after the updating is completed.

Further, when the WIFI information only comprises the WIFI password, the terminal equipment updates the WIFI password of the terminal equipment according to the WIFI password; when the WIFI information only comprises the WIFISID, the terminal equipment updates the WIFISID of the terminal equipment according to the WIFISID; and when the WIFI information comprises the WIFI password and the WIFISID, the terminal equipment updates the WIFI password and the WIFI SSID of the terminal equipment according to the WIFI password and the WIFISID.

It can be seen that the method for automatically connecting the CPE and the terminal device described in the embodiment of the present application is applied to the CPE and the terminal device, the CPE broadcasts the updated WIFI information to the terminal devices in the terminal device list after updating the WIFI information, the terminal device determines whether connection and disconnection between the terminal device and the CPE is due to update of the WIFI information according to effective WIFI time after receiving the broadcasted WIFI update message, and if the connection and disconnection between the terminal device and the CPE is due to update of the WIFI information, the CPE is automatically connected by using the WIFI information. Therefore, under the condition that the WIFI information of the CPE is changed and the CPE is disconnected with the terminal equipment, the WIFI updating message is broadcasted and received, automatic connection between the terminal equipment and the CPE can be achieved, and user experience is improved.

In accordance with the above, referring to fig. 6, fig. 6 is a schematic flowchart of another method for automatically connecting a CPE and a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present application, and is applied to the CPE shown in fig. 2A, the terminal device shown in fig. 2B, and the network architecture shown in fig. 1, where the method for automatically connecting a CPE and a terminal device includes the following steps:

s601, the CPE receives a WIFI updating request sent by an automatic configuration server ACS, and the WIFI updating request comprises WIFI information.

S602, the CPE updates the WIFI information of the CPE according to the WIFI information.

S603, the CPE sends a WIFI updating request response to the ACS.

S604, the CPE determines to update and broadcast the WIFI information.

S605, broadcasting a WIFI updating message to the terminal equipment by the CPE according to the terminal equipment list, wherein the WIFI updating message comprises the WIFI information and the WIFI effective time.

It is understood that the specific descriptions in S601-S606 may refer to the corresponding steps of the method for automatically connecting the CPE and the end device described in fig. 4, and are not described herein again.

And S606, the terminal equipment receives the broadcasted WIFI updating message.

And S607, the terminal equipment judges whether the connection and disconnection between the terminal equipment and the CPE is caused by the update of WIFI information according to the effective time of the WIFI.

And S608, if the connection disconnection between the terminal equipment and the CPE is caused by the update of WIFI information, the terminal equipment automatically connects the CPE by using the WIFI information.

It is understood that the detailed description of the steps S606-S608 is similar to the detailed description of the steps S504-S506 in fig. 5, and will not be repeated herein.

Optionally, after step S608, the method may further include:

and if the connection disconnection between the terminal equipment and the CPE is not caused by the update of WIFI information, the terminal equipment detects the reason of the connection disconnection between the terminal equipment and the CPE and displays the reason on the terminal equipment.

The above description has introduced the solution of the embodiment of the present application mainly from the perspective of the method-side implementation process. It is understood that the electronic device comprises corresponding hardware structures and/or software modules for performing the respective functions in order to realize the above-mentioned functions. Those of skill in the art will readily appreciate that the present application is capable of hardware or a combination of hardware and computer software implementing the various illustrative elements and algorithm steps described in connection with the embodiments provided herein. Whether a function is performed as hardware or computer software drives hardware depends upon the particular application and design constraints imposed on the solution. Skilled artisans may implement the described functionality in varying ways for each particular application, but such implementation decisions should not be interpreted as causing a departure from the scope of the present application.

In the embodiment of the present application, the electronic device may be divided into the functional units according to the method example, for example, each functional unit may be divided corresponding to each function, or two or more functions may be integrated into one processing unit. The integrated unit can be realized in a form of hardware, and can also be realized in a form of a software functional unit. It should be noted that the division of the unit in the embodiment of the present application is schematic, and is only a logic function division, and there may be another division manner in actual implementation.

Referring to fig. 7A, fig. 7A is a block diagram illustrating functional units of an apparatus 700 for automatically connecting a CPE and a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present application, where the apparatus 700 for automatically connecting a CPE and a terminal device is applied to the CPE shown in fig. 2A and the network architecture shown in fig. 1, and the apparatus includes: a receiving unit 710, an updating unit 720, and a transmitting unit 730, wherein,

a receiving unit 710, configured to receive, by the CPE, a WIFI update request sent by an auto configuration server ACS, where the WIFI update request includes WIFI information, and the WIFI information includes a WIFI password or/and a WIFI SSID;

an updating unit 720, configured to update the WIFI information of the CPE according to the WIFI information;

a sending unit 730, configured to broadcast, by the CPE, a WIFI update message to a terminal device according to a terminal device list, where the WIFI update message includes the WIFI information and a WIFI effective time.

It can be seen that the device for automatically connecting the CPE and the terminal device described in the embodiment of the application is applied to the CPE, the CPE receives a WIFI update request sent by an ACS, the WIFI update request includes WIFI information, the CPE updates the WIFI information of the CPE according to the WIFI information, and finally the CPE broadcasts a WIFI update message to the terminal device according to a terminal device list.

In a possible example, in terms of the CPE updating the WIFI information of the CPE according to the WIFI information, the updating unit 720 may be further specifically configured to:

the CPE updates a WIFI password of the CPE according to the WIFI password in the WIFI information;

or the CPE updates the WIFI SSID of the CPE according to the WIFISID in the WIFI information;

or the CPE updates the WIFI password and the WIFI SSID of the CPE according to the WIFI password and the WIFISID in the WIFI information.

In one possible example, as shown in fig. 7B, fig. 7B is a further modified structure of the apparatus 700 for automatically connecting a CPE with a terminal device, which may further include a determining unit 740 after updating WIFI information of the CPE according to the WIFI information, compared to fig. 7A, wherein,

a sending unit 730, further configured to send a WIFI update request response to the ACS by the CPE;

a determining unit 740, configured to determine to perform WIFI information updating broadcast by the CPE.

Referring to fig. 8A, fig. 8A is a block diagram illustrating functional units of another apparatus 800 for automatically connecting a CPE and a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present application, where the apparatus 800 for automatically connecting a CPE and a terminal device is applied to the terminal device shown in fig. 2B and the network architecture shown in fig. 1, and the apparatus includes: a receiving unit 810, a judging unit 820, and a connecting unit 830, wherein,

the receiving unit 810 is configured to receive a broadcasted WIFI update message by the terminal device, where the broadcasted WIFI update message includes WIFI information of a CPE and a WIFI effective time, and the WIFI information includes a WIFI password or/and a WIFI SSID;

a determining unit 820, configured to determine, by the terminal device, whether the connection and disconnection between the terminal device and the CPE is due to WIFI information update according to the WIFI effective time;

a connection unit 830, configured to, if the connection between the terminal device and the CPE is disconnected because WIFI information is updated, automatically connect, by using the WIFI information, the CPE by the terminal device.

It can be seen that the device for automatically connecting the CPE and the terminal device described in the embodiment of the present application is applied to the terminal device, the terminal device receives a broadcasted WIFI update message, the broadcasted WIFI update message includes WIFI information of the CPE and WIFI effective time, the terminal device determines whether connection and disconnection between the terminal device and the CPE is due to update of the WIFI information according to the WIFI effective time, and if connection and disconnection between the terminal device and the CPE is due to update of the WIFI information, the terminal device automatically connects the CPE using the WIFI information. Therefore, under the condition that the WIFI information of the CPE is changed and the CPE is disconnected with the terminal equipment, the automatic connection between the terminal equipment and the CPE can be realized by receiving the broadcasted WIFI updating message, and the user experience is improved.

In one possible example, as shown in fig. 8B, fig. 8B is a further modified structure of the apparatus 800 for automatically connecting CPE to a terminal device, which may further include, compared to fig. 8A: a detection unit 840 and a display unit 850, wherein

A detecting unit 840, configured to detect, if the disconnection between the terminal device and the CPE is not due to WIFI information update, a reason for the disconnection between the terminal device and the CPE;

a display unit 850, configured to display the reason on the terminal device.

An embodiment of the present application further provides another CPE, as shown in fig. 9, where the CPE is applied to a network architecture as shown in fig. 1, and the CPE includes: one or more processors, a memory, a communication interface, and a communication bus. In fig. 9, a processor is taken as an example, the memory is used for storing a computer program, and the communication interface is used for communication between the CPE and other devices.

The processor, the memory and the communication interface may be connected by a communication bus or other means, and fig. 9 illustrates the connection of the communication bus as an example.

The processor is used for realizing the following steps when executing the program stored in the memory:

receiving a WIFI updating request sent by an automatic configuration server ACS, wherein the WIFI updating request comprises WIFI information which comprises a WIFI password or/and a WIFI SSID;

updating the WIFI information of the CPE according to the WIFI information;

and broadcasting a WIFI updating message to the terminal equipment according to the terminal equipment list, wherein the WIFI updating message comprises the WIFI information and the WIFI effective time.

In one possible example, the program stored on the memory may be further configured to:

sending a WIFI update request response to the ACS;

and determining to perform WIFI information updating broadcast.

In one possible example, the program stored in the memory may be further specifically configured to:

Among them, the communication bus mentioned in the CPE may be a Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) bus, an Extended Industry Standard Architecture (EISA) bus, or the like. The communication bus may be divided into an address bus, a data bus, a control bus, etc. For ease of illustration, only one line is shown in FIG. 9, but this does not represent only one bus or one type of bus.

The Processor may be a general-purpose Processor, and includes a Central Processing Unit (CPU), a Network Processor (NP), and the like; but also Digital Signal Processors (DSPs), Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) or other Programmable logic devices, discrete Gate or transistor logic devices, discrete hardware components.

The memory, as a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, may be used to store software programs, computer-executable programs, and modules, such as program instructions/modules or units (e.g., the receiving unit 710, the updating unit 720, and the sending unit 730 shown in fig. 7A) corresponding to an automatic connection method between a CPE and a terminal device in this embodiment of the present application. The processor executes various functional applications and data processing of the CPE by running software programs, instructions and modules stored in the memory, that is, the method for automatically connecting the CPE and the terminal device according to the above method embodiments is implemented.

Further, the memory may include a storage program area and a storage data area, wherein the storage program area may store an operating system, an application program required for at least one function; the storage data area may store data created according to use of the computer device, and the like. In addition, the Memory may include a Random Access Memory (RAM), and may also include a non-transitory Memory, such as at least one disk storage device, flash Memory device, or other non-transitory solid state storage device. In some embodiments, the memory optionally includes memory located remotely from the processor, and these remote memories may be connected to the terminal device via a network. Examples of such networks include, but are not limited to, the internet, intranets, local area networks, mobile communication networks, and combinations thereof.

An embodiment of the present application further provides a terminal device, as shown in fig. 10, where the terminal device is applied to a network architecture shown in fig. 1, and the terminal device includes: one or more processors, a user interface, a network interface, and a memory. The processor, the user interface, the network interface and the memory in the terminal device may be connected through a communication bus or in other manners, and fig. 10 illustrates an example of a connection of the communication bus and an example of a processor.

The user interface is a medium for realizing interaction and information exchange between a user and a terminal device, and may specifically include a display screen for output, a keyboard for input, and the like. The processor (or CPU) is a computing core and a control core of the terminal device, and can analyze various instructions in the terminal device and process various data of the terminal device, for example: the CPU can be used for receiving the broadcasted WIFI updating message and judging whether the connection disconnection between the terminal equipment and the CPE is caused by the update of the WIFI information or not according to the WIFI effective time carried in the broadcasted WIFI updating message; the following steps are repeated: the CPU may transmit various types of data between internal structures of the terminal device, and the like. The Memory (Memory) is a Memory device of the terminal device, and is used for storing programs and data. It is understood that the memory herein may comprise both the built-in memory of the terminal device and, of course, the expansion memory supported by the terminal device. The memory provides a storage space that stores the operating system of the terminal device. In the embodiment of the present application, the storage space of the memory further stores a program related to an automatic connection method between the CPE and the terminal device. The processor of the terminal device executes the corresponding steps of the method flows shown in fig. 5-6 described above by running the program in the memory.

The processor is configured to implement the following steps when executing the program stored in the memory:

receiving a broadcasted WIFI updating message, wherein the broadcasted WIFI updating message comprises WIFI information and WIFI effective time of CPE, and the WIFI information comprises a WIFI password or/and a WIFI SSID;

judging whether the connection between the terminal equipment and the CPE is disconnected because of the update of WIFI information or not according to the effective WIFI time;

Further, the Processor may be a general-purpose Processor including a Central Processing Unit (CPU), a Network Processor (NP), and the like; but also Digital Signal Processors (DSPs), Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) or other Programmable logic devices, discrete Gate or transistor logic devices, discrete hardware components.

The memory is a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, and can be used to store software programs, computer-executable programs, and modules, such as program instructions/modules or units (e.g., the receiving unit 810, the determining unit 820, and the connecting unit 830 shown in fig. 8A) corresponding to an automatic connection method between a CPE and a terminal device in this embodiment of the present application. The processor executes various functional applications and data processing of the terminal device by running the software programs, instructions and modules stored in the memory, that is, the method for automatically connecting the CPE and the terminal device according to the above embodiment of the method is implemented.

The communication bus in the terminal device may be a Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) bus, an Extended Industry Standard Architecture (EISA) bus, or the like. The communication bus may be divided into an address bus, a data bus, a control bus, etc. For ease of illustration, only one line is shown in FIG. 10, but does not represent only one bus or type of bus.

The embodiment of the present application further provides an automatic connection system between a CPE and a terminal device, including the CPE provided in the foregoing embodiment and the terminal device provided in the foregoing embodiment.

Embodiments of the present application also provide a computer storage medium, wherein the computer storage medium stores a computer program for electronic data exchange, and the computer program enables a computer to execute part or all of the steps of any one of the methods as described in the above method embodiments.

Embodiments of the present application also provide a computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a computer program operable to cause a computer to perform some or all of the steps of any of the methods as described in the above method embodiments. The computer program product may be a software installation package.

It should be noted that, for simplicity of description, the above-mentioned method embodiments are described as a series of acts or combination of acts, but those skilled in the art will recognize that the present application is not limited by the order of acts described, as some steps may occur in other orders or concurrently depending on the application. Further, those skilled in the art should also appreciate that the embodiments described in the specification are preferred embodiments and that the acts and modules referred to are not necessarily required in this application.

In the foregoing embodiments, the descriptions of the respective embodiments have respective emphasis, and for parts that are not described in detail in a certain embodiment, reference may be made to related descriptions of other embodiments.

In the embodiments provided in the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed apparatus may be implemented in other manners. For example, the above-described embodiments of the apparatus are merely illustrative, and for example, the above-described division of the units is only one type of division of logical functions, and other divisions may be realized in practice, for example, a plurality of units or components may be combined or integrated into another system, or some features may be omitted, or not executed. In addition, the shown or discussed mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection may be an indirect coupling or communication connection of some interfaces, devices or units, and may be an electric or other form.

The units described as separate parts may or may not be physically separate, and parts displayed as units may or may not be physical units, may be located in one place, or may be distributed on a plurality of network units. Some or all of the units can be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of the embodiment.

In addition, functional units in the embodiments of the present application may be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit may exist alone physically, or two or more units are integrated into one unit. The integrated unit can be realized in a form of hardware, and can also be realized in a form of a software functional unit.

The integrated unit may be stored in a computer readable memory if it is implemented in the form of a software functional unit and sold or used as a stand-alone product. Based on such understanding, the technical solution of the present application may be substantially implemented or a part of or all or part of the technical solution contributing to the prior art may be embodied in the form of a software product stored in a memory, and including several instructions for causing a computer device (which may be a personal computer, a terminal device, or a network device) to execute all or part of the steps of the above-mentioned method of the embodiments of the present application. And the aforementioned memory comprises: a U-disk, a Read-Only Memory (ROM), a Random Access Memory (RAM), a removable hard disk, a magnetic or optical disk, and other various media capable of storing program codes.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that all or part of the steps in the methods of the above embodiments may be implemented by associated hardware instructed by a program, which may be stored in a computer-readable memory, which may include: flash Memory disks, Read-Only memories (ROMs), Random Access Memories (RAMs), magnetic or optical disks, and the like.

The foregoing detailed description of the embodiments of the present application has been presented to illustrate the principles and implementations of the present application, and the above description of the embodiments is only provided to help understand the method and the core concept of the present application; meanwhile, for those skilled in the art, according to the idea of the present application, there may be updates in the specific embodiments and application scope, and as described above, the content of the present specification should not be construed as a limitation to the present application.

Claims

1. A method for automatically connecting Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) and end-point equipment is applied to the CPE and comprises the following steps:

the method comprises the steps that a WIFI updating request sent by an automatic configuration server ACS is received by a CPE, the WIFI updating request comprises WIFI information, and the WIFI information comprises a WIFI password or/and a WIFI Service Set Identifier (SSID);

and after determining to update and broadcast the WIFI information, the CPE broadcasts a WIFI update message to the terminal equipment according to a terminal equipment list associated with the MAC address and the IP address of the accessed terminal equipment, wherein the WIFI update message comprises the WIFI information and the effective WIFI time.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the CPE updating the WIFI information of the CPE according to the WIFI information specifically comprises:

3. The method of claim 1, wherein after the CPE updates the WIFI information of the CPE according to the WIFI information, the method further comprises:

and the CPE sends a WIFI updating request response to the ACS.

4. A method for automatically connecting Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) and terminal equipment is applied to the terminal equipment, and comprises the following steps:

if the connection disconnection between the terminal equipment and the CPE is caused by the update of WIFI information, the terminal equipment automatically connects the CPE by using the WIFI information;

5. An apparatus for automatically connecting a Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) to a terminal, the apparatus comprising:

the system comprises a receiving unit, a configuration server ACS and a CPE, wherein the receiving unit is used for receiving a WIFI updating request sent by the ACS by the CPE, the WIFI updating request comprises WIFI information, and the WIFI information comprises a WIFI password or/and a WIFI Service Set Identifier (SSID);

the device comprises a sending unit and a WIFI updating unit, wherein the sending unit is used for broadcasting a WIFI updating message to the terminal equipment according to a terminal equipment list associated with an MAC address and an IP address of the accessed terminal equipment after the WIFI information updating broadcast is determined, and the WIFI updating message comprises the WIFI information and the effective WIFI time.

6. An apparatus for automatically connecting a Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) and a terminal device, which is applied to the terminal device, the apparatus comprising:

the connection unit is used for automatically connecting the terminal equipment with the CPE by using the WIFI information if the connection disconnection between the terminal equipment and the CPE is caused by the update of the WIFI information; and if the connection disconnection between the terminal equipment and the CPE is not caused by the update of WIFI information, the terminal equipment detects the reason of the connection disconnection between the terminal equipment and the CPE and displays the reason on the terminal equipment.

7. The CPE is characterized in that the CPE comprises a processor, a memory, a communication interface and a communication bus, wherein the processor and the communication interface memory complete mutual communication through the communication bus; the memory for storing one or more computer programs; the processor, when executing the computer program stored on the memory, implementing the method of any of claims 1-3.

8. The terminal equipment is characterized by comprising a processor, a memory, a communication interface and a communication bus, wherein the processor and the communication interface memory complete mutual communication through the communication bus; the memory for storing one or more computer programs; the processor, when executing the computer program stored on the memory, implementing the method of claim 4.

9. A customer premises equipment, CPE, and end-point device automatic connection system, characterized in that the system comprises a CPE according to claim 7 and an end-point device according to claim 8.