CN115412897A

CN115412897A - Method for configuring user identity identification module and client terminal equipment

Info

Publication number: CN115412897A
Application number: CN202110606215.8A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 孙珍奇
Original assignee: Huawei Technologies Co Ltd
Current assignee: Huawei Technologies Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-05-26
Filing date: 2021-05-26
Publication date: 2022-11-29

Abstract

The application provides a method for configuring a subscriber identity module and Customer Premises Equipment (CPE), and relates to the technical field of terminals, wherein the method is applied to CPE, the CPE comprises a configured first SIM and a non-configured second SIM, the first SIM and the second SIM are arranged at different positions in the CPE, the second SIM is a programmable SIM, and the method comprises the following steps: establishing communication connection with a first server based on the first SIM, acquiring configuration data corresponding to the second SIM from the first server based on the communication connection, and configuring the second SIM based on the configuration data. The technical scheme provided by the application can reduce the cost of configuring the programmable SIM.

Description

Method for configuring user identity identification module and client terminal equipment

Technical Field

The present application relates to the field of terminal technologies, and in particular, to a method for configuring a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) and a Customer Premises Equipment (CPE).

Background

A SIM is a device that can be installed in a CPE and provides network services to the CPE, which can be understood as a key for the CPE to access the network. With the development of communication technology, programmable SIMs such as embedded subscriber identity modules (esims) have been widely used. Compared with the traditional SIM, the data in the programmable SIM can be erased and rewritten, and the configuration mode is more flexible.

In the prior art, since a CPE needs to acquire configuration data of a programmable SIM and configure the programmable SIM based on the configuration data, the CPE can normally access a network, and therefore, a Mobile Network Operator (MNO) or a manufacturer of the programmable SIM is usually configured to preset temporary configuration data in the programmable SIM. When the CPE is powered on and started up, the programmable SIM can be configured based on the temporary configuration data so as to obtain temporary networking capability, and then formal configuration data is obtained through the temporary networking capability and the programmable SIM is configured again based on the formal configuration data.

Although the configuration of the programmable SIM can be accomplished to some extent in the above manner, on the one hand, temporary configuration data needs to be customized from the MNO or the manufacturer of the programmable SIM, and on the other hand, the MNO needs to manage and control the temporary networking capability obtained based on the temporary configuration data, which results in high cost for configuring the programmable SIM.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of this, the present application provides a method for configuring an SIM and a client terminal device, which can reduce the cost of configuring a programmable SIM.

In order to achieve the above object, in a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a method for configuring a SIM, which is applied to a CPE, where the CPE includes a configured first SIM and an unconfigured second SIM, the first SIM and the second SIM are disposed at different positions in the CPE, and the second SIM is a programmable SIM, and the method includes:

establishing a communication connection with a first server based on the first SIM;

obtaining configuration data corresponding to the second SIM from the first server based on the communication connection;

configuring the second SIM based on the configuration data.

The first SIM may be a common plug-in SIM or a programmable SIM. And when the first SIM is a common plug-in SIM, the user can conveniently select a proper SIM to configure the second SIM at any time and any place according to the current region or the region where the CPE is deployed, and the cost for configuring the second SIM is further reduced. The data in the programmable SIM card can be erased and rewritten. A Card Operating System (COS) and subscriber data may be included in the first SIM and the second SIM, wherein the subscriber data may include a Profile (Profile). The configuration data may be used to configure the COS or customer data.

The first server may be a server storing the above-described configuration data, and for example, when the configuration data includes a profile, the first server may prepare a device (SM-DP +) for subscription management data.

In the embodiment of the application, the CPE includes a configured first SIM and an unconfigured second SIM, the first SIM and the second SIM are disposed at different positions, and the second SIM is a programmable SIM. The CPE may establish a communication connection with the first server based on the first SIM in the CPE, acquire configuration data corresponding to the second SIM from the first server based on the communication connection, and configure the second SIM based on the configuration data. The configuration process does not need to separately set a Bluetooth module for configuring the programmable SIM, and does not need to preset configuration data such as temporary profiles in the programmable SIM in advance, thereby reducing the cost.

Optionally, a baseband, a first switch, a card reader, and a second switch are further disposed in the CPE, where one end of the first switch is used to connect to the baseband, the other end of the first switch is used to connect to the first SIM or the second SIM, and the second switch is connected in series between the card reader and the second SIM;

prior to said establishing a communication connection with a first server based on said first SIM, the method further comprises:

connecting the first switch to the first SIM and turning on the second switch;

obtaining card identification information of the second SIM from the second SIM through the card reader;

the establishing a communication connection with a first server based on the first SIM comprises:

and sending a connection request to the first server based on the first SIM, wherein the connection request carries the card identification information, and the connection request is used for requesting to establish the communication connection.

The card reader may control the second SIM to power on and power off according to a preset SIM protocol, and read and write data in the second SIM, for example, obtain card identification information, profile identification information, and a certificate of the second SIM, and write a profile or COS into the second SIM.

It should be noted that the card reader, the baseband and other components may be disposed on the motherboard.

It should be noted that if the second SIM does not have an actual physical form, the CPE may not include a card reader.

The CPE connects the first switch to the first SIM and turns on the second switch, which can ensure that data can be both connected to the network through the first SIM and read and write from the second SIM. Therefore, the CPE can acquire the server address of the first server by scanning the two-dimensional code, receiving the activation code input by the user, or in other manners, acquire the card identification information of the second SIM from the second SIM, and send a connection request to the first server based on the card identification information of the second SIM and the server address of the first server, where the connection request carries the card identification information of the second SIM and is used to request establishment of a connection request between the CPE and the first server. The first server sends a public key certificate issued by a specified certificate authority (such as CI in the foregoing) to the CPE based on the card identification information of the second SIM, and the CPE acquires a root certificate from the second SIM and verifies the public key certificate based on the root certificate. If the authentication is successful, the CPE can determine that the first server is authentic, and thus establish a communication connection with the first server.

Optionally, the configuring the second SIM based on the configuration data includes:

configuring, by the card reader, the second SIM.

Optionally, after the configuring the second SIM based on the configuration data, the method further includes:

the second switch is turned off.

The second switch may be switched off, since the configuration of the second SIM has already been completed and the network can still be accessed currently via the first SIM, i.e. the CPE does not need to rely on the second SIM for a while and can also access the network normally.

Optionally, after configuring the second SIM based on the configuration data, the method further includes:

connecting the first switch to the second SIM;

accessing the network through the configured second SIM.

After the second SIM is configured, the CPE may connect the baseband with the second SIM through the first switch, so as to switch to the configured second SIM access network.

Optionally, the configuration data includes a first profile and a first activation instruction corresponding to the first profile, and the configuring the second SIM based on the configuration data includes:

writing the first profile to the second SIM;

activating the first profile based on the first activation instruction.

Wherein the CPE can write the first profile to the second SIM through the card reader and activate the first profile.

Optionally, when acquiring the first profile, the CPE may acquire the profile identification information of the first profile in a manner similar to the manner of acquiring the server address of the first server, and then send a profile acquisition request to the first server, where the profile acquisition request carries the profile identification information. The first server transmits the first profile to the CPE in an encrypted manner based on the profile identification information. After writing the first profile into the second SIM, the CPE may send a second activation request to the first server, where the second activation request carries card identification information of the second SIM and profile identification information of the first profile. And if the first server receives the second activation request, the first server sends a first activation instruction to the CPE.

Optionally, the configuration data includes profile management instructions corresponding to a second profile in the CPE, the profile management instructions including a second activation instruction, a deactivation instruction, or a deletion instruction, and before obtaining the configuration data corresponding to the second SIM from the first server based on the communication connection, the method further includes:

and acquiring profile identification information of a second profile from the second SIM through the card reader, wherein the identification information of the second profile is used for the CPE to acquire the profile management instruction from the first server.

Accordingly, the CPE device may manage the corresponding profile based on the profile management instructions, including activating, deactivating, or deleting the second profile.

For example, there is a downloaded second profile already in the second SIM, but the second profile is not activated, the CPE may send a first activation request to the first server, where the first activation request is used to request activation of the second profile, the first activation request may carry card identification information of the second SIM and profile identification information of the second profile, and the first server, if receiving the first activation request, sends configuration data to the CPE, where the configuration data may include a second activation instruction corresponding to the second profile in the second SIM. Or, the CPE may send a deletion request to the first server, where the deletion request is used to request deletion of the second profile, and the deletion request may carry card identification information of the second SIM and profile identification information of the second profile, and if the first server receives the deletion request, the first server sends a deletion instruction corresponding to the second profile to the CPE. Or, if the CPE has an already activated second profile, a deactivation request may be sent to the first server, where the deactivation request is used to request to deactivate the second profile, and the deactivation request may carry card identification information of the second SIM and profile identification information of the second profile, and if the first server receives the deactivation request, a deactivation instruction corresponding to the second profile is sent to the CPE. In some embodiments, the profile management instructions may include profile clearing instructions with the second SIM. The CPE may send a profile clearing request to the first server, where the profile clearing request is used to request deletion of all profiles in the second SIM, and the profile clearing request may carry card identification information of the second SIM. Accordingly, if the configuration data includes a second activation instruction corresponding to a second profile in the second SIM, the CPE may activate the second profile based on the second activation instruction through the LPA module (controlling the card reader). If the configuration data includes a delete instruction corresponding to the second profile, the CPE may delete the second profile through the LPA module (controlling the card reader). If the configuration data includes a deactivation instruction corresponding to the second profile, the CPE may deactivate the second profile via the LPA module (controlling the card reader). If the configuration data includes a profile clear command, the CPE may delete all profiles in the second SIM through the LPA module (controlling the card reader).

It should be noted that the first profile and the second profile may be the same profile.

Optionally, the CPE may record the performed configuration operations in the LPA module after configuring the second SIM in order to manage the second SIM. For example, after writing the first profile into the second SIM, the profile identifier of the first profile may be added to the profile list corresponding to the second SIM; after activating the second profile, an activation state of the second profile may be set to activated; after the second profile is deleted, the profile identification of the second profile may be deleted from the profile list corresponding to the second SIM; after the deactivation of the second profile, the activation state of the second profile may be set to inactive; after clearing all the profiles in the second SIM, the profile list corresponding to the second SIM may also be cleared.

Optionally, the establishing a communication connection with a first server based on the first SIM includes:

if it is determined that an activated third profile does not exist in the second SIM, establishing the first communication connection with the first server based on the first SIM, wherein the third profile is an arbitrary profile.

It should be noted that the CPE may determine whether the second SIM includes the activated third profile when determining to use the second SIM access network without first powering on or when determining to switch to the second SIM access network. If not (e.g., no profile or a profile but the profile is not active), the second SIM may not currently have networking capability and may therefore be configured based on the first SIM first establishing a communication connection with the first server. Of course, if so, the network may be accessed directly by the second SIM. In other embodiments, if the CPE is powered on for the first time, the second SIM may be unconfigured, so that it is not necessary to determine whether the activated third profile exists in the second SIM, but the second SIM may be directly configured by establishing a communication connection with the first server based on the first SIM. That is, no matter the CPE is powered on and started up for the first time, or is not powered on and started up for the first time, or is switched to the second SIM in the process of having access to the network, the second SIM that is not configured can be configured in time, so that the reliability of configuring the second SIM is improved.

Optionally, the second SIM comprises an eSIM.

Optionally, the CPE may pass the method of any of the above via the LPA module.

It should be noted that, in practical applications, the CPE may also perform configuration of other information on the second SIM in a manner similar to the configuration profile, for example, may perform management operations such as updating other user data or COS in the second SIM, and accordingly, the configuration data may include related data or instructions for managing the other user data or COS, and the first server may be a server corresponding to the configuration data.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an apparatus configured with a SIM, where the apparatus may be disposed in a CPE, the CPE includes a configured first SIM and an unconfigured second SIM, the first SIM and the second SIM are disposed at different positions in the CPE, the second SIM is a programmable SIM, and the apparatus may implement the method of any one of the first aspects.

In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a CPE, including a configured first SIM, an unconfigured second SIM, a memory, and a processor, the first SIM and the second SIM being disposed at different locations in the CPE, the second SIM being a programmable SIM, the memory being configured to store a computer program; the processor is configured to:

configuring the second SIM based on the configuration data.

Optionally, a baseband, a first switch, a card reader, and a second switch are further disposed in the CPE, where one end of the first switch is used to connect to the baseband, and the other end of the first switch is used to connect to the first SIM or the second SIM, and the processor is further configured to:

connecting the first switch to the first SIM and turning on the second switch;

configuring, by the card reader, the second SIM.

Optionally, the processor is further configured to:

the second switch is turned off.

Optionally, the processor is further configured to:

connecting the first switch to the second SIM;

accessing the network through the configured second SIM.

It should be noted that the processor in the CPE may also be used to implement the method according to any one of the above first aspects.

In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a chip system, where the chip system includes a processor, the processor is coupled with a memory, and the processor executes a computer program stored in the memory to implement the method of any one of the above first aspects.

The chip system can be a single chip or a chip module consisting of a plurality of chips.

In a fifth aspect, the present application provides a computer-readable storage medium, on which a computer program is stored, where the computer program is executed by a processor to implement the method of any one of the above first aspects.

In a sixth aspect, embodiments of the present application provide a computer program product, which, when run on a CPE, causes the CPE to perform the method of any one of the first aspects described above.

It is understood that the beneficial effects of the second to sixth aspects can be seen from the description of the first aspect, and are not described herein again.

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Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a CPE according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 2 is an architecture diagram of a SIM configuration system according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 3 is a schematic flowchart of configuring a SIM according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of another CPE according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating a connection relationship between a card reader and a second SIM according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 6 is a flow chart of another method for configuring a SIM provided in the embodiments of the present application;

fig. 7 is a flowchart of a method for accessing a network according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 8 is a flowchart of another method for accessing a network according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 9 is a flowchart of another method for accessing a network according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of another CPE according to an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

The method for configuring the SIM provided by the embodiment of the application can be applied to CPE. CPE refers to a device where the customer premises interface directly with the operator network. The CPE may have a SIM, and the CPE accesses the network through the SIM in an uplink (i.e., network residence) and provides a network interface or a mobile hotspot (WiFi, a wireless local area network technology) in a downlink for other terminal devices to access, so that the other terminal devices can access the network.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a CPE100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The CPE may include a Local Profile Association (LPA) module 110, a baseband (modem) 120, and a SIM 130.

The LPA module 110 may be a process running in the CPE100 that interacts with the operator's server and the SIM 130 to manage data in the SIM 130, including downloading, activating, deactivating, deleting and clearing user data such as profile (profile) in the SIM 130. LPA module 110 may also include a Local User Interface (LUI) module 111. The LUI module 111 may be configured to provide an interface for the SIM 130 to interact with a user, for example, one of the SIMs 110 included in the CPE100 may be selected by the LUI module 111 as a target SIM for providing network services to the CPE100, or one of the SIMs 130 may be configured. It should be noted that, the CPE100 may display the LUI at the home end of the CPE100 through the LUI module 111 to interact with the user, or may establish a communication connection with other devices (e.g., a mobile phone), and further display the LUI at the other devices to interact with the user. LPA module 110 may also interact with baseband 120, including sending various control instructions to the baseband.

SIM 130 may comprise a common physical SIM or may comprise a programmable SIM. The data in the programmable SIM card may be erased and rewritten, and may include an eSIM, a virtual subscriber identity module (vSIM), or an Integrated Subscriber Identity Module (iSIM). The eSIM, or embedded universal integrated circuit (eUICC), may be a chip embedded in the terminal board. The vmsim, or virtual integrated circuit (vUICC), may be a software-simulated SIM card with its related functions, but no physical chip exists. The iSIM, or an integrated universal integrated circuit (uicc), may be integrated into a processor of the terminal, that is, a physical chip is not separately configured to serve as the SIM. Certainly, in practical applications, the programmable SIM may also be implemented in other forms, and the implementation manner of the programmable SIM is not specifically limited in this application embodiment.

COS and subscriber data may be included in SIM 130. Where the user data may include a profile, the user data may be used for authentication when the CPE100 joins the network. If the SIM 130 is a programmable SIM, the CPE100 needs to configure the SIM 130 before accessing the network, for example, to configure a profile in the user data, and the CPE100 needs to download and activate the profile from a server of the MNO before connecting to the network based on the activated profile and providing network services to the CPE 100.

Wherein the profile may include at least one of an integrated circuit identifier (ICCID), an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI), a mobile station international ISDN/PSTN number (MSISDN), an Access Point Name (APN). The MSISDN may be used to uniquely identify a mobile subscriber. APN is used to illustrate the way to access the network.

The system and process for configuring the programmable SIM will be described below by taking the configuration of the profile of the programmable SIM as an example.

Referring to fig. 2, fig. 2 is an architecture diagram of a SIM configuration system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The system includes CPE100, user 210, MNO 220, SM-DP +230, subscription manager-discovery server (SM-DS) 240, certificate authority (CI) 250, and chip manufacturer 260. Included in CPE100 is a programmable SIM 140 such as an eSIM. The SM-DP +230 may act as a profile management center providing management services such as download and activation of profiles to the LPA module 130. The SM-DS 240 may provide the LPA module 130 with the server address of the SM-DP +230, and in some embodiments, the SM-DS 240 may be omitted and, accordingly, the LPA module 130 may obtain the server address of the SM-DP +230 in other manners. CI 250 may be used to provide programmable SIM 140 with security credentials that may be used by CPE100 to establish a secure communication connection with SM-DP + 230. Chip manufacturer 260 is a vendor that manufactures programmable SIM 140, such as when programmable SIM 140 is an eSIM, chip manufacturer 260 may be an eSIM manufacturer (eUICC manufacturer).

Referring to fig. 3 in conjunction with fig. 2, fig. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for configuring a SIM according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

S1, the user 210 obtains the device identification information of the CPE 100.

Wherein the device identification information may be used to identify the CPE 100. In some embodiments, the device identification information may include an International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI). In some embodiments, the device identification information can include electronic identification (eID) of the eSIM.

S2, the user 210 signs a contract with the MNO 220 based on the acquired device identification information, thereby reaching a service subscription protocol.

S3, the MNO 220 configures a Mobile Network Operator Server (MNOs) 221 through a background to generate relevant service configuration parameters based on a service subscription protocol.

S4, the MNOS 221 configures a profile in the SM-DP +230 based on the service configuration parameters.

S5, MNO 220 configures the result by feeding back to user 210. In some embodiments, the configuration result may include an index of the server address and profile of SM-DP + 230. It should be noted that information such as the server address and the index of the profile may be represented by graphics, text, or a combination of graphics and text, for example, a two-dimensional code or an active code (active code) may be used to carry the index of the server address and the profile.

S6, the user 210 scans the two-dimensional code through the CPE100 or inputs an activation code to the CPE100, so that the CPE100 acquires the server address of the SM-DP +230 and the index of the profile, and the step of downloading the profile by the CPE100 is triggered.

S7, the CPE100 establishes a communication connection with the SM-DP +230 based on the server address of the SM-DP +230 and downloads the profile based on the index of the profile. The CPE100 can then activate the profile to complete the configuration of the programmable SIM in the CPE 100.

As can be seen from the foregoing, the CPE100 needs to configure (for example, download and activate a profile) the programmable SIM in the CPE100 before accessing the network normally, that is, when the programmable SIM is not configured or in the configuration, the CPE100 may have difficulty accessing the network, and before configuring the programmable SIM, the CPE100 needs to acquire corresponding configuration data from the outside of the CPE100, where the configuration data may be configured for user data such as the profile or may be configured for the COS. Therefore, there is also increasing interest in how to configure programmable SIMs in CPEs.

In some embodiments, the CPE may connect to the network via WiFi and obtain the corresponding configuration data. However, since the CPE usually only has a WiFi hotspot function and does not have a WiFi terminal function, that is, the CPE cannot access other hotspots as a terminal device, which is difficult to access a network. Even if the CPE has a WiFi terminal function, it is not beneficial for the user to directly operate because there is no screen, and the CPE often needs to be in the hotspot mode first, and the user accesses the hotspot of the CPE through other devices such as a mobile phone and triggers downloading of configuration data, and then the CPE switches to the terminal mode to access other hotspots and downloads the configuration data. Namely, the CPE needs to switch between the WiFi hotspot function and the WiFi terminal function to complete the configuration of the programmable SIM, which is complicated to operate and poor in user experience.

In some embodiments, a bluetooth module is provided at the CPE. The CPE is connected to other equipment with networking function (such as a mobile phone) through the Bluetooth module, and then is connected to the network through the networking function of other equipment, so that the configuration data is acquired. However, the material cost of the bluetooth module is high, and the arranged bluetooth module does not have other purposes, so the cost is high.

In some embodiments, temporary configuration data is preset in the programmable SIM by the MNO or the manufacturer of the programmable SIM. When the CPE is powered on, the programmable SIM may be configured based on the temporary configuration data to obtain a temporary networking capability, and then obtain formal configuration data through the temporary networking capability and configure the programmable SIM again based on the formal configuration data. Although the configuration of the programmable SIM can be accomplished to some extent in the above manner, temporary configuration data needs to be customized from the MNO or the manufacturer of the programmable SIM on the one hand, and temporary networking capability obtained based on the temporary configuration data needs to be managed on the other hand, which results in high cost for configuring the programmable SIM.

Taking the profile as an example, a temporary profile may be pre-set in the programmable SIM, which temporary profile provides a temporary card number that the CPE uses at power-up to connect to the network and download the formal profile that the MNO signed on before activating the user. If the temporary profile is provided by the MNO, the MNO is required to provide the temporary profile in advance, and then the programmable SIM is written by the manufacturer of the programmable SIM, which may cause a risk of mixing materials and is costly in material management. And usually the MNO also only provides a small number of temporal profiles, which may cause multiple CPEs to share the same temporal profile, which may also result in network conflicts among the multiple CPEs. In addition, MNO also need to manage temporary networking capability, further increasing cost. If the temporary profile is provided by the manufacturer of the programmable SIM, it is also necessary for the manufacturer of the programmable SIM to make roaming agreements with MNOs in multiple regions in advance, which is costly, and if the agreement cannot be made with the MNO in some regions, the initial access to the internet may not be provided in the region, and the reliability is poor.

In order to solve at least part of the technical problems described above, embodiments of the present application provide another CPE and a method for configuring a SIM applied to the CPE.

Fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a CPE 400 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. CPE 400 includes LPA module 410, baseband 420, first SIM 430, second SIM440, first switch 450, card reader 460, and second switch 470. The LPA module 410 and baseband 420 may be similar or identical to the LPA module 110 and baseband 120, respectively, described above in the CPE 100. The CPE 400 may include a plurality of SIMs, which may be respectively disposed at different locations in the CPE 400, and may include at least one programmable SIM, two as shown in fig. 4, namely a first SIM 430 and a second SIM440, where the second SIM440 may be an iSIM or an eSIM, and the first SIM 430 may be a conventional physical SIM or a programmable SIM. One end of the first switch 450 may be connected to the baseband 420 and the other end may be connected to the plurality of SIMs, respectively, so that the SIM connected to the baseband 420 can be switched.

The card reader 460 may control the second SIM440 to power on or power off according to a preset SIM protocol, and read and write data in the second SIM440, such as obtaining card identification information, profile identification information or certificate of the second SIM440, and writing a profile or COS to the second SIM 440. The second switch 470 may be connected in series between the card reader 460 and the second SIM 440.

Wherein the connection relationship between the card reader 460 and the second SIM440 can be as shown in fig. 5. The card reader 460 may be disposed on the main board 480 of the CPE 400, and may be configured to connect 6 general-purpose input/output (GPIO) ports of a processor on the main board 480 to 6 pins, such as a supply Voltage (VCC), a Reset (RST), a Clock (CLK), a Ground (GND), a peak-to-peak Voltage (VPP), and an input/output (input/output) I/O, of the second SIM440, so as to provide power and a clock signal to the second SIM440, and read and write data from the second SIM 440. In addition, the second SIM440 also includes two reserved pins (RFU).

It should be noted that the aforementioned components such as the baseband 420 and the card reader 460 may be disposed on the main board 480. The motherboard 480 may also include a memory and a processor, wherein the processor may be used to run the LPA module 410 described above.

In some embodiments, the first SIM may include a plug-in physical SIM, so that the user can select an appropriate SIM to configure the second SIM at any time and any place according to the current region or the region where the CPE is deployed, further reducing the cost of configuring the second SIM.

In some embodiments, the second SIM may be a vSIM, and if the second SIM is a vSIM, i.e., does not have an actual physical form, then the card reader 460 may not be included in the CPE 400 and the CPE 400 may read or write data to the second SIM directly through the LPA module 410.

It should be understood that the structure of CPE 400 is not limited in particular by the embodiments of the present application, except for the various components or modules listed in fig. 4. In other embodiments of the present application, CPE 400 may also include more or fewer components than shown, or combine certain components, or split certain components, or a different arrangement of components. The illustrated components may be implemented in hardware, software, or a combination of software and hardware.

In this embodiment of the present application, a CPE may establish a communication connection with a first server based on a first SIM that is configured in the CPE, where the first server may be a server that stores configuration data corresponding to a second SIM that is not configured in the CPE, and the second SIM is a programmable SIM. For example, the configuration data may be a profile, and the corresponding first server may be SM-DP +; alternatively, the configuration data may be data for updating the COS, and the corresponding first server may be a server of the COS provider. Therefore, the CPE may obtain configuration data corresponding to a second SIM in the CPE from the first server based on the communication connection, and configure the second SIM based on the configuration data.

As shown in fig. 4, the CPE 400 may first connect the first switch 450 to the first SIM 430, so as to connect the baseband 420 and the first SIM 430, and the CPE 400 may further control the second switch 470 to be turned on, so as to connect the card reader 460 and the second SIM 440. Thereafter, the CPE 400 may control the baseband 420 through the LPA module, connect to the first server based on resources such as the card number of the first SIM 430, acquire configuration data corresponding to the second SIM440 from the first server, and control the LPA module 410 (through the card reader 460) to configure the second SIM440 based on the configuration data. When the configuration is completed, the CPE 400 may control the second switch 470 to be turned off, and the CPE 400 may control the first switch 450 to be connected to the second SIM440, thereby switching to the second SIM440 to access the network.

Therefore, on one hand, the configuration mode does not need a user to control the CPE to switch between the WiFi hotspot function and the WiFi terminal function, simplifies the operation process and improves the user experience; on the other hand, the material cost of the card reader is lower than that of the Bluetooth module, and the Bluetooth module for configuring the programmable SIM is not required to be independently arranged or the configuration data such as temporary profiles and the like are preset in the programmable SIM in advance, so that the cost is reduced.

The technical solution of the present application will be described in detail below with specific examples. The following several specific embodiments may be combined with each other, and details of the same or similar concepts or processes may not be repeated in some embodiments.

Fig. 6 is a flowchart of a method for configuring a SIM according to an embodiment of the present application. It should be noted that the method is not limited by the specific sequence shown in fig. 6 and described below, and it should be understood that in other embodiments, the sequence of some steps in the method may be interchanged according to actual needs, or some steps may be omitted or deleted. The method can be applied to the CPE as shown in fig. 4, and includes the following steps:

s601, the CPE detects a first trigger operation, where the first trigger operation is used to trigger configuration of the second SIM.

Since the CPE includes the second SIM, which is a programmable SIM, that is, the second SIM needs to complete configuration before the second SIM can normally access the network, the CPE may detect the first trigger operation in order to determine the time for configuring the second SIM.

In some embodiments, the first trigger operation may include a first power-on operation, since the CPE may be after factory shipment and the user determines from which MNO provided network interface to access the network, and therefore the CPE may have its internal second SIM in an unconfigured state before first power-on, for example, the second SIM may not include any profile therein.

As shown in fig. 4, the CPE can determine whether the current power-on operation is the first power-on operation by the states of the first switch and the second switch. Related technicians can set the first switch to be connected to the first SIM and set the second switch to be in a conducting state when the CPE leaves a factory, so that the CPE can directly obtain configuration data for configuring the second SIM based on the first SIM connection network when the CPE is powered on and started for the first time, and the second SIM is read and written through the card reader so as to complete configuration; correspondingly, the CPE device may determine that the power-on and power-on of this time is the first power-on and power-on when the power-on and power-on of the CPE device is determined that the first switch is connected to the first SIM and the second switch is in the on state.

Certainly, in practical applications, the CPE may also determine whether a certain power-on start-up is the first power-on start-up in other manners. For example, the CPE may accumulate and store the power-on times of the power-on start from 0, and if a certain power-on start is performed and the power-on times is 1, it may be determined that the power-on start is the first power-on start, and if the certain power-on start is performed and the power-on times is other values greater than 1, it may be determined that the power-on start is not the first power-on start.

In other embodiments, because the CPE further includes the first SIM, and the like, during the operation of the CPE (e.g., after power-on and power-off or during network access based on other SIMs), it may not be necessary to immediately use the second SIM to connect to the network, so that the second SIM may not be immediately configured for a while in order to reduce system resource occupation and power consumption. Accordingly, the CPE may detect whether the second SIM has been configured when determining to connect to the network based on the second SIM. If so, the second SIM may continue to be powered up through baseband and connected to the network. If not, it may be determined that the first trigger operation was detected, thereby configuring the second SIM.

To configure the profiles, for example, if the CPE determines that there is no activated third profile in the second SIM (including there is no third profile or there is a third profile but the third profile is in an inactive state), it may be determined that the second SIM is not configured. The CPE may record, through the LPA module, whether a profile exists in the programmable SIM and whether each profile is in an active state, and accordingly, the CPE may query, from the LPA module, whether a third profile exists in the second SIM, and if the third profile exists, may further query whether an active state corresponding to the third profile is activated or inactivated.

The third profile may be any profile.

It should also be noted that in practical applications, other subscriber data and COS may also be detected, and if it is determined that some subscriber data or COS is missing or needs to be updated, it may be determined that the second SIM is not configured.

That is, no matter the CPE is powered on and started up for the first time, or is not powered on and started up for the first time or is switched to the second SIM in the process of having access to the network, the second SIM which is not configured can be configured in time, so that the reliability of configuring the second SIM is improved.

S602, the CPE connects the first switch to the first SIM and turns on the second switch.

The CPE connects the first switch to the first SIM, which may cause the baseband to connect with the first SIM, i.e., switch the SIM connected to the network to the first SIM. The CPE turns on the second switch to enable the CPE to read and write data from the second SIM, thereby facilitating subsequent configuration of the second SIM by relying on the first SIM.

S603, the CPE establishes a communication connection with the first server based on the configured first SIM.

Since the first SIM is configured, that is, the first SIM can normally access the network, the CPE may establish a communication connection with the first server based on the configured first SIM, so as to obtain relevant data required for configuring the second SIM.

The CPE can acquire the server address of the first server by scanning the two-dimensional code, receiving an activation code input by a user or other modes, acquire the card identification information of the second SIM from the second SIM, and send a connection request to the first server based on the card identification information of the second SIM and the server address of the first server, wherein the connection request carries the card identification information of the second SIM and is used for requesting to establish the connection request between the CPE and the first server. The first server sends a public key certificate issued by a specified certificate authority (such as CI in the foregoing) to the CPE based on the card identification information of the second SIM, and the CPE acquires a root certificate from the second SIM and verifies the public key certificate based on the root certificate. If the authentication is successful, the CPE can determine that the first server is authentic, and thus establish a communication connection with the first server.

And the card identification information of the second SIM is used for identifying the second SIM. In some embodiments, the card identification information may include eID of the second SIM.

It should be noted that, the CPE may obtain, through the LPA module (control card reader), the identification information or the root certificate of the second SIM from the second SIM.

It should be further noted that the communication connection between the CPE and the first server may be a communication connection based on a hypertext transfer protocol over secure socket layer (HTTPS), which may be other types of communication connections, and the type of the communication connection is not specifically limited in this embodiment of the present application.

S604, the CPE acquires configuration data corresponding to the unconfigured second SIM from the first server based on the communication connection.

In some embodiments, the configuration data includes a first profile and a first activation instruction corresponding to the first profile. When acquiring the first profile, the CPE may acquire the profile identification information of the first profile in a manner similar to the manner of acquiring the server address of the first server, and then send a profile acquisition request to the first server, where the profile acquisition request carries the profile identification information. The first server cryptographically transmits the first profile to the CPE based on the profile identification information. After writing the first profile into the second SIM, the CPE may send a second activation request to the first server, where the second activation request carries card identification information of the second SIM and profile identification information of the first profile, and the profile identification information may include an ICCID of the first profile. And if the first server receives the second activation request, the first server sends a first activation instruction to the CPE.

In some embodiments, the configuration data includes profile management instructions corresponding to a second profile in the second SIM, the profile management instructions including a second activation instruction, a deactivation instruction, or a deletion instruction. The CPE may obtain profile identification information for the second profile from the second SIM via the LPA module (controlling card reader) and then obtain the above-described profile management instructions from the first server based on the profile identification information. For example, there already exists a downloaded second profile in the second SIM, but the second profile is not activated, the CPE may send a first activation request to the first server, where the first activation request is used to request activation of the second profile, the first activation request may carry card identification information of the second SIM and profile identification information of the second profile, and the first server sends configuration data to the CPE if receiving the first activation request, where the configuration data may include a second activation instruction corresponding to the second profile in the second SIM. Or, the CPE may send a deletion request to the first server, where the deletion request is used to request deletion of the second profile, and the deletion request may carry card identification information of the second SIM and profile identification information of the second profile, and if the first server receives the deletion request, the first server sends a deletion instruction corresponding to the second profile to the CPE. Or, if the CPE has an already activated second profile, a deactivation request may be sent to the first server, where the deactivation request is used to request to deactivate the second profile, and the deactivation request may carry card identification information of the second SIM and profile identification information of the second profile, and if the first server receives the deactivation request, a deactivation instruction corresponding to the second profile is sent to the CPE. In some embodiments, the profile management instructions may include profile clearing instructions with the second SIM. The CPE may send a profile clearing request to the first server, where the profile clearing request is used to request deletion of all profiles in the second SIM, and the profile clearing request may carry card identification information of the second SIM.

S605, the CPE configures the second SIM based on the configuration data.

The CPE may configure the unconfigured second SIM by the acquired configuration data, so that it may subsequently connect to the network through the second SIM.

In some embodiments, the configuration data includes a first profile and a first activation instruction corresponding to the first profile. The CPE may write the first profile to the second SIM via the LPA module (controlling the card reader), activating the first profile based on the first activation instruction.

It should be noted that, if the first server transmits the first profile to the CPE through encrypted transmission, the CPE may further decrypt the encrypted first profile through the LPA module, and then write the decrypted first profile into the second SIM.

In some embodiments, the configuration data includes a second activation instruction corresponding to a second profile in the second SIM, and the CPE may activate the second profile based on the second activation instruction through the LPA module (controlling the card reader).

In some embodiments, the configuration data includes a delete instruction corresponding to the second profile, which the CPE may delete through the LPA module (controlling the card reader).

In some embodiments, the configuration data includes a deactivation instruction corresponding to the second profile, which the CPE may deactivate via the LPA module (controlling the card reader).

In some embodiments, the configuration data includes a profile clearing instruction, and the CPE may delete all profiles in the second SIM through the LPA module (controlling the card reader).

It should be noted that, after configuring the second SIM, the CPE may record the configuration operation performed in the LPA module, so as to manage the second SIM. For example, after writing the first profile into the second SIM, the profile identifier of the first profile may be added to the profile list corresponding to the second SIM; after activating the second profile, an activation status of the second profile may be set to activated; after deleting the second profile, the profile identification of the fourth profile may be deleted from the profile list corresponding to the second SIM; after the deactivation of the second profile, the activation state of the fifth profile may be set to inactive; after all the profiles in the second SIM are emptied, the profile list corresponding to the second SIM may also be emptied.

Of course, in practical applications, a specific manner in which the CPE configures the second SIM based on the configuration data may be determined based on a type of the configuration data, and the specific manner of configuring the second SIM is not limited in this embodiment of the application. For example, if the configuration data includes update data that updates the COS, the CPE may update the COS based on the update data.

S606, the CPE connects the first switch to the second SIM and disconnects the second switch.

Since the configuration of the second SIM has been completed, the CPE may connect the first switch to the second SIM, thereby connecting the baseband to the second SIM, in order to facilitate subsequent connection to the network through the configured second SIM.

It should be noted that, in practical applications, after the CPE completes the configuration of the second SIM, it may not be necessary to access the network through the second SIM immediately, for example, the CPE may continue to access the network through the first SIM, and therefore, in some embodiments, the CPE may only switch off the second switch or not perform S706.

In an embodiment of the present application, the CPE includes a first SIM that has been configured and a second SIM that is not configured, the first SIM and the second SIM are disposed at different locations, and the second SIM is a programmable SIM. The CPE may establish a communication connection with the first server based on a first SIM in the CPE, acquire configuration data corresponding to the second SIM from the first server based on the communication connection, and configure the second SIM based on the configuration data. On one hand, the configuration process does not need a user to control the CPE to switch between the WiFi hot spot function and the WiFi terminal function, so that the operation flow is simplified, and the user experience is improved; on the other hand, a Bluetooth module for configuring the programmable SIM is not required to be independently arranged, and the configuration data such as temporary profiles and the like are not required to be preset in the programmable SIM in advance, so that the cost is reduced.

Fig. 7 is a flowchart of a method for accessing a network according to an embodiment of the present application. It should be noted that the method is not limited by the specific sequence shown in fig. 7 and described below, and it should be understood that in other embodiments, the sequence of some steps in the method may be interchanged according to actual needs, or some steps may be omitted or deleted. The method can be applied to the CPE as shown in fig. 4, and includes the following steps:

s701, the CPE is powered on and started up for the first time. Thereafter 702 and S706 are performed.

The CPE determines whether to power on and start up the network for the first time, which may refer to the related description in S601, and is not described here any more.

S702, the CPE judges whether the first SIM exists, if so, the S703 is executed, otherwise, the process is finished.

Since the CPE is powered on and powered on for the first time, the second SIM may not be configured, and therefore, if the first SIM does not exist, there may not be an SIM capable of accessing the network currently, and therefore, the process of accessing the network may be ended.

Taking the first SIM as a physical SIM as an example, the CPE may determine whether the first SIM exists through the motherboard according to the SIM-DET pin. When the level of the SIM-DET pin is a preset first level, the CPE may determine that a first SIM exists; when the level of the SIM-DET pin is a preset second level, the CPE may determine that the first SIM is not present. And it should be noted that the first level and the second level are different in level.

S703, the CPE controls the first switch to connect to the first SIM.

S704, the CPE powers up the first SIM via the baseband.

S705, the CPE connects to the network through the first SIM.

S706, the CPE controls the second switch to be turned on.

And S707, the CPE controls the card reader to power on the second SIM through the LPA module.

S708, the CPE configures the second SIM.

The CPE may provide a corresponding SIM management interface to the user, where the SIM management interface may show, to the user, whether the second SIM includes the profile, the status of each profile, and other information, so that the user can manage the profile of the second SIM, including the foregoing operations of downloading, activating, deactivating, deleting, and clearing.

In some embodiments, S708 may include performing S603-S605 of the foregoing, and after S708, may also perform S606 and switch to the second SIM to access the network.

It should be noted that, in practical applications, the CPE may also execute S703-S705 and S706-S708 after determining that the first SIM exists in S702, and the timing for executing each step in S703-S705 and the timing for executing each step in S706-S708 may be independent, for example, the CPE may sequentially execute S703, S706, S704, S707, S705, and S708.

In the embodiment of the application, since the CPE is powered on and started up for the first time, the second SIM may not be configured, so that the CPE can be directly connected to the network through the first SIM and configure the second SIM without detecting whether the second SIM has been configured or not under the condition that the first SIM exists, thereby improving the efficiency of configuring the second SIM under the condition that the CPE is powered on and started up for the first time.

Fig. 8 is a flowchart of a method for accessing a network according to an embodiment of the present application. It should be noted that the method is not limited by the specific sequence shown in fig. 8 and described below, and it should be understood that in other embodiments, the sequence of some steps in the method may be interchanged according to actual needs, or some steps in the method may be omitted or deleted. The method can be applied to the CPE as shown in fig. 4, and includes the following steps:

and S801, the CPE is not powered on and started for the first time.

S802, the CPE judges whether the second SIM is used for connecting the network when the CPE is powered on and started up last time. If so, S803 is performed, otherwise, S808 is performed.

The CPE can record the SIM used by the access network after power-on and power-on, so that the SIM used by the access network after the last power-on and power-on can be determined and preferentially used for accessing the network when the CPE is powered on and power-on next time.

S803, the CPE determines whether the second SIM has been configured. If so, S804 is performed, otherwise, S806 is performed.

In some embodiments, the CPE may determine whether the second SIM has an already activated profile, and if so, may determine that the second SIM has been configured, otherwise may determine that the second SIM has not been configured.

In some embodiments, the CPE may determine whether the COS in the second SIM needs to be updated, and if not, may determine that the second SIM is already configured, otherwise may determine that the second SIM is not configured.

In some embodiments, if the CPE point determines that the second SIM is not configured, a configuration prompt may be issued, which may be used to prompt the user to configure the second SIM.

For example, when the CPE determines that there is no profile in the second SIM that has been activated, a prompt message such as "there is no code number resource available for the current SIM, please download and activate the profile" may be sent.

S804, the CPE controls the first switch to connect to the second SIM.

S805, the CPE accesses the network through the second SIM.

S806, the CPE controls the first switch to connect to the first SIM and controls the second switch to be turned on.

S807, the CPE configures the second SIM.

Wherein the CPE may perform a similar or identical manner as S708 in the foregoing to complete the configuration of the second SIM.

S808, the CPE determines whether the first SIM exists. If so, S809 is executed, otherwise, it ends.

The manner in which the CPE determines whether the first SIM exists may refer to the foregoing description of S702, and details are not repeated here.

It should be noted that, in some embodiments, if the CPE determines that the first SIM does not exist, S803 may be executed instead, so as to attempt to access the network using the second SIM.

S809, the CPE controls the first switch to connect to the first SIM.

S810, the CPE accesses the network through the first SIM.

The CPE may power up the first SIM through the baseband and then access the network through the first SIM.

In this embodiment of the application, after the CPE powers on and powers off, the CPE may determine the SIM (e.g., the second SIM) used in the last power-on and power-on process by first executing S802, so as to preferentially use the SIM access network used in the last power-on and power-on process. In other embodiments, the CPE may omit S802 after S801, and instead perform S808 to determine whether the first SIM exists, preferentially use the first SIM to access the network if the first SIM exists, and may instead attempt to access the network through the second SIM or terminate the access network if the first SIM does not exist; alternatively, the CPE may perform S803 after S801 to determine whether the second SIM has been configured, and if so, may preferentially use the second SIM to access the network, otherwise, may attempt to access the network through the first SIM or terminate the network. That is, the CPE may access the network in a preset preference manner, such as preferentially using the first SIM access network, preferentially using the second SIM access network, or accessing the network according to the SIM access networks used in the history access network, and in the above process, if it is determined that the second SIM is not configured, the CPE may access the network through the first SIM, and timely obtain configuration data related to the second SIM from the first server, and configure the second SIM based on the configuration data.

It should be noted that the preset preference manner for the CPE to access the network may be determined in advance. In some embodiments, the preset preference may be set by the CPE manufacturer before shipment. In other embodiments, the CPE may present the user with a plurality of network access manners, and determine the network access manner as the preset preference manner when receiving a selection instruction of the user based on any one of the network access manners. Of course, in practical application, the CPE may determine the preset preference manner in other manners, and the policy for determining the preset preference manner is not specifically limited in the embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 9 is a flowchart of a method for accessing a network according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. It should be noted that the method is not limited by the specific sequence shown in fig. 9 and described below, and it should be understood that in other embodiments, the sequence of some steps in the method may be interchanged according to actual needs, or some steps may be omitted or deleted. The method can be applied to the CPE as shown in fig. 4, and includes the following steps:

s901, the CPE detects a second trigger operation, and the second trigger operation is used for indicating to switch to a second SIM and access the network.

In some embodiments, the second triggering operation may include the CPE receiving a first switch instruction for the second SIM by the user. The CPE may provide a device management page to a user and receive a first switching instruction through the device management page.

In some embodiments, the second trigger operation may include the CPE receiving a second switch instruction for the second SIM sent by the control device. Wherein the control device may comprise a control device of an MNO.

In some embodiments, the second triggering operation may include the CPE detecting that the first SIM is absent or the first SIM is faulty if the preset preference of the access network is to move to the network through the first SIM.

S902, the CPE determines whether the second SIM has been configured. If so, S903 is executed, otherwise S907 is executed.

And S903, the CPE judges whether the second switch is conducted, if so, S904 is executed, and otherwise, S905 is executed.

S904, the CPE controls the card reader to power down the second SIM.

And S905, the CPE controls the baseband to power off the first SIM, connects the first switch to the second SIM, and controls the baseband to power on the second SIM.

S906, the CPE accesses the network through the second SIM.

S907, the CPE controls the first switch to connect to the first SIM.

It should be noted that S907 may be omitted if the CPE detects that the first switch is already connected to the first SIM before performing S907.

S908, the CPE controls the second switch to be turned on and powers up the second SIM through the card reader.

S909, the CPE configures the second SIM.

In some embodiments, the CPE may switch to S902 after configuring the second SIM through S909, thereby again attempting to access the network through the second SIM.

In this embodiment of the present application, the CPE may switch the first SIM of the access network to the second SIM, and in the switching process, if it is detected that the second SIM is not configured, the second SIM may be configured in time.

It should be clear to those skilled in the art that, for convenience and simplicity of description, the foregoing division of the functional units and modules is only used for illustration, and in practical applications, the above function distribution may be performed by different functional units and modules as needed, that is, the internal structure of the apparatus may be divided into different functional units or modules to perform all or part of the above described functions. Each functional unit and module in the embodiments may be integrated in one processing unit, or each unit may exist alone physically, or two or more units are integrated in one unit, and the integrated unit may be implemented in a form of hardware, or in a form of software functional unit. In addition, specific names of the functional units and modules are only for convenience of distinguishing from each other, and are not used for limiting the protection scope of the present application. The specific working processes of the units and modules in the system may refer to the corresponding processes in the foregoing method embodiments, and are not described herein again.

Based on the same inventive concept, the embodiment of the application also provides CPE. Fig. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of a CPE1000 according to an embodiment of the present application, and as shown in fig. 10, the CPE according to the embodiment includes: memory 1010, processor 1020, configured first SIM 1030, unconfigured second SIM 1040. The first SIM 1030 and the second SIM 1040 are disposed at different locations in the CPE. The memory 210 is used to store computer programs; the processor 220 is configured to:

the second SIM is configured based on the configuration data.

Optionally, the CPE further includes a baseband, a first switch, a card reader, and a second switch, where one end of the first switch is used to connect to the baseband, and the other end of the first switch is used to connect to the first SIM or the second SIM, and the processor is further configured to:

connecting the first switch to the first SIM and turning on the second switch;

the second SIM is configured by the card reader.

Optionally, the processor is further configured to:

the second switch is turned off.

Optionally, the processor is further configured to:

connecting the first switch to the second SIM;

and accessing the network through the configured second SIM.

It should be noted that the LPA module in the foregoing description may be disposed in a processor, and the processor may be capable of executing the method described in the foregoing method embodiments when the computer program is called.

The CPE provided in this embodiment may perform the above method embodiments, and the implementation principle and the technical effect are similar, which are not described herein again.

Based on the same inventive concept, the embodiment of the application also provides a chip system. The chip system comprises a processor, which is coupled to a memory, and which executes a computer program stored in the memory to implement the method of the above-mentioned method embodiments.

Embodiments of the present application further provide a computer-readable storage medium, on which a computer program is stored, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the computer program implements the method described in the above method embodiments.

Embodiments of the present application further provide a computer program product, which, when running on a CPE, enables the CPE to implement the method described in the above method embodiments when executed.

The integrated unit may be stored in a computer-readable storage medium if it is implemented in the form of a software functional unit and sold or used as a separate product. Based on such understanding, all or part of the processes in the methods of the embodiments described above may be implemented by instructing relevant hardware by a computer program, which may be stored in a computer-readable storage medium, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the steps of the embodiments of the methods described above may be implemented. Wherein the computer program comprises computer program code, which may be in the form of source code, object code, an executable file or some intermediate form, etc. The computer-readable storage medium may include at least: any entity or device capable of carrying computer program code to a photographing apparatus/terminal apparatus, a recording medium, computer memory, read-only memory (ROM), random Access Memory (RAM), electrical carrier signal, telecommunication signal, and software distribution medium. Such as a usb-disk, a removable hard disk, a magnetic or optical disk, etc. In some jurisdictions, computer-readable media may not be an electrical carrier signal or a telecommunications signal in accordance with legislative and proprietary practices.

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

Those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the various illustrative elements and algorithm steps described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein may be implemented as electronic hardware or combinations of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether such functionality is implemented as hardware or software depends upon the particular application and design constraints imposed on the implementation. 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 embodiments provided in the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed apparatus/device and method may be implemented in other ways. For example, the above-described apparatus/device embodiments are merely illustrative, and for example, the division of the modules or units is only one logical division, and there may be other divisions when actually implemented, for example, a plurality of units or components may be combined or may be 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 through some interfaces, devices or units, and may be in an electrical, mechanical or other form.

It will be understood that the terms "comprises" and/or "comprising," when used in this specification and the appended claims, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof.

It should also be understood that the term "and/or" as used in this specification and the appended claims refers to any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items and includes such combinations.

As used in this specification and the appended claims, the term "if" may be interpreted contextually as "when", "upon" or "in response to" determining "or" in response to detecting ". Similarly, the phrase "if it is determined" or "if a [ described condition or event ] is detected" may be interpreted contextually to mean "upon determining" or "in response to determining" or "upon detecting [ described condition or event ]" or "in response to detecting [ described condition or event ]".

Furthermore, in the description of the present application and the appended claims, the terms "first," "second," "third," and the like are used for distinguishing between descriptions and not necessarily for describing or implying relative importance.

Reference throughout this specification to "one embodiment" or "some embodiments," or the like, means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is included in one or more embodiments of the present application. Thus, appearances of the phrases "in one embodiment," "in some embodiments," "in other embodiments," or the like, in various places throughout this specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment, but rather "one or more but not all embodiments" unless specifically stated otherwise. The terms "comprising," "including," "having," and variations thereof mean "including, but not limited to," unless expressly specified otherwise.

Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present application, and not to limit the same; although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it should be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may still be modified, or some or all of the technical features may be equivalently replaced; and these modifications or substitutions do not depart from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application.

Claims

1. A method of configuring a subscriber identity module, SIM, for use in a customer premises equipment, CPE, the CPE comprising a first, configured, SIM and a second, unconfigured, SIM, the first and second SIMs being disposed at different locations in the CPE, the second SIM being a programmable SIM, the method comprising:

configuring the second SIM based on the configuration data.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein a baseband, a first switch, a card reader and a second switch are further disposed in the CPE, one end of the first switch is used for connecting with the baseband, the other end of the first switch is used for connecting with the first SIM or the second SIM, and the second switch is connected in series between the card reader and the second SIM;

before the establishing a communication connection with a first server based on the first SIM, the method further comprises:

connecting the first switch to the first SIM and turning on the second switch;

acquiring card identification information of the second SIM from the second SIM through the card reader;

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the configuring the second SIM based on the configuration data comprises:

configuring, by the card reader, the second SIM.

4. The method of claim 2 or 3, wherein after said configuring the second SIM based on the configuration data, the method further comprises:

the second switch is turned off.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein after configuring the second SIM based on the configuration data, the method further comprises:

connecting the first switch to the second SIM;

and accessing the network through the configured second SIM.

6. The method of any of claims 1-5, wherein the configuration data comprises a first profile and a first activation instruction corresponding to the first profile, and wherein configuring the second SIM based on the configuration data comprises:

writing the first profile to the second SIM;

activating the first profile based on the first activation instruction.

7. The method according to any of claims 2-5, wherein the configuration data comprises profile management instructions corresponding to a second profile in the CPE, the profile management instructions comprising a second activation instruction, a deactivation instruction, or a deletion instruction, and wherein the method further comprises, prior to the obtaining configuration data corresponding to the second SIM from the first server based on the communication connection:

obtaining, by the card reader, profile identification information of the second profile from the second SIM, the identification information of the second profile being used by the CPE to obtain the profile management instruction from the first server.

8. The method of any of claims 1-7, wherein establishing a communication connection with a first server based on the first SIM comprises:

and if the activated third profile does not exist in the second SIM, establishing the communication connection with the first server based on the first SIM, wherein the third profile is an arbitrary profile.

9. The method according to any of claims 1-8, wherein the second SIM comprises an embedded subscriber identity Module (eSIM).

10. A CPE comprising a configured first SIM, an unconfigured second SIM, a memory and a processor, the first SIM and the second SIM being disposed at different locations in the CPE, the second SIM being a programmable SIM, the memory for storing a computer program; the processor is configured to:

configuring the second SIM based on the configuration data.

11. The CPE of claim 10, further comprising a baseband, a first switch, a card reader, and a second switch, wherein one end of the first switch is configured to be connected to the baseband, and the other end of the first switch is configured to be connected to the first SIM or the second SIM, and wherein the processor is further configured to:

connecting the first switch to the first SIM and turning on the second switch;

configuring, by the card reader, the second SIM.

12. The CPE of claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to:

the second switch is turned off.

13. The CPE of claim 12, wherein the processor is further configured to:

connecting the first switch to the second SIM;

and accessing the network through the configured second SIM.

14. A chip system, characterized in that the chip system comprises a processor coupled with a memory, the processor executing a computer program stored in the memory to implement the method according to any of the claims 1-9.