CN116567709A

CN116567709A - Equipment identifier distribution method, device, network function and storage medium

Info

Publication number: CN116567709A
Application number: CN202210103337.XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 谢振华
Original assignee: Vivo Mobile Communication Co Ltd
Current assignee: Vivo Mobile Communication Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-01-27
Filing date: 2022-01-27
Publication date: 2023-08-08

Abstract

The application discloses a device identifier distribution method, a device, a network function and a storage medium, which belong to the technical field of communication, and the device identifier distribution method in the embodiment of the application comprises the following steps: the first network function sends the identification information of the second terminal to the first terminal; wherein the second terminal is associated with the first terminal.

Description

Equipment identifier distribution method, device, network function and storage medium

Technical Field

The application belongs to the technical field of communication, and particularly relates to a device identifier distribution method, a device, a network function and a storage medium.

Background

In the related art, when devices are connected to a network through a gateway, the network cannot know related information of the devices behind the gateway, and as different types of devices can be accessed to the network side through the gateway, the supporting capability of different devices is different, but a control panel of the network side cannot manage the devices behind the gateway, and cannot execute operations on the devices behind the gateway on a control plane.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the application provides a device identifier distribution method, a device, a network function and a storage medium, which can solve the problems that a control panel at a network side cannot manage devices behind a gateway and cannot execute operations on the devices behind the gateway on a control plane.

In a first aspect, a method for allocating device identifiers is provided, where the method includes:

the first network function sends the identification information of the second terminal to the first terminal;

wherein the second terminal is associated with the first terminal.

In a second aspect, a device identifier allocation method is provided, and the method includes:

the first terminal receives identification information from a network side;

the first terminal performs at least one of:

transmitting the identification information to the second terminal;

associating the identification information with a second terminal;

wherein the second terminal is associated with the first terminal.

In a third aspect, there is provided a device identification allocation apparatus, the apparatus comprising:

the first sending module is used for sending the identification information of the second terminal to the first terminal;

wherein the second terminal is associated with the first terminal.

In a fourth aspect, there is provided a device identifier assigning apparatus, the apparatus comprising:

the second receiving module is used for receiving the identification information from the network side;

an execution module for executing at least one of the following:

transmitting the identification information to the second terminal;

associating the identification information with a second terminal;

wherein the second terminal is associated with the first terminal.

In a fifth aspect, there is provided a first network function comprising a processor and a memory storing a program or instructions executable on the processor, which when executed by the processor, implement the steps of the method as described in the first aspect.

In a sixth aspect, a first network function is provided, including a processor and a communication interface, where the communication interface is configured to:

transmitting identification information of the second terminal to the first terminal;

wherein the second terminal is associated with the first terminal.

In a seventh aspect, there is provided a first terminal comprising a processor and a memory storing a program or instructions executable on the processor, which when executed by the processor, implement the steps of the method as described in the second aspect.

An eighth aspect provides a first terminal, including a processor and a communication interface, where the communication interface is configured to: receiving identification information from a network side;

the processor is configured to:

performing at least one of:

transmitting the identification information to the second terminal;

associating the identification information with a second terminal;

Wherein the second terminal is associated with the first terminal.

In a ninth aspect, there is provided a device identification allocation system comprising: a first terminal operable to perform the steps of the device identity allocation method as described in the second aspect, and a first network function operable to perform the steps of the device identity allocation method as described in the first aspect.

In a tenth aspect, there is provided a readable storage medium having stored thereon a program or instructions which when executed by a processor, performs the steps of the method according to the first aspect or performs the steps of the method according to the second aspect.

In an eleventh aspect, there is provided a chip comprising a processor and a communication interface coupled to the processor, the processor being for running a program or instructions to implement the method according to the first aspect or to implement the method according to the second aspect.

In a twelfth aspect, there is provided a computer program/program product stored in a storage medium, the computer program/program product being executed by at least one processor to implement the steps of the device identification allocation method as described in the first aspect, or to implement the steps of the device identification allocation method as described in the second aspect.

In the embodiment of the application, the identification information of the second terminal is sent to the first terminal in the 3GPP network, so that the identification distribution of the second terminal can be realized through the equipment of the first terminal accessed to the network, the control panel at the network side is convenient to manage the equipment behind the first terminal, and meanwhile, the operation of the equipment behind the first terminal is convenient to be executed on the control plane at the network side.

Drawings

Fig. 1 shows a block diagram of a wireless communication system to which embodiments of the present application are applicable;

fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of a network access proposed by the related art;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a method for allocating identifiers according to the related art;

fig. 4 is one of flow diagrams of a device identifier allocation method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 5 is a second flowchart of a method for assigning device identifiers according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 6 is a third flowchart of a device identifier allocation method according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 7 is a flowchart of a device identifier allocation method according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 8 is one of schematic structural diagrams of a device identifier allocation apparatus provided in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 9 is a second schematic structural diagram of a device identifier assigning apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram of a first network function implementing an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 12 is a schematic hardware structure of a first terminal for implementing an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

Technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application, and it is apparent that the described embodiments are some embodiments of the present application, but not all embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments in the present application are within the scope of the protection of the present application.

The terms first, second and the like in the description and in the claims, are used for distinguishing between similar objects and not necessarily for describing a particular sequential or chronological order. It is to be understood that the terms so used are interchangeable under appropriate circumstances such that the embodiments of the application are capable of operation in sequences other than those illustrated or otherwise described herein, and that the terms "first" and "second" are generally intended to be used in a generic sense and not to limit the number of objects, for example, the first object may be one or more. Furthermore, in the description and claims, "and/or" means at least one of the connected objects, and the character "/" generally means a relationship in which the associated object is an "or" before and after.

It is noted that the techniques described in embodiments of the present application are not limited to long term evolution (Long Term Evolution, LTE)/LTE evolution (LTE-Advanced, LTE-a) systems, but may also be used in other wireless communication systems, such as code division multiple access (Code Division Multiple Access, CDMA), time division multiple access (Time Division Multiple Access, TDMA), frequency division multiple access (Frequency Division Multiple Access, FDMA), orthogonal frequency division multiple access (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access, OFDMA), single carrier frequency division multiple access (Single-carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access, SC-FDMA), and other systems. The terms "system" and "network" in embodiments of the present application are often used interchangeably, and the techniques described may be used for both the above-mentioned systems and radio technologies, as well as other systems and radio technologies. The following description describes a New air interface (NR) system for purposes of example and uses NR terminology in much of the description that follows, but these techniques are also applicable to applications other than NR system applications, such as generation 6 (6) ^th Generation, 6G) communication system.

Personal networking (Personal IoT Network, PIN):

the PIN is a group of at least one PIN Element (PIN), wherein the at least one PIN Element is a terminal (UE). The PIN elements are in communication with each other. The two PIN elements may communicate via a direct connection between them, or may communicate indirectly via a communication network.

A PIN element may be a 3GPP device (e.g., UE) or a non-3 GPP device. Non-3 GPP devices refer to devices that do not use 3 GPP-defined credentials, do not support 3 GPP-defined NAS protocols, or do not support 3GPP access technologies (e.g., 3G/4G/5G air interface technologies) but only non-3 GPP access technologies (e.g., wiFi, fixed network, bluetooth, etc. access technologies).

One or more PIN elements (PIN Element With Gateway Capability, PEGC) with gateway capability may be present in a PIN. The PIN elements in the PIN may communicate directly with each other or through PEGC. The PIN element in the PIN and other devices or application servers outside the PIN may communicate through PEGC. The devices of the PEGC may be different types of devices, for example, the PEGC may be a gateway in a smart home scenario, or may be a mobile phone serving as a gateway of a wearable device in a wearable device scenario.

It should be noted that, the network side in the present application may also be referred to as a network side device.

Fig. 1 shows a block diagram of a wireless communication system to which embodiments of the present application are applicable. The wireless communication system includes a terminal 11 and a network device 12. The terminal 11 may be a mobile phone, a tablet (Tablet Personal Computer), a Laptop (Laptop Computer) or a terminal-side Device called a notebook, a personal digital assistant (Personal Digital Assistant, PDA), a palm top, a netbook, an ultra-mobile personal Computer (ultra-mobile personal Computer, UMPC), a mobile internet appliance (Mobile Internet Device, MID), an augmented reality (augmented reality, AR)/Virtual Reality (VR) Device, a robot, a Wearable Device (weather Device), a vehicle-mounted Device (VUE), a pedestrian terminal (PUE), a smart home (home Device with a wireless communication function, such as a refrigerator, a television, a washing machine, or a furniture), a game machine, a personal Computer (personal Computer, PC), a teller machine, or a self-service machine, and the Wearable Device includes: intelligent wrist-watch, intelligent bracelet, intelligent earphone, intelligent glasses, intelligent ornament (intelligent bracelet, intelligent ring, intelligent necklace, intelligent anklet, intelligent foot chain etc.), intelligent wrist strap, intelligent clothing etc.. Note that, the specific type of the terminal 11 is not limited in the embodiment of the present application. The network-side device 12 may comprise an access network device or a core network device, wherein the access network device 12 may also be referred to as a radio access network device, a radio access network (Radio Access Network, RAN), a radio access network function or a radio access network element. Access network device 12 may include a base station, a WLAN access point, a WiFi node, or the like, which may be referred to as a node B, an evolved node B (eNB), an access point, a base transceiver station (Base Transceiver Station, BTS), a radio base station, a radio transceiver, a basic service set (Basic Service Set, BSS), an extended service set (Extended Service Set, ESS), a home node B, a home evolved node B, a transmission and reception point (Transmitting Receiving Point, TRP), or some other suitable terminology in the art, and the base station is not limited to a particular technical vocabulary so long as the same technical effect is achieved, and it should be noted that in the embodiments of the present application, only a base station in an NR system is described as an example, and the specific type of the base station is not limited. The core network device may include, but is not limited to, at least one of: core network nodes, core network functions, mobility management entities (Mobility Management Entity, MME), access mobility management functions (Access and Mobility Management Function, AMF), session management functions (Session Management Function, SMF), user plane functions (User Plane Function, UPF), policy control functions (Policy Control Function, PCF), policy and charging rules function units (Policy and Charging Rules Function, PCRF), edge application service discovery functions (Edge Application Server Discovery Function, EASDF), unified data management (Unified Data Management, UDM), unified data repository (Unified Data Repository, UDR), home subscriber server (Home Subscriber Server, HSS), centralized network configuration (Centralized network configuration, CNC), network storage functions (Network Repository Function, NRF), network opening functions (Network Exposure Function, NEF), local NEF (or L-NEF), binding support functions (Binding Support Function, BSF), application functions (Application Function, AF), and the like. In the embodiment of the present application, only the core network device in the NR system is described as an example, and the specific type of the core network device is not limited.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of an alternative network access; as shown in fig. 2, a device (non-3 GPP device) in a non-3GPP network, i.e., a device that does not support a 3GPP network, or a terminal that performs actions corresponding to the device (non-3 GPP device) in the non-3GPP network may access the network system through a gateway PEGC.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a method for allocating identifiers according to the related art; as shown in fig. 3, in the related art, the AMF may directly assign an identifier to the UE, but the UE is directly connected to the network, not connected through a gateway, and cannot be applied to a device connected to the network through the gateway.

The method, the device, the network function and the storage medium for allocating the device identifier provided by the embodiments of the present application are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings through some embodiments and application scenarios thereof.

Fig. 4 is one of flow diagrams of a device identifier allocation method provided in an embodiment of the present application; as shown in fig. 4, the device identifier allocation method includes the following step 400:

step 400, the first network function sends the identification information of the second terminal to the first terminal;

wherein the second terminal is associated with the first terminal.

Alternatively, the first network function may be any core network function having the capability to assign an identification to a device, such as SMF.

Optionally, the first terminal may be a personal internet of things gateway (Personal IoT network with Gateway Capability, PEGC);

optionally, the first terminal may be a gateway in an intelligent home scenario;

optionally, the first terminal may be a mobile phone in a wearable device scenario;

optionally, the second terminal and the first terminal do not belong to the same network, for example, the second terminal may be a device (non-3 GPP device) in a non-3GPP network, and the first terminal may be a device in a 3GPP network;

alternatively, the first terminal may be connected to the second terminal, and may be used as a gateway for the second terminal to access to the network, that is, the second terminal that does not belong to the same network as the first terminal, and uses the first terminal as the gateway may be referred to as a device after the gateway, or a device after the first terminal.

Optionally, in order that the network side can more conveniently manage the device (the second terminal) behind the gateway, or execute the operation on the device (the second terminal) behind the network on the control panel of the network side, the first network function may be triggered to allocate the identification information to the second terminal;

optionally, since the second terminal using the first terminal as the gateway access network may change, increase or decrease, when the first network function is triggered to assign the identification information to the second terminal, the first network function may be triggered to assign the identifications to all the second terminals based on a certain period, for example, the first network function is triggered once, so that the first network function sends the identification information for all the second terminals every 2 hours, where in the periodic multiple identification assignments, the same identification information may be assigned to the same second terminal for convenience of management, where the identification information assigned to the newly added second terminal may be different from the identification information of all other second terminals assigned with the identification information.

Optionally, since the second terminal accessing the first terminal as the gateway may change, increase or decrease, when the first network function is triggered to assign the identification information to the second terminal, the first network function may be triggered to assign the identification to the newly added second terminal based on a certain period, for example, the first network function is triggered once, so that the first network function sends the identification information for the newly added second terminal once every 2 hours, where the identification information assigned to the newly added second terminal may be different from the identification information of all other second terminals assigned with the identification information.

Optionally, since the second terminal using the first terminal as the gateway to access the network may change, increase or decrease, when the first network function is triggered to allocate identification information to the second terminal, the first network function may be triggered to allocate identifications to all the second terminals based on a certain period, for example, the first network function may be triggered once every 2.5 hours, and after each time the first network function is triggered, the first network function may send identification information for all the second terminals once; in the multiple identifier allocation, the same identifier can be allocated to the same second terminal for convenient management, wherein the identifier information allocated to the newly added second terminal can be different from the identifier information of all other second terminals allocated with the identifier information.

Optionally, since the second terminal using the first terminal as the gateway to access the network may change, increase or decrease, when the first network function is triggered to allocate identification information to the second terminal, the first network function may be triggered to allocate identification to the newly-added second terminal based on a certain period, for example, the first network function may be triggered once every 2.5 hours, and after each time the first network function is triggered, the first network function may send identification information for the newly-added second terminal once; the identification information allocated to the newly added second terminal may be different from the identification information of all other second terminals to which the identification information is allocated.

Optionally, the first terminal may trigger the first network function to allocate identification information to the second terminal when a new second terminal requests access each time, and after the first network function is triggered, the first network function may determine the identification information allocated to the second terminal and send the identification information to the first terminal.

Optionally, when a new second terminal requests access, the second terminal may request to trigger the first network function to allocate identification information to the second terminal; after the first network function is triggered, the identification information allocated to the second terminal can be determined and sent to the first terminal.

Optionally, in a 3GPP network, one or more first terminals may be included, any one of the first terminals may be associated with one or more second terminals correspondingly, and in embodiments of the present application, the indication information sent by any one of the first terminals may trigger the first network function to assign identification information to the second terminal associated with the first terminal; when the first network function sends identification information to any one first terminal, the identification information is also the identification information of a second terminal associated with the first terminal;

alternatively, the first terminal and the second terminal being related or associated may mean that the second terminal may access the first terminal as a network into the network in which the first terminal is located.

Optionally, after determining the identification information to be allocated to the second terminal, the first network function may send the identification information to the first terminal, so that the first terminal may associate the second terminal with the identification information and/or send the identification information to the second terminal, so as to facilitate the network side to manage the device after gateway (the second terminal) or perform an operation on the device after network (the second terminal) on the control panel of the network side.

In the embodiment of the application, the identification information of the second terminal is sent to the first terminal in the 3GPP network, so that the identification distribution is realized as the second terminal in the non-3 GPP network but can be carried out through the equipment of the first terminal access network, the control panel of the network side is further convenient for managing the equipment behind the first terminal, and meanwhile, the control panel of the network side is convenient for executing the operation on the equipment behind the first terminal.

Optionally, before the first network function sends the identification information of the second terminal to the first terminal, the method further includes:

the method comprises the steps that a first network function receives indication information, wherein the indication information is used for triggering the first network function to send identification information of a second terminal;

the indication information is received from one of:

the first terminal;

a second network function.

Optionally, the indication information triggers the first network function to distribute the identification information to the second terminal;

optionally, since the second terminal accessing the first terminal as the gateway may change, increase or decrease, when the first network function is triggered to allocate the identification information to the second terminal by the indication information, the first network function may be triggered to allocate the identifications to all the second terminals by one indication information based on a certain period, for example, the first network function may send one indication information to the first network function, so that the first network function sends the identification information for all the second terminals every 2 hours, where in the periodic multiple identification allocation, the same identification information may be allocated to the same second terminal for convenience of management, where the identification information allocated to the newly added second terminal may be different from the identification information of all other second terminals allocated with the identification information.

Optionally, since the second terminal accessing the first terminal as the gateway may change, increase or decrease, when the indication information triggers the first network function to assign the identification information to the second terminal, the indication information triggers the first network function to assign the identification to the newly added second terminal based on a certain period, for example, the indication information is sent to trigger the first network function, so that the first network function sends the identification information for the newly added second terminal every 2 hours, where the identification information assigned to the newly added second terminal may be different from the identification information of all other second terminals assigned with the identification information.

Optionally, since the second terminal using the first terminal as the gateway to access the network may change, increase or decrease, when the first network function is triggered by the indication information to allocate the identification information to the second terminal, the indication information may be sent based on a certain period to trigger the first network function to allocate the identifications to all the second terminals, for example, the indication information may be sent once every 2.5 hours, the first network function may be sent once for all the identification information of the second terminals after each triggering of the first network function; in the multiple identifier allocation, the same identifier can be allocated to the same second terminal for convenient management, wherein the identifier information allocated to the newly added second terminal can be different from the identifier information of all other second terminals allocated with the identifier information.

Optionally, since the second terminal using the first terminal as the gateway to access the network may change, increase or decrease, when the first network function is triggered by the indication information to allocate the identification information to the second terminal, the indication information may be sent based on a certain period to trigger the first network function to allocate the identification to the newly added second terminal, for example, the indication information may be sent once every 2.5 hours, the first network function may be sent once for the identification information of the newly added second terminal after each triggering of the first network function; the identification information allocated to the newly added second terminal may be different from the identification information of all other second terminals to which the identification information is allocated.

Optionally, in order to trigger the first network function to assign identification information to the second terminal, an application layer in the network side (may be referred to as the second network function) may send indication information to the first network function, where the indication information is used to trigger the first network function to send the identification information of the second terminal;

optionally, in order to trigger the first network function to assign identification information to the second terminal, the first terminal may send indication information to the first network function, where the indication information is used to trigger the first network function to send the identification information of the second terminal;

Optionally, in order to trigger the first network function to assign identification information to the second terminal, the second terminal may send indication information to the first network function through the first terminal, for example, the second terminal sends indication information to the first terminal, and the first terminal sends the indication information to the first network function; the indication information is used for triggering the first network function to send the identification information of the second terminal.

Optionally, the first network function receives indication information, including:

the first network function receives the indication information from the first terminal through a third network function.

Optionally, the first network function may receive the indication information from the first terminal from other network functions in the network, i.e. the first terminal may send the indication information to the first network function through other network functions in the network;

alternatively, the first network function may be a session management function (Session Management Function, SMF), and when the first terminal sends the indication information to the first network function, the first terminal may first send the indication information to an access and mobility management function (Access and Mobility Management Function, AMF), and the AMF sends the indication information to the first network function;

Alternatively, the first network function may be an SMF, and when the first terminal sends the indication information to the first network function, the first terminal may first send the indication information to a network open function (Network Exposure Function, NEF) or an application function (Application Function, AF), and the NEF or the AF sends the indication information to the first network function, where the AF interacts with the SMF through the NEF;

alternatively, the first network function may receive indication information, and assign identification information to the second terminal based on the indication information.

Optionally, the indication information includes at least one of:

a unique identifier of the second terminal;

an identification allocation indication;

extensible authentication protocol messages;

an authentication protocol message;

non-access stratum NAS messages;

and the forwarding instruction is used for indicating forwarding of the data related to the second terminal.

Optionally, the indication information includes any one or more of the following:

a unique identifier of the second terminal; or (b)

An identification allocation indication; or (b)

Extensible authentication protocol messages; or (b)

An authentication protocol message; or (b)

Non-access stratum (NAS) messages; or (b)

Alternatively, the unique identifier of the second terminal may include any one or more of the following combinations: a subscription permanent identity (Subscription Permanent Identifier, SUPI), a subscription encrypted identity (Subscription Concealed Identifier, sui), an international mobile subscriber identity (International Mobile Subscriber Identity, IMSI), an internet protocol (Internet Protocol, IP) address, or a medium access control (Medium Access Control, MAC) address, etc.;

alternatively, it may be implemented that the identification uniquely indicating the second terminal is applicable to the embodiments of the present application, which is not limited herein.

Optionally, the method further comprises:

in the case that the indication information includes a unique identifier of the second terminal, the first network function transmits the unique identifier to the first terminal, where the unique identifier is used to indicate the second terminal corresponding to the association information.

Alternatively, in the case that the indication information includes a unique identifier of the second terminal, the first network function may send the unique identifier to the first terminal, and the first terminal may determine, based on the unique identifier, to which second terminal the identification information allocated by the first network function belongs, and may further associate the identification information with the second terminal.

Optionally, the first terminal may also directly learn to which second terminal the identifier information allocated by the first network function is associated with, for example, when identifier information has been allocated to the second terminal before, the second terminal is associated with the same second terminal with the same identifier information allocated before when the second terminal is allocated again;

alternatively, the first terminal may also directly learn which second terminal is associated with the identification information allocated by the first network function, for example, the first terminal knows which second terminal is requesting to allocate the identification information, and may learn that the newly allocated identification information is used to associate the second terminal.

Optionally, the first terminal may also directly learn to which second terminal the identifier information allocated by the first network function is associated with, e.g. if the first terminal knows that a second terminal is newly accessed, it may learn that the newly allocated identifier information is used to associate with the second terminal.

Alternatively, in case of allocating identification information to a certain second terminal for the first time, there may be association information, such as a unique identification of the second terminal, for the first terminal to associate to which second terminal this allocated identification is.

Optionally, the first network function sends the identification information to the first terminal, including:

The first network function sends the identification information to the first terminal through a third network function.

Optionally, after the first network function determines the identification information to be allocated to the second terminal, the first network function may send the identification information to the first terminal through other network functions (third network functions) in the network, that is, the first terminal may receive the identification information from the first network function through other network functions in the network;

alternatively, the third network function may be an AMF;

alternatively, the third network function may be NEF;

alternatively, the third network function may be an AF accessed through the NEF;

optionally, the first network function may be an SMF, and when the first network function may send the identification information to the first terminal through another network function in the network, the first network function may first send the identification information to the AMF, and the AMF sends the identification information to the first terminal;

optionally, the first network function may be an SMF, and when the first network function may send the identification information to the first terminal through another network function in the network, the first network function may first send the identification information to the NEF or the AF, and the NEF or the AF sends the identification information to the first terminal, where the AF interacts with the SMF through the NEF;

Alternatively, the first network function may send the identification information to the terminal through other parts in the network or directly to the terminal, so that the terminal may be considered to receive the identification information from the network side when receiving the identification information.

Optionally, the second terminal is a personal internet of things PIN device.

Alternatively, the second terminal may be a personal internet of things (Personal IoT Network, PIN) device.

Optionally, the first network function sends identification information of the second terminal to the first terminal, including:

and the first network function sends the identification information to the first terminal under the condition that the authentication of the second terminal is successful.

Optionally, after the first network function is triggered to assign identification information to the second terminal, it may be first determined whether the second terminal is successfully authenticated;

optionally, the identification information may be sent to the first terminal in case the first network function determines that the authentication of the second terminal is successful.

FIG. 5 is a second flowchart of a method for assigning device identifiers according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; as shown in fig. 5, the device identifier allocation method includes the following steps 500 to 510:

step 500, a first terminal receives identification information from a network side;

step 510, the first terminal performs at least one of the following:

transmitting the identification information to the second terminal;

associating the identification information with a second terminal;

wherein the second terminal is associated with the first terminal.

Optionally, the first terminal may be a personal internet of things gateway PEGC;

Alternatively, the first network function may transmit the identification information to the first terminal after determining the identification information to be allocated to the second terminal.

Alternatively, the first terminal may receive the identification information from the network side.

Optionally, after receiving the identifier allocated to the second terminal, the first terminal may associate the second terminal with the identifier information and/or send the identifier information to the second terminal, so that the network side is convenient to manage the device after the gateway (the second terminal) or perform an operation on the device after the network (the second terminal) on the control panel of the network side.

In the embodiment of the application, the identification information allocated to the second terminal by the network side is received, so that the identification allocation is realized in the non-3 GPP network, namely the second terminal, but the identification allocation can be performed through the equipment of the first terminal accessed to the network, thereby being convenient for the control panel of the network side to manage the equipment after the first terminal, and simultaneously being convenient for the control panel of the network side to execute the operation on the equipment after the first terminal.

Optionally, the method further comprises:

before the first terminal receives the identification information from the network side, the first terminal sends indication information to the network side, wherein the indication information is used for triggering the network side to send the identification information.

optionally, the first network function may be an SMF, and when the first terminal sends the indication information to the first network function, the first terminal may first send the indication information to the AMF, and the AMF sends the indication information to the first network function;

optionally, the first network function may be an SMF, and when the first terminal sends the indication information to the first network function, the first terminal may first send the indication information to the NEF or the AF, and the NEF or the AF sends the indication information to the first network function, where the AF interacts with the SMF through the NEF;

Optionally, the indication information includes at least one of:

a unique identifier of the second terminal;

an identification allocation indication;

extensible authentication protocol messages;

an authentication protocol message;

non-access stratum NAS messages;

and forwarding indication, wherein the forwarding indication is used for indicating forwarding of data related to the target device.

a unique identifier of the second terminal; or (b)

An identification allocation indication; or (b)

Extensible authentication protocol messages; or (b)

An authentication protocol message; or (b)

Non-access stratum NAS messages; or (b)

Alternatively, the unique identifier of the second terminal may include any one or more of the following combinations: SUPI, SUCI, IMSI, IP address, MAC address, etc.;

Optionally, the method further comprises:

the first terminal receives a unique identifier from a network side;

the first terminal determines the second terminal corresponding to the identification information based on the unique identification.

Alternatively, the first network function may send the unique identifier to the first terminal, and the first terminal may determine, based on the unique identifier, to which second terminal the identifier information allocated by the first network function belongs, and may further associate the identifier information with the second terminal.

Optionally, the first terminal may also directly learn to which second terminal the identifier information allocated by the first network function is associated with, for example, when identifier information has been allocated to the second terminal before, the second terminal is associated with the same second terminal as the identifier information that has been previously the same when the identifier information is allocated again;

Optionally, the second terminal is a personal internet of things PIN device.

Optionally, the second terminal may be a personal internet of things PIN device.

In one embodiment, taking the first network function as SMF and the third network function as NEF/AF as an example, fig. 6 is a third flowchart of the device identifier allocation method provided in the embodiment of the present application; as shown in fig. 6, the second terminal may access the first network as a gateway to the 3GPP network; the second terminal may send indication information to the first terminal, where the indication information may be carried on the connection request (Connection request) or may be an independent information; after receiving the indication information, the first terminal may send the indication information to the NEF/AF, for example, to the NEF, and after receiving the indication information, the NEF may send the indication information to the SMF, so as to trigger the SMF to allocate identification information for the second terminal;

After the SMF receives the identification information, authentication of the second terminal can be performed, the identification information distributed to the second terminal is sent to the first terminal after authentication is successful, and the first terminal sends the identification information to the second terminal after receiving the identification information.

In one embodiment, taking the first network function as an SMF and the third network function as an AMF as an example, fig. 7 is a schematic flow chart of a device identifier allocation method provided in the embodiment of the present application; as shown in fig. 7, the second terminal may access the first network as a gateway to the 3GPP network; the second terminal can send a connection request to the first terminal; after receiving the connection request of the second terminal, the first terminal can trigger the network function to distribute identification information to the second terminal; the first terminal may send the indication information to the AMF, and after the AMF receives the indication information, the indication information may be sent to the SMF to trigger the SMF to allocate identification information to the second terminal, where the indication information may be carried on the connection request (Connection request) or may be an independent information;

after the SMF receives the identification information, authentication of the second terminal may be performed, and after authentication is completed, the identification information allocated to the second terminal is sent to the first terminal, and after the first terminal receives the identification information, the first terminal sends the identification information to the second terminal.

According to the equipment identifier distribution method provided by the embodiment of the application, the execution main body can be the equipment identifier distribution device. In the embodiment of the present application, an example is taken as an example of a method for executing equipment identifier allocation by an equipment identifier allocation device, which is provided by the embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 8 is one of schematic structural diagrams of a device identifier allocation apparatus provided in an embodiment of the present application; as shown in fig. 8, the device identifier assigning apparatus 800 includes: a first sending module 810, wherein:

the first sending module 810 is configured to send identification information of the second terminal to the first terminal;

wherein the second terminal is associated with the first terminal.

Alternatively, the device identifier assigning means 800 may transmit the identifier information of the second terminal to the first terminal through the first transmitting module 810.

Optionally, the apparatus further comprises:

the first receiving module is used for receiving indication information before the first network function sends the identification information of the second terminal to the first terminal, and the indication information is used for triggering the first network function to send the identification information of the second terminal;

the indication information is received from one of:

the first terminal;

a second network function.

Optionally, the first receiving module is specifically configured to:

and receiving the indication information from the first terminal through a third network function.

Optionally, the indication information includes at least one of:

a unique identifier of the second terminal;

an identification allocation indication;

extensible authentication protocol messages;

an authentication protocol message;

Non-access stratum NAS messages;

Optionally, the apparatus further comprises:

and the third sending module is used for sending the unique identifier to the first terminal when the indication information comprises the unique identifier of the second terminal, wherein the unique identifier is used for indicating the second terminal corresponding to the association information.

Optionally, the first sending module is specifically configured to:

and sending the identification information to the first terminal through a third network function.

Optionally, the second terminal is a personal internet of things PIN device.

Optionally, the first sending module is specifically configured to:

and under the condition that the authentication of the second terminal is successful, the identification information is sent to the first terminal.

FIG. 9 is a second schematic structural diagram of a device identifier assigning apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application; as shown in fig. 9, the device identifier assigning apparatus 900 includes: a second receiving module 910, and an executing module 920;

the second receiving module 910 is configured to receive identification information from a network side;

the execution module 920 is configured to execute at least one of:

transmitting the identification information to the second terminal;

associating the identification information with a second terminal;

wherein the second terminal is associated with the first terminal.

Optionally, the apparatus further comprises:

the second sending module is used for sending indication information to the network side before the first terminal receives the identification information from the network side, and the indication information is used for triggering the network side to send the identification information.

Optionally, the indication information includes at least one of:

a unique identifier of the second terminal;

an identification allocation indication;

extensible authentication protocol messages;

an authentication protocol message;

non-access stratum NAS messages;

Optionally, the apparatus further comprises:

the third receiving module is used for receiving the unique identifier from the network side;

and the determining module is used for determining the second terminal corresponding to the identification information based on the unique identification.

Optionally, the second terminal is a personal internet of things PIN device.

The device identifier allocation apparatus in the embodiments of the present application may be an electronic device, for example, an electronic device with an operating system, or may be a component in an electronic device, for example, an integrated circuit or a chip. The electronic device may be a terminal, or may be other devices than a terminal. By way of example, terminals may include, but are not limited to, the types of terminals 11 listed above, other devices may be servers, network attached storage (Network Attached Storage, NAS), etc., and embodiments of the application are not specifically limited.

The device identifier allocation apparatus provided in the embodiment of the present application can implement each process implemented by the embodiments of the methods of fig. 4 to fig. 7, and achieve the same technical effects, so that repetition is avoided, and no detailed description is given here.

Optionally, fig. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device provided in the embodiment of the present application, as shown in fig. 10, and further provides a communication device 1000, including a processor 1001 and a memory 1002, where a program or an instruction capable of running on the processor 1001 is stored in the memory 1002, and when the communication device 1000 is, for example, a first terminal, the program or the instruction is executed by the processor 1001, to implement each step of the above device identifier allocation method embodiment, and achieve the same technical effect. When the communication device 1000 is the first network function, the program or the instruction, when executed by the processor 1001, implements the steps of the above embodiment of the device identifier allocation method, and the same technical effects can be achieved, so that repetition is avoided, and no further description is given here.

Specifically, the embodiment of the application also provides a first network function. Fig. 11 is a schematic structural diagram of a first network function implementing an embodiment of the present application, as shown in fig. 11, the first network function 1100 includes: a processor 1101, a network interface 1102, and a memory 1103. The network interface 1102 is, for example, a common public radio interface (common public radio interface, CPRI).

Specifically, the first network function 1100 of the embodiment of the present invention further includes: instructions or programs stored in the memory 1103 and capable of running on the processor 1101, the processor 1101 calls the instructions or programs in the memory 1103 to execute the method executed by each module shown in fig. 8, and achieve the same technical effects, so that repetition is avoided, and therefore, the description is omitted herein.

Wherein the processor 1101 is configured to:

wherein the second terminal is associated with the first terminal.

Optionally, the processor 1101 is further configured to:

before the first network function sends the identification information of the second terminal to the first terminal, receiving indication information, wherein the indication information is used for triggering the first network function to send the identification information of the second terminal;

The indication information is received from one of:

the first terminal;

a second network function.

Optionally, the processor 1101 is further configured to:

Optionally, the indication information includes at least one of:

a unique identifier of the second terminal;

an identification allocation indication;

extensible authentication protocol messages;

an authentication protocol message;

non-access stratum NAS messages;

Optionally, the processor 1101 is further configured to:

and if the indication information comprises the unique identifier of the second terminal, transmitting the unique identifier to the first terminal, wherein the unique identifier is used for indicating the second terminal corresponding to the association information.

Optionally, the processor 1101 is further configured to:

Optionally, the second terminal is a personal internet of things PIN device.

Optionally, the processor 1101 is further configured to:

and under the condition that the authentication of the second terminal is successful, the identification information is sent to the first terminal. In the embodiment of the application, the identification information of the second terminal is sent to the first terminal in the 3GPP network, so that the identification distribution is realized as the second terminal in the non-3 GPP network but can be carried out through the equipment of the first terminal access network, the control panel of the network side is further convenient for managing the equipment behind the first terminal, and meanwhile, the control panel of the network side is convenient for executing the operation on the equipment behind the first terminal.

The embodiment of the application also provides a first terminal, which comprises a processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is used for: receiving identification information from a network side;

the processor is configured to:

performing at least one of:

transmitting the identification information to the second terminal;

associating the identification information with a second terminal;

wherein the second terminal is associated with the first terminal.

The first terminal embodiment corresponds to the first terminal side method embodiment, and each implementation process and implementation manner of the method embodiment are applicable to the first terminal embodiment, and the same technical effects can be achieved. Specifically, fig. 12 is a schematic hardware structure of a first terminal for implementing an embodiment of the present application.

The first terminal 1200 includes, but is not limited to: at least some of the components of the radio frequency unit 1201, the network module 1202, the audio output unit 1203, the input unit 1204, the sensor 1205, the display unit 1206, the user input unit 1207, the interface unit 1208, the memory 1209, and the processor 1210.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the first terminal 1200 may further include a power source (e.g., a battery) for supplying power to the respective components, and the power source may be logically connected to the processor 1210 through a power management system, so as to perform functions of managing charging, discharging, and power consumption management through the power management system. The first terminal structure shown in fig. 12 is not limited to the first terminal, and the first terminal may include more or less components than those shown, or may combine some components, or may be arranged in different components, which will not be described herein.

It should be understood that in the embodiment of the present application, the input unit 1204 may include a graphics processing unit (Graphics Processing Unit, GPU) 12041 and a microphone 12042, and the graphics processor 12041 processes image data of still pictures or videos obtained by an image capturing device (such as a camera) in a video capturing mode or an image capturing mode. The display unit 1206 may include a display panel 12061, and the display panel 12061 may be configured in the form of a liquid crystal display, an organic light emitting diode, or the like. The user input unit 1207 includes at least one of a touch panel 12071 and other input devices 12072. The touch panel 12071 is also called a touch screen. The touch panel 12071 may include two parts, a touch detection device and a touch controller. Other input devices 12072 may include, but are not limited to, a physical keyboard, function keys (e.g., volume control keys, switch keys, etc.), a trackball, a mouse, a joystick, and so forth, which are not described in detail herein.

In this embodiment, after receiving the downlink data from the network side, the radio frequency unit 1201 may transmit the downlink data to the processor 1210 for processing; in addition, the radio frequency unit 1201 may send uplink data to the network side. Typically, the radio frequency unit 1201 includes, but is not limited to, an antenna, an amplifier, a transceiver, a coupler, a low noise amplifier, a duplexer, and the like.

Memory 1209 may be used to store software programs or instructions as well as various data. The memory 1209 may mainly include a first memory area storing programs or instructions and a second memory area storing data, wherein the first memory area may store an operating system, application programs or instructions (such as a sound playing function, an image playing function, etc.) required for at least one function, and the like. Further, the memory 1209 may include volatile memory or nonvolatile memory, or the memory 1209 may include both volatile and nonvolatile memory. The nonvolatile Memory may be a Read-Only Memory (ROM), a Programmable ROM (PROM), an Erasable PROM (EPROM), an Electrically Erasable EPROM (EEPROM), or a flash Memory. The volatile memory may be random access memory (Random Access Memory, RAM), static RAM (SRAM), dynamic RAM (DRAM), synchronous DRAM (SDRAM), double Data Rate SDRAM (ddr SDRAM), enhanced SDRAM (Enhanced SDRAM), synchronous DRAM (SLDRAM), and Direct RAM (DRRAM). Memory 1209 in embodiments of the present application includes, but is not limited to, these and any other suitable types of memory.

Processor 1210 may include one or more processing units; optionally, processor 1210 integrates an application processor that primarily processes operations involving an operating system, user interface, application programs, and the like, and a modem processor that primarily processes wireless communication signals, such as a baseband processor. It will be appreciated that the modem processor described above may not be integrated into processor 1210.

Wherein the processor 1210 is configured to:

receiving identification information from a network side;

performing at least one of:

transmitting the identification information to the second terminal;

associating the identification information with a second terminal;

wherein the second terminal is associated with the first terminal.

Optionally, the processor 1210 is further configured to:

Optionally, the indication information includes at least one of:

a unique identifier of the second terminal;

an identification allocation indication;

extensible authentication protocol messages;

an authentication protocol message;

non-access stratum NAS messages;

Optionally, the processor 1210 is further configured to:

receiving a unique identifier from a network side;

and determining the second terminal corresponding to the identification information based on the unique identification.

Optionally, the second terminal is a personal internet of things PIN device.

The embodiment of the present application further provides a readable storage medium, where a program or an instruction is stored on the readable storage medium, and when the program or the instruction is executed by a processor, the processes of the embodiment of the device identifier allocation method are implemented, and the same technical effects can be achieved, so that repetition is avoided, and no further description is given here.

Wherein the processor is a processor in the terminal described in the above embodiment. The readable storage medium includes computer readable storage medium such as computer readable memory ROM, random access memory RAM, magnetic or optical disk, etc.

The embodiment of the application further provides a chip, the chip includes a processor and a communication interface, the communication interface is coupled with the processor, and the processor is configured to run a program or an instruction, implement each process of the above embodiment of the device identifier allocation method, and achieve the same technical effect, so that repetition is avoided, and no redundant description is provided herein.

It should be understood that the chips referred to in the embodiments of the present application may also be referred to as system-on-chip chips, or the like.

The embodiments of the present application further provide a computer program/program product, where the computer program/program product is stored in a storage medium, and the computer program/program product is executed by at least one processor to implement each process of the above embodiment of the device identifier allocation method, and the same technical effects are achieved, so that repetition is avoided, and details are not repeated herein.

The embodiment of the application also provides a device identifier distribution system, which comprises: the method comprises the steps of a first terminal and a first network function, wherein the first terminal can be used for executing the steps of the equipment identification allocation method, and the first network function can be used for executing the steps of the equipment identification allocation method.

It should be noted that, in this document, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising one … …" does not exclude the presence of other like elements in a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element. Furthermore, it should be noted that the scope of the methods and apparatus in the embodiments of the present application is not limited to performing the functions in the order shown or discussed, but may also include performing the functions in a substantially simultaneous manner or in an opposite order depending on the functions involved, e.g., the described methods may be performed in an order different from that described, and various steps may also be added, omitted, or combined. Additionally, features described with reference to certain examples may be combined in other examples.

From the above description of the embodiments, it will be clear to those skilled in the art that the above-described embodiment method may be implemented by means of software plus a necessary general hardware platform, but of course may also be implemented by means of hardware, but in many cases the former is a preferred embodiment. Based on such understanding, the technical solutions of the present application may be embodied essentially or in a part contributing to the prior art in the form of a computer software product stored in a storage medium (such as ROM/RAM, magnetic disk, optical disk), comprising several instructions for causing a terminal (which may be a mobile phone, a computer, a server, an air conditioner, or a network device, etc.) to perform the method described in the embodiments of the present application.

The embodiments of the present application have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present application is not limited to the above-described embodiments, which are merely illustrative and not restrictive, and many forms may be made by those of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the spirit of the present application and the scope of the claims, which are also within the protection of the present application.

Claims

1. A device identification allocation method, comprising:

wherein the second terminal is associated with the first terminal.

2. The apparatus identification allocation method according to claim 1, further comprising, before the first network function transmits the identification information of the second terminal to the first terminal:

the indication information is received from one of:

the first terminal;

a second network function.

3. The apparatus identifier allocation method according to claim 2, wherein the first network function receives indication information, comprising:

4. A device identification allocation method according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the indication information comprises at least one of:

a unique identifier of the second terminal;

an identification allocation indication;

extensible authentication protocol messages;

An authentication protocol message;

non-access stratum NAS messages;

5. The device identification allocation method of claim 4, further comprising:

6. The apparatus identifier allocation method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the first network function sends the identifier information to the first terminal, including:

7. The device identifier allocation method according to any one of claims 1-6, wherein the second terminal is a personal internet of things PIN device.

8. The apparatus identifier allocation method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the first network function sends the identifier information of the second terminal to the first terminal, including:

9. A device identification allocation method, comprising:

the first terminal receives identification information from a network side;

the first terminal performs at least one of:

transmitting the identification information to the second terminal;

associating the identification information with a second terminal;

wherein the second terminal is associated with the first terminal.

10. The device identification allocation method of claim 9, wherein the method further comprises:

11. The device identification allocation method according to claim 9 or 10, wherein the indication information comprises at least one of:

a unique identifier of the second terminal;

an identification allocation indication;

extensible authentication protocol messages;

an authentication protocol message;

non-access stratum NAS messages;

12. The device identification allocation method according to any one of claims 9-11, wherein the method further comprises:

the first terminal receives a unique identifier from a network side;

13. The device identifier allocation method according to any one of claims 9-12, wherein the second terminal is a personal internet of things PIN device.

14. A device identification allocation apparatus, comprising:

wherein the second terminal is associated with the first terminal.

15. The device identification assignment apparatus as set forth in claim 14, wherein the apparatus further comprises:

the indication information is received from one of:

the first terminal;

a second network function.

16. The device identification allocation apparatus of claim 15, wherein the first receiving module is specifically configured to:

17. The device identification allocation apparatus of claim 15 or 16, wherein the indication information comprises at least one of:

a unique identifier of the second terminal;

an identification allocation indication;

extensible authentication protocol messages;

an authentication protocol message;

non-access stratum NAS messages;

18. The device identification assignment apparatus as set forth in claim 17, wherein the apparatus further comprises:

19. The device identifier allocation apparatus according to any one of claims 14-18, wherein the first sending module is specifically configured to:

20. The device identification allocation apparatus according to any of the claims 14-19, wherein said second terminal is a personal internet of things PIN device.

21. The device identifier allocation apparatus according to any one of claims 14-20, wherein the first sending module is specifically configured to:

22. A device identification allocation apparatus, comprising:

an execution module for executing at least one of the following:

transmitting the identification information to the second terminal;

associating the identification information with a second terminal;

wherein the second terminal is associated with the first terminal.

23. The device identification assignment apparatus as set forth in claim 22, wherein the apparatus further comprises:

24. The device identification allocation apparatus of claim 22 or 23, wherein the indication information comprises at least one of:

a unique identifier of the second terminal;

An identification allocation indication;

extensible authentication protocol messages;

an authentication protocol message;

non-access stratum NAS messages;

25. The device identification allocation apparatus of any one of claims 22-24, wherein the apparatus further comprises:

26. The device identification allocation apparatus of any one of claims 22-24, wherein the second terminal is a personal internet of things PIN device.

27. A first network function comprising a processor and a memory storing a program or instructions executable on the processor, which when executed by the processor, implement the steps of the device identification allocation method of any one of claims 1 to 8.

28. A first terminal comprising a processor and a memory storing a program or instructions executable on the processor, which when executed by the processor, implement the steps of the device identification allocation method of any one of claims 9 to 13.

29. A readable storage medium, characterized in that the readable storage medium has stored thereon a program or instructions which, when executed by a processor, implement the steps of the device identification allocation method according to any one of claims 1 to 8 or the steps of the device identification allocation method according to any one of claims 9 to 13.