CN1703925A - Smart connection management of portable devices - Google Patents
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Smart connection management of a portable device (110) may be achieved by storing a customizable profile (245) within the portable device (110) in order to a select among a plurality of available connections in accordance with user preferences. The profile (245) may be configured to store configuration parameters (243) for each of the network connection types (e.g., Ethernet, WWAN, WLAN, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPRS) supported by the portable device (110) and user definable selection criteria (247) for selecting between the plurality of network connection types. When the portable device (110) is activated, a connection detector (270) within the portable device (110) detects network connections that are available to the portable device (110). A connection manager (240), coupled to the profile (245) and the connection detector (270), then selects a particular one of the available connections based on the user definable selection criteria (247) and the connection type of each of available network connections, and activates the selected network connection using the stored configuration parameters (243) associated with the connection type of the selected network connection.
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The present invention generally relates to network communicating system, and more specifically, relates to the system and method that is used in that the smart connection management of portable unit for example is provided based on the network communicating system of customizable connection profile.
Recently the multiple different wired and wireless access technology that increases sharply, for example Ethernet, WWAN, WLAN, Wi-Fi, bluetooth and GPRS, made portable unit might be in fact at any time, can both be connected to the internet in any place.Although the seamless roam between heterogeneous network is also not general, the combination product that increases for example availability of 802.11a/b, WLAN/GPRS and WLAN/ bluetooth card can be selected portable unit in multiple available network connects.Because being connected aspects such as access fee usefulness, bandwidth, signal quality, power consumption, these networks have different merits and demerits, so portable unit need use the connection with connection performance combination of wishing most to come " always connecting best " to the internet.
Problem is that the process that connects mainly is manual and needs the end user to carry out complicated processing.Because the end user lacks necessary specialized technical knowledge usually, so the end user usually can not make full use of the available connection of portable unit and/or the connection that selection provides " the best " connection that meets user intention.The IT keeper also faces such problem with the ISP supplier: because this a large amount of manual be connected the process of foundation and by force one group of user adopted same communication strategy.For example, usually be difficult to maybe can not adopt make each user portable unit all automatically selection have least cost, highest security or to the strategy of the burden minimum of Internet resources.As a result, these problems or cause the user experience that suboptimization is provided perhaps cause in available network connects and have carried out undesirable selection.
Existing method is attempted by providing the mechanism that connects the selection process automatically to reduce these problems.Yet these auto-mechanisms typically utilize a fixing selection logic of only selecting in connection based on connecting availability.For example, these machine-processed possible configuration portable units only switch to second connection (for example bluetooth) when acquiescence connection (for example WLAN) is disabled.This fixing and too simple method is not considered personal user or IT keeper's actual preference usually.In this case, user's actual capabilities drop to a certain threshold value and switch to second at the remaining battery capacity that the specific period of a certain ad-hoc location or one day more is ready to use a different acquiescence to connect and/or the response access fee surpasses a certain restriction or portable unit and connect.
In addition, if portable unit switches to another from a connection in communication session, these existing methods usually need the user to authenticate new connection by username and password for example being provided or carrying out one or more connection authentication application.If portable unit (for example switches to a different network, from special-purpose wlan network to public GPRS Cellular Networks), the user also may be required manually to import special configuration parameter or carry out one or more application so as to consult portable unit and predeterminated target between new IP tunnel configuration.These processes may be interrupted the ongoing communication session of user, and causing not is best solution.
Therefore, consider these defectives of existing method, need a kind of system and method to be used to provide the smart connection management of portable unit.These system and methods will preferably be considered the communication strategy of user preference and/or company's scope.
Embodiments of the invention have reduced many foregoing problems by the system and method that is provided for the portable unit smart connection management.In one embodiment, be configured to and support multiple different network connection type, for example Ethernet, WWAN, WLAN, Wi-Fi, bluetooth and GPRS, portable unit storage user dispose and connect profile with management multiple network connection type and therefrom select according to user preference automatically.Profile can dispose for every kind of storage configuration parameter of multiple network connection type and for select to store the definable selection criterion of user in the multiple network connection type.When portable unit activated or roams in communication network, the connection detector in the portable unit detected the network that can use for portable unit and connects.Be coupled to connection type that the connection manager of profile and connection detector is connected with each detected network based on the definable selection criterion of user then and select a plurality of networks in connecting specific, and use the relevant configuration parameter of being stored, connect with selected network of network connection type to activate the network connection of selecting.
Stored configuration parameters can comprise different network settings and for the user preference of each network connection type in each profile, the network address of portable unit for example, the default mode that is used for connection type is used for the device name or the like of the portable unit of connection type.Configuration parameter also can comprise the parameter that is used for automatic control connection authentication, username and password and be used for automatically performing IP with the road negotiation parameter for example according to the tunnel negotiation scheme of user preference, so as to make portable unit can automated validation in same communication session and set up new have different connection types or with being connected of heterogeneous networks.Configuration parameter also can be with reference to one or more software application, are used to respond connect activate and carry out the connection configuration that is about to automatically perform by portable unit, connect authentication or IP tunnel is consulted, thereby have avoided the needs of user intervention.
The definable selection criterion of user can comprise rule or the parameter that is defined in the user preference of selecting between the connection type.These parameters can comprise, for example, what day parameter in a week, one day time parameter, location parameter, link-quality threshold parameter, access fee are with the combination of limiting parameter, service time limiting parameter, available battery capacity parameter or aforementioned parameters.These selection criterion parameters make the portable unit can, for example, when being in, the user selects a kind of connection, when the user during in office and the dump energy of portable unit select second kind of connection when surpassing a predetermined threshold value, and if user/company the access costs constraints or restriction turn-on time that apply select the third connection when being exceeded.Selection criterion also can comprise and is used for rule or the parameter selected in the different connection configuration with identical connection type.For example, selection criterion can comprise based on for example suitable access fee, operator's identity or one or more other parameter above-mentioned and connect the rule of selecting in the configuration at a plurality of GPRS.
Preferably, profile (with relevant configured parameter and be connected selection criterion) downloads to portable unit from remote server or remote profile database, so that reduce or avoid the needs of manual configuration.If want, the profile that the user can use relative simple configuration instrument fine setting to download.Profile is downloaded to portable unit in permission (or needs) and/or limited subscriber is revised selected configuration parameter or selection criterion makes company keep the communication strategy of other control of certain grade and the company of enforcement scope on its user base.For example, the profile of renewal can periodically be pushed to the change of portable unit with the communication strategy of response company, thereby causes portable unit to use different configuration parameters or different selection criterions.
In another embodiment, connection manager can be configured to further to monitor that state that multiple network connects and/or portable unit judge that selected network connects and whether continue to satisfy selection criterion.For example, connection manager can be configured to monitor link-quality that selected network connects, be connected time quantum, the position of portable unit or the dump energy of portable unit of activation with the accumulative total access fee of selected network join dependency with, selected network.No longer satisfy selection criterion if selected network connects, connection manager can be configured to inactive selected network and connect, and the connection type that is connected with each residue available network based on user-defined selection criterion activates one of residue available network connection.And for fear of those and interrupt the relevant problem of ongoing communication session, connection manager can also be configured to carry out the automatic tunnel negotiation and be connected authentication according to stored configuration parameters in profile.
Can be by providing from remote server or remote profile database customizable profile of downloading and the mechanism that is used for from be dynamically connected authentication and tunnel negotiation, embodiments of the invention make portable unit select " the best " available connection automatically according to the communication strategy of user preference or company, and reduce or avoid in communication session and switching the problem of being correlated with between the different connection types or between the heterogeneous networks.
By following detailed, these and other some feature and advantage of the present invention will become clearer to those skilled in the art in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
Fig. 1 shows the block diagram of example system, wherein can advantageously implement principle of the present invention;
Fig. 2 shows the exemplary functional block diagram of the portable unit that uses according to embodiments of the invention; And
Fig. 3 shows the illustrative methods of smart connection management that is used to carry out portable unit according to the embodiment of the invention in a flowchart.
Embodiments of the invention are provided for the system and method for the smart connection management of portable unit.Following description makes those skilled in the art can make and use the present invention.Specific application only is described as example.Various modifications, replacement and the change of preferred embodiment it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that, and the General Principle of definition can be in being applied to other embodiment and using without departing from the scope of the invention here.Therefore, among the embodiment that the present invention should not be limited in describing and illustrating, and should be suitable for meeting the wideest scope of principle disclosed herein and feature.
With reference to Fig. 1, the block diagram that wherein can advantageously implement the system of the principle of the invention always illustrates with 100.As shown, this exemplary system comprises and being configured to by the multiple network connection type, and for example Ethernet, WWAN, WLAN, Wi-Fi, bluetooth and GPRS are connected to the portable unit 110 of the service on the internet 130, PDA for example, notebook computer or portable internet equipment.In order to manage these different connection types and to select " the best " available network to connect automatically according to user preference, embodiments of the invention are built-in customizable profile (shown in Figure 2) in portable unit 110.This profile can be configured to store the XML file of the definable selection criterion of user that is used for the configuration parameter that configuration network connects and is used for selecting between available network connects.
Configuration parameter in the profile can comprise the relevant information that is used for the network settings of each network connection type, for example implementor name of the default mode of the network address of portable unit 110, connection type, portable unit 110 or the like.In other embodiments, configuration parameter can also comprise the parameter that is used for the authentication of control connection automatically, username and password for example, its consider to reduce connect relatively aspect the user intervention that activates useful.Can be about other advantages of between different connection types or heterogeneous networks, switching by further in profile, comprising configuration parameter, automatically perform with the tunnel negotiation scheme of selecting according to the user and to pass through fire compartment wall, for example the IP tunnel of fire compartment wall 165a, 165b is consulted to realize, described negotiation scheme is, for example, at first attempt to use comparatively effectively GRE, ESP or IP-in-IP tunnel,, attempt to use HTTP tunnel effectively inferior but that more accepted extensively if unsuccessful.This configuration parameter may further include and makes the one or more application that are used to carry out the connection configuration, connect authentication or IP tunnel negotiation of portable unit 110 execution automatically, so that the seamless migration between different connection types or the heterogeneous networks to be provided.
The definable selection criterion of user can comprise rule or the parameter that portable unit 110 can be selected according to the defined preference of this selection criterion in each profile between available network connects.For example, these rules can be based on what day, one day the moment, the position of portable unit 110, the link-quality of available connection, charge information (for example one day the moment, flow, $/unit, $ restriction, time restriction), the remaining battery power in a week, or aforesaid combination, and the preference of a connection type with respect to another connection type is provided.Selection criterion can also comprise be used for rule or the parameter selected between the different connection configuration with identical connection type.For example, selection criterion can comprise based on, for example, suitable access fee, operator's identity or one or more other parameters above-mentioned and connect the rule of selecting between the configuration at multiple GPRS.Should be appreciated that above-mentioned rule and parameter only provide as an example, and according to embodiments of the invention, other rules and parameter also can be used to define selection criterion.
In order to reduce or avoid the needs of manual configuration profile in the portable unit 110 (and relevant configuration parameter be connected selection criterion), embodiments of the invention provide and have been positioned at remote server, for example Mobile Server 160 or be connected to profiles database 170 on the Web server of internet 130.Preferably, portable unit 110 comprises that portable unit 110 is connected by acquiescence is connected to predetermined remote server automatically so that the user can browse the software (for example in mounting disc) of profile available in the profiles database 170.The user can download selected profile to portable unit 110 then.If desired, the user can use the profile that relative simple configuration instrument fine setting is downloaded.Allow (or requirement) profile to download to portable unit 110 and/or limited subscriber and revise selected configuration parameter or the selection criterion company that makes can keep other control of certain grade and enforcement company scope on its user base communication strategy.For example, the profile of having upgraded also can periodically be pushed to portable unit 110 change with the communication strategy of response company.These aspects of the present invention make company can implement with carry out that the portable unit 110 that makes each user selects to have least cost automatically, highest security, strategy that the network of pressure minimum of Internet resources or the like is connected.
In case portable unit 110 based on the Information Selection that comprises in the profile connection, portable unit 110 can be configured to also monitor that the state of all available connections and/or portable unit judges whether selected connection continues to satisfy selection criterion.For example, portable unit 110 can be configured to monitor the selected link-quality that connects, be connected the time quantum that is activated, the position of portable unit or the dump energy of portable unit with the accumulative total access fee of selected network join dependency with, the network selected.If selection criterion is no longer satisfied in the network of selecting connection, the network that portable unit 110 can be configured to use profile to stop using and select connects, and activates one that remains in the available network connection.And in order to eliminate those and to interrupt the relevant problem of ongoing communication session, portable unit 110 can further be configured to carry out the automatic tunnel negotiation and be connected authentication according to stored configuration parameters in profile.
In the embodiment in figure 1, for example, the profile relevant with portable unit 110 can comprise configuration parameter and selection criterion, be arranged in user's enterprise network 120 when portable unit 110, and when the dump energy of portable unit had surpassed predetermined threshold, described configuration parameter and selection criterion were connected the WLAN of the more high bandwidth that portable unit 110 automatic selections and configuration link to each other with WLAN access point 180.If portable unit 110 moves to outside the enterprise network 120, and the link-quality that WLAN connects becomes and is lower than predetermined threshold value, and portable unit 110 will use profile automatically to stop using bluetooth that WLAN connection and activation link to each other with user's blue-tooth mobile telephone 115 is connected so that portable unit 110 can pass through being connected of mobile phone 115, GPRS network 140 and cellular basestation 190 maintenances and internet 130.If portable unit 110 enters user's home network or network focus (hotspot) 150, portable unit 110 can reuse that profile stops using automatically that the bluetooth of expensive same mobile phone 115 connects and the Wi-Fi that activates the same Wi-Fi access point 195 not too expensive, that bandwidth is higher connects.Because portable unit 110 is automatically selected with configuration parameter based on the definable selection criterion of storing in the connection profile of user and disposed available the connection, this portable unit 110 can be configured to always use best available connection according to user's preference.
With reference to Fig. 2, the exemplary functional block diagram of the portable unit that can use according to embodiments of the invention illustrates generally by 200.As shown in the figure, this exemplary portable unit comprises one or more application 210 that are connected to Internet service by network control layer 220 and data link control layer 230.This exemplary portable unit also comprises connection manager 240, being used for scan available networks connects, stored configuration parameters 243 activates best available the connection with selection criterion 247 in the profile 245 based on connecting, and coordinates to be connected control with network control layer 220 with data link control layer 230.
The configuration tool 260 of being coupled to connection manager 240 can be used, and uses the graphic user interface that for example has profile guide to create profile 260 to allow the user, and described profile guide makes the user can easily import necessary information.Replacedly, initial profile 240 can be downloaded by the remote server from the storage profile database, configuration tool 260 can be used to finely tune the subclass (for example, if the IT keeper wishes to limit the profile information that some can be changed by the user) of a whole or permission of configuration parameter 243 and selection criterion 247.Under any circumstance, profile 245 can be deposited with the form of XML file, so that configuration tool 260 can be configured to revise profile 245 by revising the XML file.
Be noted that profile 245 can be used to the different configuration store configuration parameters 243 and the selection criterion 247 of different connection types and identical connection type.For example, profile 245 can storage configuration parameter and rule, is used for selecting between multiple different GPRS configuration based on for example suitable access fee, operator's identity etc.Exemplary profile 245 according to this embodiment of the present invention is as follows:
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As for data link control layer 230, the basic function of this layer 230 is carried out under the indication of connection manager 240 by wireless adaptation layer 235.Wireless adaptation layer 235 preferably Control Network drives 270 (for example, Ethernet, WLAN, bluetooth, Wi-Fi or picture move PPP link) and provide unified API to be used for the software module of wireless universal function to connection manager 240 on the modulator-demodulator of GPRS or PSTN.Under the control of connection manager 240, wireless adaptation layer 235 can switch between network-driven 270 and can control tunnel interface 237 to the mapping of using 210, thereby makes network-driven 270 dynamically to change and can not bring adverse effect to using 210.
As for network control layer 220, as long as connection manager 240 decision switches between two kinds of heterogeneous networks, connection manager 240 just with routing manager 223 interfaces.In this case, when connection manager 240 switches to different network (thereby need changing and the new relevant IP address of network), connection manager 240 makes routing manager 223 bases stored configuration parameters 243 negotiation IP tunnels in profile.And then, if portable unit is attempted to enter the Internet, example is enterprise network as shown in Figure 1, then connection manager 240 can start VPN client 227 and configuration parameter 243 is provided in network control layer 220, as username and password, just carry out authentification of user so that VPN client 227 can need not user intervention.This aspect of the present invention make portable unit can under the prerequisite of not interrupting the telex network session between different types of network seamless roam.
In operation, when portable unit was activated, connection manager 240 scan available networks interfaces 270 connected with the search available network.Connect if only find a network, connection manager 240 uses the profile of its storage, uses the network configuration information relevant with this available network connection type to activate this detected connection.On the other hand, if find to connect more than an available network, connection manager 240 use selection criterions 247 with other information of each available network join dependency so that select best available the connection.In case made selection, connection manager 240 is notified to wireless adaptation layer 235 with this information, flows to suitable network-driven 270 by its switch data.Connection manager 240 can also be with state information, and for example current network, network settings or available bandwidth are exported the most visualization tool 250 of user's display status information.
After connection manager 240 had been selected an available connection, connection manager 240 monitored that all available connections are to judge whether selected connection continues to satisfy selection criterion.If the state deteriorating of selected connection, or have better connection to become available, the connection that connection manager 240 will newly be selected is notified to wireless adaptation layer 235, and, if desired, also be notified to routing manager 223 and VPN client 227.Wireless adaptation layer 235 switches to the network-driven 270 with the new join dependency of selecting then, use configuration parameter 243 that network-driven is set, and, if desired, coordinate to upgrade the mapping of IP address with tunnel interface 237, the seamless migration between thereby the network that is provided at different connection types connects, and guarantee that portable unit is according to user-defined selection criterion always " best connect ".
Referring to Fig. 3, always sentence block diagram form and show the illustrative methods of smart connection management that is used to carry out portable unit according to the embodiment of the invention 300.As shown in the figure, when portable unit was connected, this exemplary method entered step 310, and wherein portable unit search available network connects.If do not find available connection in step 320, this exemplary method returns to step 310, and wherein portable unit carries out the search that another available network connects.If find that in step 320 one or more available networks connect, this exemplary method enters step 330, and wherein portable unit judges whether arbitrary available network connects the arbitrary connection type of storing of coupling in connecting profile.
If one or more available networks connect arbitrary connection type that do not match, this exemplary method enters step 335, wherein points out the user to select available network in connecting and the configuration parameter of any necessity is provided.In case the user imports the information of requirement, this exemplary method just uses this information to upgrade configuration parameter and the selection criterion that connects profile, so that portable unit is automatically made identical selection and used identical configuration parameter in the future when being provided for identical context.This exemplary method enters step 350 then, wherein uses the configuration parameter relevant with the connection type of selected connection to activate selected connection.
Return with reference to step 330, if all available connection couplings connect the connection type of storing in the profile, this exemplary method enters step 330, and wherein the connection type that is connected with each available network based on selection criterion of portable unit is selected available network in connecting.This exemplary method enters step 350 then, wherein uses the configuration parameter relevant with the connection type of selected connection to activate selected connection.
In case the selected step 350 that is connected is activated, this exemplary method enters step 360, and wherein the state of portable unit supervision available network connection judges whether selected connection continues to satisfy selection criterion.No longer satisfy selection criterion if selected network connects, this exemplary method returns to step 310, so that portable unit can re-execute this exemplary method, the selected network of stopping using connects and activates new network as previously mentioned and connects.Alternately, this exemplary method can enter step 370 from step 360, wherein portable unit cuts out selected network connection, and activates one that remains in the available network connection based on the connection type that user-defined selection criterion is connected with each rest network.
Though the present invention has been referenced the embodiment of exemplary and has been described, to one skilled in the art, obviously, the present invention will be not limited to embodiment open and that illustrate, on the contrary, to comprise numerous other modification, substitute and change, and drop on of equal value widely arrangement the within the appended claims scope.
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1. the method for the smart connection management of a portable unit (110) that is used to be configured to support the multiple network connection type, this method comprises:
Storage at least one profile (245) in portable unit, the storage of described profile are used for the definable selection criterion of user (247) that each configuration parameter (243) and being used for of multiple network connection type is selected between the multiple network connection type; A plurality of networks that detection can be used portable unit connect, and each of described a plurality of networks connections has different connection types; The connection type of each that is connected with a plurality of networks based on the definable selection criterion of user is selected the specific connection of these a plurality of networks in connecting; And use configuration parameter that stored, relevant with the network connection type of selected network connection to activate described selected network connection.
2. the process of claim 1 wherein that storing step comprises: the response portable unit activation and download at least one profile from remote server (160).
3. the process of claim 1 wherein that storing step comprises: download at least one profile from remote profile database (170).
4. the process of claim 1 wherein that described configuration parameter comprises the parameter that is used for control connection authentication automatically.
5. the method for claim 4, the parameter that wherein is used for control connection authentication automatically comprises username and password.
6. the process of claim 1 wherein that configuration parameter comprises the parameter that is used for automatically controlling IP tunnel.
7. the process of claim 1 wherein that selection criterion comprises at least one in following: what day parameter in the week, the time parameter in a day, location parameter, link-quality threshold parameter, access fee are with limiting parameter, service time limiting parameter and available battery power parameter.
8. the method for claim 1 further comprises: monitoring that a plurality of networks connect judges that selected network connects and whether continues to satisfy the definable selection criterion of user; And if the definable selection criterion of described user is no longer satisfied in the connection of selected network, this selected network of then stopping using connects, and each the connection type that is connected with a plurality of networks based on the definable selection criterion of user activates second in a plurality of networks connections.
9. the method for claim 8, wherein monitoring step comprises: monitor that link-quality that selected network connects, suitable access fee that selected network connects connect at least one in the position of the time quantum that activates and portable unit with, selected network.
10. the method for claim 8 wherein activates second the step that a plurality of networks connect and comprises: carries out according to stored configuration parameters at least one profile and be used for second automatic tunnel that connects and consult and be connected authentication.
11. the system of the smart connection management of a portable unit (110) that is used to be configured to support a plurality of network connection types, this system comprises: be stored at least one profile (245) in the portable unit, described at least one profile storage is used for the definable selection criterion of user (247) that each configuration parameter (243) and being used for of a plurality of network connection types is selected between a plurality of network connection types; Connection detector (270) is configured to detect the network that can use portable unit and connects, and each the network that this connection detector is configured to detect a plurality of network connection types connects; Connection manager (240), be coupled to profile and connection detector, the connection type of each that is configured to be connected with a plurality of networks based on the definable selection criterion of user is selected a specific connection in a plurality of networks connections, and uses configuration parameter that stored, relevant with the network connection type of the network connection of selecting to activate selected network connection.
12. the system of claim 11, wherein the definable selection criterion of configuration parameter and user be the response portable unit activation and download and be stored at least one profile from remote server (170) by portable unit.
13. the system of claim 11, the configuration parameter and the definable selection criterion of user that wherein are stored at least one profile are downloaded from remote profile database (170) by portable unit.
14. the system of claim 11, wherein configuration parameter comprises the parameter that is used for control connection authentication automatically.
15. the system of claim 14, the parameter that wherein is used for control connection authentication automatically comprises username and password.
16. the system of claim 11, wherein configuration parameter comprises the parameter that is used for automatically controlling IP tunnel.
17. the system of claim 11, wherein selection criterion comprises what day parameter in the week, the time parameter in a day, location parameter, link-quality threshold parameter, access fee with in limiting parameter, service time limiting parameter and the available battery power parameter at least one.
18. the system of claim 11, wherein connection manager further is configured to: monitoring that a plurality of networks connect judges that selected network connects and whether continues to satisfy the definable selection criterion of user; No longer satisfy the definable selection criterion of user if selected network connects, this selected network of then stopping using connects, and each the connection type that is connected with a plurality of networks based on the definable selection criterion of user activates second in a plurality of networks connections.
19. the system of claim 18, wherein connection manager is configured to monitor link-quality that selected network connects, is suitable at least one in access fee that selected network connects connects the time quantum that activates and portable unit with, selected network the position.
20. the system of claim 18, wherein connection manager is configured to: consult to activate second that a plurality of networks connect with being connected to authenticate by carry out automatic tunnel according to stored configuration parameters at least one profile.
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