WO2005122612A1

WO2005122612A1 - Method and device for managing the subscriber information of the multi-mode terminal

Info

Publication number: WO2005122612A1
Application number: PCT/CN2005/000798
Authority: WO
Inventors: Jie Wang
Original assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Priority date: 2004-06-07
Filing date: 2005-06-07
Publication date: 2005-12-22
Also published as: CN1297170C; CN1708154A

Abstract

The present invention disclosed a method and a device for managing the subscriber information of the minti-mode terminal, the method including: set the storage unit, and storage concentratively the subscriber information of multi-mode terminal in a plurality of mode networks supported by the multi-mode terminal; the storage unit provides the subscriber information of multi-mode terminal in one or more mode networks supported by the multi-mode terminal to the network node. At the same time, the present invent also disclosed a device for managing the subscriber information of the multi-mode terminal„ the device including: storage module, which is used to storage concentratively the subscriber information of multi-mode terminal in a plurality of mode networks supported by the multi-mode terminal; interface module, which interacts with the a plurality of mode networks supported by the multi-mode terminal, and provides the interacting channel of the subscriber information of multi -mode terminal in one or more mode networks supported by the multi-mode terminal to the network according to the subscriber identity of multimode terminal. By using the present invention, it can ensure the consistency of the subscriber information, save the network resource, provide more facility to subscriber, and optimize the network service.

Description

Multi-mode terminal user information management device and management method

Technical field

The present invention relates to terminal user information management technology in the communication field, and in particular, to a multi-mode terminal user information management device and management method. Background of the invention

With the development of communication technology, many different modes of communication networks have appeared, such as: Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM), Code-Division Multiple Access (CDMA) networks, Wideband code division multiple access (Wideband CDMA, WCDMA) network and low power mobile phone system

(Personal Handy Phone System, PHS).

At present, because communication network terminals in different modes cannot be universally used, multi-mode terminals supporting two or more communication networks in different modes have received widespread attention and more and more applications in the communication industry. Moreover, the current multi-mode terminals are mostly dual-mode terminals, that is, terminals supporting two communication networks, such as: can be applied to GSM and CDMA, PHS and GSM networks, 2G / 2.5G and 3G networks or both Different 3G networks such as time division synchronous code division multiple access

(Time Division-Synchronous CDMA, TD-SCDMA) and Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (Wideband CDMA, WCDMA) networks.

The advantage of a multi-mode terminal is that it simultaneously considers multiple networks of different modes. Users can place the multi-mode terminal in one of the networks at will, such as a dual-mode mobile phone compatible with PHS and GSM. Even if the user enjoys PHS ’s tariff advantage, You can also experience the advantages of the GSM network. A dual-mode mobile phone that is compatible with the second-generation mobile communication system 2G and the third-generation mobile communication system 3G can seamlessly transfer and work smoothly in the two systems of GSM and WCDMA. However, for most multimode end From the perspective of the terminal, a network can only work in one mode at a time, but the user ^ actively switches the mode, or the terminal automatically initiates the mode switch according to the service requirements. ..

In addition, the user data of the existing fixed network is generally ^: In each switch, the user's service subscription data and authentication data are included; the user data of the mobile network is concentrated in the home location register

(HLR), HLR has functions such as user data management, mobility management, routing provision, and authentication security management. However, mobile networks of different modes, such as GSM, PHS, CDMA, WCDMA, etc., have different network structures, service support capabilities, authentication methods, numbering schemes, etc., and the user information content in their HLRs are also different.

Regarding how to store and manage user information of multi-mode terminals, there is currently no standardized model. The specific methods are different and have not been unified. Generally, due to network routing, different modes of networks each save their user information. Multi-mode terminals are only related to the network corresponding to this mode when working in different modes of the network. ^ It is completely unrelated to another network and may not exist between different netizens. Business Contacts.

If user information for communication networks of different modes is stored in different networks, user information ^ :, multi-mode terminals simply support the use of networks in different modes, which cannot guarantee the consistency of user information and is not conducive to the maintenance and management of user information. . A multi-mode terminal is equivalent to multiple independent terminals integrated in a physical terminal. At a time, it can only be selected as a physical terminal. Moreover, once a multi-mode terminal works in a selected network, the multi-mode terminal is Cannot handle services on other networks. As a result, business flexibility is limited. Summary of the invention

In view of this, the main purpose of the present invention is to provide a multi-mode terminal user information management device and management method, so as to solve the problem of managing user information of a multi-mode terminal in different modes in the prior art.

A multi-mode terminal user information management method provided by the present invention, the method includes: setting The storage unit further includes:

a. Store the user information of the multi-mode terminal in the multi-mode network supported in the storage unit;

b. The storage unit provides network nodes with user information of the multi-mode terminal in one or more of the supported modes of the network.

The user information includes one or more of a user identity, a user type, a currently logged in network node, authentication information, a charging method, and service information.

Step a may further include: storing network identification information of a network where the multi-mode terminal is currently located.

The user information of the multi-mode terminal in the multi-mode network supported in step a can be distinguished by the user identity of the multi-mode terminal in each mode network terminal, and each multi-mode terminal in a different-mode network There is a corresponding relationship between user identities.

The step of saving the user information of the multi-mode terminal in the supported multi-mode network is completed by static configuration, or the network node sends it to the storage during the registration, location update, logout, or switching process through the interface between the storage unit and the network node. The unit is completed by the storage unit for saving, updating, deleting, and adding operations.

Step b may include:

bl. The storage unit receives a query request from a network node, which contains a user identity, and the storage unit uses the user identity to obtain user information of the multi-mode terminal from the user information saved in step a;

b2. The storage unit sends the user information obtained in step bl to the network node through the interface between the storage unit and the network node.

The user information of the multi-mode terminal in step bl is user information of the multi-mode terminal corresponding to the user identity included in the query request;

Or the multi-mode terminal corresponding to the user identity in the query request is in another network User information of the multimode terminal in the network.

The interface between the storage unit and the network node uses a mobile application protocol, CDMA

ANSI-41D agreement, Diameter agreement.

A multi-mode terminal user information management device provided by the present invention includes:

A storage module, configured to centrally save user information of a multi-mode terminal in a multi-mode network supported by the multi-mode terminal;

The interface module interacts with the multi-mode network supported by each multi-mode terminal, and provides the network with the user information interaction of the multi-mode terminal in one or more of the supported networks according to the user identity of the multi-mode terminal. aisle.

The user information of the multimode terminal in each mode network is distinguished by the user identity of the multimode terminal in each mode network terminal, and there is a corresponding relationship between the user identity of each multimode terminal in a different mode network.

The storage module is further configured to store the network identification information of the multi-mode terminal in the current network.

The interface module supports an interface protocol between networks supported by a multi-mode terminal.

The interface protocol includes a mobile application protocol, a CDMAANSI-41D protocol, and a Diameter protocol.

Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following advantages:

The multi-mode terminal user information management device and management method of the present invention centrally manage multi-mode terminals. User information in each network communicates with network entities in multiple networks, and appropriately associates user information in different networks according to business needs. And pass it to the network in need. Centralized management of multi-mode terminal user information can ensure consistency of user information and save network resources. Since user information of the same multi-mode terminal is stored in association, when the multi-mode terminal works, In the case of one mode network, the services of another mode network can be transferred to the current network, or the network mode switch can be initiated in time according to the service requirements, providing users with more convenience and optimizing network services. Brief description of the drawings

FIG. 1 is a network block diagram of a multi-mode terminal user information management device according to the present invention;

2 is a block diagram of a multi-mode terminal user information management device according to the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a business application embodiment of a multi-mode terminal user information management device according to the present invention; FIG.

Figure 4 is a detailed block diagram of Figure 2;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a multi-mode terminal user information management method according to the present invention. Mode of Carrying Out the Invention

The main idea of the present invention is: to centrally save user information of a multi-mode terminal in a supported multi-mode network in one storage unit, to communicate with service processing entities in each network, and to provide multi-mode terminals for network nodes. User information in one or more supported networks. The user identity can be a unique identifier such as a phone number, IMSI, or ESN that can identify the multimode terminal in a certain network.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a multi-mode terminal user information management method according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5, the method for implementing the present invention includes the following steps:

Step 51: Set up a storage unit for centralized storage of multi-mode end-user information. The storage unit may be a server with a database, or a storage device with a control function.

Step 52: The user information of the multi-mode terminal in the supported multi-mode network is stored in the storage unit. Here, the step of saving the user information of the multi-mode terminal in the supported multi-mode network is completed by static configuration, or the user information from the network node is dynamically received and the received user information is saved. At this time, the network node The user information is sent to the storage unit through the interface between the storage unit and the network node, and then stored by the storage unit.

In addition, the user information of the multi-mode terminal in the multi-mode network supported in step 52 can be distinguished by the user identity of the multi-mode terminal in each mode network terminal. In this way, the user information of the multi-mode terminal in the multi-mode network supported may include: the user identity of each multi-mode terminal in the multi-mode network, and the user identity of the multi-mode terminal in the multi-mode network The corresponding relationship of the identifiers is the corresponding relationship between the user identity and user information of each multi-mode terminal in each mode network.

Further, the network identification information of the network where the multimode terminal is currently located may also be stored in the storage unit, such as: the correspondence between the user identification of the multimode terminal and the network identification information of the network where the multimode terminal is currently located is stored to provide a network node Information about the network where the multimode terminal is currently located.

Step 53: The storage unit provides the network node with user information of the multi-mode terminal in one or more of the supported networks.

Based on the above method, the multi-mode terminal user information management device of the present invention centrally stores user information of the multi-mode terminal in a supported multi-mode network, communicates with service processing entities in each network, and provides a multi-mode terminal for a network node. User information in one or more supported networks.

FIG. 1 illustrates a schematic diagram of communication between a multi-mode end-user information management device and a network node in a two-mode network. One mode of the network is a GSM network, and the node devices in the network are a mobile switching center (MSC) and a serving GPRS support node (SGSN), and the other mode of the network is a CDMA network. The network node in this mode network is MSC ;. Multimode end-user information management device uses MSC MAP protocol and MSC / SGSN communicates with MSC of CDMA network through CDMA ANSI-41D protocol. In addition, for a GSM / CDMA dual-mode terminal, in the GSM network, the multi-mode terminal user information management device is equivalent to the HLR / AuC of the GSM network, and uses GSM MAP interface signaling between the MSC and SGSN and other nodes; in CDMA, In the network, the multimode terminal user information management device is equivalent to CDMAHLR / AuC, and CDMA and other nodes use CDMA ANSI-41D interface signaling. In addition, since there is no multi-mode terminal user information management device in the existing fixed network, for fixed / mobile dual-mode broadband terminals, user information is distributed in each switch or soft switching center. Therefore, the multi-mode in the present invention is adopted. After the modular end-user information management device, a suitable interface protocol needs to be selected, so that the multi-mode end-user information management device can communicate with the network node. These protocols include, but are not limited to, the MAP protocol, the Diameter protocol, or other protocols, as well as protocols based on certain extensions based on these protocols.

As shown in FIG. 2, the multi-mode terminal user information management apparatus of the present invention includes: a storage module 21 and an interface module 22. The storage module 21 is configured to collectively store user information of a multi-mode terminal in a supported multi-mode network, such as a user of a multi-mode terminal 1, a multi-mode terminal 2, a multi-mode terminal 3, ... a multi-mode terminal N Information; interface module 22, interacts with the multi-mode network card supported by each multi-mode terminal, provides network nodes with user information of the multi-mode terminal in one or more of the supported modes of the network, and provides each network with An interactive channel for user information of the multi-mode terminal, and the interface module 22 supports interface protocols between networks supported by the multi-mode terminal, such as Mobile Application Protocol (MAP, Mobile Application Protocol)> CDMA ANSI-41D protocol, Diameter protocol, etc. . Of course, the storage module 21 may also be used to store the correspondence between the user identity of the multi-mode terminal in the current network and the network identity of the network. In terms of business processes, for mobile networks such as GSM and CDMA networks, the existing business processes related to HLR of the mobile network can continue to be used; for fixed networks and other networks such as PHS, wireless local area network WLAN, etc., refer to the existing services of the mobile network Process advance The implementation of line adjustment is omitted here.

The following describes in combination with FIG. 4 and a specific embodiment a centralized storage of user information of a multi-mode terminal in a network of different modes in the storage module 21.

As shown in FIG. 4, for each multi-mode terminal, the storage module 21 stores the user identity and user information of each network in a user information table. The user information table includes: Network identification information and user information of the multi-mode terminal in each supported network. Here, the user information may include a user type, a currently logged in network node, authentication information, a charging method, and service information. Therefore, the user information table also stores the user identity of each multi-mode terminal in each supported network, the correspondence between the user identity and user information in a network, and the user identity of the multi-mode terminal in the current network. The correspondence between the identifier and the network identifier of the network. In this way, according to need, a multi-mode terminal user information management device can be used to find the user identity of the multi-mode terminal in another network through the user identity of the multi-mode terminal in one network, and then find the corresponding identity of the user. User information of other networks, and information about the current network of the multimode terminal. The multi-mode terminal user information management device performs signaling interactions with the entities of each network, and can perform related processing such as inserting / deleting user information, recording the current network information of the user, user access authentication, routing query, and service operation. Entities in each network can perform operations such as updating, adding, and deleting information stored in the multi-mode terminal user information management device in the case of user registration, location update, logout, etc. The processing is the same.

FIG. 3 is an embodiment of a specific service application of the multi-mode terminal user information management apparatus of the present invention. In this embodiment, the user information of the multi-mode terminal stored in the multi-mode terminal user information management device in the supported multi-mode network includes: the user identity of the dual-mode terminal in network A and network B, the dual-mode terminal The correspondence between the user identity of the terminal in the network A and the network B, and the correspondence between the user identity and the user information of the multimode terminal in each network, And the network identity of the network where the multi-mode terminal is currently located, that is, the correspondence between the user identity of the multi-mode terminal and the identity of the current network, and the user identity of the dual-mode terminal in network A is phone number A The user identity in network B is phone number B.

Based on this, when the dual-mode terminal is in network A, it can handle calls from network B at the same time. As shown in Figure 3, the specific implementation process is as follows:

Steps 300 to 301: After receiving a call request including the telephone number B, the network node B requests routing information of the telephone number B from the multi-mode terminal user information management device;

Step 302: The multi-mode terminal user information management device determines whether the requesting network is the network in which the dual-mode terminal is currently located, and if not, executes step 303, and if so, executes step 307.

Here, determining whether the network initiating the request is the current network of the dual-mode terminal can be implemented by the following steps: The multi-mode terminal user information management device uses the phone number B as the user identity, and indexes the user identity of the multi-mode terminal and the current location. Correspondence between network identities. If the result is not indexed, the network requesting the request is not the same network as the terminal, and if the result is indexed, the network requesting the request is the dual-mode terminal. The network you are on.

Step 303: The multi-mode terminal user information management device obtains the phone number A of the network where the dual-mode terminal is currently located and the node address of the current network from the user information in the multi-mode network supported by the multi-mode terminal. , Which is the node address of network A.

Step 304: The multi-mode terminal user information management device returns the phone number A of the current network of the dual-mode terminal and the node address of the current network obtained in step 303 as forwarding information to the network node that initiated the query, and the network that initiated the query The node is the network section 'accounting for

Steps 305 to 306: The network node that initiated the query uses the forwarding information to forward the call to The node of the user's current network, and the node of the user's current network processes the call normally, and the process ends.

Step 307: The multi-mode terminal user information management device obtains the routing information of the multi-mode terminal from the user information of the multi-mode terminal stored in the multi-mode terminal supported by the multi-mode terminal.

Steps 308 to 309: The multi-mode end-user information management device returns the routing information of the current network to the node B initiating the query, and the node B in the network performs routing processing within the network according to the routing information.

In summary, the multi-mode terminal user information management device and management method of the present invention centrally manage user information of multi-mode terminals in each network, and communicate and interact with network entities of multiple networks. The information is properly correlated and passed to the network where it is needed. Centralized management of multi-mode terminal user information can ensure consistency of user information and save network resources; because the user information of the same multi-mode terminal is associated with storage, that is, the user identity of each multi-mode terminal in a multi-mode network is stored, and Correspondence between the user identity of the multi-mode terminal in a multi-mode network, and the correspondence between the user identity and user information of each multi-mode terminal in each mode network. Therefore, when the multi-mode terminal works in one mode, During the network, the services of another mode network can be transferred to the current network, or the network mode switch can be initiated in time according to the service requirements, providing users with more convenience and optimizing network services.

Claims

Claim

1. A method for managing multi-mode terminal user information, characterized in that a storage unit is provided. The method further includes the following steps:

b. The storage unit provides network nodes with user information in one or more modes supported by the multimode terminal.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the user information comprises one or more of a user identity, a user type, a currently logged in network node, authentication information, a charging method, and service information. . (

3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising: storing network identification information of a network where the multi-mode terminal is currently located in step a.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the user information of the multi-mode terminal in the supported multi-mode network in step a is the user of the multi-mode terminal in each mode network and network terminal. The identity is distinguished, and there is a corresponding relationship between the user identity of each multi-mode terminal in a different-mode network.

5. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that the step of storing user information of the multi-mode terminal in the supported multi-mode network is completed by static configuration, or the network node communicates with the network node through the storage unit. The interface is sent to the storage unit during registration, location update, logout, or switching, and then the storage unit performs the save, update, delete, and add operations.

6. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that step b comprises: bl. The storage unit receives a query request from a network node, which contains a user identification, and the storage unit uses the user identification to save the information saved in step a. The information obtained from the user User information of the modular terminal;

7. The method according to claim 5, wherein the interface between the storage unit and the network node uses a mobile application protocol, a CDMAANSI-41D protocol, and a Diameter protocol.

8. A multi-mode terminal user information management device, comprising: a storage module, configured to centrally save user information of a multi-mode terminal in a multi-mode network supported by the multi-mode terminal;

9. The device according to claim 8, wherein the user information of the multimode terminal in each mode network is distinguished by the user identity of the multimode terminal in each mode network terminal, and each multimode There is a corresponding relationship between the user identity of the terminal in the network of different modes.

10. The device according to claim 8, wherein the storage module is further configured to store network identification information of a multi-mode terminal in a current network.

11. The device according to claim 8, wherein the user information comprises one or more of a user identity, a user type, a currently logged in network node, authentication information, a charging method, and service information.

12. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the interface module supports an interface protocol between networks supported by a multi-mode terminal.

13. The device according to claim 12, wherein the interface protocol includes a mobile application protocol, a CDMAANSI-41D protocol, and a Diameter protocol.