WO2016177037A1

WO2016177037A1 - Network connection method and device

Info

Publication number: WO2016177037A1
Application number: PCT/CN2016/074723
Authority: WO
Inventors: 赵磊
Original assignee: 中兴通讯股份有限公司
Priority date: 2015-07-30
Filing date: 2016-02-26
Publication date: 2016-11-10
Also published as: CN106413121A

Abstract

Provided are a network connection method and device. The method comprises: obtaining a type of a network accessed by a first terminal initiating a Wi-Fi hotspot; and accessing, via the Wi-Fi hotspot, the network by employing an access method corresponding to the type of the obtained network. The present invention addresses the problem of low mobile traffic service efficiency of a host and poor user experience present in the related art, thus providing the host with mobile traffic service efficiency and improving the user experience.

Description

Network connection method and device

Technical field

The present invention relates to the field of communications, and in particular to a network connection method and apparatus.

Background technique

With the development of technology, mobile terminals such as smart phones and ufis are very popular. Both types of products support portable hotspot functions, which can convert mobile data into wireless fidelity (Wireless-Fidelity, Wi-Fi for short) through wireless broadband access. LANs provide coverage for other users. However, since the cost of wireless broadband is relatively expensive compared to wired broadband, the portable hotspot function is not applicable to the application scenario of large data volume interaction. The host user needs to enable the flow control function to avoid property loss caused by excessive traffic.

At present, in order to prevent smart terminals from consuming excessive mobile data traffic, the industry has some provincial traffic schemes for mobile access. For example, the portable hotspot installs third-party software to set the mobile traffic usage limit, or the client application sets the Wi-Fi access only when the network is connected, and the client browser layout is smart and simple.

1 is a flow chart of a related art in which a terminal is connected to an ordinary portable hotspot for data access. As shown in FIG. 1, the flow includes the following steps:

Step S102, the host (ie, the terminal that has opened the ordinary portable hotspot) sends a normal Wi-Fi broadcast frame;

Step S104, the client (ie, the terminal connected to the ordinary portable hotspot described above) establishes a connection with the host;

Step S106, the client defines the connection attribute as Wi-Fi access;

Step S108, the client application closes the provincial traffic mode;

Step S110, the client performs data access;

In step S112, the mobile traffic upper limit set by the host arrives, and the client cannot be connected to the network.

2 is a flow chart of data access by a terminal in a related art through a mobile network. As shown in FIG. 2, the process includes the following steps:

Step S202, the client (same terminal) establishes a connection with the network;

Step S204, the client defines the connection attribute as mobile access;

Step S206, the client application enables the provincial traffic mode;

Step S208, the client performs data access;

In step S210, the mobile traffic upper limit set by the client arrives, and the client cannot be networked.

In the related art, although the host user has a method to enable the traffic restriction, when the client connects to the portable hotspot of the host, the connection may be considered to be the ordinary Wi-Fi connected to the wired broadband, thereby consuming the traffic regardless of the cost, resulting in the host. The set mobile traffic limit is reached quickly, the host mobile traffic usage is not efficient, and the user experience is low.

Aiming at the problem that the mobile traffic of the host existing in the related art has low efficiency of use and low user experience, an effective solution has not been proposed yet.

Summary of the invention

The present invention provides a network connection method and apparatus, so as to solve at least the problem that the mobile traffic usage efficiency of the host existing in the related art is low and the user experience is low.

According to an aspect of the present invention, a network connection method is provided, including: acquiring a type of a network accessed by a first terminal that has a wireless fidelity Wi-Fi hotspot enabled; and adopting a type corresponding to the acquired type of the network. The incoming mode accesses the network through the Wi-Fi hotspot.

Optionally, the acquiring the type of the network that is accessed by the first terminal that is enabled by the Wi-Fi hotspot includes: receiving a broadcast frame of the first terminal, where the broadcast frame carries a first Instructing information, the first indication information is used to indicate a type of a network that is accessed by the first terminal that is enabled with the Wi-Fi hotspot; and/or, receiving a configuration file sent by the first terminal, where The configuration file carries the second indication information, where the second indication information is used to indicate the type of the network that the first terminal that is connected to the Wi-Fi hotspot is connected to.

Optionally, accessing the network through the Wi-Fi hotspot by using an access mode corresponding to the type of the obtained network includes: prompting a user whether to connect to the Wi when the type of the network is a mobile network a Fi hotspot; after receiving a determination signal to determine the connection to the Wi-Fi hotspot, enabling a networked mode of saving data traffic for network connection; and/or, when the type of the network is a broadband network, accessing the Broadband network.

Optionally, after acquiring the type of the network that is accessed by the first terminal that is enabled with the Wi-Fi hotspot, the method further includes: displaying the acquired type of the network.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a network connection method is provided, including: enabling a wireless fidelity Wi-Fi hotspot; notifying a second terminal of a type of the accessed network, wherein the type of the network is used to indicate The second terminal accesses the network through the Wi-Fi hotspot by using an access mode corresponding to the type of the network.

Optionally, the notifying the type of the accessed network to the second terminal includes: a type of the network that is carried in a broadcast frame, and a broadcast of a type of the network that is carried by the broadcast Notifying the type of the accessed network to the second terminal; and/or transmitting a configuration file of the type of the network that is accessed to the second terminal.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a network connection apparatus is provided, including: an acquisition module, configured to acquire a type of a network accessed by a first terminal that has a wireless fidelity Wi-Fi hotspot enabled; and an access module configured to Accessing the network through the Wi-Fi hotspot by using an access mode corresponding to the type of the obtained network.

Optionally, the acquiring module includes: a first receiving unit, configured to receive a broadcast frame of the first terminal, where the broadcast frame carries first indication information, where the first indication information is used to indicate And the second receiving unit is configured to receive the configuration file sent by the first terminal, where the configuration file carries The second indication information is used to indicate the type of the network that the first terminal that is connected to the Wi-Fi hotspot is connected to.

Optionally, the access module includes: a display unit, configured to prompt a user to connect to the Wi-Fi hotspot when the type of the network is a mobile network; and a connection unit configured to receive the determined connection After determining the signal of the Wi-Fi hotspot, the network mode for saving data traffic is enabled for network connection; and/or the access unit is configured to access the broadband network when the type of the network is a broadband network.

Optionally, the device further includes: a display module, configured to display the acquired type of the network after acquiring the type of the network accessed by the first terminal that is enabled with the Wi-Fi hotspot.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a network connection apparatus is provided, including: an opening module configured to enable a wireless fidelity Wi-Fi hotspot; and a notification module configured to notify a second terminal of a type of the accessed network, The type of the network is used to indicate that the second terminal accesses the network through the Wi-Fi hotspot by using an access mode corresponding to the network type.

Optionally, the notification module includes: a processing unit, configured to carry the type of the network accessed in a broadcast frame; and a notification unit configured to broadcast a broadcast frame of a type of the network that is accessed by broadcasting And notifying the type of the network that is accessed to the second terminal; and/or the sending unit is configured to send, to the second terminal, a configuration file of a type of the network that carries the access.

According to the present invention, the type of the network accessed by the first terminal that has opened the wireless fidelity Wi-Fi hotspot is adopted; and the access method corresponding to the type of the acquired network is used to access the Wi-Fi hotspot. Network. The invention solves the problem that the mobile traffic of the host in the related technology has low use efficiency and low user experience, thereby achieving the effect of providing the mobile traffic usage efficiency of the host and improving the user experience.

DRAWINGS

The drawings described herein are intended to provide a further understanding of the invention, and are intended to be a part of the invention. In the drawing:

1 is a flow chart of a related art in which a terminal is connected to an ordinary portable hotspot for data access;

2 is a flowchart of data access by a terminal in a related art through a mobile network;

3 is a flowchart of a first network connection method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a flowchart of a second method of network connection according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a structural block diagram of a first network connection apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

FIG. 6 is a structural block diagram of an acquisition module 52 in a first type of network connection apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

7 is a structural block diagram of an access module 54 in a first type of network connection device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a preferred structure of a first type of network connection apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

9 is a structural block diagram of a second type of network connection apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 10 is a structural block diagram of a notification module 94 in a second type of network connection apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

11 is a schematic diagram showing the structure and interaction of a host and a client according to an embodiment of the present invention;

12 is a flow chart of portable hotspot access according to an embodiment of the present invention;

13 is a schematic diagram of a frame structure in the 802.11 specification;

FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram of a frame structure including a hotspot type identifier according to an embodiment of the present invention.

detailed description

The invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings in conjunction with the embodiments. It should be noted that the embodiments in the present application and the features in the embodiments may be combined with each other without conflict.

It is to be understood that the terms "first", "second" and the like in the specification and claims of the present invention are used to distinguish similar objects, and are not necessarily used to describe a particular order or order.

A network connection method is provided in this embodiment. FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a first network connection method according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the process includes the following steps:

Step S302: Acquire a type of a network that is accessed by the first terminal that has the wireless fidelity Wi-Fi hotspot enabled;

Step S304, accessing the network through the Wi-Fi hotspot by using an access mode corresponding to the acquired type of the network.

Through the above steps, when accessing the network through the Wi-Fi hotspot, the network type of the network accessed by the first terminal (the same host) that starts the Wi-Fi hotspot can be obtained, thereby determining that the accessed network is a mobile network. The access is still a common wired broadband access, so that the network connection of the corresponding access mode can be performed according to the type of the network, and the mobile traffic using the host (ie, the first terminal) in the related art is inefficiently used. The problem of low user experience, thereby achieving the effect of providing the mobile traffic usage efficiency of the host and improving the user experience.

In the optional embodiment, the type of the network that the first terminal that accesses the Wi-Fi hotspot is connected to includes the type of the network that is accessed by the first terminal. Receiving the broadcast frame of the first terminal, where the broadcast frame carries the first indication information, where the first indication information is used to indicate the type of the network accessed by the first terminal that is enabled with the Wi-Fi hotspot; and Or, receiving the configuration file sent by the first terminal, where the configuration file carries the second indication information, where the second indication information is used to indicate the type of the network accessed by the first terminal that has enabled the Wi-Fi hotspot. . The foregoing broadcast frame may be received before the second terminal establishes a connection with the first terminal by using the Wi-Fi hotspot. The foregoing configuration file may be after the second terminal establishes a connection with the first terminal by using the Wi-Fi hotspot. Receiving Arrived. Of course, the above two acquisition methods are only examples, and other methods may be used for acquisition, which are not enumerated here.

In an optional embodiment, accessing the network through the Wi-Fi hotspot by using an access mode corresponding to the type of the obtained network includes: when the type of the network is a mobile network, prompting the user whether to connect to the Wi- Fi hotspot; after receiving the determination signal for determining the connection to the Wi-Fi hotspot, enabling the network mode of saving data traffic for network connection; and/or, when the type of the network is a broadband network, accessing the broadband network. The above prompt manners may be various. For example, the prompt information may be displayed by prompting, or may be prompted by voice prompting. Therefore, when the type of the network accessed by the first terminal is a mobile network, it may be determined that the first terminal is connected to the network, and the application that accesses the network through the Wi-Fi hotspot may consume a particularly large amount of traffic. Perform shutdown processing or limit processing to enter a networked mode that saves data traffic, effectively improving the efficiency of the host's mobile traffic. When the type of the network is a broadband network, it can be determined that the charging mode is not based on how much traffic is used. Therefore, the access mode of the normal access broadband network can be used for network connection without opening a network mode for saving traffic. To improve the user experience.

In an optional embodiment, after acquiring the type of the network accessed by the first terminal that is enabled with the Wi-Fi hotspot, the method further includes: displaying the acquired type of the network. That is, the type of the accessed network is displayed in the terminal accessing the network through the Wi-Fi hotspot, thereby promptly reminding the user to exit the network connection in time after the network is not needed, thereby effectively saving the traffic of the host.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a second network connection method according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, the process includes the following steps:

Step S402, turning on the wireless fidelity Wi-Fi hotspot;

In step S404, the type of the accessed network is notified to the second terminal, where the type of the network is used to indicate that the second terminal accesses the network through the Wi-Fi hotspot by using an access mode corresponding to the type of the network.

After the Wi-Fi hotspot is enabled, the type of the network can be notified to the second terminal accessing the network through the Wi-Fi hotspot, so that the network explicitly accessed by the second terminal is the mobile network access or the common Wired broadband access, which can select a corresponding access mode for network connection according to different network types, and solves the mobile traffic usage efficiency of the host (ie, the above-mentioned terminal without Wi-Fi hotspot) existing in the related art. The problem of low user experience is low, and thus the efficiency of using the mobile traffic of the host is improved, and the user experience is improved.

In an optional embodiment, notifying the type of the accessed network to the second terminal includes: a type of the network that carries the access in the broadcast frame; and broadcasting the broadcast frame of the type that carries the accessed network by broadcasting And notifying the type of the accessed network to the second terminal; and/or transmitting, to the second terminal, a configuration file of a type of the network that carries the access. Of course, the above two notification methods are only examples, and other methods may be used for notification, which are not enumerated here.

Through the description of the above embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the method according to the above embodiments can be implemented by means of software plus a necessary general hardware platform, and of course, can also be through hardware, but in many cases It is a better implementation. Based on such understanding, the technical solution of the present invention, which is essential or contributes to the prior art, may be embodied in the form of a software product stored in a storage medium (such as ROM/RAM, disk, The optical disc includes a number of instructions for causing a terminal device (which may be a cell phone, a computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) to perform the methods described in various embodiments of the present invention.

In the embodiment, a network connection device is also provided, which is used to implement the above-mentioned embodiments and preferred embodiments, and has not been described again. As used below, the term "module" may implement a combination of software and/or hardware of a predetermined function. Although the apparatus described in the following embodiments is preferably implemented in software, hardware, or a combination of software and hardware, is also possible and contemplated.

FIG. 5 is a structural block diagram of a first type of network connection apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5, the apparatus includes an acquisition module 52 and an access module 54, which will be described below.

The obtaining module 52 is configured to acquire a type of the network that the first terminal that is connected to the wireless fidelity Wi-Fi hotspot is connected to; the access module 54 is connected to the obtaining module 52, and is configured to adopt the type of the network that is acquired. The access method accesses the above network through a Wi-Fi hotspot.

FIG. 6 is a structural block diagram of an acquisition module 52 in a first type of network connection apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 6, the acquisition module 52 includes a first receiving unit 62, and/or the acquisition module 52 includes The receiving unit 64 is described below.

The first receiving unit 62 is configured to receive the broadcast frame of the first terminal, where the broadcast frame carries the first indication information, where the first indication information is used to indicate that the first terminal access of the Wi-Fi hotspot is enabled. The type of the network; and/or the second receiving unit 64 is configured to receive the configuration file sent by the first terminal, where the configuration file carries the network accessed by the first terminal that has the Wi-Fi hotspot enabled. Types of.

7 is a structural block diagram of an access module 54 in a first type of network connection device according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 7, the access module 54 includes a display unit 72 and a connection unit 74; and/or The incoming module 54 includes an access unit 76, which is described below.

The display unit 72 is configured to prompt the user whether to connect to the Wi-Fi hotspot when the type of the network is a mobile network, and the connection unit 74 is connected to the display unit 72, and is configured to receive the connection to determine the Wi-Fi hotspot. After determining the signal, enable the network mode that saves data traffic for network connection;

The access unit 76 is configured to access the broadband network when the type of the network is a broadband network.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a preferred structure of a first type of network connection apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 8, the apparatus includes a display module 82 in addition to the module shown in FIG. Description.

The display module 82 is connected to the obtaining module 52, and is configured to display the acquired type of the network after acquiring the type of the network accessed by the first terminal that has the Wi-Fi hotspot enabled.

9 is a block diagram showing the structure of a second type of network connection apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 9, the apparatus includes an opening module 92 and a notification module 94, which will be described below.

The opening module 92 is configured to enable the wireless fidelity Wi-Fi hotspot; the notification module 94 is connected to the opening module 92, and is configured to notify the second terminal of the type of the accessed network, where the type of the network is used to indicate The second terminal accesses the network through the Wi-Fi hotspot by using an access method corresponding to the type of the foregoing network.

FIG. 10 is a structural block diagram of a notification module 94 in a second type of network connection apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 10, the notification module 94 includes a processing unit 102 and a notification unit 104, and/or the notification module 94. The transmitting unit 106 is included, and the notification module 94 will be described below.

The processing unit 102 is configured to carry the type of the network that is accessed in the broadcast frame; the notification unit 104 is connected to the processing unit 102, and is configured to be accessed by broadcasting a broadcast frame of a type that carries the accessed network. The type of the network is notified to the second terminal; and/or the sending unit 106 is configured to send the configuration file of the type of the network carrying the access to the second terminal.

The above embodiments are described from the client side (ie, the second terminal) and the host side (ie, the first terminal), respectively, which are described below in conjunction with the whole:

Provided in the embodiment of the present invention is a hotspot type notification method, and a client connected to a hotspot (such as a mobile phone, a tablet computer, etc.) can recognize that the Wi-Fi local area network uses mobile network access instead of the ordinary one. Wired broadband access, so that the client can start the provincial traffic mode under the mobile access mode, thereby saving portable hot spot traffic and improving traffic utilization efficiency.

11 is a schematic diagram showing the structure and interaction of a host and a client according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 11, the host 112 includes a main control subsystem 1121, a mobile transceiver subsystem 1122 (corresponding to the notification module 94 described above), and Wi. a Fi transceiver subsystem 1123, the client 114 including a main control subsystem 1141 (corresponding to the acquisition module 52 described above), a display module 1142 (corresponding to the display module 82 described above), and a Wi-Fi transceiver subsystem 1143 (corresponding to the above The acquisition module 52) and the upper application 1144 (corresponding to the access module 54 described above).

The Wi-Fi transceiver subsystem 1123 and the Wi-Fi transceiver subsystem 1143 are configured as signaling interactions between the client and the portable hotspot host; when the client prepares to establish a connection with the hotspot host, the master control subsystem 1141 reads the hotspot. Type, perform connection attribute definition, and notify the display module 1142 to give the user a reasonable selection prompt; the display module 1142 then feeds back the user selection result to the client's main control subsystem 1141; the client's main control subsystem 1141 is based on the user The selection determines whether to disconnect or continue to be networked, and notifies the upper layer application 1144 of the connection attribute, and the upper layer application 1144 reads the connection attribute to mobile access, and the provincial mode is enabled for data access.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart of a portable hotspot access according to an embodiment of the present invention. The figure is mainly described for a manner in which a host notifies a network type of another terminal by using a broadcast frame. As shown in FIG. 12, the process includes the following steps:

Step S1202: The host enables the portable hotspot and sets the hotspot type in the Wi-Fi broadcast frame. The frame format common to the 802.11 specification is shown in Figure 13. Figure 13 is a schematic diagram of the frame structure in the 802.11 specification. As shown in Figure 13, the frame is divided into Medium Access Control (MAC) headers and frames. The subject and the frame check sequence (FCS) check. There are frame type definitions in the MAC header, and the frame types include three categories: control frame, data frame, and management frame.

In the embodiment of the present invention, certain frames of the hot spot periodically broadcast may be extended to define a hotspot type identifier (Type field). As shown in FIG. 14, FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram of a frame structure including a hotspot type identifier according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The length of the Type field can be 1 bit. If the value is 1, it indicates that the hotspot is connected to the mobile network. The hotspot accessing the mobile network described here is the first terminal access with the Wi-Fi hotspot enabled. Type of network). If the value is 0, it means that the hotspot is connected to ordinary wired broadband. Of course, other methods may be used to identify the mobile network and the ordinary wired broadband. For example, the value is 0, and the hotspot is identified as the mobile network, and the value is 1, and the hotspot access is the ordinary wired broadband.

In step S1204, the client searches for the host hotspot and prepares to establish a connection.

Step S1206, determining whether the client supports reading the hotspot type. When the client does not support reading the hotspot type Type field from the Wi-Fi broadcast (that is, the broadcast frame broadcasted by the terminal that opens the Wi-Fi hotspot), Step S1208 is executed. When the client supports reading the hotspot type Type field, step S1210 is performed.

In step S1208, the flow shown in FIG. 1 is executed.

Step S1210: When the client supports reading the hotspot type from the Wi-Fi broadcast, it is determined whether the read hotspot type is a mobile network. If the determination result is yes, the process goes to step S1212; otherwise, the process goes to step S1208. .

Step S1212, determining that the type of the hotspot is a mobile network, indicating that the hotspot uses mobile access, has limited traffic, is not suitable for big data services, and prompts the user whether to still connect. After receiving the signal that determines to continue the connection, the process proceeds to Step S1216, otherwise, go to step S1214.

In step S1214, the client stops establishing a connection with the hotspot.

In step S1216, when the user of the client has learned that the hotspot traffic is limited, and after agreeing to continue to use, the client continues to establish a connection with the hotspot host.

In step S1218, the network connection is performed according to the flow shown in FIG. 2, wherein the network connection for saving traffic can be used for data access when the network connection is performed.

It can be seen from the above embodiments that the portable hotspot host can use the configuration file to notify the hotspot type in addition to the notification hotspot type identifier of the broadcast frame. When the portable hotspot host establishes a Wi-Fi connection with the client, the host sends the configuration file containing the hotspot type directly to the client. After receiving the configuration file, the client can know that the hotspot is mobile access instead of ordinary wired broadband access, and can define the connection attribute as mobile access and notify the upper application.

The solution in the embodiment of the present invention can improve the traffic usage efficiency of the portable hotspot user, and does not violate the principle of the protocol specification, thereby improving the usability and friendliness of the terminal. At the same time, the invention is properly optimized from the protocol itself, and the original technical solution is less modified, and can adapt to various Wi-Fi client access, and has high practicability. Moreover, with the popularity of Long-Term Evolution (LTE), the mobile network speed is greatly improved. The portable hotspot function of smart terminals is also becoming more and more practical. The solution in the embodiment of the present invention has a great effect on protecting user traffic and improving the performance and user experience of such a terminal, and has great market value potential.

It should be noted that each of the foregoing modules may be implemented by software or hardware. For the latter, The following manner is implemented, but is not limited thereto: the above modules are all located in the same processor; or, the above modules are respectively located in multiple processors.

Embodiments of the present invention also provide a storage medium. Optionally, in the embodiment, the foregoing storage medium may be configured to store program code for performing the following steps:

S11. Acquire a type of a network that is accessed by the first terminal that is enabled with the wireless fidelity Wi-Fi hotspot;

S12. Access the network through a Wi-Fi hotspot by using an access mode corresponding to the type of the obtained network.

Optionally, the storage medium is further arranged to store program code for performing the following steps:

S21, turning on the wireless fidelity Wi-Fi hotspot;

S22, the type of the network to be accessed is notified to the second terminal, where the type of the network is used to indicate that the second terminal accesses the network through the Wi-Fi hotspot by using an access mode corresponding to the type of the network.

Optionally, in the embodiment, the foregoing storage medium may include, but is not limited to, a USB flash drive, a Read-Only Memory (ROM), and a Random Access Memory (RAM). A variety of media that can store program code, such as a hard disk, a disk, or an optical disk.

Optionally, in the embodiment, the processor performs the above steps S11-S12 according to the stored program code in the storage medium.

Optionally, in the embodiment, the processor performs the above steps S21-S22 according to the stored program code in the storage medium.

For example, the specific examples in this embodiment may refer to the examples described in the foregoing embodiments and the optional embodiments, and details are not described herein again.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the various modules or steps of the present invention described above can be implemented by a general-purpose computing device that can be centralized on a single computing device or distributed across a network of multiple computing devices. Alternatively, they may be implemented by program code executable by the computing device such that they may be stored in the storage device by the computing device and, in some cases, may be different from the order herein. The steps shown or described are performed, or they are separately fabricated into individual integrated circuit modules, or a plurality of modules or steps thereof are fabricated as a single integrated circuit module. Thus, the invention is not limited to any specific combination of hardware and software.

The above description is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications and changes can be made to the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and scope of the present invention are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention.

Industrial applicability

As described above, the network connection method and apparatus provided by the embodiments of the present invention have the following beneficial effects: solving the problem that the mobile traffic usage efficiency of the host existing in the related art is low, and the user experience is low, thereby achieving the provision of the host. Mobile traffic usage efficiency and improved user experience.

Claims

A network connection method includes:

Obtaining a type of network accessed by the first terminal that has the wireless fidelity Wi-Fi hotspot enabled;

Accessing the network through the Wi-Fi hotspot by using an access mode corresponding to the type of the obtained network.
The method of claim 1, wherein the acquiring the type of the network accessed by the first terminal that has opened the Wi-Fi hotspot comprises:

Receiving a broadcast frame of the first terminal, where the broadcast frame carries first indication information, where the first indication information is used to indicate that the network that the first terminal that is connected to the Wi-Fi hotspot is connected to Type; and/or,

And receiving, by the first terminal, a configuration file, where the configuration file carries second indication information, where the second indication information is used to indicate that the first terminal that is connected to the Wi-Fi hotspot is connected to the network. type.
The method of claim 1, wherein accessing the network through the Wi-Fi hotspot by using an access mode corresponding to the type of the acquired network comprises:

When the type of the network is a mobile network, prompting the user whether to connect to the Wi-Fi hotspot; after receiving the determining signal for determining the connection to the Wi-Fi hotspot, enabling a network mode for saving data traffic for network connection; and /or,

When the type of the network is a broadband network, the broadband network is accessed.
The method of claim 1, further comprising: after acquiring the type of the network that is accessed by the first terminal that is enabled with the Wi-Fi hotspot,

Displays the type of the network acquired.
A network connection method includes:

Turn on the wireless fidelity Wi-Fi hotspot;

Notifying the type of the accessed network to the second terminal, where the type of the network is used to indicate that the second terminal uses the access mode corresponding to the type of the network to access the Wi-Fi hotspot Network.
The method of claim 5, wherein notifying the type of the accessed network to the second terminal comprises:

The type of the network that is accessed in the broadcast frame; the type of the network that is accessed is notified to the second terminal by broadcasting a broadcast frame that carries the type of accessing the network; and/or ,

Sending a configuration file of a type of the network that carries the access to the second terminal.
A network connection device includes:

Obtaining a module, configured to acquire a type of a network accessed by the first terminal that has the wireless fidelity Wi-Fi hotspot enabled;

The access module is configured to access the network through the Wi-Fi hotspot by using an access mode corresponding to the type of the obtained network.
The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the obtaining module comprises:

a first receiving unit, configured to receive a broadcast frame of the first terminal, where the broadcast frame carries first indication information, where the first indication information is used to indicate that the Wi-Fi hotspot is enabled The type of network to which a terminal accesses; and/or,

The second receiving unit is configured to receive the configuration file sent by the first terminal, where the configuration file carries the second indication information, where the second indication information is used to indicate that the Wi-Fi hotspot is enabled. The type of network that the first terminal accesses.
The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the access module comprises:

a display unit, configured to prompt the user whether to connect to the Wi-Fi hotspot when the type of the network is a mobile network, and a connection unit, configured to enable saving after receiving the determining signal that the Wi-Fi hotspot is determined to be connected Networking mode of data traffic for network connectivity; and/or,

The access unit is configured to access the broadband network when the type of the network is a broadband network.
The apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising:

And a display module, configured to display the acquired type of the network after acquiring the type of the network accessed by the first terminal that has the Wi-Fi hotspot enabled.
A network connection device includes:

Open the module and set it to enable the wireless fidelity Wi-Fi hotspot;

a notification module, configured to notify the second terminal of the type of the network to be accessed, where the type of the network is used to indicate that the second terminal adopts the access mode corresponding to the type of the network by using the Wi- Fi hotspots access the network.
The apparatus of claim 11 wherein said notification module comprises:

a processing unit, configured to carry the type of the network that is accessed in a broadcast frame; and a notification unit, configured to be a type of the network to be accessed by broadcasting a broadcast frame carrying the type of the network that is accessed Notifying the second terminal; and/or,

And a sending unit, configured to send, to the second terminal, a configuration file of a type of the network that carries the access.