WO2016202096A1

WO2016202096A1 - Method and apparatus for implementing virtual subscriber identity module service

Info

Publication number: WO2016202096A1
Application number: PCT/CN2016/080268
Authority: WO
Inventors: 薛晶
Original assignee: 中兴通讯股份有限公司
Priority date: 2015-06-18
Filing date: 2016-04-26
Publication date: 2016-12-22
Also published as: CN106332063A

Abstract

Disclosed is a method for implementing a virtual subscriber identity module service. The method is applied to a mobile terminal, comprising: searching for a network of an operator specified by a virtual subscriber identity module service, and registering with the network after the network is found; sending a network connection request to the network after successfully registering with the network, the network connection request carrying authentication information for establishing a dedicated network channel for the virtual subscriber identity module service; establishing the dedicated network channel with the network after obtaining a dedicated IP address assigned by the network to the mobile terminal; and subscribing to the network for the virtual subscriber identity module service by using the dedicated network channel.

Description

Method and device for realizing virtual subscriber identity module service

Technical field

This document relates to, but is not limited to, the field of communication technologies, and in particular, to a method and apparatus for implementing a virtual subscriber identity module service.

Background technique

With the development of wireless communication technology, more and more people are beginning to use wireless communication products for online activities. These wireless communication products are quietly changing people's lives with their convenient and fast features.

When a mobile phone user roams from country A to country B, the mobile operator contracted with the user will sign a roaming agreement with a network operator in country B in advance, that is, if the user of country A roams to country B, the operation is automatically switched to country B. In the business network, the expenses incurred are distributed among the operators of the two countries.

However, when the user is actually roaming, it may be in a relatively low priority in the B-country carrier system, that is, neither the network speed nor the call quality can be fully guaranteed. As a result, users pay a higher level of roaming charges than local users, but only enjoy lower levels of bandwidth and services than local users.

Therefore, how to enable roaming users to enjoy cost-effective services and reduce roaming expenses is a problem that needs to be solved.

Summary of the invention

The following is an overview of the topics detailed in this document. This Summary is not intended to limit the scope of the claims.

The present invention provides a method and apparatus for implementing a virtual subscriber identity module service, which enables a user of a mobile terminal to subscribe to a virtual subscriber identity service through a dedicated network channel, thereby enjoying the service and tariff of the local subscriber.

The embodiment of the invention provides a method for implementing a virtual user identity module service, and an application thereof For a mobile terminal, the method includes:

Search for the network of the operator specified by the virtual subscriber identity module service, and register after successful search;

After successfully registering to the network, sending a networking request to the network, where the virtual subscriber identity module service is carried to establish authentication information of the dedicated network channel; after obtaining the exclusive IP address assigned by the network to the mobile terminal, The network establishes a dedicated network channel;

The virtual user identity module service subscription is performed with the network by using the dedicated network channel.

Optionally, the virtual user identity module service is configured to provide a communication service for a user who has subscribed to the virtual user identity module service and treat the subscribed user as a local user.

Optionally, the virtual user identity module service establishes authentication information of the dedicated network channel, and includes at least one of the following information: an access point name APN, a username, a password, and an authentication mode.

Optionally, the virtual network identity module service subscription is performed with the network by using the dedicated network channel, including:

The virtual user identity module service service item information is obtained by using the dedicated network channel, and after the user determines the required service item, the user's subscription information is fed back to the network.

Optionally, the method further includes:

After the mobile terminal is powered on, if it is determined that the virtual user identity module function on the mobile terminal is in the on state, the user is automatically searched for the network of the virtual user identity module service and registered.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a method for implementing a virtual subscriber identity module service, which is applied to a network side, and the method includes:

After the user of the mobile terminal registers with the network, if the network connection request sent by the mobile terminal that carries the virtual subscriber identity module service to establish the authentication information of the dedicated network channel is received, the user of the mobile terminal is authenticated. After the authentication is passed, the user of the mobile terminal is assigned a dedicated IP address and sent to the mobile terminal to establish a dedicated network channel with the mobile terminal;

Performing a virtual user identity module with a user of the mobile terminal by using the dedicated network channel Block business signing.

Optionally, the virtual network identity module service subscription is performed with the user of the mobile terminal by using the dedicated network channel, including:

The virtual user identity module service service item information is sent to the mobile terminal by using the dedicated network channel, and after receiving the virtual subscriber identity module service subscription information sent by the mobile terminal, the user of the mobile terminal is bound to the local user.

Optionally, binding the user of the mobile terminal to a local user, including:

The core network that notifies the virtual subscriber identity module service identifies the mobile terminal's International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) as a local subscriber.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a device for implementing a service of a virtual user identity module, which is applied to a mobile terminal, and includes:

The registration module is set to search for the network of the operator specified by the virtual subscriber identity module service, and the registration is successful after the search;

The networking requesting module is configured to send a networking request to the network after successfully registering to the network, where the virtual user identity module service is carried to establish authentication information of the dedicated network channel; and the network is allocated to the mobile terminal. After the exclusive IP address, establish a dedicated network channel with the network;

The service contracting module is configured to perform a virtual subscriber identity module service subscription with the network by using the dedicated network channel.

Optionally, the service signing module is configured to perform a virtual subscriber identity module service subscription with the network by using the dedicated network channel, including:

Optionally, the registration module is further configured to: after the mobile terminal is powered on, if the function of the virtual user identity module on the mobile terminal is determined to be in an open state, automatically searching for a network in which the user subscribes to the virtual user identity module service and performs registered.

The embodiment of the invention provides a device for implementing the service of the virtual user identity module, which is applied to the network side, and includes:

a networked request processing module, configured to: after the user of the mobile terminal registers with the network, if receiving a networking request sent by the mobile terminal and carrying the authentication information of the virtual network identity module service to establish a dedicated network channel, The user of the mobile terminal performs authentication; after the authentication is passed, the user of the mobile terminal is assigned a dedicated IP address and sent to the mobile terminal, and a dedicated network channel is established with the mobile terminal;

The service signing module is configured to perform a virtual subscriber identity module service subscription with a user of the mobile terminal by using the dedicated network channel.

Optionally, the service subscription module is configured to perform the virtual subscriber identity module service subscription with the user of the mobile terminal by using the dedicated network channel in the following manner:

The service contracting module is configured to bind the user of the mobile terminal to a local user in the following manner:

The embodiment of the invention further provides a computer readable storage medium storing computer executable instructions, which are implemented when executed by a processor.

Compared with the related art, the method and device for implementing the virtual subscriber identity module service are provided by the embodiment of the present invention. After the mobile terminal user registers with the operator network specified by the virtual subscriber identity module service, the virtual terminal sends a virtual The user identity module service establishes the authentication information of the dedicated network channel, establishes a dedicated network channel with the network after the authentication is passed, and uses the dedicated network channel to sign the virtual user identity module service with the network to connect the user. Bind to the local user of the network. The embodiment of the invention enables the user of the mobile terminal to sign the virtual user identity identification service through the exclusive network channel, thereby enjoying the service and tariff of the local user.

Other aspects will be apparent upon reading and understanding the drawings and detailed description.

BRIEF abstract

FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a method (terminal side) for implementing a virtual subscriber identity module service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a method (network side) for implementing a virtual subscriber identity module service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a device (terminal side) for implementing a service of a virtual subscriber identity module according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a device (network side) for implementing a service of a virtual subscriber identity module according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Embodiments of the invention

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that, in the case of no conflict, the features in the embodiments and the embodiments in the present application may be arbitrarily combined with each other.

As shown in FIG. 1 , an embodiment of the present invention provides a method for implementing a virtual subscriber identity module service, which is applied to a mobile terminal, and the method includes:

S110. Search for a network of an operator specified by the virtual subscriber identity module service, and register after successful searching;

S120, after successfully registering to the network, send a networking request to the network, where the virtual user identity module service is carried to establish authentication information of the dedicated network channel; after obtaining the dedicated IP address allocated by the network to the mobile terminal, Establishing a dedicated network channel with the network;

S130. The virtual network identity module service subscription is performed with the network by using the dedicated network channel.

The method may also include the following features:

The user identity module includes: a SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card;

Optionally, searching for a network of operators specified by the virtual subscriber identity module service, including:

Searching for a corresponding network according to the PLMN (Public Land Mobile Network) information of the operator specified by the virtual subscriber identity module service;

Optionally, the virtual subscriber identity module service establishes the authentication information of the dedicated network channel, and includes at least one of the following information: an APN (Access Point Name), a username, a password, and an authentication mode;

The authentication information is used to ensure the correctness of the virtual user identity module accessing;

Optionally, the dedicated network channel established by the mobile terminal and the network is: a dedicated packet data network (PDN) channel or a dedicated packet data protocol (PDP) channel;

Wherein, the mobile terminal can obtain a specific IP address and routing authority, thereby establishing and virtualizing A dedicated network channel between the operator's proprietary servers specified by the user identity module, when the user of the mobile terminal signs a service with the network for the virtual user identity module, the dedicated network channel can be used, and no traffic fee is charged, and The exclusive network channel is more secure.

Obtaining the virtual user identity module service service item information by using the dedicated network channel, and after the user determines the required service item, feeding back the user's subscription information to the network;

The dedicated network channel is used for information interaction between the mobile terminal user and the network, so as to achieve the purpose of signing the network service.

The information interaction may include: the network sends the required information to the user, and the user submits according to the corresponding requirement; the network may also use the dedicated network channel to deliver various applications for the virtual user identity module service.

Optionally, the method further includes:

After the mobile terminal is powered on, if it is determined that the function of the virtual user identity module on the mobile terminal is in an open state, the user is automatically searched for the network of the virtual user identity module service and registered;

Alternatively, if the mobile terminal supports multiple PDP/PDN technologies, the mobile terminal may keep the PDP/PDN network connection of the home-configured internet unchanged. In addition, the user of the mobile terminal can also establish a dedicated PDP/PDN connection according to the service subscription instructions of the purchased virtual SIM card. The following information may be provided in the service subscription description of the virtual SIM card: an access point name (APN), and a corresponding user name, password, and authentication mode may be provided if necessary, and these parameters ensure virtual SIM card access. Correctness.

As shown in FIG. 2, an embodiment of the present invention provides a method for implementing a service of a virtual user identity module, which is applied to a network side, and the method includes:

S210, after the user of the mobile terminal registers with the network, if receiving a networking request sent by the mobile terminal and carrying the authentication information of the virtual network identity module service to establish a dedicated network channel, performing the networking request to the user of the mobile terminal Authentication; after the authentication is passed, for the mobile terminal The user assigns a dedicated IP address and sends it to the mobile terminal to establish a dedicated network channel with the mobile terminal;

S220, using the dedicated network channel to perform a virtual subscriber identity module service subscription with a user of the mobile terminal;

The method may also include the following features:

Optionally, the virtual user identity module service is configured to provide a communication service for a user who has subscribed to the virtual user identity module service and treat the subscription user as a local user;

Optionally, the dedicated network channel established by the mobile terminal and the network is: a dedicated packet data network channel or a dedicated packet data protocol channel;

The virtual user identity module service service item information is sent to the mobile terminal by using the dedicated network channel, and after receiving the virtual subscriber identity module service subscription information sent by the mobile terminal, the user of the mobile terminal is bound to the local user;

Optionally, binding the user of the mobile terminal to a local user, including:

The core network that notifies the virtual subscriber identity module service identifies the mobile terminal's International Mobile Subscriber Identification Number (IMSI) as a local user;

As shown in FIG. 3, an embodiment of the present invention provides a device for implementing a virtual subscriber identity module service, which is applied to a mobile terminal, and includes:

The networking requesting module is configured to send a networking request to the network after successfully registering to the network, where the virtual subscriber identity module service is carried to establish authentication information of the dedicated network channel; After obtaining the dedicated IP address assigned by the network to the mobile terminal, establishing a dedicated network channel with the network;

The device may also include the following features:

Optionally, the service subscription module is configured to perform the virtual subscriber identity module service subscription with the network by using the dedicated network channel in the following manner:

As shown in FIG. 4, an embodiment of the present invention provides a device for implementing a service of a virtual user identity module, which is applied to a network side, and includes:

The device may also include the following features:

Optionally, the virtual user identity module service establishes authentication information of the dedicated network channel, and includes at least one of the following information: an access point name APN, a username, a password, and an authentication mode;

Optionally, the service subscription module is configured to bind the user of the mobile terminal to a local user in the following manner:

The method and device for implementing the virtual subscriber identity module service are provided by the foregoing embodiment. After the mobile terminal user registers with the operator network specified by the virtual subscriber identity module service, the virtual subscriber identity module service is established to the network. The authentication information of the network channel is established with the network after the authentication is passed, and the virtual network identity module service is signed with the network by using the dedicated network channel to bind the user to the network. Local user. The embodiment of the invention enables the user of the mobile terminal to sign the virtual user identity identification service through the exclusive network channel, thereby enjoying the service and tariff of the local user.

One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that all or a portion of the above steps may be performed by a program to instruct related hardware, such as a processor, which may be stored in a computer readable storage medium, such as a read only memory, disk or optical disk. Wait. Alternatively, all or part of the steps of the above embodiments may also be implemented using one or more integrated circuits. Correspondingly, each mode in the above embodiment The blocks/units may be implemented in the form of hardware, for example by means of an integrated circuit to implement their respective functions, or in the form of software function modules, for example by means of a processor executing program instructions stored in the memory. This application is not limited to any specific combination of hardware and software.

It should be noted that various other embodiments and modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the application, Corresponding changes and modifications are intended to fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Industrial applicability

According to the technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present invention, after the mobile terminal user registers with the operator network specified by the virtual subscriber identity module service, the virtual subscriber identity module service is sent to the network to establish the authentication information of the dedicated network channel, and the authentication is performed. After the network is established, a dedicated network channel is established with the network, and the virtual network identity module service subscription is performed with the network by using the dedicated network channel to bind the user to the local user of the network. The embodiment of the invention enables the user of the mobile terminal to sign the virtual user identity identification service through the exclusive network channel, thereby enjoying the service and tariff of the local user.

Claims

A method for implementing a virtual subscriber identity module service is applied to a mobile terminal, and the method includes:

Search for the network of the operator specified by the virtual subscriber identity module service, and register after successful search;

After successfully registering to the network, sending a networking request to the network, where the virtual subscriber identity module service is carried to establish authentication information of the dedicated network channel; after obtaining the exclusive IP address assigned by the network to the mobile terminal, The network establishes a dedicated network channel;

The virtual user identity module service subscription is performed with the network by using the dedicated network channel.
The method of claim 1 wherein:

The virtual subscriber identity module service is configured to provide a communication service for a user who has subscribed to the virtual subscriber identity module service and treat the subscriber as a local subscriber.
The method of claim 1 or 2 wherein:

The virtual subscriber identity module service establishes authentication information of the dedicated network channel, and includes at least one of the following information: an access point name APN, a username, a password, and an authentication mode.
The method of claim 1 or 2 wherein:

Signing a virtual subscriber identity module service with the network by using the dedicated network channel, including:

The virtual user identity module service service item information is obtained by using the dedicated network channel, and after the user determines the required service item, the user's subscription information is fed back to the network.
The method of claim 1 or 2 wherein:

The method further includes:

After the mobile terminal is powered on, if it is determined that the virtual user identity module function on the mobile terminal is in an open state, the network that the user subscribes to the virtual user identity module service is automatically searched. And register.
A method for implementing a virtual subscriber identity module service is applied to a network side, and the method includes:

After the user of the mobile terminal registers with the network, if the network connection request sent by the mobile terminal that carries the virtual subscriber identity module service to establish the authentication information of the dedicated network channel is received, the user of the mobile terminal is authenticated. After the authentication is passed, the user of the mobile terminal is assigned a dedicated IP address and sent to the mobile terminal to establish a dedicated network channel with the mobile terminal;

The virtual network identity module service subscription is performed with the user of the mobile terminal by using the dedicated network channel.
The method of claim 6 wherein:

The virtual subscriber identity module service is configured to provide a communication service for a user who has subscribed to the virtual subscriber identity module service and treat the subscriber as a local subscriber.
The method of claim 6 or 7, wherein:

The virtual subscriber identity module service establishes authentication information of the dedicated network channel, and includes at least one of the following information: an access point name APN, a username, a password, and an authentication mode.
The method of claim 6 or 7, wherein:

The virtual network identity module service subscription is performed with the user of the mobile terminal by using the dedicated network channel, including:

The virtual user identity module service service item information is sent to the mobile terminal by using the dedicated network channel, and after receiving the virtual subscriber identity module service subscription information sent by the mobile terminal, the user of the mobile terminal is bound to the local user.
The method of claim 9 wherein:

Binding the user of the mobile terminal to a local user, including:

The core network that notifies the virtual subscriber identity module service identifies the mobile terminal's International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) as a local subscriber.
A device for implementing a virtual subscriber identity module service, which is applied to a mobile terminal, and includes:

The registration module is set to search for the network of the operator specified by the virtual subscriber identity module service, and the registration is successful after the search;

The networking requesting module is configured to send a networking request to the network after successfully registering to the network, where the virtual user identity module service is carried to establish authentication information of the dedicated network channel; and the network is allocated to the mobile terminal. After the exclusive IP address, establish a dedicated network channel with the network;

The service contracting module is configured to perform a virtual subscriber identity module service subscription with the network by using the dedicated network channel.
The apparatus of claim 11 wherein:

The virtual subscriber identity module service is configured to provide a communication service for a user who has subscribed to the virtual subscriber identity module service and treat the subscriber as a local subscriber.
The device of claim 11 or 12, wherein:

The virtual subscriber identity module service establishes authentication information of the dedicated network channel, and includes at least one of the following information: an access point name APN, a username, a password, and an authentication mode.
The device of claim 11 or 12, wherein:

The service contracting module is configured to perform the virtual subscriber identity module service subscription with the network by using the dedicated network channel in the following manner:

The virtual user identity module service service item information is obtained by using the dedicated network channel, and after the user determines the required service item, the user's subscription information is fed back to the network.
The device of claim 11 or 12, wherein:

The registration module is further configured to, after the mobile terminal is powered on, if the function of the virtual user identity module on the mobile terminal is determined to be in an open state, automatically search for a network in which the user subscribes to the virtual user identity module service and register.
A device for implementing a virtual subscriber identity module service, which is applied to a network side, and includes:

a networked request processing module, configured to: after the user of the mobile terminal registers with the network, if receiving a networking request sent by the mobile terminal and carrying the authentication information of the virtual network identity module service to establish a dedicated network channel, The user of the mobile terminal performs authentication; after the authentication is passed, the user of the mobile terminal is assigned a dedicated IP address and sent to the mobile terminal, and a dedicated network channel is established with the mobile terminal;

The service signing module is configured to perform a virtual subscriber identity module service subscription with a user of the mobile terminal by using the dedicated network channel.
The apparatus of claim 16 wherein:

The virtual subscriber identity module service is configured to provide a communication service for a user who has subscribed to the virtual subscriber identity module service and treat the subscriber as a local subscriber.
The apparatus of claim 16 or 17, wherein:

The virtual subscriber identity module service establishes authentication information of the dedicated network channel, and includes at least one of the following information: an access point name APN, a username, a password, and an authentication mode.
The apparatus of claim 16 or 17, wherein:

The service contracting module is configured to perform the virtual subscriber identity module service subscription with the user of the mobile terminal by using the dedicated network channel in the following manner:

The virtual user identity module service service item information is sent to the mobile terminal by using the dedicated network channel, and after receiving the virtual subscriber identity module service subscription information sent by the mobile terminal, the user of the mobile terminal is bound to the local user.
The apparatus of claim 19 wherein:

The service contracting module is configured to bind the user of the mobile terminal to a local user in the following manner:

The core network that notifies the virtual subscriber identity module service identifies the mobile terminal's International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) as a local subscriber.