WO2023143423A1

WO2023143423A1 - Information acquisition, storage and reporting method and device, terminal, and network function

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Publication number: WO2023143423A1
Application number: PCT/CN2023/073284
Authority: WO
Inventors: 王文; 谢振华
Original assignee: 维沃移动通信有限公司
Priority date: 2022-01-27
Filing date: 2023-01-20
Publication date: 2023-08-03
Also published as: CN116567656A

Abstract

The present application relates to the technical field of communications, and discloses an information acquisition, storage and reporting method and device, a terminal, and a network function. The information acquisition and storage method of embodiments of the present application comprises: a first network function acquires personal Internet of Things network (PIN) information; the first network function stores the PIN information; and/or the first network function sends the PIN information to a second network function.

Description

Information acquisition and storage, reporting method, device, terminal and network function

Cross References to Related Applications

This application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 202210103144.4 filed in China on January 27, 2022, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.

technical field

The present application belongs to the technical field of communication, and specifically relates to an information acquisition, storage, and reporting method, device, terminal, and network function.

Background technique

Personal IoT Network (PIN) is a new network architecture and scenario, which includes personal IoT devices (PIN element with gateway capability, PEGC) or terminals with gateway capabilities, and PIN devices with PIN device management functions. Devices or terminals and other PIN devices (such as refrigerators, washing machines, watches, sweeping robots, etc.), PEGC is introduced as a function to route or forward the data of other PIN devices. The premise that PIN can perform the function of PEGC is that it has a gateway Ability. For example: have wifi/bluetooth/PC5 to communicate with other personal network devices, can forward network data to personal network devices according to configured rules, and can forward data of other personal network devices to the network side. However, in the prior art, when the PIN is used as a gateway to forward service data in the home network, the network side cannot know the capability of the PIN as a gateway, and therefore cannot determine the corresponding operation when the PIN is used as a gateway.

Contents of the invention

Embodiments of the present application provide an information acquisition, storage, and reporting method, device, terminal, and network function, and provide a specific implementation method for the network side to acquire PEGC information.

In a first aspect, an information acquisition and storage method is provided, which is applied to a first network function, and the method includes:

The first network function obtains personal IoT PIN information,

The first network function stores the PIN information; and/or, the first network function sends a second The network function sends the PIN information;

Wherein, the PIN information includes at least one of the following:

First information on PEGC of personal IoT devices with gateway capabilities;

Information about personal IoT devices with device management capabilities (PIN element with management capability, PEMC);

PEGC policy information;

Authorization parameter information of PEGC;

PEGC-related protocol data unit (Protocol Data Unit, PDU) session policy information;

PEGC-related PDU authorization parameter information;

Terminal related information associated with PEGC;

PEGC's second information;

Third information of PEGC.

In a second aspect, an information acquisition and storage device is provided, which is applied to the first network function, including:

The first obtaining module is used to obtain personal Internet of Things PIN information,

A first processing module, configured to store the PIN information; and/or, send the PIN information to a second network function;

Wherein, the PIN information includes at least one of the following:

First information on PEGC of personal IoT devices with gateway capabilities;

Information about PEMC, a personal IoT device with device management functions;

PEGC policy information;

Authorization parameter information of PEGC;

PEGC-related protocol data unit PDU session policy information;

PEGC-related PDU authorization parameter information;

Terminal related information associated with PEGC;

PEGC's second information;

Third information of PEGC.

In a third aspect, an information acquisition method is provided, which is applied to a second network function, and the method includes:

The second network function receives the PIN information sent by the first network function; and/or, the second network function receives the first PEGC information sent by the terminal;

The second network function performs a first operation according to the PIN information and/or the first information of the PEGC;

Wherein, the first operation includes at least one of the following:

determining whether the terminal has PEGC capability;

Determine the time information of the terminal as PEGC;

Determine the device information that the terminal accesses as a PEGC;

Determine the information of the terminal as a device that PEGC does not allow access to;

Generate PEGC-related PDU session policy information;

Generate PEGC-related PDU authorization parameter information;

Generate PEGC policy information;

Generate authorization parameter information for PEGC.

In a fourth aspect, an information acquisition device is provided, which is applied to the second network function, including:

The second receiving module is configured to receive the PIN information sent by the first network function; and/or, receive the first PEGC information sent by the terminal;

an executing module, configured to execute a first operation according to the PIN information and/or the first information of the PEGC;

Wherein, the first operation includes at least one of the following:

determining whether the terminal has PEGC capability;

Determine the time information of the terminal as PEGC;

Determine the device information that the terminal accesses as a PEGC;

Generate PEGC-related PDU session policy information;

Generate PEGC-related PDU authorization parameter information;

Generate PEGC policy information;

Generate authorization parameter information for PEGC.

In the fifth aspect, a method for reporting information is provided, which is applied to a terminal, and the method includes:

The terminal sends the first information of the PEGC to the first network function and/or the second network function;

Wherein, the first information of the PEGC includes at least one of the following:

identification information;

Address information;

PDU session information;

contract information;

capability indication information;

capability information;

Information about the ability of the terminal to forward the data of the network function to other terminals;

Information about the ability to forward data from other terminals to network functions.

In the sixth aspect, an information reporting device is provided, which is applied to a terminal, including:

A fifth sending module, configured to send the first information of the PEGC to the first network function and/or the second network function;

identification information;

Address information;

PDU session information;

contract information;

capability indication information;

capability information;

In a seventh aspect, a network function is provided, the network function is the first network function, the network function includes a processor and a memory, the memory stores programs or instructions that can run on the processor, and the program Or the steps of the method described in the first aspect are implemented when the instruction is executed by the processor.

In an eighth aspect, a network function is provided, the network function is the first network function, including a processor and a communication interface, wherein the processor is used to obtain PIN information of the personal Internet of Things; store the PIN information; The communication interface is used to send the PIN information to the second network function;

Wherein, the PIN information includes at least one of the following:

First information on PEGC of personal IoT devices with gateway capabilities;

Information about PEMC, a personal IoT device with device management functions;

PEGC policy information;

Authorization parameter information of PEGC;

PEGC-related protocol data unit PDU session policy information;

PEGC-related PDU authorization parameter information;

Terminal related information associated with PEGC.

PEGC's second information;

Third information of PEGC.

A ninth aspect provides a network function, the network function is the ninth network function, the network function includes a processor and a memory, the memory stores programs or instructions that can run on the processor, and the program Or the steps of the method described in the third aspect are implemented when the instructions are executed by the processor.

In a tenth aspect, the network function is provided, the network function is the first network function, and includes a processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is used to receive PIN information sent by the first network function; and/or , receiving first information of the PEGC sent by the terminal; the processor is configured to perform a first operation according to the PIN information and/or the first information of the PEGC;

Wherein, the first operation includes at least one of the following:

determining whether the terminal has PEGC capability;

Determine the time information of the terminal as PEGC;

Determine the device information that the terminal accesses as a PEGC;

Generate PEGC-related PDU session policy information;

Generate PEGC-related PDU authorization parameter information;

Generate PEGC policy information;

Generate authorization parameter information for PEGC.

In an eleventh aspect, a terminal is provided, the terminal includes a processor and a memory, the memory stores programs or instructions that can run on the processor, and when the programs or instructions are executed by the processor, the following is implemented: The steps of the method described in the fifth aspect.

In a twelfth aspect, a terminal is provided, including a processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is used to send the first information of the PEGC to the first network function and/or the second network function;

identification information;

Address information;

PDU session information;

contract information;

capability indication information;

capability information;

In a thirteenth aspect, an information acquisition system is provided, including: a terminal and a network-side device, where the network-side device includes at least one of the first network function and the second network function, and the terminal can use To execute the steps of the information reporting method described in the fifth aspect; the first network function can be used to execute the steps of the information acquisition and storage method described in the first aspect, and the second network function can be used to execute the steps described in the first aspect The steps of the information acquisition method described in the three aspects.

In a fourteenth aspect, there is provided a readable storage medium, where programs or instructions are stored on the readable storage medium, and when the programs or instructions are executed by a processor, the steps of the method as described in the first aspect are implemented, or The steps of the method described in the third aspect, or implementing the steps of the method described in the fifth aspect.

In a fifteenth aspect, there is provided a chip, the chip includes a processor and a communication interface, the communication interface is coupled to the processor, and the processor is used to run a program or an instruction to implement the method described in the first aspect method, or implement the method as described in the third aspect, or implement the method as described in the fifth aspect.

In a sixteenth aspect, a computer program/program product is provided, the computer program/program product is stored in a non-transitory readable storage medium, and the computer program/program product is executed by at least one processor to implement The steps of the information acquisition and storage method described in the first aspect, or the steps of the information acquisition method described in the third aspect, or the steps of the information reporting method described in the fifth aspect.

In a seventeenth aspect, there is provided a communication device configured to perform the steps of the method described in the first aspect, or to perform the steps of the method described in the third aspect, or to perform the steps of the method described in the fifth aspect step.

In this embodiment of the application, after the first network function obtains the PIN information, it stores the PIN information and/or sends the PIN information to the second network function, so that the network side can obtain the PIN information, that is, the gateway can know capabilities, and may also enable the second network function to perform corresponding operations according to the PIN information, such as determining gateway information of the terminal, configuring gateway-related authorization policies and parameters for the terminal, and so on.

Description of drawings

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a wireless communication system to which an embodiment of the present application is applicable;

Fig. 2 is one of the schematic flow charts of the information acquisition and storage method of the embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 3 is the schematic diagram of the PIN network of the embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 4 is one of the schematic flow charts of the information acquisition method of the embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 5 is the second schematic flow diagram of the information acquisition method of the embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 6 is the second schematic flow diagram of the information acquisition and storage method of the embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 7 is one of the schematic flow charts of the information reporting method of the embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 8 is the third schematic flow diagram of the information acquisition method of the embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 9 is the second schematic flow diagram of the information reporting method of the embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of an information acquisition and storage device according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 11 is a schematic structural diagram of an information acquisition device according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 12 is a schematic structural diagram of an information reporting device according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 13 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 14 is a schematic structural diagram of a network side device according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 15 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed ways

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the application will be clearly described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the application. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the application, not all of them. Example. All other embodiments obtained by persons of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments in this application belong to the protection scope of this application.

The terms "first", "second" and the like in the specification and claims of the present application are used to distinguish similar objects, and are not used to describe a specific sequence or sequence. It is to be understood that the terms so used are interchangeable under appropriate circumstances such that the embodiments of the application are capable of operation in sequences other than those illustrated or described herein and that "first" and "second" distinguish objects. It is usually one category, and the number of objects is not limited. For example, there may be one or more first objects. In addition, "and/or" in the description and claims means at least one of the connected objects, and the character "/" generally means that the related objects are an "or" relationship.

It is worth pointing out that the technology described in the embodiment of this application is not limited to the Long Term Evolution (Long Term Evolution, LTE)/LTE-Advanced (LTE-Advanced, LTE-A) system, and can also be used in other wireless communication systems, such as code Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA), Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access, OFDMA), Single-carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access (Single-carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access, SC-FDMA) and other systems. The terms "system" and "network" in the embodiments of the present application are often used interchangeably, and the described technology can be used for the above-mentioned system and radio technology, and can also be used for other systems and radio technologies. The following description describes the New Radio (NR) system for illustrative purposes, and uses NR terminology in most of the following descriptions, but these techniques can also be applied to applications other than NR system applications, such as the 6th generation (6 ^th Generation, 6G) communication system.

Personal IoT Network (PIN):

PIN is a group consisting of at least one PIN element (PIN Element, PINE), wherein at least one PIN element is a terminal (User Equipment, UE). PIN elements communicate with each other. Two PIN elements can communicate through a direct connection between them, or indirectly through a communication network.

A PIN element can be a 3GPP device (eg UE) or a non-3GPP device. Non-3GPP devices refer to devices that do not use credentials defined by 3GPP, devices that do not support the NAS protocol defined by 3GPP, or devices that do not support 3GPP access technologies (such as 3G/4G/5G air interface technology) and only support Devices with non-3GPP access technologies (such as WiFi, fixed network, Bluetooth and other access technologies).

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

In this application, the network side may also be referred to as a network side device.

Fig. 1 shows a block diagram of a wireless communication system to which the embodiment of the present application is applicable. The wireless communication system includes a terminal 11 and a network side device 12 . Wherein, the terminal 11 can be a mobile phone, a tablet computer (Tablet Personal Computer), a laptop computer (Laptop Computer) or a notebook computer, a personal digital assistant (Personal Digital Assistant, PDA), a palmtop computer, a netbook, a super mobile personal computer (ultra-mobile personal computer, UMPC), mobile Internet device (Mobile Internet Device, MID), augmented reality (augmented reality, AR) / virtual reality (virtual reality, VR) equipment, robot, wearable device (Wearable Device) , Vehicle User Equipment (VUE), Pedestrian User Equipment (PUE), smart home (home equipment with wireless communication functions, such as refrigerators, TVs, washing machines or furniture, etc.), game consoles, personal computers (personal computer, PC), teller machine or self-service machine and other terminal side devices, wearable devices include: smart watches, smart bracelets, smart headphones, smart glasses, smart jewelry (smart bracelets, smart bracelets, smart rings, smart necklaces, smart feet bracelets, smart anklets, etc.), smart wristbands, smart clothing, etc. It should be noted that, the embodiment of the present application does not limit the specific type of the terminal 11 . The network side device 12 may include an access network device or a core network device, where the access network device may also be called a radio access network device, a radio access network (Radio Access Network, RAN), a radio access network function, or a radio access network unit. The access network device may include a base station, a wireless local area network (Wireless Local Area Network, WLAN) access point, or a WiFi node, etc., and the base station may be called a node B, an evolved node B (Evolved Node B, eNB), an access point, or a base station. Transceiver Station (Base Transceiver Station, BTS), radio base station, radio transceiver, Basic Service Set (BSS), Extended Service Set (Extended Service Set, ESS), Home Node B, Home Evolved Node B, Transmitting Receiving Point (Transmitting Receiving Point, TRP) or some other suitable term in the field, as long as the same technical effect is achieved, the base station is not limited to a specific technical vocabulary. It should be noted that in the embodiment of this application, only the base station in the NR system is taken as an example The introduction does not limit the specific type of the base station.

Core network equipment may include but not limited to at least one of the following: core network nodes, core network functions, mobility management entities (Mobility Management Entity, MME), access mobility management functions (Access and Mobility Management Function, AMF), session management functions (Session Management Function, SMF), User Plane Function (UPF), Policy Control Function (Policy Control Function, PCF), Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF), edge application service Discovery function (Edge Application Server Discovery Function, EASDF), unified data management (Unified Data Management, UDM), unified data storage (Unified Data Repository, UDR), home subscriber server (Home Subscriber Server, HSS), centralized network configuration ( Centralized network configuration, CNC), network storage function (Network Repository Function, NRF), network exposure function (Network Exposure Function, NEF), local NEF (Local NEF, or L-NEF), binding support function (Binding Support Function, BSF), application function (Application Function, AF), etc. It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present application, only the core network equipment in the NR system is used as an example for introduction, and the specific type of the core network equipment is not limited.

The information acquisition, storage, and reporting methods, devices, terminals, and network functions provided by the embodiments of the present application will be described in detail below through some embodiments and application scenarios with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in Figure 2, the embodiment of the present application provides an information acquisition and storage method, which is applied to the first network function, and the method includes:

Step 201, the first network function acquires PIN information of the personal Internet of Things.

The first network function may be a network side device having a network function, and the first network function may be a network element of a core network, such as a unified data repository (Unified Data Repository, UDR). The PIN information may include information related to one or more PIN networks, wherein a part of the PIN information may be obtained from a terminal; another part of the PIN information may be obtained from a second network function, and the second network function may It is a network element of the core network, for example: PCF, Session Management Function (Session Management Function, SMF), Application Function (Application Function, AF), PIN Management Function (PIN Management Function, PIN MF), UDM, etc.

It should be noted that, the first network function may acquire different PIN information from different second network functions.

Step 202, the first network function stores the PIN information; and/or, the first network function sends the PIN information to a second network function;

After the first network function obtains the PIN information, it may store the PIN information; and/or, when the second network device needs the PIN information, send the PIN information to the second network device. The PIN information may include gateway-related information. Wherein, the first network may send different PIN information to different network functions, so that the second network function performs corresponding operations according to the PIN information.

As shown in Figure 3, the PIN network can be composed of one or more PINEs, and the PINEs are UEs or non-3GPP devices, and the non-3GPP devices can include: devices that do not use 3GPP-defined credentials, devices that do not support the NAS protocol defined by 3GPP Devices or devices that do not support 3GPP access technologies (such as 3G/4G/5G air interface technology) but only support non-3GPP access technologies (such as WiFi, fixed network, Bluetooth and other access technologies). A PIN network can include one or more PIN devices with gateway capabilities, namely PEGC; PINEs in the PIN network can communicate with each other, or access the 5G system (5G SAystem, 5GS) through PEGC for communication. The second network function may perform the first operation after receiving the PIN information, for example: determine whether the terminal can serve as a gateway according to the PIN information, configure gateway-related policy configuration and authorization parameters for the terminal according to the PIN information, and configure gateway-related policy configuration and authorization parameters according to the PIN information; The gateway capability of the terminal in the information determines the relevant policies of the PDU session, determines the role of the terminal in the personal network according to the PIN information (such as a gateway or other personal network equipment), etc.

In the embodiment of the present application, after the first network function obtains the PIN information, it stores the PIN information and/or sends the PIN information to the second network function, which provides a specific method for storing and obtaining the PIN information on the network side. The second network function is made to perform corresponding operations according to the PIN information, such as determining gateway information of the terminal, configuring gateway-related authorization policies and parameters for the terminal, and so on.

Optionally, the PIN information includes at least one of the following:

(1) The first information of the personal Internet of Things device PEGC with gateway capability; the first information may be provided by the terminal, and may include information related to the gateway capability of the terminal, such as terminal address, identifier, PDU session identifier, terminal supported Gateway capabilities and more.

(2) Information about PEMC, a personal IoT device with device management functions; The related information of PEMC may be the information allowed as PEMC, and may come from the subscription or another network function.

(3) Policy information of PEGC.

The policy information of the PEGC may come from the PCF. Optionally, the PEGC policy information includes at least one of the following:

Instructions for allowing the PEGC to provide gateway services;

The PEGC is not allowed to provide indication information of the gateway service.

The policy information of the PEGC may indicate whether the PEGC is allowed to provide a gateway service, for example: the PEGC is used as a gateway, a relay, or performs forwarding.

(4) Authorization parameter information of PEGC.

The policy information of the PEGC may come from the PCF. Optionally, the authorization parameter information of the PEGC includes at least one of the following:

a: time information for authorizing the PEGC to provide gateway services; that is, the time period for authorizing the terminal to act as the PEGC.

b: information about terminals that are allowed to access the PEGC; that is, information about devices (such as terminals) that are allowed to access the PEGC, such as IP, ID, and Medium Access Control (MAC) of the device.

c: It is not allowed to access the terminal-related information of the PEGC. That is, the device (such as terminal) information that is not allowed to access PEGC, such as the IP address, ID, MAC and other information of the device.

(5) PEGC-related protocol data unit PDU session policy information;

Optionally, the PEGC-related PDU session policy information includes at least one of the following:

The maximum number of devices connected to the PDU session;

The IP address allocation range of the PDU session;

The medium access control MAC address allocation interval of the PDU session.

(6) PDU authorization parameter information related to PEGC;

Optionally, the PEGC-related PDU authorization parameter information includes at least one of the following:

Device information for authorized access of the PDU session;

Quality of Service (QoS) rules (QoS rules) for PDU sessions;

The flow description (QoS flow descriptions) of the PDU session.

(7) Terminal-related information associated with the PEGC.

Optionally, the terminal-related information associated with the PEGC includes at least one of the following:

The peer information that allows the terminal to communicate; for example, the identification, identification list, IP address, IP range (range), fully qualified domain name (Fully Qualified Domain Name, FQDN), MAC, MAC range, etc. of the peer device that allows the terminal to communicate.

Peer information that does not allow the terminal to communicate; for example, the identification, IP address, MAC, etc. of the device that does not allow the terminal to communicate.

(8) The second information of the PEGC; the second information of the PEGC may be provided by the second network function, for example: provided by the AF or the PIN MF or the UDM.

(9) The third information of the PEGC; optionally, the third information of the PEGC includes: subscription information of the PEGC, for example: whether to subscribe as the subscription information of the PEGC, information about access devices that can access the PEGC, and the like.

As an optional embodiment, the first information of the PEGC includes at least one of the following:

a) identification information; such as terminal ID;

b) address information; such as the IP address of the terminal;

c) PDU session information; such as PDU Session ID;

d) Subscription information; for example, whether the terminal subscribes as a PEGC;

e) Capability indication information; for example, the capability indication information of the terminal as a PEGC, that is, indicating whether the terminal can serve as a PEGC; it can also indicate whether the terminal has the ability to communicate with other devices, such as indicating whether the terminal has the ability to communicate with other individuals via WiFi, Bluetooth, or PC5 The ability of a network device to perform communications.

f) Capability information; for example, the capability information of the terminal as a PEGC; it may also include the capability information of the terminal to communicate with other devices, for example: the terminal has the capability to communicate with other personal network devices through WiFi, Bluetooth, and PC5.

g) Information about the ability of the terminal to forward network function data to other terminals; that is, the terminal can forward network data to other personal network devices according to configured rules.

h) Capability information of forwarding data of other terminals to the network function; that is, the terminal can forward data of other personal network devices to the network side.

As an optional embodiment, the second information of the PEGC includes at least one of the following:

1) The subscription information of PEGC; for example, whether the terminal signs up as PEGC;

2) Time information of the authorized terminal as the PEGC; for example, the time period of the authorized terminal as the PEGC.

3) Indication information for allowing the terminal to serve as the PEGC; for example, indicating that the terminal is allowed to serve as the PEGC, and may also indicate that the terminal is allowed to serve as a gateway, relay, and perform forwarding and other capabilities.

4) Indication information that the terminal is not allowed to be used as the PEGC; for example, it indicates that the terminal is not allowed to be used as the PEGC, and it may also indicate that the terminal is not allowed to be used as a gateway, relay, and perform forwarding capabilities.

5) Device information that the terminal is allowed to access; for example, the device IP address, device ID, MAC, etc. that the terminal is allowed to access.

6) Device information that the terminal is not allowed to access; for example, the device IP address, device ID, MAC, etc. that the terminal is not allowed to access.

7) The information of the peer device that allows the terminal to communicate; for example, the identifier, list of marks, IP address, IP range, FQDN, MAC, MAC range, etc. of the peer device that allows the terminal to communicate.

8) The information of the peer device that does not allow terminal communication; for example, the identification, identification list, IP address, IP range, FQDN, MAC, MAC range, etc. of the peer device that does not allow terminal communication.

As an optional embodiment, the acquiring PIN information by the first network function includes:

The first network function receives the first information of the PEGC sent by the terminal;

and / or,

The first network function receives the PIN information sent by the second network function.

In this embodiment, if the PIN information includes the first information of the PEGC, the first information of the PEGC may be obtained from the terminal, that is, the terminal sends the first information of the PEGC to the first network function a message. The PIN information may also be obtained by the first network function from a second network function, that is, the second network function sends the PIN information to the first network function, wherein a different second network function sends the PIN information The PIN information may be different, that is, different second network functions send part or all of the PIN information. The first network function stores the PIN information after receiving it, and when the second network function needs part or all of the PIN information, the first network function sends part or all of the PIN information to the second network function.

Optionally, before the first network function sends the PIN information to the second network function, the method further includes: the first network function receives a PIN information acquisition request sent by the second network function and/or or PIN information to obtain a contract.

Optionally, the method further includes: when receiving the PIN information sent by the second network function to obtain a subscription, the first network function sends the PIN information to the second network function when the PIN information is updated. The network function sends the updated PIN information.

In this embodiment, the first network function may send the PIN information to the second network function only after receiving a PIN information acquisition request and/or acquiring a subscription from the second network function. And if the first network function receives the acquisition subscription, after receiving the acquisition subscription, send the PIN information to the second network function, and obtain all information in part of the PIN information When a change occurs, the updated PIN information is sent to the second network function.

Optionally, after the second network function receives the PIN information, the first operation may be performed. Taking the second network function as a PCF as an example: the PCF may be based on the PIN information and/or PEGC the first information, generate PEGC policy information and/or PEGC authorization parameters, and may send the PEGC policy information and/or PEGC authorization parameters to the terminal and/or the first network function

Taking the second network function as an SMF as an example, the SMF may generate or determine based on the PIN information and/or the first information of the PEGC: PEGC-related PDU session policies and/or PDU authorization parameters for determining the PDU session The first network function of the data sending rule and/or PDU session.

The following describes how to send, receive or process PIN information between the first network function, the second network function and terminals through specific embodiments.

Example 1: The first network function (UDR is taken as an example) receives PIN information and stores the PIN information.

As shown in Figure 4, including:

Step 1: UDR sends PIN information to the second network function (such as PCF/SMF/UDM/AF/PIN MF), and the information sent to the second network function also includes PEGC identification information associated with the PIN information (such as PEGC ID , IP, MAC address, etc.).

Specifically: when the second network function includes PCF, the PIN information may include at least one of the following:

1) The first information of PEGC, including at least one of the following:

Capability information as a PEGC;

As a capability indicator for PEGC;

Have the ability to communicate with other personal network devices via wifi/bluetooth/PC5;

The ability to forward data from network functions to other personal network devices according to configured rules;

The ability to forward data from other personal network devices to network functions.

2) The second information of PEGC may include at least one of the following:

Signing information of PEGC;

as the PEGC time period;

Allow or disallow the terminal to act as a PEGC (for example, allow or disallow the terminal to act as a gateway, relay, and perform forwarding);

Device information that allows or does not allow terminal access (such as device IP, ID, MAC, etc. that allow or disallow terminal access);

The peer device information that allows or does not allow the terminal to communicate (such as the IP, IP range, FQDN, MAC, MAC range, ID, ID list of the device that allows or does not allow communication with the terminal).

3) The third information of PEGC may include at least one of the following:

Whether to sign a contract as the signing information of PEGC;

Access device information that can access the PEGC.

Specifically: when the second network function includes SMF, the PIN information may include at least one of the following:

a) the first information of PEGC;

b) Second information of PEGC;

c) third information of PEGC;

d) PEGC authorization parameter information and/or PEGC policy parameter information, including at least one of the following:

Authorize the terminal as the PEGC time period;

Allow or disallow the terminal to act as a PEGC (for example, allow or disallow the terminal to act as a gateway, relay, perform forwarding, etc.);

Device information that allows or does not allow terminal access (such as IP, ID, MAC of the device that allows or does not allow terminal access);

Peer information that allows or does not allow terminal communication (for example, IP, IP range, FQDN, MAC, MAC range, ID, ID list of the peer device that allows or does not allow terminal communication).

Specifically: when the second network function includes AF/PIN MF/UDM, the PIN information Can include at least one of the following:

a) the first information of PEGC;

b) third information of PEGC;

c) authorization parameter information of the PEGC and/or policy parameter information of the PEGC.

Optionally, when the second network function includes AF or PIN MF, the PIN information may be forwarded by UDM.

Step 2: After receiving the PIN information, the second network function (PCF/SMF/UDM/AF/PIN MF) performs corresponding operations:

1) When the second network function includes PCF, generate PEGC policy information and/or PEGC authorization parameter information, and send them to the UE;

2) When the second network function includes SMF, generate PEGC-related PDU session policy information and/or PEGC-related PDU authorization parameter information, and send them to the UE. Wherein, the PDU authorization parameters related to the PEGC may include:

QoS rules, QoS flow description, device information for authorized access of PDU sessions, etc.

3) When the second network function includes UDM/AF/PINMF, the second network function executes: determining whether the UE is in the role of PEGC; determining a data sending opportunity, and the like.

Example 2: As shown in FIG. 5 , before the first network function sends PIN information to the second network function in example 1, the second network function (such as PCF/SMF/UDM/AF/PINMF) sends the first network function A network function (such as UDR) sends a PIN information acquisition subscription or a PIN information acquisition request, and the PIN information acquisition subscription or PIN information acquisition request may include: PEGC identification information (such as PEGC IP, IP range, FQDN, MAC, MAC range , id, list of ids).

Wherein, if the first network function receives the acquisition subscription, the first network function (UDR) executes step 1 in FIG. 5; and, when detecting that the PIN information changes, the first network function The function (UDR) proceeds to step 1 in FIG. 5 .

If the first network function receives the acquisition request, the first network function (UDR) executes step 1 in FIG. 5 .

The other steps in FIG. 5 are similar to those in FIG. 4 and will not be repeated here.

Example 3: As shown in FIG. 6 , the first network function (such as UDR) receives PIN information and stores the PIN information. include:

Step A: Both the terminal and the second network function (such as PCF/SMF/UDM/AF/PINMF) can send the PIN information to the UDR, requesting the UDR to store the PIN information, specifically:

a) The UE sends the first information of the PEGC to the UDR;

b) When the second network function includes a PCF, the PCF sends authorization information and/or policy parameter information of the PEGC;

c) When the second network function includes SMF, the SMF sends PEGC-related PDU session policy information and/or PDU session parameter information;

d) When the second network function includes AF/PIN MF, the AF/PIN MF sends the second information of PEGC;

e) When the second network function includes UDM, the UDM sends third information of PEGC and/or related information of PEMC.

Step B: The UDR receives the above PIN information and stores the PIN information.

Example 4: As shown in FIG. 7, the terminal sends the first information of the PEGC to a second network function (such as PCF, SMF), and the second network function may generate the PEGC of the UE based on the first information of the PEGC. Policy information and/or PEGC authorization parameter information, PEGC-related PDU session policy information and/or PEGC-related PDU authorization parameter information. Specifically include:

Step 1: UE sends the first information of PEGC to PCF/SMF; wherein,

a) When the second network function includes PCF, the first information of the PEGC may be carried in the 5G MM container (5G MM container) or the UE policy container (UE policy container) in the registration request message, and may be provided by the AMF forwarded to PCF. Or, the first information of the PEGC is carried in the UE policy container of the policy configuration request of the UE.

The first information of the PEGC may include at least one of the following:

identification information;

Address information;

PDU session information;

contract information;

The capability indication information of the terminal as a PEGC;

Capability information; for example, the terminal has wifi/bluetooth/PC5 and other personal network devices to perform communication capabilities;

b) When the second network function includes SMF, the first information of the PEGC may be carried in a PDU session establishment request and/or a PDU session update request.

Step 2: The PCF receives the first PEGC information sent by the UE, generates PEGC policy information and/or PEGC authorization parameter information of the UE, and sends them to the UE. The SMF receives the first information of the PEGC of the UE, generates PDU session policy information and/or PDU authorization parameters of the UE, and sends them to the UE.

In the embodiment of the present application, the first network function sends PIN information to the second network function, and the second network function performs corresponding operations based on the PIN information, such as PEGC policy generation, PDU session policy generation, etc.; the second network function sends PIN information To the first network function, the first network function stores the PIN information. The UE reports PIN information (the first information of the PEGC) to the network function (including the first network function and/or the second network function), and the network function generates the corresponding PEGC authorization parameter and/or PEGC policy parameter and sends it to the UE. It can realize that in the home network, the device obtains the PIN information of PEGC and other devices, and can judge whether PEGC and other devices are authorized as gateways according to the PIN information, and as related information such as gateways, so as to determine the corresponding operations, such as: configure authorization for PEGC and other devices Policy and/or authorization parameters, etc.

As shown in Figure 8, the embodiment of the present application also provides an information acquisition method, which is applied to the second network function, including:

Step 801, the second network function receives the PIN information sent by the first network function; and/or, the second network function receives the first PEGC information sent by the terminal.

The second network function may be a network element of the core network, such as PCF, SMF, AF, PIN MF, UDM, and the like. The first network function may be a network side device having a network function, and the first network function may be a network element of a core network, such as a UDR. The PIN information may include information about one or more PIN networks.

Wherein, the first network function sends the PIN information to the second network function, and/or the first terminal sends the first PEGC information to the second network function, and the PIN information may include the PEGC the first message.

Step 802, the second network function performs a first operation according to the PIN information and/or the first information of the PEGC;

After the second network function receives the PIN information and/or the first information of the PEGC, it may perform corresponding operations, such as at least one of the following:

determining whether the terminal has PEGC capability;

Determine the time information of the terminal as PEGC;

Determine the device information that the terminal accesses as a PEGC;

Generate PEGC-related PDU session policy information;

Generate PEGC-related PDU authorization parameter information;

Generate PEGC policy information;

Generate authorization parameter information for PEGC.

Wherein, when the second network functions are different, the executed first operations may be different. For example: when the second network function includes a PCF, the PCF generates PEGC policy information and/or PEGC authorization parameter information based on the PIN information and/or the first information of the PEGC, and can send the PEGC The policy information and/or the authorization parameters of the PEGC are given to the UE and/or the first network function.

When the second network function includes SMF, the SMF generates or determines PEGC-related PDU session policy information and/or PEGC-related PDU authorization parameters based on the PIN information and/or the first information of the PEGC, for determining the PDU session The data sending rule and/or the first network function.

When the second network function includes PIN MF/AF, the PIN MF/AF may determine the PEGC role of the terminal based on the PIN information and/or the first PEGC information (that is, determine whether the terminal has the PEGC capability), and the terminal acts as Information such as the time period of the PEGC, the device that the terminal accesses as a PEGC, and the terminal that is not allowed to access as a PEGC.

When the second network function includes UDM, the UDM may determine PEMC information, PEGC subscription information, etc. according to the PIN information and/or the first information of the PEGC.

In an embodiment of the present application, the second network function receives the PIN information and/or the first information of the PEGC Afterwards, corresponding operations may be performed according to the PIN information and/or the first PEGC information, such as determining the gateway information of the terminal, configuring gateway-related authorization policies and parameters for the terminal, and so on.

The PIN information includes at least one of the following:

(1) First information of the PEGC; the first information may be provided by the terminal, and may include information related to the gateway capability of the terminal, such as terminal address, identifier, PDU session identifier, gateway capability supported by the terminal, and the like.

(2) PEMC-related information; the PEMC-related information may be information that is allowed to be used as a PEMC, and may come from a contract or another network function.

(3) PEGC policy information; the PEGC policy information may come from the PCF. Optionally, the PEGC policy information includes at least one of the following:

Instructions for allowing the PEGC to provide gateway services;

(4) PEGC authorization parameter information;

The time information for authorizing the PEGC to provide the gateway service, that is, the time period during which the terminal is authorized to serve as the PEGC.

Information about terminals that are allowed to access the PEGC, that is, information about devices (such as terminals) that are allowed to access the PEGC, such as information such as IP, ID, and MAC of the devices.

Terminal-related information that is not allowed to access the PEGC; that is, equipment (such as terminal) information that is not allowed to access the PEGC, such as IP address, ID, MAC and other information of the equipment.

(5) PDU session policy information related to PEGC;

The maximum number of devices connected to the PDU session;

The IP address allocation range of the PDU session;

The MAC address allocation range of the PDU session.

(6) PDU authorization parameter information related to PEGC;

Information about devices that are authorized to access the PDU session.

QoS rules for PDU sessions;

A flow description for a PDU session.

(7) Terminal related information associated with PEGC;

The peer information that allows the terminal to communicate; for example, the identity of the peer device that allows the terminal to communicate, the list of identifiers, IP address, IP range, FQDN, MAC, MAC range, etc.

Optionally, the first information of the PEGC includes at least one of the following:

Identification information; such as terminal ID;

Address information; such as the IP address of the terminal;

PDU session information; such as PDU Session ID;

Signing information; for example, whether the terminal is signed as a PEGC;

Capability indication information; for example, the capability indication information of the terminal as a PEGC, that is, indicating whether the terminal can serve as a PEGC; it can also indicate whether the terminal has the ability to communicate with other devices, such as indicating whether the terminal has the ability to communicate with other personal network devices through WiFi, Bluetooth, and PC5 The ability to perform communications.

Capability information; for example, the capability information of the terminal as a PEGC; it may also include the capability information of the terminal to communicate with other devices, for example: the terminal has the capability of communicating with other personal network devices through WiFi, Bluetooth, or PC5.

Information about the ability of a terminal to forward network function data to other terminals; that is, the terminal can forward network data to other personal network devices according to configured rules.

The ability information of the terminal to forward the data of other terminals to the network function; that is, the terminal can forward the data of other terminals to the network function Data is forwarded to other personal network devices according to configured rules.

The signing information of PEGC; for example, whether the terminal signs up as PEGC;

The time information of the authorized terminal as the PEGC; for example, the time period of the authorized terminal as the PEGC.

Indication information for allowing a terminal to serve as a PEGC; for example, indicating that a terminal is allowed to serve as a PEGC, and may also indicate that the terminal is allowed to serve as a gateway, relay, and perform forwarding capabilities.

The indication information that the terminal is not allowed to be used as PEGC; for example, it indicates that the terminal is not allowed to be used as PEGC, and it can also indicate that the terminal is not allowed to be used as a gateway, relay, and perform forwarding capabilities.

Device information that allows terminal access; for example, the device IP address, device ID, MAC, etc. that allow terminal access.

Information about devices that are not allowed to be accessed by terminals; for example, IP addresses, device IDs, MACs, etc. of devices that are not allowed to be accessed by terminals.

The peer device information that allows the terminal to communicate; for example, the IP address, device ID, MAC, etc. of the device that does not allow the terminal to access.

The peer device information that does not allow terminal communication; for example, the identification, identification list, IP address, IP range, FQDN, MAC, MAC range, etc. of the peer device that does not allow terminal communication.

As an optional embodiment, after the second network function performs the first operation according to the PIN information and/or the first information of the PEGC, the method further includes:

Send at least one of the following information to the terminal:

PEGC policy information;

Authorization parameter information of PEGC;

PDU session policy information related to PEGC;

PEGC-related PDU authorization parameter information.

In this embodiment, after the second network function performs the first operation according to the PIN information and/or the first information of the PEGC, it can determine whether the terminal has PEGC capability, the time information of the terminal as the PEGC, the time information of the terminal as the One or more of the device information that PEGC accesses, the terminal information that PEGC does not allow access to, etc.; it can also generate PEGC-related PDU session policy information, PEGC-related PDU authorization parameter information, PEGC policy information, One or more items such as PEGC authorization parameter information. The second network function is configured for the terminal Related information such as PEGC policy and/or authorization parameters and PDU session policy and/or authorization parameter information can send the above information to the terminal.

As an optional embodiment, the method further includes: the second network function sending PIN information to the first network function.

In this embodiment, the PIN information of the first network function may be sent by the second network function. For example: when the second network function includes PCF, the PCF may send PEGC policy information and/or PEGC authorization parameter information to the first network function; when the second network function includes SMF, the SMF The PEGC-related PDU session policy information and/or the PEGC-related PDU authorization parameter information may be sent to the first network function; when the second network function includes UDM, the UDM may send the first network function of the PEGC Two information: when the second network function includes PIN MF/AF, the PIN MF/AF may send the third information of PEGC, PEMC related information, etc. to the first network function. The second network function may also send PEGC-related terminal related information to the first network function.

As an optional embodiment, the second network function receives the PIN information sent by the first network function; and/or, before the second network function receives the first PEGC information sent by the terminal, the method further includes: the The second network function sends a PIN information acquisition request and/or a PIN information acquisition subscription to the first network function.

Optionally, in the case where the second network function sends the PIN information to the first network function to obtain a subscription, the method further includes: the second network function receiving the PIN information sent by the first network function The updated PIN information.

For the specific process of sending, receiving or processing PIN information between the first network function, the second network function and the terminal in the embodiment of the present application, please refer to the method embodiment (Figure 4 to Figure 7) applied to the first network function, here I won't go into details.

As shown in Figure 9, the embodiment of the present application also provides a method for reporting information, which is applied to a terminal, and the method includes:

Step 901, the terminal sends the first information of the PEGC to the first network function and/or the second network function.

In this embodiment, the first network function may be a network side device having a network function, and the first network function may be a network element of a core network, such as a UDR. The terminal may send the first information of the PEGC to the first network function and/or the second network function, so that the first network function stores the first information of the PEGC, and may send the The first information of the PEGC is sent to the second network function as PIN information. The second network function may perform a first operation according to the first PEGC information sent by the terminal and/or the PIN information sent by the first network function, for example: determine the gateway information of the terminal, configure gateway-related authorization for the terminal Strategies and parameters and more.

a) identification information; such as terminal ID;

b) address information; such as the IP address of the terminal;

c) PDU session information; such as PDU Session ID;

Optionally, the method further includes: receiving at least one item of the following information sent by the second network function;

1) PEGC policy information;

Optionally, the PEGC policy information includes at least one of the following:

Instructions for allowing the PEGC to provide gateway services;

2) Authorization parameter information of PEGC;

Optionally, the authorization parameter information of the PEGC includes at least one of the following:

Time information for authorizing the PEGC to provide gateway services;

Information about terminals that are allowed to access the PEGC;

It is not allowed to access the terminal-related information of the PEGC.

3) PDU session policy information related to PEGC;

The maximum number of devices connected to the PDU session;

The IP address allocation range of the PDU session;

The MAC address allocation range of the PDU session.

4) PDU authorization parameter information related to PEGC;

Device information for authorized access of the PDU session;

QoS rules for PDU sessions;

A flow description for a PDU session.

In this embodiment, the second network function may perform the first operation according to the PIN information and/or the first information of the PEGC, such as a corresponding operation. When the second network function is different, the executed first operation may be different. . For example: when the second network function includes a PCF, the PCF generates PEGC policy information and/or PEGC authorization parameter information based on the PIN information and/or the first information of the PEGC, and can send the PEGC The policy information and/or the authorization parameters of the PEGC are given to the UE and/or the first network function.

When the second network function includes SMF, the SMF generates or determines PEGC-related PDU session policy information and/or PEGC-related information based on the PIN information and/or the first information of the PEGC The PDU authorization parameter is used to determine the data sending rule and/or the first network function of the PDU session.

When the second network function includes PIN MF/AF, the PIN MF/AF may determine the PEGC role of the terminal based on the PIN information and/or the first PEGC information (that is, determine whether the terminal has the PEGC capability), and the terminal acts as Information such as the time period of the PEGC, the device that the terminal accesses as a PEGC, and the terminal that is not allowed to access as a PEGC. The second network function configures relevant information such as PEGC policy and/or authorization parameters and PDU session policy and/or authorization parameter information for the terminal, and the above information can be sent to the terminal.

In the embodiment of the present application, the terminal reports the first information of the PEGC to the first network function and/or the second network function. The first network function is made to store the first information of the PEGC, and may send the first information of the PEGC to the second network function as PIN information. The second network function may perform a first operation according to the first PEGC information sent by the terminal and/or the PIN information sent by the first network function, for example: determine the gateway information of the terminal, configure gateway-related authorization for the terminal Strategies and parameters and more.

The information acquisition and storage method, information acquisition method, and information reporting method provided in the embodiments of the present application may be executed by an information acquisition and storage device, an information acquisition device, or an information reporting device. In the embodiment of the present application, the device provided in the embodiment of the present application is described by taking the corresponding method executed by the information acquisition and storage device, the information acquisition device, and the information reporting device as an example.

As shown in Figure 10, the embodiment of the present application provides an information acquisition and storage device 1000, which is applied to the first network function, including:

The first obtaining module 1010 is used to obtain personal Internet of Things PIN information,

The first processing module 1020 is used for the first network function to store the PIN information; and/or, the first network function to send the PIN information to the second network function;

Wherein, the PIN information includes at least one of the following:

First information on PEGC of personal IoT devices with gateway capabilities;

Information about PEMC, a personal IoT device with device management functions;

PEGC policy information;

Authorization parameter information of PEGC;

PEGC-related protocol data unit PDU session policy information;

PEGC-related PDU authorization parameter information;

Terminal related information associated with PEGC.

PEGC's second information;

Third information of PEGC.

Optionally, the PEGC policy information includes at least one of the following:

Instructions for allowing the PEGC to provide gateway services;

Time information for authorizing the PEGC to provide gateway services;

Information about terminals that are allowed to access the PEGC;

It is not allowed to access the terminal-related information of the PEGC.

Peer information that allows the terminal to communicate;

Peer information that does not allow terminal communication.

Optionally, the first acquisition module is specifically configured to:

receiving the first information of the PEGC sent by the terminal;

and / or,

Receive the PIN information sent by the second network function.

identification information;

Address information;

PDU session information;

contract information;

capability indication information;

capability information;

Optionally, the second information of the PEGC includes at least one of the following:

Signing information of PEGC;

Authorize the terminal as the time information of PEGC;

Indication information that allows the terminal to be used as a PEGC;

Terminals are not allowed to serve as instructions for PEGC;

Device information that allows terminal access;

Device information that does not allow terminal access;

The peer device information that allows the terminal to communicate;

Peer device information that is not allowed to communicate with the terminal.

Optionally, the third information of the PEGC includes: subscription information of the PEGC.

Optionally, the device also includes:

The first receiving module is configured to receive the PIN information acquisition request and/or the PIN information acquisition subscription sent by the second network function.

Optionally, the device also includes:

The first sending module is configured to, when receiving the PIN information sent by the second network function to obtain a subscription, the first network function sends the updated PIN information to the second network function when the PIN information is updated. of the PIN information.

The maximum number of devices connected to the PDU session;

The IP address allocation range of the PDU session;

The medium access control MAC address allocation interval of the PDU session.

Device information for authorized access of the PDU session;

Quality of Service QoS rules for PDU sessions;

A flow description for a PDU session.

It should be noted that the information acquisition and storage device provided by the embodiment of the present application can realize the various processes realized by the method embodiments in Fig. 2-Fig. 7, and achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, details are not repeated here.

As shown in Figure 11, the embodiment of the present application also provides an information acquisition device 1100, which is applied to the second network function, including:

The second receiving module 1110 is configured to receive the PIN information sent by the first network function; and/or, receive the first PEGC information sent by the terminal;

An execution module 1120, configured to execute a first operation according to the PIN information and/or the first information of the PEGC;

Wherein, the first operation includes at least one of the following:

determining whether the terminal has PEGC capability;

Determine the time information of the terminal as PEGC;

Determine the device information that the terminal accesses as a PEGC;

Generate PEGC-related PDU session policy information;

Generate PEGC-related PDU authorization parameter information;

Generate PEGC policy information;

Generate authorization parameter information for PEGC.

Optionally, the PIN information includes at least one of the following:

PEGC's first message;

PEMC-related information;

PEGC policy information;

Authorization parameter information of PEGC;

PDU session policy information related to PEGC;

PEGC-related PDU authorization parameter information;

Terminal related information associated with PEGC;

PEGC's second information;

Third information of PEGC.

identification information;

Address information;

PDU session information;

contract information;

capability indication information;

capability information;

Capability information of a terminal forwarding data of other terminals to a network function.

Optionally, the PEGC policy information includes at least one of the following:

Instructions for allowing the PEGC to provide gateway services;

Time information for authorizing the PEGC to provide gateway services;

Information about terminals that are allowed to access the PEGC;

It is not allowed to access the terminal-related information of the PEGC.

Optionally, the device also includes:

The second sending module is configured to send at least one of the following information to the terminal:

PEGC policy information;

Authorization parameter information of PEGC;

PDU session policy information related to PEGC;

PEGC-related PDU authorization parameter information.

Optionally, the device also includes:

A third sending module, configured to send PIN information to the first network function.

Optionally, the device also includes:

A fourth sending module, configured to send a PIN information acquisition request and/or a PIN information acquisition subscription to the first network function.

Optionally, the device also includes:

The second receiving module is configured to receive the updated PIN information sent by the first network function.

Signing information of PEGC;

Authorize the terminal as the time information of PEGC;

Indication information that allows the terminal to be used as a PEGC;

Terminals are not allowed to serve as instructions for PEGC;

Device information that allows terminal access;

Device information that does not allow terminal access;

The peer device information that allows the terminal to communicate;

Peer device information that is not allowed to communicate with the terminal.

The maximum number of devices connected to the PDU session;

IP address allocation interval of PDU session;

The MAC address allocation range of the PDU session.

Device information authorized to access the PDU session.

QoS rules for PDU sessions;

A flow description for a PDU session.

Peer information that allows the terminal to communicate;

Peer information that is not allowed for terminal communication.

In the embodiment of the present application, after receiving the PIN information and/or the first information of the PEGC, the second network function may perform corresponding operations according to the PIN information and/or the first information of the PEGC, such as determining the gateway information of the terminal, Configure gateway-related authorization policies and parameters for the terminal, etc.

It should be noted that the information acquisition device provided by the embodiment of the present application can realize each process realized by the method embodiment in FIG. 8 and achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, details are not repeated here.

As shown in Figure 12, the embodiment of the present application also provides an information reporting device 1200, which is applied to a terminal, including:

The fifth sending module 1210 is configured to send the first information of the PEGC to the first network function and/or the second network function;

identification information;

Address information;

PDU session information;

contract information;

capability indication information;

capability information;

Optionally, the device also includes:

A third receiving module, configured to receive at least one of the following information sent by the second network function;

PEGC policy information;

Authorization parameter information of PEGC;

PDU session policy information related to PEGC;

PEGC-related PDU authorization parameter information.

Optionally, the PEGC policy information includes at least one of the following:

Instructions for allowing the PEGC to provide gateway services;

Time information for authorizing the PEGC to provide gateway services;

Information about terminals that are allowed to access the PEGC;

It is not allowed to access the terminal-related information of the PEGC.

The maximum number of devices connected to the PDU session;

The IP address allocation range of the PDU session;

The MAC address allocation range of the PDU session.

Device information for authorized access of the PDU session;

QoS rules for PDU sessions;

A flow description for a PDU session.

In this embodiment of the present application, the terminal reports the first information of the PEGC to the first network function and/or the second network function. The first network function is made to store the first information of the PEGC, and may send the first information of the PEGC to the second network function as PIN information. The second network function may perform a first operation according to the first PEGC information sent by the terminal and/or the PIN information sent by the first network function, for example: determine the gateway information of the terminal, configure gateway-related authorization for the terminal Strategies and parameters and more.

It should be noted that the information acquisition device provided in the embodiment of the present application can implement each process implemented by the method embodiment in FIG. 9 and achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, details are not repeated here.

The information acquisition and storage device, information acquisition device, and information reporting device in the embodiments of the present application may be electronic equipment, such as electronic equipment with an operating system, or components in electronic equipment, such as integrated circuits or chips. The electronic device may be a terminal, or other devices other than the terminal. Exemplarily, the terminal may include, but not limited to, the types of terminal 11 listed above, and other devices may be servers, Network Attached Storage (NAS), etc., which are not specifically limited in this embodiment of the present application.

Optionally, as shown in FIG. 13 , this embodiment of the present application further provides a communication device 1300, including a processor 1301 and a memory 1302, and the memory 1302 stores information that can be executed on the processor 1301. The running program or instruction, for example, when the communication device 1300 is a terminal, when the program or instruction is executed by the processor 1301, implements the steps of the above embodiment of the information reporting method applied to the terminal, and can achieve the same technical effect. When the communication device 1300 is a network-side device, when the program or instruction is executed by the processor 1301, each step of the above embodiment of the information acquisition and storage method applied to the first network function is implemented, or the above-mentioned information applied to the second network function is implemented. Each step of the information acquisition method can achieve the same technical effect, so in order to avoid repetition, details are not repeated here.

The embodiment of the present application also provides a network function, the network function is a first network function, including a processor and a communication interface, the processor is used to obtain the PIN information of the personal Internet of Things; store the PIN information; the communication interface is used to The PIN information is sent to a second network function. This network function embodiment corresponds to the above-mentioned method embodiment applied to the first network function, and each implementation process and implementation mode of the above-mentioned method embodiment can be applied to this network function embodiment, and can achieve the same technical effect.

The embodiment of the present application also provides a network function, the network function is a second network function, including a processor and a communication interface, and the communication interface is used to receive the PIN information sent by the first network function; and/or, the receiving terminal The sent first information of the PEGC; the processor is configured to perform a first operation according to the PIN information and/or the first information of the PEGC. This network function embodiment corresponds to the above-mentioned method embodiment applied to the second network function, and each implementation process and implementation mode of the above-mentioned method embodiment can be applied to this network function embodiment, and can achieve the same technical effect.

Specifically, the embodiment of the present application also provides a network side device. As shown in FIG. 14 , the network side device 1400 includes: a processor 1401 , a network interface 1402 and a memory 1403 . Wherein, the network interface 1402 is, for example, a common public radio interface (common public radio interface, CPRI).

Specifically, the network side device 1400 in this embodiment of the present invention further includes: instructions or programs stored in the memory 1403 and executable on the processor 1401, and the processor 1401 invokes the instructions or programs in the memory 1403 to execute the various programs shown in FIG. The module executes the method applied to the first network function, or implements the method applied to the second network function by each module shown in FIG. 11 , and achieves the same technical effect. In order to avoid repetition, it is not repeated here.

The embodiment of the present application also provides a terminal, including a processor and a communication interface, and the communication interface is used to: send the first information of the PEGC to the first network function and/or the second network function; wherein, the first information of the PEGC Include at least one of the following:

identification information;

Address information;

PDU session information;

contract information;

capability indication information;

capability information;

This terminal embodiment corresponds to the above-mentioned terminal-side method embodiment, and each implementation process and implementation mode of the above-mentioned method embodiment can be applied to this terminal embodiment, and can achieve the same technical effect. Specifically, FIG. 15 is a schematic diagram of a hardware structure of a terminal implementing an embodiment of the present application.

The terminal 1500 includes, but is not limited to: a radio frequency unit 1501, a network module 1502, an audio output unit 1503, an input unit 1504, a sensor 1505, a display unit 1506, a user input unit 1507, an interface unit 1508, a memory 1509, and a processor 1510. At least some parts.

Those skilled in the art can understand that the terminal 1500 may also include a power supply (such as a battery) for supplying power to various components, and the power supply may be logically connected to the processor 1510 through the power management system, so as to manage charging, discharging, and power consumption through the power management system. Management and other functions. The terminal structure shown in FIG. 15 does not constitute a limitation on the terminal, and the terminal may include more or fewer components than shown in the figure, or combine some components, or arrange different components, which will not be repeated here.

It should be understood that, in this embodiment of the present application, the input unit 1504 may include a graphics processing unit (Graphics Processing Unit, GPU) 15041 and a microphone 15042, and the graphics processor 15041 is used for the image capture device ( Such as the image data of the still picture or video obtained by the camera) for processing. The display unit 1506 may include a display panel 15061, and the display panel 15061 may be configured in the form of a liquid crystal display, an organic light emitting diode, or the like. The user input unit 1507 includes at least one of a touch panel 15071 and other input devices 15072 . Touch panel 15071, also called touch screen. The touch panel 15071 may include two parts, a touch detection device and a touch controller. Other input devices 15072 may include, but are not limited to, physical keyboards, function keys (such as volume control keys, switch keys, etc.), trackballs, mice, and joysticks, which will not be repeated here.

In the embodiment of the present application, the radio frequency unit 1501 may transmit the downlink data from the network side device to the processor 1510 for processing after receiving it; in addition, the radio frequency unit 1501 may send uplink data to the network side device. Generally, the radio frequency unit 1501 includes, but is not limited to, an antenna, an amplifier, a transceiver, a coupler, a low noise amplifier, a duplexer, and the like.

The memory 1509 can be used to store software programs or instructions as well as various data. The memory 1509 may mainly include a first storage area for storing programs or instructions and a second storage area for storing data, wherein the first storage area may store an operating system, an application program or instructions required by at least one function (such as a sound playing function, image playback function, etc.), etc. Additionally, memory 1509 may include volatile memory or nonvolatile memory, or, memory 1509 may include both volatile and nonvolatile memory. Among them, the non-volatile memory can be read-only memory (Read-Only Memory, ROM), programmable read-only memory (Programmable ROM, PROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (Erasable PROM, EPROM), electronically programmable Erase Programmable Read-Only Memory (Electrically EPROM, EEPROM) or Flash. Volatile memory can be random access memory (Random Access Memory, RAM), static random access memory (Static RAM, SRAM), dynamic random access memory (Dynamic RAM, DRAM), synchronous dynamic random access memory (Synchronous DRAM, SDRAM), double data rate synchronous dynamic random access memory (Double Data Rate SDRAM, DDRSDRAM), enhanced synchronous dynamic random access memory (Enhanced SDRAM, ESDRAM), synchronous connection dynamic random access memory (Synch link DRAM , SLDRAM) and Direct Memory Bus Random Access Memory (Direct Rambus RAM, DRRAM). The memory 1509 in the embodiment of the present application includes but is not limited to these and any other suitable types of memory.

The processor 1510 may include one or more processing units; optionally, the processor 1510 integrates an application processor and a modem processor, wherein the application processor mainly handles operations related to the operating system, user interface, and application programs, etc., Modem processors mainly process wireless communication signals, such as baseband processors. It can be understood that the foregoing modem processor may not be integrated into the processor 1510 .

Wherein, the radio frequency unit 1501 is configured to: send the first information of the PEGC to the first network function and/or the second network function;

identification information;

Address information;

PDU session information;

contract information;

capability indication information;

capability information;

Optionally, the radio frequency unit 1501 is further configured to: receive at least one item of the following information sent by the second network function;

PEGC policy information;

Authorization parameter information of PEGC;

PDU session policy information related to PEGC;

PEGC-related PDU authorization parameter information.

Optionally, the PEGC policy information includes at least one of the following:

Instructions for allowing the PEGC to provide gateway services;

Time information for authorizing the PEGC to provide gateway services;

Information about terminals that are allowed to access the PEGC;

It is not allowed to access the terminal-related information of the PEGC.

The maximum number of devices connected to the PDU session;

The IP address allocation range of the PDU session;

The MAC address allocation range of the PDU session.

Device information for authorized access of the PDU session;

QoS rules for PDU sessions;

A flow description for a PDU session.

In the embodiment of the present application, the terminal reports the PEGC information to the first network function and/or the second network function first information. The first network function is made to store the first information of the PEGC, and may send the first information of the PEGC to the second network function as PIN information. The second network function may perform a first operation according to the first PEGC information sent by the terminal and/or the PIN information sent by the first network function, for example: determine the gateway information of the terminal, configure gateway-related authorization for the terminal Strategies and parameters and more.

It should be noted that the terminal in the embodiment of the present application can implement all the steps implemented in the above-mentioned embodiment of the method applied to the terminal, and can achieve the same technical effect, which will not be repeated here.

The embodiment of the present application also provides a readable storage medium, the readable storage medium may be nonvolatile or volatile, the readable storage medium stores programs or instructions, and the programs or instructions are stored in When executed by the processor, each process of the foregoing method embodiments can be achieved, and the same technical effect can be achieved. To avoid repetition, details are not repeated here.

Wherein, the processor is the processor in the terminal described in the foregoing embodiments. The readable storage medium includes a computer-readable storage medium, such as a computer read-only memory ROM, a random access memory RAM, a magnetic disk or an optical disk, and the like.

The embodiment of the present application further provides a chip, the chip includes a processor and a communication interface, the communication interface is coupled to the processor, and the processor is used to run programs or instructions to implement the various processes of the above method embodiments , and can achieve the same technical effect, in order to avoid repetition, it will not be repeated here.

It should be understood that the chip mentioned in the embodiment of the present application may also be called a system-on-chip, a system-on-chip, a system-on-a-chip, or a system-on-a-chip.

The embodiment of the present application further provides a computer program/program product, the computer program/program product is stored in a non-transitory readable storage medium, and the computer program/program product is executed by at least one processor to realize Each process of the above method embodiment can achieve the same technical effect, so in order to avoid repetition, details are not repeated here.

The embodiment of the present application also provides an information acquisition system, including: a terminal and a network side device, the network side device includes at least one of the first network function and the second network function, and the terminal can be used to execute the above-mentioned Applied to the steps of the information reporting method of the terminal, the network side device can be used to perform the steps of the above-mentioned information acquisition and storage method applied to the first network function, and/or perform the above-mentioned steps applied to the second network function The steps of the information acquisition method.

It should be noted that, in this document, the term "comprising", "comprising" or any other variation thereof is intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion such that a process, method, article or apparatus comprising a set of elements includes not only those elements, It also includes other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent in the process, method, article, or device. Without further limitations, an element defined by the phrase "comprising a ..." does not preclude the presence of additional identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus comprising that element. In addition, it should be pointed out that the scope of the methods and devices in the embodiments of the present application is not limited to performing functions in the order shown or discussed, and may also include performing functions in a substantially simultaneous manner or in reverse order according to the functions involved. Functions are performed, for example, the described methods may be performed in an order different from that described, and various steps may also be added, omitted, or combined. Additionally, features described with reference to certain examples may be combined in other examples.

Through the description of the above embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the methods of the above embodiments can be implemented by means of software plus a necessary general-purpose hardware platform, and of course also by hardware, but in many cases the former is better implementation. Based on such an understanding, the technical solution of the present application can be embodied in the form of a computer software product in essence or the part that contributes to the prior art, and the computer software product is stored in a storage medium (such as ROM/RAM, disk, CD) contains several instructions to enable a terminal (which may be a mobile phone, a computer, a server, an air conditioner, or a network device, etc.) to execute the methods described in various embodiments of the present application.

The embodiments of the present application have been described above in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, but the present application is not limited to the above-mentioned specific implementations. The above-mentioned specific implementations are only illustrative and not restrictive. Those of ordinary skill in the art will Under the inspiration of this application, without departing from the purpose of this application and the scope of protection of the claims, many forms can also be made, all of which belong to the protection of this application.

Claims

A method for obtaining and storing information, comprising:

The first network function obtains personal IoT PIN information,

The first network function stores the PIN information; and/or, the first network function sends the PIN information to a second network function;

Wherein, the PIN information includes at least one of the following:

First information on PEGC of personal IoT devices with gateway capabilities;

Information about PEMC, a personal IoT device with device management functions;

PEGC policy information;

Authorization parameter information of PEGC;

PEGC-related protocol data unit PDU session policy information;

PEGC-related PDU authorization parameter information;

Terminal related information associated with PEGC;

PEGC's second information;

Third information of PEGC.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the PEGC policy information includes at least one of the following:

Instructions for allowing the PEGC to provide gateway services;

The PEGC is not allowed to provide indication information of the gateway service.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the authorization parameter information of the PEGC includes at least one of the following:

Time information for authorizing the PEGC to provide gateway services;

Information about terminals that are allowed to access the PEGC;

It is not allowed to access the terminal-related information of the PEGC.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the terminal-related information associated with the PEGC includes at least one of the following:

Peer information that allows the terminal to communicate;

Peer information that does not allow terminal communication.
The method according to claim 1, wherein said first network function obtaining PIN information comprises:

The first network function receives the first information of the PEGC sent by the terminal;

and / or,

The first network function receives the PIN information sent by the second network function.
The method according to claim 1 or 5, wherein the first information of the PEGC includes at least one of the following:

identification information;

Address information;

PDU session information;

contract information;

capability indication information;

capability information;

Information about the ability of the terminal to forward the data of the network function to other terminals;

Information about the ability to forward data from other terminals to network functions.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the second information of the PEGC includes at least one of the following:

Signing information of PEGC;

Authorize the terminal as the time information of PEGC;

Indication information that allows the terminal to be used as a PEGC;

Terminals are not allowed to serve as instructions for PEGC;

Device information that allows terminal access;

Device information that does not allow terminal access;

The peer device information that allows the terminal to communicate;

Peer device information that is not allowed to communicate with the terminal.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the third information of the PEGC comprises: subscription information of the PEGC.
The method according to claim 1, wherein, before the first network function sends the PIN information to the second network function, the method further comprises:

The first network function receives the PIN information acquisition request and/or the PIN information acquisition subscription sent by the second network function.
The method according to claim 9, wherein the method further comprises:

When receiving the PIN information sent by the second network function to obtain a subscription, the first network function sends the updated PIN information to the second network function when the PIN information is updated.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the PEGC-related PDU session policy information includes at least one of the following:

The maximum number of devices connected to the PDU session;

The IP address allocation range of the PDU session;

The medium access control MAC address allocation interval of the PDU session.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the PEGC-related PDU authorization parameter information includes at least one of the following:

Device information for authorized access of the PDU session;

Quality of Service QoS rules for PDU sessions;

A flow description for a PDU session.
A method for obtaining information, comprising:

The second network function receives the PIN information sent by the first network function; and/or, the second network function receives the first PEGC information sent by the terminal;

The second network function performs a first operation according to the PIN information and/or the first information of the PEGC;

Wherein, the first operation includes at least one of the following:

determining whether the terminal has PEGC capability;

Determine the time information of the terminal as PEGC;

Determine the device information that the terminal accesses as a PEGC;

Determine the information of the terminal as a device that PEGC does not allow access to;

Generate PEGC-related PDU session policy information;

Generate PEGC-related PDU authorization parameter information;

Generate PEGC policy information;

Generate authorization parameter information for PEGC.
The method according to claim 13, wherein the PIN information includes at least one of the following:

PEGC's first message;

PEMC-related information;

PEGC policy information;

Authorization parameter information of PEGC;

PDU session policy information related to PEGC;

PEGC-related PDU authorization parameter information;

Terminal related information associated with PEGC;

PEGC's second information;

Third information of PEGC.
The method according to claim 13 or 14, wherein the first information of the PEGC includes at least one of the following:

identification information;

Address information;

PDU session information;

contract information;

capability indication information;

capability information;

Information about the ability of the terminal to forward the data of the network function to other terminals;

Capability information of a terminal forwarding data of other terminals to a network function.
The method according to claim 13 or 14, wherein the PEGC policy information includes at least one of the following:

Instructions for allowing the PEGC to provide gateway services;

The PEGC is not allowed to provide indication information of the gateway service.
The method according to claim 13 or 14, wherein the PEGC authorization parameter information includes at least one of the following:

Time information for authorizing the PEGC to provide gateway services;

Information about terminals that are allowed to access the PEGC;

It is not allowed to access the terminal-related information of the PEGC.
The method according to claim 13, wherein, after the second network function performs the first operation according to the PIN information and/or the first information of the PEGC, the method further comprises:

Send at least one of the following information to the terminal:

PEGC policy information;

Authorization parameter information of PEGC;

PDU session policy information related to PEGC;

PEGC-related PDU authorization parameter information.
The method according to claim 13, wherein the method further comprises:

The second network function sends PIN information to the first network function.
The method according to claim 13, wherein, the second network function receives the PIN information sent by the first network function; and/or, before the second network function receives the first PEGC information sent by the terminal, the method further include:

The second network function sends a PIN information acquisition request and/or a PIN information acquisition subscription to the first network function.
The method according to claim 20, wherein, when the second network function sends the PIN information to the first network function to obtain a subscription, the method further comprises:

The second network function receives the updated PIN information sent by the first network function.
The method according to claim 14, wherein the second information of the PEGC includes at least one of the following:

Signing information of PEGC;

Authorize the terminal as the time information of PEGC;

Indication information that allows the terminal to be used as a PEGC;

Terminals are not allowed to serve as instructions for PEGC;

Device information that allows terminal access;

Device information that does not allow terminal access;

The peer device information that allows the terminal to communicate;

Peer device information that is not allowed to communicate with the terminal.
The method according to claim 14, wherein the third information of the PEGC comprises: subscription information of the PEGC.
The method according to claim 13 or 14, wherein the PEGC-related PDU session policy information includes at least one of the following:

The maximum number of devices connected to the PDU session;

The IP address allocation range of the PDU session;

The MAC address allocation range of the PDU session.
The method according to claim 13 or 14, wherein the PEGC-related PDU authorization parameter information includes at least one of the following:

Device information for authorized access of the PDU session;

QoS rules for PDU sessions;

A flow description for a PDU session.
The method according to claim 14, wherein the terminal-related information associated with the PEGC includes at least one of the following:

Peer information that allows the terminal to communicate;

Peer information that does not allow terminal communication.
A method for reporting information, comprising:

The terminal sends the first information of the PEGC to the first network function and/or the second network function;

Wherein, the first information of the PEGC includes at least one of the following:

identification information;

Address information;

PDU session information;

contract information;

capability indication information;

capability information;

Information about the ability of the terminal to forward the data of the network function to other terminals;

Information about the ability to forward data from other terminals to network functions.
The method according to claim 27, wherein said method further comprises:

receiving at least one of the following information sent by the second network function;

PEGC policy information;

Authorization parameter information of PEGC;

PDU session policy information related to PEGC;

PEGC-related PDU authorization parameter information.
The method according to claim 28, wherein the PEGC policy information includes at least one of the following:

Instructions for allowing the PEGC to provide gateway services;

The PEGC is not allowed to provide indication information of the gateway service.
The method according to claim 28, wherein the authorization parameter information of the PEGC includes at least one of the following:

Time information for authorizing the PEGC to provide gateway services;

Information about terminals that are allowed to access the PEGC;

It is not allowed to access the terminal-related information of the PEGC.
The method according to claim 28, wherein the PEGC-related PDU session policy information includes at least one of the following:

The maximum number of devices connected to the PDU session;

The IP address allocation range of the PDU session;

The MAC address allocation range of the PDU session.
The method according to claim 28, wherein the PEGC-related PDU authorization parameter information includes at least one of the following:

Device information for authorized access of the PDU session;

QoS rules for PDU sessions;

A flow description for a PDU session.
An information acquisition and storage device, comprising:

The first obtaining module is used to obtain personal Internet of Things PIN information,

A first processing module, configured to store the PIN information; and/or, send the PIN information to a second network function;

Wherein, the PIN information includes at least one of the following:

First information on PEGC of personal IoT devices with gateway capabilities;

Information about PEMC, a personal IoT device with device management functions;

PEGC policy information;

Authorization parameter information of PEGC;

PEGC-related protocol data unit PDU session policy information;

PEGC-related PDU authorization parameter information;

Terminal related information associated with PEGC;

PEGC's second information;

Third information of PEGC.
The device according to claim 33, wherein the PEGC policy information includes at least one of the following:

Instructions for allowing the PEGC to provide gateway services;

The PEGC is not allowed to provide indication information of the gateway service.
The device according to claim 33, wherein the authorization parameter information of the PEGC includes at least one of the following:

Time information for authorizing the PEGC to provide gateway services;

Information about terminals that are allowed to access the PEGC;

It is not allowed to access the terminal-related information of the PEGC.
The apparatus according to claim 33, wherein the terminal-related information associated with the PEGC includes at least one of the following:

Peer information that allows the terminal to communicate;

Peer information that does not allow terminal communication.
The device according to claim 33, wherein the first acquiring module is specifically configured to:

receiving the first information of the PEGC sent by the terminal;

and / or,

Receive the PIN information sent by the second network function.
The device according to claim 33 or 37, wherein the first information of the PEGC includes at least one of the following:

identification information;

Address information;

PDU session information;

contract information;

capability indication information;

capability information;

Information about the ability of the terminal to forward the data of the network function to other terminals;

Information about the ability to forward data from other terminals to network functions.
The device according to claim 33, wherein the second information of the PEGC includes at least one of the following:

Signing information of PEGC;

Authorize the terminal as the time information of PEGC;

Indication information that allows the terminal to be used as a PEGC;

Terminals are not allowed to serve as instructions for PEGC;

Device information that allows terminal access;

Device information that does not allow terminal access;

The peer device information that allows the terminal to communicate;

Peer device information that is not allowed to communicate with the terminal.
The apparatus according to claim 33, wherein the third information of the PEGC comprises: subscription information of the PEGC.
The apparatus of claim 33, wherein the apparatus further comprises:

The first receiving module is configured to receive the PIN information acquisition request and/or the PIN information acquisition subscription sent by the second network function.
The apparatus of claim 41, wherein the apparatus further comprises:

The first sending module is configured to send the updated PIN information to the second network function when the PIN information is updated when the first network function receives the PIN information sent by the second network function to obtain a subscription. the above PIN information.
The device according to claim 33, wherein the PEGC-related PDU session policy information includes at least one of the following:

The maximum number of devices connected to the PDU session;

The IP address allocation range of the PDU session;

The medium access control MAC address allocation interval of the PDU session.
The device according to claim 33, wherein the PEGC-related PDU authorization parameter information includes at least one of the following:

Device information for authorized access of the PDU session;

Quality of Service QoS rules for PDU sessions;

A flow description for a PDU session.
An information acquisition device, comprising:

The second receiving module is configured to receive the PIN information sent by the first network function; and/or, receive the first PEGC information sent by the terminal;

an executing module, configured to execute a first operation according to the PIN information and/or the first information of the PEGC;

Wherein, the first operation includes at least one of the following:

determining whether the terminal has PEGC capability;

Determine the time information of the terminal as PEGC;

Determine the device information that the terminal accesses as a PEGC;

Determine the information of the terminal as a device that PEGC does not allow access to;

Generate PEGC-related PDU session policy information;

Generate PEGC-related PDU authorization parameter information;

Generate PEGC policy information;

Generate authorization parameter information for PEGC.
The apparatus according to claim 45, wherein the PIN information includes at least one of the following:

PEGC's first message;

PEMC-related information;

PEGC policy information;

Authorization parameter information of PEGC;

PDU session policy information related to PEGC;

PEGC-related PDU authorization parameter information;

Terminal related information associated with PEGC;

PEGC's second information;

Third information of PEGC.
The device according to claim 45 or 46, wherein the first information of the PEGC includes at least one of the following:

identification information;

Address information;

PDU session information;

contract information;

capability indication information;

capability information;

Information about the ability of the terminal to forward the data of the network function to other terminals;

Capability information of a terminal forwarding data of other terminals to a network function.
The device according to claim 45 or 46, wherein the PEGC policy information includes at least one of the following:

Instructions for allowing the PEGC to provide gateway services;

The PEGC is not allowed to provide indication information of the gateway service.
The device according to claim 45 or 46, wherein the PEGC authorization parameter information includes at least one of the following:

Time information for authorizing the PEGC to provide gateway services;

Information about terminals that are allowed to access the PEGC;

It is not allowed to access the terminal-related information of the PEGC.
The apparatus of claim 45, wherein the apparatus further comprises:

The second sending module is configured to send at least one of the following information to the terminal:

PEGC policy information;

Authorization parameter information of PEGC;

PDU session policy information related to PEGC;

PEGC-related PDU authorization parameter information.
The apparatus of claim 45, wherein the apparatus further comprises:

A third sending module, configured to send PIN information to the first network function.
The apparatus of claim 45, wherein the apparatus further comprises:

A fourth sending module, configured to send a PIN information acquisition request and/or a PIN information acquisition subscription to the first network function.
The apparatus of claim 52, wherein the apparatus further comprises:

The second receiving module is configured to receive the updated PIN information sent by the first network function.
The apparatus according to claim 46, wherein the second information of the PEGC includes at least one of the following:

Signing information of PEGC;

Authorize the terminal as the time information of PEGC;

Indication information that allows the terminal to be used as a PEGC;

Terminals are not allowed to serve as instructions for PEGC;

Device information that allows terminal access;

Device information that does not allow terminal access;

The peer device information that allows the terminal to communicate;

Peer device information that is not allowed to communicate with the terminal.
The apparatus according to claim 46, wherein the third information of the PEGC comprises: subscription information of the PEGC.
The device according to claim 45 or 46, wherein the PEGC-related PDU session policy information includes at least one of the following:

The maximum number of devices connected to the PDU session;

The IP address allocation range of the PDU session;

The MAC address allocation range of the PDU session.
The device according to claim 45 or 46, wherein the PEGC-related PDU authorization parameter information includes at least one of the following:

Device information for authorized access of the PDU session;

QoS rules for PDU sessions;

A flow description for a PDU session.
The apparatus of claim 46, wherein the terminal associated with the PEGC is associated with Information includes at least one of the following:

Peer information that allows the terminal to communicate;

Peer information that does not allow terminal communication.
An information reporting device, comprising:

A fifth sending module, configured to send the first information of the PEGC to the first network function and/or the second network function;

Wherein, the first information of the PEGC includes at least one of the following:

identification information;

Address information;

PDU session information;

contract information;

capability indication information;

capability information;

Information about the ability of the terminal to forward the data of the network function to other terminals;

Information about the ability to forward data from other terminals to network functions.
The apparatus of claim 59, wherein the apparatus further comprises:

A third receiving module, configured to receive at least one of the following information sent by the second network function;

PEGC policy information;

Authorization parameter information of PEGC;

PDU session policy information related to PEGC;

PEGC-related PDU authorization parameter information.
The device according to claim 60, wherein the PEGC policy information includes at least one of the following:

Instructions for allowing the PEGC to provide gateway services;

The PEGC is not allowed to provide indication information of the gateway service.
The device according to claim 60, wherein the authorization parameter information of the PEGC includes at least one of the following:

Time information for authorizing the PEGC to provide gateway services;

Information about terminals that are allowed to access the PEGC;

It is not allowed to access the terminal-related information of the PEGC.
The device according to claim 60, wherein the PEGC-related PDU session policy information includes at least one of the following:

The maximum number of devices connected to the PDU session;

The IP address allocation range of the PDU session;

The MAC address allocation range of the PDU session.
The apparatus according to claim 60, wherein the PEGC-related PDU authorization parameter information includes at least one of the following:

Device information for authorized access of the PDU session;

QoS rules for PDU sessions;

A flow description for a PDU session.
A network function, including a processor and a memory, the memory stores programs or instructions that can run on the processor, and when the programs or instructions are executed by the processor, any one of claims 1 to 12 is realized The steps of the information acquisition and storage method, or the steps of the information acquisition method according to any one of claims 13 to 26.
A terminal, including a processor and a memory, the memory stores programs or instructions that can be run on the processor, and when the programs or instructions are executed by the processor, the process described in any one of claims 27 to 32 is implemented. The steps of the information reporting method described above.
A readable storage medium, on which a program or instruction is stored, and when the program or instruction is executed by a processor, the steps of the information acquisition and storage method according to any one of claims 1-12 are implemented, Or realize the steps of the information acquisition method according to any one of claims 13 to 26; or realize the steps of the information reporting method according to any one of claims 27 to 32.