JP7097837B2 - Wireless network access control methods, devices, and systems - Google Patents

Description

Embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of communication technology and, in particular, to wireless network access control methods, devices, and systems.

With the development of the mobile Internet, wireless access devices such as wireless routers and home gateways have become more and more popular in businesses and homes. Therefore, wider and wider mobile internet coverage is provided, and as a result, users can easily access the mobile internet using wireless network equipment.

Wireless access and wireless transfer are used on the mobile internet. Therefore, when the user device searches for a nearby wireless network, if the access password is not set for the wireless network, the user device can access the wireless network. If the access password for the wireless network is known, the user device can access the wireless network using the access password. If the access password for the wireless network is not known, the user device can analyze the access password for the wireless network using password analysis software in order to access the wireless network. Therefore, in a specific case, a large number of user devices may access the wireless network, which may make it difficult to access the wireless network or affect the network service quality of the wireless network.

To improve the network service quality of wireless networks, wireless network owners may also secure access passwords to prevent other user equipment from accessing the wireless network. In this case, when the owner of the wireless network does not use the wireless network, other user devices cannot access the wireless network, which wastes wireless network resources.

It can be seen that existing wireless network access control techniques do not have a method that can flexibly control the wireless network, which not only prevents waste of wireless network resources but also does not affect the quality of wireless network access.

The present invention provides wireless network access control methods, devices, and systems, and as a result, can flexibly control wireless network access. Not only does this prevent wasting wireless network resources, it does not affect wireless network access quality.

According to the first aspect, one embodiment of the present invention provides a wireless network access control method.
A step of receiving a wireless network access request message transmitted by a user device by the control device, wherein the wireless network access request message includes an identifier of at least one wireless network.
The step of getting the default access condition parameters corresponding to the identifier of the wireless network by the controller, and
When it is determined that the current access condition parameter of the wireless network satisfies the default access condition parameter according to the default access condition parameter, the control device sends the wireless network identifier and the access password to the user device. As a result, the user device accesses the wireless network according to the wireless network identifier and access password, and the current access condition parameter is the current access condition parameter of the wireless network acquired by the control device.
including.

In the first possible embodiment of the first aspect, the method is performed prior to the step of obtaining the default access condition parameters corresponding to the identifier of the wireless network by the controller.
The step of receiving the default access condition parameters of the wireless network transmitted by the configurator by the controller, and
The step that the controller saves the default access condition parameters for the wireless network in the control policy parameter list that corresponds to the identifier for the wireless network.
Including further.

In the second possible implementation of the first aspect, in connection with the first possible implementation of the first aspect, the controller acquires the default access condition parameters corresponding to the identifier of the wireless network. The step is
The controller queries the control policy parameter list corresponding to the wireless network identifier according to the wireless network identifier in the wireless network access request message to obtain the default access condition parameters corresponding to the wireless network identifier. include.

The third possible embodiment of the first aspect defaults in relation to the first aspect, the first possible implementation of the first aspect, or the second possible implementation of the first aspect. It is a step of transmitting the wireless network identifier and the access password to the user device by the control device when it is determined that the current access condition parameter of the wireless network satisfies the default access condition parameter according to the access condition parameter of. As a result, the user equipment accesses the wireless network according to the wireless network identifier and access password, after the step, the method.
The step of receiving the state parameter duration of access to the wireless network transmitted by the user device by the controller, and
A step in which the controller sends a disconnect request message to the wireless network access device when it is determined that the state parameter does not satisfy the wireless network default access condition parameter, where the disconnect request message is the user device identifier. As a result, the access device disconnects the user device from the wireless network according to the user device's identifier in the disconnect request message.
Including further.

In the fourth possible embodiment of the first aspect, the first possible embodiment of the first aspect, the first possible implementation of the first aspect, the second possible implementation of the first aspect, or the first aspect. In connection with the third possible implementation, the default access condition parameters are the following parameters: the identifier of the user equipment authorized to access the wireless network, the user equipment authorized to access the wireless network. Includes at least one of the maximum number of, the maximum duration allowed to access the wireless network, or the traffic or bandwidth allowed to access the wireless network.

According to the second aspect, one embodiment of the present invention provides a wireless network access control device.
A receiving unit configured to receive a wireless network access request message transmitted by a user device, wherein the wireless network access request message includes a receiving unit and a receiving unit containing at least one wireless network identifier.
A processing unit configured to acquire the default access condition parameters corresponding to the wireless network identifier.
When the processing unit determines that the current access condition parameter of the wireless network satisfies the default access condition parameter according to the default access condition parameter, the transmission unit is to send the wireless network identifier and the access password to the user device. A processing unit, which is further configured to instruct
A transmission unit configured to transmit a wireless network identifier and access password to the user equipment, so that the user equipment accesses the wireless network according to the wireless network identifier and access password and has current access. The condition parameters are the transmission unit and the transmission unit, which are the current access condition parameters of the wireless network acquired by the control device.
To prepare for.

In the first possible embodiment of the second aspect, the receiving unit is
Further configured to receive the wireless network default access condition parameters transmitted by the configurator,
This device is
It further comprises a storage unit configured to store the default access condition parameters of the wireless network in the control policy parameter list corresponding to the wireless network identifier.

In the second possible implementation of the second aspect, in connection with the first possible implementation of the second aspect, the processing unit follows the wireless network identifier in the wireless network access request message to the wireless network. It is configured to query the control policy parameter list corresponding to the identifier of the wireless network to get the default access condition parameter corresponding to the identifier of the wireless network.

In the third possible embodiment of the second aspect, the reception is related to the second aspect, the first possible implementation of the second aspect, or the second possible implementation of the second aspect. The unit is
Further configured to receive the state parameter duration of access to the wireless network sent by the user appliance.
The processing unit is further configured to instruct the transmitting unit to send a disconnect request to the wireless network access device when it determines that the state parameters do not meet the wireless network default access condition parameters.
The transmitting unit is further configured to send the disconnect request message to the access device of the wireless network, the disconnect request message including the identifier of the user device, so that the access device follows the identifier of the user device in the disconnect request message. , Disconnect the user device from the wireless network.

According to a third aspect, one embodiment of the present invention provides a wireless network access control system, which includes a control device and a user device.
The control device includes the wireless network access control device described in any one of the second aspect and the possible embodiment of the second aspect.
The user device is configured to send a wireless network access request message to the controller, where the wireless network access request message contains at least one wireless network identifier, so that the controller corresponds to the wireless network identifier. When the default access condition parameter is acquired and it is determined that the current access condition parameter of the wireless network satisfies the default access condition parameter, the wireless network identifier and access password are sent to the user device, and the current access condition parameter is transmitted. Is the current access condition parameter of the wireless network acquired by the controller,
The user device is further configured to access the wireless network according to the wireless network identifier and access password.

In the first possible embodiment of the third aspect, the system is
It also includes a configuration device configured to set the default access condition parameters for the wireless network.
The configuration device is further configured to send the wireless network default access condition parameters to the wireless network access device, so that the access device stores the default access condition parameters.
The configuration device is further configured to send the wireless network default access condition parameters to the controller so that the controller sets the wireless network default access condition parameters to the control policy parameters corresponding to the wireless network identifier. Save to list.

In the second possible embodiment of the third aspect, in connection with the third possible embodiment or the first possible embodiment of the third aspect, the user device is connected to the wireless network by the user device. The parameters are further configured to be sent to the controller, so that the controller sends a disconnect request message to the wireless network access device if it determines that the state parameters do not meet the wireless network default access condition parameters. However, the disconnection request message contains the identifier of the user device.
The access device is further configured to disconnect the user device from the wireless network according to the user device identifier in the disconnect request message.

In the third possible embodiment of the third aspect, the default in relation to the third aspect, the first possible implementation of the third aspect, or the second possible implementation of the third aspect. The access condition parameters are as follows: the identifier of the user device authorized to access the wireless network, the maximum number of user devices authorized to access the wireless network, and the access to the wireless network allowed. Includes at least one of the longest duration or traffic or bandwidth allowed to access the wireless network.

According to a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a wireless network access control device, including a receiver, a transmitter, and a processor, and the receiver, the transmitter, and the processor use a bus. Connected to each other
The receiver is configured to receive the wireless network access request message transmitted by the user equipment, the wireless network access request message containing at least one wireless network identifier.
When the processor obtains the default access condition parameter corresponding to the identifier of the wireless network and determines that the current access condition parameter of the wireless network satisfies the default access condition parameter according to the default access condition parameter, the radio is used. It is configured to instruct the transmitter to send the network identifier and access password to the user device.
The transmitter is configured to send the wireless network identifier and access password to the user device so that the user device accesses the wireless network according to the wireless network identifier and access password and the current access condition parameter. Is the current access condition parameter of the wireless network acquired by the control device.

In the first possible embodiment of the fourth aspect, the receiver is further configured to receive the default access condition parameters of the wireless network transmitted by the configurator.
The processor is further configured to store the wireless network default access condition parameters in the control policy parameter list corresponding to the wireless network identifier.

In the second possible embodiment of the fourth aspect, in connection with the first possible embodiment of the fourth aspect, the processor follows the identifier of the wireless network in the wireless network access request message of the wireless network. It is configured to query the control policy parameter list corresponding to the identifier to get the default access condition parameter corresponding to the identifier of the wireless network.

In the third possible embodiment of the fourth aspect, the reception is related to the fourth aspect, the first possible implementation of the fourth aspect, or the second possible implementation of the fourth aspect. The machine is further configured to receive the state parameter duration of access to the wireless network transmitted by the user equipment.
The processor is further configured to instruct the transmit unit to send a disconnect request to the wireless network's access device when it determines that the state parameter does not meet the wireless network's default access condition parameters.
The transmitter is further configured to send the disconnect request message to the access device of the wireless network, the disconnect request message including the identifier of the user device, so that the access device follows the identifier of the user device in the disconnect request message. , Disconnect the user device from the wireless network.

According to the wireless network access control methods, devices, and systems provided in each embodiment of the invention, the control device is a wireless network access request message transmitted by the user device and carrying at least one wireless network identifier. Receives and determines the control policy parameters corresponding to the wireless network identifier according to the wireless network identifier. Since the control policy parameters include the default access condition parameters, the controller determines that the current access condition parameters of the wireless network accessed by the user equipment satisfy the default access condition parameters and controls the wireless network. The policy parameters are sent to the user device, so that the user device can access the wireless network and flexibly control the wireless network access according to the control policy parameters. Not only does this prevent wasting wireless network resources, it does not affect wireless network access quality.

In order to more clearly explain the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention or in the prior art, the accompanying drawings required to illustrate each embodiment or the prior art will be briefly described below. As a matter of course, the accompanying drawings in the following description show some embodiments of the present invention, and those skilled in the art can draw other drawings from these attached drawings without creative effort. It can be further derived.

It is a schematic flow chart of the wireless network access control method by one Embodiment of this invention. It is a signaling diagram of the wireless network access control method by another embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic structural diagram of the wireless network access control apparatus by one Embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic structural diagram of the wireless network access control apparatus by another embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic structural diagram of the wireless network access control system by one Embodiment of this invention.

In order to further clarify the object, technical solution, and advantage of the embodiment of the present invention, the technical solution in the embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiment of the present invention. Explain clearly and fully. Of course, the embodiments described are only part of, but not all, of the embodiments of the present invention. Based on embodiments of the invention, all other embodiments obtained by one of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort shall be within the scope of protection of the invention.

The technical solution of the present invention is a pan-European digital mobile communication system (Global System for Mobile Communications, abbreviated as GSM (registered trademark)), a general packet radio service (abbreviated as GPRS) system, and a code splitting multiple connection ( Code Division Multiple Access (abbreviated as CDMA) system, CDMA2000 system, Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (abbreviated as WCDMA (registered trademark)) system, Long Term Evolution (abbreviated as LTE) system, or worldwide -It can be applied to various wireless communication systems such as the World Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) system.

FIG. 1 is a schematic flow chart of a wireless network access control method according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the wireless network access control method in the present embodiment may include the following steps.

101. The control device receives the wireless network access request message transmitted by the user device, and the wireless network access request message includes at least one wireless network identifier.

If the user device requires access to a wireless network, the user device can search for a nearby wireless network and send the identifier of the found wireless network to the controller. The radio network identifier may be carried in a radio network access request message and sent to the controller. Specifically, the control device may receive the radio network access request message transmitted by the user device, for example, using a mobile network or an SMS message channel. The identifier of the wireless network is, for example, a service set identifier (abbreviated as SSID) of the wireless network.

102. The controller acquires the default access condition parameters corresponding to the identifier of the wireless network.

In another embodiment of the invention, prior to step 102, the method is:
The step of receiving the default access condition parameters of the wireless network transmitted by the configurator by the controller, and
A step in which the controller saves the wireless network's default access condition parameters in the control policy parameter list that corresponds to the wireless network's identifier.
May include.

Specifically, the owner of the wireless network may use the setting device to set the default access condition parameters of the wireless network.

The user device needs to access the wireless network in order to carry out the network application service using the wireless network, and needs to access the wireless network using the access device of the wireless network, and the access device needs to access the wireless network. Note, for example, a device such as a gateway device or router. Therefore, the owner of the wireless network is representative and represents the owner of the access device of the wireless network, for example, the owner of the gateway device or the owner of the router.

In this embodiment, the owner of the wireless network uses the setting device to set the default access condition parameters required to access the wireless network on the access device corresponding to the wireless network. The default access condition parameter of the wireless network is set for the access device corresponding to the wireless network, and as a result, the default access condition parameter is enabled on the access device and the user device becomes the wireless network corresponding to the access device. If access is continuously required, access control processing is performed to determine whether the user equipment can access the wireless network using the default access condition parameters.

In the present embodiment of the present invention, the setting device and the access device may be arranged separately or integrated, and the setting device sets the control policy parameter for the corresponding access device. Mainly composed of.

In the present embodiment of the present invention, the default access condition parameters are the following parameters, that is, the identifier of the user device permitted to access the wireless network, the maximum number of user devices permitted to access the wireless network, and the following parameters. It may include at least one or any combination of the longest duration allowed to access the wireless network, or the traffic or bandwidth allowed to access the wireless network. The default access condition parameters include, but are not limited to, the parameters listed above.

The wireless network owner can use the configuration device to set the default access condition parameters required to access the wireless network on the access device corresponding to the wireless network, that is, the following method, that is, the setting. Implemented in the step where the device sends the wireless network default access condition parameters to the wireless network access device so that the access device saves the default access condition parameters and enables the default access condition parameters. It's okay.

In addition, the setting device not only sends the above-mentioned default access condition parameters to the access device, but also sends the default access condition parameters of the wireless network to the control device, so that the control device is the default of the wireless network. Save the access condition parameters in the control policy parameter list corresponding to the wireless network identifier.

If the default access condition parameter of the wireless network is modified again, the configuration device must send the modified default access condition parameter of the wireless network to the access device and the controller, and as a result, the access device and the controller. Note that the default access condition parameters for the wireless network are updated.

In another embodiment of the invention, step 102
A step in which the controller queries the control policy parameter list corresponding to the wireless network identifier according to the wireless network identifier contained in the wireless network access request message to obtain the default access condition parameters corresponding to the wireless network identifier. In particular.

To store the default access condition parameters for different wireless networks, the controller establishes the corresponding list according to the different wireless network identifiers and the corresponding list for the default access condition parameters corresponding to the different wireless network identifiers. Save to. Therefore, after the step of receiving the wireless network access request message transmitted by the user apparatus, the controller queries the list corresponding to the wireless network identifier according to the wireless network identifier in the request message to the wireless network identifier. Get the corresponding default access condition parameters.

103. 103. When the controller determines that the current access condition parameter of the wireless network satisfies the default access condition parameter according to the default access condition parameter, the controller sends the wireless network identifier and access password to the user apparatus. As a result, the user device accesses the wireless network according to the wireless network identifier and the access password, and the current access condition parameter is the current access condition parameter of the wireless network acquired by the control device.

Specifically, at the same time that the default access condition parameter of the wireless network is stored in the control policy parameter list corresponding to the wireless network identifier, the control device also has the wireless network identifier and access to the wireless network. Stores the correspondence between the access password required for and the default access condition parameters for the wireless network. Therefore, when it is determined that the current access condition parameter of the wireless network satisfies the default access condition parameter of the wireless network, the control device obtains the access password and the identifier of the wireless network according to the above correspondence, and obtains the access password and the identifier of the wireless network. The identifier and access password are sent to the user device that sends the access request message. In this way, the user apparatus can determine the wireless network to be accessed according to the identifier received by the wireless network, and can access the wireless network by using the access password received by the wireless network.

At step 103, the controller determines whether the current access condition parameter of the wireless network satisfies the default access condition parameter. For example, the default access condition parameter for wireless network N is the identifier of the user appliance authorized to access wireless network N. The controller obtains the default access condition parameters for wireless network N according to the identifier of wireless network N carried in the access request message sent by the user equipment, and the default access condition parameters are allowed access to wireless network N. If the user device whose identifiers are A, B, and C is authorized to access the wireless network N, then the controller is the current wireless network N. Get the access condition parameters first. In this example, the current access condition parameter for wireless network N is, for example, the identifier of the user appliance currently connected to wireless network N. For example, the user devices currently connected to the wireless network N are the user device B and the user device C. As a result, the control device is not included in the user device to which the user device A sending the request is currently connected to the wireless network N, and the user device A is allowed to access the wireless network N. It is determined that it is included in the identifier of the user device, and as a result, the control device determines that the current access condition parameter of the wireless network N satisfies the default access condition parameter of the wireless network N. Conversely, if user device A is included in the user device currently connected to wireless network N, or user device A is not included in the identifier of the user device authorized to access wireless network N, the control device. Determines that the current access condition parameter of wireless network N does not satisfy the default access condition parameter of wireless network N.

In another example, the default access condition parameter for wireless network N is the maximum number of user devices that are allowed access to wireless network N, for example, the upper limit for the number of user devices that are allowed access is 5. Is. In this case, the current access condition parameter of the wireless network N is the number of user devices that have accessed the wireless network N, for example, three user devices are accessing the wireless network N. Therefore, the number of user devices currently connected to wireless network N (ie, the current access condition parameter) is less than the maximum number of user devices allowed to access wireless network N (ie, the default access condition parameter). If, the controller determines that the current access condition parameter of the wireless network N satisfies the default access condition parameter of the wireless network N. Conversely, if the number of user devices currently connected to wireless network N is greater than or equal to the maximum number of user devices allowed access to wireless network N, then the current access condition parameter for wireless network N is wireless network N. It is determined that the default access condition parameter of is not satisfied.

In yet another example, the default access condition parameters for wireless network N include traffic or bandwidth that is allowed access to wireless network N. Traffic is used as an example, for example 100MB of traffic is assigned to each user device. In this case, the current access condition parameter of wireless network N indicates the amount of traffic already used by each user appliance. Note that if the user appliance has never accessed wireless network N, then in the current access condition parameter of wireless network N, the amount of traffic already used by the user appliance is 0 for the user appliance. Therefore, the amount of traffic already used by user device A currently sending the access request message (ie, the current access condition parameter) is the maximum amount of traffic that wireless network N has allowed or assigned to user device A. If it is less than (ie, the default access condition parameter), the controller determines that the current access condition parameter of the wireless network N satisfies the default access condition parameter of the wireless network N. Conversely, if the amount of traffic already used by user device A is greater than or equal to the maximum amount of traffic that wireless network N has allowed or allocated to user device A, then the current access condition parameter for wireless network N is the wireless network. It is determined that N's default access condition parameters are not met.

In yet another example, the default access condition parameter for wireless network N includes the maximum duration allowed to access wireless network N. For example, a maximum usage duration of 10 hours is assigned to each user device. In this case, the current access condition parameter of wireless network N indicates the duration already used by each user appliance. Note that if the user appliance has never accessed the wireless network N, the duration already used by the user appliance is 0 for the user appliance in the current access condition parameter of the wireless network N. Therefore, the duration already used by user device A currently sending the access request message (ie, the current access condition parameter) is the longest duration allowed by wireless network N to be used by user device A (ie, the default). If it is less than (access condition parameter), the controller determines that the current access condition parameter of the radio network N satisfies the default access condition parameter of the radio network N. Conversely, if the duration already used by user device A is greater than or equal to the maximum duration allowed for use by user device A, then the current access condition parameter for wireless network N is the default for wireless network N. It is determined that the access condition parameter is not satisfied.

Then, when it is determined that the current access condition parameter of the wireless network satisfies the default access condition parameter of the wireless network, the controller determines the wireless network identifier and access from the control policy parameter list corresponding to the wireless network identifier. The password is acquired and the identifier and the access password are sent to the user device that sent the access request message, so that the user device accesses the wireless network according to the wireless network identifier and the access password.

In the present embodiment, the current access condition parameter of the wireless network is the current access condition parameter of the wireless network acquired by the control device, and the current access condition parameter can be transmitted to the control device by the access device corresponding to the wireless network. Specifically, the access device corresponding to each wireless network is detected by real-time or periodic detection, that is, the access state of the wireless network corresponding to the access device, that is, the current access condition parameter of the wireless network, for example, the connected user. The number of devices and the duration already used by each connected user device may be checked and the detected current access condition parameters may be sent to the controller so that the controller is in the current access state of each wireless network. Can be confirmed.

In this embodiment, the wireless network access request message transmitted by the user apparatus to the control apparatus includes at least one wireless network identifier. If the request message contains only one wireless network identifier, the controller determines that the wireless network's current access condition parameters satisfy the wireless network's default access condition parameters, and the controller only accepts the wireless network's access password. The request message was sent to the user device that sent the request message, and as a result, the user device may access the wireless network according to the access password of the wireless network, or sent the request message with the wireless network identifier and access password. It may be transmitted to the user device, so that the user device knows the wireless network to be accessed and can access the wireless network according to the access password of the wireless network. If the request message contains multiple wireless networks, eg, two wireless network identifiers, and the current access condition parameters of the multiple wireless networks each satisfy the default access condition parameters of the multiple wireless networks, the controller. Sends the identifiers and access passwords of the plurality of wireless networks to the user device that sends the request message. At the time of specific implementation, the control device is a load state of a plurality of wireless networks, and a plurality of radios are applied to the user device in ascending order according to the load state represented by the current access condition parameters of the plurality of wireless networks. The identifier and access password corresponding to each network are transmitted separately, so that the user apparatus can selectively and preferably access the low-load wireless network. It should be noted that the above default access condition parameter of the wireless network may further include the shared state of the wireless network, and the shared state of the wireless network includes enabling or disabling the sharing. If the owner of the wireless network enables sharing of the wireless network, that is, if the sharing state in the default access condition parameter indicates that sharing is enabled, the controller will say that the current access condition parameter of the wireless network is the wireless network. Determines if the requirements of another parameter other than the shared state within the default access condition parameter of are met.

In another embodiment of the invention, after the user device accesses the wireless network according to the received identifier and the received access password of the wireless network, the user device is driven by the user device according to the usage status information of the wireless network. Further transmission of the state parameter of the connection to the wireless network may be sent to the controller.

Therefore, when the control device determines that the state parameter of the connection to the wireless network by the user device does not satisfy the default access condition parameter of the wireless network according to the state parameter of the connection of the wireless network transmitted by the user device, the control device requests disconnection. The message is sent to the access device of the wireless network, and the disconnection request message includes the identifier of the user device, so that the access device disconnects the user device from the wireless network according to the identifier of the user device included in the disconnection request message. ..

The state parameter may include, but is not limited to, the duration of access to the wireless network by the user appliance or the traffic of the connection to the wireless network, and the state parameter includes, but is not limited to, the above parameter information.

The default access condition parameter of the wireless network is a parameter representing the usage status of the wireless network, for example, the longest duration allowed to access the wireless network, or the traffic or band allowed to access the wireless network. It may include width and further includes parameters representing the load state of the wireless network, such as the identifier of the user equipment authorized to access the wireless network, or the maximum number of user equipment authorized to access the wireless network. Please note that it is good. In the present embodiment, when the default condition parameter of the wireless network includes the above parameter indicating the usage status, after the user apparatus accesses the wireless network, the user apparatus follows the usage status information of the wireless network by the user apparatus. Further transmissions of state parameters of the device's connection to the wireless network may be sent to the controller.

In the present embodiment of the present invention, the control device receives a wireless network access request message transmitted by the user apparatus and carrying at least one wireless network identifier, and corresponds to the wireless network identifier according to the wireless network identifier. Determine control policy parameters. Since the control policy parameters include the default access condition parameters, the controller determines that the current access condition parameters of the wireless network accessed by the user equipment satisfy the default access condition parameters and controls the wireless network. The policy parameters are sent to the user device, so that the user device accesses the wireless network according to the identifier and access password of the wireless network and according to the identifier and access password in the control policy parameter. Control policy parameters for accessing the wireless network are set, resulting in flexible control of wireless network access. Not only does this prevent wasting wireless network resources, it does not affect wireless network access quality.

FIG. 2 is a signaling diagram of a wireless network access control method according to another embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the wireless network access control method includes the following devices, that is, a user device, an access device, a setting device, and a control device. The user device is, for example, a mobile phone or a tablet computer. When a user corresponding to a user device needs to access a wireless network such as a WiFi network to execute a network service, the user needs to access the corresponding wireless network using the access device. The setting device and the access device may be integrated or arranged separately, and the setting device is mainly used by the owner of each wireless network, that is, the access corresponding to each wireless network. The device owner sets the control policy parameters for the owner's wireless network using the configuration device that corresponds to the access device. When the user device needs access to the wireless network corresponding to the access device, the control device uses the control policy parameter of the wireless network to control whether the user device can access the wireless network. Mainly composed. The wireless network access control method provided in this embodiment includes the following steps.

201. The configuration device sets the default access condition parameters for the wireless network.

202. The configuration device sends the wireless network default access condition parameters to the wireless network access device.

203. The access device stores the default access condition parameters for the wireless network.

The access device may be, but is not limited to, a device such as a wireless router or a switch.

204. The configuration device sends the default access condition parameters of the wireless network to the controller.

205. The controller stores the default access condition parameters corresponding to the wireless network identifier in the control policy parameter list corresponding to the wireless network identifier.

206. The user device sends an access request message to the control device.

The access request message contains an identifier for a nearby wireless network found by the user appliance. If the identifiers of the plurality of wireless networks are found in the vicinity, the identifiers of the plurality of wireless networks are all transmitted to the control device. In another embodiment of the invention, once a plurality of wireless network identifiers are found, the user appliance may sort the found wireless networks according to the signal strength of the found wireless networks. Therefore, the identifiers of the plurality of wireless networks included in the access request message are the default number of identifiers of the wireless networks having high signal strength acquired after the user equipment sorts the found wireless networks.

Specifically, the access request message may be transmitted to the control unit using a channel such as a voice channel or an SMS message channel. In the SMS message channel scenario, the controller requires the corresponding SMS message number, and the user device uses the access request message as the content of the SMS message and the content of the SMS message to the controller corresponding to the SMS message number. Send.

207. The controller acquires the default access condition parameter corresponding to the wireless network identifier according to the wireless network identifier included in the access request message.

208. The controller determines whether the current access condition parameter of the wireless network satisfies the default access condition parameter according to the default access condition parameter.

209. If the current access condition parameter of the wireless network satisfies the default access condition parameter, the controller sends the wireless network identifier and access password to the user equipment.

Specifically, when the control device acquires the default access condition parameter corresponding to the wireless network identifier according to the wireless network identifier included in the access request message, the user device uploads the identifiers of multiple wireless networks. If so, the controller may determine the wireless network for which its identifier and access password are preferably returned, according to predetermined rules. For example, the upper limit for allowing access to wireless network A is five user devices, and the upper limit for allowing access to wireless network B is five user devices. If five user devices are currently accessing wireless network A and five user devices are currently accessing wireless network B, the identifiers and access passwords for wireless network A and wireless network B will not be returned. In another example, the number of user devices currently accessing wireless network A is less than 5, for example, one user device and the number of user devices currently accessing wireless network B is less than 5, for example. According to the access load of wireless network A and wireless network B, if the default rule is to return only one available wireless network identifier and access password to the user appliance in the case of three user devices. , The wireless network A identifier and access password are preferably transmitted to the user device.

Specifically, the control device may transmit the identifier of the wireless network A and the access password to the user device using a channel such as a voice channel or an SMS message channel.

210. The user device accesses the wireless network by using the identifier of the wireless network and the access password.

If the default access condition parameters for the wireless network include the traffic and duration of access to the wireless network, the controller must monitor the traffic and duration of access to the wireless network by the user appliance. .. For example, if the maximum usage duration of one connection to the wireless network is 1 hour, and the duration of access to the wireless network by the user device reaches 1 hour, the control device will access the wireless network. A request for disconnecting the wireless connection of the user device may be transmitted to the device, for example, and the access device disconnects the wireless connection of the user device when receiving the request for disconnecting the wireless connection of the user device. In this case, the user device needs to acquire the wireless network identifier and the access password again from the control device and perform the access again.

Alternatively, the user appliance periodically updates the status parameters of the connection to the wireless network. For example, the user appliance sends state parameters to the controller, such as the duration and traffic of the user appliance's connection to the wireless network, so that the controller is effective for the user appliance's access to the wireless network. Control and judgment.

Settings if the wireless network owner uses the configuration device to modify the default access condition parameters for the wireless network, for example, to modify the number of connected user devices, bandwidth, or maximum access duration. Note that the device must store the modified wireless network default access condition parameters on top of the wireless network access and control devices.

After the wireless network owner modifies the wireless network's default access condition parameters with the configuration device, the user device will probably not be able to access the wireless network. In this case, the user apparatus needs to perform the above steps 206 to 209 again to execute the radio network access procedure.

In the present embodiment of the present invention, upon receiving the access request message transmitted by the user device, the control device is the default access condition parameter of the wireless network and is optimal according to the default access condition parameter set by the owner. The wireless network identifier and access password may be selected and the identifier and access password may be sent to the user device so that the user device accesses the wireless network according to the optimal wireless network identifier and access password. And you can flexibly control wireless network access. Not only does this prevent wasting wireless network resources, it does not affect wireless network access quality.

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a wireless network access control device according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the control device is
A receiving unit 11 configured to receive a wireless network access request message transmitted by a user apparatus, wherein the wireless network access request message includes a receiving unit 11 and an identifier of at least one wireless network.
A processing unit 12 configured to acquire the default access condition parameters corresponding to the wireless network identifier.
When the processing unit 12 determines that the current access condition parameter of the wireless network satisfies the default access condition parameter according to the default access condition parameter, it sends the wireless network identifier and the access password to the user device. Processing unit 12, which is further configured to instruct unit 13.
A transmission unit 13 configured to transmit the wireless network identifier and access password to the user equipment, so that the user equipment accesses the wireless network according to the wireless network identifier and access password. The access condition parameters are the transmission unit 13 and the transmission unit 13, which are the current access condition parameters of the wireless network acquired by the control device.
To prepare for.

Note that if the processing unit 12 determines that the current access condition parameter of the wireless network cannot satisfy the default access condition parameter, the procedure for the user appliance to access the wireless network ends.

The receiving unit 11
It is further configured to receive the default access condition parameters of the wireless network transmitted by the configurator.

This device is
Storage unit 14 configured to store the default access condition parameters corresponding to the wireless network identifier in the control policy parameter list corresponding to the wireless network identifier.
Further prepare. Processing unit 12 queries the control policy parameter list corresponding to the wireless network identifier according to the wireless network identifier in the wireless network access request message to obtain the default access condition parameter corresponding to the wireless network identifier. Especially configured.

The receiving unit 11
It is further configured to receive the status parameters of the connection to the wireless network transmitted by the user appliance.

The processing unit 12 is further configured to instruct the transmission unit 13 to send a disconnect request to the access device of the wireless network if it determines that the state parameter does not satisfy the default access condition parameter of the wireless network.

The transmission unit 13 is further configured to send a disconnect request message to the access device of the wireless network, where the disconnect request message includes the identifier of the user device, so that the access device is the user device in the disconnect request message. Disconnect the user device from the wireless network according to the identifier.

Note that the receiving unit 11 may receive the radio network access request message transmitted by the user device using a voice channel or an SMS message channel.

The transmission unit 13 may transmit the wireless network identifier and the access password to the user device using a voice channel or an SMS message channel.

The default access condition parameters are the following parameters: the identifier of the user device authorized to access the wireless network, the maximum number of user devices authorized to access the wireless network, and the allowed access to the wireless network. Includes at least one or any combination of the longest duration, or traffic or bandwidth allowed to access the wireless network.

The control device in this embodiment may be configured to implement the technical solution in the method embodiment shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. Similar to principle and technical effect. The details will not be explained repeatedly here.

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a wireless network access control device according to another embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, the control device is
It includes a receiver 21, a transmitter 22, and a processor 23 that is connected to the receiver 21 and the transmitter 22 using a bus. The receiver 21 is configured to receive the wireless network access request message transmitted by the user apparatus, and the wireless network access request message includes at least one wireless network identifier.
The processor 23 follows in the wireless network access control method described with reference to FIG. 1 or FIG. If it determines that the current access condition parameter satisfies the default access condition parameter, it is configured to perform a step of instructing the transmitter 22 to send the wireless network identifier and access password to the user equipment.
The transmitter 22 is configured to transmit the wireless network identifier and access password to the user device, so that the user device accesses the wireless network according to the wireless network identifier and access password, and the current access conditions. The parameter is the current access condition parameter of the wireless network acquired by the control device.

The receiver 21 is further configured to receive the default access condition parameters of the wireless network transmitted by the setting device.

Processor 23 is further configured to store the default access condition parameters corresponding to the wireless network identifier in the control policy parameter list corresponding to the wireless network identifier.

The access condition parameters are the following parameters: the identifier of the user device authorized to access the wireless network, the maximum number of user devices authorized to access the wireless network, and the longest allowed access to the wireless network. Includes at least one or any combination of duration or traffic or bandwidth granted access to the wireless network.

Processor 23 further queries the control policy parameter list corresponding to the wireless network identifier according to the wireless network identifier in the wireless network access request message to obtain the default access condition parameters corresponding to the wireless network identifier. It is composed.

The receiver 21 is further configured to receive the state parameter of the connection to the wireless network transmitted by the user device.

The processor 23 is further configured to instruct the transmitter 22 to send a disconnect request to the access device of the wireless network if it determines that the state parameter does not satisfy the default access condition parameter of the wireless network.

The transmitter 22 is further configured to send a disconnect request message to the access device of the wireless network, where the disconnect request message includes the identifier of the user device, so that the access device is the user device in the disconnect request message. Disconnect the user device from the wireless network according to the identifier.

The receiver 21 is further configured to receive a radio network access request message transmitted by the user appliance using a voice channel or an SMS message channel.

Along with this, the transmitter 22 is further configured to transmit the wireless network identifier and access password to the user device using a voice channel or an SMS message channel.

The control device in this embodiment may be configured to implement the technical solution in the method embodiment shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. Similar to principle and technical effect. The details will not be explained repeatedly here.

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a wireless network access control system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Figure 5, the system
Includes control device 31 and user device 32.

The control device 31 includes the wireless network access control device described in FIG. 3 or FIG.

The user device 32 is configured to send a wireless network access request message to the control device 31, and the wireless network access request message includes at least one wireless network identifier, so that the control device 31 is attached to the wireless network. When the corresponding default access condition parameter is acquired and it is determined that the current access condition parameter of the wireless network satisfies the default access condition parameter, the wireless network identifier and access password are transmitted, and the current access condition parameter is set to This is the current access condition parameter of the wireless network acquired by the control device.

The user device 32 is further configured to access the wireless network by using the identifier and the access password of the wireless network and the identifier and the access password transmitted by the control device 31.

This system is
A configuration device 33 configured to set default access condition parameters for the wireless network, further configured to transmit the default access condition parameters for the wireless network to the access device 34 for the wireless network. As a result, the access device 34 stores the default access condition parameters, the setting device 33.
Including further. The configuration device 33 is further configured to send the wireless network default access condition parameters to the controller 31, so that the controller 31 corresponds the wireless network default access condition parameters to the wireless network identifier. Save to the control policy parameter list.

The user device 32 is further configured to send the state parameter of the user device 32's connection to the wireless network to the control device 31, so that the control device 31 has the state parameter set to the default access condition parameter of the wireless network. If it is determined that the condition is not satisfied, a disconnection request message is sent to the access device 34 of the wireless network, and the disconnection request message includes the identifier of the user device 32.

The access device 34 is further configured to disconnect the user device 32 from the wireless network according to the identifier of the user device 32 in the disconnect request message.

The default access condition parameters are the following parameters: the identifier of the user device authorized to access the wireless network, the maximum number of user devices authorized to access the wireless network, and the allowed access to the wireless network. Includes at least one or any combination of the longest duration, or traffic or bandwidth allowed to access the wireless network.

One of ordinary skill in the art should clearly understand that the corresponding processes in the method embodiments can be referred to for the detailed operating processes of the above systems and devices for the sake of brevity. Will not be explained repeatedly.

Finally, it should be noted that the embodiments are not intended to limit the invention, but merely to illustrate the technical solutions of the invention. Although the present invention has been described in detail in connection with the above embodiments, those skilled in the art will be further described in the aforementioned embodiments without departing from the scope of protection of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention. It should be understood that modifications can be made to the technical solutions described above, or equivalent substitutions can be made to some of the technical features of the aforementioned embodiments.

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Claims (19)

A system that includes a configuration device, a wireless access device, and a control device.
The setting device is configured to enable the shared state of the wireless network in the wireless access device.
The configuration device is further configured to set the default access condition parameters required to access the wireless network, the default access condition parameter being one that is allowed access to the wireless network. Including the above device identifiers
After the shared state of the wireless network is activated, the control device receives the access request transmitted by the user device via the mobile network and responds to the received wireless network access request. It is configured to perform control processing based on the predetermined access condition parameter of the identifier of one or more devices to allow the user device to access the Internet by using the wireless network.
After the user device has accessed the wireless network, the wireless access device is configured to process internet data associated with the user device via the wireless network. The default access condition parameters are the following parameters , the maximum number of user devices allowed to access the wireless network, the maximum duration allowed to access the wireless network, or access to the wireless network. The system of claim 1 , wherein the system comprises at least one of the allowed traffic or bandwidth. The system according to any one of claims 1 to 2 , wherein the wireless access device is a wireless router. The system according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein the wireless network is a Wi-Fi network. The system according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein the setting device and the wireless access device are integrated into one device. The system according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , wherein the control device is further configured to disconnect the user device from the wireless network. The system according to any one of claims 1 to 6 , wherein the control device is further configured to receive status information on the use of the wireless network by the user device. The system according to any one of claims 1 to 7 , wherein the control device is further configured to establish a list according to identifiers of a plurality of wireless networks of the wireless access device. The system according to any one of claims 1 to 8 , wherein the control process includes transmitting an access password for the wireless network to the user apparatus. Steps to enable the shared state of the wireless network in the wireless access device by the setting device, and
A step of setting the default access condition parameters required for accessing the wireless network by the setting device, wherein the default access condition parameters are one or more that are permitted to access the wireless network. Including the device identifier of the step and
After the shared state of the wireless network is activated, the step of receiving the access request transmitted by the user device by the control device via the mobile network, and
In response to the received wireless network access request, the control device performs control processing based on the predetermined access condition parameter of the identifier of one or more devices, and the user by using the wireless network. Steps to allow the device to access the internet,
A method comprising the step of processing internet data associated with the user device via the wireless network by the wireless access device after the user device has accessed the wireless network. The default access condition parameters are the following parameters , the maximum number of user devices allowed to access the wireless network, the maximum duration allowed to access the wireless network, or access to the wireless network. 10. The method of claim 10 , wherein the method comprises at least one of the allowed traffic or bandwidth. The method according to any one of claims 10 to 11, wherein the wireless access device is a wireless router. The method according to any one of claims 10 to 12, wherein the wireless network is a Wi-Fi network. The method according to any one of claims 10 to 13 , wherein the setting device and the wireless access device are integrated into one device. The method according to any one of claims 10 to 14 , further comprising disconnecting the user device from the wireless network by the control device. The method according to any one of claims 10 to 15 , further comprising the step of receiving status information of the use of the wireless network by the user device by the control device. The method of any one of claims 10-16 , further comprising the step of establishing a list by the control device according to the identifiers of the plurality of wireless networks of the wireless access device. The method according to any one of claims 10 to 17 , wherein the control process includes transmitting an access password for the wireless network to the user apparatus. A system that includes a wireless router and electronic devices.
The wireless router is configured to enable the shared state of the wireless network in the wireless router.
The wireless router is further configured to set the default access condition parameters required to access the wireless network, the default access condition parameter being one that is allowed access to the wireless network. Including the above device identifiers
After the shared state of the wireless network is activated, the electronic device receives the access request transmitted by the user device via the mobile network and responds to the received wireless network access request. It is configured to perform control processing based on the predetermined access condition parameter of the identifier of one or more devices to allow the user device to access the Internet by using the wireless network.
After the user device has accessed the wireless network, the wireless router is further configured to process internet data associated with the user device via the wireless network.

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