CN100395990C - Method of authorization and license for devices - Google Patents
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The present invention discloses a method for authorizing a device, which comprises the steps: the mapping relation between device identification and a device series number used by the device in the latest authorization process is built in an authorization server; when the authorization server can not retrieve matched authorization information based on the device series number submitted by the device, the server obtains the device series number used by the device in the latest authorization process based on the mapping relation retrieved by the device identification; based on the obtained device series number, the server retrieves the matched authorization information which is fed back to the device; based on the received authorization information, the device provides a corresponding authorization service. When the device fails or the configuration of the device is changed, the present invention can still authorize the device rightly and enable the device to surely provide the due service quality for users.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to the licensing technology in the communication system, relate in particular to a kind of method of equipment being carried out authorization.
Background technology
In communications network system, after the authorization license server of equipment carrier side (LicenseServer) will be carried out authorization to corresponding apparatus, equipment can provide corresponding authorization service at present; Equipment Serial Number (the ESN in the equipment wherein, Equipment Serial No.) is used for the unique identification equipment identities, it also is the key that correct authorization information (authorization information represents that with License a License generally includes license passport, license number, license file etc.) is licensed to designated equipment in order to the licensing center that guarantees equipment supplier's side.Usually the ESN that in the License license file, includes the equipment that will be authorized to, whether the ESN that comprises in the ESN that authorization license server License Server reports by comparative apparatus and the corresponding License license file is consistent, determines whether current equipment is carried out corresponding authorization service.
See also Fig. 1, this figure is the simple procedure schematic diagram that in the prior art equipment is carried out authorization; It is as follows wherein equipment to be carried out the detailed process of authorization:
Step S1 is by ESN the licensing center 11 transmission authorization solicited messages to equipment supplier 1 in of the authorization license server in the equipment operator 2 21 according to equipment 22;
Step S2, licensing center 11 generate corresponding authorization feedback information and give authorization license server 21 according to the ESN of this equipment 22, wherein comprise the ESN of equipment 22 in the authorization information that licensing center 11 generates;
Step S3, follow-up equipment 22 in the course of the work, at every turn the startup stage, report the ESN of self to give authorization license server 21;
Step S4, the corresponding authorization information of ESN inquiry that authorization license server 21 reports according to equipment 22, and whether the ESN that comprises in the contrast authorization information is consistent with the ESN that equipment 22 reports, if it is consistent, feed back corresponding authorization information and give equipment 22, equipment 22 provides corresponding authorization service according to the authorization information that receives.
But utilize aforesaid way equipment to be carried out in the process of authorization, when equipment break down or the situation of device configuration change under, all can cause the ESN of equipment to change, following two kinds of possible situations have so just appearred:
First kind is that permanent change has taken place for the ESN of equipment, ESN after authorization license server 21 in the equipment operator 2 need be upgraded according to the equipment 22 like this licensing center in equipment supplier 1 11 again sends the authorization solicited message, and the ESN after being upgraded according to equipment 22 by licensing center 11 regenerates new authorization feedback information and preserves for authorization license server 21.
Second kind is that the ESN of equipment is temporary variation, permanent change does not take place, at this moment only need to repair the equipment that produces fault or again equipment is configured, can make equipment recover normal, so at this moment need not again this equipment to be carried out the authorization request handles, the equipment for the treatment of recover normal after, the original ESN of this equipment is still available, 21 of authorization license server need to use the authorization information of original application carry out authorization to equipment 22 and handle.
But above-mentioned because equipment breaks down or because ESN generation permanent change or the temporary variation that the configuration of equipment changes and causes equipment, the capital causes authorization license server 21 in authorization request process again or in the failover procedure at equipment, deposit the authorization information that can not retrieve coupling in a period of time according to the new ESN that equipment reports, can only take the authorization information of system default to come equipment is carried out the authorization processing, but the general all free service functions of corresponding device of the authorization information of system default, therefore can exist bigger limited, thereby may cause equipment in this time period, can't obtain original authorization service, also just can not provide due service quality for the user.
Summary of the invention
The technical problem to be solved in the present invention is to propose a kind of method of equipment being carried out authorization, so that equipment is breaking down or equipment disposition when changing, can also correctly carry out authorization, make equipment can guarantee to provide due service quality for the user to equipment.
For addressing the above problem, the present invention proposes and a kind of equipment is carried out the method for authorization, comprise step:
Mapping relations between the Equipment Serial Number that equipment uses in apparatus for establishing sign and the last authorization process in authorization license server;
When described authorization license server can't retrieve the authorization information of coupling at the Equipment Serial Number that reports according to equipment,, obtain the Equipment Serial Number that equipment uses in the last authorization process according to the described mapping relations of device identification index of equipment; And
Retrieve the authorization information of mating according to the Equipment Serial Number that obtains, and give described equipment the authorization feedback information that retrieves;
Described equipment provides corresponding authorization service according to the authorization information that receives.
The device identification that described method also is included in described equipment change or the last authorization process in the Equipment Serial Number that uses of equipment when changing, upgrade the step of described mapping relations.
Wherein said device identification is the IP address of equipment in IP network; Or be that VPI and the virtual path home address of equipment in ATM network is right; Or be the equipment signaling point of equipment in signaling network.
The present invention carries out the method for authorization by the sign of preliminary election apparatus for establishing in authorization license server (LicenseServer) (EID to equipment; Equipment ID) mapping relations between the ESN that equipment uses and in the last authorization process; and when the ESN according to equipment can't retrieve the License information of coupling; can be according to the mapping relations of the EID index correspondence of equipment to find the ESN that equipment uses in the last authorization process; retrieve the License information of coupling again according to the ESN that finds; thereby can be implemented in because equipment breaks down or since the configuration of equipment change when permanent change or temporary variation taking place with the ESN that causes equipment; again carry out the authorization request or in this time period that equipment fault recovers at License Server; License Server still can retrieve correct License information; thereby reached the purpose of equipment being carried out proper authorization; make equipment provide due authorization service quality, protected user's interests conscientiously for the user.
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Fig. 1 is the simple procedure schematic diagram that in the prior art equipment is carried out authorization;
Fig. 2 is the main realization principle flow chart of the present invention's method of equipment being carried out authorization;
Fig. 3 is the concrete implementing procedure figure that the method for utilizing the present invention that equipment is carried out authorization realizes equipment is carried out authorization.
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The present invention is primarily aimed at because the equipment in the communications network system breaks down or cause the ESN of equipment to change because the configuration of equipment changes, and make License Server not retrieve correct License information according to the ESN after changing, thereby make License Server not carry out correct mandate to equipment, so make equipment can not be for a kind of protection that the user provides due authorization service problem to propose higher equipment is carried out the method for authorization.
The main realization principle and the embodiment thereof of the present invention being carried out the method for authorization to equipment below in conjunction with each accompanying drawing are explained in detail.
See also Fig. 2, this figure is the main realization principle flow chart of the present invention's method of equipment being carried out authorization; Its main implementation procedure is as follows:
Step S10, mapping relations between the Equipment Serial Number (ESN) of equipment use in apparatus for establishing sign (EID) and the last authorization process in advance in authorization license server (License Server);
Wherein the EID of equipment can select the IP address of equipment in IP network for use; Or select for use equipment at asynchronous transfer mode (ATM, Asynchronous Transfer Mode) VPI in the network (VPI, Virtual Path Identifier) and virtual path sign (VCI, Virtual Channel Identifier) address is right, promptly＜and VPI, VCI〉right; Can also select the equipment signaling point of equipment in signaling network etc. for use.Wherein the EID of equipment is different from the ESN of equipment:
ESN need guarantee the uniqueness in the global range, and EID only need guarantee that the uniqueness in a LicenseServer compass of competency gets final product;
ESN is relatively stable, change frequency is lower, with avoid License information regular be back to equipment operator by the equipment supplier, and owing to EID only leaves among the License Server, and do not leave in the License file, even its variation frequently can not produce any negative effect to the authorization process yet.
The situation of change appearance of network equipment etc. cause device identification to change; Or since the configuration of device fails or equipment change when waiting ESN that causes equipment use in the last authorization process to change, upgrade in time above-mentioned set up in advance＜the last authorization process of EID-in the ESN that uses of equipment between mapping relations, to allow to indexing the ESN that equipment uses in the correct the last authorization process according to the up-to-date EID of equipment.
Step S20, when License Server when the ESN that reports according to equipment can't retrieve the License information of coupling, can so according to set up in advance among the EID index step S10 of equipment＜the last authorization process of EID-in the ESN that uses of equipment between mapping relations, to obtain the ESN that equipment uses in the last authorization process;
Step S30, License Server retrieves the License information of mating according to the ESN that index obtains in step S20, and gives the equipment that will be authorized to serve with the License feedback information that retrieves;
Step S40, this equipment provides the authorization service of correspondence to the user according to the License information that receives.
By top specific implementation principle of the present invention has been carried out detailed elaboration after, as can be seen when the ESN of License Server by equipment can't retrieve the License information of coupling, the ESN that can and then in the last authorization process, use according to this equipment of EID index of equipment, retrieve the License information of coupling again according to the ESN that indexes, but this moment, License Server can only use the last used License information to come to provide authorization service to equipment, belong to a kind of interim authorization behavior, in this interim authorization in the time period, operator can apply for the processing of License authorization message again at the equipment that the equipment that fault has taken place or configuration have taken place to change, thereby has guaranteed that equipment operator provides the service quality of authorization service for the user.
See also Fig. 3, this figure is the concrete implementing procedure figure that the method for utilizing the present invention that equipment is carried out authorization realizes equipment is carried out authorization; Its specific implementation process is as follows:
Step S100, License Server at first obtains the ESN that equipment reports;
Step S110, License Server is according to the ESN retrieval of obtaining and the License information of this matched;
Step S120, License Server judge whether to retrieve according to the ESN of equipment the License information of coupling; If, execution in step S170; Otherwise execution in step S130;
Step S130, License Server again according to the EID index of equipment set up in advance＜the last authorization process of EID-in the ESN that uses of equipment mapping relations;
Step S140, License Server judge whether to index according to the EID of equipment the ESN that equipment uses in the last authorization process, if, execution in step S150; Otherwise execution in step S180;
Step S150, the ESN that License Server uses according to equipment in the last authorization process that indexes, the License information of retrieval coupling;
Step S160, License Server judge whether and can retrieve coupling according to this ESN that indexes; If, execution in step S170; Otherwise execution in step S180;
Step S170, License Server gives the equipment that will be authorized to permit with the License feedback information that retrieves, so that this equipment can provide due authorization service for the user according to the License information that receives;
Step S180, the equipment that License Server notice will be authorized to permit does not find information.
Though should be noted that the preferred embodiments of the present invention described above at this, technical solution of the present invention can be carried out multiple changes and improvements to disclosed solution, and can not depart from the protection range of the present invention of claims definition of the present invention.
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1. one kind is carried out the method for authorization to equipment, it is characterized in that, comprises step:
Mapping relations between the Equipment Serial Number that equipment uses in apparatus for establishing sign and the last authorization process in authorization license server;
When described authorization license server can't retrieve the authorization information of coupling at the Equipment Serial Number that reports according to equipment,, obtain the Equipment Serial Number that equipment uses in the last authorization process according to the described mapping relations of device identification index of equipment; And
Retrieve the authorization information of mating according to the Equipment Serial Number that obtains, and give described equipment the authorization feedback information that retrieves;
Described equipment provides corresponding authorization service according to the authorization information that receives.
2. method of equipment being carried out authorization as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, the device identification that also is included in described equipment change or the last authorization process in the Equipment Serial Number that uses of equipment when changing, upgrade the step of described mapping relations.
3. as claimed in claim 1 or 2 equipment is carried out the method for authorization, it is characterized in that described device identification is the IP address of equipment in IP network.
4. as claimed in claim 1 or 2 equipment is carried out the method for authorization, it is characterized in that described device identification is that VPI and the virtual path home address of equipment in ATM network is right.
5. as claimed in claim 1 or 2 equipment is carried out the method for authorization, it is characterized in that described device identification is the equipment signaling point of equipment in signaling network.
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