METHOD FOR TERMINAL CONFIGURATION AND MANAGEMENT AND TERMINAL DEVICE

• US 20110173685A1
• Filed: 03/28/2011
• Published: 07/14/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: TIAN, LINYI, CHAI, XIAOQIAN
• Application Number:
  US13/073,616
• Publication Number:
  US 20110173685A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/6
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0806 for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0846 based on copy from other elements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0856 by backing up or archiving configuration information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/28 Restricting access to network management systems or functions, e.g. using authorisation function to access network configuration

Abstract

A method for terminal configuration and management includes: acquiring a configuration file, where the configuration file includes server account information; configuring the server account information in the acquired configuration file onto a Device Management Tree (DMT) of a terminal; based on the server account information, establishing a management session between the terminal and the server, and performing management and subsequent configuration on the terminal during the session. A corresponding terminal device and a corresponding system are also provided. Through the method, the terminal can determine, according to protocol version information supported by or corresponding to the corresponding server and carried in a configuration packet, a protocol that should be used for communication with a server, and perform configuration according to the correct protocol version, thus improving the operation efficiency.

Claims

1. A method for terminal configuration and management, the method comprising:

configuring account information of a server onto a Device Management Tree (DMT) of a terminal, wherein the server account information comprises one or more pieces of authentication information;

receiving a session trigger message carrying server identity authentication information and a server identifier delivered by the server;

generating a Message Digest 5 (MD5) digest by using the authentication information included in the server account information on the DMT corresponding to the server identifier, and authenticating the session trigger message; and

after the authentication succeeds, establishing, based on the session trigger message, a management session between the terminal and the server, and performing management and subsequent configuration on the terminal during the session.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the generating the MD5 digest by using the authentication information included in the server account information on the DMT corresponding to the server identifier, and authenticating the session trigger message comprises:

carrying, by the session trigger message, an authentication type, an authentication name, or an authentication type code, and authenticating the session trigger message by using the authentication information corresponding to the authentication type, the authentication name, or the authentication type code included in the server account information on the DMT corresponding to the server identifier;

or

acquiring the authentication information one by one from the server account information configured on the DMT corresponding to the server identifier, and authenticating the session trigger message.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein

the authentication information comprises an authentication type, a password, and a random number.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the configuring account information of the server onto the DMT of the terminal specifically comprises:

acquiring a configuration file, wherein the configuration file comprises server account information and session protocol version information supported or selected by the server corresponding to the server account information;

extracting the session protocol version information, and judging, according to the session protocol version information, whether the server account information is suitable for the terminal;

if the server account information is suitable for the terminal, configuring the server account information in the acquired configuration file onto the DMT of the terminal.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the acquiring the configuration file specifically comprises:

acquiring an address of the configuration file;

sending, to the address, a request message for acquiring the configuration file, wherein the request message carries at least one of the following;

an identifier of the terminal, service subscriber information, a subscriber identity authentication code, device information, and a supported ;

Device Management protocol version; and

receiving the configuration file.

6. A method for terminal configuration and management, the method comprising:

configuring a Device Management (DM) server account, wherein the DM server account comprises a Dm server identifier and authentication information;

receiving a configuration message generated by the DM server based on a DM Protocol, wherein the configuration message carries the DM server identifier, a used protocol version, and DM server identity authentication information, and the configuration message is used for parameter configuration or management;

extracting the authentication information from the DM server account according to the DM server identifier, and authenticating the configuration message by using the authentication information; and

if the authentication succeeds, determining, according to the DM server identifier, an access control right of the DM server to a target management node on a Device Management Tree (DMT) of a terminal, and executing, based on the access control right, a management command carried in the configuration message.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein the configuration message is received through a broadcast channel.

8. The method according to claim 6, further comprising:

determining, according to the used protocol version information carried in the configuration message, whether the terminal supports the configuration message, and if the terminal supports the configuration message, authenticating the configuration message.

9. The method according to claim 6, wherein the authentication information is used for authenticating the server in a unidirectional way.

10. A terminal comprising:

a configuration file acquiring unit, adapted to acquire a configuration file, wherein the configuration file comprises a server account and authentication information;

a configuration unit, adapted to configure the server account onto a Device Management Tree (DMT) of the terminal; and

a trigger message authentication unit, adapted to authenticate a received session trigger message by using authentication information corresponding to an authentication type, an authentication name, or an authentication type identifier carried in the trigger message according to an identifier and authentication information of a Device Management (DM) server acquired by the configuration file acquiring unit, wherein the authentication information is included in the server account.

11. A system for terminal configuration and management, the system comprising:

a Device Management (DM) server, adapted to generate a configuration message based on a DM Protocol, wherein the configuration message carries an identifier and authentication information of the DM server; and

a DM client, adapted to authenticate the DM server according to the DM server identifier and an authentication type that are carried in the configuration message, determine, according to the DM server identifier, an access control right of the DM server to a target management node on a Device Management Tree (DMT) of a terminal, and execute, based on the access control right, a management command carried in the configuration message.

12. The system according to claim 11, further comprising:

a broadcast client, adapted to receive a configuration message delivered through a broadcast channel, identify the message according to type of the configuration message, and forward the message to the DM client.