Device Management Method and Apparatus

• US 20130346610A1
• Filed: 08/23/2013
• Published: 12/26/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/24/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Huawei Device Company Limited (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Huawei Device Company Limited (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Liu, Haitao
• Application Number:
  US13/975,123
• Publication Number:
  US 20130346610A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/225
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0213 Standardised network management protocols, e.g. simple network management protocol [SNMP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0813 characterised by the conditions triggering a change of settings
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/28 Restricting access to network management systems or functions, e.g. using authorisation function to access network configuration
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/101 Access control lists [ACL]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/025 for remote control or remote monitoring of applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/2866 Architectures; Arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/56 Provisioning of proxy services store-and-forward switching systems in data switching networks H04L12/54
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/20 Services signaling; Auxiliary data signalling, i.e. transmitting data via a non-traffic channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/50 Service provisioning or reconfiguring

Abstract

The present invention relates to a device management method and apparatus. A first device management receives a message sent by a device management server. A second device management generates a message according to the received first device management message. The second device management message includes identification information of the device management server. The second management message is sent to a terminal device.

Claims

1. A device management method, comprising:

receiving a first device management message sent by a device management server;

generating a second device management message according to the first device management message, wherein the second device management message comprises identification information of the device management server; and

sending the second device management message to a terminal device.

2. The device management method according to claim 1, wherein the first device management message is a notification message and wherein it is indicated in the second device management message that the second device management message is a proxy mode and the identification information of the device management server in the first device management message is reused.

3. The device management method according to claim 1, wherein the first device management message is a device management message packet PK2 or a device management message packet PK4 and wherein an alert code in a device management protocol is extended and the alert code is used to provide the identification information of the device management server.

4. The device management method according to claim 1, wherein generating the second device management message comprises extending a field in the second device management message, wherein the field is used to provide the identification information of the device management server.

5. The device management method according to claim 1, wherein generating the second device management message comprises redefining a field in the second device management message, wherein the field is used to provide the identification information of the device management server.

6. The device management method according to claim 1, wherein after the receiving a first device management message sent by a device management server, the method further comprises:

obtaining the identification information of the device management server and information of a management object or a node comprised in the first device management message; and

obtaining an access control right of a root node of the management object or the node according to the information of the management object or the node;

wherein generating the second device management message according to the first device management message comprises generating the second device management message according to the first device management message when the access control right permits an operation of the device management server.

7. The device management method according to claim 6, wherein obtaining the access control right of a root node of the management object or the node according to the information of the management object or the node comprises:

obtaining the access control right of the root node of the management object or the node from the terminal device according to the information of the management object or the node;

or

locally obtaining the access control right of the root node of the management object or the node according to the information of the management object or the node.

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

receiving a device management message of adding a management object or a node sent by the device management server; and

adding the management object or the node on the terminal device according to the device management message of adding a management object or a node, and locally storing the management object or the node at the same time.

9. A device management method, comprising:

receiving a message of adding a management object or a node sent by a device management server;

adding a management object or a node on a terminal device according to the message of adding a management object or a node; and

locally storing the management object or the node at the same time as adding the management object or the node on the terminal device.

10. The device management method according to claim 9, further comprising:

receiving a first device management message sent by the device management server, and obtaining identification information of the device management server and information of the management object or the node comprised in the first device management message;

locally obtaining an access control right of a root node of the management object or the node according to the obtained information of the management object or the node; and

if the access control right permits an operation of the device management server, generating a second device management message, and sending the second device management message to the terminal device.

11. A device management apparatus, comprising:

a management message receiving unit, configured to receive a first device management message sent by a device management server;

a management message generating unit, configured to generate a second device management message according to the first device management message, wherein the second device management message comprises identification information of the device management server; and

a management message sending unit, configured to send the second device management message to a terminal device.

12. The device management apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the first device management message is a notification message and wherein the management message generating unit is configured to indicate in the second device management message that the second device management message is a proxy mode and to reuse the identification information of the device management server in the first device management message.

13. The device management apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the management message generating unit extends a field in the second device management message and the field is used to provide the identification information of the device management server.

14. The device management apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the management message generating unit redefines a field in the second device management message, and the field is used to provide the identification information of the device management server.

15. The device management apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the first device management message is a device management message packet PK2 or a device management message packet PK4 and the management message generating unit is configured to extend an alert code in a device management protocol, the alert code being used to provide the identification information of the device management server.

16. The device management apparatus according to claim 11, further comprising:

an identification information obtaining unit, configured to obtain the identification information of the device management server and information of a management object or a node comprised in the first device management message; and

a control right obtaining unit, configured to obtain an access control right of a root node of the management object or the node according to the information of the management object or the node;

wherein the management message generating unit is further configured to generate the second device management message according to the first device management message when the access control right permits an operation of the device management server.

17. The device management apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the control right obtaining unit comprises:

a terminal access right obtaining module, configured to obtain the access control right of the root node of the management object or the node from the terminal device according to the information of the management object or the node; and

/or

a local access right obtaining module, configured to locally obtain the access control right of the root node of the management object or the node according to the information of the management object or the node.

18. The device management apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the management message receiving unit is further configured to receive a device management message of adding a management object or a node sent by the device management server;

and

the device management apparatus further comprises;

a management object or node creating unit, configured to add a management object or a node on the terminal device according to the device management message of adding a management object or a node; and

a management object or node storing unit, configured to locally store the management object or the node.

19. A device management apparatus, comprising:

a management message receiving unit, configured to receive a message of adding a management object or a node sent by a device management server;

a management object or node creating unit, configured to add a management object or a node on a terminal device according to the message of adding a management object or a node; and

a management object or node storing unit, configured to locally store the management object or the node.

20. The device management apparatus according to claim 19, wherein the management message receiving unit is further configured to receive a first device management message sent by the device management server;

and

wherein the device management apparatus further comprises;

an identification information obtaining unit, configured to obtain identification information of the device management server and information of the management object or the node comprised in the first device management message;

a control right obtaining unit, configured to locally obtain an access control right of a root node of the management object or the node according to the obtained information of the management object or the node; and

a management message sending unit, configured to, when the access control right permits an operation of the device management server, generate a second device management message, and sends the second device management message to the terminal device.