WIRELESS NETWORK ACCESS CONTROL METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEM

• US 20170273009A1
• Filed: 08/21/2014
• Published: 09/21/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 08/21/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: WANG, Jun
• Granted Patent: US 10,448,317 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/083 using passwords cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using a predetermined code H04L9/3226
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/02 Access restriction performed under specific conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/08 Access restriction or access information delivery, e.g. discovery data delivery signalling during connection H04W76/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/14 using user query or user detection

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention disclose a wireless network access control method, device, and system. The method includes: receiving, by a control device, a wireless access request message sent by user device, where the wireless access request message includes an identifier of at least one wireless network; determining a control policy parameter corresponding to the identifier of the wireless network, where the control policy parameter includes the identifier, an access password, and a preset access condition parameter that are of the wireless network; and sending the control policy parameter to the user device when determining, according to the preset access condition parameter in the control policy parameter, that a current access condition parameter of the wireless network meets the preset access condition parameter, so that the user device accesses the wireless network according to the identifier and the access password that are of the wireless network.

Claims

1. A wireless network access control method, comprising:

receiving, by a control device, a wireless network access request message sent by user device, wherein the wireless network access request message comprises an identifier of at least one wireless network;

obtaining, by the control device, a preset access condition parameter corresponding to the identifier of the wireless network; and

sending, by the control device, the identifier and an access password that are of the wireless network to the user device when determining, according to the preset access condition parameter, that a current access condition parameter of the wireless network meets the preset access condition parameter, so that the user device accesses the wireless network according to the identifier and the access password that are of the wireless network, wherein the current access condition parameter is a current access condition parameter of the wireless network that is obtained by the control device.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein before the obtaining, by the control device, a preset access condition parameter corresponding to the identifier of the wireless network, the method further comprises:

receiving, by the control device, the preset access condition parameter of the wireless network that is sent by a setting device; and

saving, by the control device, the preset access condition parameter of the wireless network in a control policy parameter list corresponding to the identifier of the wireless network.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the obtaining, by the control device, a preset access condition parameter corresponding to the identifier of the wireless network comprises:

querying, by the control device according to the identifier of the wireless network in the wireless network access request message, the control policy parameter list corresponding to the identifier of the wireless network, to obtain the preset access condition parameter corresponding to the identifier of the wireless network.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein after the sending, by the control device, the identifier and an access password that are of the wireless network to the user device when determining, according to the preset access condition parameter, that a current access condition parameter of the wireless network meets the preset access condition parameter, so that the user device accesses the wireless network according to the identifier and the access password that are of the wireless network, the method further comprises:

receiving, by the control device, status parameter duration of access to the wireless network that is sent by the user device; and

sending, by the control device, a disconnection request message to an access device of the wireless network when determining that the status parameter does not meet the preset access condition parameter of the wireless network, wherein the disconnection request message comprises an 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 in the disconnection request message.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the preset access condition parameter comprises at least one of the following parameters:

an identifier of user device allowed to access the wireless network, a largest quantity of user device allowed to access the wireless network, longest duration allowed for access to the wireless network, or traffic or bandwidth allowed for access to the wireless network.

6. A wireless network access control device, comprising:

a receiving unit, configured to receive a wireless network access request message sent by user device, wherein the wireless network access request message comprises an identifier of at least one wireless network;

a processing unit, configured to obtain a preset access condition parameter corresponding to the identifier of the wireless network;

wherein

the processing unit is further configured to;

when determining, according to the preset access condition parameter, that a current access condition parameter of the wireless network meets the preset access condition parameter, instruct a sending unit to send the identifier and an access password that are of the wireless network to the user device; and

the sending unit, configured to send the identifier and the access password that are of the wireless network to the user device, so that the user device accesses the wireless network according to the identifier and the access password that are of the wireless network, wherein the current access condition parameter is a current access condition parameter of the wireless network that is obtained by the control device.

7. The device according to claim 6, wherein the receiving unit is further configured to:

receive the preset access condition parameter of the wireless network that is sent by a setting device; and

the device further comprises;

a savage unit, configured to save the preset access condition parameter of the wireless network in a control policy parameter list corresponding to the identifier of the wireless network.

8. The device according to claim 7, wherein the processing unit is configured to query, according to the identifier of the wireless network in the wireless network access request message, the control policy parameter list corresponding to the identifier of the wireless network, to obtain the preset access condition parameter corresponding to the identifier of the wireless network.

9. The device according to claim 6, wherein the receiving unit is further configured to:

receive status parameter duration of access to the wireless network that is sent by the user device;

the processing unit is further configured to;

when determining that the status parameter does not meet the preset access condition parameter of the wireless network, instruct the sending unit to send a disconnection request to an access device of the wireless network; and

the sending unit is further configured to send the disconnection request message to the access device of the wireless network, wherein the disconnection request message comprises an 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 in the disconnection request message.

10. A wireless network access control system, comprising:

a control device and user device;

wherein

the control device comprises the wireless network access control device according to claims 6;

the user device is configured to send a wireless network access request message to the control device, wherein the wireless network access request message comprises an identifier of at least one wireless network, so that the control device obtains a preset access condition parameter corresponding to the identifier of the wireless network, and sends the identifier and an access password that are of the wireless network to the user device when determining that a current access condition parameter of the wireless network meets the preset access condition parameter, wherein the current access condition parameter is a current access condition parameter of the wireless network that is obtained by the control device; and

the user device is further configured to access the wireless network according to the identifier and the access password that are of the wireless network.

11. The system according to claim 10, further comprising:

a setting device, configured to set the preset access condition parameter of the wireless network;

wherein

the setting device is further configured to send the preset access condition parameter of the wireless network to an access device of the wireless network, so that the access device saves the preset access condition parameter; and

the setting device is further configured to send the preset access condition parameter of the wireless network to the control device, so that the control device saves the preset access condition parameter of the wireless network in a control policy parameter list corresponding to the identifier of the wireless network.

12. The system according to claim 10, wherein:

the user device is further configured to send, to the control device, a status parameter of connection to the wireless network by the user device, so that the control device sends a disconnection request message to the access device of the wireless network when determining that the status parameter does not meet the preset access condition parameter of the wireless network, wherein the disconnection request message comprises an identifier of the user device; and

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

13. The system according to claim 10, wherein the preset access condition parameter comprises at least one of the following parameters:

an identifier of user device allowed to access the wireless network, a largest quantity of user device allowed to access the wireless network, longest duration allowed for access to the wireless network, or traffic or bandwidth allowed for access to the wireless network.

14. A wireless network access control device, comprising:

a receiver, a transmitter, and a processor, wherein the receiver, the transmitter, and the processor are connected to each other by using a bus;

wherein

the receiver is configured to receive a wireless network access request message sent by user device, wherein the wireless network access request message comprises an identifier of at least one wireless network;

the processor is configured to;

obtain a preset access condition parameter corresponding to the identifier of the wireless network, and when determining, according to the preset access condition parameter, that a current access condition parameter of the wireless network meets the preset access condition parameter, instruct the transmitter to send the identifier and an access password that are of the wireless network to the user device; and

the transmitter is configured to send the identifier and the access password that are of the wireless network to the user device, so that the user device accesses the wireless network according to the identifier and the access password that are of the wireless network, wherein the current access condition parameter is a current access condition parameter of the wireless network that is obtained by the control device.

15. The control device according to claim 14, wherein the receiver is further configured to receive the preset access condition parameter of the wireless network that is sent by a setting device;

and

the processor is further configured to save the preset access condition parameter of the wireless network in a control policy parameter list corresponding to the identifier of the wireless network.

16. The control device according to claim 15, wherein the processor is configured to query, according to the identifier of the wireless network in the wireless network access request message, the control policy parameter list corresponding to the identifier of the wireless network, to obtain the preset access condition parameter corresponding to the identifier of the wireless network.

17. The control device according to claim 14, wherein the receiver is further configured to receive status parameter duration of access to the wireless network that is sent by the user device;

the processor is further configured to;

when determining that the status parameter does not meet the preset access condition parameter of the wireless network, instruct the transmitter to send a disconnection request to an access device of the wireless network; and

the transmitter is further configured to send the disconnection request message to the access device of the wireless network, wherein the disconnection request message comprises an 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 in the disconnection request message.