Method, system and terminal for accessing packet data serving node

• US 8,693,502 B2
• Filed: 12/04/2009
• Issued: 04/08/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/12/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Original Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Inventors: Wang, Xiaowei, Fang, Sheng, Pan, Ying, Chen, Xihua
• Primary Examiner(s): Shah, Chirag
• Assistant Examiner(s): PERSAUD, AMARNAUTH G
• Application Number:
  US13/258,005
• Publication Number:
  US 20120044920A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,586 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 370/474
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/16 Implementation or adaptation of Internet protocol [IP], of transmission control protocol [TCP] or of user datagram protocol [UDP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/161 Implementation details of TCP/IP or UDP/IP stack architecture; Specification of modified or new header fields
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/18 Negotiating wireless communication parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/16 Discovering, processing access restriction or access information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 60/00 Affiliation to network, e.g. registration; Terminating affiliation with the network, e.g. de-registration
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 80/04 Network layer protocols, e.g. mobile IP [Internet Protocol]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 80/06 Transport layer protocols, e.g. TCP [Transport Control Protocol] over wireless transmission control protocol/Internet protocol [TCP/IP] or user datagram protocol [UDP] H04L69/16

Abstract

The present invention discloses a method, system and terminal for accessing a Packet Data Serving Node. Said method comprises: directly accessing a service server to register through a WIFI module; receiving returned parameter information; carrying out PPP encapsulation for request information for establishing the PPP link to generate a first data packet; encapsulating said first data packet with one layer of TUNNEL header to generate a second data packet; encapsulating said second data packet with one layer of IP header based on a WIFI link to generate a third data packet and sending said third data packet to a WAG through a WIFI link; said third data packet being used for analyzing and dropping the IP header and TUNNEL header of said third data packet to recover the first data packet after being received by WAG, and recovered first data packet is analyzed by PDSN to establish a link connection.

Claims

1. A method for accessing a Packet Data Serving Node (PDSN), which comprises:

a terminal directly accessing a service server to register through a Wireless Fidelity (WIFI) module;

said terminal receiving parameter information returned from said service server after registering successfully;

said terminal starting a Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) module that encapsulates a request packet with a PPP header to generate a first data packet wherein said request packet contains information for establishing a PPP link with the PDSN;

said terminal starting a TUNNEL module, and according to said parameter information, further encapsulating said first data packet with one layer of TUNNEL header to generate a second data packet, wherein said PPP module and said TUNNEL module communicate through a pair of virtual terminal equipment;

an Internet Protocol (IP) protocol stack of said terminal further encapsulating said second data packet with one layer of IP header based on a WIFI link to generate a third data packet, and sending said third data packet to a Wireless Access Gateway (WAG) through said WIFI link;

after receiving said third data packet, said WAG analyzing and dropping the IP header and TUNNEL header of said third data packet to recover the first data packet, and sending a recovered first data packet to said PDSN; and

after receiving said recovered first data packet, said PDSN carrying out analysis processing, and establishing a link connection between said PDSN and said terminal;

wherein after the step of establishing the link connection between said PDSN and said terminal, said method further comprises;

said terminal generating a new PPP network interface, said terminal obtaining a local IP address Local-IP allocated by said PDSN; and

said terminal setting a routing for the WIFI network interface with the destination address as the WAG-IP, accessing the original default routing of said WIFI network interface, and changing the original default routing of said terminal from the setting of WIFI network interface to that of the PPP network interface, thereby forming a data packet interacting channel of the PPP link based on said WIFI link.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the step of said terminal directly accessing the service server to register through the WIFI module is:

said terminal directly accessing said service server to register through a local IP address of a WIFI network interface WIFI-IP.

3. The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein said parameter information comprises:

an IP address of said WAG WAG-IP, and a parameter marking code Stream ID and a destination port Dest-Port during carrying out TUNNEL header encapsulation.

4. The method as claimed in claim 3, wherein a destination IP address in the IP header of said third data packet is said IP address of said WAG WAG-IP.

5. The method as claimed in claim 4, which further comprises:

said terminal setting up said a pair of virtual terminal equipment in drive layer, and making said PPP module and said TUNNEL module communicate through said a pair of virtual terminal equipment, wherein,

said a pair of virtual terminal equipment includes first virtual terminal equipment and second virtual terminal equipment, and said a pair of virtual terminal equipment is used for maintaining a receiving and sending queue, said a communication mode of said a pair of virtual terminal equipment is;

data received by said first virtual terminal equipment being read in said second virtual terminal equipment, and data received by said second virtual terminal equipment being read in said first virtual terminal equipment.

6. The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein the step of said PPP module and said TUNNEL module communicating through said a pair of virtual terminal equipment comprises:

when said terminal starts said PPP module, specifying a parameter to make data of said PPP module being transmitted to said first virtual terminal equipment of said a pair of virtual terminal equipment; and

when said terminal starts said TUNNEL module, opening said second virtual terminal equipment of said a pair of virtual terminal equipment.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein after the step of taking the default routing of said PPP network interface as the default routing of said terminal, and forming the data packet interacting channel of the PPP link based on said WIFI link, said method further comprises:

an upper layer application receiving or sending packet data through said data packet interacting channel of the PPP link based on said WIFI link.

8. The method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the step of said upper layer application sending packet data through said data packet interacting channel of the PPP link based on said WIFI link comprises:

after IP protocol stack encapsulation is carried out for service data of said upper layer application APP, according to a default routing table entry of system, generating a first IP data packet which will be used for service interaction, wherein in the IP header of said first IP data packet, a source IP address is the local IP address Local-IP of the terminal, and a destination IP address is an IP address of a Public Data Network (PDN) or Internet to be accessed by said APP;

said PPP module carrying out PPP encapsulation on said first IP data packet to generate a second IP data packet encapsulating the PPP header, and sending said second IP data packet to first virtual terminal equipment of said a pair of virtual terminal equipment;

said TUNNEL module starting second virtual terminal equipment of said a pair of virtual terminal equipment, reading said second IP data packet, and according to said parameter information, further encapsulating said second IP data packet with one layer of TUNNEL header and outer IP header to generate a third IP data packet, wherein the destination IP address in the outer IP header of said third IP data packet is the WAG-IP, and said third IP data packet is sent to said WAG via a routing of said WIFI link by said WIFI network interface according to a routing table entry of which the destination address is the WAG-IP;

after receiving said third IP data packet, said WAG analyzing and dropping said IP header and said TUNNEL header of said third IP data packet to recover said second IP data packet, and after carrying out Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE) on a recovered second IP data packet, forwarding the recovered second IP data packet to said PDSN; and

said PDSN carrying out the analysis processing on said recovered second IP data packet, and forwarding the first IP data packet which will be used for interaction to the destination address.

9. A terminal, which comprises:

one or more processors;

a Wireless Fidelity (WIFI) management module, a Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) module, a TUNNEL module, an Internet Protocol (IP) protocol stack, and a network setup module, wherein the above modules are stored on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium;

the Wireless Fidelity (WIFI) management module is configured to;

directly access a service server to register through a WIFI module, and save parameter information returned from said service server after registering successfully; and

set up first virtual terminal equipment and second virtual terminal equipment in a drive layer, wherein said first virtual terminal equipment and said second virtual terminal equipment are used for maintaining a receiving and sending queue;

the Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) module is configured to;

encapsulate a request packet with a PPP header to generate a first data packet wherein said request packet contains information for establishing a PPP link with the PDSN, and send said first data packet to said first virtual terminal equipment;

the TUNNEL module is configured to;

read said first data packet from said second virtual terminal equipment, and according to said parameter information, further encapsulate said first data packet with one layer of TUNNEL header to generate a second data packet; and

the Internet Protocol (IP) protocol stack is configured to;

further encapsulate said second data packet with one layer of IP header based on a WIFI link to generate a third data packet, and send said third data packet to a Wireless Access Gateway (WAG) through said WIFI module;

the network setup module is configured to;

generate a new PPP network interface, and obtain a local IP address Local-IP allocated by said PDSN, and set a routing for the WIFI network interface with the destination address as the WAG-IP, access the original default routing of said WIFI network interface, and

change the original default routing of said terminal from the setting of WIFI network interface to that of the PPP network interface, thereby forming a data packet interacting channel of the PPP link based on said WIFI link;

thereby supporting to implement accessing a Packet Data Serving Node (PDSN) through a WIFI.

10. The terminal as claimed in claim 9, wherein

said WIFI management module is further configured to:

directly access said service server to register through a local IP address of a WIFI network interface WIFI-IP.

11. The terminal as claimed in claim 10, wherein said parameter information includes:

an IP address of said WAG WAG-IP, and a parameter marking code Stream ID and a destination port Dest-Port during carrying out TUNNEL header encapsulation.

12. The terminal as claimed in claim 11, wherein a destination IP address in the IP header of said third data packet is said IP address of said WAG WAG-IP.

13. The terminal as claimed in claim 9, wherein

said PPP module is further configured to:

carry out PPP encapsulation on a first IP data packet which will be used for service interaction to generate a second IP data packet encapsulating the PPP header, and send said second IP data packet to said first virtual terminal equipment of a pair of virtual terminal equipment;

said TUNNEL module is further configured to;

start said second virtual terminal equipment of said a pair of virtual terminal equipment, read said second IP data packet, and according to said parameter information, further encapsulate said second IP data packet with one layer of TUNNEL header to generate a third IP data packet;

said IP protocol stack is further configured to;

encapsulate service data of an upper layer application APP to generate the first IP data packet which will be used for service interaction, and encapsulate said third IP data packet with an outer IP header.

14. A system for accessing a Packet Data Serving Node (PDSN), said system comprising a terminal, a Wireless Access Gateway (WAG) and a Packet Data Serving Node (PDSN);

wherein,

said terminal comprises;

a Wireless Fidelity (WIFI) management module, which is configured to;

directly access a service server to register through a WIFI module, and save parameter information returned from said service server after registering successfully; and

set up first virtual terminal equipment and second virtual terminal equipment in a drive layer, wherein said first virtual terminal equipment and said second virtual terminal equipment are used for maintaining a receiving and sending queue;

a Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) module, which is configured to;

encapsulate a request packet with a PPP header to generate a first data packet wherein said request packet contains information for establishing a PPP link with the PDSN, and send said first data packet to said first virtual terminal equipment;

a TUNNEL module, which is configured to;

read said first data packet from said second virtual terminal equipment, and according to said parameter information, further encapsulate said first data packet with one layer of TUNNEL header to generate a second data packet; and

an Internet Protocol (IP) protocol stack, which is configured to;

further encapsulate said second data packet with one layer of IP header based on a WIFI link to generate a third data packet, and send said third data packet to the WAG through said WIFI module;

said WAG is configured to;

receive said third data packet, analyze and drop the IP header and TUNNEL header to recover the first data packet, and carry out Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE) on a recovered first data packet, and forward said recovered first data packet to said PDSN;

said PDSN is configured to;

after carrying out analysis processing on said recovered first data packet, establish a link connection with said terminal;

a network setup module, which is configured to;

generate a new PPP network interface, and obtain a local IP address Local-IP allocated by said PDSN, and set a routing for the WIFI network interface with the destination address as the WAG-IP, access the original default routing of said WIFI network interface, and

change the original default routing of said terminal from the setting of WIFI network interface to that of the PPP network interface, thereby forming a data packet interacting channel of the PPP link based on said WIFI link;

thereby supporting to implement accessing the PDSN through a WIFI.

15. he system as claimed in claim 14, wherein

said WIFI management module is further configured to:

directly access said service server to register through a local IP address of a WIFI network interface WIFI-IP.

16. The system as claimed in claim 15, wherein said parameter information includes:

an IP address of said WAG WAG-IP, and a parameter marking code Stream ID and a destination port Dest-Port during carrying out TUNNEL header encapsulation.

17. The system as claimed in claim 16, wherein a destination IP address in the IP header of said third data packet is said IP address of said WAG WAG-IP.

18. The system as claimed in claim 14, wherein

said PPP module is further configured to:

carry out PPP encapsulation on a first IP data packet which will be used for service interaction to generate a second IP data packet encapsulating the PPP header, and send said second IP data packet to said first virtual terminal equipment of a pair of virtual terminal equipment;

said TUNNEL module is further configured to;

start said second virtual terminal equipment of said a pair of virtual terminal equipment, read said second IP data packet, and according to said parameter information, further encapsulate said second IP data packet with one layer of TUNNEL header to generate a third IP data packet;

said IP protocol stack is further configured to;

encapsulate service data of an upper layer application APP to generate the first IP data packet which will be used for service interaction, and encapsulate said third IP data packet with an outer IP header;

said WAG is further configured to;

receive said third IP data packet, analyze and drop said TUNNEL header and outer IP header of said third IP data packet to recover said second IP data packet, and after further carrying out Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE) on a recovered second IP data packet, forward said recovered second IP data packet to said PDSN;

said PDSN is further configured to carry out the analysis processing on said recovered second IP data packet, and forward the first IP data packet which will be used for interaction to the destination address.