Method and system for message transmission control, method and system for register/update

• US 9,264,885 B2
• Filed: 08/12/2010
• Issued: 02/16/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/17/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Xi'An Zhongxing New Software Co., Ltd. (ZTE Corporation)
• Original Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Inventors: Zhang, Shiwei, Fu, Tao, Wu, Qiang
• Primary Examiner(s): Ashraf, Waseem
• Application Number:
  US13/393,409
• Publication Number:
  US 20120166612A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,014 Days
• Field of Search: 709/223
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0236 Filtering by address, protocol, port number or service, e.g. IP-address or URL
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0263 Rule management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/101 Access control lists [ACL]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/00 Security arrangements; Authentication; Protecting privacy or anonymity
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/12 Detection or prevention of fraud
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/72 Subscriber identity
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/18 Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data

Abstract

A message transmission control method, including: a location node storing a message transmission control list of a terminal node; after the terminal node registers to an access node, the access node requesting the location node to send the message transmission control list of the terminal node; the location node searching for the message transmission control list of the terminal node, and sending to the access node; and after receiving the message transmission control list of the terminal node, the access node filtering data messages sent to the terminal node according to the message transmission control list. The present invention also provides a message transmission control system, and a register/update method and system. The control of the message transmission control list in the present invention is implemented in the access server of the wireless network, thus to avoid the wireless resource waste and the subscriber charge loss.

Claims

1. A message transmission control method, comprising:

a first location node storing a message transmission control list of a second terminal node;

after the second terminal node registers to a second access node, the second access node requesting the first location node to send the message transmission control list of the second terminal node;

the first location node searching for the message transmission control list of the second terminal node, and sending to the second access node; and

after receiving the message transmission control list of the second terminal node, the second access node filtering data messages sent to the second terminal node according to the message transmission control list;

wherein when the second terminal node registers to another access node afterwards, said first location node further sends said message transmission control list of the second terminal node to said another access node;

wherein the message transmission control list comprises one or more subscriber identifications (SID);

the step of the second access node filtering the data messages sent to the second terminal node comprises;

after receiving the data message, the second access node searching out the corresponding message transmission control list according to the destination SID of the data message; and

comparing the source SID of the data message with the SIDs in the message transmission control list;

if the source SID exists in the message transmission control list, discarding the received data message;

thereby data messages sent from terminals whose SIDs are in said message transmission control list of the second terminal node to the second terminal node are discarded by the second access node;

wherein a subscriber of the second terminal node is able to modify or delete said message transmission control list of the second terminal node, when the subscriber modifies the message transmission control list, the message transmission control list in the first location node is updated, and the first location node retrieves a location of the second terminal node, and sends the updated message transmission control list to the access node where the second terminal node is located, said access node updates the message transmission control list of the second terminal node and filters data messages according to the updated message transmission control list.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein, after the step of the first location node storing the message transmission control list of the second terminal node, the method further comprises:

deleting the message transmission control list stored in the first location node;

the first location node sending an empty message transmission control list to an access node to which the second terminal node currently accesses; and

after receiving the empty message transmission control list, the access node deleting the stored message transmission control list of the second terminal node, and removing the filtering of the data messages sent to the second terminal node.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the second access node requests the first location node to send the message transmission control list of the second terminal node by forwarding a registration request message of the second terminal node to the first location node;

the first location node sends the message transmission control list of the second terminal node to the second access node via a registration successful message.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

a first terminal node which registers to a first access node sending a first message to the second terminal node via the first access node, and the first message comprises at least the first terminal node identification and the second terminal node identification;

the first access node receiving the first message and forwarding the first message to the second access node according to the second terminal node identification; and

the second access node querying for the message transmission control list of the second terminal node according to the second terminal node identification, and checking whether the first terminal node identification exists in the message transmission control list or not according to the first terminal node identification, and determining whether to send the first message to the second terminal node or not based on the check result.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

the second terminal node sending a registration request message to the second access node, wherein, the registration request message comprises at least the second terminal node identification, the second access node forwarding the registration request message to the first location node; and

the first location node querying for the message transmission control list of the second terminal node according to the second terminal node identification, and sending the queried message transmission control list to the second access node, wherein, the message transmission control list comprises the identification of at least another terminal node, so that the second access node can prevent other terminal nodes from sending messages to the second terminal node based on the message transmission control list.

11. The registering method of claim 10, wherein:

the step of sending the queried message transmission control list to the second access node comprises;

the first location node returning a registration successful response to the second access node, wherein, the registration successful response comprises the message transmission control list;

after the step of sending the queried message transmission control list to the second access node, the method further comprises;

the second access node sending a registration successful response to the second terminal node, wherein, the registration successful response does not comprise the message transmission control list.

12. The registering method of claim 10, wherein, the method further comprises:

the second terminal node processes the message transmission control list by sending a message transmission control list request message to the first location node, wherein, the request message comprises at least one of the followings;

adding, deleting.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the second access node locates in a first region, and the method further comprises:

when the second terminal node roams to a second region being different from the first region and comprising at least a third access node, the second terminal node sending a registration request message to the third access node, wherein, the registration request message comprises at least the second terminal node identification, and the third access node forwarding the registration request message to the first location node;

the first location node querying for the message transmission control list of the second terminal node according to the second terminal node identification, and sending the queried message transmission control list to the third access node; and

when the message transmission control list is empty, the third access node deleting the message transmission control list stored locally; and

when the message transmission control list comprises the identification of at least one of other terminal nodes, the third access node prohibiting other terminal nodes from sending messages to the second terminal node based on the message transmission control list.

17. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

when the second terminal node updates the message transmission control list in the first location node, the first location node storing the updated message transmission control list, and querying for an access node to which the second terminal node currently registers;

the first location node sending a message transmission control list update message to the queried access node to which the second terminal node currently registers, wherein, the message transmission control list update message carries the updated message transmission control list; and

the access node receiving the message transmission control list update message;

when the updated message transmission control list in the message transmission control list update message is empty, the access node deleting the message transmission control list;

when the updated message transmission control list is not empty, the access node achieving control of the messages sent to the second terminal node based on the updated message transmission control list.

4. A message transmission control system, comprising:

a second terminal node comprising a hardware processor, a second access node comprising a hardware processor and a first location node comprising a hardware processor, wherein;

the first location node is set to;

store a message transmission control list of the second terminal node, and after receiving a request from the second access node, search for the message transmission control list of the second terminal node, and send to the second access node;

the second access node is set to;

after the second terminal node finishes registration, request the first location node to send the message transmission control list of the second terminal node; and

after receiving the message transmission control list of the second terminal node, filter data messages sent to the second terminal node according to the message transmission control list;

wherein when the second terminal node registers to another access node afterwards, said first location node further sends said message transmission control list of the second terminal node to said another access node;

wherein the message transmission control list comprises one or more subscriber identifications (SID);

the second access node filters the data messages sent to the second terminal node comprises;

after receiving the data message, the second access node searching out the corresponding message transmission control list according to the destination SID of the data message; and

comparing the source SID of the data message with the SIDs in the message transmission control list;

if the source SID exists in the message transmission control list, discarding the received data message;

thereby data messages sent from terminals whose SIDs are in said message transmission control list of the second terminal node to the second terminal node are discarded by the second access node;

wherein a subscriber of the second terminal node is able to modify or delete said message transmission control list of the second terminal node, when the subscriber modifies the message transmission control list, the message transmission control list in the first location node is updated, and the first location node retrieves a location of the second terminal node, and sends the updated message transmission control list to the access node where the second terminal node is located, said access node updates the message transmission control list of the second terminal node and filters data messages according to the updated message transmission control list.

7. The system of claim 4, further comprising a first terminal node comprising a hardware processor and a first access node comprising a hardware processor, the first terminal node registering to the first access node, wherein:

the first terminal node is set to;

send a first message to the second terminal node via the first access node, and the first message comprises at least the first terminal node identification and the second terminal node identification;

the first access node is set to;

receive the first message and forward the first message to the second access node according to the second terminal node identification;

the second access node is set to;

query for the message transmission control list of the second terminal node according to the second terminal node identification, and check whether the first terminal node identification exists in the message transmission control list or not according to the first terminal node identification, and determine whether to send the first message to the second terminal node or not based on the check result.

9. The system of claim 4, further comprising a first terminal node comprising a hardware processor and a first access node comprising a hardware processor, the first terminal node registering to the first access node, wherein:

the first terminal node is set to;

send a first message to the second terminal node via the first access node, wherein, the first message comprises at least the first terminal node identification and the second terminal node identification;

the first access node is set to;

receive the first message and forward the first message to the second access node according to the second terminal node identification;

or the first access node is set to receive the first message and update the first message to a second message, forward the second message to the second access node according to the second terminal node identification;

the second access node is set to;

query for the message transmission control list of the second terminal node according to the second terminal node identification, and check whether the first terminal node identification exists in the message transmission control list or not according to the first terminal node identification, and determine whether to send the first message to the second terminal node or not based on the check result, or determine whether to send the second message to the second terminal node or not based on the check result.

13. The system of claim 4, wherein:

the second terminal node is further set to;

send a registration request message to the second access node, wherein, the registration request message comprises at least the second terminal node identification, the second access node forwards the registration request message to the first location node;

the first location node is further set to;

query for the message transmission control list of the second terminal node according to the second terminal node identification, and send the queried message transmission control list to the second access node, wherein, the message transmission control list comprises the identification of at least another terminal node, so that the second access node prohibits other terminal nodes from sending messages to the second terminal node based on the message transmission control list.

14. The system of claim 4, wherein the processor of the first location node is configured to perform steps in the following modules:

a registration request message receiving module, which is set to;

receive a registration request message sent by the second terminal node and forwarded by the second access node, wherein, the registration request message comprises at least the second terminal node identification; and

a message transmission control list sending module, which is set to;

query for the message transmission control list of the second terminal node according to the second terminal node identification, and send the queried message transmission control list to the second access node, wherein, the message transmission control list comprises the identification of at least one of other terminal nodes, so that the second access node prohibits other terminal nodes from sending messages to the second terminal node based on the message transmission control list.

16. The system of claim 4, wherein the second access node locates in a first region;

the second terminal node is further set to;

when roaming to a second region being different from the first region and comprising at least a third access node, send a registration request message to the third access node, wherein, the registration request message comprises at least the second terminal node identification;

the third access node comprises a hardware processor and is set to;

forward the registration request message to the first location node; and

receive the message transmission control list sent from the first location node, and when the message transmission control list is empty, delete the message transmission control list locally stored; and

when the message transmission control list comprises the identification of at least one of other terminal nodes, prohibit other terminal nodes from sending messages to the second terminal node based on the message transmission control list;

the first location node is further set to;

query for the message transmission control list of the second terminal node according to the second terminal node identification, and send the queried message transmission control list to the third access node.

18. The system of claim 4, wherein:

the first location node is further set to;

when the second terminal node updates the message transmission control list, store the updated message transmission control list, and query for an access node to which the second terminal node currently registers; and

send a message transmission control list update message to the queried access node to which the second terminal node currently registers, wherein, the message transmission control list update message carries the updated message transmission control list, and the access node receives the message transmission control list;

the access node comprises a hardware processor and is set to;

receive the message transmission control list update message sent by the first location node, and when the updated message transmission control list in the message transmission control list update message is empty, the access node deletes the message transmission control list;

when the updated message transmission control list is not empty, the access node achieves control of the messages sent to the second terminal node based on the updated message transmission control list.

5. A network access device, comprising a hardware processor that is configured to perform steps in the following modules:

a terminal node registering module, which is set to;

complete the registration of the terminal node;

a transmission requesting module, which is set to;

after the terminal node finishes the registration, request a location node which stores a message transmission control list of the terminal node to send the message transmission control list of the terminal node; and

a receiving filtering module, which is set to;

after receiving the message transmission control list of the terminal node, filter data messages sent to the terminal node according to the message transmission control list;

wherein when the terminal node registers to another access node device afterwards, said location node further sends said message transmission control list of the terminal node to said another access node device;

wherein the message transmission control list comprises one or more subscriber identifications (SID);

filtering the data messages sent to the terminal node comprises;

after receiving the data message, searching out the corresponding message transmission control list according to the destination SID of the data message; and

comparing the source SID of the data message with the SIDs in the message transmission control list;

if the source SID exists in the message transmission control list, discarding the received data message;

thereby data messages sent from terminals whose SIDs are in said message transmission control list of the terminal node to the terminal node are discarded by the network access device;

wherein a subscriber of the terminal node is able to modify or delete said message transmission control list of the terminal node, when the subscriber modifies the message transmission control list, the message transmission control list in the location node is updated, and the location node retrieves a location of the terminal node, and sends the updated message transmission control list to the access node where the terminal node is located, said access node updates the message transmission control list of the terminal node and filters data messages according to the updated message transmission control list.

8. The device of claim 5, the processor of the device is further configured to perform the following steps:

when a first terminal node registers to the network access device, receive a first message sent by the first terminal node to a second terminal node via the network access device, wherein, the first message comprises at least the first terminal node identification and the second terminal node identification, and forward the first message to a network access device to which the second terminal node registers according to the second terminal node identification;

when the second terminal node registers to the network access device, receive the first message sent from the network access device to which the first terminal node registers, query for the message transmission control list of the second terminal node according to the second terminal node identification, and check whether the first terminal node identification exists in the message transmission control list or not according to the first terminal node identification, and determine whether to send the first message to the second terminal node or not based on the check result.