CN110545221B - Communication method, related device and communication system - Google Patents

Abstract

The present application provides a communication method, a related device, and a communication system. The method may include: a broadband remote access server identifies a plurality of transit data packets of a base station equipment from a plurality of received data packets, and the transit data packets are: Data packets transmitted between the base station equipment and the broadband remote access server when providing mobile communication services; send the information of the base station equipment and the transit data packet information to the authentication server, so that the authentication server records the information of the base station equipment and the Transit packet information. By implementing the present application, the transit data packet information of the base station equipment can be accurately determined, so as to measure the role played by the base station equipment in improving wireless signal coverage.

Description

Communication method, related device, and communication system

technical field

The present application relates to the field of wireless communication technologies, and in particular, to a communication method, a related device, and a communication system.

Background technique

With the development of communication technology, terminals have more and more functions, and users can connect to the Internet through terminals (such as mobile phones, tablet computers, smart bracelets, smart home appliances, etc.) to perform operations such as information search and query. The terminal usually accesses the network in a wireless manner, and the commonly used wireless access technologies include mobile communication technologies.

Mobile communication technology is a solution for mobile communication standardized by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), mainly including: 3G technologies, such as universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS), wideband code division multiple access ( wideband codedivision multiple access (WCDMA), time division-synchronous code division multiple access (TD-SCDMA); 4G technologies such as long term evolution (LTE); new radio access technologies (new radio access technology, New RAT), such as the upcoming 4.5G, 5G, etc. The working frequency bands of mobile communication technology include: 2GHz frequency band (3G), 2.6GHz frequency band (4G), 2.6GHz frequency band (5G), etc.

When using mobile communication technology, base stations can be deployed on the user side (eg, home, office) to improve the coverage of wireless signals. However, it is currently impossible to accurately measure the role each base station plays in improving signal coverage.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present application provides a communication method, a related device, and a communication system, which can calculate the transit data packet information of the base station equipment, so that the role of the base station equipment in improving wireless signal coverage can be measured.

In a first aspect, the present application provides a communication method, which is applied to the side of a broadband remote access server, where the broadband remote access server is connected to a base station device, and the communication method may include: identifying the base station from a plurality of received data packets Multiple transit data packets of the device, the transit data packets are the data packets transmitted between the base station equipment and the broadband remote access server when providing mobile communication services; send the base station equipment information and transit data packet information to the authentication server, so that the authentication The server records base station equipment information and transit packet information.

By implementing the communication method of the first aspect, the transit data packet information of the base station equipment can be accurately obtained, so as to measure the role played by the base station equipment in improving wireless signal coverage.

In an optional embodiment, the plurality of data packets received by the broadband remote access server include a plurality of first type data packets and a plurality of second type data packets, the first type data packets are transit data packets, and the second type data packets are The packet is a data packet transmitted between the broadband access device and the broadband remote access server when it provides network access services for devices other than the base station device.

In an optional embodiment, the broadband remote access server may determine that the data packet carrying the relevant identification of the base station device is a transit data packet of the base station device. Optionally, the relevant identification of the base station device may include at least one of the following: the device identification of the base station device, the identification of the associated broadband access device preset for the base station device, and the IP address allocated to the base station device by the broadband remote access server. The address or session identifier, or the identifier of the associated user preset for the base station device.

Here, the associated broadband access device preset for the base station device may be a broadband access device that shares a wired transmission medium with the base station device to connect to the broadband remote access server. For example, a broadband access device connected to the base station device in the communication system, or an integrated device integrating the base station device and the broadband access device, or a broadband access device using an adjacent network port with the base station device, etc. The associated user of the base station device is the user to which the associated broadband access device belongs.

In an optional embodiment, the transit data packet information includes transit data flow information. When the broadband remote access server calculates the transit data packet information of the base station equipment, it can accumulate the number of bytes in the payload of the identified multiple transit data packets, and can also accumulate all the identified multiple transit data packets. The number of bytes in bytes to get this transit data traffic.

In an optional embodiment, the transit data packet information includes upstream data flow information. When the broadband remote access server calculates the transit data packet information of the base station equipment, it can identify multiple uplink data packets in the multiple transit data packets, and the uplink data packet is the data sent by the base station device to the broadband remote access server. Bag. The upstream data flow can be obtained by accumulating the number of bytes in the payload of the multiple upstream data packets, or by accumulating the number of bytes of all bytes contained in the multiple upstream data packets.

In an optional embodiment, the transit data packet information includes downlink data flow information. When the broadband remote access server calculates the transit data packet information of the base station equipment, it can identify multiple downlink data packets among the multiple transit data packets, and the downlink data packets are the data sent by the broadband remote access server to the base station equipment Bag. The downlink data flow may be obtained by accumulating the number of bytes in the payload in the multiple downlink data packets, or by accumulating the number of bytes in all the bytes contained in the multiple downlink data packets.

In an optional embodiment, the transit data packet information includes transit duration information. When the broadband remote access server calculates the transit data packet information of the base station equipment, it can determine the earliest time information and the latest time information carried in the multiple transit data packets, and calculate the latest time information and the earliest time information according to the latest time information and the earliest time information. Get the transit time.

In an optional embodiment, the base station device in the first aspect is a macro base station device or a micro base station device.

In an optional embodiment, the authentication server in the first aspect is an AAA server.

In a second aspect, the present application provides a communication method, which is applied to an authentication server. The authentication server is connected to a broadband remote access server, and the broadband remote access server is connected to a base station device. The communication method may include: the authentication server receives a broadband The information of the base station equipment and the transit data packet information sent by the remote access server; the transit data packet is the data packet transmitted between the base station equipment and the broadband remote access server when it provides mobile communication services; records the information of the base station equipment and transit data Package Information Sheet.

By implementing the method of the second aspect, by recording the information of the base station equipment and the transit data packet information by the authentication server, the data traffic or the duration of the data transmitted by the base station equipment can be accurately counted, so as to measure the role of the base station equipment in improving the signal coverage. .

In an optional embodiment, the authentication server may record the information of the base station equipment and the transit data packet information as a transit data bill, where the transit bill includes the transit duration and transit data flow of the base station equipment within a preset time period. , at least one of uplink data traffic and downlink data traffic. The transit data bill can be used by operators to determine the usage of mobile communication services in each area, and adjust the provision of mobile communication services, such as adjusting the layout of base station equipment (such as Femtocell, etc.), so as to reasonably plan the physical resources to provide users with better wireless communication services. In addition, the transit data bill of the base station equipment can also be used to determine the billing service for the associated users of the base station equipment, so as to motivate users to install and use the base station equipment, thereby providing better mobile communication services. related descriptions.

In an optional embodiment, the authentication server may also send the transit data bill to the charging device, so that the charging device determines the charging service for the associated user preset for the base station device.

In an optional embodiment, the authentication server periodically or quantitatively sends the transit data bill to the charging device. Here, the charging device may be an online charging device or an offline charging device.

In an optional embodiment, the authentication server in the second aspect is an AAA server.

In a third aspect, the present application provides a communication method, which is applied to the charging device side, and the communication method may include: the charging device receives the transit data bill of the base station device sent by the authentication server; according to the transit data bill of the base station device , and determine the charging service for the associated user preset for the base station device.

By implementing the method of the third aspect, the charging device determines the charging service for the associated user of the base station device, which can motivate the user to install and use the base station device, thereby better providing mobile communication services for the user.

In an optional embodiment, the charging service includes at least one of the following: a refund amount for an associated user preset by the base station device, or a gift of bandwidth for an associated broadband access device preset by the base station device.

In a fourth aspect, the present application provides a broadband access device, where the broadband access device can be implemented as the broadband access device in the first aspect, and can be used to execute the communication method described in the first aspect. The broadband access device may include: a memory and a processor coupled with the memory, wherein: the memory is used to store the implementation code of the communication method described in the first aspect, and the processor is used to execute the memory stored in the memory The program code, that is, to execute the first aspect or the communication method provided by a possible implementation manner of the first aspect.

In a fifth aspect, the present application provides an authentication server, where the authentication server can be implemented as the authentication server in the second aspect, and can be used to execute the communication method described in the second aspect. The authentication server may include: a memory and a processor coupled with the memory, wherein: the memory is used for storing the implementation code of the communication method described in the second aspect, and the processor is used for executing the program stored in the memory The code, that is to execute the communication method provided by the second aspect or a possible implementation manner of the second aspect.

In a sixth aspect, the present application provides a charging device, which can be implemented as the charging device in the third aspect, and can be used to execute the communication method described in the third aspect. The billing device may include: a memory and a processor coupled with the memory, wherein: the memory is used for storing the implementation code of the communication method described in the third aspect, and the processor is used for executing the code stored in the memory. The program code, that is, to execute the third aspect or the communication method provided by a possible implementation manner of the third aspect.

In a seventh aspect, the present application provides a broadband remote access server, including a plurality of functional modules for correspondingly executing the method provided by the first aspect or possible implementations of the first aspect.

In an eighth aspect, the present application provides an authentication server, including a plurality of functional modules, for correspondingly executing the method provided by the second aspect or possible implementation manners of the second aspect.

In a ninth aspect, the present application provides a charging device, including a plurality of functional modules, for correspondingly executing the method provided by the third aspect or possible implementation manners of the third aspect.

In a tenth aspect, the present application provides a communication system, which includes: a terminal, a base station device, a broadband remote access server, and an authentication server; wherein the broadband remote access server is connected to the base station device, and the base station device provides mobile communication for the terminal Serve. The broadband remote access device is the broadband remote access device provided by the fourth aspect or the seventh aspect, and the authentication server is the authentication server provided by the fifth aspect or the eighth aspect.

In an optional embodiment, the communication system of the tenth aspect may further include a charging device, where the charging device is the charging device provided by the sixth aspect or the ninth aspect.

In an optional embodiment, the functions of the base station device of the tenth aspect may be integrated into the broadband access device.

In an eleventh aspect, the present application provides a computer-readable storage medium, where a program code for implementing the communication method described in the first aspect or a possible implementation manner of the first aspect is stored on the readable storage medium, and the program code Contains execution instructions for running the communication method described in the first aspect or possible implementations of the first aspect.

A twelfth aspect provides a computer program product containing instructions, which, when executed on a computer, cause the computer to execute the communication method described in the first aspect or possible implementations of the first aspect.

In a thirteenth aspect, the present application provides a computer-readable storage medium, where a program code for implementing the communication method described in the second aspect or possible embodiments of the second aspect is stored on the readable storage medium, the program code Contains execution instructions for running the communication method described in the second aspect or possible embodiments of the second aspect.

A fourteenth aspect provides a computer program product containing instructions, which, when run on a computer, cause the computer to execute the communication method described in the second aspect or possible implementations of the second aspect.

In a fifteenth aspect, the present application provides a computer-readable storage medium, where a program code for implementing the communication method described in the third aspect or a possible implementation manner of the third aspect is stored on the readable storage medium, the program code Contains execution instructions for running the communication method described in the third aspect or possible embodiments of the third aspect.

A sixteenth aspect provides a computer program product containing instructions that, when executed on a computer, cause the computer to execute the communication method described in the third aspect or possible implementations of the third aspect.

The implementation of this application can accurately count and record the data traffic or data transmission duration transmitted by base station equipment, and determine the use of mobile communication services in each area based on the role each base station equipment plays in improving wireless signal coverage, and adjust mobile communication services. The provision of communication services, such as adjusting the layout of base station equipment (such as Femtocell, etc.), so as to reasonably plan the physical resources in wireless communication and provide users with better wireless communication services. In addition, the data bill of the base station equipment can also be used to determine the charging service for the associated users of the base station equipment, so as to motivate users to install and use the base station equipment, thereby providing better mobile communication services.

Description of drawings

1 is a schematic diagram of a scenario using a mobile communication technology in the prior art;

2 is a schematic diagram of another scenario using a mobile communication technology in the prior art;

3 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication system provided by the present application;

4 is a schematic structural diagram of a base station device provided by the present application;

5 is a schematic structural diagram of a broadband remote access server provided by the present application;

6 is a schematic structural diagram of an authentication server provided by the present application;

7 is a schematic structural diagram of a charging device provided by the present application;

8 is a schematic flowchart of uplink data transmission provided by the present application;

9 is a schematic flowchart of downlink data transmission provided by the present application;

10 is a schematic flowchart of the validity verification of base station equipment provided by this application;

11 is a schematic flowchart of a communication method provided by this application;

12 is a schematic diagram of the format of a data packet provided by the application;

13 is a schematic flowchart of another communication method provided by this application;

14 is a schematic flowchart of another communication method provided by this application;

FIG. 15 is a functional block diagram of a base station device, an authentication server, a broadband remote access server, and a billing device provided by this application.

Detailed ways

The terms used in the embodiments of the present application are only used to explain specific embodiments of the present application, and are not intended to limit the present application.

First, the implementation of the existing mobile communication technology is introduced. Mobile communication technology is implemented based on mobile communication systems, such as 3G, 4G, and 5G systems. Mobile communication systems usually include terminals, access networks, and core networks. A transmission medium (such as an optical fiber, etc.) is connected to the core network, and the core network is connected to an external IP network, a packet switched data network (packet switched data network, PSDN), and the like.

Among them, the access network equipment mainly includes base station equipment, such as radio stations, base transceiver stations, wireless transceivers, radio node B (radio node B), evolved node (evolved node B, eNodeB or eNB), new radio node (new radio node B, gNodeB or gNB), etc., are used to transmit wireless signals to the terminal.

At present, it is impossible to count the amount of data transmitted by each base station device, to accurately measure the role of each base station device in improving signal coverage, and to provide users with better data based on the amount of data transmitted by the base station device. Wireless communication services.

In addition, the existing mobile communication technologies also have disadvantages such as poor wireless signals and difficulty in site selection of base stations. Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 , the implementation manners of base station equipment in the prior art mainly include macro base stations and micro base stations, and the mobile communication systems corresponding to these two implementation manners are slightly different.

Referring to FIG. 1, FIG. 1 shows a mobile communication system corresponding to a macro base station. Among them, the macro base station has a wide signal coverage, but has signal coverage blind spots and poor wireless signal coverage; in addition, the macro base station also has the disadvantages of difficult site selection and high construction and maintenance costs.

Referring to FIG. 2, FIG. 2 shows a mobile communication system corresponding to a micro base station (eg Femtocell). As shown in the figure, the micro base station can be connected to a WiFi router, access point (AP) or network port through a wired transmission medium (such as a network cable), and shares some physical devices with the WiFi communication system, such as a WiFi router and broadband A wired transmission medium between a remote access server (broadband remote access server, BRAS), a BRAS (here the BRAS integrates a serving gateway (SeGW)), an authentication, authorization and accounting (authentication, authorization and accounting, AAA) server , home location register (home location register, HLR), etc. However, micro base stations are mainly deployed in blind areas where signals are difficult to cover (such as tunnels, underground garages, underground passages, etc.), and most users are reluctant to use this solution. Therefore, micro base stations are difficult to locate, difficult to implement in large numbers, and cannot effectively solve signal coverage. question.

Based on the inability to accurately count the amount of data transmitted by the base station, poor signal coverage, difficulty in site selection, and high cost in the above existing mobile communication technologies, the present application proposes a communication method, a related device, and a communication system.

In order to better describe the present application, the communication system and related devices of the present application are first introduced.

Referring to FIG. 3 , FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of the communication system provided by this application. The communication system may mainly include the following network elements: terminal 101 , base station equipment 102 , broadband remote access server 103 and authentication server 104 .

The number of terminals 101 may be multiple, which are used to communicate with the base station device 102 through mobile communication technology, and can also be used to communicate with broadband access devices (such as WiFi routers, APs, etc.) through WiFi technology. Specifically, the terminal 101 is configured with a wireless communication interface, and the wireless communication interface can be used for communication between the terminal 101 and the base station device 102 and the broadband access device through a certain air interface technology. Here, the air interface technology may include: existing WiFi air interface technology, 2G, 3G (such as WCDMA, TD-SCDMA), 4G (such as LTE), and new wireless access technologies, such as 4.5G, 5G, etc. that will be launched in the future .

In a specific implementation, the terminal 101 may be a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, a palmtop computer, a mobile internet device (MID), a wearable device (such as a smart watch, a smart bracelet, etc.) A terminal for wireless communication between mobile communication technology and base station equipment 102 .

The base station equipment 102 is used to provide mobile communication services for the terminal 101 .

Optionally, referring to the first connection situation shown in FIG. 3 , the base station device 102 can be connected to a broadband access device (such as a WiFi router, AP) or a network port through a network cable, and then a wired transmission medium (such as passive optical fiber) Optical fibers in a passive optical network (PON), etc.) are connected to the broadband remote access server 103 . In a specific implementation, the base station device 102 in the first connection situation shown in FIG. 3 may be a macro base station or a micro base station, such as Femtocell or the like.

Optionally, referring to the second connection situation shown in FIG. 3 , the functions of the base station equipment 102 can be integrated into the broadband access equipment, that is, the integrated equipment can be used to provide WiFi services and mobile communication services to the terminal 101, then the base station equipment 102 can be directly connected to the broadband remote access server 103 through a wired transmission medium (eg, optical fiber in a PON, etc.). Understandably, in the case where the function of the base station device is integrated into the broadband access device, the integrated device can provide the terminal 101 with two wireless signals through the same set of physical devices (such as antennas, transceivers, etc.), that is, WiFi signals. and mobile communication signals (3G/4G/5G signals, etc.), which can save physical resources.

As can be seen from the above, the base station device 102 can be connected to a broadband remote access server through a broadband access device (such as an optical modem, a WiFi router, etc.), or the base station device 102 can be directly integrated into an existing broadband access device (such as an optical modem, WiFi router, etc.) Routers, etc.), can make full use of the bandwidth provided by the wired transmission medium between the existing broadband access devices (such as optical modems, WiFi routers, etc.) and broadband remote access servers to avoid bandwidth waste.

In addition, when the base station equipment 102 is integrated into the existing broadband access equipment, due to the limited communication range of WiFi signals, users usually deploy the integrated equipment in a large area and in large quantities in small areas such as homes, offices, and buildings. Increase the coverage of mobile communication signals. In addition, the use and maintenance costs of the integrated device are generally borne by the user, and the cost is reduced for operators providing mobile communication signals.

The broadband remote access server 103 is configured to identify multiple transit data packets of the base station device 102 among the multiple data packets received, and determine the transit data packet information of the base station device 102 . Here, the transit data packet information of the base station device 102 is for the base station device, and refers to the transit data traffic or uplink data traffic or downlink data traffic or transmission of all terminals connected to the base station device 102 using mobile communication technology. data time. For example, assuming that 10 terminals access the base station equipment, within 1 hour, the total flow of data transmitted by the 10 terminals using mobile communication technology, that is, the transit data packet information of the base station equipment within this hour .

The broadband remote access server 103 is directly or indirectly connected to other networks, such as an integrated services digital network (ISDN), a packet switched public data network (PSPDN), a local area network, and the like. Here, the broadband remote access server 103 can send data sent by the base station device 102 to other connected networks, and can also receive data sent by other networks, and send it to the base station device 102 through a wired transmission medium. Optionally, the broadband remote access server 103 may be a BRAS that integrates a data forwarding module (such as a serving gateway (serving gateway, SGW) module, etc.), or may be another type of data forwarding that integrates the BRAS in the prior art and the mobile communication system. A device with functions of a device (such as a serving gateway (serving gateway, SGW), etc.) is not limited in this application.

Among them, the authentication server 104 is used to record the information of the base station equipment 102 and the transit data packet information. Optionally, the base station device 102 may record the information of the base station device 102 and the transit data packet information as a transit data bill, and send it to the billing device, so that the billing device executes the instructions preset for the base station device. The billing service associated with the user. In addition, the operator or the communication system provider can adjust the layout of other base station equipment (such as Femtocell, etc.) according to the transit data bills of the base station equipment 102 collected by the authentication server 104, so as to reasonably plan the physical resources in the wireless communication. In a specific implementation, the authentication server 104 may be an AAA server.

Here, for the transit data packets, transit data packet information, and transit data bills of the base station device 102, reference may be made to the detailed descriptions in subsequent embodiments.

In an optional embodiment, the communication system shown in FIG. 3 may further include: a charging device 105, which is a system or a server that calculates tariff information generated when a user uses a communication service.

In the present application, the charging device 105 is configured to determine the charging service for the associated user preset for the base station device according to the data bill of the base station device 102 collected by the authentication server 104 .

Here, the billing service is a preferential policy for the associated user, for example, after a certain statistical value in the transit data package information of the base station equipment 102 reaches a threshold, a certain amount of rebate is given to the associated user, or the broadband connection purchased by the user is upgraded. Enter the broadband service package of the device, etc. Through the charging service, users can be encouraged to install and use the base station equipment 102, so as to better provide mobile communication services for the users.

In a specific implementation, the charging device 105 may be a billing system (convergent billing system, CBS), which may include an online charging system (OCS) and an offline charging system (OFCS).

Optionally, in the communication system shown in FIG. 3, a remote authentication dial in user service (remote authentication dial in user service) may be used between the base station device 102 and the broadband remote access server 103, and between the broadband remote access server 103 and the authentication server 104. service, RADIUS) protocol to communicate.

Optionally, in the communication system shown in FIG. 3 , the authentication server 104 and the accounting device 105 may communicate through the Ro interface.

Referring to FIG. 4 , FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a base station device 20 provided by the present application. The base station device 20 may be the base station device 102 in the communication system shown in FIG. 3 .

As shown, the base station apparatus 20 may include a communication interface 201 , one or more processors 202 , a transmitter 203 , a receiver 204 , a coupler 205 , an antenna 206 and a memory 207 . These components may be connected by a bus or in other ways, and FIG. 4 takes the connection by a bus as an example. in:

The communication interface 201 can be used for the base station device 20 to communicate with other communication devices, such as a terminal, a broadband remote access server or other base station devices. In specific implementation, the communication interface 201 includes a wireless communication interface, and the wireless communication interface can be used for communication between the base station device and the terminal through a certain air interface technology, and the air interface technology can include 2G, 3G, 4G and new wireless access technologies, For example, 4.5G, 5G, etc., which will be launched in the future. In a specific implementation, the communication interface 201 further includes a wired communication interface (eg, an Ethernet interface), and the wired communication interface is used for the base station device to directly or indirectly connect to the broadband remote access server through a wired transmission medium (eg, optical fiber, etc.).

The antenna 206 may be used to convert electromagnetic energy in the transmission line to electromagnetic waves in free space, or to convert electromagnetic waves in free space to electromagnetic energy in the transmission line. The coupler 205 may be used to divide the pass signal into multiple paths for distribution to a plurality of receivers 204 .

The transmitter 203 can be used for transmitting and processing the signal output by the processor 202, so as to transmit the signal to other devices. The receiver 204 can be used for receiving and processing the signal received by the antenna 206 for receiving signals transmitted by other devices. In some embodiments of the present application, the transmitter 203 and the receiver 204 may be regarded as a wireless modem. In the base station device 20, the number of transmitters 203 and receivers 204 may be one or more.

Memory 207 is coupled to processor 202 for storing various software programs and/or sets of instructions. In particular implementations, memory 207 may include high-speed random access memory, and may also include non-volatile memory, such as one or more magnetic disk storage devices, flash memory devices, or other non-volatile solid-state storage devices. The memory 207 can store operating systems, such as embedded operating systems such as uCOS, VxWorks, RTLinux, and the like. The memory 207 may also store network communication programs that can be used to communicate with one or more additional devices, one or more terminals, and one or more broadband remote access servers.

In some embodiments of the present application, the memory 207 may be used to store an implementation program of the communication method provided by one or more embodiments of the present application on the side of the base station device 20 . For the implementation of the communication method provided by one or more embodiments of this application, please refer to subsequent embodiments.

The processor 202 may be used for wireless channel management, establishment and tear down of communication links, and the like. It can be a general-purpose processor, such as a central processing unit (CPU), and the processor 202 can also include a hardware chip, and the above-mentioned hardware chip can be a combination of one or more of the following: an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) ), field programmable gate array (FPGA), complex programmable logic device (CPLD). The processor 202 can process data received by the receiver 204 , and the processor 202 can also process data to be sent to the transmitter 203 for transmission over the antenna 206 .

In this embodiment of the present application, the processor 202 may be configured to read and execute computer-readable instructions. Specifically, the processor 202 may be configured to call a program stored in the memory 207, such as an implementation program of the communication method provided by one or more embodiments of the present application on the base station device 20 side, and execute the instructions contained in the program.

It should be noted that the base station device 20 shown in FIG. 4 is only an implementation manner of the embodiment of the present application. In practical applications, the base station device 20 may further include more or fewer components, which is not limited here.

Referring to FIG. 5 , FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of the broadband remote access server 30 provided by the present application. The broadband remote access server 30 may be the broadband remote access server 103 in the communication system shown in FIG. 3 .

As shown, the broadband remote access server 30 may include a communication interface 301 , one or more processors 302 and a memory 303 . These components may be connected by bus or other means. in:

The communication interface 301 can be used for the broadband remote access server 30 to communicate with other communication devices, such as a base station device, an authentication server or other broadband remote access servers and the like. In specific implementation, the communication interface 301 includes a wired communication interface (eg, an Ethernet interface), and the wired communication interface is used for connecting the broadband remote access server to the base station device and the authentication server through a wired transmission medium (eg, optical fiber, etc.).

Memory 303 is coupled to processor 302 for storing various software programs and/or sets of instructions. In specific implementations, memory 303 may include high-speed random access memory, and may also include non-volatile memory, such as one or more magnetic disk storage devices, flash memory devices, or other non-volatile solid-state storage devices. The memory 303 may store an operating system, such as an embedded operating system such as uCOS, VxWorks, and RTLinux. The memory 303 may also store network communication programs that can be used to communicate with one or more additional devices, one or more terminals, and one or more broadband remote access servers.

In some embodiments of the present application, the memory 303 may be used to store the implementation program on the broadband remote access server 30 side of the communication method provided by one or more embodiments of the present application. For the implementation of the communication method provided by one or more embodiments of this application, please refer to subsequent embodiments.

The processor 302 may be used for wireless channel management, establishment and teardown of communication links, and the like. It can be a general-purpose processor, such as a CPU, and the processor 302 can also include a hardware chip, and the above-mentioned hardware chip can be a combination of one or more of the following: ASIC, FPGA, and CPLD. The processor 302 can process data received by the communication interface 301, and the processor 302 can also process data to be sent to the communication interface 301 for transmission over a wired transmission medium.

In this application, the processor 302 may be used to read and execute computer readable instructions. Specifically, the processor 302 can be configured to call a program stored in the memory 303, such as an implementation program of the communication method provided by one or more embodiments of the present application on the broadband remote access server 30 side, and execute the instructions contained in the program .

It should be noted that the broadband remote access server 30 shown in FIG. 4 is only an implementation manner of the present application. In practical applications, the broadband remote access server 30 may also include more or less components, which is not limited here.

Referring to FIG. 6 , FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of the authentication server 40 provided in this application. The authentication server 40 may be the authentication server 104 in the communication system shown in FIG. 3 .

As shown, the authentication server 40 may include a communication interface 401 , one or more processors 402 and a memory 403 . These components may be connected by bus or other means. in:

The communication interface 401 can be used for the authentication server 40 to communicate with other communication devices, such as broadband remote access servers, billing devices, and the like. In a specific implementation, the communication interface 401 includes a wired communication interface (eg, an Ethernet interface), and the wired communication interface is used for connecting the authentication server to the broadband remote access server and the billing device through a wired transmission medium (eg, optical fiber).

Memory 403 is coupled to processor 402 for storing various software programs and/or sets of instructions. In specific implementations, memory 403 may include high-speed random access memory, and may also include non-volatile memory, such as one or more magnetic disk storage devices, flash memory devices, or other non-volatile solid-state storage devices. The memory 403 can store an operating system, for example, an embedded operating system such as uCOS, VxWorks, and RTLinux. The memory 403 may also store network communication programs that can be used to communicate with one or more additional devices, one or more terminals, and one or more broadband remote access servers.

In some embodiments of the present application, the memory 403 may be used to store an implementation program of the communication method provided by one or more embodiments of the present application on the side of the authentication server 40 . For the implementation of the communication method provided by one or more embodiments of this application, please refer to subsequent embodiments.

The processor 402 may be used for wireless channel management, establishment and teardown of communication links, and the like. It may be a general-purpose processor, such as a CPU, and the processor 402 may also include a hardware chip, and the above-mentioned hardware chip may be a combination of one or more of the following: ASIC, FPGA, and CPLD. The processor 402 can process data received by the communication interface 401, and the processor 402 can also process data to be sent to the communication interface 401 for transmission over a wired transmission medium.

In this application, the processor 402 may be used to read and execute computer readable instructions. Specifically, the processor 402 may be configured to invoke a program stored in the memory 403, such as an implementation program of the communication method provided by one or more embodiments of the present application on the authentication server 40 side, and execute the instructions contained in the program.

It should be noted that the authentication server 40 shown in FIG. 6 is only an implementation manner of the present application. In practical applications, the authentication server 40 may also include more or less components, which is not limited here.

Referring to FIG. 7 , FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a charging device 50 provided by the present application. The charging device 50 may be the charging device 105 in the communication system shown in FIG. 3 .

As shown, the billing device 50 may include a communication interface 501 , one or more processors 502 and a memory 503 . These components may be connected by bus or other means. in:

The communication interface 501 can be used for the billing device 50 to communicate with other communication devices, such as an authentication server and the like. In a specific implementation, the communication interface 501 includes a wired communication interface (eg, an Ethernet interface), and the wired communication interface is used for connecting the billing device to the authentication server through a wired transmission medium (eg, an optical fiber, etc.).

Memory 503 is coupled to processor 502 for storing various software programs and/or sets of instructions. In specific implementations, memory 503 may include high-speed random access memory, and may also include non-volatile memory, such as one or more magnetic disk storage devices, flash memory devices, or other non-volatile solid-state storage devices. The memory 503 may store an operating system, such as an embedded operating system such as uCOS, VxWorks, RTLinux, and the like. The memory 503 may also store network communication programs that can be used to communicate with one or more additional devices, one or more terminals, and one or more broadband remote access servers.

In some embodiments of the present application, the memory 503 may be used to store an implementation program on the charging device 50 side of the communication method provided by one or more embodiments of the present application. For the implementation of the communication method provided by one or more embodiments of this application, please refer to subsequent embodiments.

The processor 502 may be used for wireless channel management, establishment and teardown of communication links, and the like. It may be a general-purpose processor, such as a CPU, and the processor 502 may further include a hardware chip, and the above-mentioned hardware chip may be a combination of one or more of the following: ASIC, FPGA, and CPLD. The processor 502 can process data received by the communication interface 201, and the processor 502 can also process data to be sent to the communication interface 501 for transmission over a wired transmission medium.

In this application, the processor 502 may be used to read and execute computer readable instructions. Specifically, the processor 502 may be configured to call a program stored in the memory 503, such as an implementation program of the communication method provided by one or more embodiments of the present application on the charging device 50 side, and execute the instructions contained in the program.

It should be noted that the charging device 50 shown in FIG. 7 is only an implementation manner of the present application. In practical applications, the charging device 50 may also include more or less components, which is not limited here.

Based on the communication system shown in FIG. 3 and the related devices shown in FIG. 4 to FIG. 7 , the present application proposes a communication method, which utilizes the base station equipment in the present application to provide a terminal with a mobile communication signal with a wide coverage and can accurately count Transit packet information for base station equipment.

The communication method of the present application is described in detail below through four embodiments.

(1) Embodiment 1

Embodiment 1 mainly describes the data transmission process when the base station equipment provides the mobile communication service in the communication system shown in FIG. 3 , and this process is the basis for implementing the communication method of the present application. The data transmission process when a base station device provides a mobile communication service for a terminal is used as an example for description below.

It can be seen from the communication system shown in FIG. 3 that the base station device and the broadband access device are connected to the broadband remote access server through the same wired transmission medium. In this application, based on the same wired transmission medium, a first communication connection is established between the broadband remote access server and the base station device, and a second communication connection is established between the broadband access device. Wherein, the data transmitted through the first communication connection is transmitted between the terminal and the base station device using mobile communication technology, the data transmitted through the second communication connection is transmitted between the terminal and the broadband access device using WiFi technology, the first communication Both the connection and the second communication connection are logical connections.

First, the data transmission process of the present application is introduced. The data transmission process of the present application may include uplink data transmission and/or downlink data transmission, which will be described separately below.

Referring to Figure 8, uplink data transmission includes the following steps:

S110. The base station device receives data sent by the terminal.

In this application, the terminal is within the coverage of the mobile communication signal of the base station equipment, and the terminal accesses the base station equipment through the mobile communication signal. Here, the number of terminals can be multiple.

When the terminal sends data to the base station equipment through the mobile communication technology, the terminal encapsulates the data into data packets using the relevant protocols of the mobile communication technology, and sends the data packets to the base station equipment in the form of wireless electromagnetic waves through the antenna. Here, mobile communication technologies include 3G, 4G and future 5G, etc. The protocols of mobile communication technologies include: 2G protocols (such as GSM, CDMA, GPRS), 3G protocols (WCDMA, CDMA2000, TDSCDMA), 4G protocols (such as FD-LTE) , TD-LTE), 5G protocol, etc.

S120. The base station device sends the data to the broadband remote access server through the first communication connection.

In this application, the data sent by the terminal that is received by the base station device is an electrical signal. If the wired transmission medium between the base station equipment and the broadband remote access server is an optical transmission medium (such as optical fiber, etc.), the base station equipment needs to convert the data from electrical signals to optical signals, and then send it through the first communication connection. Give broadband remote access to the server.

Here, after receiving the data, the broadband remote access server may send it to the device corresponding to the destination address of the data in the network, thereby completing the uplink data transmission.

Referring to Figure 9, the downlink data transmission includes the following steps:

S210. The base station device receives data sent by the broadband remote access server through the first communication connection.

In this application, the data is sent by the device corresponding to the source address to the broadband remote access server through the network, and then sent by the broadband remote access server to the base station device through the first communication connection.

S220. The base station device sends the data to the terminal.

Here, if the wired transmission medium between the base station device and the broadband remote access server is an optical medium (eg, optical fiber, etc.), the data sent by the broadband remote access server received by the base station device is an optical signal. The base station equipment needs to convert the data from optical signals into electrical signals, and then send it to the terminal through mobile communication technology.

When the base station device sends data to the terminal through the mobile communication technology, the base station device encapsulates the two data into data packets using the relevant protocols of the mobile communication technology, and sends the data packets to the terminal in the form of wireless electromagnetic waves through the antenna. After receiving the data, the terminal completes downlink data transmission.

Through the data transmission process shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. 9 , the base station equipment provides mobile communication signals for the terminal, so that the terminal can access the network through the base station equipment and using the mobile communication technology. The method of Fig. 8 or Fig. 9 has the following advantages:

1. The equipment site selection is easy, and the construction and maintenance costs are low.

In this application, the base station equipment is connected to the broadband remote access server through broadband access equipment (such as optical modems, WiFi routers, etc.), or integrated into the existing broadband access equipment. Due to the limited communication range of WiFi technology, users usually use Small-scale areas such as homes, offices, and buildings are used to deploy the base station equipment or integrated equipment in large units and in large quantities.

Therefore, using the data transmission method of the present application is beneficial for users to actively deploy the base station equipment or integrated equipment in homes, offices, buildings, etc., and the equipment site selection is easy.

In addition, when base station equipment or integrated equipment is deployed in areas such as homes and offices, the cost of use and maintenance is generally borne by the user, which reduces costs for operators that provide mobile communication signals.

2. Wide signal coverage.

In the case of massive deployment of base station equipment or integrated equipment, the coverage of mobile communication signals is increased.

3. Save physical resources.

In this application, the wired transmission medium (such as optical fiber, etc.) between the broadband access device and the broadband remote access server is not only used to transmit the data transmitted between the terminal and the base station device through the mobile communication technology, but also used to transmit the terminal and the base station equipment. The data transmitted between broadband access devices through WiFi technology makes full use of the bandwidth provided by the wired transmission medium and avoids wasting bandwidth.

With reference to the data transmission process shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. 9 , in an optional embodiment, configuration information is stored in the base station device.

Referring to Table 1, the configuration information may include at least one of the following: the maximum number of terminals that communicate with base station equipment through mobile communication technology, the maximum total bandwidth when the terminal communicates with base station equipment through mobile communication technology, or a single terminal through mobile communication The maximum bandwidth used by the technology to communicate with base station equipment.

Table 1

When implementing the data transmission process shown in FIG. 8 or FIG. 9 , the base station device can dynamically adjust the communication between the terminal and the base station device through the mobile communication technology according to the stored configuration information, so as to provide the user with an optimal use experience. In this application, the base station equipment can adjust at least one of the following according to the configuration information: the number of terminals communicating with the base station equipment through the mobile communication technology, or the bandwidth occupied by each terminal communicating with the base station equipment through the mobile communication technology.

Here, the rules for the base station equipment to adjust the communication situation may be preset, which is not limited in this application.

For example, assuming that the configuration information is shown in Table 1, when terminal 1 accesses the base station equipment, the maximum available bandwidth of terminal 1 is 32Mbyte/s, and then terminal 2, terminal 3, and terminal 4 access. The available bandwidth of each terminal is 32Mbyte/s. When the terminal 5 accesses, the base station equipment reduces the available bandwidth of each terminal to 25.6Mbyte/s according to the configuration information shown in Table 1.

Optionally, when the base station device is integrated into the broadband access device, referring to Table 2, in addition to the information in Table 1, the configuration information may also include at least one of the following: the maximum number of terminals that communicate with the integrated device ( Including the terminal that communicates with the integrated device through mobile communication technology, and the terminal that communicates with the integrated device through WiFi technology), the number of terminals that communicate with the integrated device through WiFi technology, or the number of terminals that communicate with the integrated device through WiFi technology Bandwidth occupied by each terminal with which the device communicates.

Understandably, the integrated device can also adjust at least one of the following according to the information in Table 2: the number of terminals that communicate with the integrated device through the WiFi technology, or the number of terminals that communicate with the integrated device through the WiFi technology. Occupied bandwidth.

Table 2

In an optional embodiment, the configuration information stored in the base station device or the configuration information stored in the integrated device can be set by the user, or determined by the authentication server according to historical data.

Among them, the authentication server can be used to count historical data, and the historical data reflects the usage of base station equipment or integrated equipment in a historical period. For example, in recent cycles, the average number and average bandwidth of terminals communicating with the integrated device through mobile communication technology, the average number and average bandwidth of terminals communicating with the integrated device through WiFi technology, and so on. The authentication server can optimize the configuration information of the integrated device according to the historical data, and send the optimized configuration information (the API interface can be called to send) to the integrated device. Here, there may be various strategies for the authentication server to optimize the configuration information of the integrated device according to the historical data, which is not limited in this application.

Understandably, WiFi services (also referred to as broadband services) and mobile communication services are provided by operators or service providers. Therefore, the base station equipment of the present application needs to activate the mobile communication service, and the broadband access equipment needs to activate the WiFi service. In addition, in the data transmission process of the present application, before the base station equipment transmits data through the mobile communication technology, it is necessary to verify the legitimacy of the identity of the base station equipment through the server of the operator or service provider.

The following briefly describes the process of activating the mobile communication service by the base station device, and the process of verifying the legitimacy of the identity of the base station device using the mobile communication service.

(1) The base station equipment activates the mobile communication service.

The process may include the following steps:

1. The user applies for the installation of base station equipment.

Here, each base station device is configured with a unique device identifier. In this application, the device identifier may be used to distinguish different devices using mobile communication services, and may be an international mobile subscriber identification number (IMSI) or the like.

2. The relevant server of the operator or service provider activates the mobile communication service for the base station device according to the device identification of the base station device.

Optionally, a device that manages user data, such as a home subscriber server (HSS), a unified data management (UDM), and the like, can activate a mobile communication service for the base station device.

Optionally, after completing the above two steps 1 and 2, the base station equipment may also perform a connectivity test of the mobile communication service to ensure that the base station equipment has the ability to communicate with the terminal through the mobile communication technology.

In an optional embodiment, in order to execute the communication method of the present application and obtain the transit data packet information of the base station equipment after the data transmission process of the present application is implemented, after completing the above two steps 1 and 2, the base station equipment can also be The associated broadband access device and associated user are preset, and the associated information is stored in the broadband remote access server, the authentication server, and the billing device.

Here, the associated broadband access device preset for the base station device may be: a broadband access device that shares a wired transmission medium with the base station device to connect to the broadband remote access server, such as the base station device in the communication system shown in FIG. 3 . A connected broadband access device, or an integrated device that integrates a base station device and a broadband access device, or a broadband access device that uses an adjacent network port with the base station device. Here, the broadband access device associated with the base station device can be indicated by an identifier (such as a broadband number, a broadband account, etc.) that the broadband access device provides the WiFi service. The associated user of the base station device is the user to which the associated broadband access device belongs, and the identifier of the associated user may be a user name, a mobile phone number, a broadband number corresponding to the broadband access device used by the user, and the like.

Referring to Table 3, Table 3 shows an example of a possible base station device and its preset associated broadband access device (identified by a broadband number).

Equipment Identity broadband number IMSI-1 000000 IMSI-2 000001 … … IMSI-N 00000N

table 3

(2) The legitimacy verification (also called authentication) of the base station equipment using the mobile communication service.

In the present application, after the base station equipment activates the mobile communication service, before implementing the communication method of the present application, the legitimacy of the base station equipment using the mobile communication service needs to be verified. After the verification is successful, the base station device may establish the above-mentioned first communication connection.

Optionally, the base station device uses an extensible authentication protocol (extensible authentication protocol, EAP) to verify the legitimacy of the mobile communication service. Wherein, the base station device pre-stores its own 5-tuple, authentication key (key identifier, Ki), and OPC key. Here, ki is an authentication key, OPC is a network authentication key, and OPC is calculated according to Ki and an operator variant algorithm configuration field (OP). The authentication server pre-stores multiple 5-tuples.

Here, the 5-tuple is briefly introduced. The 5-tuple includes: IMSI, random number (RAND)/expected response (XRES), encryption key (cipher key, CK), consistency key (integrity key, IK) and authentication token ( authentication token, AUTN). In the process of legality verification (authentication), the verified party stores RAND, and the verifying party stores XRES. That is, in this application, the base station device stores RAND, and the authentication server stores XRES.

Referring to FIG. 10 , the process of verifying the legitimacy of a base station device using a mobile communication service may include the following steps:

1. The base station device starts and reads the stored 5-tuple information and Ki and OPC keys.

2. The base station device generates a verification request according to the read information, and the verification request carries information for verification.

Here, the verification request may carry: IMSI, XRES, etc. Optionally, the verification request may also carry indication information of the associated user of the base station device (such as the broadband number of the broadband access device), which is used for the subsequent communication methods of this application, and the subsequent related descriptions can be referred to.

Specifically, the verification request can be sent multiple times, as follows:

a. The base station device first sends the IMSI to the authentication server, and after the authentication server receives the IMSI, it determines a 5-tuple corresponding to the IMSI in the stored multiple 5-tuple;

b. The authentication server sends the determined RAND and AUTN in the 5-tuple to the base station equipment through the broadband remote access server;

c. The base station device receives the RAND and AUTN sent by the authentication server, compares it with its own RAND and AUTN, and verifies the legality of the authentication server's identity;

d. After the base station device verifies that the authentication server is legal, it calculates the XRES according to the stored Ki, OPC, and RAND in the 5-tuple.

e. The base station device sends the calculated XRES to the authentication server.

3. The base station equipment remotely accesses the server through broadband, and sends the verification request to the authentication server.

Here, after receiving the authentication request, the broadband remote access server may carry the authentication request in the access-request message and send it to the authentication server.

4. The authentication server verifies the legitimacy of the base station equipment using the mobile communication service according to the information in the verification request.

After receiving the verification request, the authentication server compares the XRES carried in the verification request with the XRES in the determined 5-tuple. If they are consistent, the verification is successful and the base station equipment can legally use the mobile communication service.

5. After the verification is successful, the authentication server remotely accesses the server through the broadband, and sends the indication information of the successful verification to the base station device.

Here, the authentication server may carry the indication information of successful authentication in the access-accept message and send it to the broadband remote access server. Optionally, the authentication server may also return the service type to the broadband remote access server, which is used when the broadband remote access server establishes the first connection with the base station device subsequently.

Through the above steps, the authentication server can verify the legitimacy of the base station device using the mobile communication service. Under the condition that the base station device can legally use the mobile communication service, the above-mentioned first communication connection can be established between the base station device and the broadband remote access server.

In an optional embodiment, when the first communication connection is established, the broadband remote access server will assign an IP address to the base station device, and assign a session identifier (which may be a session ID) to the first communication connection, and may also assign the first communication connection an IP address. The session type is set to the mobile communication service type (for example, setting service-type=15, 15 indicates that the mobile communication service is used when data is transmitted between the broadband remote access server and the base station device using the first communication connection).

Understandably, when the communication system includes multiple base station devices, the multiple base station devices can establish the same type of communication connection with the broadband remote access server respectively, and the broadband remote access server can assign different IP addresses to the multiple base station devices. , assign different session IDs to multiple communication connections.

It is understandable that when the terminal and the base station equipment transmit data through the first communication connection, the data packet may carry part of the information allocated to the base station equipment by the broadband remote access server, which is used for both parties to determine that the data is transmitted through the first communication connection. of.

After the above-mentioned service provisioning process and the legality verification process of using the mobile communication service by the base station equipment shown in FIG. The related apparatus may perform the data transmission process in FIG. 8 and/or FIG. 9 .

(2) Embodiment 2

The second embodiment mainly describes the communication method proposed in the present application. The communication method can be executed when the relevant device executes the data transmission process in FIG. 8 and/or FIG. 9 in the first embodiment, and can be used to accurately count the improvement of wireless signal coverage by base station equipment. It is convenient for operators or communication system providers to plan various resources.

Referring to FIG. 11, FIG. 11 shows a schematic flowchart of the communication method of the present application. The method is described from the perspective of a broadband remote access server, and may include the following steps:

S301. The broadband remote access server identifies multiple transit data packets of the base station equipment from the multiple received data packets.

It is understandable that the communication method of this embodiment can be applied to the communication system shown in FIG. 3 , the broadband remote access server can be connected to multiple base station devices, and one base station device provides mobile communication services for at least one terminal.

Specifically, when transmitting data, the broadband remote access server can identify the transit data packets of each base station device from the multiple data packets received.

Optionally, the multiple data packets received by the base station device may include multiple first type data packets and multiple second type data packets. The first type of data packets are transit data packets, and the second type of data packets are data packets transmitted between the broadband access device and the broadband remote access server when it provides network access services for devices other than the base station device. For example, in the first connection mode shown in Figure 3, the data packets transmitted between the base station device and the broadband remote access server are the first type of data packets, that is, transit data packets, and the broadband access device is other devices ( For example, a terminal that uses a WiFi signal to access a broadband access device, etc.) provides a network access service and transmits data packets between the broadband remote access server and the second type of data packets.

Here, the transit data packet of the base station device refers to the data packet transmitted between the base station device and the broadband remote access server when the base station device provides the mobile communication service. Optionally, the transit data packets of the base station equipment may be the data packets transmitted between the base station equipment and the broadband remote access server when the base station equipment provides mobile communication services for at least one terminal, for example, as shown in FIG. 8 and/or FIG. 9 in the first embodiment. The data packets transmitted by the base station equipment during the data transmission process shown.

It is understandable that the data packets transmitted by the broadband remote access server through the first communication connection are the transit data packets of the base station equipment. Optionally, the broadband remote access server may determine, among the multiple data packets received, that the data packet carrying the relevant identification of the base station device is a transit data packet passing through the base station device. Here, the relevant identification of the base station equipment may include at least one of the following: the equipment identification of the base station equipment, the identification of the associated broadband access equipment preset for the base station equipment, the IP address allocated to the base station equipment by the broadband remote access server Or the session identifier or the identifier of the associated user preset for the base station device. Optionally, the data packet may also carry indication information of the session type set by the broadband remote access server for the first communication connection (eg, setting service-type=15, indicating that the first communication connection is a mobile communication service type).

S302: The broadband remote access server sends the information of the base station device and the transit data packet information to the authentication server, so that the authentication server records the information of the base station device and the transit data packet information.

In this application, the transit data packet information of the base station equipment may include at least one of the following: transit data flow information, uplink data flow information, downlink data flow information, and transit duration information, which are described below.

(1) Transit data flow information.

Specifically, the transit data flow information is the flow of data transmitted by the base station equipment.

Optionally, the broadband remote access server may accumulate the number of bytes in the payload of the identified multiple transit data packets (that is, the number of bytes in the data packet except for the header), or may accumulate the identified data. The number of bytes of all bytes contained in the packet (that is, the total number of bytes of the packet header included in the data packet), so as to obtain the transit data flow information of the base station equipment.

Here, specifically, refer to FIG. 12 , which shows a possible implementation form of the transit data packet in this application. As shown in the figure, the transit data packet in this application uses the TCP/IP protocol, wherein the header of the data packet includes various fields, such as version, header length, total length (the sum of the length of the data packet header and the data part, the maximum is 65535 bytes), timestamp, protocol, destination address, source address, etc. Wherein, the data part of the data packet carries the data actually transmitted, such as the broadband number, session identifier, session establishment time, and specific data to be transmitted in this application. Understandably, the bytes contained in the data portion of the transit data packet are the payload.

As an example, suppose that the broadband remote access server identifies 5 transit packets: packet 1 (total length X1 bytes, data part contains Y1 bytes), data packet 2 (total length X2 bytes, data part Contains Y2 bytes), data packet 3 (total length X3 bytes, data part contains Y3 bytes), data packet 4 (total length X4 bytes, data part contains Y4 bytes), data packet 5 (Total length X5 bytes, data part contains Y5 bytes). Then, the broadband remote access server can accumulate the payload bytes of the 5 transit data packets to obtain the transit data flow of the base station equipment (ie X1+X2+X3+X4+X5 bytes); The number of bytes of all bytes contained in the 5 transit data packets is obtained to obtain the transit data flow of the base station equipment (ie, Y1+Y2+Y3+Y4+Y5 bytes).

(2) Uplink data flow information and downlink data flow information.

Specifically, the transit data flow information includes uplink data flow information and downlink data flow information, the uplink data flow information is the data flow of the uplink transmission of the base station equipment, and the downlink data flow information is the data flow of the downlink transmission of the base station equipment.

Optionally, the broadband remote access server may further identify a plurality of uplink data packets and a plurality of downlink data packets (which can be identified according to the source address, destination address, etc. ), the uplink data packet is the data packet sent by the base station device to the broadband remote access server, and the downlink data packet is the data packet sent by the broadband remote access server to the base station device.

After identifying multiple uplink data packets and multiple downlink data packets, the broadband remote access server can accumulate the number of bytes in the payload in the multiple uplink data packets, or accumulate all the bytes contained in the multiple uplink data packets. The number of bytes in a section to get the upstream data traffic. Similarly, the broadband remote access server may accumulate the number of bytes in the payload in multiple downlink data packets, or accumulate the number of bytes in all bytes included in the multiple downlink data packets to obtain the downlink data flow. Here, the broadband remote access server accumulates the number of bytes in the payload of a plurality of uplink/downlink packets or the number of bytes in all bytes, and the above-described operation of accumulating the bytes in the payload of the packet in FIG. 12 The operation of the number of bytes or the number of bytes of all bytes is the same, and reference can be made to the related description, which will not be repeated here.

(2) Transit duration information

Specifically, the transit duration information is the duration used by the base station device to transmit the transit data.

Optionally, the broadband remote access server may determine the earliest time information and the latest time information carried in the multiple transit data packets, and calculate the transit duration information according to the latest time information and the earliest time information. Understandably, the transit duration information reflects the duration that the base station device provides the mobile communication service for the terminal.

Here, referring to FIG. 12 , the data packet includes a timestamp field, which indicates the transmission time of the data packet. In the case of receiving multiple transit data packets, the broadband remote access server can compare the time stamps in the multiple transit data packets to determine the earliest time and the latest time, and the time period between the latest time and the earliest time is is the transmission duration of the multiple transit data packets, that is, the duration that the base station device provides the communication service for the terminal.

In this application, the information of the base station equipment may include any one of the following: the equipment identification of the base station equipment, the identification of the associated broadband access equipment preset for the base station equipment, or the identification of the associated user preset for the base station equipment Wait.

Specifically, for the process of the authentication server recording the information of the base station equipment and the transit data packet information, reference may be made to the related descriptions in the subsequent embodiments, which will not be repeated here.

Through the communication method shown in Figure 11, the broadband remote access server can obtain the transit data packet information of the base station equipment by identifying the transit data packets of the base station equipment, and can accurately count the role of the base station equipment in improving wireless signal coverage. For example, the greater the amount of data transmitted by the base station equipment and the longer the duration of data transmission, the greater the role the base station equipment plays in improving wireless signal coverage.

(3) Embodiment 3

The third embodiment mainly describes another communication method proposed in the present application, and the communication method can be executed after the relevant device executes the communication method shown in FIG. 11 in the second embodiment. The communication method can be used to record accurate transit data packet information of base station equipment.

Referring to FIG. 13 , FIG. 13 is a schematic flowchart of another communication method provided by the present application. The method is described from the perspective of the authentication server, and may include the following steps:

S401. The authentication server receives the information of the base station equipment and the transit data packet information sent by the broadband remote access server.

Here, the transit data packet information is obtained by the broadband access server through statistics according to the identified multiple transit data packets of the base station equipment, and can refer to the relevant descriptions of steps S301 and S302 in the second embodiment, and will not be repeated here. .

S402, the authentication server records the information of the base station equipment and the transit data packet information.

Specifically, the authentication server can record or retain the information of the base station equipment and the transit data packet information in various ways, so as to call or transfer the information of the base station equipment and the transit data packet information to other devices when needed.

Optionally, the authentication server may record the information of the base station equipment and the transit data packet information by means of a system log. Here, the system log may include at least one item of transit duration, transit data flow, uplink data flow, or downlink data flow of the base station equipment within a preset time period. The preset time period may be one hour, two hours, one day, etc., which is not limited in this application.

Optionally, the authentication server may record the information of the base station equipment and the transit data packet information by means of a transit data bill. Here, the transit data bill includes at least one item of transit duration, transit data flow, uplink data flow or downlink data flow of the base station equipment within a preset time period. The preset time period may be one hour, two hours, one day, etc., which is not limited in this application.

Optionally, the transit data bill may further include: the device identifier of the base station equipment, the network service type (including WCDMA, CDMA MN, CDMA AN, UMTS, WIMAX, etc.) provided by the base station, and the user charging type (including offline billing users, online billing users, temporary users, etc.), metering start time, deadline, etc.

It is understandable that the communication method of this embodiment can be applied to the communication system shown in FIG. 3 , the broadband remote access server can be connected to multiple base station devices, and one base station device provides mobile communication services for at least one terminal.

In an optional embodiment, the authentication server may be triggered to perform step S402 after receiving the metering request sent by the broadband remote access server. The process is briefly described below:

1. The broadband remote access server may send a metering request to the authentication server when the base station device requests to establish a first communication connection with it.

Specifically, the metering request may carry at least one of the following: the device identifier of the base station device, the broadband number corresponding to the base station device, the session identifier of the first communication connection, the session type, and the like. In a specific implementation, the metering request may be an accounting-request message.

2. After the authentication server receives the metering request, it sends the indication information of agreeing to the metering to the broadband remote access server, and when it receives the information of the base station equipment and the transit data packet information sent by the broadband remote access server, it generates a message for the base station equipment. Data bill.

Specifically, the indication information for agreeing to metering may be an accounting-response message. Optionally, the broadband remote access server may send the IP address allocated to the base station equipment, the session identifier allocated for the first communication connection, the session type, etc. to the base station equipment to establish the first a communication connection.

As can be seen from the above, in the communication method shown in FIG. 13, the data bill of the base station device is generated by the authentication server, and the role played by the base station device in improving the wireless signal coverage can be accurately counted. Here, operators or mobile communication service providers can determine the usage of mobile communication services in each area according to the data bills of each base station equipment, and adjust the provision of mobile communication services, such as adjusting base station equipment (such as Femtocell, etc.) In order to reasonably plan the physical resources in wireless communication and provide users with better wireless communication services. In addition, the data bill of the base station equipment can also be used to determine the billing service for the associated users of the base station equipment, so as to encourage users to install and use the base station equipment, thereby providing better mobile communication services, see Figure 14 and related describe.

(4) Embodiment 4

The fourth embodiment mainly describes another communication method proposed in the present application, and the communication method can be executed after the relevant device executes the communication method shown in FIG. 13 in the third embodiment. The communication method can be used to determine the charging service for the associated user preset for the base station device.

Referring to Figure 14, the communication method may include the following steps:

S501. The authentication server sends the transit data bill of the base station device to the charging device, so that the charging device executes the charging service for the associated user preset for the base station device.

Optionally, the authentication server periodically or quantitatively sends the transit data bill of the base station device to the billing device.

Wherein, the timing of sending means that the authentication server sends the generated transit data bill of the base station equipment to the billing equipment every specified time. For example, the authentication server may calculate the transit data packet information of the base station device once every hour, generate a transit data bill of the base station device, and send the base station device's transit data bill to the billing device.

The quantitative sending means that when the amount of data transmitted by the base station device reaches a certain value, the authentication server sends the transit data bill of the base station device to the billing device. For example, the authentication server starts to calculate the transit data packet information of the base station equipment from 9:00, and at 10:30, it is calculated that the data volume transmitted by the base station equipment reaches 1G. At this time, the authentication server can generate the transit data packets of the base station equipment. bill, and send the transit data bill of the base station equipment to the billing equipment.

Optionally, the charging device may be an online charging device or an offline charging device. The authentication server can send the data bill of the base station device to the online charging device, and can also synchronize the data bill of the base station device to the offline charging device in the form of an offline file.

S502: The charging device determines a charging service for the associated user preset for the base station device according to the transit data bill of the base station device.

Specifically, the billing service includes at least one of the following: a refund amount for the associated user preset for the base station device, or a gift of bandwidth for the associated broadband access device of the base station device. For example, in the transit data package information of the base station equipment, after the transit data flow or transit data duration reaches the threshold, the broadband service package of the broadband access device purchased by the associated user can be upgraded, and the access bandwidth of the broadband access device can be increased. etc., and also give the associated user a certain amount of rebate. For another example, according to the transit data packet information generated by the base station equipment in different time periods, different preferential rewards and the like are given to the associated users of the base station equipment. As can be seen from the above, the billing service can motivate users to install and use base station equipment, thereby better providing mobile communication services for users.

In order to better explain the present application, the following briefly describes the communication method of the present application through a specific scenario. It can be viewed in conjunction with the communication system shown in FIG. 3 , the data transmission process shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. 9 , the communication method shown in FIG. 11 , FIG. 13 and FIG. 14 and related descriptions.

In a restaurant, the base station equipment provided by this application is installed. The wireless communication users in the restaurant include restaurant employees and customers, wherein the restaurant employees use the WiFi technology to access the network through broadband access equipment, and the customers use the mobile communication technology to access the network through base station equipment.

1. Install base station equipment in the restaurant and enable mobile communication services; install broadband access equipment in the restaurant and enable WiFi services.

It is understandable that the base station device and the broadband access device may be integrated on the same device, or may be connected through a network cable.

The relevant information of the base station equipment is as follows: equipment identification (IMSI): 999999000012345.

Among them, the relevant information of the broadband access device is as follows: broadband number: 02588163000; broadband password: 123456! @.

Here, the broadband remote access server, authentication server, billing device, etc. may all store the association relationship between the base station device and the preset associated broadband access device, and the association relationship between the base station device and the preset associated user.

2. Start the base station equipment, the base station equipment and the broadband remote access server establish a first communication connection; start the broadband access equipment, the broadband access equipment and the broadband remote access server establish a second communication connection.

In a specific implementation, the types of connections established between different base station devices and the broadband remote access server are the same, but because the two parties of the connection are different, the names of the connections are different.

Specifically, the base station device uses the broadband number and broadband password of the broadband access device to log in to the broadband remote access server through the EAP protocol, and establishes a first communication connection with the broadband remote access server.

The information of the first communication connection is as follows: protocol type=UMTS, source ip=10.100.1.10, source port=500, destination ip=10.100.1.99, destination port=500, AcctSessionID=201712110000005.

In the process of establishing the first communication connection, the interactive messages between the base station device, the broadband remote access server, and the authentication server include an authentication request (access-request) and an indication of successful authentication (access-accept), as shown in FIG. 10 . and related descriptions. An example of a message is as follows:

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Specifically, the broadband access device uses the broadband number and the broadband password to log in to the broadband remote access server through the PPPoE protocol, and establishes a second communication connection with the broadband remote access server. The information of the second communication connection is as follows:

Protocol type=wifi, source ip=192.168.0.10, source port=80, destination ip=192.168.0.100, destination port=80, AcctSessionID=201712110000001.

In the process of establishing the second communication connection, the interactive messages between the broadband access device, the broadband remote access server, and the authentication server include an authentication request (access-request) and an indication information (access-accept) that the authentication is successful. Example of a message as follows:

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3. The broadband remote access server sends an accounting request (accounting-request) to the authentication server, and the authentication server sends an indication information (accounting-response) for agreeing to accounting to the broadband remote access server.

It is understandable that the operations in step 2 and step 3 are performed alternately, and reference may be made to the related description in FIG. 11 .

Here, for the indication information of the charging request and agreeing to charging, please refer to the related description in FIG. 11 , and the message example is as follows:

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4. Customer A1 accesses the base station equipment through terminal UE1, customer A2 through terminal UE2, and customer A3 through terminal UE3, and connects to the network through UMTS to perform data exchange.

Here, for the data interaction process, reference may be made to the related descriptions in FIG. 8 and FIG. 9 .

5. The broadband remote access server identifies multiple transit data packets passing through the base station equipment from the multiple data packets received, makes statistics on the multiple transit data packets, obtains the transit data packet information of the base station equipment, and sends the data to the base station equipment. The authentication server sends the information of the base station equipment and the transit data packet information.

Optionally, the information of the base station equipment and the transit data packet information sent by the broadband remote access server to the authentication server can be implemented as Table 10, as follows:

Table 10

6. The authentication server records the information of the base station equipment and the transit data packet information in the form of a transit data bill. Here, an example of a transit data CDR is as follows:

Table 11

7. The authentication server sends the transit data bill to the charging device, and the charging device determines the charging service for the associated user preset for the base station device.

For example, the associated user is indicated by the broadband number corresponding to the broadband access device used by the associated user, and every time the data volume transmitted by the associated user base station device through mobile communication reaches 100M, 0.1 yuan is returned to the associated user of the base station device. An example of the charging service determined by the charging device is as follows:

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broadband number Service Type (ServiceType) Broadband account Accounting cycle Transit Packet Information Cumulative amount of refund 02588163000 15 (UMTS access) 0251012345678 201212 800M 0.8 yuan

Here, after the 201212 account period ends, if there is no new transit data package information, the corresponding broadband number will be refunded 0.8 yuan. If there is new transit data package information, the accumulated refund amount will continue until the refund amount reaches the threshold.

The communication method and the communication method of the present application are described in detail above. In order to better implement the present application, a corresponding apparatus is also provided, as shown in FIG. 15 .

Referring to Fig. 15, Fig. 15 shows a functional block diagram of the base station device, the broadband remote access server, the authentication server and the charging device of the present application.

As shown in the figure, the base station equipment 131 includes: a receiving unit 1311 and a sending unit 1312 . in,

The receiving unit 1311 is used to receive data sent by the terminal, or, used to receive data sent by the broadband remote access server;

The sending unit 1312 is configured to send data to the terminal, or to send data to the broadband remote access server.

As shown in the figure, the broadband remote access server 132 includes: an identifying unit 1321 and a sending unit 1322 . in,

The identifying unit 1321 is configured to identify multiple transit data packets of the base station device from the multiple data packets received, where the transit data packets are transmitted between the base station device and the broadband remote access server when providing mobile communication services the data package;

The sending unit 1322 is configured to send the information of the base station device and the transit data packet information to the authentication server, so that the authentication server records the information of the base station device and the transit data packet information.

Optionally, the multiple data packets received by the identification unit 1321 include multiple first-type data packets and multiple second-type data packets, the first-type data packets are the transit data packets, and the second-type data packets are broadband. Data packets transmitted between an access device and a broadband remote access server when it provides network access services for devices other than base station devices.

Optionally, the identifying unit 1321 may be configured to determine that the data packet carrying the relevant identification of the base station device is a transit data packet of the base station device.

Optionally, the transit data packet information may be any one of transit data flow information, uplink data flow information, downlink data flow information, or transit duration information.

As shown in the figure, the authentication server 133 includes: a receiving unit 1331 and a recording unit 1332 . in,

The receiving unit 1331 is used to receive the information of the base station device and the transit data packet information sent by the broadband remote access server; here, the transit data packet is the data packet transmitted between the base station device and the broadband remote access server when the mobile communication service is provided;

The recording unit 1332 is used to record the information of the base station equipment and the transit data packet information.

Optionally, the recording unit 1332 is specifically configured to record the information of the base station equipment and the transit data packet information as a transit data bill, and the transit data bill includes the transit duration or transit data flow of the base station equipment within a preset time period. or upstream data traffic or downstream data traffic.

Optionally, the authentication server 133 further includes a sending unit 1333 for sending the transit data bill of the base station device to the charging device; so that the charging device executes the charging service for the associated user preset for the base station device.

As shown in the figure, the charging device 134 includes: a receiving unit 1341 and a determining unit 1342 . in,

The receiving unit 1341 is configured to receive the transit data bill of the base station equipment sent by the authentication server;

The determining unit 1342 is configured to determine the charging service for the associated user preset for the base station device according to the transit data bill of the base station device.

Understandably, in the base station equipment, broadband remote access server, authentication server and billing equipment shown in FIG. 15 , the role of each functional module can be referred to the data transmission process shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. 9 above, as well as FIG. 11 , The communication methods shown in FIG. 13 and FIG. 14 and related descriptions.

It can be seen from the above that, by implementing the present application, it is possible to accurately count the amount of data transmitted by the base station equipment or the duration of data transmission, and generate a transit data bill of the base station equipment. The transit data bill can be used by operators or mobile communication service providers to measure the role of each base station equipment in improving wireless signal coverage, determine the usage of mobile communication services in each area, and adjust the provision of mobile communication services, such as Adjust the layout of base station equipment (such as Femtocell, etc.), so as to reasonably plan the physical resources in wireless communication and provide users with better wireless communication services. In addition, the transit data bill of the base station equipment can also be used to determine the billing service for the associated users of the base station equipment, so as to motivate users to install and use the base station equipment, thereby providing better mobile communication services.

In the above-mentioned embodiments, it may be implemented in whole or in part by software, hardware, firmware or any combination thereof. When implemented in software, it can be implemented in whole or in part in the form of a computer program product. The computer program product includes one or more computer instructions. The computer program instructions, when loaded and executed on a computer, result in whole or in part of the processes or functions described herein. The computer may be a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, computer network, or other programmable device. The computer instructions may be stored in or transmitted from one computer readable storage medium to another computer readable storage medium, for example, the computer instructions may be downloaded from a website site, computer, server or data center Transmission to another website site, computer, server, or data center by wire (eg, coaxial cable, optical fiber, digital subscriber line) or wireless (eg, infrared, wireless, microwave, etc.). The computer-readable storage medium may be any available medium that can be accessed by a computer or a data storage device such as a server, data center, etc. that includes an integration of one or more available media. The usable media may be magnetic media (eg, floppy disks, hard disks, magnetic tapes), optical media (eg, DVD), or semiconductor media (eg, Solid StateDisk), among others.

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1. A communication method, applied to a broadband remote access server, the broadband remote access server is connected to a base station device through a broadband access device, and is characterized in that, comprising: Identify multiple transit data packets of the base station device from the multiple data packets received, where the transit data packets are transmitted between the base station device and the broadband remote access server when providing mobile communication services data pack; The information of the base station device and the transit data packet information are sent to the authentication server, so that the authentication server records the information of the base station device and the transit data packet information. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the received multiple data packets include multiple first type data packets and multiple second type data packets, and the first type data packets are all The transit data packet, the second type of data packet is a data packet transmitted between the broadband access device and the broadband remote access server when it provides network access services for devices other than the base station device. 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the identifying a plurality of transit data packets of the base station equipment comprises: It is determined that the data packet carrying the relevant identifier of the base station device is a transit data packet of the base station device. 4 . The method according to claim 3 , wherein the relevant identification of the base station device comprises at least one of the following: a device identification of the base station device, an identification of an associated broadband access device preset for the base station device , the IP address or session identifier allocated by the broadband remote access server to the base station device, or the identifier of the associated user preset for the base station device. The method according to claim 1, wherein the transit data packet information comprises transit data flow information, and the sending the transit data packet information to the authentication server comprises: Accumulating the number of bytes in the payload of the multiple transit data packets, or accumulating the number of bytes of all bytes contained in the multiple transit data packets, to obtain the transit data flow information; The transit data traffic information is sent to the authentication server. 6 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the transit data packet information includes uplink data flow information, and the sending the transit data packet information to the authentication server comprises: 6 . In the plurality of transit data packets, identify a plurality of uplink data packets, where the uplink data packets are data packets sent by the base station equipment to the broadband remote access server; Accumulating the number of bytes in the payload in the multiple upstream data packets, or accumulating the number of bytes in all bytes included in the multiple upstream data packets, to obtain the upstream data flow; Send the upstream data flow information to the authentication server. 7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the transit data packet information comprises downlink data flow information, and the sending the transit data packet information to the authentication server comprises: In the plurality of transit data packets, identify a plurality of downlink data packets, where the downlink data packets are data packets sent by the broadband remote access server to the base station device; Accumulating the number of bytes in the payload in the multiple downlink data packets, or accumulating the number of bytes in all bytes contained in the multiple downlink data packets, to obtain the downlink data flow; Send the downlink data flow information to the authentication server. The method according to claim 1, wherein the transit data packet information includes transit duration information, and the sending the transit data packet information to the authentication server comprises: determining the earliest time information and the latest time information carried in the plurality of transit data packets; Calculate the transit duration according to the latest time information and the earliest time information; Sending the transit duration information to the authentication server. 9 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the base station device is a macro base station device or a micro base station device. 10 . 10. The method according to any one of claims 1-8, wherein the authentication server is an AAA server. 11. A communication method, applied to an authentication server, the authentication server is connected to a broadband remote access server, and the broadband remote access server is connected to a base station device through a broadband access device, characterized in that, comprising: Receive the information of the base station device and the transit data packet information sent by the broadband remote access server, where the transit data packet is the data transmitted between the base station device and the broadband remote access server when the base station device provides mobile communication services Bag; Record the information of the base station equipment and the transit data packet information. 12. The method according to claim 11, wherein the recording of the information of the base station equipment and the transit data packet information comprises: Record the information of the base station equipment and the transit data packet information as a transit data bill, and the transit data bill includes, within a preset time period, the transit duration, transit data flow, and uplink data of the base station equipment. At least one of traffic or downlink data traffic. 13. The method of claim 12, wherein the method further comprises: Sending the transit data bill to a charging device, so that the charging device executes a charging service for an associated user preset for the base station device. 14 . The method according to claim 13 , wherein the authentication server sends the transit data bill to the billing device regularly or quantitatively. 15 . The method according to claim 13 or 14, wherein the charging device is an online charging device or an offline charging device. 16. The method according to any one of claims 11-14, wherein the authentication server is an AAA server. 17. A broadband remote access server, comprising: a memory and a processor coupled to the memory, wherein: The memory is used for storing implementation codes of the communication method according to any one of claims 1-10, and the processor is used for executing the program codes stored in the memory. 18. An authentication server, comprising: a memory and a processor coupled to the memory, wherein: The memory is used for storing implementation codes of the communication method according to any one of claims 11-16, and the processor is used for executing the program codes stored in the memory. 19. A communication system, comprising: a terminal, a base station device, a broadband remote access server, and an authentication server; wherein the broadband remote access server is connected to the base station device, The broadband remote access server is the broadband remote access server of claim 17 , and the authentication server is the authentication server of claim 18 .

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