TWI747645B - Service provisioning server and service provisioning method for customer-premises equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

A service provisioning server and a service provisioning method for a customer-premises equipment (CPE). The service provisioning method includes: receiving a data packet from the CPE; capturing authentication data from the data packet; transmitting the authentication data to a remote authentication dial in user service (RADIUS) server and receiving an authentication result corresponding to the authentication data from the RADIUS server; generating a unique identifier (UID) corresponding to the CPE according to the authentication data in response to the authentication result indicating that the CPE is authorized; and transmitting the UID to the CPE.

Description

Service provision server and service provision method of customer premises device

The present invention relates to a service provision server and a service provision method for customer-premises equipment (CPE).

In order to provide network services such as user voice services or streaming video services, telecommunications companies (or cable TV companies) need to install and configure customer premises devices in users' homes. In the past, the installation and setting of the customer premises device had to be carried out by the customer service staff by sending customer service personnel to the user's home by the telecommunications company. Therefore, the user must agree a scheduled time with the customer service staff, and wait for the customer service staff at home at the scheduled time. On the other hand, customer service personnel may also make mistakes in the installation and setting process of the customer premises device due to carelessness or insufficient training, causing the telecommunication operator to be unable to smoothly provide network services to users.

The present invention provides a service provision server and a service provision method for customer premises equipment, which can automatically set the home premises equipment for users to use network services provided by telecommunication operators. Therefore, the telecommunications company will not need to send customer service personnel to the user's home. The user only needs to activate the user premises device, and the service installation server can complete the installation and setting of the user premises device for the user.

A service provision server for customer premises equipment of the present invention includes a processor, a storage medium, and a transceiver. The transceiver is connected to the customer premises device and the remote user dials into the authentication service server. The storage medium stores multiple modules. The processor is coupled to the storage medium and the transceiver, and accesses and executes multiple modules. The multiple modules include a message analysis and encoding module and an identification code generation module. The message analysis and encoding module receives data packets from the customer premises device through the transceiver, retrieves verification data from the data packets, sends the verification data through the transceiver to the remote user dial-in verification service server, and dials in from the remote user The verification service server receives the verification result corresponding to the verification data. The identification code generation module generates a unique identification code corresponding to the customer premises device according to the verification data in response to the verification result indicating that the customer premises device passes the verification, and transmits the unique identification code to the customer premises device through the transceiver.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the aforementioned verification data includes an identification code corresponding to a customer premises device, device specification information, and an identification code of a service installation circuit.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the aforementioned identification code generation module generates a unique identification code based on the MD5 hash algorithm based on the identification code, device specification information, and service supply circuit identification code.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the aforementioned storage medium further stores server specification information corresponding to the service provision server, and the plurality of modules further include device analysis and conversion modules. The device analysis and conversion module pre-stores the code table, and according to the code table, converts the device specification information and server specification information into UUID3 format specification information. The identification code generation module is based on the MD5 hash algorithm based on the specification information, identification code and The service supply circuit identification code generates a unique identification code.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned multiple modules further include a database module. The database module pre-stores the service supply circuit configuration corresponding to the customer premises device, and generates a comparison table of the relationship between the unique identification code and the service supply circuit configuration according to the verification information.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the aforementioned transceiver is communicatively connected to a dynamic host configuration protocol server, wherein the database module responds to receiving a request message containing a unique identification code from the dynamic host configuration protocol server through the transceiver according to The relationship comparison table selects the service installation circuit configuration, and outputs the service installation circuit configuration to the dynamic host configuration protocol server through the transceiver.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned service provision circuit configuration is associated with at least one of the following: service quality parameters, resource pool parameters, and access control list parameters.

A service provisioning method for customer premises equipment of the present invention includes: receiving a data packet from the customer premises device; retrieving verification data from the data packet; sending the verification data to a remote user to dial into the verification service server, and from the remote The end user dials in the verification service server to receive the verification result corresponding to the verification data; in response to the verification result indicating that the user premises device passes the verification, a unique identification code corresponding to the user premises device is generated based on the verification data; and the unique identification code is sent to the user premises Device.

Based on the above, the service provision server of the present invention can receive data packets from the customer premises device, and automatically complete the verification, IP address allocation, and service provisioning circuit configuration processes for the customer premises device based on the data packet.

In order to make the content of the present invention more comprehensible, the following embodiments are specifically cited as examples on which the present invention can indeed be implemented. In addition, wherever possible, elements/components/steps with the same reference numbers in the drawings and embodiments represent the same or similar parts.

FIG. 1 illustrates a schematic diagram of a service provision server 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The service provision server 100 is, for example, a broadband network gateway (BNG). The service provision server 100 may include a processor 110, a storage medium 120, and a transceiver 130.

The processor 110 is, for example, a central processing unit (CPU), or other programmable general-purpose or special-purpose micro control unit (MCU), microprocessor, or digital signal processing Digital signal processor (DSP), programmable controller, application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), graphics processing unit (GPU), image signal processor (ISP) ), image processing unit (IPU), arithmetic logic unit (ALU), complex programmable logic device (CPLD), field programmable gate array (field programmable gate array) , FPGA) or other similar components or a combination of the above components. The processor 110 may be coupled to the storage medium 120 and the transceiver 130, and access and execute multiple modules and various application programs stored in the storage medium 120.

The storage medium 120 is, for example, any type of fixed or removable random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), or flash memory. , Hard disk drive (HDD), solid state drive (solid state drive, SSD) or similar components or a combination of the above components, which are used to store multiple modules or various application programs that can be executed by the processor 110. In this embodiment, the storage medium 120 can store multiple modules including a message analysis and encoding module 121, a device analysis and conversion module 122, an identification code generation module 123, and a database module 124, the functions of which will be Follow-up instructions.

The transceiver 130 transmits and receives signals in a wireless or wired manner. The transceiver 130 may also perform operations such as low noise amplification, impedance matching, frequency mixing, up or down frequency conversion, filtering, amplification, and the like.

The service installation server 100 can automatically complete the processes of verification, IP address allocation, and service installation circuit configuration with the customer premises device. FIG. 2 illustrates a schematic diagram of configuring a customer premises device 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The service provision server 100 can communicate with one or more customer premises devices 200, a remote authentication dial in user service (RADIUS) server 300, and one or more dynamic hosts through the transceiver 130. Configuration protocol (dynamic host configuration protocol, DHCP) server 400.

Fig. 3 illustrates a flowchart of a method for configuring a customer premises device according to an embodiment of the present invention. In step S01, the message parsing and encoding module 121 can receive data packets from the customer premises device 200 through the transceiver 130. The data packet is, for example, a DHCP broadcast packet. The data packet may include the identification code corresponding to the customer premises device 200 (or message option 61, message op 61, CPE_ID), device specification information (or message option 60, message op 60, Vendor_Class), and the service provider circuit identification code (or Message option 82, message op 82, Circuit_id) and other information. After the user obtains the customer premises device 200, the user can activate the customer premises device 200 at home and connect the customer premises device 200 to the network. The customer premises device 200 can automatically broadcast data packets via the network.

In step S02, the message analysis and encoding module 121 can determine whether the device specification information (or message option 60, message op 60, Vendor_Class) matches the corresponding first preset value. If the device specification information matches the corresponding first preset value, step S03 is entered. If the device specification information does not match the corresponding first preset value, the process ends. The first preset value corresponding to the device specification information can be pre-stored in the database module 140.

In step S03, the message analysis and encoding module 121 can determine whether the identification code (or message option 61, message op 61, CPE_ID) matches the corresponding second preset value. If the identification code matches the corresponding second preset value, step S04 is entered. If the identification code does not match the corresponding second preset value, step S06 is entered. The second preset value corresponding to the identification code can be pre-stored in the database module 140.

In step S04, the message analysis and coding module 121 can determine whether the service installation circuit identification code (or message option 82, message op 82, and Circuit_id) matches the installation configuration data. If the service installation circuit identification code matches the installation setting data, step S05 is entered. If the service supply circuit identification code does not match the supply configuration data, the process ends. The setting data for installation can be pre-stored in the database module 140. The installation setting data may be related to the network service applied for by the user of the customer premises device 200.

In step S05, the message analysis and coding module 121 can determine whether the service installation circuit identification code (or message option 82, message op 82, Circuit_id) matches the server specification information. If the service supply circuit identification code matches the server specification information, step S08 is entered. If the service supply circuit identification code does not match the server specification information, the process ends. The server specification information can be associated with the brand of the service installation server 100 (for example, the BNG brand), and can be pre-stored in the database module 124.

In step S06, the message analysis and coding module 121 can determine whether the identification code (or message option 61, message op 61, CPE_ID) and the service supply circuit identification code (or message option 82, message op 82, Circuit_id) are related to the servo The specification information of the device matches. If both the identification code and the service supply circuit identification code match the server specification information, step S07 is entered. If at least one of the identification code and the service supply circuit identification code does not match the server specification information, the process ends.

In step S07, the message analysis and coding module 121 can determine whether the service installation circuit identification code (or message option 82, message op 82, Circuit_id) matches the server specification information. If the service supply circuit identification code matches the server specification information, step S08 is entered. If the service supply circuit identification code does not match the server specification information, the process ends. The server specification information can be associated with the brand of the service installation server 100 (for example, the BNG brand), and can be pre-stored in the database module 124.

In step S08, the message parsing and encoding module 121 can extract the verification data from the data packet. The verification data may include information corresponding to the identification code of the customer premises device 200, device specification information, and service installation circuit identification code. Then, the message parsing and encoding module 121 can send the verification data to the remote user to dial-in the verification service server 300 through the transceiver 130.

In step S09, the remote user dials in the verification service server 300 to determine whether the customer premises device 200 has passed the verification based on the verification data, and generates a corresponding verification result. The message parsing and encoding module 121 can dial into the verification service server 300 from a remote user to receive the verification result corresponding to the verification data. If the verification result indicates that the customer premises device 200 has passed the verification, step S10 is entered. If the verification result indicates that the customer premises device 200 has not passed the verification, the process ends. On the other hand, after the customer premises device 200 is authenticated, the remote user dials into the authentication service server 300 to send a DHCP identification code to the customer premises device 200. The DHCP identification code can help the customer premises device 200 to select the correct dynamic host configuration protocol server 400 from a large number of dynamic host configuration protocol servers 400.

In step S10, the identification code generation module 123 can generate a unique identifier (UID) corresponding to the user premises device 200 according to the verification data in response to the user premises device 200 passing the verification, and transmit the unique identifier through the transceiver 130 Code to the customer premises device 200. Specifically, the device analysis and conversion module 122 can pre-store an encoding table. The code table may include codes for converting device specification information and server specification information into UUID3 format. The device analysis and conversion module 122 can convert the device specification information and the server specification information into UUID3 format specification information according to the coding table. The identification code generation module 123 can generate a unique identification code based on the MD5 hash algorithm based on the specification information, the identification code, and the service supply circuit identification code.

On the other hand, the database module 124 can pre-store one or more service installation circuit configurations corresponding to the customer premises device 200. The service provision circuit configuration can be used to adjust the quality of service (QoS) parameters, resource pool (resource pool) parameters, or access control list (access control list, ACL) parameters, etc., according to the requirements applied by the customer premises device 200 Parameters adjusted by the type of network service. After the unique identification code is generated, the database module 124 can generate a comparison table of the relationship between the unique identification code and the service installation circuit configuration according to the verification information (for example, the service supply circuit identification code). The relationship comparison table can be used to indicate the service provision circuit configuration corresponding to the unique identification code.

In step S11, when the customer premises device 200 needs to use the network service, the customer premises device 200 may send a request message to the dynamic host configuration protocol server 400, where the request message is, for example, a DCHP request. The request message may include a DHCP identification code and a unique identification code, where the DHCP identification code is used to indicate that the transmission target of the request message is the dynamic host configuration protocol server 400, and the unique identification code is used to indicate the network to be used by the customer premises device 200 The type of service. The dynamic host configuration protocol server 400 may send the second request message including the unique identification code to the service provision server 100 to indicate to the service provision server 100 the type of network service that the customer premises device 200 intends to use. On the other hand, the dynamic host configuration protocol server 400 can allocate an Internet protocol (IP) address to the customer premises device 200 according to a request message from the customer premises device 200.

In step S12, the database module 124 can determine whether the unique identification code is correct. If the unique identification code is correct, go to step S13. If the unique identification code is incorrect, the process ends. Specifically, after the unique identification code is generated by the identification code generation module 123, the database module 124 may store the unique identification code. After the database module 124 configures the protocol server 400 from the dynamic host through the transceiver 130, the database module 124 can determine whether the received unique identifier is one or more unique identifiers stored in the database module 124 One of the codes. If the received unique identification code matches the unique identification code stored in the database module 124, the database module 124 can determine that the received unique identification code is correct. If the received unique identification code does not match the unique identification code stored in the database module 124, the database module 124 can determine that the received unique identification code is not correct.

In step S13, the database module 124 can select the service provision circuit configuration corresponding to the unique identification code from the relationship comparison table according to the unique identification code from the dynamic host configuration protocol server 400, and use the transceiver 130 to The service provisioning circuit configuration is transmitted to the dynamic host configuration protocol server 400.

In step S14, the dynamic host configuration protocol server 400 can configure the service supply circuit for the customer premises device 200 according to the service supply circuit configuration, so that the customer premises device 200 can obtain the service supply circuit of the telecommunications company through the configured service supply circuit. Internet services provided.

FIG. 4 shows a flow chart of a service provisioning method according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the service provisioning method can be implemented by the service provisioning server shown in FIG. 1. In step S401, a data packet is received from the customer premises device. In step S402, the verification data is retrieved from the data packet. In step S403, the verification data is sent to the remote user dial-in verification service server, and the verification result corresponding to the verification data is received from the remote user dial-in verification service server. In step S404, in response to the verification result indicating that the customer premises device passes the verification, a unique identification code corresponding to the customer premises device is generated based on the verification data. In step S405, the unique identification code is transmitted to the customer premises device.

In summary, the present invention can instantly monitor the DHCP broadcast packet sent by the customer premises device, and automatically complete the verification of the customer premises device, IP address allocation, and service provisioning circuit configuration based on the DHCP broadcast packet. Therefore, the telecommunications company does not need to send customer service personnel to the user's home to assist the user in setting the customer premises device to use the network service provided by the telecommunications company. The invention can greatly reduce the service supply and installation process, and can save human resources. In addition, the present invention can achieve the technical effect of plug and play (plug and play) of customer premises equipment, allowing users to enjoy network services in a simpler and faster manner.

100: Service provisioning server 110: processor 120: storage media 121: Message Analysis and Coding Module 122: Equipment Analysis and Conversion Module 123: Identification code generation module 124: Database Module 130: Transceiver 200: customer premises device 300: The remote user dials into the authentication service server 400: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Server S01, S02, S03, S04, S05, S06, S07, S08, S09, S10, S11, S12, S13, S14, S401, S402, S403, S404, S405: steps

FIG. 1 illustrates a schematic diagram of a service provision server according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 2 illustrates a schematic diagram of configuring a customer premises device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 3 illustrates a flowchart of a method for configuring a customer premises device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 4 illustrates a flow chart of a method for service provisioning according to an embodiment of the present invention.

S401, S402, S403, S404, S405: steps

Claims (6)

A service installation server for a customer premises device, comprising: a transceiver, which is communicatively connected to the customer premises device and a remote user dial-in verification service server; a storage medium, which stores a plurality of modules; and a processor, Is coupled to the storage medium and the transceiver, and accesses and executes the plurality of modules, wherein the plurality of modules include: a message parsing and encoding module, through which the user can receive The resident device receives a data packet, retrieves verification data from the data packet, transmits the verification data to the remote user dial-in verification service server through the transceiver, and dials in the verification service from the remote user The server receives a verification result corresponding to the verification data; and an identification code generation module, in response to the verification result indicating that the user premises device passes verification, generates a unique corresponding to the user premises device according to the verification data The identification code, and the unique identification code is transmitted to the customer premises device through the transceiver, wherein the verification data includes the identification code corresponding to the customer premises device, device specification information, and service supply circuit identification code, The identification code generating module generates the unique identification code based on the identification code, the device specification information, and the service supply circuit identification code based on the MD5 hash algorithm. The service provision server according to claim 1, wherein the storage medium further stores server specification information corresponding to the service provision server, and the plurality of modules further include: The device analysis and conversion module pre-stores a code table, and converts the device specification information and the server specification information into UUID3 format specification information according to the code table, wherein the identification code generation module is based on the MD5 A hash algorithm generates the unique identification code based on the specification information, the identification code, and the service supply circuit identification code. The service installation server according to claim 1, wherein the multiple modules further include: a database module, which prestores the service installation circuit configuration corresponding to the customer premises device, and generates it based on the verification information A comparison table of the relationship between the unique identification code and the configuration of the service supply circuit. The service provision server according to claim 3, wherein the transceiver is communicatively connected to a dynamic host configuration protocol server, and wherein the database module responds to the dynamic host configuration protocol server through the transceiver The device receives the request message including the unique identification code, selects the service provisioning circuit configuration according to the relationship comparison table, and outputs the service provisioning circuit configuration to the dynamic host configuration protocol server through the transceiver . The service provision server according to claim 3, wherein the service provision circuit configuration is associated with at least one of the following: service quality parameters, resource pool parameters, and access control list parameters. A service provision method for a customer premises device includes: receiving a data packet from the customer premises device; and extracting verification data from the data packet; Send the verification data to a remote user dial-in verification service server, and receive a verification result corresponding to the verification data from the remote user dial-in verification service server; instruct the user in response to the verification result The premise device is verified to generate a unique identification code corresponding to the customer premises device based on the verification data, wherein the verification data includes an identification code corresponding to the customer premises device, device specification information, and service supply circuit identification code , Wherein the identification code generation module generates the unique identification code based on the MD5 hash algorithm based on the identification code, the device specification information, and the service supply circuit identification code; and transmits the unique identification code to The customer premises device.

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