WO2008095375A1

WO2008095375A1 - System and method for configuring terminal device

Info

Publication number: WO2008095375A1
Application number: PCT/CN2007/003554
Authority: WO
Inventors: Xi Chen; Shanpeng Xu
Original assignee: Zte Corporation
Priority date: 2007-02-08
Filing date: 2007-12-12
Publication date: 2008-08-14
Also published as: CN101035016A

Abstract

A system and method for configuring terminal device are provided, wherein the terminal device configuring system including: a terminal device initializing apparatus for initializing the terminal device and assigning a unique identifier to it, a configuration file creating apparatus for creating and storing the configuration file appropriating to the terminal device corresponding to the unique identifier, and a terminal device configuring apparatus for acquiring the configuration file corresponding to the unique identifier from the configuration file creating apparatus and configuring the terminal device based on the configuration file. The terminal device can be configured automatically by the solution.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to the field of communications, and in particular, to a terminal device configuration system and method. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION With the commercialization of Next Generation Network (NGN), a large number of network terminal devices that perform various functions have entered the end user family. For example, an integrated access device (IAD) terminal device in a user's home can implement voice over IP (VOIP) services and data transactions on the network; wireless access points in the user's home (Wireless) The AP) terminal device can implement wireless connection between each wireless home grid device; the set top box in the user's home can implement a colorful interactive IPTV service. The Home Gateway (HGW) terminal device in the user's home can realize the shared use of the network of different network terminal devices in the user's home, and provide high-quality, high-reliability bandwidth for the user's set-top box device. Hosts in the home network are placed in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) to avoid hacker network attacks and so on. As the number and types of terminal devices increase, maintenance work such as management, personality configuration, and version upgrade of these terminals will become increasingly diverse and complicated. In particular, for terminal equipment that has just been shipped from the equipment manufacturer, the terminal equipment must be configured in detail by the operator before it is taken to the end user for normal use. Currently, the terminal device carries only the smallest and most basic configuration information after leaving the factory. The configuration information is related to the terminal device and is not related to the operation. That is, the terminal device may only contain the configuration of the MAC address of the terminal device itself. After the operator obtains such a terminal device, it needs to modify the configuration of the terminal device or upgrade the necessary software version according to the configuration mode acceptable to the terminal device. With the wide application of terminal devices, the configuration and management of a large number of terminal devices has brought trouble to operators to carry out services. A: The configuration methods that can be accepted by terminals of different manufacturers are different. Currently, there are command line (CLI) mode, Web page mode based on B/S architecture, and simple network management protocol ( Simple Network Management Protocol, Referred to as SNMP), the TR069 method recommended by the DSL Forum. Even if the terminal accepts the same configuration, the configuration content and presentation form are different. For example, the command line interface (CLI) is also used. The command format of the A device manufacturer and the command format of the B device manufacturer are not identical. This causes operators to invest more manpower to complete the equipment in the face of the configuration of many devices. The previous configuration work in the user's hands. The more the number of terminal devices and the more types, the more devices are provided, and the more services are implemented, the more complicated the configuration of the operators. Terminal configuration work before sales to end users has gradually become a bottleneck for operators to expand users and conduct business. In order to solve the above problems, an incubator software has been developed in the industry. This software is used to batch configure a certain type of terminal equipment of a certain manufacturer, but this solution cannot handle terminals of different types of different manufacturers. As can be seen from the above, a new terminal device configuration method or system is needed to implement automatic configuration of the terminal device. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In response to one or more of the above problems, the present invention provides a terminal device configuration system and method. The terminal device configuration system according to the present invention includes: a terminal device initializing device, configured to initialize a terminal device, and configure a unique identifier for the terminal device; and a configuration file establishing device, configured to establish and store a terminal device corresponding to the unique identifier And a configuration file, and a terminal device configuration device, configured to obtain a configuration file corresponding to the unique identifier from the configuration file establishing device, and configure the terminal device to be configured by the configuration file. The configuration file establishing apparatus includes: a file establishing module, configured to store a unique identifier, and establish a configuration file applicable to the terminal device corresponding to the unique identifier; and a file storage module, configured to store, for the terminal device, corresponding to the unique identifier Configuration file. The terminal device configuration device includes: a configuration file obtaining module, configured to obtain a configuration file corresponding to the unique identifier from the configuration file establishing device, and a configuration file parsing module, configured to parse the configuration file corresponding to the unique identifier; And a terminal device configuration module, configured to configure the terminal device according to an instruction in the parsed configuration file. The terminal device configuration apparatus further includes: a configuration file verification module, configured to verify validity of a configuration file applicable to the terminal device corresponding to the unique identifier. The terminal device configuration method of the present invention includes the following steps: S102: Initialize the terminal device before the terminal device leaves the factory, and set a unique identifier for the terminal device; S104, based on the application of the user of the terminal device, establish and establish in the network service device And storing, by the network device, a configuration file corresponding to the unique identifier corresponding to the terminal device, and configuring the configuration file according to the configuration file, and storing the configuration file applicable to the terminal device corresponding to the unique identifier; Set. The step S104 further includes the following steps: S1042: Create, according to the application of the user, a configuration file applicable to the terminal device corresponding to the unique identifier in the network service device; S1044, storing, in the network service device, a corresponding identifier corresponding to the unique identifier The configuration file of the terminal device. The step S106 further includes the following steps: S1062: The terminal device obtains, from the network service device, a configuration file that is applicable to the terminal device, corresponding to the unique identifier, according to the unique identifier. S1064, the terminal device applies the obtained corresponding to the unique identifier. Verifying the validity of the configuration file of the terminal device; S1066, the terminal device parses the verified configuration file corresponding to the unique identifier corresponding to the terminal device; and S1068, the terminal device performs the instruction according to the parsed configuration file. Configuration. The unique identifier of the terminal device is the MAC address of the terminal device. The configuration file of the terminal device includes at least one of the following contents: file name information, configuration command and parameter information, and file checksum. The method for updating the configuration of the terminal device according to the present invention includes the following steps: S1024, the terminal device submits a configuration update request to the network service device; S1026, the network service device according to the unique identifier of the terminal device, the original configuration of the terminal device, and the terminal device The update request generates an update configuration file of the terminal device; S1028, the terminal device acquires an update configuration file from the network service device, and performs configuration update according to the update configuration file. Step S1028 includes the following steps: S1028-2, the terminal device sends a configuration update file acquisition request to the network service device, where the configuration update file acquisition request carries the unique identifier of the terminal device; S 1028-4, network service The device verifies the terminal device according to the unique identifier of the terminal device; and S 1028-6, the verified terminal device acquires the update configuration file from the network service device according to the unique identifier. The invention can avoid the configuration problem that the operator must face a large number of network terminal devices with different functions of different vendors before the sale, so that the operator can quickly develop the business and expand the new user. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The accompanying drawings, which are set to illustrate, illustrate, Improperly qualified. 1A to 1C are flowcharts of a terminal device configuration method and steps thereof according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a networking diagram of a general home network; FIG. 3 is a network according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a network terminal device configuration file according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 5 is a flowchart of executing a configuration set according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 7 is a flow chart of a command execution configuration file upgrade according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 8 is a flowchart of error and warning processing according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 10A is a flowchart of a configuration update process of a network terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 10B to FIG. 10C are diagrams of a network according to another embodiment of the present invention; A flowchart of a configuration update process of a terminal device and its steps; and FIG. 11 is a block diagram of a terminal device configuration system according to an embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Referring to FIG. 1A to FIG. 1C, a terminal device configuration method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. As shown in FIG. 1A, the terminal device configuration method includes the following steps: S102: Initialize the terminal device before the terminal device leaves the factory, and set a unique identifier for the terminal device; S104, based on the application of the user of the terminal device, in the network month And configuring, by the service device, a configuration file applicable to the terminal device corresponding to the unique identifier, and S106, the terminal device acquiring, from the network service device, the configuration file applicable to the terminal device corresponding to the unique identifier according to the unique identifier, and according to The configuration file is configured. As shown in FIG. 1B, step S104 further includes the following steps: S1042, based on the user's application Please, establish a configuration file suitable for the terminal device corresponding to the unique identifier in the network monthly service device;

S1044: Store, in the network service device, a configuration file applicable to the terminal device corresponding to the unique identifier. As shown in FIG. 1C, step S106 further includes the following step S1062: the terminal device acquires, from the network service device, a configuration file applicable to the terminal device corresponding to the unique identifier according to the unique identifier; S1064, the obtained and unique identifier of the terminal device Corresponding to the validity of the configuration file applicable to the terminal device; S1066, the terminal device parses the configuration file applicable to the terminal device corresponding to the unique identifier, and the S1068, the terminal device according to the parsed configuration The instructions in the file are configured. The unique identifier of the terminal device is the MAC address of the terminal device. The configuration file of the terminal device includes at least one of the following contents: file name information, configuration command and parameter information, and file checksum. Figure 2 shows a home network networking diagram. As can be seen from Figure 2, the networking environment of the home network is complex, and the types of network terminals are complex and diverse. This requires an automatic configuration scheme for the network terminal to adapt to the above environment. The intelligentization of the network terminal changes the network management structure, and the configuration of the terminal is also more complicated. However, for the user, it is desirable to have zero configuration of the terminal, and the terminal can be used after power-on, the simpler the better. Therefore, there is a need for a method that can solve the problems of automatic configuration of network terminal devices, automatic configuration file upgrade, and automatic upgrade of version files. Referring to FIG. 3, a timing diagram of an automatic configuration upgrade of a network terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. As shown in Figure 3, the process of automatically configuring the network terminal device to upgrade includes the following steps:

S302: When the network terminal device is shipped from the factory, the device manufacturer saves the unique identifier of the terminal in the terminal, sets the automatic configuration function of the network terminal device to be enabled, and provides the network terminal device configuration file example and the verification algorithm to the operator.

S304. The user applies for services and terminal equipment from the operator. S306. The operator issues the network terminal device and the user account to the user. Before the network terminal device is released to the user, the operator needs to perform step S3062 to extract the unique identifier of the network terminal device, and step S3064 is performed, and the network terminal provided by the device manufacturer is used according to the service applied by the user and the unique identifier of the terminal device. The device configuration template generates a configuration file of the network terminal device indexed by the unique identifier of the device. After the user takes the network terminal device home, step S308 is performed. T N2007/003554

S308, power on the terminal.

S310. The network terminal device sends a DHCP discovery to the network, and the network terminal device attaches the unique identifier of the device to the DHCP option field of the DHCP message.

S312, the DHCP server that the operator does not authorize will not respond to the Discovery message sent by the network terminal device; the DHCP server that the operator authorizes adds the unique identifier of the network terminal device in the DHCP option field to the DHCP discovery message. Extracting, and executing step S3122, initiating an authentication request to the network manager authorized by the operator. The network manager authorized by the operator performs step S3124, and queries whether the network terminal device is registered according to the unique identifier of the network terminal device. If the registration is performed, step S3126 is executed to return the configuration file name and file server information of the network terminal device to the network terminal device. The DHCP server authorized by the operator succeeds in the demonstration. If the authentication succeeds, the DHCP server authorized by the operator will perform step S3128, and add the DHCP option to the configuration file name and the configuration file information of the network terminal device returned by the network manager authorized by the operator.

S314. The network terminal device extracts the configuration file name and the configuration file server IP address or domain name in the DHCP option field of the DHCP server response authorized by the operator, and initiates a request for downloading the configuration file to the TFTP file server authorized by the operator.

S316. The file server authorized by the operator performs a configuration file of the device according to the file name carried in the configuration file download request and transmits the file to the network terminal device.

S318. The network terminal device checks and receives the configuration file and parses the configuration file to configure the network terminal device to make the new configuration take effect.

S320: After the new configuration of the network terminal device takes effect, register with the service server authorized by the operator. S322. The service server authorized by the operator accepts the service registration of the network terminal device. S324, the network terminal device operates normally, and provides related services for the user. Referring to FIG. 4, an internal processing procedure when the network terminal device performs file processing/validation will be described. As shown in FIG. 4, the process includes the following steps: S402: The network terminal device starts processing a configuration file; S404, calculating a checksum of the configuration file; S406, determining whether the checksum calculation is successful; S408, if the verification fails, Then, an error and an alarm are processed; S410, if the verification is passed, the configuration file line is parsed to generate a configuration set; S412, determining whether the configuration file is successfully parsed, if the solution is successful If the analysis is successful, step 414 is performed, and if the parsing is successful, step S414 is performed; S414, executing the configuration set configuration terminal; S416, determining whether the configuration is successful, if the execution is unsuccessful, executing step S408, performing an error and The alarm processing is performed, otherwise step S418 is performed; S418, the configuration file processing ends. Referring to FIG. 5, an internal processing procedure when the network terminal device performs parsing of the configuration file is illustrated. As shown in FIG. 5, the process includes the following steps: S502: The network terminal device starts to execute a configuration set; S504, the network terminal device reads a command; S506, the network terminal device determines whether all commands have been executed; S508, if all After the command is executed, the network terminal device configuration set ends; S510, if not executed, the network terminal device analyzes the command type; S512, determines whether the command type is a version upgrade command; S514, if the command type is a version upgrade command, Then, the network terminal device performs the version file upgrade according to the command; S516, if the command type is not the version upgrade command, determining whether the command type is a configuration upgrade command; S518, if the command type is a configuration upgrade command, the network terminal device follows the command. If the command type is not the configuration upgrade command, the configuration command is executed to configure the terminal device. If the version upgrade or the configuration file upgrade process fails, step S522 is performed to perform error and alarm processing. Then, the configuration command is continued to be read until all the configuration sets have been executed, and then the process proceeds to step S508, and the execution configuration set ends. Referring to FIG. 6, a process in which the network terminal device performs a version file upgrade according to the command is illustrated. As shown in FIG. 6, the process includes the following steps: S602: The network terminal device starts to upgrade the version file; S604, the network terminal device determines whether the version upgrade configuration item is currently allowed; S606, if not currently allowed, the version file upgrade process ends. S608, if the version file is currently allowed to be upgraded, the network terminal device parses the version file name, the version file server IP address, or the domain name and other version file upgrade information in the version upgrade command; S610, network terminal device Issue a version file request to the version file server. S612, if the version file request is accepted by the file server, download the version file to the network terminal device; S614, after the version file is downloaded, calculate a checksum of the version file for integrity and validity check; S616, if complete If the validity and validity check fails, the error and alarm processing will be completed and the version upgrade will be terminated. S618, if successful, the version is upgraded and the version upgrade is ended. Referring to FIG. 7, a process in which a network terminal device performs a profile upgrade according to a command is illustrated. As shown in FIG. 7, the process includes the following steps: S702: The network terminal device starts to perform a configuration file upgrade according to the command; S704, the network terminal device determines whether the configuration file is currently allowed to be upgraded; S706, if the configuration file upgrade is not currently allowed, the process ends. Execute the configuration file upgrade process according to the command; S708, If allowed, the network terminal device parses the parameters of the configuration file upgrade in the command, including the configuration file name, the configuration server IP address, or the domain name; S710, the network terminal device initiates a configuration file download request to the configuration file server. S712, if the configuration file download request is accepted by the file server, download the configuration file to the network terminal device; S714, calculate a checksum for the configuration file and perform validity check; S716, if the check fails, configure If the file is invalid, the error and warning processing is performed, and the process of performing the configuration file upgrade according to the command is ended; S718, if the check is passed, the network terminal device parses the configuration file, performs processing, and ends the process of performing the configuration file upgrade according to the command. It can be seen that the way the network terminal device processes the configuration file is recursive and incremental. The network administrator can specify the network terminal device in the configuration file to read the configuration file A.ini to a file server A. Further, in the A.ini configuration file, the network terminal device can also be specified to go to a file server. B reads the configuration file B.ini. Further, in the B.ini configuration file, the network terminal device can also be specified to read the configuration file C.ini from a file server C. Repeatedly, the network terminal device is finally fully configured to implement the corresponding service. Referring to Figure 8, the processing of the error and alarm processing will be described. As shown in FIG. 8, the process includes the following steps: S802: The network terminal device starts to process an error and an alarm; S804, analyzes an error and causes the alarm and records an alarm message; S806, lights the corresponding LED or sounds an alarm sound , prompting the user that the network terminal device is working abnormally, need to contact the operator for help; S808, end the error and alarm processing. Referring to FIG. 9, an automatic configuration process of a network terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. As shown in FIG. 9, the process includes the following steps: 'S902, an automatic configuration process starts; S904, an automatic configuration process is performed; S906, determining whether there is an error/alarm; S908, if yes, performing an error and alarm processing; S910, S912, the network terminal device automatic configuration process ends; S914, if there is no error/alarm, the network terminal device makes the new configuration take effect; S916, the network terminal device registers with the service server according to the new configuration; S918, The network terminal device is normally used by the registered user, and the automatic configuration process is ended. Referring to FIG. 10A, a procedure of a configuration change of a network terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. As shown in FIG. 10A, the process includes the following steps: S1002: A user submits a service change request, and the user provides user account information to the operator. S1004: The operator searches for the unique identifier of the user network terminal device and the original service according to the user account, and then updates the service according to the user application. S1006: The network manager authorized by the operator generates an updated configuration file corresponding to the network terminal device according to the unique identifier of the network terminal device and the service update, and places the file to the operator authorized file. The working path of the device. S1008: The network manager authorized by the operator sends a configuration update notification to the terminal device. Since the network terminal device was previously registered on the network manager, the automatic configuration process has passed. Network Manager related information has been configured in the terminal device. The network terminal device can initiate a corresponding private network traversal process so that the network manager can successfully send the configuration update notification to the network terminal device. S1010: After receiving the configuration update notification, the network terminal device sends a DHCP Inform message to the network, and the Inform-only DHCP option carries the unique identifier of the terminal device. S1012: After receiving the DHCP Inform message, the DHCP server authorized by the operator extracts the unique identifier of the network terminal device and sends an authentication request to the network manager authorized by the operator. S1014: The network manager authorized by the operator is authenticated by the unique identifier of the terminal. S1016: If the authentication is passed, the configuration file name corresponding to the network terminal device and the file server IP address or domain name are sent to the DHCP server authorized by the operator. S1018: The DHCP server authorized by the operator sends the updated configuration file name and the file server IP address or domain name to the network terminal device through the DHCP option field in the DHCP ACK message. S1020 - S1022, the network terminal device takes effect on the updated configuration file to provide the updated corresponding service. Referring to FIG. 10B, the flow of the configuration update processing of the network terminal device according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described. As shown in FIG. 10B, the configuration update method of the terminal device includes the following steps: S1024, the terminal device submits a configuration update request to the network service device; S1026, the network service device is based on the unique identifier of the terminal device, the original configuration of the terminal device, and The update request of the terminal device generates an update configuration file of the terminal device. S1028: The terminal device acquires an update configuration file from the network service device, and performs configuration update according to the update configuration file. As shown in FIG. 10C, step S1028 includes the following steps: S1028-2, the terminal device sends a configuration update file acquisition request to the network service device, where the configuration update file acquisition request carries the unique identifier of the terminal device; S1028-4 The network service device performs a risk certificate on the terminal device according to the unique identifier of the terminal device; and S1028-3, the verified terminal device obtains the update configuration file from the network service device by the unique identifier. In summary, the network terminal automatic configuration method according to the present invention includes the following steps: 1) The network and the network terminal device are shipped from the factory, and the unique identifier is pre-stored, and the automatic configuration function of the terminal device is enabled, and the terminal device allows configuration upgrade and version upgrade. The terminal obtains the IP address mode as DHCP. 2) The user submits a terminal device and service application to the operator. 3) The network administrator registers the unique identifier of the network terminal device managed by the operator according to the operator's equipment and service application record to the network manager authorized by the operator. 4) The network administrator establishes a configuration file that is compatible with the device according to the network environment and service function requirements of the terminal device in the command line format accepted by the network terminal device. And will match The file is placed in the file server, and the configuration file is indexed by the unique identifier of the terminal device. 5) The user gets the network terminal device and powers it up. 6) The network terminal initiates a DHCP request and requests an IP address from a DHCP server authorized by the operator on the network. 7) The DHCP server authorized by the operator authenticates the network terminal and assigns an IP address and other automatic configuration parameters. 8) The network terminal correctly obtains the IP address, and obtains the server server address and the configuration file name authorized by the operator from the 4 replies of the DHCP server authorized by the operator, thereby initiating the configuration file download to the file server. request. 9) The file server transmits the configuration upgrade file corresponding to the network terminal device to the terminal device. 10) The network terminal device verifies the validity of the configuration file. 11) The network terminal device parses the configuration file, and executes the configuration commands in the configuration file one by one to configure the terminal device. 12) The network terminal device will take effect and update the configuration after the update. If the MAC address is used as the unique identifier of the terminal device and the terminal device has more than one network port, that is, there are multiple MAC addresses, the terminal needs to store at least a dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP). The MAC address of the requested network interface, and as its unique identifier. Subsequent automatically configured packets are transmitted through this interface. The network administrator sets the file name of the configuration file of the network terminal device, such as macaddress.ini, according to the unique identifier (MAC address) of the sold terminal. Ranking business and grid environment requires the establishment of terminal equipment to adapt to the configuration file, and ^ ¹ is put all its configuration file management terminal operators authorized working directory file server. The configuration file of each terminal device on the file server is specified by the network administrator. It can be manually rewritten according to the configuration file example and format provided by the specified device manufacturer. Alternatively, the configuration file can be generated by the script program 4. The configuration file includes the following aspects: File name information, used to verify the validity of the configuration file; Configuration commands and parameter information, including some or all of the configuration commands supported by the network terminal device, which need to meet the working conditions of the terminal device. Network environment and service implementation requirements; file checksum, which is the school-sumsum calculated by the network manager according to the same check algorithm as the verification algorithm of the terminal device corresponding to the configuration file, used to ensure the authenticity of the configuration file. Effectiveness. Among them, the configuration file is secure/completely downloaded to the local via TFTP. After the terminal device updates the configuration, the new configuration is applied by restarting or receiving by other terminals, and the new configuration parameters are used to register with the service server to provide corresponding services to the user. The network manager authorized by the operator, the DHCP server authorized by the operator, and the TFTP file server authorized by the operator are logical entities, which are not necessarily independent devices, and may be applied according to the application. The occasion is flexible. It is perfectly possible to implement the above three logical entities on one server. The file server includes, but is not limited to, a file server implemented by using a TFTP protocol, an FTP protocol, and an HTTP protocol. FIG. 11 shows a terminal device configuration system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 11, the terminal device configuration system includes: a terminal device initializing device 1102, configured to initialize a terminal device, and configure a unique identifier for the terminal device; the configuration file establishing device 1104 is configured to establish and store a corresponding identifier. The configuration file is applicable to the terminal device; and the terminal device configuration device 1106 is configured to obtain a configuration file corresponding to the unique identifier from the configuration file establishing device according to the unique identifier, and configure the terminal device according to the configuration file. The configuration file establishing unit 1104 includes: a file establishing module 11042, configured to store a unique identifier, and establish a configuration file applicable to the terminal device corresponding to the unique identifier; the file storage module 11044, configured to store the corresponding identifier corresponding to the unique identifier The configuration file of the terminal device. The terminal device configuration device 1106 includes: a configuration file obtaining module 11062, configured to acquire a configuration file corresponding to the unique identifier from the configuration file establishing device according to the unique identifier; the configuration file parsing module 11066, configured to use the configuration file corresponding to the unique identifier Performing parsing; and a terminal device configuration module 11068, configured to configure the terminal device according to an instruction in the parsed configuration file. The terminal device configuration apparatus 1106 further includes: a profile verification module 11064, configured to verify validity of a profile applicable to the terminal device corresponding to the unique identifier. The unique identifier of the terminal device is the MAC address of the terminal device. The configuration file of the terminal device includes at least one of the following contents: file name information, configuration command and parameter information, and file checksum. Through the invention, it can be flexibly deployed as needed, and has great flexibility. In addition, the present invention has a perfect authentication face mechanism, thereby ensuring that the registered authorized network terminal device implements correct automatic configuration and effectively prevents unauthorized network terminal devices from accessing the operator's network management system. In addition, the authentication mechanism based on the DHCP option and the unique identifier of the network terminal also makes up for the insufficiency of the DHCP protocol, and avoids the problem that the network terminal device cannot obtain the invalid automatic configuration information from the unauthorized DHCP server on the network and cannot work normally. The invention avoids the configuration problem that the operator must face a large number of network terminal devices with different functions of different vendors before being sold. Enable operators to quickly develop business and expand new users. Overcoming the prior art touch in actual use The problem. The main advantages are as follows: The problem of the configuration (incubation) of the network terminal equipments of different manufacturers must be separately solved before the operator sells the terminal equipment in the prior art. The network administrator modifies the configuration file of the configuration terminal device through the network device configuration template provided by the device manufacturer, which solves the problem that the prior art must be familiar with the manufacturer's command line and organize the command line execution configuration. The use of configuration templates facilitates template generation and automation of configuration files. The network terminal device can be uniquely identified within the network manager management domain by the unique identification of the network terminal device. And indexing the configuration file corresponding to the network terminal device by using the unique identifier. Each terminal corresponds to an independent configuration file, which is beneficial to operators to carry out different services. The authentication method of carrying the unique identifier of the terminal device through the DHCP option compensates for the inherent deficiencies of the DHCP protocol and prevents the unauthorized network terminal device from accessing the network management system of the operator. It also avoids the problem that the network terminal device obtains invalid automatic configuration parameters from an unauthorized DHCP server, thereby causing the network terminal device to fail to operate normally. The network terminal device performs configuration by authenticating and parsing the configuration file to automatically modify the configuration of the network terminal. The problem of configuring network terminals that must be distributed, continuously, and one by one through command line (CLI), web page, SNMP, TR069, etc., is overcome in the prior art. The introduction of configuration files helps maintain the consistency and integrity of the network terminal configuration process. Reduces the ongoing occupation of network bandwidth by network management. The network terminal device can implement a recursive, incremental automatic configuration process based on the configuration method of the configuration file. In order to facilitate the extraction of the configuration of the device into a common configuration file, the device configuration file is separately arranged, which facilitates the automatic generation of the configuration file to reduce the management and maintenance of the configuration file. The automatic configuration scheme of the network terminal device can flexibly arrange each of the network elements as needed. Each server in the solution is a logical entity, and operators can adopt different implementation methods according to the network scale. Other advantages and modifications of the present invention will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art. Therefore, the invention in its broader aspects is not intended to Therefore, the invention may be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims and their equivalents. Various modifications.

Claims

Claim

A terminal device configuration system, comprising:

a terminal device initializing device, configured to initialize the terminal device, and configure a unique identifier for the terminal device;

a configuration file establishing device, configured to establish and store a configuration file corresponding to the unique identifier and applicable to the terminal device;

The terminal device configuration device is configured to obtain the configuration file corresponding to the unique identifier from the configuration file establishing device, and configure the terminal device according to the configuration file.

The terminal device configuration system according to claim 1, wherein the configuration file establishing device comprises:

a file establishing module, configured to store the unique identifier, and establish the configuration file applicable to the terminal device corresponding to the unique identifier;

And a file storage module, configured to store the configuration file corresponding to the unique identifier and applicable to the terminal device.

The terminal device configuration system according to claim 2, wherein the terminal device configuration device comprises:

a configuration file obtaining module, configured to: obtain the configuration file corresponding to the unique identifier from the configuration file establishing device by using the unique identifier;

a profile parsing module, configured to parse the configuration file corresponding to the unique identifier;

The terminal device configuration module is configured to configure the terminal device according to the instructions in the parsed configuration file.

4. The terminal device configuration system according to claim 3, wherein the terminal device configuration device further comprises:

And a profile verification module, configured to verify validity of the profile applicable to the terminal device corresponding to the unique identifier.

A terminal device configuration method, comprising the steps of:

S102. Initialize the terminal device before the terminal device leaves the factory, and set a unique identifier for the terminal device.

S104. Establish, according to an application of a user of the terminal device, a configuration file corresponding to the unique identifier corresponding to the terminal device in a network service device; and

S106. The terminal device obtains, from the network service device, a configuration file that is applicable to the terminal device corresponding to the unique identifier, and configures the configuration file according to the unique identifier.

The terminal device configuration method according to claim 5, wherein the step S104 further comprises the following steps:

S1042: Establish, according to the application of the user, the configuration file that is applicable to the terminal device corresponding to the unique identifier in the network service device.

S1044: Store, in the network service device, the configuration file that is applicable to the terminal device corresponding to the unique identifier.

The terminal device configuration method according to claim 6, wherein the step S106 further comprises the following steps:

S1062, the terminal device, according to the unique identifier, obtaining, from the network service device, the configuration file that is applicable to the terminal device corresponding to the unique identifier;

S1064: The terminal device verifies the validity of the acquired configuration file that is applicable to the terminal device corresponding to the unique identifier.

S1066: The terminal device parses the verified configuration file that is applicable to the terminal device corresponding to the unique identifier, and

S 1068. The terminal device is configured according to an instruction in the parsed configuration file.

The terminal device configuration method according to any one of claims 5 to 7, wherein the unique identifier of the terminal device is a MAC address of the terminal device.

The terminal device configuration method according to any one of claims 5 to 7, wherein the configuration file includes at least one of the following contents: file name information, configuration command and parameter information, and file Checksum.

A method for updating a configuration of a terminal device, comprising the steps of:

S 1024, the terminal device submits a configuration update request to the network service device;

S1026: The network service device generates an update configuration file of the terminal device according to the unique identifier of the terminal device, the original configuration of the terminal device, and the update request of the terminal device.

S1028: The terminal device acquires the update configuration file from the network JI service device, and performs configuration update according to the update configuration file.

The method for updating the configuration of the terminal device according to claim 10, wherein the step S1028 comprises the following steps:

S1028-2, the terminal device sends a configuration update file acquisition request to the network service device, where the configuration update file acquisition request carries a unique identifier of the terminal device;

S 1028-4, the network service device is uniquely identified by the terminal device, and the terminal device is in danger; and

S 1028-6, the verified terminal device obtains the update configuration file from the network service device by using the unique identifier.