WiFi network bridge, and WiFi-based communication method and system
The present disclosure provides a WiFi network bridge, a WiFi-based communication method and system, the WiFi network bridge of the present disclosure may first acquire LTE communication link information, after receiving a WiFi connection establishment request sent by a WiFi terminal, establish a WiFi communication link with the WiFi terminal, and send authentication request information to a LTE base transceiver station; then the WiFi network bridge may judge whether the authentication succeeds, and if the authentication succeeds, a LTE communication link with the LTE base transceiver station is established according to the acquired LTE communication link information. That is to say, the present disclosure implements the backhaul of a WiFi AP network by using a LTE wireless network, avoiding the need to deploy a wire backhaul every time before a WiFi AP network is deployed, thereby the network topology of WiFi communications can be simplified, the engineering cost and usage cost can be lowered, and the satisfaction of user experiences can be improved.
1. A WiFi-based communication method, comprising:
acquiring, by a WiFi network bridge, LTE communication link information; wherein the LTE communication link information comprises frequency band information of a LTE network;
initiating, by a WiFi terminal, a WiFi connection establishment request to the WiFi network bridge, and establishing a WiFi communication link with the WiFi network bridge;
sending, by the WiFi network bridge, authentication request information to a LTE base transceiver station, and after receiving an authentication success response fed by the LTE base transceiver station, establishing a LTE communication link with the LTE base transceiver station according to the acquired LTE communication link information;
when the LTE communication link with the LTE base transceiver station is established, the method further comprises: choosing, by the WiFi network bridge, a corresponding frequency band so as to access the LTE network according to the frequency band information of the LTE network included in the LTE communication link information.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein after the WiFi network bridge establishes the LTE communication link with the LTE base transceiver station, the method further comprises:
after receiving a data frame in WiFi format from the WiFi terminal, converting, by the WiFi network bridge, the received data frame into a data frame in LTE format, and sending it to the LTE base transceiver station; and/or
after receiving a data frame in LTE format from the LTE base transceiver station, converting, by the WiFi network bridge, the received data frame into a data frame in WiFi format, and sending it to the WiFi terminal.
3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the converting, by the WiFi network bridge, the received data frame into a data frame in LTE format comprises:
extracting, from the received data frame in WiFi format, packet header information, routing information and data information of the data frame, and combining the respective extracted information with RF connection control information desired by a data frame in LTE format, so as to form the data frame in LTE format;
the converting, by the WiFi network bridge, the received data frame into a data frame in WiFi format comprises:
extracting, from the received data frame in LTE format, packet header information, routing information and data information of the data frame, and recombining the respective extracted information, so as to form the data frame in WiFi format.
4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the authentication request information sent by the WiFi network bridge to the LTE base transceiver station comprises: authentication information of the WiFi network bridge and/or authentication information of the WiFi terminal;
before the authentication success response fed by the LTE base transceiver station is received, the method further comprises: performing an authentication process, by a LTE authentication device of a LTE network, on the WiFi network bridge and/or the WiFi terminal according to the authentication request information.
5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the authentication information of the WiFi network bridge and the authentication information of the WiFi terminal comprise: USIM card information and/or certificate information.
6. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the authentication request information sent by the WiFi network bridge to the LTE base transceiver station comprises: authentication information of the WiFi network bridge and/or authentication information of the WiFi terminal;
before the authentication success response fed by the LTE base transceiver station is received, the method further comprises: performing an authentication process, by a LTE authentication device of a LTE network, on the WiFi network bridge and/or the WiFi terminal according to the authentication request information.
7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the authentication information of the WiFi network bridge and the authentication information of the WiFi terminal comprise: USIM card information and/or certificate information.
8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the authentication request information sent by the WiFi network bridge to the LTE base transceiver station comprises: authentication information of the WiFi network bridge and/or authentication information of the WiFi terminal;
before the authentication success response fed by the LTE base transceiver station is received, the method further comprises: performing an authentication process, by a LTE authentication device of a LTE network, on the WiFi network bridge and/or the WiFi terminal according to the authentication request information.
9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the authentication information of the WiFi network bridge and the authentication information of the WiFi terminal comprise: USIM card information and/or certificate information.
10. A WiFi network bridge, comprising an information acquisition unit, an authentication unit and a communication link establishment unit, wherein
the information acquisition unit is configured to acquire LTE communication link information; wherein the LTE communication link information comprises frequency band information of a LTE network;
the authentication unit is configured to: send authentication request information to a LTE base transceiver station, receive an authentication response fed by the LTE base transceiver station, and send the authentication response to the communication link establishment unit; and
the communication link establishment unit is configured to: receive a WiFi connection establishment request sent by a WiFi terminal, establish a WiFi communication link with the WiFi terminal, and after receiving an authentication success response sent by the authentication unit, establish a LTE communication link with the LTE base transceiver station according to the LTE communication link information acquired by the information acquisition unit;
the communication link establishment unit is further configured to: choose a corresponding frequency band so as to access the LTE network according to the frequency band information of the LTE network included in the LTE communication link information.
11. The WiFi network bridge according to claim 10 , wherein the WiFi network bridge further comprises a data format conversion unit configured to: after receiving a data frame in WiFi format from the WiFi terminal, convert the received data frame into a data frame in LTE format and send it to the LTE base transceiver station; and/or after receiving a data frame in LTE format from the LTE base transceiver station, convert the received data frame into a data frame in WiFi format and send it to the WiFi terminal.
12. The WiFi network bridge according to claim 11 , wherein the data format conversion unit is configured to: extract from the received data frame in WiFi format packet header information, routing information and data information of the data frame, and combine the respective extracted information with RF connection control information desired by a data frame in LTE format, so as to form the data frame in LTE format; and/or extract from the received data frame in LTE format packet header information, routing information and data information of the data frame, and recombine the respective extracted information, so as to form the data frame in WiFi format.
13. A WiFi-based communication system, comprising: at least one WiFi terminal, at least one LTE base transceiver station, and at least one WiFi network bridge, wherein
the WiFi terminal is configured to initiate a WiFi connection establishment request to the WiFi network bridge;
the WiFi network bridge is configured to: acquire LTE communication link information, receive the WiFi connection establishment request sent by the WiFi terminal, and establish a WiFi communication link with the WiFi terminal; send authentication request information to the LTE base transceiver station, and after receiving an authentication success response fed by the LTE base transceiver station, establish a LTE communication link with the LTE base transceiver station according to the acquired LTE communication link information;
wherein the LTE communication link information comprises frequency band information of a LTE network; the WiFi network bridge is further configured to choose a corresponding frequency band so as to access the LTE network according to the frequency band information of the LTE network included in the LTE communication link information; and
the LTE base transceiver station is configured to receive the authentication request information sent by the WiFi network bridge and feed an authentication response to the WiFi network bridge.