Network access method, related apparatus, and system
Embodiments of this application disclose a network access method. The method may include: receiving, by a data management network element, a request message from an access and mobility management function network element, where the request message includes identification information of user equipment and identification information of a residential gateway connected to the user equipment; determining, by the data management network element, subscription data of the residential gateway based on the identification information of the residential gateway; determining, by the data management network element, a subscription type of the user equipment based on the subscription data of the residential gateway and the identification information of the user equipment; and sending, by the data management network element, indication information of the subscription type to the access and mobility management function network element, where the subscription type indicates a subscriber or a non-subscriber of the residential gateway.
1. A network access method, comprising:
sending, by an access and mobility management function network element, a request message to a unified data management network element, wherein the request message comprises identification information of user equipment and identification information of a residential gateway connected to the user equipment;
determining, by the unified data management network element, subscription data of the residential gateway based on the identification information of the residential gateway;
determining, by the unified data management network element, a subscription type of the user equipment based on the subscription data of the residential gateway and the identification information of the user equipment;
sending, by the unified data management network element and to the access and mobility management function network element, indication information indicating a subscription type of the user equipment; and
determining, by the access and mobility management function network element and based on the subscription type of the user equipment, whether the user equipment is allowed to access the residential gateway.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the determining, by the access and mobility management function network element and based on the subscription type of the user equipment, whether the user equipment is allowed to access the residential gateway comprises:
determining, by the access and mobility management function network element, that the user equipment is allowed to access the residential gateway when the subscription type of the user equipment indicates that the user equipment is a subscriber of the residential gateway.
3. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
sending, by the access and mobility management function network element, an access indication information to an access network device or the residential gateway, wherein the access indication information indicates whether the user equipment is allowed to access the residential gateway.
4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the identification information of the residential gateway is permanent identifier information of the residential gateway, and wherein the method further comprises:
obtaining, by the access and mobility management function network element, temporary identifier information of the residential gateway; and
obtaining the permanent identifier information from a context of the residential gateway based on the temporary identifier information.
5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the obtaining, by the access and mobility management function network element, temporary identifier information of the residential gateway comprises:
obtaining, by the access and mobility management function network element, the temporary identifier information from non-access stratum (NAS) signaling from the user equipment.
6. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the obtaining, by the access and mobility management function network element, temporary identifier information of the residential gateway comprises:
obtaining, by the access and mobility management function network element, the temporary identifier information from signaling from an access network device accessed by the residential gateway.
7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the temporary identifier information comprised in the signaling from the access network device is identified by the access network device based on one of an IP address of the user equipment, an identity of a line connected to a fixed network gateway, a virtual local area network (VLAN) identifier, or an access point identifier of the user equipment.
8. A system, comprising:
a unified data management (UDM) network element, comprising:
at least one UDM processor; and
a UDM non-transitory computer-readable storage medium coupled to the at least one UDM processor and storing UDM programming instructions for execution by the at least one UDM processor; and
an access and mobility management function (AMMF) network element, comprising:
at least one AMMF processor; and
an AMMF non-transitory computer-readable storage medium coupled to the at least one AMMF processor and storing AMMF programming instructions for execution by the at least one AMMF processor, wherein the AMMF programming instructions instruct the at least one AMMF processor to cause the access and mobility management function network element to:
send a request message to the unified data management network element, wherein the request message comprises identification information of user equipment and identification information of a residential gateway connected to the user equipment, and wherein the UDM programming instructions instruct the at least one UDM processor to cause the unified data management network element to:
determine subscription data of the residential gateway based on the identification information of the residential gateway;
determine a subscription type of the user equipment based on the subscription data of the residential gateway and the identification information of the user equipment; and
send indication information indicating a subscription type of the user equipment to the access and mobility management function network element, wherein the AMMF programming instructions further instruct the at least one AMMF processor to cause the access and mobility management function network element to:
determine whether the user equipment is allowed to access the residential gateway based on the subscription type of the user equipment.
9. The system according to claim 8 , wherein the determine whether the user equipment is allowed to access the residential gateway based on the subscription type of the user equipment comprises:
determine that the user equipment is allowed to access the residential gateway when the subscription type of the user equipment indicates that the user equipment is a subscriber of the residential gateway.
10. The system according to claim 8 , wherein the AMMF programming instructions further instruct the at least one AMMF processor to cause the access and mobility management function network element to send an access indication information to an access network device or the residential gateway, wherein the access indication information indicates whether the user equipment is allowed to access the residential gateway.
11. The system according to claim 8 , wherein the identification information of the residential gateway is permanent identifier information of the residential gateway, and wherein the AMMF programming instructions further instruct the at least one AMMF processor to cause the access and mobility management function network element to:
obtain temporary identifier information of the residential gateway; and
obtain permanent identifier information from a context of the residential gateway based on the temporary identifier information.
12. The system according to claim 11 , wherein the obtain temporary identifier information of the residential gateway comprises:
obtain the temporary identifier information from non-access stratum (NAS) signaling from the user equipment.
13. The system according to claim 11 , wherein the obtain temporary identifier information of the residential gateway comprises:
obtain the temporary identifier information from signaling from an access network device accessed by the residential gateway.
14. The system according to claim 13 , wherein the temporary identifier information comprised in the signaling from the access network device is identified by the access network device based on one of an IP address of the user equipment, an identity of a line connected to a fixed network gateway, a virtual local area network (VLAN) identifier, or an access point identifier of the user equipment.
15. An apparatus, comprising:
at least one processor; and
a memory coupled to the at least one processor and storing instructions for execution by the at least one processor, wherein the instructions instruct the at least one processor to cause the apparatus to:
send a request message to a unified data management network element, wherein the request message comprises identification information of user equipment and identification information of a residential gateway connected to the user equipment;
receive indication information indicating a subscription type of the user equipment from the unified data management network element; and
determine whether the user equipment is allowed to access the residential gateway based on the subscription type of the user equipment.
16. The apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein the determine whether the user equipment is allowed to access the residential gateway based on the subscription type of the user equipment comprises:
determine that the user equipment is allowed to access the residential gateway when the subscription type of the user equipment indicates that the user equipment is a subscriber of the residential gateway.
17. The apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein the instructions further instruct the at least one processor to cause the apparatus to send an access indication information to an access network device or the residential gateway, wherein the access indication information indicates whether the user equipment is allowed to access the residential gateway.
18. The apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein the identification information of the residential gateway is permanent identifier information of the residential gateway, and wherein the instructions further instruct the at least one processor to cause the apparatus to:
obtain temporary identifier information of the residential gateway; and
obtain the permanent identifier information from a context of the residential gateway based on the temporary identifier information.
19. The apparatus according to claim 18 , wherein the obtain temporary identifier information of the residential gateway comprises:
obtain the temporary identifier information from non-access stratum (NAS) signaling from the user equipment.
20. The apparatus according to claim 18 , wherein the obtain temporary identifier information of the residential gateway comprises:
obtain the temporary identifier information from signaling from an access network device accessed by the residential gateway.