Authorizing method for controling multiple device and commmunication device and server

Abstract

The method includes procedures: receiving authorization file, the authorization file contains information of licensed serviceable range (LSR); LSR is setup by using information wildcard of device ID and / or information continuum of device ID; comparing ID information corresponding to device with information of LSR in the authorization file, the method determines that the device has authorization to use the licensed file if the ID information of the device is existed in range expressed by information of LSR in the authorization file. The implemented example in the invention also discloses communication devices and servers of using the method. Using the method, communication devices and servers can simplify procedure for authorizing devices.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to authorization (License) technology, in particular to an authorization method for controlling multiple devices, a communication device and a server. Background technique [0002] With the diversified development of telecommunication services, the integration and complexity of software and hardware of telecommunication equipment are increasing day by day, and the cost and price of telecommunication equipment are also getting higher and higher. In order to reduce the early investment of telecom operators, telecom equipment suppliers use license technology to softly control the functions, capacity and usage time of telecom equipment sold. In this way, telecom operators only need to purchase telecom equipment that supports some functions and capacities as needed in the initial stage. When the operator's market matures or expands, the telecom operator will expand the function and capacity of the telecom equipment by purchasing a lic...

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[0012] When the number of devices is large, use the above-mentioned first implementation method to set the license file for the device. The operator needs to load the license file set by the device supplier for each device to the corresponding device, that is, different devices need to receive the license file of the device supplier. Different license files are issued. When the number of devices is large, that is, the number of license files is large, the device authorization process will be cumbersome, and it is easy to happen that the license file does not correspond to the device, that is, it is easy to be loaded incorrectly, which makes the device authorization fail.

At the same time, the device supplier needs to set up a license file for each device. When the number of devices to be set is large, the workload of setting up the authorization file will be heavy.

[0013] When adopting the above-mentioned second implementation method to set the license file for the device, although the number of license files set by the device supplier can be reduced, enumerating the serial numbers of the devices one by one in the same license file will not only make the license file huge, but also in practice During the device authorization process, the current device needs to compare its own device identification with a large number of device serial numbers one by one, which makes the device authorization process cumbersome and still has the problem of heavy workload

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