Wireless multi-hop network networking method and system based on dpp protocol

Abstract

The present invention relates to the field of wireless local area networks, and further discloses a wireless multi-hop network networking method and system based on a dpp protocol, the method comprising: receiving, by a terminal, dpp configuration information of a mobile station, the terminal not supporting the dpp protocol; sending the dpp configuration information of the mobile station to an access point through a cloud end, wherein both the access point and the mobile station support a dpp protocol; and controlling the access point to perform wireless multi-hop network networking with the mobile station according to the dpp configuration information of the mobile station. According to the scheme, the compatibility and the networking efficiency of the networking method of the wireless multi-hop network are improved, and the resource consumption is reduced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the field of wireless local area networks, and further to a wireless multi-hop network networking method and system based on the DPP protocol. Background Art

[0002] Existing technologies use mobile devices as configurators in the Easy Connect scenario defined by the Wi-Fi Alliance, requiring them to support the DPP protocol. However, mobile devices that support the DPP protocol are not widely used on the market. Summary of the Invention

[0003] In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention provides a wireless multi-hop network networking method and system based on the DPP protocol, which improves user experience and reduces resource consumption.

[0004] Specifically, the technical solution of the present invention is as follows:

[0005] The present invention provides a wireless multi-hop network networking method based on the DPP protocol, comprising the steps of:

[0006] receiving, through a terminal, DPP configuration information of a mobile site, the terminal not supporting the DPP protocol;

[0007] Sending the DPP configuration information of the mobile station to the access point via the cloud, wherein both the access point and the mobile station support the DPP protocol;

[0008] The access point is controlled to establish a wireless multi-hop network with the mobile station according to the DPP configuration information of the mobile station.

[0009] The terminal changes from a configurator to a role that only forwards DPP configuration information. The terminal interacts with DPP-supported mobile stations and access points in various ways, sending the mobile station's DPP configuration information to the access point, completing the wireless multi-hop network between the access point and the mobile station. This improves the compatibility and user experience of this solution.

[0010] In some implementations, the receiving of the DPP configuration information of the mobile site through the terminal, after the terminal does not support the DPP protocol, specifically includes the following steps:

[0011] Controlling the terminal to transparently transmit the DPP configuration information of the mobile site to the cloud;

[0012] Control the cloud to verify the DPP configuration information of the mobile station after transparent transmission, and send the DPP configuration information of the mobile station that has successfully been verified to the access point;

[0013] The access point is controlled to establish a wireless multi-hop network with the mobile station according to the DPP configuration information of the mobile station that has been successfully verified.

[0014] The terminal transparently transmits the mobile station's DPP configuration information to the cloud. The cloud then determines whether to send the DPP configuration information to the access point for networking based on the access point's online or offline status. This eliminates the need for the access point, acting as the Configurator, and the mobile station, acting as the Enrollee, to remain active at all times. When the access point is offline and the mobile station has finished sending the DPP configuration information, the mobile station can also go offline. When the access point is online, the mobile station goes online and completes wireless multi-hop networking with the access point. This further improves the compatibility and efficiency of the networking method of the present invention and reduces resource consumption.

[0015] In some implementations, the terminal and the mobile site interact with each other via Bluetooth, QR code, and NFC.

[0016] In some embodiments, when the terminal interacts with the mobile station via Bluetooth, before the DPP configuration information of the mobile station is sent to the access point via the cloud, the following steps are further included:

[0017] Controlling the terminal to receive the unique identification information broadcast by the mobile station via Bluetooth;

[0018] controlling the terminal to connect the mobile site to the terminal according to the unique identification information of the mobile site;

[0019] The terminal is controlled to send a DPP configuration information request to the mobile station via Bluetooth, and the mobile station is controlled to feed back a response carrying the DPP configuration information of the mobile station.

[0020] In some embodiments, when the terminal interacts with the mobile station via a QR code, before the DPP configuration information of the mobile station is sent to the access point via the cloud, the following steps are further included:

[0021] Controlling the terminal to scan the QR code of the mobile site to obtain the unique identification information and DPP configuration information of the mobile site;

[0022] The terminal is controlled to connect the mobile site to the terminal according to the unique identification information of the mobile site.

[0023] In some embodiments, when the terminal interacts with the mobile station via NFC, before the DPP configuration information of the mobile station is sent to the access point via the cloud, the following steps are further included:

[0024] When the distance between the mobile station and the terminal is less than a preset distance, controlling the terminal to obtain the unique identification information and DPP configuration information of the mobile station through NFC;

[0025] The terminal is controlled to connect the mobile site to the terminal according to the unique identification information of the mobile site.

[0026] In some embodiments, the terminal further interacts with the access point via Bluetooth, and before sending the DPP configuration information of the mobile station to the access point via the cloud, the step of:

[0027] Controlling the terminal to receive the unique identification information broadcast by the access point via Bluetooth;

[0028] Controlling the terminal to send a first authentication instruction to the access point according to the unique identification information of the access point;

[0029] Control the access point to access the cloud according to the first authentication instruction.

[0030] The present invention also provides a wireless multi-hop network system based on the DPP protocol, comprising:

[0031] Cloud;

[0032] A mobile station and an access point, both the mobile station and the access point supporting the DPP protocol;

[0033] A terminal that interacts with the mobile site, is configured to receive the DPP configuration information sent by the mobile site, and transparently transmit the DPP configuration information of the mobile site to the cloud, and the terminal does not support the DPP protocol;

[0034] The cloud verifies the DPP configuration information of the mobile station after transparent transmission, and sends the DPP configuration information of the mobile station that has been successfully verified to the access point;

[0035] The access point establishes a wireless multi-hop network with the mobile station according to the DPP configuration information of the mobile station that has been successfully verified.

[0036] In some embodiments, further comprising:

[0037] The terminal interacts with the mobile site via Bluetooth, and the mobile site sends unique identification information to the terminal via Bluetooth broadcast;

[0038] The terminal is further configured to connect the mobile site to the terminal according to the unique identification information of the mobile site;

[0039] After the mobile station accesses the terminal, the terminal sends a DPP configuration information request to the mobile station via Bluetooth.

[0040] In some embodiments, further comprising:

[0041] The terminal interacts with the mobile site through a QR code, and the terminal is further used to scan the QR code of the mobile site to obtain unique identification information and DPP configuration information of the mobile site;

[0042] The terminal connects the mobile site to the terminal according to the unique identification information of the mobile site.

[0043] In some embodiments, further comprising:

[0044] The terminal interacts with the mobile station via NFC, and when the distance between the mobile station and the terminal is less than a preset distance, the terminal obtains the unique identification information and DPP configuration information of the mobile station via NFC;

[0045] The terminal connects the mobile site to the terminal according to the unique identification information of the mobile site.

[0046] In some embodiments, further comprising:

[0047] The terminal and the access point also interact via Bluetooth, and the access point sends unique identification information to the terminal via Bluetooth broadcast;

[0048] The terminal sends a first authentication instruction to the access point according to the unique identification information of the access point;

[0049] The access point accesses the cloud according to the first authentication instruction.

[0050] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has at least one of the following beneficial effects:

[0051] 1. The terminal changes from a configurator to a role that only forwards DPP configuration information. The terminal interacts with DPP-supported mobile stations and access points in various ways, sending the mobile station's DPP configuration information to the access point, completing the wireless multi-hop network between the access point and the mobile station. This improves the compatibility and user experience of this solution.

[0052] 2. The terminal transparently transmits the mobile station's DPP configuration information to the cloud. The cloud then determines whether to send the DPP configuration information to the access point for networking based on the access point's online or offline status. This eliminates the need for the access point, acting as the Configurator, and the mobile station, acting as the Enrollee, to remain active at all times. When the access point is offline and the mobile station has finished sending the DPP configuration information, the mobile station can also go offline. When the access point is online, the mobile station goes online and completes wireless multi-hop networking with the access point. This further improves the compatibility and efficiency of the networking method of the present invention and reduces resource consumption. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0053] The preferred embodiments will be described below in a clear and understandable manner with reference to the accompanying drawings to further illustrate the above-mentioned characteristics, technical features, advantages and implementation methods of the present invention.

[0054] Figure 1 It is a flow chart of an embodiment of a wireless multi-hop network networking method based on the DPP protocol of the present invention;

[0055] Figure 2 It is a flow chart of an embodiment of a wireless multi-hop network networking method based on the DPP protocol of the present invention;

[0056] Figure 3 It is a flowchart of another embodiment of a wireless multi-hop network networking method based on the DPP protocol of the present invention;

[0057] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the Bluetooth frame format based on the GATT specification of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0058] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the specific embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For those skilled in the art, other drawings and other embodiments can be obtained based on these drawings without inventive work.

[0059] To simplify the drawings, only portions relevant to the invention are schematically depicted in each figure; they do not represent the actual structure of the product. Furthermore, to simplify the drawings and facilitate understanding, in some figures, only one component with the same structure or function is schematically depicted or labeled. In this document, "one" not only means "only one" but also "more than one."

[0060] It should be further understood that the term "and / or" used in this specification and the appended claims refers to and includes any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

[0061] In addition, in the description of the present application, the terms "first", "second", etc. are only used to distinguish the description and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0062] It should be noted that the above embodiments can be freely combined as needed. The above are only preferred embodiments of the present invention. It should be noted that those skilled in the art can make several improvements and modifications without departing from the principles of the present invention, and such improvements and modifications should also be considered within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0063] Before explaining the solution of the present invention, the terms used in the present invention are first introduced. "Wireless multi-hop network" is also called multi-hop wireless network, which is a wireless network architecture that relies on the cooperation between nodes to transmit information. In this network, each node can not only send and receive information, but also act as a relay point to help other nodes forward information. A wireless mesh network is a common wireless multi-hop network. In the present invention, a wireless multi-hop network refers to a wireless mesh network. In a wireless mesh network, a device with a Configurator role usually interacts with devices with different Enrollee roles and obtains relevant DPP configuration information, thereby completing the networking of the wireless mesh network.

[0064] In this document, "Device Provisioning Protocol" (DPP) is a device configuration protocol designed to simplify the process of joining new devices to a wireless network. DPP was introduced by the Wi-Fi Alliance (WFA) as part of the WPA3 security suite, replacing the earlier Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS). DPP's primary purpose is to improve network security while simplifying the device connection process.

[0065] In the terminology used in this article, a "Configurator" can act as a controller, helping connect different devices to a wireless LAN and configure access points (APs). An "Enrollee" generally refers to a device that needs to access the network and be configured. This device can be an access point (AP) or a terminal device acting as a station (STA).

[0066] In this document, an "access point" refers to a device that provides connectivity services in a wireless mesh network. This means that an access point can be any device that enables user terminals to access the required services. For example, it can be a standalone device or integrated into a router. A "station" (referred to as a mobile station in this document) refers to a user device connected to a wireless network, such as a mobile phone, laptop, or tablet.

[0067] As described above, in a wireless multi-hop network, the Configurator role device can interact with the Enrollee role device to obtain the DPP configuration information of the Enrollee role device. After DPP authentication, DPP configuration, and DPP connection, the wireless multi-hop network of the Configurator role device and the Enrollee role device can be completed.

[0068] Furthermore, Wi-Fi Alliance released Wi-Fi Easy Connect TM Specification Version 3.0. This specification specifies that DPP configuration information can be obtained or forwarded using various methods, including NFC, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), QR codes, and hardware buttons. In existing wireless multi-hop network configuration methods, when a terminal, acting as a Configurator, obtains DPP configuration information from other Enrollee devices through NFC, BLE, QR codes, or hardware buttons for wireless mesh networking or forwarding DPP configuration information to other devices, the terminal must support the DPP protocol. The following describes the existing process for establishing a wireless multi-hop network with an Enrollee when the terminal acts as a Configurator.

[0069] Specifically, when the mobile terminal acts as the Configurator and the access point acts as the Enrollee, the mobile terminal scans the QR code or NFC of the access point to complete the wireless multi-hop network networking of the mobile terminal and the access point. Next, the mobile terminal connected to the wireless multi-hop network scans the QR code or NFC tag of other devices acting as Enrollees (such as mobile terminals, computers, printers, etc.) to obtain relevant DPP configuration information. Furthermore, the mobile terminal performs DPP authentication and DPP configuration on the device acting as the Enrollee according to the DPP configuration information, and finally completes the wireless multi-hop network networking of the Enrollee's device and the access point. Therefore, when the mobile terminal acts as the Configurator, the mobile terminal must support the DPP protocol, but most of the existing mobile terminals do not support the DPP protocol. There are great limitations in connecting the Enrollee's device to the wireless multi-hop network through the mobile terminal.

[0070] The present invention discloses a method for connecting an Enrollee's device to a wireless multi-hop network even when the terminal does not support the DPP protocol. In this method, the terminal obtains the Enrollee's DPP configuration information and transparently transmits the DPP configuration information to the Configurator via the cloud. The Configurator then completes wireless multi-hop network networking with the Enrollee based on the Enrollee's DPP configuration information. The terminal merely serves as a bridge for obtaining the Enrollee's DPP configuration information, enabling users to connect multiple DPP-supporting devices through a terminal that does not support the DPP protocol, thereby improving user experience and expanding the application scenarios of wireless multi-hop network networking.

[0071] The present invention discloses a DPP configuration information flow process. Among them, the terminal obtains the DPP configuration information of Enrollees (multiple Enrollees) through low-power Bluetooth (BLECapability), NFC, and scanning QR codes, and sends the obtained DPP configuration information to the Configurator. The Configurator completes the DPP authentication, DPP configuration, and DPP connection process with the Enrollees based on the DPP configuration information of the Enrollees, and finally realizes the wireless multi-hop network networking of the Configurator and the Enrollees. It can be understood that the terminal of the present invention is not limited to mobile devices, computers, printers, wireless routers, etc. As long as it has one of the capabilities of Bluetooth, NFC, and scanning QR codes, and can access the Internet network, it can be used as the terminal used in the present invention.

[0072] In the present invention, the terminal and the mobile site interact through Bluetooth, NFC, scanning QR codes, etc., and obtain the DPP configuration information of the mobile site. However, before the terminal obtains the DPP configuration information of the mobile site, the terminal needs to register the access point to the cloud. During the process of registering the access point to the cloud, the terminal can also obtain the unique identification information (Universally Unique Identifier, UUID) of the access point through Bluetooth, NFC, scanning QR codes, etc., control the access point to perform onboard operations, and enable the access point to access the cloud. After the access point accesses the cloud, if the terminal transmits the obtained DPP configuration information of the mobile site to the cloud, the user can check whether the access point is online through the cloud. If the access point is offline, the cloud can wait for the access point to come online, and then send the DPP configuration information of the mobile site to the access point, so that the access point and the mobile site can successfully complete the wireless multi-hop network networking. In this way, the efficiency of wireless multi-hop network networking between devices can be improved and the network power consumption can be reduced. Below, combined with the attached Figure 1The details of the present invention are described when the terminal interacts with the mobile station and the access point in different ways.

[0073] Reference Attachment Figure 1 The present invention discloses a wireless multi-hop network networking method based on the DPP protocol, comprising the steps of:

[0074] S100: receiving DPP configuration information of a mobile site through a terminal, and the terminal does not support the DPP protocol.

[0075] S110: Send the DPP configuration information of the mobile station to the access point via the cloud. Both the access point and the mobile station support the DPP protocol.

[0076] S120: Control the access point to establish a wireless multi-hop network with the mobile station according to the DPP configuration information of the mobile station.

[0077] In this embodiment, both the mobile station and the access point support the DPP protocol. Before establishing a wireless multi-hop network between the mobile station and the access point, the access point is started and connected to the internet. The access point's identity information is entered into the cloud via a mobile application on the terminal. The specific process involves the terminal obtaining the access point's unique identification information through Bluetooth, QR code scanning, NFC, or other methods. Once the terminal recognizes the access point's unique identification information, it controls the access point to perform an onboarding operation according to the mobile application prompts issued by the terminal, registering the access point with the cloud.

[0078] If the terminal interacts with the access point via Bluetooth, the access point broadcasts unique identification information to the terminal via Bluetooth. After identifying the access point's unique identification information, the terminal sends a first authentication instruction (in this embodiment, the first authentication instruction is a prompt from a mobile application that performs an onboarding operation) to the access point, causing the access point to register with the cloud according to the first authentication instruction. The terminal can also obtain the access point's unique identification information by scanning the access point's QR code and issue the first authentication instruction to register the access point with the cloud. When the distance between the terminal and the access point is less than a first preset distance, the terminal can obtain the access point's unique identification information via NFC and issue the first authentication instruction to register the access point with the cloud. It is also conceivable that if the terminal is a device with write capabilities, the access point's unique identification information can be directly entered into the terminal to register the access point with the cloud.

[0079] Furthermore, after the access point is registered with the cloud, the terminal can add the mobile site to the terminal through Bluetooth, NFC, and scanning QR. It is understandable that the method of registering the access point with the cloud and the method of connecting the mobile site to the terminal can be freely combined according to actual conditions and are not limited here.

[0080] Furthermore, the terminal and the mobile station communicate via Bluetooth (see attached Figure 4 When interacting with the terminal using the Bluetooth frame format based on the GATT specification defined in this embodiment, the mobile station sends unique identification information to the terminal via Bluetooth broadcast. After the terminal identifies the unique identification information of the mobile station, it connects the mobile station to the terminal and returns a request for obtaining the DPP configuration information of the mobile station. The mobile station sends the DPP configuration information to the terminal based on the request, and the terminal forwards the DPP configuration information of the mobile station to the cloud for verification. After the cloud verification is completed, the DPP configuration information of the mobile station that has been successfully verified is sent to the access point. The access point performs DPP authentication, DPP configuration, and DPP connection based on the DPP configuration information of the mobile station that has been successfully verified to realize wireless multi-hop network networking.

[0081] When a terminal interacts with a mobile station by scanning a QR code, it obtains the mobile station's DPP configuration information and unique identification code from the mobile station's QR code. After identifying the mobile station's unique identification information, the terminal connects the mobile station to the terminal and forwards the mobile station's DPP configuration information to the cloud for verification. After the cloud verification is complete, the successfully verified mobile station DPP configuration information is sent to the access point. The access point establishes a wireless multi-hop network based on the successfully verified mobile station's DPP configuration information.

[0082] When a terminal interacts with a mobile station via NFC, if the distance between the mobile station and the terminal is less than a preset distance, the terminal obtains the mobile station's unique identification information and DPP configuration information via NFC. After the terminal identifies the mobile station's unique identification information, it connects the mobile station to the terminal and forwards the mobile station's DPP configuration information to the cloud for verification. After the cloud verification is complete, the verified DPP configuration information of the mobile station is sent to the access point. The access point then establishes a wireless multi-hop network connection with the mobile station based on the verified DPP configuration information of the mobile station.

[0083] In this embodiment, the terminal changes from a configurator to a role that only forwards DPP configuration information. The terminal interacts with DPP-supported mobile stations and access points in various ways, sending the mobile station's DPP configuration information to the access point, completing the wireless multi-hop network connection between the access point and the mobile station. This improves the compatibility and user experience of this solution.

[0084] During the registration of the access point to the cloud, the cloud will record the first identity information of the access point (in this embodiment, the first identity information is the MAC or serial number of the access point). Similarly, during the access of the mobile station to the terminal, the terminal will also obtain the second identity information of the mobile station (in this embodiment, the second identity information is the MAC or serial number of the mobile station), and send the second identity information of the mobile station and the DPP configuration information to the cloud for verification. The cloud only verifies the format of the DPP configuration information of the mobile station and does not perform any special processing on it. Figure 2 The operation process of cloud verification is elaborated in detail.

[0085] Reference Attachment Figure 2 The present invention discloses a wireless multi-hop network networking method based on the DPP protocol, wherein the method comprises the following steps:

[0086] S200, the control terminal transparently transmits the DPP configuration information of the mobile site to the cloud.

[0087] S210, controlling the cloud to verify the DPP configuration information of the mobile station after transparent transmission, and sending the DPP configuration information of the mobile station that has successfully been verified to the access point.

[0088] S220: Control the access point to establish a wireless multi-hop network with the mobile station according to the DPP configuration information of the mobile station that has been successfully verified.

[0089] In this embodiment, after the access point is registered with the cloud and the mobile site is connected to the terminal, the terminal will transparently transmit the obtained DPP configuration information and second identity information of the mobile site to the cloud. The cloud first verifies the format of the DPP configuration information of the mobile site, and at the same time queries the database for the first identity information of the access point corresponding to the second identity information based on the second identity information of the mobile site. If the access point corresponding to the second identity information is retrieved, the cloud checks whether the access point is online. If the access point corresponding to the second identity information is offline, the cloud will send the DPP configuration information of the mobile site that has been successfully verified after the access point comes online. After the access point receives the successfully verified DPP configuration information, the access point will act as a configurator to establish a wireless multi-hop network with the mobile site.

[0090] Furthermore, the terminal in the present invention transparently transmits the mobile station's DPP configuration information to the cloud. The cloud then determines whether to send the DPP configuration information to the access point for networking based on the access point's online or offline status. This eliminates the need for the access point, acting as the Configurator, and the mobile station, acting as the Enrollee, to remain active at all times. When the access point is offline and the mobile station has finished sending the DPP configuration information, the mobile station can also go offline. When the access point is online, the mobile station goes online and completes wireless multi-hop networking with the access point. This further improves the compatibility and efficiency of the networking method of the present invention and reduces resource consumption.

[0091] Reference Attachment Figure 3 The present invention discloses another embodiment of a wireless multi-hop network networking method based on the DPP protocol, wherein the terminal is a mobile device (the terminal in this embodiment actually refers to an attached Figure 3 In the example, the mobile application on the mobile device is used, the access point is Router A, and the mobile station is Router B, including:

[0092] Router A acts as an access point supporting the DPP protocol, and Router B acts as a mobile station supporting the DPP protocol. Router A is powered on and connected to the internet. Router A sends its serial number to a mobile app on a mobile device via Bluetooth. Using the mobile app on the mobile device, Router A's identity information, such as its MAC address or serial number, is entered into the cloud (in this embodiment, "cloud" refers to the cloud) according to the app's prompts, and is then bound to a specific user as a gateway.

[0093] Further, use a mobile device to scan the MAC or serial number and other identity information broadcast by router B via Bluetooth, select the corresponding MAC information, and then Figure 4 The Bluetooth frame format defined based on the GATT specification is used to request DPP configuration information from router B and wait for router B to reply with DPP configuration information.

[0094] When the mobile device receives the DPP configuration information from Router B, it forwards it to the cloud along with the user account token information. The cloud receives this information, performs a format check on the DPP configuration information, and then forwards it to Router A after passing the verification. When Router A receives the relevant DPP configuration information from Router B, it triggers the DPP authentication, configuration, and connection process with Router B. Ultimately, Router A and Router B complete the wireless multi-hop network connection. It will be understood that the mobile stations and access points in this embodiment include, but are not limited to, wireless routers, wireless extenders, and other network devices that support Wi-Fi 6 or Wi-Fi 7 standards.

[0095] The present invention also discloses a wireless multi-hop network system based on the DPP protocol, comprising:

[0096] Cloud.

[0097] Mobile stations and access points, both mobile stations and access points support the DPP protocol.

[0098] The terminal interacts with the mobile site to receive the DPP configuration information sent by the mobile site and transparently transmit the DPP configuration information of the mobile site to the cloud. The terminal does not support the DPP protocol.

[0099] The cloud verifies the DPP configuration information of the mobile station after transparent transmission, and sends the DPP configuration information of the mobile station that has successfully been verified to the access point.

[0100] The access point establishes a wireless multi-hop network with the mobile station based on the DPP configuration information of the mobile station that has been successfully verified.

[0101] In this embodiment, before establishing a wireless multi-hop network between a mobile station and an access point, the access point is activated and connected to the internet. The access point's identity information is then entered into the cloud via a mobile application on the terminal. Specifically, the terminal obtains the access point's unique identification information through Bluetooth, QR code scanning, or NFC. Once the terminal recognizes the access point's unique identification information, it controls the access point to perform an onboarding operation based on prompts from the mobile application, registering the access point with the cloud.

[0102] The mobile station then sends the DPP configuration information to the terminal, which then forwards it to the cloud for verification. Once the cloud verifies the information, it sends the successfully verified DPP configuration information to the access point. The access point then performs DPP authentication, DPP configuration, and DPP connection based on the verified DPP configuration information, enabling wireless multi-hop networking.

[0103] The details of this embodiment have been described in the aforementioned embodiments and will not be repeated here.

[0104] The present invention discloses a wireless multi-hop network system based on the DPP protocol, which includes:

[0105] The terminal interacts with the mobile station via Bluetooth, and the mobile station sends unique identification information to the terminal via Bluetooth broadcasting.

[0106] The terminal is further configured to connect the mobile site to the terminal according to the unique identification information of the mobile site.

[0107] After the mobile station accesses the terminal, the terminal sends a DPP configuration information request to the mobile station via Bluetooth.

[0108] In this embodiment, the terminal communicates with the mobile station via Bluetooth (see the attached Figure 4 When interacting with the terminal using the Bluetooth frame format based on the GATT specification defined in this embodiment, the mobile station sends unique identification information to the terminal via Bluetooth broadcast. After the terminal identifies the unique identification information of the mobile station, it connects the mobile station to the terminal and returns a request for obtaining the DPP configuration information of the mobile station. The mobile station sends the DPP configuration information to the terminal based on the request, and the terminal forwards the DPP configuration information of the mobile station to the cloud for verification. After the cloud verification is completed, the DPP configuration information of the mobile station that has been successfully verified is sent to the access point. The access point performs DPP authentication, DPP configuration, and DPP connection based on the DPP configuration information of the mobile station that has been successfully verified to realize wireless multi-hop network networking.

[0109] The present invention discloses a wireless multi-hop network system based on the DPP protocol, which includes:

[0110] The terminal interacts with the mobile station through NFC. When the distance between the mobile station and the terminal is less than a preset distance, the terminal obtains the unique identification information and DPP configuration information of the mobile station through NFC.

[0111] The terminal connects the mobile site to the terminal according to the unique identification information of the mobile site.

[0112] In this embodiment, when a terminal interacts with a mobile station via NFC, if the distance between the mobile station and the terminal is less than a preset distance, the terminal obtains the mobile station's unique identification information and DPP configuration information via NFC. After identifying the mobile station's unique identification information, the terminal connects the mobile station to the terminal and forwards the mobile station's DPP configuration information to the cloud for verification. After the cloud verification is complete, the successfully verified mobile station DPP configuration information is sent to the access point. The access point then establishes a wireless multi-hop network connection with the mobile station based on the successfully verified mobile station DPP configuration information.

[0113] The present invention discloses a wireless multi-hop network system based on the DPP protocol, which includes:

[0114] The terminal interacts with the mobile site through the QR code, and the terminal is also used to scan the QR code of the mobile site to obtain the unique identification information and DPP configuration information of the mobile site.

[0115] The terminal connects the mobile site to the terminal according to the unique identification information of the mobile site.

[0116] In this embodiment, when a terminal interacts with a mobile station by scanning a QR code, it obtains the mobile station's DPP configuration information and unique identification code from the mobile station's QR code. After identifying the mobile station's unique identification information, the terminal connects the mobile station to the terminal and forwards the mobile station's DPP configuration information to the cloud for verification. After the cloud verification is complete, the successfully verified mobile station DPP configuration information is sent to the access point. The access point establishes a wireless multi-hop network based on the successfully verified mobile station's DPP configuration information.

[0117] The present invention discloses a wireless multi-hop network system based on the DPP protocol, which includes:

[0118] The terminal and the access point also interact via Bluetooth, and the access point sends unique identification information to the terminal via Bluetooth broadcast.

[0119] The terminal sends a first authentication instruction to the access point according to the unique identification information of the access point.

[0120] The access point accesses the cloud according to the first authentication instruction.

[0121] In this embodiment, the terminal interacts with the access point via Bluetooth, and the access point broadcasts unique identification information to the terminal via Bluetooth. After the terminal identifies the access point's unique identification information, it sends a first authentication instruction (in this embodiment, the first authentication instruction is a prompt from a mobile application that performs an onboarding operation) to the access point, causing the access point to register with the cloud according to the first authentication instruction. The terminal can also obtain the access point's unique identification information by scanning the access point's QR code and issue the first authentication instruction to register the access point with the cloud. When the distance between the terminal and the access point is less than a first preset distance, the terminal can obtain the access point's unique identification information via NFC and issue the first authentication instruction to register the access point with the cloud. It is also conceivable that if the terminal is a device with write capabilities, the access point's unique identification information can be directly entered at the terminal to register the access point with the cloud.

[0122] In one embodiment, the present invention provides a computer medium having a computer program stored thereon. When the computer program is executed by a processor, it can implement the wireless multi-hop network networking method based on the DPP protocol as described in the aforementioned embodiment. That is, when part or all of the technical solutions that contribute to the prior art in the aforementioned embodiments of the present invention are embodied in the form of a computer software product, the aforementioned computer software product is stored in a computer-readable storage medium. The computer-readable storage medium can be any physical device or equipment that can carry computer program code, such as a USB flash drive, a mobile disk, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a computer memory, a read-only memory, a random access memory, etc.

[0123] It should be noted that the above embodiments can be freely combined as needed. The above are only preferred embodiments of the present invention. It should be pointed out that those skilled in the art can make several improvements and modifications without departing from the principles of the present invention, and such improvements and modifications should also be considered within the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A wireless multi-hop network networking method based on the DPP protocol, characterized in that: Including steps: receiving, through a terminal, DPP configuration information of a mobile site, the terminal not supporting the DPP protocol; Sending the DPP configuration information of the mobile station to the access point via the cloud, wherein both the access point and the mobile station support the DPP protocol; The access point is controlled to establish a wireless multi-hop network with the mobile station according to the DPP configuration information of the mobile station.

2. The wireless multi-hop network networking method based on the DPP protocol according to claim 1, characterized in that: The receiving of the DPP configuration information of the mobile site through the terminal, after the terminal does not support the DPP protocol, specifically includes the following steps: Controlling the terminal to transparently transmit the DPP configuration information of the mobile site to the cloud; Control the cloud to verify the DPP configuration information of the mobile station after transparent transmission, and send the DPP configuration information of the mobile station that has successfully been verified to the access point; The access point is controlled to establish a wireless multi-hop network with the mobile station according to the DPP configuration information of the mobile station that has been successfully verified.

3. The wireless multi-hop network networking method based on the DPP protocol according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The terminal and the mobile site can interact with each other using Bluetooth, a QR code, and NFC.

4. The wireless multi-hop network networking method based on the DPP protocol according to claim 3, characterized in that: When the terminal interacts with the mobile station via Bluetooth, before the DPP configuration information of the mobile station is sent to the access point via the cloud, the method further includes the following steps: Controlling the terminal to receive the unique identification information broadcast by the mobile station via Bluetooth; controlling the terminal to connect the mobile site to the terminal according to the unique identification information of the mobile site; The terminal is controlled to send a DPP configuration information request to the mobile station via Bluetooth, and the mobile station is controlled to feed back a response carrying the DPP configuration information of the mobile station.

5. The wireless multi-hop network networking method based on the DPP protocol according to claim 3, characterized in that: When the terminal interacts with the mobile station through the QR code, before the DPP configuration information of the mobile station is sent to the access point through the cloud, the method further includes the following steps: Controlling the terminal to scan the QR code of the mobile site to obtain the unique identification information and DPP configuration information of the mobile site; The terminal is controlled to connect the mobile site to the terminal according to the unique identification information of the mobile site.

6. The wireless multi-hop network networking method based on the DPP protocol according to claim 3, characterized in that: When the terminal interacts with the mobile station via NFC, before the DPP configuration information of the mobile station is sent to the access point via the cloud, the method further includes the following steps: When the distance between the mobile station and the terminal is less than a preset distance, controlling the terminal to obtain the unique identification information and DPP configuration information of the mobile station through NFC; The terminal is controlled to connect the mobile site to the terminal according to the unique identification information of the mobile site.

7. The wireless multi-hop network networking method based on the DPP protocol according to any one of claims 4 to 6, characterized in that: The terminal also interacts with the access point via Bluetooth. Before the DPP configuration information of the mobile station is sent to the access point via the cloud, the step of: Controlling the terminal to receive the unique identification information broadcast by the access point via Bluetooth; Controlling the terminal to send a first authentication instruction to the access point according to the unique identification information of the access point; Control the access point to access the cloud according to the first authentication instruction.

8. A wireless multi-hop network system based on the DPP protocol, characterized in that: include: Cloud; A mobile station and an access point, both the mobile station and the access point supporting the DPP protocol; A terminal that interacts with the mobile site, is configured to receive the DPP configuration information sent by the mobile site, and transparently transmit the DPP configuration information of the mobile site to the cloud, and the terminal does not support the DPP protocol; The cloud verifies the DPP configuration information of the mobile station after transparent transmission, and sends the DPP configuration information of the mobile station that has been successfully verified to the access point; The access point establishes a wireless multi-hop network with the mobile station according to the DPP configuration information of the mobile station that has been successfully verified.

9. The wireless multi-hop network system based on the DPP protocol according to claim 8, characterized in that: Also includes: The terminal interacts with the mobile site via Bluetooth, and the mobile site sends unique identification information to the terminal via Bluetooth broadcast; The terminal is further configured to connect the mobile site to the terminal according to the unique identification information of the mobile site; After the mobile station accesses the terminal, the terminal sends a DPP configuration information request to the mobile station via Bluetooth.

10. The wireless multi-hop network system based on the DPP protocol according to claim 8, characterized in that: Also includes: The terminal interacts with the mobile site through a QR code, and the terminal is further used to scan the QR code of the mobile site to obtain unique identification information and DPP configuration information of the mobile site; The terminal connects the mobile site to the terminal according to the unique identification information of the mobile site.

11. The wireless multi-hop network system based on the DPP protocol according to claim 8, characterized in that: Also includes: The terminal interacts with the mobile station via NFC, and when the distance between the mobile station and the terminal is less than a preset distance, the terminal obtains the unique identification information and DPP configuration information of the mobile station via NFC; The terminal connects the mobile site to the terminal according to the unique identification information of the mobile site.

12. The wireless multi-hop network system based on the DPP protocol according to any one of claims 9 to 11, characterized in that: Also includes: The terminal and the access point also interact via Bluetooth, and the access point sends unique identification information to the terminal via Bluetooth broadcast; The terminal sends a first authentication instruction to the access point according to the unique identification information of the access point; The access point accesses the cloud according to the first authentication instruction.

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