KR20190050518A - Method for providing subscription line based service and system thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a subscription line-based service providing system, which comprises a subscription server for managing at least one of subscriber's Internet contract information and service contract information; A service authentication server for authenticating a service terminal connected to a communication line of the subscriber based on network facility information at the time of opening the Internet and network facility information at the time of opening the service; And a service platform for determining whether to provide the communication service requested by the subscriber to the service terminal based on the authentication result of the service authentication server.

Description

[0001] METHOD FOR PROVIDING SUBSCRIPTION LINE BASED SERVICE AND SYSTEM THEREOF [0002]

The present invention relates to a method and system for providing a subscription line-based service, and more particularly, to a method and system for providing a communication service that enables a service terminal to be used only through a communication line opened by an Internet subscriber will be.

A user who wishes to use the Internet service selects one of various Internet products of the communication company (e.g., KT ole, SK broadband, etc.) considering the installation area, the Internet speed, and the monthly charge, and then subscribes for the Internet service. When a specific Internet product subscription is completed, the operator (Internet installer) of the communication company visits the installation place of the subscriber and performs the opening operation related to the Internet product.

In the case of existing Internet products, mobility is guaranteed due to the characteristics of the Internet Protocol (IP). That is, a service terminal such as an IPTV set top box (STB) or a voice over IP (VoIP) can be installed at any place regardless of the opening line of the Internet.

However, as the environment of the communication network changes and the security needs of the users increase, the telecommunication service providers offer Internet products that can be used only for the opening line in order to differentiate the competitors such as security enhancement, SLA (service level achievement) . Accordingly, there is a need for a method for allowing an Internet subscriber to use the service terminal only through the opened communication line.

The present invention is directed to solving the above-mentioned problems and other problems. Another object of the present invention is to provide a subscription line-based service providing method and system capable of supporting a communication service that enables a service terminal to be used only through a communication line opened by an Internet subscriber.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a subscriber line based service capable of authenticating a service terminal based on network facility information at the time of opening the Internet and network facility information at the time of opening the service and determining whether to provide a communication service based on the authentication result of the service terminal Providing method and system.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a subscription server for managing at least one of subscriber's Internet contract information and service contract information. A service authentication server for authenticating a service terminal connected to a communication line of the subscriber based on network facility information at the time of opening the Internet and network facility information at the time of opening the service; And a service platform for determining whether to provide the communication service requested by the subscriber to the service terminal based on the authentication result of the service authentication server.

In the present embodiment, the Internet contract information may include at least one of subscriber information and Internet contract number information. The service contract information may include at least one of subscriber information, service type information, service contract number information, and service terminal information.

The service platform can confirm whether the service contract information transmitted from the subscription server matches the service contract information transmitted from the service terminal. In addition, the service platform may transmit Internet contract information and service contract information received from at least one of the subscription server and the service terminal to the service authentication server.

In another embodiment, the service authentication server can acquire network facility information at the time of opening the Internet from the OSS DB using the Internet contract information transmitted from the service platform. Also, the service authentication server can obtain network facility information at the time of service opening from the L2 switch by using the MAC information of the service terminal included in the service contract information. Here, the network facility information may include equipment identification information of an L2 switch for switching a subscriber's communication line, and port information of an L2 switch allocated to the communication line.

In another embodiment, the service authentication server may compare the network facility information at the time of opening the Internet with the network facility information at the time of opening the service to confirm whether or not they match. The service authentication server may transmit an authentication success signal to the service platform when the network facility information matches, and may transmit an authentication failure signal to the service platform when the network facility information is inconsistent.

When receiving the authentication success signal from the service authentication server, the service platform can provide the communication service requested by the subscriber to the service terminal, and when receiving the authentication failure signal from the service authentication server, It may not provide the communication service to the service terminal.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for managing subscriber information, the method comprising: managing at least one of subscriber's Internet contract information and service contract information; Authenticating a service terminal connected to a communication line of the subscriber based on network facility information at the time of opening the Internet and network facility information at the time of opening the service; And determining whether to provide the communication service requested by the subscriber to the service terminal based on the authentication result of the service terminal.

A method and a system for providing a subscription line based service according to embodiments of the present invention will be described as follows.

According to at least one of the embodiments of the present invention, when the service is opened, the service terminal can be used only through the communication line directly opened by the Internet subscriber, thereby providing user convenience different from the conventional technology.

In addition, according to at least one embodiment of the present invention, the service terminal can be used only through the communication line directly opened by the Internet subscriber when the service is opened, thereby providing a communication service with enhanced security function .

However, the method and system for providing a subscription line-based service according to the embodiments of the present invention are not limited to those described above, and other effects not mentioned can be obtained from the following description. And will be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art.

1 is a configuration diagram of a subscription line based service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIGS. 2A and 2B are diagrams referred to explain operations of a subscription line-based service providing system for managing network facility information and Internet contract information in a DB when the Internet is opened;
FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B are diagrams for describing operations of a subscription line-based service providing system that provides a communication service that enables a service terminal to be used only through an opening line when a service is started.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals are used to designate identical or similar elements, and redundant description thereof will be omitted. The suffix " module " and " part " for the components used in the following description are given or mixed in consideration of ease of specification, and do not have their own meaning or role.

In the following description of the embodiments of the present invention, a detailed description of related arts will be omitted when it is determined that the gist of the embodiments disclosed herein may be blurred. It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory and are intended to provide further explanation of the invention as claimed. , ≪ / RTI > equivalents, and alternatives.

The present invention proposes a method for providing a differentiated communication service from the prior art by allowing a service terminal to be used only through a communication line directly opened by an Internet subscriber.

Hereinafter, various embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 is a configuration diagram of a subscription line based service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1, an subscription line based service system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an subscription server 110, an operation support server 120, a service platform 130, a service authentication server 140, A database 150 may be included. The components shown in FIG. 1 are not essential for implementing subscription line based service systems, so the subscription line based service system described herein may have more or fewer components than those listed above .

The subscription server (or subscription system) 110 may perform the function of collecting and managing Internet contract information related to the Internet opening at the time of the Internet subscription. At this time, the Internet contract information may include at least one of subscriber information (i.e., contractor information) and Internet contract number information.

The subscription server 110 may perform a function of collecting and managing service contract information related to service opening at the time of subscription to the service. At this time, the service contract information may include at least one of subscriber information, service type information, service contract number information, and service terminal information (i.e., MAC information).

In the present embodiment, the Internet subscription means an application for opening a communication line between a subscriber and a communication company, and the service subscription includes a communication service (for example, an IPTV service, an Internet telephone service, an IP camera service, etc.) It means to apply.

The operation support server (or the operation support system 120) has a function of operating and managing communication networks having different infra such as an Internet network, a leased line network, a security network, an IP premium network, and a telephone network provided by a communication company Can be performed. The operation support server 120 can efficiently support a network constructed by a communication company to reduce costs and develop new services to increase sales.

The operation support server 120 may send an Internet installer to a subscriber's installation site at the time of the Internet subscription to support a communication line between a subscriber's terminal device (e.g., a PC) and a communication company network. Hereinafter, in the present embodiment, the communication line may be used as an Internet line, a communication line, or a subscription line.

The operation support server 120 may transmit the network facility information of the Internet subscriber and the Internet contract information to the database 150 when the Internet is opened. At this time, the network facility information may include equipment identification information of an L2 switch for switching an opening line of an Internet subscriber, and port information of an L2 switch allocated to the opening line. The Internet contract information may include Internet contract number information for identifying an Internet contract of the subscriber.

The service platform 130 may perform functions of managing and checking communication services available in the communication company. In addition, the service platform 130 may perform functions of providing communication services to service subscribers. At this time, the service platform 130 may provide a communication service to the service terminal of the authenticated service subscriber.

The service platform 130 receives the subscription information (Internet contract information / service contract information) from the subscription server 110 and receives the authentication information (service contract information) from the service terminal of the service subscriber when the service is opened, The management function for the opening line can be performed. Accordingly, the service platform 130 can provide a communication service enabling the service terminal to use the service terminal only through the opened communication line.

The service authentication server 140 can perform a function of confirming whether the user requesting the communication service is a user who is normally subscribed to the service. The service authentication server 140 has a function of confirming whether or not the network facility information at the time of opening the Internet matches the network facility information at the time of service opening so that the service terminal can be used only through the communication line opened by the service subscriber Can be performed.

The service authentication server 140 may provide the authentication result to the service platform 130. The service platform 130 may provide a communication service to the service terminal or block the communication service based on the authentication result of the service authentication server 140.

The database 150 may store programs for operation of the subscription line based service providing system 100. [ For example, the database 150 may store programs required for operation of the subscription server 110, the operations support server 120, the service platform 130, and the service authentication server 140.

The database 150 may store data transmitted from the subscription server 110, the operation support server 120, the service platform 130, and the service authentication server 140. For example, the database 150 may store and manage network facility information and Internet contract information transmitted from the operation support server 120 for each Internet subscriber when the Internet is opened.

The database 150 may be classified into a plurality of databases according to the type of data. For example, the database 150 may include an application subscription DB for storing data transmitted from the subscription server 110, an operation support system (OSS) DB for storing data transmitted from the operation support server 120, A service platform DB for storing transmitted data, and a service authentication DB for storing data transmitted from the service authentication server 140. [

FIGS. 2A and 2B are views for explaining the operation of the subscription line-based service providing system for managing the network facility information and the Internet contract information in the DB when the Internet is opened.

Referring to FIGS. 2A and 2B, a user 210 who wishes to use the Internet service can request an Internet subscription by selecting any one of Internet products provided by a communication company (S210).

The subscription server 110 can collect and manage Internet contract information related to the Internet connection from the user at the time of the Internet subscription. At this time, the Internet contract information may include at least one of contractor information and Internet contract number information. The contractor information may include the name, age, address, telephone number, resident registration number, etc. of the contractor.

The subscription server 110 may transmit the Internet connection information including the Internet contract information to the operation support server 120 (S220). The operation support server 120 may store the Internet contract information transmitted from the subscription server 110. [

The operation support server 120 may transmit an opening command signal including the contractor information among the Internet contract information to the work terminal 220 of the Internet installer at step S230.

The Internet installer can confirm the contractor information transmitted from the operation support server 120 through the work terminal 220, and visit the installation site of the user based on the contractor information to perform an internet connection operation (S240).

The Internet installer can confirm the L2 switch 240 located near the installation place of the user 210 and open the Internet by allocating the user's communication line to the available port of the L2 switch 240. [ Accordingly, a communication line is connected between the user terminal 230 located in the house and the L2 switch 240 and the communication company network, and the Internet service can be provided through the communication line.

Upon completion of the opening operation, the Internet installer may transmit a completion completion signal including the network facility information and the contractor information to the operation support server 120 through the operation terminal 220 (S250).

The operation support server 120 may transmit the network facility information and the Internet contract number information of the Internet subscriber 210 to the OSS DB 150. The network facility information may include ID information of the L2 switch 240 for switching the opening line of the Internet subscriber 210 and port information of the L2 switch 240 allocated to the opening line.

The OSS DB 150 stores network facility information and Internet contract number information transmitted from the operation support server 120, and can manage the information for each Internet subscriber. That is, the OSS DB 150 can store the ID information of the L2 switch 240, the port information of the L2 switch 240, and the Internet contract number information for each Internet subscriber in the form of a look-up table have.

FIGS. 3A and 3B are diagrams for explaining the operation of a subscription line-based service providing system that provides a communication service that enables a service terminal to be used only through an opening line when a service is started.

Referring to FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B, the Internet subscriber 310 may select one of the communication services provided by the communication company and apply for a service subscription (S310). Communication services provided by the communication company include, but are not limited to, an IPTV service, an Internet telephone service, and an IP camera service.

The subscription server 110 can collect and manage service contract information related to service opening from a user at the time of subscription. At this time, the service contract information may include at least one of subscriber information, service type information, service contract number information, and service terminal information (i.e., MAC information).

The subscription server 110 may transmit the subscription information including the subscriber's Internet contract information and the subscription information to the service platform 130 (S320). The service platform 130 may store the Internet contract information and the service contract information transmitted from the subscription server 110 in a memory (not shown) or the database 150 or the like.

Meanwhile, although not shown in the figure, the subscription server 110 may transmit the service activation information including the service agreement information to the operation support server 120. The operation support server 120 may transmit an opening command signal including subscriber information among the service contract information transmitted from the subscription server 110 to the work terminal of the service installer.

The service installer can confirm the subscriber information transmitted from the operation support server 120 through the work terminal, visit the installation place of the subscriber based on the subscriber information, and perform the service opening operation.

That is, the service installer can confirm the communication line installed in the home of the corresponding subscriber and connect the service terminal 320 to the communication line. At this time, the service terminal 320 stores MAC (Media Access Control) information and service contract information received from a terminal management system (not shown).

When the service terminal 320 is connected to the communication line, the service terminal 320 may transmit the authentication information including the service contract information to the service platform 130 (S330). At this time, the service contract information may include at least one of MAC information, subscriber information, service type information, and service contract number information of the service terminal 320.

The service platform 130 may store the MAC information and the service contract information transmitted from the service terminal 320 in the memory or the database 150 or the like.

The service platform 130 stores service contract information (hereinafter referred to as 'first service contract information') received from the subscription server 110 and service contract information received from the service terminal 320 Quot; second service contract information " for convenience).

In other words, the service platform 130 stores subscriber information, service type information, service contract number information and service terminal information included in the first service contract information, subscriber information included in the second service contract information, service type information, It is possible to confirm whether the number information and the service terminal information coincide with each other.

If it is determined that the first service contract information does not match the second service contract information, the service platform 130 determines that the service terminal 320 is not normally connected to the opening line of the subscriber, The communication service is not authorized. At this time, the service platform 130 can transmit a notification signal indicating that the communication service can not be provided to the corresponding service terminal 320.

If it is determined that the first service contract information matches the second service contract information, the service platform 130 may transmit the Internet contract information and the service contract information of the corresponding subscriber to the service authentication server 140 ( S340). In another embodiment, the service platform 130 may transmit the subscriber's Internet contract information and service contract information to the service authentication server 140 without having to determine whether the first and second service contract information are matched.

The service authentication server 140 may store the Internet contract information and the service contract information received from the service platform 130 in a memory (not shown) or the database 150 or the like.

The service authentication server 140 may access the OSS DB 150 to obtain the network facility information at the time of opening the Internet (hereinafter, referred to as 'first facility information' for convenience of explanation) (S350). At this time, the service authentication server 140 can acquire the first facility information on the opening line of the subscriber using the Internet contract number information included in the Internet contract information. The first facility information may include ID information of the L2 switch 330 and port information of the L2 switch 330.

The service authentication server 140 can inquire the MAC table information of the L2 switch 330 using a network management protocol such as SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol). At this time, the MAC table information may include MAC information of the service terminal 320 and port information matched with the MAC information.

More specifically, the service authentication server 140 may transmit the MAC information included in the service contract information to the L2 switch 330 (S360). The L2 switch 330 can detect the port information corresponding to the MAC information transmitted from the service authentication server 140 by referring to the MAC table stored in the memory.

The L2 switch 330 may transmit network facility information (hereinafter, referred to as 'second facility information') including its own ID information and the detected port information to the service authentication server 140 (S370 ). Thus, the service authentication server 140 can acquire network facility information at the time of service opening.

The service authentication server 380 receives the first facility information (i.e., the network facility information at the time of opening the Internet) obtained from the OSS DB 150 and the second facility information acquired from the L2 switch 330 Network facility information) are compared with each other to confirm whether or not they match (S380).

If the first facility information matches the second facility information, the service authentication server 380 may transmit an authentication success signal (or an authentication success message) to the service platform 130 (S390).

If it is determined that the first facility information and the second facility information do not match, the service authentication server 380 determines that the service terminal 320 is not connected to the opening line of the subscriber, Or an authentication failure message) to the service platform 130 (S390).

When the service platform 130 receives the authentication success signal from the service authentication server 140, the service platform 130 may provide the communication service requested by the subscriber to the service terminal 320 (S395).

On the other hand, when the service platform 130 receives the authentication failure signal from the service authentication server 140, the service platform 130 does not provide the communication service requested by the subscriber to the service terminal 320 (S395). At this time, the service platform 130 can transmit a notification signal indicating the fact that the communication service can not be provided and the reason why the service can not be provided to the corresponding service terminal 320.

As described above, the subscription line-based service providing system according to the present invention can provide the user convenience different from the prior art by allowing the service terminal to be used only through the communication line directly opened by the Internet subscriber, It is possible to provide a communication service with enhanced security function.

The present invention described above can be embodied as computer-readable codes on a medium on which a program is recorded. The computer readable medium includes all kinds of recording devices in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored. Examples of the computer readable medium include a hard disk drive (HDD), a solid state disk (SSD), a silicon disk drive (SDD), a ROM, a RAM, a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, , And may also be implemented in the form of a carrier wave (e.g., transmission over the Internet). Also, the computer may include a control unit 180 of the terminal. Accordingly, the above description should not be construed in a limiting sense in all respects and should be considered illustrative. The scope of the present invention should be determined by rational interpretation of the appended claims, and all changes within the scope of equivalents of the present invention are included in the scope of the present invention.

100: Subscription line based service providing system 110: Subscription server
120: Operation support server 130: Service platform
140: service authentication server 150: database

Claims (10)

A subscription server for managing at least one of subscriber's Internet contract information and service contract information;
A service authentication server for authenticating a service terminal connected to a communication line of the subscriber based on network facility information at the time of opening the Internet and network facility information at the time of opening the service; And
And a service platform for determining whether to provide the communication service requested by the subscriber to the service terminal based on the authentication result of the service authentication server. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the Internet contract information includes at least one of subscriber information and Internet contract number information,
Wherein the service contract information includes at least one of subscriber information, service type information, service contract number information, and service terminal information. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the service platform confirms whether service contract information transmitted from the subscription server matches service contract information received from the service terminal. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the service platform transmits the Internet contract information and the service contract information received from at least one of the subscription server and the service terminal to the service authentication server. 5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the service authentication server acquires network facility information at the time of opening the Internet from an operation support system (OSS) database using the internet contract information transmitted from the service platform. 5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the service authentication server acquires network facility information at the time of service opening from the L2 switch using MAC (Media Access Control) information of the service terminal included in the service contract information. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the network facility information includes equipment identification information of an L2 switch for switching a communication line of the subscriber and port information of an L2 switch allocated to the communication line. The method according to claim 1,
The service authentication server compares the network facility information at the time of opening the Internet with the network facility information at the time of opening the service,
And transmits an authentication success signal to the service platform when the network facility information matches, and transmits an authentication failure signal to the service platform when the network facility information do not coincide with each other. . 9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the service platform provides the communication service requested by the subscriber to the service terminal when receiving the authentication success signal,
And when the authentication failure signal is received, the subscriber does not provide the communication service requested by the subscriber to the service terminal. Managing at least one of subscriber's Internet contract information and service contract information;
Authenticating a service terminal connected to a communication line of the subscriber based on network facility information at the time of opening the Internet and network facility information at the time of opening the service; And
And determining whether to provide the communication service requested by the subscriber to the service terminal based on the authentication result of the service terminal.

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