US 12,294,933 B2
Network access method and apparatus
Huan Li, Shenzhen (CN); Hualin Zhu, Shanghai (CN); and Weisheng Jin, Shanghai (CN)
Assigned to Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Shenzhen (CN)
Filed by Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Shenzhen (CN)
Filed on May 10, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/741,216.
Application 17/741,216 is a continuation of application No. PCT/CN2019/117596, filed on Nov. 12, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0272608 A1, Aug. 25, 2022
Int. Cl. H04W 56/00 (2009.01); H04W 8/20 (2009.01); H04W 48/04 (2009.01); H04W 48/16 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 48/04 (2013.01) [H04W 8/20 (2013.01); H04W 48/16 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
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1. A network access method, comprising:
obtaining, by a first network element, an access request, wherein the access request comprises access location information of a first terminal device;
obtaining, by the first network element, subscription information of the first terminal device, wherein the subscription information comprises subscription location information;
obtaining, by the first network element, permission information in response to the first network element confirming that the access location information of the first terminal device does not belong to the subscription location information, wherein the permission information is information for permitting the first terminal device to access a network at an access location corresponding to the access location information; and
permitting, by the first network element based on the permission information, the first terminal device to access the network at the access location corresponding to the access location information;
wherein in response to the first network element not obtaining the permission information within a preset time period, the method further comprises:
sending, by the first network element, timer information to the first terminal device, wherein the timer information is used to indicate that the first terminal device sends the access request after a timer associated with the timer information expires.