Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure disclose a connected speaker device having a first speaker, a first plate mounted on the first speaker, a second speaker, and a second plate which is mounted on the first speaker and connected to at least a part of the first plate. A distance between the first, speaker and the second speaker is equal to a sum of thicknesses of the first plate and the second plate. The disclosed connected speaker device effectively reduces the distance between adjacent speakers and ensures reliability of the connection between the speakers at the same time.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and a terminal for message verification, which can enhance timeliness of event message verification. The method includes: receiving an event message sent by a cell broadcast entity; obtaining a public key of a CA according to pre-configured information for determining the public key of the CA and information for determining the public key of the CA and obtained from a network side, or according to information of the CA obtained from the network side; then, obtaining a public key of the cell broadcast entity according to the obtained public key of the CA and an implicit certificate of the cell broadcast entity; verifying a signature of the cell broadcast entity over the event message according to the public key of the cell broadcast entity; and finally, determining legitimacy of the event message according to the verification result.

Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure disclose a connected speaker device having a first speaker, a first plate mounted on the first speaker, a second speaker, and a second plate which is mounted on the first speaker and connected to at least a part of the first plate. A distance between the first, speaker and the second speaker is equal to a sum of thicknesses of the first plate and the second plate. The disclosed connected speaker device effectively reduces the distance between adjacent speakers and ensures reliability of the connection between the speakers at the same time.

Abstract: Embodiments provide an MTC device communication method, device, and system. A second network element receives, a query message sent by a first network element after the first network element identifies that a type of a received short message is a preset-type short message. The query message comprises an identifier of a receiver of the short message and an identifier of a sender of the short message. The second network element checks whether the sender is authorized to send the preset-type short message to the receiver. The second network element sends a message to the first network element indicating whether or not to send the short message to the receiver.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and a related device for generating a group key. The method includes: obtaining a group ID of a group where a machine type communication MTC device is located; obtaining a group communication root key corresponding to the group ID; generating a group key corresponding to the group ID according to the group communication root key; and sending the group key encrypted by using an access stratum key of the MTC device to the MTC device, so that the MTC device obtains the group key through decryption according to the access stratum key of the MTC device. According to the foregoing technical solutions, a base station may allocate, to an MTC device, a group key corresponding to a group where the MTC device is located.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for accessing a communications network by a terminal, an apparatus, and a communications system, relate to the communications field, and can effectively reduce a resource waste on a network side that is caused when WLCP is triggered by a malicious application on a terminal. A first message sent by a second device is received, where the first message includes a second message and an authentication parameter, the authentication parameter is a token or a User Datagram Protocol UDP port number, and the second message includes the encrypted authentication parameter; or the first message includes a second message, and the second message includes an encrypted authentication parameter; or the first message includes a second message and an authentication parameter; and the second message is sent to a terminal.

Abstract: Embodiments provide an MTC device communication method, device, and system. A second network element receives, a query message sent by a first network element after the first network element identifies that a type of a received short message is a preset-type short message. The query message comprises an identifier of a receiver of the short message and an identifier of a sender of the short message. The second network element checks whether the sender is authorized to send the preset-type short message to the receiver. The second network element sends a message to the first network element indicating whether or not to send the short message to the receiver.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide an MTC device communication method, device, and system. A second network element receives, a query message sent by a first network element after the first network element identifies that a type of a received short message is a preset-type short message. The query message comprises an identifier of a receiver of the short message and an identifier of a sender of the short message. The second network element checks whether the sender is authorized to send the preset-type short message to the receiver. The second network element sends a message to the first network element indicating whether or not to send the short message to the receiver.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of communications, and in particular, to a processing method for minimization of drive tests, a network device, and a communications system. The method includes: obtaining, by a first network device, a virtual identity, where the virtual identity is corresponding to a real identity of a terminal; and sending, by the first network device, the virtual identity of the terminal performing minimization of drive tests and minimization of drive tests information, where the minimization of drive tests information includes at least one of a minimization of drive tests result and a trace recording session reference. According to the present invention, some measurement results can be mapped to same UE without exposing user privacy.

Abstract: The present invention relates to communication technologies and discloses a method and an apparatus for protecting security of data, so as to solve the problem of the prior art in which the security of data transmission between a communication terminal which has a characteristic of small data transmission and the network cannot be guaranteed. Information relevant to security context is stored if a communication terminal has a characteristic of small data transmission; current security context is obtained according to the information relevant to security context; and security protection of communication data is performed by employing the current security context. The embodiments of the present invention may be applied to a communication system having a characteristic of small data transmission, such as an MTC and the like.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and a terminal for message verification, which can enhance timeliness of event message verification. The method includes: receiving an event message sent by a cell broadcast entity; obtaining a public key of a CA according to pre-configured information for determining the public key of the CA and information for determining the public key of the CA and obtained from a network side, or according to information of the CA obtained from the network side; then, obtaining a public key of the cell broadcast entity according to the obtained public key of the CA and an implicit certificate of the cell broadcast entity; verifying a signature of the cell broadcast entity over the event message according to the public key of the cell broadcast entity; and finally, determining legitimacy of the event message according to the verification result.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for updating a public key, a UE and a CA are disclosed. The method includes: receiving a first message including CA public key information, where the CA public key information includes a CA public key or CA public key acquiring information; and updating a local CA public key of a UE according to the CA public key or to the CA public key acquiring information. The present invention can realize update of the CA public key in the UE.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide an MTC device communication method, device, and system. A second network element receives, a query message sent by a first network element after the first network element identifies that a type of a received short message is a preset-type short message. The query message comprises an identifier of a receiver of the short message and an identifier of a sender of the short message. The second network element checks whether the sender is authorized to send the preset-type short message to the receiver. The second network element sends a message to the first network element indicating whether or not to send the short message to the receiver.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and a related device for generating a group key. The method includes: obtaining a group ID of a group where a machine type communication MTC device is located; obtaining a group communication root key corresponding to the group ID; generating a group key corresponding to the group ID according to the group communication root key; and sending the group key encrypted by using an access stratum key of the MTC device to the MTC device, so that the MTC device obtains the group key through decryption according to the access stratum key of the MTC device. According to the foregoing technical solutions, a base station may allocate, to an MTC device, a group key corresponding to a group where the MTC device is located.

Abstract: A method and a related device for generating a group key are provided. A group ID of a group to which an MTC device belongs and a group communication root key related to a security key are received from an MME, where the security key is corresponding to the group ID; a group key corresponding to the group ID is generated according to the group communication root key; and a generating parameter used to generate the group key is sent to the MTC device, so that the MTC device generates the group key according to the group key generating parameter and a security key saved in the MTC device. Therefore, a base station only needs to maintain a same group key for a same group, thereby reducing the operation complexity of the base station.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide an MTC device authentication method, an MTC gateway, and a related device, which are used to solve a problem that direct interaction between a large quantity of MTC devices and a network side brings a heavy load to a network when the MTC devices are authenticated in the prior art. The method includes: performing, by an MTC gateway, mutual authentication with a core network node; performing, by the MTC gateway, mutual authentication with an MTC device; reporting, by the MTC gateway, a result of the mutual authentication with the MTC device to the core network node; and providing, by the MTC gateway, a non access stratum link protection key K between the MTC device and the core network node according to a key K1 or a key K2.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a security authentication method, apparatus, and system, where the method includes: verifying a feature identifier for identifying terminal equipment, where the terminal equipment is machine-to-machine equipment; and obtaining a key corresponding to the feature identifier, so as to perform secure communication with the terminal equipment according to the key. In the embodiments of the present invention, after terminal equipment, a mobility management entity, and a home subscriber system successfully perform authentication and key agreement, it is verified whether a feature identifier of the terminal is legal, and when the feature identifier of the terminal is a legal identifier, a key is obtained according to the feature identifier, so that the mobility management entity and the terminal equipment perform secure communication according to the key, thereby implementing secure communication between M2M equipment and a network side.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method and an apparatus for authenticating a communication device, where the method includes: receiving an attach request including a group identifier and sent by an MTC device to be authenticated, where the group identifier is a group identifier of an MTC group where the MTC device to be authenticated is located; determining whether a first group authentication vector bound to the group identifier exists locally, where the first group authentication vector is an authentication vector used for authenticating MTC devices in the MTC group; and if existing, according to the first group authentication vector, authenticating the MTC device to be authenticated, and generating a system key of the MTC device to be authenticated. The technical solutions provided in the present invention can be applied to the technical field of authenticating the MTC device.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for negotiating machine type communication (MTC) device group algorithms, including: selecting a negotiated group encryption algorithm and a negotiated group integrity algorithm from group encryption algorithms and group integrity algorithms supported by an MTC device; sending a security mode command message or a radio resource control (RRC) connection reconfiguration message to the MTC device, wherein the security mode command message or the RRC connection reconfiguration message carries the negotiated group encryption algorithm and the negotiated group integrity algorithm. The method disclosed in this invention enables the MTC devices to realize the encryption and the integrity protection of communication contents when performing group communication.

Abstract: A method for preventing abuse of an Authentication Vector (AV) and a system and apparatus for implementing the method are provided. Access network information of a non-3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) access network where a user resides is bound to an AV of the user, so that when the user accesses an Evolved Packet System (EPS) through the non-3GPP access network, even if an entity in the non-3GPP access network is breached, or an Evolved Packet Data Gateway (ePDG) connected to an untrusted non-3GPP access network is breached, the stolen AV cannot be applied to other non-3GPP access networks by an attacker.