Abstract: A method for remotely managing a sensor network topology includes: receiving a device management DM command sent by a device management server, where the DM command acts on a preconstructed management object MO node and the MO node includes a node configured to discover a sensor network topology, a node configured to describe a sensor network topology, or a node configured to modify a sensor network topology; and managing a sensor network according to the DM command, where the management includes discovering the sensor network topology, describing the sensor network topology, or modifying the sensor network topology. By adopting the present invention, remote topology management of a sensor network successive to an M2M gateway can be implemented and the complexity for implementing the management is reduced.

Abstract: A method for performing an operation on a device resource includes: receiving a first request, which is requests an operation on a device resource, where a destination address of the first request is a mapped address of the device resource on a management apparatus; determining, that the device resource is created on a device corresponding to the device resource; generating a second request for performing an operation on the device resource on the device; and transmitting the second request to the device. A management apparatus for performing an operation on a device resource is also provided. By using the present invention, the complexity for the network application to perform an operation on the device resource can be reduced, and the convenience for the network application to perform an operation on the device resource can be improved. Therefore, extensive application of M2M can further be promoted.

Abstract: A method for remotely managing a sensor network topology includes: receiving a device management DM command sent by a device management server, where the DM command acts on a preconstructed management object MO node and the MO node includes a node configured to discover a sensor network topology, a node configured to describe a sensor network topology, or a node configured to modify a sensor network topology; and managing a sensor network according to the DM command, where the management includes discovering the sensor network topology, describing the sensor network topology, or modifying the sensor network topology. By adopting the present invention, remote topology management of a sensor network successive to an M2M gateway can be implemented and the complexity for implementing the management is reduced.

Abstract: An encrypted communication method relating to communication technologies includes allocating a same encryption key for a first application and a terminal that is only bound to the first application. The method also includes transparently transmitting information communicated between the terminal and the first application when determining that the terminal communicates with the first application by using the same encryption key.

Abstract: Example embodiments of the present invention disclose a device management method, middleware, computer-program products, system, and apparatuses.

Abstract: A network system includes a device management (DM) server and a Machine to Machine (M2M) gateway coupled to the DM server and to a plurality of sensor devices in a sensor network. The DM server is configured to send a DM command. The M2M gateway is configured to: after receiving the DM command, access a topology tree that includes first and second management object (MO) nodes, wherein the first MO node includes an identification and a type of the sensor network and the second MO node describes a characteristic of each of the plurality of sensor devices and a connection relationship of the plurality of sensor devices; according to address information within the DM command, locate at least one of the first and second MO nodes; retrieve information from the located at least one of the first and second MO nodes; and send the retrieved information to the DM server.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a machine-to-machine communications privacy protection method and system, a machine-to-machine communications service management entity, and a related device. The method includes: after receiving a location access message, determining, by a service management entity and according to locating information, an entity that performs privacy inspection; and triggering, by the service management entity, the entity that performs privacy inspection to perform privacy inspection. The M2M service management entity determines in advance the entity that performs privacy inspection and triggers the entity that performs privacy inspection to perform privacy inspection. Therefore, with the method provided in the present invention, message interaction on an mId interface is reduced, thereby reducing a message overhead.

Abstract: A method for activating network storage includes: a message processing server receives a network storage request from a client; the message processing server establishes a session with a history function (HF) according to the network storage request, and sends the content from the session in which the client participates to the HF through the session with the HF. A system for activating network storage, a message processing server, and a client are also provided. With the present invention, the network storage is implemented more conveniently, and the user experience is improved.

Abstract: A network system includes a device management (DM) server and a Machine to Machine (M2M) gateway coupled to the DM server and to a plurality of sensor devices in a sensor network. The DM server is configured to send a DM command. The M2M gateway is configured to: after receiving the DM command, access a topology tree that includes first and second management object (MO) nodes, wherein the first MO node includes an identification and a type of the sensor network and the second MO node describes a characteristic of each of the plurality of sensor devices and a connection relationship of the plurality of sensor devices; according to address information within the DM command, locate at least one of the first and second MO nodes; retrieve information from the located at least one of the first and second MO nodes; and send the retrieved information to the DM server.

Abstract: A method for remotely managing a sensor network topology includes: receiving a device management DM command sent by a device management server, where the DM command acts on a preconstructed management object MO node and the MO node includes a node configured to discover a sensor network topology, a node configured to describe a sensor network topology, or a node configured to modify a sensor network topology; and managing a sensor network according to the DM command, where the management includes discovering the sensor network topology, describing the sensor network topology, or modifying the sensor network topology. By adopting the present invention, remote topology management of a sensor network successive to an M2M gateway can be implemented and the complexity for implementing the management is reduced.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method, an apparatus, and a system for securely transmitting data. A method for securely transmitting data is provided, where the method includes: sending, by a user terminal, a resource access request carrying a first authentication header field to a server, where the first authentication header field includes a user identifier and a server identifier; and receiving a request response returned by the server, where the request response includes a second authentication header field and a message body, where the second authentication header field carries a third integrity digest, and the third integrity digest is obtained by the server by performing, after receiving the resource access request, calculation by using a third message-digest algorithm further according to a user password and message content; so that M2M transmission based on the CoAP protocol can be performed securely and reliably.

Abstract: A method for message interworking, a Session Initiation System messaging server, an interworking gateway and a system for message interworking are disclosed. The method for message interworking includes: receiving, by an SIP messaging server, an SIP message, and routing the SIP message to a recipient; receiving an SIP response to the SIP message; sending the SIP message to an interworking gateway when it is determined that message interworking is required, so that the interworking gateway may perform a protocol conversion on the SIP message and send the converted non-SIP message to a corresponding non-SIP messaging system, or, so that the interworking gateway may establish a session between the interworking gateway itself and a sender terminal, receive an SIP session message via the established session, perform a protocol conversion on the SIP session message and then send the converted non-SIP message to a corresponding non-SIP messaging system.

Abstract: A group communication method is provided, including: receiving, from a network application, a group access request that requests access to a group, where the group access request includes a group identifier of the group; obtaining group member information of all group members in the group according to the group identifier; according to the group member information, determining members of a first group that are connected to a service function entity through a same gateway in the group; and sending, to the gateway, a first group member access request that requests access to the members of the first group. In addition, a service function entity for group communication and a gateway for group communication are provided. The present invention is capable of reducing signaling overhead during group communication and thereby improving group communication efficiency.

Abstract: A method, device and system for authenticating gateway, node and server are provided in this invention. The node receives a message sent by a gateway, wherein the message comprises a number T3 shared by the gateway and a server, and a gateway identification. The node encrypts data with a key K1 shared by the node and the server, the data including T3, the gateway identification, and a random number T1 generated by the node, and then sends the encrypted data and a node identification to the server through the gateway. The node decrypts data encrypted by the server and forwarded by the gateway with the key, determines that the server is a valid server according to a T1-related number obtained by decryption, and establishes a security channel with the gateway according to a new key obtained through the decryption.

Abstract: A group communication method is provided, including: receiving, from a network application, a group access request that requests access to a group, where the group access request includes a group identifier of the group; obtaining group member information of all group members in the group according to the group identifier; according to the group member information, determining members of a first group that are connected to a service function entity through a same gateway in the group; and sending, to the gateway, a first group member access request that requests access to the members of the first group. In addition, a service function entity for group communication and a gateway for group communication are provided. The present invention is capable of reducing signaling overhead during group communication and thereby improving group communication efficiency.

Abstract: A method for remotely managing a sensor network topology includes: receiving a device management DM command sent by a device management server, where the DM command acts on a preconstructed management object MO node and the MO node includes a node configured to discover a sensor network topology, a node configured to describe a sensor network topology, or a node configured to modify a sensor network topology; and managing a sensor network according to the DM command, where the management includes discovering the sensor network topology, describing the sensor network topology, or modifying the sensor network topology. By adopting the present invention, remote topology management of a sensor network successive to an M2M gateway can be implemented and the complexity for implementing the management is reduced.

Abstract: The present invention relates to mobile communication technologies, and discloses a method and a device for handover between User Equipment (UE) in a process of sending a message to enable the after-handover UE receive messages accurately. The method includes: receiving a UE handover request sent by a before-handover UE, wherein the UE handover request carries an identifier of an after-handover UE and indication parameters for sending a message; and sending the message to the after-handover UE according to the identifier of the after-handover UE and the indication parameters for sending the message. The embodiments of the present invention are applied to handover between UEs in the process of sending a message.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a machine-to-machine communications privacy protection method and system, a machine-to-machine communications service management entity, and a related device. The method includes: after receiving a location access message, determining, by a service management entity and according to locating information, an entity that performs privacy inspection; and triggering, by the service management entity, the entity that performs privacy inspection to perform privacy inspection. The M2M service management entity determines in advance the entity that performs privacy inspection and triggers the entity that performs privacy inspection to perform privacy inspection. Therefore, with the method provided in the present invention, message interaction on an mId interface is reduced, thereby reducing a message overhead.

Abstract: The present invention relates to mobile communication technologies, and discloses a method and a device for handover between User Equipment (UE) in a process of sending a message to enable the after-handover UE receive messages accurately. The method includes: receiving a UE handover request sent by a before-handover UE, wherein the UE handover request carries an identifier of an after-handover UE and indication parameters for sending a message; and sending the message to the after-handover UE according to the identifier of the after-handover UE and the indication parameters for sending the message. The embodiments of the present invention are applied to handover between UEs in the process of sending a message.

Abstract: A method for service inter-working and session channel establishment, an Inter-working Selection Function (ISF) module and device are provided. The method for service inter-working includes: receiving content which is corresponding to at least two media types and is sent by a calling party; and sending, according to the media types of the content, the content to Inter-Working Function (IWF) modules each corresponding to one media type, so that the IWF modules send the received content to a called party. In one aspect, a Converged IP Message (CPM) service may have sessions with a plurality of non-CPM services, thereby improving user experience; in another aspect, when the calling party intends to change the media types between the calling party and the called party with which the calling party has processed the service inter-working, it can be achieved just by directly changing the media types without disconnecting the session with the called party in advance.