Methods and devices for configuring and acquiring emergency number

A method for acquiring an emergency number, comprising:

• receiving, by a User Equipment (UE), an emergency number list corresponding to position information about the UE from a network side device after the UE has accessed to a wireless local area network;
• wherein the receiving, by the UE, the emergency number list corresponding to the position information about the UE from the network side device comprises:
• transmitting, by the UE, an authentication request message carrying emergency number list request information to the network side device through a communication channel established between the UE and the network side device;
• and
• receiving, by the UE, an authentication response message carrying a configured emergency number list from the network side device through the communication channel.

A device for configuring an emergency number, comprising a processor, a memory, and a computer program stored in the memory and executed by the processor, wherein the computer program is executed by the processor so as to implement a method for configuring the emergency number, comprising:

• determining position information about a User Equipment (UE) when the UE has accessed to a wireless local area network;
• issuing an emergency number list corresponding to the position information about the UE to the UE;
• and
• wherein the issuing, by the network side device, the emergency number list configured for the UE to the UE comprises:
• upon receipt of an authentication request message carrying emergency number list request information transmitted by through a communication channel, transmitting, by the network side device, an authentication response message carrying the configured emergency number list to the UE through the communication channel.