Distributed management system and management method for smart card management apparatuses

A distributed management system of smart card management apparatuses, comprising:

• a service provision center;
• one or more proxy modules;
• and
• a plurality of the remote nodes, wherein each of the plurality of the remote nodes comprises a corresponding smart card management apparatus, and a corresponding terminal, respectively, wherein the smart card management apparatus is connected to the terminal through a communication channel, each of the plurality of the remote nodes is located in a region where the corresponding terminal is located,
• wherein each smart card management apparatus and each terminal is registered at the service provision center through communication channels between the smart card management apparatus and service provision center, and between the terminal and service provision center, the smart card management apparatus authenticates the terminal through the one or more proxy module assigned by the service provision center, and the terminal accesses a network serving the terminal.