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METHOD AND EQUIPMENT FOR ACCESSING A TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORK

  • US 20080316989A1
  • Filed: 08/26/2008
  • Published: 12/25/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/24/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for accessing a wireless local area network in a telecommunications system, the system including at least one terminal and a plurality of networks, the method comprising:

  • storing information sets describing settings used to access wireless local area networks and their associated resources in the at least one terminal;

    scanning for information related to names of available wireless local area networks using the at least one terminal;

    determining available information sets by comparing the information related to names of available wireless local area networks to the stored information sets; and

    accessing at least one wireless local area network based on settings described in an available information set, andwherein the storing stores network names of wireless local area networks associated with the stored information sets, the scanning sends network identity requests and searches for network identity responses, and the determining available information sets determines the available information sets by comparing the stored network names to the scanned information related to names of available wireless local area networks.

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