Method and device for the automatic configuration of a GPRS terminal
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1. A method for configuring a terminal for a telecommunication network that supports a General Packet Radio Service, comprising the steps of:
- receiving from a serving general packet radio service support node a message, wherein the message comprises at least an identification of the terminal and of a subscriber using the terminal;
comparing the received combination of subscriber identification and terminal identification with combinations stored in a database;
determining that the received combination of subscriber and terminal identification is not stored in the database;
determining the type of the terminal from a plurality of types, wherein each type correlates to a group of terminals configurable with identical configuration settings;
setting up or initiating the selling up of a configuration message according to the terminal type of the terminal; and
sending or initiating the sending of the configuration message to the terminal, said configuration message containing settings to enable said terminal to access said General Packet Radio Service.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method and devices for the automatic configuration of a GPRS terminal. Therefore data relating to a terminal type and a terminal identification are stored in a device configuration register. The configuring is started by a serving GPRS support node that receives an attachment message from a terminal in combination with a subscriber identification that are not known to the serving GPRS support node.
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1. A method for configuring a terminal for a telecommunication network that supports a General Packet Radio Service, comprising the steps of:
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receiving from a serving general packet radio service support node a message, wherein the message comprises at least an identification of the terminal and of a subscriber using the terminal; comparing the received combination of subscriber identification and terminal identification with combinations stored in a database; determining that the received combination of subscriber and terminal identification is not stored in the database; determining the type of the terminal from a plurality of types, wherein each type correlates to a group of terminals configurable with identical configuration settings; setting up or initiating the selling up of a configuration message according to the terminal type of the terminal; and sending or initiating the sending of the configuration message to the terminal, said configuration message containing settings to enable said terminal to access said General Packet Radio Service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method for configuring a terminal for a telecommunication network that supports a General Packet Radio Service, comprising the steps of:
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receiving from a serving general packet radio service support node a message, wherein the message comprises at least an identification of the terminal and of a subscriber using the terminal; determining that the terminal has not been updated within a predefined time interval; determining the type of the terminal from a plurality of types, wherein each type correlates to a group of terminals configurable with identical configuration settings; setting up or initiating the setting up of a configuration message according to the terminal type of the terminal; and sending or initiating the sending of the configuration message to the terminal, said configuration message containing settings to enable said terminal to access said General Packet Radio Service.
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5. A method for configuring a terminal for a telecommunication network that supports a General Packet Radio Service, wherein a serving General Packet Radio Service support node performs the steps of:
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receiving from a terminal an attachment message, wherein the message comprises at least an identification of a subscriber using the terminal; comparing the combination of subscriber identification and terminal identification with combinations stored in the serving General Packet Radio Service support node; determining that the combination of subscriber and terminal identification is not stored; and sending a message to a device configuration register wherein the message comprises at least an identification of the terminal and at least an identification of the subscriber; and
,receiving a detachment message from the terminal and storing mobility management data and packet delivery protocol context data are performed before the receiving of an attachment message. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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