Selection of connection settings

Abstract

The invention relates to selecting connection settings in a telecommunication system. In accordance with the method, history data is maintained, in which at least one network address is defined and also one connection setting, which has been used for establishing a connection to the network address. In response to the fact that there is a need to arrange a connection to the desired network address, the history data is checked and the selection of the connection settings to be used is arranged by means of the history data.

1 . A method for selecting connection settings in a wireless telecommunication system, the method comprising: 
 maintaining history data, in which at least one network address is defined and also at least one connection setting, which has been used for establishing a connection to the network address,    checking the history data in response to the fact that there is a need to arrange a connection to the desired network address,    arranging selection of the connection settings to be used by means of the history data, and    establishing a connection to a desired network address using the selected connection settings in a terminal.    
     
     
         2 . A method as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein it is checked from the history data, whether a connection has previously been established through the available connection settings to the desired network address, and 
 at least one connection setting is selected, through which a connection has at least once been established to the desired network address.    
     
     
         3 . A method as claimed in  claim 1 , storing URL identifiers of the network addresses or at least part of the URL identifiers of the network addresses into the history data.  
     
     
         4 . A method as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein IP addresses of the network addresses or at least part of the IP addresses of the network addresses are stored into the history data.  
     
     
         5 . A method as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein at least one access point, which has been used for establishing a connection to the network address, is defined in the connection settings of the history data, whereby 
 the history data is checked in response to the fact that there is a need to arrange a connection to the desired network address through an access point, and    the selection of the access point is arranged by means of the history data.    
     
     
         6 . A method as claimed in  claim 5 , wherein information about whether a connection has previously been established to the desired network address through a proposed access point is used as a criterion in an access point selection algorithm.  
     
     
         7 . A method as claimed in  claim 5 , wherein an identifier of an access point offering wireless connections for the terminals of at least one wireless local area network is defined in the connection settings of the history data, whereby 
 the available access points and the history data associated therewith are defined in the terminal on the basis of the identifiers included in the messages received over the radio interface from the access points.    
     
     
         8 . A method as claimed in  claim 5 , wherein an identifier of an edge node of at least one IP network and/or parameters required for establishing a connection to at least one edge node in the IP network is defined in the connection settings of the history data.  
     
     
         9 . A wireless telecommunication system comprising at least one terminal and a network, wherein the wireless telecommunication system is configured to: 
 maintain history data, in which at least one network address is defined and also one connection setting, which has been used for establishing a connection to the network address,    check the history data in response to the fact that there is a need to arrange a connection to the desired network address,    select the connection settings to be used by means of the history data, and    the connection establishment is arranged to a desired network address using the selected connection settings in the terminal.    
     
     
         10 . A wireless terminal, wherein the wireless terminal is configured to maintain history data, in which at least one network address is defined and also at least one connection setting, which has been used for establishing a connection to the network address, 
 the wireless terminal is configured to check the history data in response to the fact that there is a need to arrange a connection to the desired network address,    the wireless terminal is configured to select the connection settings to be used by means of the history data, and    the wireless terminal is configured to establish a connection to the desired network address using the selected connection settings in the terminal.    
     
     
         11 . A wireless terminal as claimed in  claim 10 , wherein the wireless terminal is configured to define at least one access point, which has been used for establishing a connection to the network address, in the connection settings of the history data, whereby 
 the wireless terminal is configured to check the history data in response to the fact that there is a need to arrange a connection to the desired network address through a new access point, and    the wireless terminal is configured to select the access point by means of the history data.    
     
     
         12 . A wireless terminal as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein the access point is an access point offering wireless connections to the terminal of a wireless local area network and the wireless terminal comprises means for establishing a connection to the access points of the wireless local area network, whereby 
 the wireless terminal is configured to define the available access points and the history data associated therewith concerning the access points on the basis of the identifiers included in the messages received over the radio interface.    
     
     
         13 . A computer software product for controlling the wireless terminal in response to executing the program code included in the computer software product in a processor of the terminal, wherein the computer software product comprises: 
 a program code portion for controlling the terminal to maintain the history data, in which at least one network address is defined and also at least one connection setting, which has been used for establishing a connection to the network address,    a program code portion for controlling the terminal to check the history data in response to the fact that there is a need to arrange a connection to the desired network address, and    a program code portion for controlling the terminal to select the connection settings to be used by means of the history data.