Method of connecting a User Equipment, UE, to a telecommunication network via an access node comprised in said network, said method comprising the steps of: - receiving (105, 802), by said access node, a connection request from said UE; - retrieving, by said access node, connection configuration parameters for said UE related to a prior connection between any UE and said telecommunication network; - determining, based on a time value associated to said connection configuration parameters related to said prior connection, that said connection configuration parameters related to said prior connection can be re-used, wherein said connection configuration parameters for said UE related to said prior connection between said UE and said telecommunication network are stored in said access node and are further associated to a device identifier of said UE, wherein said step of determining that said configuration parameters related to said prior connection can be re-used comprises: - receiving, by said access node, from a control node in said telecommunication network, said device identifier of said UE, and - retrieving, by said access node, said time value associated to said connection configuration parameters related to said prior connection using said received device identifier, - connecting, by said access node, said UE to said telecommunication network via said access node by setting up said connection configuration parameters related to said prior connection, for said UE. - receiving (105, 802), by said access node, a connection request from said UE; - retrieving, by said access node, connection configuration parameters for said UE related to a prior connection between any UE and said telecommunication network; - determining, based on a time value associated to said connection configuration parameters related to said prior connection, that said connection configuration parameters related to said prior connection can be re-used, wherein said connection configuration parameters for said UE related to said prior connection between said UE and said telecommunication network are stored in said access node and are further associated to a device identifier of said UE, wherein said step of determining that said configuration parameters related to said prior connection can be re-used comprises: - receiving, by said access node, from a control node in said telecommunication network, said device identifier of said UE, and - retrieving, by said access node, said time value associated to said connection configuration parameters related to said prior connection using said received device identifier, - connecting, by said access node, said UE to said telecommunication network via said access node by setting up said connection configuration parameters related to said prior connection, for said UE. - receiving, by said access node, from a control node in said telecommunication network, said device identifier of said UE, and - retrieving, by said access node, said time value associated to said connection configuration parameters related to said prior connection using said received device identifier, - connecting, by said access node, said UE to said telecommunication network via said access node by setting up said connection configuration parameters related to said prior connection, for said UE.