Patent ID: 7054291

Claim:
A method of performing an abbreviated point-to-point protocol (PPP) negotiation comprising the steps of: pre-storing a first user profile in a first database of a mobile station (MS) and in a second database of a packet data service node (PDSN), the first pre-stored user profile representing a suggested set of PPP-related parameters and wherein the first user profile is stored prior to performing the abbreviated PPP negotiation; initiating the abbreviated point-to-point protocol negotiation by sending an option identifying the first pre-stored user profile by the MS to the PDSN; retrieving the first pre-stored user profile by the MS and the PDSN in response to agreement by the MS and the PDSN on the first pre-stored user profile; setting of a state machine of the MS and a state machine of the PDSN in accordance with the first pre-stored user profile; determining whether the PDSN supports the first pre-stored user profile; rejecting by the PDSN of the first pre-stored user profile responsive to a determination that the PDSN does not support the first pre-stored user profile; and performing a full PPP negotiation in response to the rejection by the PDSN of the first pre-stored user profile.