Patent ID: 7835330

Claim:
A User Equipment (UE) for accessing a data network through a cellular communication system, the UE comprising: a memory, for storing a first access point identifier, prior to receiving a session setup command, wherein the session setup command comprises at least one of an Attention Dial (ATD) command and a Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE) service identifier message; a receiver, for receiving the session setup command from a terminal equipment in accordance with an interface protocol; a first controller for selecting, in response to a parameter of the session setup command, a session access point identifier for a packet data session of the cellular communication system, wherein, in response to the parameter of the session setup command, the first controller selects as the session access point identifier either: (i) the first access point identifier; or (ii) a second access point identifier comprised in the session setup command; and a second controller for setting up a packet data session of the cellular communication system from the UE to the data network, in response to receiving the session setup command, and using the selected session access point identifier; such that the UE uses the first access point identifier to set up the packet data session, unless the session setup command requires the UE to use the second access point identifier to set up the packet data session.