Patent ID: 8275860

Claim:
A method for maintaining service profile information on a node, the service profile information being access point name (APN) information, the method comprising: receiving the service profile information from a centralized server arrangement, the service profile information being received on the node, the centralized server arrangement being configured to dynamically maintain the service profile information, the centralized server arrangement being external to the node, wherein the centralized server arrangement and the node are associated with a network that supports a general packet radio service (GPRS) protocol; storing the service profile information in a memory of the node, wherein if a maximum number of APNs in the memory is reached, storing the service profile information in the memory includes replacing a first APN with the APN information, wherein the first APN is one selected from a group including a least used APN and a least recently used APN; and requesting the service profile information from the server arrangement if the maximum number of APNs stored in the memory is not reached.