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Question: Apn Access Point Name
Category: Glossary Of Mobile Phone Internet Access Terms
Date Added: June 10th Sunday, 2007
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APN Access Point Name

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Access Point Name or APN is the name of an access point for GPRS.
 
An access point is:
 
An Internet network to which a mobile can be connected
A set of settings which are used for that connection
A particular option in a set of settings in a mobile phone
When a GPRS mobile phone sets up a PDP context, the access point is selected. At this point an access point name (APN) is determined.
 
Example: bigcompany.mnc012.mcc345.gprs
Example: internet
Example: mywap
This access point is then used in a DNS query to a private DNS network. This process (called APN resolution) finally gives the IP address of the GGSN which should serve the access point. At this point a PDP context can be activated.
 
The APN DNS record is in the form of apn.mnc(Network Code).mcc(Country Code).gprs. The numbering is defined by ITU-T E.212.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Access_Point_Name
 
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