Network Connectivity Management in Wireless Apparatus

摘要

A method, apparatus, and computer program for managing network connectivity are disclosed. After successfully establishing a radio connection with an access point, a wireless apparatus using the radio connection to access a network beyond the access point is configured to carry out a network connection test. If the network connection test fails, the access point is blacklisted for a determined time period defined by a timer counted in the wireless apparatus.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
causing a wireless apparatus to establish a radio connection with an access point; after completing the establishment of the radio connection, carrying out a network connection test in the wireless apparatus, the network connection test comprising testing whether or not the access point has a working connection with a network server and, if the network connection test fails, terminating the radio connection and changing a classification of the access point in the wireless apparatus temporarily into a no-connectivity class indicating that the access point is not capable of providing a network connection, wherein a duration the access point is maintained in the no-connectivity class is defined by a timer counted in the wireless apparatus.