Mobile terminal and access point name managing method thereof

A multiple access point name (APN) managing method of a mobile terminal, characterized in that, comprises:

• step a, setting an APN expansion table, wherein the APN expansion table comprises an expansion type APN type information;
• step b, requesting by an application program to establish a connection of the application program when a user requires executing the application program;
• step c, acquiring an APN type information of the application program from the APN expansion table when the application program is an expansion type application program;
• step d, activating a Packet Data Protocol (PDP) in accordance with the APN type information of the application program;
• and
• step e, starting to use and establishing a connection of the application to execute the application program.

A mobile terminal comprising:

• an APN managing module having an APN expansion table, the APN expansion table including an expansion type APN type information;
• a connection managing module reading an APN type information from the APN managing module, and
• a connection monitoring module receiving a data connection control command and transmitting the same to the connection managing module,
• wherein when a user requests to execute an application program, the application program requests to establish a connection of the application program, and when the application program is an expansion type application program, the APN type information of the application program is acquired from the APN expansion table by the APN managing module and returned to the APN managing module, the connection managing module activates a Packet Data Protocol (PDP) in accordance with the APN type information of the application program, the connection of the application program is started and established and the application program is executed.