A method and a Mobile Access Gateway (MAG) node for use in an IP network. The MAG node comprises a server for providing configuration information. The server includes a memory for storing configuration information, and a processing unit configured to generate a request for configuration information associated with a mobile terminal that has attached to the network. The server caches the configuration information in the server memory, and includes one or more items of configuration information from the cached information in a message to be sent to the mobile terminal.