Patent ID: 8195199

Claim:
A method for deactivating at least one mobile station in a radio cell of a radio communication system, comprising: providing a radio communication system with a first network element which forms a send/receive device for each mobile station of the radio cell, a second network element which is designed for controlling the first network element, and a device which is connected between the first network element and the second network element; detecting a first subscriber identification information and a second subscriber identification information which are transferred during an exchange of signaling information between the at least one mobile station and a third network element, wherein the transfer path is routed via the device; storing the detected subscriber identification information in a memory of the device, the detected subscriber identification information indicating that the at least one mobile station is logged into a network; and deactivating the at least one mobile station logged into the network responsive to a deactivation signal triggered by an external event not caused by use of the at least one mobile station, wherein the deactivation signal is delivered to the device and, causes the at least one mobile station to regard its own subscriber identity module as invalid and prevents the at least one mobile station from transmitting radio waves.