Patent ID: 8462694

Claim:
Method for providing a telecommunication connection (“TC connection”) to a called mobile radio terminal, comprising: routing of a connection establishment request to a switch of a communication network, wherein a plurality of mobile radio gateways each having a plurality of radio modules for mobile radio communication with a mobile radio terminal are connected to the communication network either directly or via at least one further communication network, a plurality of insertion cards each furnished with an identifier are allocatable to one of said plurality of mobile radio gateways, which insertion cards each allow for use of a respective radio module for mobile radio communication, and the insertion cards allocatable to one of said plurality of mobile radio gateways are arranged and administered together in an insertion card device, wherein said insertion card device is remotely located with respect to said plurality of mobile radio gateways, providing of routing information for the switch regarding the forwarding of the connection establishment to a mobile radio gateway, wherein for providing the routing information, data of the insertion card device is evaluated relating to at least one parameter of those of the administered insertion cards that are allocated to a mobile radio gateway upon receiving an incoming connection establishment request, and as a result of the evaluation an insertion card allocated to one of said plurality of mobile radio gateways is selected for mobile communication with the called mobile radio terminal and routing information based on data of the selected insertion card is provided to the switch, forwarding of the connection establishment by means of the provided routing information from the switch to the mobile radio gateway that is allocated to the selected insertion card, providing a mobile radio channel using the selected insertion card, and using the provided mobile radio channel for the TC connection to the mobile radio terminal.