Patent ID: 7610328

Claim:
A method for providing a connection to a subscriber, said method comprising: assigning an address to said subscriber, wherein said subscriber is associated with multiple devices accessible via a communications network and utilizing differing communications protocols; assigning at least one first type service profile per communication protocol used to set up a call request to said subscriber by said address, wherein said at least one first type service profile includes service related data classified as address related; assigning at least one second type service profile per each one of said multiple devices, wherein said at least one second type service profile includes service related data classified as both address and terminal related; assigning a core incoming call handling service profile to at least one of said multiple devices, said core incoming call handling service profile having one core terminal per technology and being utilized for standard compliant connection queries regarding said subscriber; providing a destination selection policy for describing routing parameters of an incoming call to said subscriber; and analyzing, in response to said call request, said destination selection policy, said at least one first type service profile, and said at least one second type service profile to make a connection to an appropriate device of said multiple devices using an appropriate one of said communications protocols, wherein said communications protocols comprise at least one of UMTS, ANSI, SIP or combinations thereof.