Patent ID: 8078169

Claim:
A method for set-up of a call in an intelligent network comprising a switching entity and a control entity, the call being subjected to a control by the control entity wherein the following steps are performed by the control entity: obtaining information indicating a status of a bearer for the call, determining a bearer establishment procedure for the call by analyzing the obtained information indicating the status of the bearer and at least one requirement related to the call, sending an instruction to the switching entity to initiate an establishment of the bearer for the call according to the determined bearer establishment procedure; subsequent to the sending of the instruction to initiate the establishment of the bearer for the call, receiving at least one further information about a status; determining at least one further bearer establishment procedure for the call according to the received at least one further information and at least one further requirement related to the call, and sending at least one further instruction to the switching entity to initiate an establishment of at least one further bearer according to the determined at least one further bearer establishment procedure.