Patent ID: 8717929
Filing Date: 2014-05-06
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A dynamic spectrum arbitrage (DSA) method of conducting a telecommunications commodity exchange, comprising: establishing a communication link between a communications server and a plurality of communication networks; determining in the communications server whether a telecommunication resource of a first communication network of the plurality of communication networks is available for allocation based on information received via the communication link; broadcasting a communication signal that includes information suitable for informing the plurality of communication networks that the telecommunication resource is available for allocation via an auction and including an auction start time for the auction; receiving credential information from the plurality of communication networks, the credential information identifying a type of geographic area, a wireless access technology, a frequency of operation, an amount of bandwidth, a duration for use of the telecommunication resource, a start time, and an end time; using the received credential information to determine that one or more networks in the plurality of communication networks is eligible to participate in the auction, wherein the one or more communication networks determined to be eligible to participate in the auction includes a second communication network; receiving bids from the plurality of communication networks for the telecommunication resource determined to be available for allocation in response to broadcasting the communication message and after the auction start time included in the broadcast communication signal; accepting only the bids received from the plurality of communication networks determined to be eligible to participate in the auction; allocating the telecommunication resource of the first communication network for access and use by the second communication network in the plurality of communication networks based on accepted bids; sending a communication message to the second communication network, the communication message including information suitable for informing the second communication network that use of allocated telecommunication resource may begin; and recording a transaction in a transaction database identifying the telecommunication resource as being allocated for use by the second communication network.