Patent ID: 8279786
Filing Date: 2012-10-02
Classification: H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A dynamic spectrum arbitrage (DSA) method, comprising: determining, on a communications server, an amount of radio frequency (RF) spectrum resources available for allocation within a first communication network dedicated to one or more of police, fire, emergency medical service or government agencies; dynamically allocating a portion of available RF spectrum resources of the first communication network for access and use by a second communication network; informing the second communication network that use of allocated RF spectrum resources may begin; recording a transaction in a transaction database identifying an amount of RF spectrum resources allocated for use by the second communication network; determining whether at least some of the allocated RF spectrum resources are required by the first communication network; informing the second communication network that use of allocated RF spectrum resources should be terminated in response to determining that at least some of the allocated RF spectrum resources are required by the one or more of police, fire, emergency medical service or government agencies; and updating the transaction database to include information identifying a time when use of the allocated RF spectrum resources was terminated by the second communication network.