Patent ID: 7388882

Claim:
A method for dynamically reconfiguring wireless network capacity purchased by a service provider from a network equipment/software provider, the method including the steps: a) determining if a current demand for network capacity exceeds a first value; b) if the current demand exceeds the first value, determining if current purchased network capacity is a highest network capacity offered by a network equipment/software provider; c) if the current purchased network capacity is the highest network capacity offered, returning to step a); d) communicating usage data associated with the current purchased network capacity to the network equipment/software provider's billing system, reconfiguring network capacity for the wireless network to a higher purchased network capacity, and accumulating usage data at the higher purchased network capacity; e) determining if the current demand is less than a second value; f) if the current demand is less than the second value, determining if the current purchased network capacity is a lowest network capacity offered by the network equipment/software provider; g) if the current purchased network capacity is the lowest network capacity offered, returning to step a); h) reconfiguring network capacity for the wireless network to a lower purchased network capacity, communicating the usage data associated with the higher purchased network capacity to the network equipment/software provider's billing system, and accumulating usage data at the lower purchased network capacity; and i) periodically repeating steps a) through h) during operation of the wireless network.