Patent ID: 8670403

Claim:
A dynamic spectrum arbitrage (DSA) method, comprising: establishing a first communication link between a communications server and a first server in a first communication network, wherein an amount of RF spectrum resources is controlled by the first communication network; establishing a second communication link between the communications server and a second server in a second communication network; receiving in the communications server a request for radio frequency (RF) spectrum resources from the second server; determining in the communications server an amount of RF spectrum resources available for allocation within the first communication network by monitoring real-time communications in the first communication network, determining an amount of RF spectrum resources in use by the first communication network based on a result of the monitoring, computing a difference between the amount of RF spectrum resources controlled by the first communication network and the determined amount of RF spectrum resources in use by the first communication network, and identifying the amount of RF spectrum resources available for allocation based on the computed difference; pooling available RF spectrum resources from the first communication network and at least one other communication network; dynamically allocating a portion of the available RF spectrum resources of the first communication network for access and use by multiple cell sites in the second communication network from the pool of available RF spectrum resources; informing the second server 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; and terminating use of the RF spectrum resources by the second communication network when the allocated RF spectrum resources are required by the first communication network.