Patent ID: 7477902

Claim:
A wireless communication system, comprising: a capacity allocation module that selectively allocates portions of a total authorized capacity among a plurality of base stations each having an enabled capacity, the capacity allocation module allocates a first authorized portion of the total capacity to at least one of the base stations if a first condition exists and a second, different authorized portion of the total capacity to the at least one base station if a second condition exists; the plurality of base stations each having an authorization module that controls an authorized amount of the enabled capacity at the corresponding base station, each authorization module responding to an indication from the capacity allocation module indicating how much of the enabled capacity is to be authorized for at least one of the conditions, wherein a total of the enabled capacity at each of the base stations exceeds the total authorized capacity and the capacity allocation module authorizes use of less than the enabled capacity of at least one of the base stations such that the authorized capacity of the entire plurality of base stations is within the total authorized capacity.