Patent ID: 8711721

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 the first server monitors call traffic as compared to a total spectrum of resources available to the first communication network and reports a first resource status report to the communications server; establishing a second communication link between the communications server and a second server in a second communication network, wherein the second server monitors call traffic as compared to a total spectrum of resources available to the second communication network and reports a second resource status report to the communications server; automatically determining, on the communication server, an amount of radio frequency (RF) spectrum resources available within the first communication network based on the first resource status report received via the first communication link; determining on the communication server a network access capability of a wireless device in the second communication network based on the second resource status report received via the second communication link; pooling available RF spectrum resources from the first communication network and at least one other communication network; receiving by the communications server a request for resources from the wireless device in the second communication network; and allocating by the communication server a portion of available RF spectrum resources of the first communication network for access and use by the wireless device in the second communication network from the pool of available RF spectrum resources based on spectrum bandwidth of the available RF spectrum resources in the pool of available RF spectrum resources, location of spectrum in a frequency band, a geographic zone of the wireless device, the determined network access capability of the wireless device, and irrespective of the compatibility of radio access networks (RANs) in the first and second communication networks.