Method for dynamically reconfiguring wireless network capacity
View Patent ↗A method for dynamically reconfiguring wireless network capacity purchased by a service provider from a network equipment/software provider. The method includes: a) determining if a current demand for network capacity exceeds a first value, b) if the current demand exceeds the first value, reconfiguring network capacity for the wireless network to a higher purchased network capacity, c) determining if the current demand is less than a second value, and d) if the current demand is less than the second value, reconfiguring network capacity for the wireless network to a lower purchased network capacity. In another embodiment, usage data associated with a selected network capacity is accumulated and provided to the network equipment/software provider's billing system.
1. 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.
2. The method as set forth in claim 1 wherein the highest network capacity offered by the network equipment/software provider is 1,000K busy hour call events.
3. The method as set forth in claim 2 wherein the lowest network capacity offered by the network equipment/software provider is 500K busy hour call events.