Cell selection in dynamic spectrum arbitrage system

1. A dynamic spectrum arbitrage (DSA) method, comprising:

traversing by a processor of a wireless device an ordered list of preferred of networks to select a first cell site in a first telecommunication network;

establishing a first communication link between the wireless device and the selected first cell site;

receiving in the wireless device network information identifying a geographic region in which the wireless device is allowed to use resources of a second telecommunication network;

determining whether the wireless device is in the geographical region;

receiving network information in a first dynamic spectrum controller (DSC) in the first telecommunication network;

sending the network information from the first DSC to a dynamic spectrum policy controller (DPC) that is outside of the first and second telecommunication networks; and

sending the network information from the DPC to a second DSC in the second telecommunication network; and

establishing a second communication link between the wireless device and a second cell in the second telecommunication network based on the received network information and in response to determining that the wireless device is in the geographical region.

2. The DSA method of claim 1 , wherein receiving network information comprises receiving a closed subscriber group (CSG) identifier that defines a specific CSG or hybrid cell in the second telecommunication network.

3. The DSA method of claim 1 , wherein:

establishing the first communication link between the wireless device and the selected first cell site comprises establishing the first communication link to a home network of the wireless device; and

establishing the second communication link between the wireless device and the second cell in the second telecommunication network based on the received network information comprises establishing the second communication link to a cell site in a lessor network that is different than the home network of the wireless device.

4. The DSA method of claim 1 , wherein receiving network information comprises receiving system information block (SIB) information.

5. The DSA method of claim 1 , wherein establishing the second communication link between the wireless device and the second cell in the second telecommunication network based on the received network comprises establishing a connection between the wireless device and another Radio Access Technology (RAT) that is associated with the same or another network.

6. The DSA method of claim 1 , wherein establishing the second communication link between the wireless device and the second cell in the second telecommunication network based on the received network comprises establishing a connection on another frequency band.

7. The DSA method of claim 1 , wherein the wireless device includes a dual USIM configured to facilitate the proper acquisition of a network using a DSA process.

8. The DSA method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving in a processor of the DPC a request for radio frequency (RF) spectrum resources from the first DSC;

determining an amount of RF spectrum resources available for allocation within the second telecommunication network;

dynamically allocating a portion of available RF spectrum resources of the second telecommunication network for access and use by the first telecommunication network; and

informing the first DSC that use of allocated RF spectrum resources may begin.

9. A dynamic spectrum arbitrage (DSA) system, comprising:

a wireless device comprising a device processor; and

a first dynamic spectrum controller (DSC) comprising a first DSC processor,

wherein the device processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising:

traversing an ordered list of preferred of networks to select a first cell site in a first telecommunication network;

establishing a first communication link to the selected first cell site;

receiving network information from the DSC identifying a specific geographic region in which the wireless device is allowed to use resources of a second telecommunication network;

determining whether the wireless device is in the geographical region; and

establishing a second communication link to a second cell in the second telecommunication network based on the received network information, and

wherein the first DSC processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising:

receiving the network information; and

sending the network information to a dynamic spectrum policy controller (DPC) that is outside of the first and second telecommunication networks for forwarding to a second DSC in the second telecommunication network.

10. The DSA system of claim 9 , wherein the device processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that receiving network information comprises receiving a closed subscriber group (CSG) identifier that defines a specific CSG or hybrid cell in the second telecommunication network.

11. The DSA system of claim 9 , wherein the device processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that:

establishing the first communication link to the selected first cell site comprises establishing the first communication link to a cell site in the home network of the wireless device; and

establishing a second communication link to a second cell in the second telecommunication network based on the received network information comprises establishing the second communication link to a cell site in a lessor network that is different than the home network of the wireless device.

12. The DSA system of claim 9 , wherein the device processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that receiving network information comprises receiving system information block (SIB) information.

13. The DSA system of claim 9 , wherein the device processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that establishing the second communication link between the wireless device and the second cell in the second telecommunication network based on the received network comprises establishing a connection between the wireless device and another Radio Access Technology (RAT) that is associated with the same or another network.

14. The DSA system of claim 9 , wherein the device processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that establishing the second communication link between the wireless device and the second cell in the second telecommunication network comprises establishing a connection on another frequency band.

15. The DSA system of claim 9 , wherein the wireless device includes a dual USIM configured to facilitate the proper acquisition of a network using a DSA process.

16. The DSA system of claim 9 , wherein the DPC includes a DPC processor configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising:

receiving a request for radio frequency (RF) spectrum resources from the first DSC;

determining an amount of RF spectrum resources available for allocation within the second telecommunication network;

dynamically allocating a portion of available RF spectrum resources of the second telecommunication network for access and use by the first telecommunication network; and

informing the first DSC that use of allocated RF spectrum resources may begin.