Communication management system and wireless bandwidth swapping

1. A method comprising:

assigning a first wireless channel for use by first wireless communication equipment in a network environment;

receiving a request to swap the first wireless channel for a different wireless channel based on a performance of the first wireless channel to convey communications;

in response to receiving the request to swap the first wireless channel for the different wireless channel, allocating a second wireless channel as a swap for the first wireless channel; and

notifying the first wireless communication equipment to use the second wireless channel as a substitute to the first wireless channel.

2. The method as in claim 1 further comprising:

receiving the request from the first wireless communication equipment.

3. The method as in claim 1 further comprising:

providing the first wireless communication equipment an evaluation timeframe in which to evaluate use of the second wireless channel in a particular region.

4. The method as in claim 3 further comprising:

in response to receiving input indicating to cancel the swap as a result of evaluating the second wireless channel: revoking use of the second wireless channel and providing notice to the first wireless communication equipment to use the first wireless channel.

5. The method as in claim 3 further comprising:

in response to receiving input indicating to accept the swap as a result of evaluating the second wireless channel: providing notice to the first wireless communication equipment to continue use of the first wireless channel.

6. The method as in claim 1 further comprising:

assigning the second wireless channel for use by second wireless communication equipment in the network environment;

in response to receiving a request to swap the second wireless channel for a different wireless channel, allocating the first wireless channel to the second wireless communication equipment as a swap for the second wireless channel; and

notifying the second wireless communication equipment to use the first wireless channel as a substitute to the second wireless channel.

7. The method as in claim 6 , wherein the first wireless communication equipment is operated by a first wireless network service provider granted a license to use the first wireless channel; and

wherein the second wireless communication equipment is operated by a second wireless network service provider granted a license to use the second wireless channel.

8. The method as in claim 1 , wherein the request is a first swap request, the method further comprising:

identifying a geographical region in which the first wireless channel is initially assigned for use by the first wireless communication equipment; and

using the geographical region to map the first swap request to a second swap request, the second swap request requesting a swap of the second wireless channel with a different wireless channel.

9. The method as in claim 1 , wherein the request to swap indicates a desire to swap the first wireless channel with a wireless channel of a higher carrier frequency than the first wireless channel; and

wherein the second wireless channel has a higher carrier frequency than the first wireless channel.

10. The method as in claim 1 , wherein the request specifies frequency attributes of the different wireless channel.

11. The method as in claim 1 , wherein notifying the first wireless communication equipment to use the second wireless channel as the substitute to the first wireless channel includes:

transmitting a wireless communication over a wireless communication link to the first wireless communication equipment, the wireless communication indicating to use the second wireless channel as a replacement to the first wireless channel.

12. The method as in claim 1 , wherein the request is a first request, the method further comprising:

subsequent to receiving the first request, and prior to allocating the second wireless channel as a swap for the first wireless channel:

i) receiving a second request to swap the second wireless channel with a different wireless channel; and

ii) comparing swap criteria associated with the first request to swap criteria associated with the second request.

13. The method as in claim 1 further comprising:

receiving the request to swap the first wireless channel for the different wireless channel in response to a condition in which the performance of the first wireless channel to convey the communications is detected as being below a threshold level.

14. The method as in claim 1 , wherein the performance indicates an inability of the first wireless channel to convey the communications over a wireless communication link between the first wireless communication equipment and a wireless station.

15. The method as in claim 1 further comprising:

storing an identity of the first wireless channel in a pool in response to receiving the request, the pool indicating that the second wireless channel is available for a swap.

16. The method as in claim 15 , wherein allocating the second wireless channel as the swap for the first wireless channel includes:

selecting the second wireless channel from the pool.

17. The method as in claim 16 , wherein the second wireless channel is included in the pool in response to second wireless communication equipment requesting to swap the second wireless channel for a different wireless channel.

18. The method as in claim 17 further comprising:

allocating the first wireless channel in the pool to the second wireless communication equipment.

19. The method as in claim 1 , wherein the second wireless channel provides a higher bit rate of conveying communications between the first wireless communication equipment and a wireless base station than the first wireless channel.

20. The method as in claim 1 , wherein the second wireless channel is allocated as a swap for the first wireless channel during a condition in which an incumbent entity having higher priority rights than the first wireless communication equipment does not use the first wireless channel.

21. The method as in claim 1 , wherein the second wireless channel is available for allocation to the first wireless communication equipment in response to a condition in which the second wireless channel provides wireless connectivity performance to second wireless communication equipment below a threshold level.

22. The method as in claim 1 , wherein the request includes criteria specifying attributes of the different wireless channel requested by the first wireless communication equipment as a swap for the first wireless channel.

23. The method as in claim 22 , wherein the criteria indicate a contiguous set of wireless channels desired for allocation to the first wireless communication equipment.

24. A method comprising:

assigning a first wireless channel for use by first wireless communication equipment in a network environment;

in response to receiving a request to swap the first wireless channel for a different wireless channel, allocating a second wireless channel as a swap for the first wireless channel;

notifying the first wireless communication equipment to use the second wireless channel as a substitute to the first wireless channel;

determining a set of candidate wireless channels in which to swap the first wireless channel based on a location in which the first wireless channel is licensed for use by the first wireless communication equipment; and

selecting the second wireless channel from the set.

25. A system comprising:

communication management hardware operative to:

assign a first wireless channel for use by first wireless communication equipment in a network environment;

receiving a request to swap the first wireless channel for a different wireless channel based on a performance of the first wireless channel to convey communications;

in response to receiving the request to swap the first wireless channel for the different wireless channel, allocate a second wireless channel as a swap for the first wireless channel; and

notify the first wireless communication equipment to use the second wireless channel as a substitute to the first wireless channel.

26. The system as in claim 25 , wherein the communication management hardware is further operative to:

receive the request from the first wireless communication equipment.

27. The system as in claim 25 , wherein the communication management hardware is further operative to:

provide the first wireless communication equipment an evaluation timeframe in which to evaluate use of the second wireless channel in a particular region.

28. The system as in claim 27 , wherein the communication management hardware is further operative to:

in response to receiving input indicating to cancel the swap as a result of evaluating the second wireless channel: revoke use of the second wireless channel and providing notice to the first wireless communication equipment to use the first wireless channel.

29. The system as in claim 27 , wherein the communication management hardware is further operative to:

in response to receiving input indicating to accept the swap as a result of evaluating the second wireless channel: provide notice to the first wireless communication equipment to continue use of the first wireless channel.

30. The system as in claim 25 , wherein the communication management hardware is further operative to:

assign a second wireless channel for use by second wireless communication equipment in the network environment;

in response to receiving a request to swap the second wireless channel for a different wireless channel, allocate the first wireless channel to the second wireless communication equipment as a swap for the second wireless channel; and

notify the second wireless communication equipment to use the first wireless channel as a substitute to the second wireless channel.

31. The system as in claim 30 , wherein the first wireless communication equipment is operated by a first wireless network service provider granted a license to the first wireless channel; and

wherein the second wireless communication equipment is operated by a second wireless network service provider granted a license to the second wireless channel.

32. The system as in claim 25 , wherein the request is a first swap request; and

wherein the communication management hardware is further operative to:

identify a geographical region in which the first wireless channel is initially assigned for use by the first wireless communication equipment; and

use the geographical region to map the first swap request to a second swap request, the second swap request requesting a swap of the second wireless channel with a different wireless channel.

33. The system as in claim 25 , wherein the request to swap indicates a desire to swap the first wireless channel with a wireless channel of a higher carrier frequency than the first wireless channel; and

wherein the second wireless channel has a higher carrier frequency than the first wireless channel.

34. The system as in claim 25 , wherein the request specifies frequency attributes of the different wireless channel.

35. The system as in claim 25 , wherein the communication management hardware is further operative to:

transmit a wireless communication over a wireless communication link to the first wireless communication equipment, the wireless communication indicating to use the second wireless channel as a replacement to the first wireless channel.

36. The system as in claim 25 , wherein the communication management hardware is further operative to:

determine a set of candidate wireless channels in which to swap the first wireless channel based on a location in which the first wireless channel is licensed for use by the first wireless communication equipment; and

select the second wireless channel from the set.

37. The system as in claim 25 , wherein the request is a first request;

wherein the communication management hardware is further operative to:

subsequent to receiving the first request, and prior to allocating the second wireless channel as a swap for the first wireless channel:

i) receive a second request to swap the second wireless channel with a different wireless channel; and

ii) compare swap criteria associated with the first request to swap criteria associated with the second request.

38. Computer-readable storage hardware having instructions stored thereon, the instructions, when carried out by computer processor hardware, cause the computer processor hardware to:

assign a first wireless channel for use by first wireless communication equipment in a network environment;

receive a request to swap the first wireless channel for a different wireless channel based on a performance of the first wireless channel to convey communications;

in response to receiving the request to swap the first wireless channel for the different wireless channel, allocate a second wireless channel as a swap for the first wireless channel; and

notify the first wireless communication equipment to use the second wireless channel as a substitute to the first wireless channel.