An integrated communications network includes a free space optics network
and a radio frequency network. A first method provides Classes of Service
(CoS) to a subscriber located among regions defined by respective
transmission bandwidth capabilities. The first method involves monitoring
in which region the subscriber is located, and determining at least one
possible CoS that can be provided using at least one of the FSO and RF
networks, based on a transmission bandwidth capability of the region in
which the subscriber is located. Another method involves comparing
projected costs of possible CoSs, and selecting a CoS to provide to the
subscriber. A load balancing and resource sharing method involves
determining whether or not to provide additional bandwidth capacity in,
or to re allocate bandwidth capacity among, transceivers in FSO and RF
networks, in clusters of the transceivers, or in aggregates of the
clusters of the transceivers.