CPC H04W 76/14 (2018.02) [H04L 41/0893 (2013.01); H04L 63/0876 (2013.01); H04L 63/102 (2013.01); H04L 67/141 (2013.01); H04L 67/303 (2013.01); H04W 4/08 (2013.01); H04W 4/60 (2018.02); H04W 4/70 (2018.02); H04W 8/005 (2013.01); H04W 12/06 (2013.01); H04W 12/08 (2013.01); H04W 12/50 (2021.01); H04W 48/18 (2013.01); H04W 48/20 (2013.01); H04W 76/15 (2018.02); H04W 12/04 (2013.01); H04W 76/11 (2018.02); H04W 88/16 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A network device comprising:
one or more processing devices; and
memory having instructions stored thereon, which when executed by the one or more processing devices, cause the network device to perform operations comprising:
receiving identification information for each network device of a plurality of other network devices associated with a network, where the identification information identifies each network device of the plurality of other network devices;
detecting operations of each network device of the plurality of other network devices;
based at least in part on the detecting, collecting data corresponding to observations of the operations of each network device of the plurality of other network devices;
analyzing the data corresponding to the observations of the operations of each network device of the plurality of other network devices;
based at least in part on the analyzing the data corresponding to the observations of the operations, automatically generating a grouping of network devices that comprises two or more network devices of the plurality of other network devices; and
transmitting grouping data to at least the two or more network devices of the plurality of other network devices;
where the two or more network devices of the grouping of network devices are treated within the network as a single virtual device that is controlled to perform functions together based at least in part on determining a least common denominator of functions shared by the two or more network devices.
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