| CPC H04W 28/20 (2013.01) [H04W 28/0236 (2013.01); H04W 28/086 (2023.05); H04W 88/16 (2013.01)] | 45 Claims |

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1. An apparatus comprising:
one or more processors; and
memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to:
receive data indicating a quantity of times that a first gateway device has detected a second gateway device;
associate, based on the data, the second gateway device as a backup of the first gateway device;
determine that the first gateway device needs backup assistance; and
cause, based on the associating, the second gateway device to provide the backup assistance to the first gateway device.
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