Optimized routing in connected environments
Geographic proximity and network congestion are used to determine efficient routing of data in networks. If two devices are geographically close, then device-to-device communication may be possible. Data may thus be routed using device-to-device communication, which avoids consuming bandwidth in wide area networks and in cellular networks.
1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a processing system including a processor, a message from a service identifying a proximity application;
executing, by the processing system, the proximity application;
determining, by the processing system using the proximity application, dual communications paths to a sensory event notification system;
selecting, by the processing system, a peer connectivity of the dual communications paths for communications with the sensory event notification system; and
identifying, by the processing system executing the proximity application, a logical rule regarding the selecting.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the service comprises a cloud-based service.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sensory event notification system comprises a security system including a controller, wherein the dual communications paths include the controller of the security system.
4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising facilitating, by the processing system, the dual communications paths to the security system via a wide area network and a local area network.
5. The method of claim 3 , wherein the proximity application executes on a wireless device.
6. The method of claim 3 , further comprising receiving, by the processing system, a wireless network broadcast by the security system.
7. The method of claim 5 , further comprising determining, by the processing system, the peer connectivity of the wireless device to the security system.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the selecting is performed in accordance with the logical rule.
9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining, by the processing system, a cellular network as the peer connectivity.
10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining, by the processing system, a congestion associated with at least one of the dual communications paths.
11. A device comprising:
a processing system including a processor; and
a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations comprising:
receiving a message from a cloud-based service identifying a proximity application;
executing the proximity application;
determining, using the proximity application, dual communications paths to a sensory event notification system;
selecting a peer connectivity of the dual communications paths for communications with the sensory event notification system; and
identifying a logical rule regarding the selecting.
12. The device of claim 11 , wherein the sensory event notification system comprises a security system including a controller, wherein the dual communications paths include the controller of the security system.
13. The device of claim 12 , wherein the operations further comprise facilitating the dual communications paths to the security system via a wide area network and a local area network.
14. The device of claim 12 , wherein the device comprises a wireless device, and wherein the operations further comprise:
determining the peer connectivity of the wireless device to the security system; and
receiving a wireless network broadcast by the security system.
15. The device of claim 11 , wherein the selecting is performed in accordance with the logical rule.
16. A non-transitory machine-readable medium comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor of a wireless device, facilitate performance of operations comprising:
receiving a message from a cloud-based service identifying a proximity application;
executing the proximity application;
determining, using the proximity application, dual communications paths to a sensory event notification system;
selecting a peer connectivity of the dual communications paths for communications with the sensory event notification system; and
identifying a logical rule regarding the selecting.
17. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the sensory event notification system comprises a security system including a controller, wherein the dual communications paths include the controller of the security system.
18. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the operations further comprise facilitating the dual communications paths to the security system via a wide area network and a local area network.
19. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the operations further comprise:
determining the peer connectivity of the wireless device to the security system; and
receiving a wireless network broadcast by the security system.
20. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the selecting is performed in accordance with the logical rule.