Method and apparatus of performing peer-to-peer communication establishment and connection change-over

An apparatus, comprising:

• a receiver configured to receive a response to a data test message from a first network device, in communication via a second communications connection, to a second network device;
• wherein the response to the data test message is compared to previously measured test data associated with a first communications connection between the first network device and the second network device;
• and
• a processor configured to:
• determine an average measured connection bandwidth exceeds a current connection bandwidth of the first communications connection by a predefined percentage threshold, and
• determine a change-over from the first communications connection to the second communications connection would provide a more optimal data connection based on the comparison and the predefined percentage threshold being exceeded.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising instructions that when executed cause a processor to perform:

• receiving a response to a data test message from a first network device, communicating via a second communications connection, to a second network device;
• comparing the response to previously measured test data associated with a first communications connection between the first network device and the second network device;
• determining an average measured connection bandwidth exceeds a current connection bandwidth of the first communications connection by a predefined percentage threshold;
• and
• determining a change-over from the first communications connection to the second communications connection would provide a more optimal data connection based on the comparing and the predefined percentage threshold being exceeded.