Methods and systems for improving device-to-device communications in a wireless network

A system for managing a wireless communication network comprising:

• at least one processor that
• detects the presence of a plurality of mobile electronic devices within a wireless communication network;
• calculates a device-to-device (D2D) connectability score for each of the plurality of mobile electronic devices;
• wherein the calculating of the D2D connectability score for each of the plurality of mobile electronic devices is based on a security posture of the respective mobile electronic device, a privacy posture of the respective mobile electronic device, or a combination thereof;
• and
• generates a signal representative of the calculated D2D connectability score for each of the plurality of mobile electronic devices.

A computer program product for managing a wireless communication network by one or more processors, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:

• an executable portion that detects the presence of a plurality of mobile electronic devices within a wireless communication network;
• an executable portion that calculates a device-to-device (D2D) connectability score for each of the plurality of mobile electronic devices;
• wherein the calculating of the D2D connectability score for each of the plurality of mobile electronic devices is based on a security posture of the respective mobile electronic device, a privacy posture of the respective mobile electronic device, or a combination thereof;
• and
• an executable portion that generates a signal representative of the calculated D2D connectability score for each of the plurality of mobile electronic devices.