Pairing multiple devices into a designated group for a communication session

An apparatus comprising:

• at least one processing device comprising a processor coupled to a memory, the memory including instructions, which when executed by the at least one processing device, cause the at least one processing device:
• to process information input by a user in connection with a first request to pair the apparatus to one or more additional apparatus, wherein the information comprises a given number of additional apparatus to which the apparatus is attempting to pair;
• to implement, via the apparatus, a pairing algorithm, wherein the pairing algorithm comprises a multicasting node discovery procedure comprising:
• searching for one or more additional apparatus, in accordance with one or more temporal values associated with the input of the apparatus and one or more pairing parameters, that carried out at least a second request to pair to the same number of additional apparatus as the apparatus;
• and
• the apparatus alternately (i) transmitting one or more data packets and (ii) monitoring for one or more data packets meeting one or more predetermined criteria set by one or more additional apparatus, wherein the one or more predetermined criteria comprises one or more data packets exceeding a predetermined received signal strength indicator threshold transmitted by one or more additional apparatus;
• and
• to configure the apparatus to a pairing mode configuration upon successful completion of the pairing algorithm.

A system comprising:

• a communications network;
• and
• multiple processing devices, each of the multiple processing devices configured to:
• process information input by a respective user in connection with a first request to pair the processing device to one or more of the other processing devices, wherein the information comprises a given number of the multiple processing devices to which the respective user is attempting to pair the processing device;
• implement a pairing algorithm, wherein the pairing algorithm comprises a multicasting node discovery procedure comprising:
• monitoring, over the communications network, for communications from the other processing devices, wherein the communications (i) comprise at least a second request to pair to the given number of the multiple processing devices, (ii) are in accordance with one or more temporal values associated with the processing information input by the respective user, and (iii) are in accordance with and one or more pairing parameters;
• and
• alternately (i) transmitting one or more data packets and (ii) monitoring for one or more data packets meeting one or more predetermined criteria set by one or more additional processing devices, wherein the one or more predetermined criteria comprises one or more data packets exceeding a predetermined received signal strength indicator threshold transmitted by one or more additional processing devices;
• configure to a distinct pairing mode configuration upon successful completion of the pairing algorithm;
• and establish an exclusive communication session over the communications network with the given number of the multiple processing devices configured to the distinct pairing mode configuration.