Aggregated session management for terminal devices

A method, comprising:

• maintaining a first connection to a first media dispensing device of a media terminal;
• maintaining a second connection to a second media dispensing device of the media terminal;
• providing a third connection to a transaction application of the media terminal to perform media operations on media associated with the first media dispensing device and the second media dispensing device;
• presenting a logical dual device to the transaction application over the third connection;
• determining which of the first media dispensing device or the second media dispensing device is to process the media operations based on first interactions with the first media dispensing device over the first connection and second interactions with the second media dispensing device over the second connection;
• consolidating responses received from the first media dispensing device over the first connection and from the second media dispensing device over the second connection as consolidated responses;
• and
• providing the consolidated responses to the transaction application over the third connection.