Application classification distribution to network devices

A system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a machine-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
• receive an application classification entry for an application from respective Access Points (APs) on a network, wherein the application classification entry comprises a given application identifier to identify the application and control information to route a network packet originating from the application;
• for the given application identifier, generate a consolidated set of application classification entries, based on the application classification entry received from respective APs;
• and
• determine appropriate APs to distribute the consolidated set of application classification entries,
• wherein instructions that cause the processor to determine appropriate APs to distribute the consolidated set of application classification entries comprises instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
• identify a network device that sent the received application classification entry for the application;
• and
• select the identified network device to distribute the consolidated set of application classification entries.

A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

• receive an application classification entry for an application from respective network devices on a network, wherein the application classification entry comprises a given application identifier to identify the application and control information to route a network packet originating from the application;
• for the given application identifier, generate a consolidated set of application classification entries, based on the application classification entry received from respective network devices;
• determine appropriate network devices to distribute the consolidated set of application classification entries;
• and
• distribute the consolidated set of application classification entries to the appropriate network devices,
• wherein instructions that cause the processor to determine appropriate network devices to distribute the consolidated set of application classification entries comprises instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
• identify a network device that sent the received application classification entry for the application;
• and
• select the identified network device to distribute the consolidated set of application classification entries.