Multi-device monitoring and control using intelligent device channel sharing

A system, comprising:

• a communication module;
• and
• a processor programmed to:
• assign a shared logical device physical network address to each of a plurality of wireless physical devices, where the plurality of wireless physical devices form a logical device group addressable over a single wireless communication channel via the shared logical device physical network address within a wireless network;
• translate, in response to receipt of a first data packet addressed to a physical network address of one of the plurality of wireless physical devices from an application server, the physical network address to the shared logical device physical network address with which the one of the plurality of wireless physical devices is logically grouped;
• embed the physical network address of the one of the plurality of wireless physical devices within the first data packet addressed to the shared logical device physical network address;
• and
• send, via the communication module, the first data packet to the shared logical device physical network address.

A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium including computer readable program code, where the computer readable program code when executed on a computer causes the computer to:

• assign a shared logical device physical network address to each of a plurality of wireless physical devices, where the plurality of wireless physical devices form a logical device group addressable over a single wireless communication channel via the shared logical device physical network address within a wireless network;
• translate, in response to receipt of a first data packet addressed to a physical network address of one of the plurality of wireless physical devices from an application server, the physical network address to the shared logical device physical network address with which the one of the plurality of wireless physical devices is logically grouped;
• embed the physical network address of the one of the plurality of wireless physical devices within the first data packet addressed to the shared logical device physical network address;
• and
• send the first data packet to the shared logical device physical network address.