Apparatus and method for managing local wireless network group

A method for managing a local wireless network, the method comprising:

• receiving, by a first group owner, capability information of a first client and a second client;
• selecting the first client as a group sub-owner based on the capability information;
• and
• designating the group sub-owner as the second group owner if the first group owner is unavailable.

An apparatus to manage a local wireless network, the apparatus comprising:

• an owner module to select a first group owner, to receive capability information from at least one of a first client and a second client, and to select the at least one of the first client and the second client as a second group owner based on the capability information;
• and
• a sub-owner module to determine whether the first group owner is unavailable,
• wherein the owner module replaces the first group owner with a second group owner of the local wireless network if the sub-owner module determines that the first group owner is unavailable.