System and method including distributed intelligence among communication nodes

A communication method, comprising:

• storing information in a data storage, the stored information indicating possible communication links among communication devices within a selected region;
• and
• using an intelligence gathering module of at least one node for detecting at least one signal from at least one other network device, the at least one node being capable of communication with user devices, the at least one other network device being capable of communicating with user devices;
• processing information regarding the at least one other network device based on the at least one detected signal;
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• including the information regarding the at least one other network device in the stored information in the data storage.

A communication node, comprising:

• a transceiver for communicating with user devices;
• an intelligence gathering module that detects at least one signal from at least one other network device capable of communicating with user devices, wherein the intelligence gathering module processes information regarding the at least one other network device based on the at least one detected signal;
• and
• a memory portion that at least temporarily includes an indication of the processed information and processed information regarding a communication history, wherein the node uses at least one of the indication or the processed information of the memory portion to (i) facilitate a communication for a user device, or (ii) obtain additional information regarding at least one other network device.