Peer-to-peer network for telecommunication network traffic rerouting

A device comprising:

• a processing system including at least one processor;
• and
• a computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by the processing system, cause the processing system to perform operations, the operations comprising:
• detecting a network disruption in a region of a telecommunication network, wherein the network disruption prevents a communication between at least a first device of the telecommunication network and at least a second device of the telecommunication network;
• identifying a first peering device of a plurality of peering devices having a connection to the first device of the telecommunication network;
• identifying a second peering device of the plurality of peering devices having a connection to the second device of the telecommunication network;
• establishing a peer-to-peer network via at least the first peering device and the second peering device of the plurality of peering devices, wherein at least one of the first peering device or the second peering device is a mobile endpoint device, wherein the mobile endpoint device is configured to operate as a virtual network function;
• and
• routing network traffic between the first device of the telecommunication network and the second device of the telecommunication network via the peer-to-peer network.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by a processing system including at least one processor, cause the processing system to perform operations, the operations comprising:

• detecting a network disruption in a region of a telecommunication network, wherein the network disruption prevents a communication between at least a first device of the telecommunication network and at least a second device of the telecommunication network;
• identifying a first peering device of a plurality of peering devices having a connection to the first device of the telecommunication network;
• identifying a second peering device of the plurality of peering devices having a connection to the second device of the telecommunication network;
• establishing a peer-to-peer network via at least the first peering device and the second peering device of the plurality of peering devices, wherein at least one of the first peering device or the second peering device is a mobile endpoint device, wherein the mobile endpoint device is configured to operate as a virtual network function;
• and
• routing network traffic between the first device of the telecommunication network and the second device of the telecommunication network via the peer-to-peer network.