Apparatuses and methods for facilitating equalization across one or more platforms and applications

A non-transitory machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:

• analyzing first traffic associated with a first plurality of communication devices participating in an online game;
• analyzing second traffic associated with a second plurality of communication devices participating in the online game;
• based on the analyzing of the first traffic and the analyzing of the second traffic, identifying a first handicap to be imposed on a first communication device included in the first plurality of communication devices;
• and
• imposing the first handicap on the first communication device.

A method comprising:

• obtaining, by a processing system including a processor, a first analysis of first traffic associated with a first communication device;
• obtaining, by the processing system, a second analysis of second traffic associated with a second communication device;
• identifying, by the processing system and based on the obtaining of the first analysis and the obtaining of the second analysis, a first handicap to be applied to a first connection associated with the first communication device;
• and
• applying, by the processing system, the first handicap to the first connection.