Event-driven user-based primary device selection

A method of event-driven primary device selection in a network, the method comprising:

• determining, by a user equipment (UE), that failure of the UE is imminent, wherein the UE is a member of at least one primary device selection cluster;
• transmitting, to a primary device selection manager, an indication of the imminent failure of the UE;
• receiving, from the primary device selection manager, a notification containing a selection of potential replacement primary devices;
• and
• transmitting, to the primary device selection manager a selected replacement primary device.

A non-transitory computer storage media storing computer-useable instructions that, when used by one or more processors, cause the processors to:

• receive an indication of an imminent user equipment (UE) failure event from at least one UE, wherein the at least one UE is a member of at least one primary device selection cluster;
• identify at least one replacement primary device to take over for the at least one UE, wherein the at least one replacement primary device is a member of the at least one primary device selection cluster;
• transmit, to the at least one UE, a notification containing a selection of potential replacement primary devices;
• and
• receive, from the at least one UE, a selection of at least one replacement primary device selected from the selection of replacement primary devices.