Using a reflective surface to reflect a signal from access point equipment to signal receiving equipment

A first network device, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
• requesting, from a second network device, a reflected path for a signal to a third network device resulting from at least one condition that affects a transmission of communication beams along a direct signal path from the first network device to the third network device, wherein based on the requesting a determination is made that the third network device is entitled to have signals communicated to the third network device on a priority basis;
• receiving, from the second network device and based on the determination that the third network device is entitled to have signals communicated to the third network device on a priority basis, the reflected path to the third network device, wherein the reflected path comprises a geographic location of a reflective surface that was determined to reflect the signal;
• and
• based on the receiving of the reflected path, communicating the signal toward the reflective surface,
• wherein the determination that the third network device is entitled to have signals communicated to the third network device on a priority basis includes a determination that the third network device is designated as being used by first responders.

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

• receiving a request to establish a communications session between access point equipment and a user equipment;
• identifying that the user equipment is entitled to have signals communicated to the user equipment on a priority basis;
• identifying a reflective surface in response to the request and based on the identifying that the user equipment is entitled to have signals communicated to the user equipment on the priority basis to facilitate a connection between the user equipment and the access point equipment, resulting in reflected path information corresponding to a reflected path for the communications session;
• and
• communicating, to the access point equipment, the reflected path information,
• wherein the identifying that the user equipment is entitled to have signals communicated to the user equipment on a priority basis includes determining that the user equipment is designated as being used by first responders.