Name-based routing through networks

A system, comprising:

• a computing system that is disposed within a first network among a plurality of networks, the computing system comprising:
• a first broker manager;
• at least one first processor;
• and
• a first non-transitory computer readable medium communicatively coupled to the at least one first processor, the first non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon computer software comprising a first set of instructions that, when executed by the at least one first processor, causes the first broker manager to:
• receive, from a first client device, a request to establish a connection with a first network device over at least one network among the plurality of networks;
• based on a determination that the first network device is listed within a stored list, determine whether any alerts associated with the first network device have been received by an alert manager that is communicatively coupled with the first broker manager, and perform at least one of the following, without polling other broker managers regarding the status of the first network device and without attempting to connect to the first network device via one or more brokers that are managed by the first broker manager:
• based on a determination that an alert has been received that indicates that the first network device is offline, sending or relaying a message to the first client device indicating that the first network device is offline;
• or
• based on a determination that an alert has been received that indicates that a connection to the first network device is currently lost, sending or relaying a message to the first client device indicating that a connection to the first network device is currently lost.