Aggregating physical network interfaces for peer-to-peer connections

A system for facilitating communication, comprising:

• a communication apparatus configured to establish a peer-to-peer connection with a remote electronic device using a first physical network interface without communicating with the remote electronic device through an infrastructure network;
• and
• a management apparatus configured to:
• connect the first physical network interface to a virtual network interface;
• receive a set of network-interface capabilities from the remote device using the peer-to-peer connection;
• and
• switch the peer-to-peer connection to a second physical network interface based on the set of network-interface capabilities and one or more characteristics associated with the peer-to-peer connection, so that the second physical interface is used for the peer-to-peer connection instead of the first physical interface, the switching comprising connecting the second physical network interface to the virtual network interface so that the virtual network interface uses the second physical network interface.

A computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that when executed by a computer cause the computer to perform operations for facilitating communication, the operations comprising:

• establishing a peer-to-peer connection with a remote electronic device using a first physical network interface without communicating with the remote electronic device through an infrastructure network;
• connecting the first physical network to a virtual network interface;
• receiving a set of network-interface capabilities from the remote electronic device using the peer-to-peer connection;
• and
• switching the peer-to-peer connection from the first physical network interface to a second physical network interface based on the set of network-interface capabilities and one or more characteristics associated with the peer-to-peer connection, the switching comprising connecting the second physical network interface to the virtual network interface so that the virtual network interface uses the second physical network interface.