System and method for determining a priority order to desynchronize pause operations

Abstract

An example computing device includes: a wireless communications interface configured to connect to a network deployed by a plurality of access points; a controller for the wireless communications interface, the controller configured to, during an ongoing packet exchange with a peer computing device: detect a target pause operation for the computing device to pause a connection to a home access point; in response to the pause condition, obtain a connection status of the peer computing device; determine a priority order of the computing device and the peer computing device based on the connection status and the target pause operation; and pause the connection to the home access point according to the determined priority order.