Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for escalating a problem with a personal communications device in a wireless communications network, each personal communications device having at least one communications session associated therewith, at least one process associated therewith, at least one IP address associated therewith and at least one personal communications device identification associated therewith. A problem is identified with a particular communication session associated with a particular personal communications device. The particular communications session is excluded from the wireless communications network. The device determines if the problem associated with the particular communications sessions has exceeded a problem threshold. If the problem associated with the particular communications sessions has exceeded a problem threshold, the exclusion of the particular communications session.

Abstract: A globally unique identification system for a communications protocol and database is disclosed. A method for generating the globally unique identification code and for generating a compressed globally unique identification code is also described. The communications protocol permits multiple communications sessions to be sent through a single open port of a firewall.

Abstract: An ad hoc wireless communications system and method permits a group of wireless portable communications devices to communicate with each other. The ad hoc network has security systems. A server for the ad hoc network is selected from among the portable communications devices associated with the ad hoc network.