The present technology discloses non-transitory computer-readable media, systems, and methods for receiving a notification that an identified physical object has attached to a roaming network, wherein the identified physical object is roaming when on the roaming network; translating at least one policy intent that was defined at a home network for the identified physical object into a policy suitable to be applied by the roaming network; and sending, to the roaming network, the at least one translated policy intent to be applied to the identified physical object on the roaming network.