1. A networking method, comprising: receiving, from a requesting device, a first request for information regarding a virtual radio frequency identification (“RFID”) reader; translating the first request into second requests for data from a first plurality of devices aggregated as a first logical RFID reader, the first plurality of devices comprising a second plurality of controllers; sending one of the second requests to each of the second plurality of controllers; receiving RFID data from the second plurality of controllers responsive to the second requests; and sending at least some of the RFID data to the requesting device in response to the first request.