The present invention provides a method and apparatus for dynamic adjustment of an active sensor list. The method includes providing an active sensor list indicative of at least one sensor associated with at least one processing tool, the at least one sensor being communicatively coupled to a network having an associated bandwidth, receiving information indicative of a state of at least one of the processing tools, and modifying the active sensor list based on the information indicative of the state of the at least one of the processing tools and the associated network bandwidth.