Patent ID: 9210646
Filing Date: 2015-12-08
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: initiating, by a mobile device and over a local network connection, a pairing with a local router for a home network, wherein the local router is also connected to a managed wide area network; providing, by the mobile device and to the local router over the local network connection, configuration settings for a backup path for the managed wide area network, wherein the backup path includes the local network connection and a mobile broadband connection using the mobile device; receiving, by the mobile device and from the local router over the local network connection, a signal indicating an interruption with the local router's connection to the managed wide area network; presenting, based on receiving the signal indicating the interruption, a user interface to solicit user authorization of the backup path; receiving, via the user interface, the user authorization of the backup path; sending, by the mobile device and via the local network connection, a signal, responsive to the user authorization, to activate the backup path at the local router; receiving, by the mobile device and from the local router over the local network connection, particular types of traffic from the home network to enable critical communications; and forwarding, by the mobile device, the particular types of traffic from the home network over the mobile broadband connection.