Patent ID: 8189552

Claim:
A mobile router comprising: a local network interface to wirelessly communicate with a mobile device via a local wireless network; a backhaul network interface to wirelessly communicate with a backhaul network and to establish a layer 2 communication link and a layer 3 communication link; one or more processors; a memory in communication with the one or more processors; a link monitor program stored in said memory and executable by the one or more processors said one or more processors executing said link monitor program to monitor said layer 2 communication link and said layer 3 communication links over said backhaul network interface; said one or more processors executing said link monitor program to reestablish communications via said layer 2 communication link and said layer 3 communication link when a communications failure via said layer 2 communications link is detected and to reestablish communications via said layer 3 communication link when a communications failure via only said layer 3 communication link is detected.