Communication with vehicle based node

A communication system for supporting communication between an end node of a vehicle and a remote correspondent node via a fixed network, the communication system comprising:

• a first wireless modem arranged to establish a first link being a first mm wave radio communication link to a first access point of a plurality of wireless access points of the fixed network, each wireless access point having a directional antenna arrangement for mm wave radio communication using directional beams, the first link supporting a data session between the end node and the remote correspondent node, the first wireless modem being located on the vehicle and employing a first electronically steerable beamforming directional antenna having a first main beam for establishing the first mm wave radio communication link;
• a second wireless modem arranged to establish a second link being second mm wave radio communication link to a second access point further supporting the data session, the second wireless modem being located on the vehicle and employing a second electronically steerable beamforming directional antenna having a second main beam for establishing the second mm wave radio communication link;
• a first common network element located on the vehicle and arranged to provide a first single wired connection point for the data session, the first single wired connection point being common for the first link and the second link and the first common network element being arranged to dynamically switch between the first link and the second link for the data session;
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• a multipath controller located on the vehicle and arranged to communicate with a complementary multipath controller of the fixed network over a plurality of paths, the multipath controller having a first wired port for a first path of the plurality of paths connected to the first single wired connection point.