System, method, and apparatus for extra vehicle communications control

A system, comprising:

• a vehicle having a first network zone and a second network zone of a different type than the first network zone;
• a policy manager circuit structured to interpret a policy comprising an external data routing description and an external data service description;
• a configuration circuit structured to configure a gatekeeper interface circuit in response to the external data routing description and the external data service description;
• the gatekeeper interface circuit interposed between the first network zone and at least one external communication portal selectively couplable to an external device, and further interposed between the second network zone and the at least one external communication portal;
• and
• wherein the gatekeeper interface circuit is structured to regulate communications between end points of the first network zone and the at least one external communication portal, and to regulate communications between end points of the second network zone and the at least one external communication portal.