Apparatuses, methods and non-transitory computer-readable storage mediums for network connectivity

A network gateway for facilitating communication within a network, the network gateway comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the network gateway to
• send a connectivity policy to a device within the network;
• and
• facilitate communication between the device and the network gateway according to the connectivity policy, wherein
• the network gateway includes a kernel with at least a first kernel tunnel and a second kernel tunnel the first kernel tunnel connecting the network gateway to the device via a first access network and the second kernel tunnel connecting the network gateway to the device via a second access network,
• the connectivity policy specifies at least one of the first kernel tunnel or the second kernel tunnel for downlink transmission of packets to the device, and
• the network gateway includes a kernel virtual switch configured to switch between the first kernel tunnel and the second kernel tunnel to facilitate the communication between the device and the network gateway based on the connectivity policy.