Policy-based data routing for a multi-mode device

A method of multi-mode communication for a device comprising at least two network interfaces configured to communicate in at least two modes of communication, said method comprising:

• routing application communications among the at least two network interfaces
• using rules to select a particular network interface from the at least two network interfaces, and
• based upon a match between an Internet Protocol (IP) header in said application communications and an entry in a routing component, said routing comprising:
• selecting a first mode of communication from the at least two modes of communications in accordance with the rules to establish a connection for said application communications, configuring at least one of a routing table and a connection table to route the communications via the particular network interface in accordance with an evaluation of the rules;
• and
• reevaluating the rules for switching the first mode of communication to a second mode of communication of the at least two modes of communications, wherein, responsive to a particular network service requested, the first mode of communication is switched to the second mode of communication;
• reconfiguring at least one of the routing table and the connection table, and the connection re-established in response to receipt of a network-side originated request to switch the first mode of communication.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer executable instructions stored thereon for routing communications for a device comprising at least two network interfaces configured to communicate in at least two modes of communication;

• and a processor for executing said computer executable instructions at runtime;
• said computer executable instructions operable to:
• route application communications among the network interfaces
• using rules to select a particular network interface from among the at least two network interfaces, and,
• based upon a match between an Internet Protocol (IP) header in said application communications and an entry in a routing component,
• wherein said routing comprises:
• selecting a first mode of communication from the at least two modes of communications in accordance with the rules to establish a connection for said application communications, configuring at least one of a routing table and a connection table to route the communications via the particular network interface in accordance with an evaluation of the rules;
• and
• reevaluating the rules for switching the first mode of communication, wherein, responsive to a particular network service requested, the first mode of communication is switched to a second mode of communication of the at least two modes of communications;
• reconfiguring, at least one of the routing table and the connection table, and the connection re-established in response to receipt of a network-side originated request to switch the first mode of communication.