DEVICE HANDING OVER COMMUNICATION SESSION FROM WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TO POWERLINE COMMUNICATION

1 . A mobile communication device comprising:

a wired interface operable to support Power Line Communications (PLC);

a wireless interface;

a processing module;

memory coupled to the processing module, wherein the processing module, the wired interface, and the wireless interface are operable to:

establish a wireless communication link with at least one wirelessly coupled device to service a communication session;

detect availability of PLC communication path via the wired interface; and

at least partially handover the communication session from the wireless interface to the wired interface.

2 . The mobile communication device of claim 1 , wherein the wired interface is a PLC interface that supports communications according to at least one PLC communication standard.

3 . The mobile communication device of claim 1 , further comprising a PLC interface coupled to the wired interface that is operable to support the PLC communication path.

4 . The mobile communication device of claim 1 , wherein the PLC interface further comprises a power converter that is operable to provide power to the mobile communication device.

5 . The mobile communication device of claim 1 , wherein the wired interface includes a Universal Serial Bus (USB) port.

6 . The mobile communication device of claim 1 , wherein the wireless communication comprises one of:

a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) communication;

a cellular communication;

a Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) communication; and

a Millimeter Wave (MMW) communication.

7 . The mobile communication device of claim 1 , wherein in at least partially handing over the communication session from the wireless interface to the wired interface, processing circuitry is operable to:

terminate the wireless communication; and

service the communication session via the wired communication interface and the PLC communication path.

8 . The mobile communication device of claim 1 , wherein in at least partially handing over the communication session from the wireless interface to the wired interface, processing circuitry is operable to:

service a first portion of the communication session via the wireless communication interface; and

service a second portion of the communication session via the wired communication interface and the PLC communication path.

9 . A method for operating a mobile communication device comprising:

establishing a wireless communication link with at least one wirelessly coupled device to service a communication session via a wireless interface;

detecting availability of a PLC communication path via a wired interface; and

at least partially handing over the communication session from the wireless interface to the wired interface.

10 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising supporting communications according to a plurality of PLC communication standards.

11 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising supporting the PLC communication path via a PLC interface coupled to the wired interface.

12 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising further comprising receiving power and wired communication service from a coupled power converter.

13 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the wired interface communications are serviced according to a Universal Serial Bus (USB) communication standard.

14 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the wireless communication comprises one of:

a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) communication;

a cellular communication;

a Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) communication; and

a Millimeter Wave (MMW) communication.

15 . The method of claim 9 , wherein at least partially handing over the communication session from the wireless interface to the wired interface comprises:

terminating the wireless communication; and

servicing the communication session via the wired communication interface and the PLC communication path.

16 . The method of claim 9 , wherein at least partially handing over the communication session from the wireless interface to the wired interface comprises:

servicing a first portion of the communication session via the wireless communication interface; and

servicing a second portion of the communication session via the wired communication interface and the PLC communication path.

17 . A mobile communication device comprising:

a wired interface;

a power converter/PLC interface operable to support Power Line Communications (PLC) and coupled to the wired interface;

a wireless interface;

a processing module;

memory coupled to the processing module, wherein the processing module, the wired interface, and the wireless interface are operable to:

establish a wireless communication link with at least one wirelessly coupled device to service a communication session;

detect availability of PLC communication path via the wired interface; and

at least partially handover the communication session from the wireless interface to the wired interface.

18 . The mobile communication device of claim 17 , wherein the wireless communication comprises one of:

a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) communication;

a cellular communication;

a Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) communication; and

a Millimeter Wave (MMW) communication.

19 . The mobile communication device of claim 17 , wherein in at least partially handing over the communication session from the wireless interface to the wired interface, processing circuitry is operable to:

terminate the wireless communication; and

service the communication session via the wired communication interface and the PLC communication path.

20 . The mobile communication device of claim 17 , wherein in at least partially handing over the communication session from the wireless interface to the wired interface, processing circuitry is operable to:

service a first portion of the communication session via the wireless communication interface; and

service a second portion of the communication session via the wired communication interface and the PLC communication path.