Abstract: Described herein is an extensible connection management framework comprising a computer comprising a processor and a memory. The memory comprises a connection management system comprising a route management engine configured to select a policy from a policy store in response to a received input trigger, the route manager further configured to apply the selected policy to facilitate communication between the computer and another computer to transition from a Wi-Fi network to a cellular network, wherein the input trigger is received from a component of the computer and provide information regarding at least one of a a user of the computer or a communication modality.