1. A method comprising: facilitating, by at least a subset of a plurality of nodes, communication of a mobile ad hoc network (MANET), the nodes configured as a virtual Internet Protocol (IP) network, the virtual IP network comprising a plurality of physical paths of the MANET, each physical path coupling an IP network to an IP node, each physical path traversing a distinct set of nodes of the MANET; and representing, to the IP network, the physical paths of the virtual IP network as a logical path comprising one or more virtual IP nodes.