1. A mobile router for a vehicle, comprising: at least one processor; and a memory element coupled to the at least one processor, wherein the processor and memory element are configured to cooperate such that the mobile router is configured to: receive a set of internet protocol (IP) subnet prefix pools based on services and capabilities associated with the vehicle, wherein each IP subnet prefix pool is accompanied by an associated prefix color that defines one or more properties of IP addresses in the IP subnet prefix pool, and further wherein a first IP subnet prefix pool has an associated first prefix color indicating that IP addresses in the first IP subnet prefix pool are associated with vehicle diagnostics; receive an IP address request from an IP device running a vehicle application associated with the vehicle; when the vehicle application is a vehicle diagnostics application, assign the IP device an IP address from the first IP subnet prefix pool, such that the first prefix color is used for routing at least some of a plurality of packets of a communication session associated with the IP device; and when the vehicle application is not a vehicle diagnostics application, assign an IP address to the IP device from one of the IP subnet prefix pools different than the first IP subnet prefix pool having a prefix color different than the first prefix color that corresponds with the vehicle application, such that the prefix color is used for routing at least some of the plurality of packets of the communication session associated with the IP device.