1. A mobile ad hoc network comprising: a plurality of mobile nodes comprising a source node, a destination node, and a plurality of intermediate nodes therebetween configured to establish a main communications path and at least one alternative communication path thereby defining a multipath communication pathway between said source node and said destination node; at least one of said intermediate nodes comprising a controller and a wireless communications device cooperating therewith to monitor link quality to neighboring nodes, and to reconfigure the main communication path to the at least one alternative communication path based upon the monitored link quality.