State information required by the TAP device 306 includes such things as PPP/PPPoE session identifier and settings (e.g., MTU), baseband retransmission state, and ACL/SCO mappings and channel properties for the LMP. Certain state information, such as the PPP/PPPoE session identifier and settings and the ACL/SCO mappings and channel properties are maintained by the BE device 307, and can therefore