one or more processors configured to:

receive vehicle state data reported over a connection established with a vehicle;

determine a loss of connection with the vehicle;

attempt one or more new connections with the vehicle, responsive to the loss of connection, the new connections utilizing a different connection medium than that used for the connection that was lost and for other of the attempted one or more new connections;

responsive to the new connection being successful, delay an analysis, of a plurality of predefined causes of incidental connection loss, based on vehicle state data previously reported compared to predefined values indicative of causing a lost connection, until the new connection is lost;

responsive to the loss of connection, perform the analysis, including accommodation of the delay, when the new connection was successful, by delaying the analysis until the new connection is lost;

responsive to the analysis indicating no predefined cause of incidental connection loss being present, trigger a vehicle alarm state protocol; and

responsive to the analysis indicating at least one predefined cause of incidental connection loss, report an incidental connection loss, including reporting any vehicle state data indicative of the cause of incidental connection loss.