Patent ID: 9232426
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: receiving, in a communication device over a communication link, a transmission unit (TU) from a source, wherein: selecting, based on the associated service characteristic of the received TU, key performance indicators (KPIs) used to evaluate the performance of the communication link and a KPI threshold value corresponding to each selected KPI, wherein: for each respective one of the selected KPIs, measuring the performance of the communication link according to the respective KPI to determine a performance measurement value (PMV) indicative of the performance of the communication link according to the respective KPI; for each of the selected KPIs, comparing the determined PMV to the corresponding KPI threshold value; and requesting, by the communication device, a re-transmission of the TU from the source upon determining that a determined PMV does not satisfy a corresponding KPI threshold value for one of the selected KPIs.