A wireless communication device, comprising: a memory; a processor in electronic communication with the memory, wherein the processor is configured to: determine (405, 504, 604) a packet data convergence protocol, PDCP, packet count corresponding to a last radio link control, RLC, packet received in-sequence; establish (502, 504, 602, 604) communication with a first bearer and a second bearer, wherein the PDCP packet count is associated with the first bearer; determine (506, 606) a second PDCP packet count corresponding to a second last RLC packet received in-sequence that is associated with the second bearer; and detect (406, 508) a missing PDCP packet based on the comparison of the PDCP packet count and a sequence number of a last PDCP packet received in-sequence, wherein the processor is configured to perform a comparison of the PDCP packet count and the sequence number by determining whether the sequence number is less than the PDCP packet count; wherein the processor is configured to perform a comparison of the second PDCP packet count and the sequence number by determining whether the sequence number is less than the second PDCP packet count; and wherein the processor is configured to detect the missing PDCP packet in a case that the sequence number is less than the PDCP packet count and the sequence number is less than the second PDCP packet count. a memory; a processor in electronic communication with the memory, wherein the processor is configured to: determine (405, 504, 604) a packet data convergence protocol, PDCP, packet count corresponding to a last radio link control, RLC, packet received in-sequence; establish (502, 504, 602, 604) communication with a first bearer and a second bearer, wherein the PDCP packet count is associated with the first bearer; determine (506, 606) a second PDCP packet count corresponding to a second last RLC packet received in-sequence that is associated with the second bearer; and detect (406, 508) a missing PDCP packet based on the comparison of the PDCP packet count and a sequence number of a last PDCP packet received in-sequence, wherein the processor is configured to perform a comparison of the PDCP packet count and the sequence number by determining whether the sequence number is less than the PDCP packet count; wherein the processor is configured to perform a comparison of the second PDCP packet count and the sequence number by determining whether the sequence number is less than the second PDCP packet count; and wherein the processor is configured to detect the missing PDCP packet in a case that the sequence number is less than the PDCP packet count and the sequence number is less than the second PDCP packet count. determine (405, 504, 604) a packet data convergence protocol, PDCP, packet count corresponding to a last radio link control, RLC, packet received in-sequence; establish (502, 504, 602, 604) communication with a first bearer and a second bearer, wherein the PDCP packet count is associated with the first bearer; determine (506, 606) a second PDCP packet count corresponding to a second last RLC packet received in-sequence that is associated with the second bearer; and detect (406, 508) a missing PDCP packet based on the comparison of the PDCP packet count and a sequence number of a last PDCP packet received in-sequence, wherein the processor is configured to perform a comparison of the PDCP packet count and the sequence number by determining whether the sequence number is less than the PDCP packet count; wherein the processor is configured to perform a comparison of the second PDCP packet count and the sequence number by determining whether the sequence number is less than the second PDCP packet count; and wherein the processor is configured to detect the missing PDCP packet in a case that the sequence number is less than the PDCP packet count and the sequence number is less than the second PDCP packet count.