A method performed by a wireless communication device, the method comprising: determining whether a first measure of a first quality condition of a communication link is better than a first quality threshold in response to a start of a transmission interval for a current packet, the first quality condition being a Block Error Rate, BLER, or a Bit Error Rate, BER, associated with the physical channel in the communication link; in response to determining that the first measure of the first quality condition is better than the first quality threshold: obtaining a second measure of a second quality condition of the communication link, wherein the second quality condition is different than the first quality condition, the second quality condition being a Signal to Noise Ratio, SNR, a Signal to Interference Noise Ratio, SINR, or a Signal to Interference Ratio, SIR associated with the communication link; determining whether the second measure of the second quality condition of the communication link is better than a second quality threshold; and performing a partial packet decoding process on the current packet in response to determining that the second measure of the second quality condition is better than the second quality threshold, wherein performing the partial packet decoding process on the current packet comprises decoding the current packet based on partial reception of the current packet; wherein the partial packet decoding process is not performed on the current packet if the wireless communication device determines that the first measure of the first quality condition is not better than the first quality threshold or that the second measure of the second quality condition is not better than the second quality threshold. determining whether a first measure of a first quality condition of a communication link is better than a first quality threshold in response to a start of a transmission interval for a current packet, the first quality condition being a Block Error Rate, BLER, or a Bit Error Rate, BER, associated with the physical channel in the communication link; in response to determining that the first measure of the first quality condition is better than the first quality threshold: obtaining a second measure of a second quality condition of the communication link, wherein the second quality condition is different than the first quality condition, the second quality condition being a Signal to Noise Ratio, SNR, a Signal to Interference Noise Ratio, SINR, or a Signal to Interference Ratio, SIR associated with the communication link; determining whether the second measure of the second quality condition of the communication link is better than a second quality threshold; and performing a partial packet decoding process on the current packet in response to determining that the second measure of the second quality condition is better than the second quality threshold, wherein performing the partial packet decoding process on the current packet comprises decoding the current packet based on partial reception of the current packet; wherein the partial packet decoding process is not performed on the current packet if the wireless communication device determines that the first measure of the first quality condition is not better than the first quality threshold or that the second measure of the second quality condition is not better than the second quality threshold. obtaining a second measure of a second quality condition of the communication link, wherein the second quality condition is different than the first quality condition, the second quality condition being a Signal to Noise Ratio, SNR, a Signal to Interference Noise Ratio, SINR, or a Signal to Interference Ratio, SIR associated with the communication link; determining whether the second measure of the second quality condition of the communication link is better than a second quality threshold; and performing a partial packet decoding process on the current packet in response to determining that the second measure of the second quality condition is better than the second quality threshold, wherein performing the partial packet decoding process on the current packet comprises decoding the current packet based on partial reception of the current packet; wherein the partial packet decoding process is not performed on the current packet if the wireless communication device determines that the first measure of the first quality condition is not better than the first quality threshold or that the second measure of the second quality condition is not better than the second quality threshold.