Communication protocol recovery system and method

A communication device operable to perform a wireless communication recovery operation, the communication device comprising:

• a transceiver configured to communicate via a radio access technology (RAT);
• and
• a controller configured to:
• detect a connection failure of the RAT between the communication device and a network entity;
• categorize the detected connection failure based on a network level that includes the network entity at which the connection failure has occurred;
• and
• disable the RAT for a time period at the network level that corresponds to the category of the connection failure that includes the network entity to block communications during the time period between the communication device and the network entity,
• wherein the time period is determined based on a timer initiated in response to the connection failure being one of consecutive connection failures, and wherein the connection failure has exceeded a predetermined failure threshold.

A wireless communication recovery method of a communication device, the method comprising:

• detecting a connection failure of a radio access technology (RAT) between the communication device and one of a plurality of network entities;
• categorizing the detected connection failure as:
• (i) a first connection failure type in response to the connection failure occurring at a first network level that includes a first one of the plurality of network entities at which the connection failure has occurred, the first network level being associated with a first cell coverage area, and (ii) a second connection failure type in response to the connection failure occurring at a second network level that includes a second one of the plurality of network entities at which the connection failure has occurred, the second network level being associated with a second cell coverage area, the second cell coverage area being greater than the first cell coverage area;
• and
• blocking, at the first network level or the second network level, communications during a time period between the communication device and one or more of the plurality of network entities included in the first network level or second level by:
• when the detected connection failure is categorized as the first connection failure type, disabling the RAT during the time period at the first network level;
• and
• when the detected connection failure is categorized as the second connection failure type, disabling the RAT during the time period at the second network level.