Power saving techniques for layer-to-layer interface

A method for saving power in a physical (PHY) layer-to-medium access (MAC) layer interface, the method comprising:

• receiving, at the PHY layer, a portion of transport block from a base station;
• transmitting the portion of the transport block to the MAC layer, and wherein the portion of the transport block is associated with an error rate;
• and
• determining, at the MAC layer and based on the error rate, whether to (1) store the portion of the transport block in memory or (2) process the portion of the transport block,
• wherein the error rate is above a threshold value, the method further comprising:
• storing, at the MAC layer, the portion of the transport block in memory.

A system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the processor, cause the system to:
• receive, at a first layer of a protocol stack, a plurality of code blocks, wherein the plurality of code blocks is a portion of a transport block, and wherein plurality of code blocks is associated with an error rate;
• transmit, to a second layer of the protocol stack, the plurality of code blocks;
• and
• determine, at the second layer and based on the error rate, whether to (1) store the plurality of code blocks in the memory or (2) process the plurality of code blocks for transmission to an upper layer based on the error rate,
• wherein the error rate is above a threshold value, the method further comprising:
• storing, at the second layer, the plurality of code blocks in memory.