Correlating network and physical layer activities

A system, comprising:

• a processing system including a processor;
• and
• a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:
• receiving data in a layer below a layer of a multi-layered communication protocol that is identified as having network communication degradation, wherein the network communication degradation occurs due to a failed downlink transmission from a base station, a failed uplink transmission from a user equipment, or a combination thereof;
• analyzing the data to determine a geographic region affected by the network communication degradation;
• and
• mitigating an effect of the network communication degradation in the geographic region based on the analyzing.

A non-transitory, machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:

• obtaining at least one data packet in a layer of a multi-layered communication protocol that is identified as having network degradation, wherein the network degradation occurs due to a failed downlink transmission from a base station, a failed uplink transmission from a user equipment, or a combination thereof;
• analyzing the at least one data packet to determine a geographic region of a network affected by the network degradation;
• and
• mitigating an effect of the network degradation in the geographic region by rerouting network traffic away from the layer of the multi-layered communication protocol that is identified as having the network degradation.