Adaptive Partial Packet Decoding

A wireless communication device, the wireless communication device comprising:

• an antenna for performing wireless communications over a communication link with a base station;
• a processor configured to:
• in response to a start of a transmission interval for a current packet, selectively allow or disallow a partial packet decoding process based on whether or not a first measure of a first quality parameter of a communication link is better than a first quality standard;
• and
• when the partial packet decoding process is allowed:obtain a second measure of a second quality parameter of the communication link, wherein the second quality parameter is different than the first quality parameter;
• selectively performing or not performing the partial packet decoding process on the current packet based on whether or not the second measure of the second quality parameter of the communication link is better than a second quality standard;

A non-transitory memory medium storing program instructions, wherein the program instructions, when executed by a communication device, cause the communication device to:

• in response to a start of a transmission interval for a current packet, selectively allowing or disallowing a partial packet decoding process based on whether or not a first measure of a first quality parameter of a communication link is better than a first quality standard;
• and
• when the partial packet decoding process is allowed:
• obtain a second measure of a second quality parameter of the communication link, wherein the second quality parameter is different than the first quality parameter;
• and
• selectively perform or not perform the partial packet decoding process on the current packet based on whether or not the second measure of the second quality parameter of the communication link is better than a second quality standard.