Iterative decoding of packet data

Apparatus for processing segments of a frame of data, the apparatus comprising:

• a receiver configured to receive the frame of data, including error detection information;
• circuitry configured to process the frame of data in a first logical dimension and determining a number of unreliable segments in the frame of data based on the error detection information;
• circuitry configured to compare the determined number of unreliable segments in the first logical dimension to a threshold;
• and
• circuitry configured to, on a condition the number of unreliable segments exceeds the threshold, process the frame of data in a second logical dimension based on the one or more unreliable segments and error detection information, wherein:
• the first and second logical dimensions correspond to different layers or sub-layers of a layered network architecture.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of instructions, the plurality of instructions including instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to implement a method for processing segments of a frame of data, the method comprising:

• receiving the frame of data, including error detection information;
• processing the frame of data in a first logical dimension and determining a number of unreliable segments in the frame of data based on the error detection information;
• comparing the determined number of unreliable segments in the first logical dimension to a threshold;
• and
• on a condition the number of unreliable segments exceeds the threshold, processing the frame of data in a second logical dimension based on the one or more unreliable segments and error detection information, wherein the first and second logical dimensions correspond to different layers or sub-layers of a layered network architecture.