Cross-Layer Link Failure Alerts
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1. A method comprising:
- determining, at a radio link layer of a communication stack of a network device, that a communication link between the network device and a network has failed; and
alerting one or more components associated with another layer of the communication stack of the determination that the communication link has failed.
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Abstract
Described herein is a network device configured to determine and provide alerts of communication link failures across layers of a communication stack of the network device. The network device determines at a radio link layer of the communication stack that a communication link between the network device and a network has failed. The network device then alerts one or more components associated with another layer of the communication stack of the determination that the communication link has failed.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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determining, at a radio link layer of a communication stack of a network device, that a communication link between the network device and a network has failed; and alerting one or more components associated with another layer of the communication stack of the determination that the communication link has failed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having programming instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a network device, cause the telecommunication device to perform operations comprising:
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determining, at a radio link layer of a communication stack of the network device, that a communication link between the network device and a network has failed; and alerting one or more components associated with another layer of the communication stack of the of the failure of the communication link and of a reason for the failure of the communication link to enable the one or more components to take action based on the reason, wherein the alerting comprises providing notification of the failure of the communication link or exposing a status of the communication link and receiving polling from the one or more components. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A network device comprising:
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a processor; a radio chipset coupled to the processor, associated with a radio link layer of a communication stack, and configured to establish a radio communication link to a network and determine that the radio communication link has failed; one or more components coupled to the radio chipset and the processor, associated with one or more other layers of the communication stack, and configured to receive an alert of the failure of the radio communication link, wherein the radio chipset is further configured to provide or make available the alert to the one or more components. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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