Abstract: A method is provided for adapting models on the basis of link quality indicators. A plurality of statistical models which predict whether a given data bit in a stream of data bits is in error are first defined, where each model includes an indicator of bit errors in the bit stream used to train the model. The method then includes: receiving a data packet at a receiver in a wireless network; determining an indicator of bit errors for the received data packet; and processing the data packet at the receiver using a model from the plurality of models which correlates to the bit error indicator for the data packet.

Abstract: A method is provided for improving error recovery of corrupt data packets in a wireless communication system. The method includes: receiving a plurality of incoming data packets over a wireless medium at a receiver; capturing an indicator of bit errors for each of the data packets at a layer of the receiver below an application layer; passing the bit error indicator for each of the data packets to the application layer of the receiver; and performing an error recovery operation in relation to a given data packet at the application layer using the bit error indicator associated with the given data packet.