Communication link margin specification and calculations are reportable. For a particular receiver, you can specify a desired Link Margin Type from a predetermined set of types (BER, RIP, C/N, etc.) as well as a Link Margin threshold Value. Using the Link Information data provider, you can include in your report style the two user-configurable parameters, Link Margin Type and Link Margin Threshold, as well as the computed Link Margin. By including the Link Margin in a report style, you can determine by how much the link meets, exceeds, or fails to meet the user's link budget requirements. Furthermore, there is a Communications constraint on transmitters and receivers to allow the filtering of report results based on the Link Margin calculation.