A communication interface for use at a first end of a communication link including a number of communication lanes greater or equal to two. The communication interface includes a logic configured to cooperate with another communication interface at a second end of the communication link to send a data frame to the second end over the communication lanes. The logic is configured to store a communication lane status for each of the communication lanes, and when detecting that the communication lane status for a specific communication lane has changed to a determined status. The logic is configured to send the changed communication lane status for the specific communication lane to the communication interface at the second end and split a data frame accordingly. The communication interface provides seamless data communication between the first end and the second end of the communication link, even in case of a lane failure.