1. A method for maximizing throughput and minimizing latency on a primary link between a transmitter and a receiver, the transmitter comprising a bit-to-symbol mapper, the receiver comprising an equalizer, a channel comprising a transformation from an output of the bit-to-symbol mapper to an input of the equalizer, the method comprising: receiving a first portion of an information signal over the primary link; receiving a second portion of the information signal over an alternate link, wherein the alternate link is between the transmitter and the receiver, wherein the second portion corresponds to a subset of the first portion, and wherein a latency of the alternate link is greater than a latency of the primary link; generating an estimate of one or more characteristics of at least a portion of the channel based on the first portion and the second portion; receiving a third portion of the information signal over the primary link, wherein the third portion is received subsequent to the first portion; and equalizing the third portion based on the estimate.