A method of communicating in a wireless network at a transmitter, the method comprising: receiving from a receiver an indication of information stored at the receiver; selecting a type of media access control header type (300; 300a; 400; 400a; 2400a; 2400b; 2400c; 2500a; 2500b; 2500c) from a first type of header (300; 300a; 400; 400a; 2400a; 2400b; 2400c; 2500a; 2500b; 2500c) and a second type of header (400; 400a; 2400a; 2400b; 2400c; 2500a; 2500b; 2500c), based on the indication of information stored at the receiver, the first type of header (300; 300a; 400; 400a; 2400a; 2400b; 2400c; 2500a; 2500b; 2500c) comprising a plurality of fields (305; 310; 315; 320; 325; 330; 335; 405; 410; 415; 420; 425; 430), and the second type of header (400; 400a; 2400a; 2400b; 2400c; 2500a; 2500b; 2500c) comprising a subset of the plurality of fields (305; 315; 320; 325; 330; 335; 405; 410; 415; 420; 425; 430), wherein the subset of the plurality of fields (305; 315; 320; 325; 330; 335; 405; 410; 415; 420; 425; 430) is less than all of the plurality of fields (305; 310; 315; 320; 325; 330; 335; 405; 410; 415; 420; 425; 430), the first type of header and the second type of header comprising a frame control field (305, 405, 2410, 2510), the frame control field indicating one of the first type of header or the second type of header, wherein the first type of header (300; 300a; 400; 400a; 2400a; 2400b; 2400c; 2500a; 2500b; 2500c) includes a duration field and the second type of header (400; 400a; 2400a; 2400b; 2400c; 2500a; 2500b; 2500c) does not include the duration field; and transmitting a media access control header (300; 300a; 400; 400a; 2400a; 2400b; 2400c; 2500a; 2500b; 2500c) of the selected type to the receiver. receiving from a receiver an indication of information stored at the receiver; selecting a type of media access control header type (300; 300a; 400; 400a; 2400a; 2400b; 2400c; 2500a; 2500b; 2500c) from a first type of header (300; 300a; 400; 400a; 2400a; 2400b; 2400c; 2500a; 2500b; 2500c) and a second type of header (400; 400a; 2400a; 2400b; 2400c; 2500a; 2500b; 2500c), based on the indication of information stored at the receiver, the first type of header (300; 300a; 400; 400a; 2400a; 2400b; 2400c; 2500a; 2500b; 2500c) comprising a plurality of fields (305; 310; 315; 320; 325; 330; 335; 405; 410; 415; 420; 425; 430), and the second type of header (400; 400a; 2400a; 2400b; 2400c; 2500a; 2500b; 2500c) comprising a subset of the plurality of fields (305; 315; 320; 325; 330; 335; 405; 410; 415; 420; 425; 430), wherein the subset of the plurality of fields (305; 315; 320; 325; 330; 335; 405; 410; 415; 420; 425; 430) is less than all of the plurality of fields (305; 310; 315; 320; 325; 330; 335; 405; 410; 415; 420; 425; 430), the first type of header and the second type of header comprising a frame control field (305, 405, 2410, 2510), the frame control field indicating one of the first type of header or the second type of header, wherein the first type of header (300; 300a; 400; 400a; 2400a; 2400b; 2400c; 2500a; 2500b; 2500c) includes a duration field and the second type of header (400; 400a; 2400a; 2400b; 2400c; 2500a; 2500b; 2500c) does not include the duration field; and transmitting a media access control header (300; 300a; 400; 400a; 2400a; 2400b; 2400c; 2500a; 2500b; 2500c) of the selected type to the receiver.