A method for wireless communications, comprising: generating a frame (1300, 1310, 1320, 1330, 1410, 1420, 1430, 1440, 1450, 1510, 1520, 1530,1540,1550) comprising a preamble, a header, and a data payload, wherein the preamble, the header, and the data payload are decodable by a first device when operating according to a first protocol, wherein the preamble and the header are decodable by a second device when operating according to a second protocol, the data payload not being decodable by the second device when operating according to the second protocol; encoding and modulating the data payload with one of a first set of MCS according to the first protocol, and encoding and modulating the header with one of a second set of modulation coding schemes according to the second protocol, and wherein the first set of MCS is different than the second set of MCS; and outputting the frame (1300, 1310, 1320, 1330, 1410, 1420, 1430, 1440, 1450, 1510, 1520, 1530, 1540, 1550) for transmission; wherein the first set of MCS comprises π/2-BPSK with 1⁄2 code rate, π/2-BPSK with 5/8 code rate, π/2-BPSK with 3/4 code rate, π/2-BPSK with 13/16 code rate, π/2-QPSK with 1⁄2 code rate, π/2-QPSK with 5/8 code rate, π/2-QPSK with 3/4 code rate, π/2-QPSK with 13/16 code rate, π/2-QPSK with 7/8 code rate, π/2-16QAM with a 1/2 code rate, π/2-16QAM with a 5/8 code rate, π/2-16QAM with a 3/4 code rate, π/2-16QAM with a 13/16 code rate, π/2-16QAM with a 7/8 code rate, π/2-64QAM with a 5/8 code rate, π/2-64QAM with a 3/4 code rate, π/2-64QAM with a 13/16 code rate, π/2-64QAM with a 7/8 code rate, π/2-64APSK with a 5/8 code rate, π/2-64APSK with a 3/4 code rate, π/2-64APSK with a 13/16 code rate, π/2-64APSK with a 7/8 code rate, π/2-128APSK with a 3/4 code rate, π/2-128APSK with a 13/16 code rate, π/2-128APSK with a 7/8 code rate, π/2-256QAM with a 3/4 code rate, π/2-256QAM with a 13/16 code rate, π/2-256APSK with a 3/4 code rate, π/2-256APSK with a 13/16 code rate, or π/2-256APSK with a 7/8 code rate. generating a frame (1300, 1310, 1320, 1330, 1410, 1420, 1430, 1440, 1450, 1510, 1520, 1530,1540,1550) comprising a preamble, a header, and a data payload, wherein the preamble, the header, and the data payload are decodable by a first device when operating according to a first protocol, wherein the preamble and the header are decodable by a second device when operating according to a second protocol, the data payload not being decodable by the second device when operating according to the second protocol; encoding and modulating the data payload with one of a first set of MCS according to the first protocol, and encoding and modulating the header with one of a second set of modulation coding schemes according to the second protocol, and wherein the first set of MCS is different than the second set of MCS; and outputting the frame (1300, 1310, 1320, 1330, 1410, 1420, 1430, 1440, 1450, 1510, 1520, 1530, 1540, 1550) for transmission; wherein the first set of MCS comprises π/2-BPSK with 1⁄2 code rate, π/2-BPSK with 5/8 code rate, π/2-BPSK with 3/4 code rate, π/2-BPSK with 13/16 code rate, π/2-QPSK with 1⁄2 code rate, π/2-QPSK with 5/8 code rate, π/2-QPSK with 3/4 code rate, π/2-QPSK with 13/16 code rate, π/2-QPSK with 7/8 code rate, π/2-16QAM with a 1/2 code rate, π/2-16QAM with a 5/8 code rate, π/2-16QAM with a 3/4 code rate, π/2-16QAM with a 13/16 code rate, π/2-16QAM with a 7/8 code rate, π/2-64QAM with a 5/8 code rate, π/2-64QAM with a 3/4 code rate, π/2-64QAM with a 13/16 code rate, π/2-64QAM with a 7/8 code rate, π/2-64APSK with a 5/8 code rate, π/2-64APSK with a 3/4 code rate, π/2-64APSK with a 13/16 code rate, π/2-64APSK with a 7/8 code rate, π/2-128APSK with a 3/4 code rate, π/2-128APSK with a 13/16 code rate, π/2-128APSK with a 7/8 code rate, π/2-256QAM with a 3/4 code rate, π/2-256QAM with a 13/16 code rate, π/2-256APSK with a 3/4 code rate, π/2-256APSK with a 13/16 code rate, or π/2-256APSK with a 7/8 code rate.