A method for wireless communication, the method comprises: determining whether legacy devices are accessible for wireless communication; when at least one legacy device is accessible for wireless communication, formatting a frame (104, 110, 111) to include: a first portion comprising: a legacy preamble; a signal field; a second portion comprising: an extended preamble; at least one additional signal field (146, 150, 154); and a third portion comprising: at least one service field (148, 156); an inter frame gap (158, 174); and a data field; wherein the first portion is usable by the at least one legacy device and the second portion is unusable by the at least one legacy device and usable by at least one other device; characterized by coding the at least one additional signal field (146, 150, 154) using a rate 1⁄2 convolutional code; coding the at least one additional signal field (146, 150, 154) using an outer Reed-Solomon block code and an inner coding of the rate 1⁄2 convolutional code; and coding the at least one additional signal field (146, 150, 154) using a rate 1/3 convolutional code with a constraint length of six. determining whether legacy devices are accessible for wireless communication; when at least one legacy device is accessible for wireless communication, formatting a frame (104, 110, 111) to include: a first portion comprising: a legacy preamble; a signal field; a second portion comprising: an extended preamble; at least one additional signal field (146, 150, 154); and a third portion comprising: at least one service field (148, 156); an inter frame gap (158, 174); and a data field; wherein the first portion is usable by the at least one legacy device and the second portion is unusable by the at least one legacy device and usable by at least one other device; characterized by coding the at least one additional signal field (146, 150, 154) using a rate 1⁄2 convolutional code; coding the at least one additional signal field (146, 150, 154) using an outer Reed-Solomon block code and an inner coding of the rate 1⁄2 convolutional code; and coding the at least one additional signal field (146, 150, 154) using a rate 1/3 convolutional code with a constraint length of six. a first portion comprising: a legacy preamble; a signal field; a legacy preamble; a signal field; a second portion comprising: an extended preamble; at least one additional signal field (146, 150, 154); and an extended preamble; at least one additional signal field (146, 150, 154); and a third portion comprising: at least one service field (148, 156); an inter frame gap (158, 174); and a data field; wherein the first portion is usable by the at least one legacy device and the second portion is unusable by the at least one legacy device and usable by at least one other device; characterized by coding the at least one additional signal field (146, 150, 154) using a rate 1⁄2 convolutional code; coding the at least one additional signal field (146, 150, 154) using an outer Reed-Solomon block code and an inner coding of the rate 1⁄2 convolutional code; and coding the at least one additional signal field (146, 150, 154) using a rate 1/3 convolutional code with a constraint length of six. at least one service field (148, 156); an inter frame gap (158, 174); and a data field; wherein the first portion is usable by the at least one legacy device and the second portion is unusable by the at least one legacy device and usable by at least one other device; characterized by coding the at least one additional signal field (146, 150, 154) using a rate 1⁄2 convolutional code; coding the at least one additional signal field (146, 150, 154) using an outer Reed-Solomon block code and an inner coding of the rate 1⁄2 convolutional code; and coding the at least one additional signal field (146, 150, 154) using a rate 1/3 convolutional code with a constraint length of six.