A network computing device comprising: one or more processors; memory communicatively coupled to the one or more processors; and one or more modules stored in the memory and executable by the one or more processors to perform acts comprising: determining whether a number of bits or bytes of data to be broadcast is greater than or equal to a number of bits or bytes of a message; upon determining that the number of bits or bytes of the data to be broadcast is greater than or equal to a number of bits or bytes of the message: transmitting or receiving the message via a control channel indicating that the data will be broadcast via a particular data channel of a plurality of data channels according to a modulation technique,; switching to the particular data channel; broadcasting or listening for a broadcast of the data via the particular data channel based at least in part on the modulation technique; and switching to the control channel after the data has been broadcast or a predetermined time period has expired; and upon determining that the number of bits or bytes of the data to be broadcast is less than a number of bits or bytes of the message: broadcasting or listening for a broadcast of the data via the control channel. one or more processors; memory communicatively coupled to the one or more processors; and one or more modules stored in the memory and executable by the one or more processors to perform acts comprising: determining whether a number of bits or bytes of data to be broadcast is greater than or equal to a number of bits or bytes of a message; upon determining that the number of bits or bytes of the data to be broadcast is greater than or equal to a number of bits or bytes of the message: transmitting or receiving the message via a control channel indicating that the data will be broadcast via a particular data channel of a plurality of data channels according to a modulation technique,; switching to the particular data channel; broadcasting or listening for a broadcast of the data via the particular data channel based at least in part on the modulation technique; and switching to the control channel after the data has been broadcast or a predetermined time period has expired; and upon determining that the number of bits or bytes of the data to be broadcast is less than a number of bits or bytes of the message: broadcasting or listening for a broadcast of the data via the control channel. determining whether a number of bits or bytes of data to be broadcast is greater than or equal to a number of bits or bytes of a message; upon determining that the number of bits or bytes of the data to be broadcast is greater than or equal to a number of bits or bytes of the message: transmitting or receiving the message via a control channel indicating that the data will be broadcast via a particular data channel of a plurality of data channels according to a modulation technique,; switching to the particular data channel; broadcasting or listening for a broadcast of the data via the particular data channel based at least in part on the modulation technique; and switching to the control channel after the data has been broadcast or a predetermined time period has expired; and upon determining that the number of bits or bytes of the data to be broadcast is less than a number of bits or bytes of the message: broadcasting or listening for a broadcast of the data via the control channel. transmitting or receiving the message via a control channel indicating that the data will be broadcast via a particular data channel of a plurality of data channels according to a modulation technique,; switching to the particular data channel; broadcasting or listening for a broadcast of the data via the particular data channel based at least in part on the modulation technique; and switching to the control channel after the data has been broadcast or a predetermined time period has expired; and upon determining that the number of bits or bytes of the data to be broadcast is less than a number of bits or bytes of the message: broadcasting or listening for a broadcast of the data via the control channel. broadcasting or listening for a broadcast of the data via the control channel.