A stored transmission packet having a structure intended for use in a new link-adaptation mechanism, and a method and an apparatus for transmitting the transmission packet using the same are disclosed. The structure includes a payload composed of a plurality of transmission data units, a MAC header appended to the payload, and a PHY header appended to the MAC header, wherein the payload includes a link recommendation command in which information on a transmission mode is recorded, among a link-adaptation mechanism including Link Assessment, in which the state of a channel used to transmit and receive the transmission packet and the quality thereof is assessed, Link Recommendation, in which a transmission mode suitable for a current channel state is recommended using the result of Link Assessment, and Link Adjustment, in which the channel state is adjusted using information on the recommended transmission mode.