A baseband processor including an analog to digital converter configured to convert a baseband signal from an analog format into a corresponding digital format, wherein the baseband signal comprises a data packet having i) a preamble portion, ii) a header portion, and iii) a payload portion, wherein the payload portion of the data packet is in accordance with either i) a first format or ii) a second format. The baseband processor further includes a first demodulation pathway configured to recover i) the preamble portion of the data packet, ii) the header portion of the data packet, and iii) the payload portion of the data packet in response to the payload portion of the data packet being of the first format; and a second demodulation pathway configured to recover the payload portion of the data packet in response to the payload portion of the data packet being of the second format.