Transmission parameters are determined for communication between apparatuses. These transmission parameters may specify, for example, a number of spatial streams, a bandwidth, and a transmission rate. Based on the determined parameters, a table of a set of tables comprising transmission parameters is identified and an index from the table is determined. Rate information is then sent in a frame from one of the apparatuses to the other. The rate information comprises several fields indicative of the index, the number of spatial streams, and bandwidth. The apparatus that receives the rate information may then use this information to identify the table and obtain transmission parameters from the table.