Method and apparatus for encoding and modulating data for wireless transmission

A wireless communications assembly of a transmitting station, the wireless communications assembly comprising:

• an antenna array;
• and
• a controller interconnected with the antenna array, the controller configured to:
• receive primary data to be transmitted to a receiving station;
• select a data rate at which to transmit the primary data;
• select a mode associated with the data rate, the mode defining a modulation scheme and a target code rate;
• generate encoded data, including modifying an error correcting block format having a predefined code rate to generate the encoded data at the target code rate;
• and
• extract at least a portion of the encoded data for modulation of a carrier signal and transmission to the receiving station.