Apparatus, system, and method of configuring rate-dependent parameters for transmission of a physical layer (phy) protocol data unit (ppdu)

A product comprising one or more tangible computer-readable non-transitory storage media comprising instructions operable to, when executed by at least one processor, enable the at least one processor to cause a wireless communication Station (STA) to:

• identify a Medium Access Control (MAC) Protocol Data Unit (MPDU) of a Physical layer (PHY) Protocol Data Unit (PPDU) based on a first count of MAC padding bits to pad the MPDU according to a first setting of one or more rate-dependent parameters and a minimal MPDU size requirement, wherein the first setting of the one or more rate-dependent parameters is based on a condition of a wireless communication channel for transmission of the PPDU;
• determine a second setting of the one or more rate-dependent parameters, different from the first setting of the one or more rate-dependent parameters, such that a second count of MAC padding bits to pad the MPDU according to the second setting of the one or more rate-dependent parameters is less than the first count of MAC padding bits;
• and
• transmit the PPDU according to a transmission data rate based on the second setting of the one or more rate-dependent parameters.