A proximity communication method and apparatus using a link adaptation. A transmitter establishes a link that is configured using a channel aggregation by performing an association with a receiver, and performs a link adaptation that changes the channel aggregation with respect to the link in response to transmitting data to the receiver using the link.

A method for using a code division multiple access (CDMA) subscriber unit to transmit a communication to a base station at a first data rate using at least one communication channel, determine an adjusted data rate desired for support of the communication, and transmit the communication to the base station over a second channel at a second data rate, wherein the first data rate is different than the second data rate.