This specification describes an apparatus relating to rate adaptation. The apparatus may comprise a processor and a memory including instructions, the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the apparatus to provide first data representing an estimate of a communications link based on a signal received over said communications link from a transmitter. The apparatus may determine an estimated achievable data rate over said communications link for each of a plurality of link configurations which have respective combinations of modulation scheme and pilot symbol pattern which correspond to one or more transmitter link configurations, the estimated achievable data rate for a particular link configuration being determined based on the first data, and the modulation scheme and the pilot pattern of the particular reference link configuration. The apparatus may select a transmitter link configuration based on the estimated achievable data rates.