#2750 HIGH Trial-3: wireless device constantly transmitting beacons

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#2750: wireless device constantly transmitting beacons
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  Reporter:  dwmw2     |       Owner:  marcelo
      Type:  defect    |      Status:  new    
  Priority:  high      |   Milestone:  Trial-3
 Component:  wireless  |     Version:         
Resolution:            |    Keywords:         
  Verified:  0         |  
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Comment(by rchokshi):

 Replying to [comment:5 mbletsas]:
 > Beacons serve a very important purpose: alert that there other machines
 in the vicinity.
 > What does active scan mean in mesh mode?

 Active scan in mesh mode is no different from that in infra mode. The MPs
 will send the same capabilities in the probe responses as they would have
 in the beacons.

 Can you elicit a beacon from an MP?
 >

 As I mentioned above, you can elicit the same information in the probe
 responses.

 > If so, we can disable constant beaconing altogether, otherwise I would
 just change their frequency to 1Hz (or 0.5Hz) from the current 10Hz
 >
 > M.

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