#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 AlbertCahalan):

 Replying to [comment:4 rchokshi]:
 > Beacons serve no useful purpose currently, and even in future the
 discovery and security functions can be served by probe request/response
 equally well. We had discussions with Michail on enabling beacon
 transmissions for the reasons mentioned above. But in the interest of
 saving current consumption on the device, we would recommend disabling
 beacons.

 Disabling them is wonderful. They are broadcast noise, they eat power, and
 their transmission may have privacy implications. Probably you don't get
 great network performance near a large school full of beacon transmitters.

 If the beacons ever prove to be useful, let the driver enable them after a
 driver-specified frequency has been set.

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