Beacon Interval

MAC 2 octets Beacon frame unverified

How often a beacon is sent, in time units of 1024 microseconds.

Reading a capture

The usual value is 100, which is 102.4 ms rather than 100 ms — the time unit is not a millisecond, and assuming it is puts every calculation about one part in forty out.

Where it sits

Beacon MPDU > Frame Body > Beacon Interval

Accuracy

Clause
802.11-2024 §9.4.1.3
Byte order
little-endian — least significant octet first
Verified
Not verified against the standard. Treat this as a claim, not a fact.