Timestamp

MAC 8 octets Beacon frame unverified

The AP's microsecond clock, used by every station to stay synchronised with it.

Reading a capture

Sixty-four bits of microseconds — over half a million years before it wraps. Stations copy it on association and keep copying it, which is how a whole BSS agrees on when a beacon interval starts.

Where it sits

Beacon MPDU > Frame Body > Timestamp

Accuracy

Clause
802.11-2024 §9.4.1.10
Byte order
little-endian — least significant octet first
Verified
Not verified against the standard. Treat this as a claim, not a fact.