An electronic device, comprising: an antenna; and an interface circuit, coupled to the antenna, configured to communicate with a second electronic device, wherein the interface circuit is configured to: receive, from the interface circuit, a probe request from the second electronic device, wherein the probe request includes an identifier of the second electronic device; determine, based at least in part on the identifier, whether one or more response criteria are met; when the one or more response criteria are met, provide, via the interface circuit, a probe response intended for the second electronic device; and otherwise, not provide the probe response intended for the second electronic device, wherein the one or more response criteria comprise whether a predefined time interval has elapsed since a previous probe response intended for the second electronic device was provided by the electronic device; wherein the probe response is provided when the predefined time interval has elapsed since the previous probe response intended for the second electronic device; and wherein the predefined time interval corresponds to a total scan time of the second electronic device, so that the electronic device provides one probe response intended for the second electronic device per instance of the total scan time even when multiple probe requests from the second electronic device are received during the instance of the total scan time. an antenna; and an interface circuit, coupled to the antenna, configured to communicate with a second electronic device, wherein the interface circuit is configured to: receive, from the interface circuit, a probe request from the second electronic device, wherein the probe request includes an identifier of the second electronic device; determine, based at least in part on the identifier, whether one or more response criteria are met; when the one or more response criteria are met, provide, via the interface circuit, a probe response intended for the second electronic device; and otherwise, not provide the probe response intended for the second electronic device, wherein the one or more response criteria comprise whether a predefined time interval has elapsed since a previous probe response intended for the second electronic device was provided by the electronic device; wherein the probe response is provided when the predefined time interval has elapsed since the previous probe response intended for the second electronic device; and wherein the predefined time interval corresponds to a total scan time of the second electronic device, so that the electronic device provides one probe response intended for the second electronic device per instance of the total scan time even when multiple probe requests from the second electronic device are received during the instance of the total scan time. receive, from the interface circuit, a probe request from the second electronic device, wherein the probe request includes an identifier of the second electronic device; determine, based at least in part on the identifier, whether one or more response criteria are met; when the one or more response criteria are met, provide, via the interface circuit, a probe response intended for the second electronic device; and otherwise, not provide the probe response intended for the second electronic device, wherein the one or more response criteria comprise whether a predefined time interval has elapsed since a previous probe response intended for the second electronic device was provided by the electronic device; wherein the probe response is provided when the predefined time interval has elapsed since the previous probe response intended for the second electronic device; and wherein the predefined time interval corresponds to a total scan time of the second electronic device, so that the electronic device provides one probe response intended for the second electronic device per instance of the total scan time even when multiple probe requests from the second electronic device are received during the instance of the total scan time.