A wireless communication device, comprising: a first media access control device configured to selectively generate (i) a first timestamp having a first length, and (ii) a second timestamp having a second length, wherein the first length and the second length are different, wherein the first timestamp indicates a first synchronization time of the wireless communication device, wherein the second timestamp indicates only a first portion of the first synchronization time, and wherein the first synchronization time is used by a client station to synchronize timing between the wireless communication device and the client station, and selectively generate (i) a beacon including the first timestamp having the first length, and (ii) a short beacon including, in a first configuration, the first timestamp having the first length and, in a second configuration, the second timestamp having the second length, wherein, to generate the short beacon, the first media access control device is configured to selectively generate the short beacon in the first configuration including the first timestamp having the first length, and selectively generate the short beacon in the second configuration including the second timestamp having the second length, wherein, in each of the first configuration and the second configuration, the short beacon includes an indication of whether the short beacon includes the first timestamp or the second timestamp; and a first transceiver configured to transmit the short beacon from the wireless communication device to the client station. a first media access control device configured to selectively generate (i) a first timestamp having a first length, and (ii) a second timestamp having a second length, wherein the first length and the second length are different, wherein the first timestamp indicates a first synchronization time of the wireless communication device, wherein the second timestamp indicates only a first portion of the first synchronization time, and wherein the first synchronization time is used by a client station to synchronize timing between the wireless communication device and the client station, and selectively generate (i) a beacon including the first timestamp having the first length, and (ii) a short beacon including, in a first configuration, the first timestamp having the first length and, in a second configuration, the second timestamp having the second length, wherein, to generate the short beacon, the first media access control device is configured to selectively generate the short beacon in the first configuration including the first timestamp having the first length, and selectively generate the short beacon in the second configuration including the second timestamp having the second length, wherein, in each of the first configuration and the second configuration, the short beacon includes an indication of whether the short beacon includes the first timestamp or the second timestamp; and selectively generate (i) a first timestamp having a first length, and (ii) a second timestamp having a second length, wherein the first length and the second length are different, wherein the first timestamp indicates a first synchronization time of the wireless communication device, wherein the second timestamp indicates only a first portion of the first synchronization time, and wherein the first synchronization time is used by a client station to synchronize timing between the wireless communication device and the client station, and selectively generate (i) a beacon including the first timestamp having the first length, and (ii) a short beacon including, in a first configuration, the first timestamp having the first length and, in a second configuration, the second timestamp having the second length, wherein, to generate the short beacon, the first media access control device is configured to selectively generate the short beacon in the first configuration including the first timestamp having the first length, and selectively generate the short beacon in the second configuration including the second timestamp having the second length, wherein, in each of the first configuration and the second configuration, the short beacon includes an indication of whether the short beacon includes the first timestamp or the second timestamp; and a first transceiver configured to transmit the short beacon from the wireless communication device to the client station.