* @ie_len: length of vendor information elements
  * @is_authenticated: this mesh requires authentication
  * @is_secure: this mesh uses security
+ * @dtim_period: DTIM period to use
+ * @beacon_interval: beacon interval to use
  * @mcast_rate: multicat rate for Mesh Node [6Mbps is the default for 802.11a]
  *
  * These parameters are fixed when the mesh is created.
        u8 ie_len;
        bool is_authenticated;
        bool is_secure;
+       u8 dtim_period;
+       u16 beacon_interval;
        int mcast_rate[IEEE80211_NUM_BANDS];
 };
 
 
        memcpy(sdata->vif.bss_conf.mcast_rate, setup->mcast_rate,
                                                sizeof(setup->mcast_rate));
 
+       sdata->vif.bss_conf.beacon_int = setup->beacon_interval;
+       sdata->vif.bss_conf.dtim_period = setup->dtim_period;
+
        return 0;
 }
 
 
        ieee80211_queue_work(&local->hw, &sdata->work);
        sdata->vif.bss_conf.ht_operation_mode =
                                ifmsh->mshcfg.ht_opmode;
-       sdata->vif.bss_conf.beacon_int = MESH_DEFAULT_BEACON_INTERVAL;
        sdata->vif.bss_conf.enable_beacon = true;
        sdata->vif.bss_conf.basic_rates =
                ieee80211_mandatory_rates(local, band);
 
 #define IEEE80211_MESH_PEER_INACTIVITY_LIMIT (1800 * HZ)
 #define IEEE80211_MESH_HOUSEKEEPING_INTERVAL (60 * HZ)
 
-#define MESH_DEFAULT_BEACON_INTERVAL           1000    /* in 1024 us units */
-
 #define MESH_PATH_EXPIRE (600 * HZ)
 
 /* Default maximum number of plinks per interface */
 
 
 #define MESH_SYNC_NEIGHBOR_OFFSET_MAX 50
 
+#define MESH_DEFAULT_BEACON_INTERVAL   1000    /* in 1024 us units (=TUs) */
+#define MESH_DEFAULT_DTIM_PERIOD       2
+
 const struct mesh_config default_mesh_config = {
        .dot11MeshRetryTimeout = MESH_RET_T,
        .dot11MeshConfirmTimeout = MESH_CONF_T,
        .ie = NULL,
        .ie_len = 0,
        .is_secure = false,
+       .beacon_interval = MESH_DEFAULT_BEACON_INTERVAL,
+       .dtim_period = MESH_DEFAULT_DTIM_PERIOD,
 };
 
 int __cfg80211_join_mesh(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
 
                            nla_get_u32(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MCAST_RATE])))
                        return -EINVAL;
 
+       if (info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_BEACON_INTERVAL]) {
+               setup.beacon_interval =
+                       nla_get_u32(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_BEACON_INTERVAL]);
+               if (setup.beacon_interval < 10 ||
+                   setup.beacon_interval > 10000)
+                       return -EINVAL;
+       }
+
+       if (info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_DTIM_PERIOD]) {
+               setup.dtim_period =
+                       nla_get_u32(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_DTIM_PERIOD]);
+               if (setup.dtim_period < 1 || setup.dtim_period > 100)
+                       return -EINVAL;
+       }
+
        if (info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MESH_SETUP]) {
                /* parse additional setup parameters if given */
                err = nl80211_parse_mesh_setup(info, &setup);