diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a9160dc..f45a8ea 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -61,7 +61,17 @@ remains the nominal datasheet value. Mapped raw counts are stored directly, and
 sensor-native counts are reconstructed losslessly from the documented mapping.
 No software filtering or sensor fusion is performed yet.
 
-The ESP32-C3 polls at exactly 100 Hz in a dedicated acquisition task, but each
+The BLE reconnect fixture measured scheduling jitter without drift: among 2,575
+contiguous sample intervals, 1,293 differed from exactly 10 ms; absolute timing
+deviation had a 4 us median, 160 us p95, 170 us p99, and 780 us maximum, while
+cumulative error was only 152 us over 25.75 seconds. Bluetooth tasks can preempt
+the polling task, but every record carries its actual acquisition timestamp.
+Future fusion, integration, and filtering must derive each `dt` from those
+timestamps rather than assume a uniform 10 ms interval. Sensor DRDY/FIFO
+acquisition remains the later refinement for reducing the jitter itself.
+
+The ESP32-C3 schedules nominal 100 Hz polling in a dedicated acquisition task,
+but each
 sensor has an independent internal
 sample clock. The status registers are read immediately before each XYZ read so a
 consumer can distinguish a fresh sample from a repeated poll and identify gyro
diff --git a/docs/binary-record-v1.md b/docs/binary-record-v1.md
index 59d37a8..49bc2d1 100644
--- a/docs/binary-record-v1.md
+++ b/docs/binary-record-v1.md
@@ -100,7 +100,9 @@ cumulative uint32 counters:
 The header's cumulative dropped-sample count remains the sum of sensor read
 failures and queue overflows, preserving version-1 receiver compatibility while
 the status payload makes the causes independently observable. USB-specific BLE
-counters remain zero.
+counters remain zero. The rejected-ACK total can also include a harmless valid
+duplicate that arrives after its frame has already completed, so a nonzero value
+does not by itself prove corruption or a hostile receiver.
 
 ## Buffering
 
diff --git a/docs/ble-transport-v1.md b/docs/ble-transport-v1.md
index f3751fb..e17e926 100644
--- a/docs/ble-transport-v1.md
+++ b/docs/ble-transport-v1.md
@@ -50,10 +50,19 @@ therefore compare the sequence and raw bytes with their last persisted frame,
 avoid writing a duplicate, and ACK the replay again. The reference
 `tools/capture_ble.py` implements this ordering.
 
+The rejected-ACK counter is diagnostic, not a pure corruption count. A valid
+duplicate ACK can arrive after the output task has already completed that frame
+and begun the next one; firmware then rejects and counts the now-stale write.
+
 BLE notification success only means the fragment entered the stack. The `ACK1`
 write is the end-to-end boundary. It deliberately confirms application
 persistence rather than radio or ATT delivery alone.
 
 Version 1 is an unauthenticated, single-connection prototype service. It does
 not yet provide pairing, authorization, or confidentiality against a nearby
-peer; those are separate from the loss/replay guarantees above.
+peer; those are separate from the loss/replay guarantees above. A nearby peer
+can also deny availability by subscribing and never acknowledging: firmware
+correctly retains and replays the owned frame, but the RAM queue eventually
+fills while the legitimate receiver remains excluded. Pairing and connection
+authorization are required before treating this as a hostile-environment
+logger.
diff --git a/main/trikke_ble_transport.c b/main/trikke_ble_transport.c
index 2120135..d1764bb 100644
--- a/main/trikke_ble_transport.c
+++ b/main/trikke_ble_transport.c
@@ -340,6 +340,12 @@ static trikke_transport_status_t ble_poll_once(void *context)
     portEXIT_CRITICAL(&ble->lock);
 
     const uint16_t mtu = ble_att_mtu(connection_handle);
+    if (mtu == 0) {
+        // The connection can disappear after the locked state snapshot above.
+        // The GAP callback advances the delivery epoch; retain ownership and
+        // let a later poll restart the frame after resubscription.
+        return TRIKKE_TRANSPORT_PENDING;
+    }
     if (mtu <= 3 + TRIKKE_BLE_FRAGMENT_HEADER_SIZE) {
         return TRIKKE_TRANSPORT_FATAL;
     }
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/README.md b/tests/fixtures/README.md
index 81c9e90..603cfb2 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/README.md
+++ b/tests/fixtures/README.md
@@ -63,6 +63,11 @@ removed before production firmware was built and flashed.
   final status records one disconnect and one deliberate frame replay, with
   zero notification failures or invalid ACKs. It validates that the 10.24-second
   queue covered the measured resubscription interval without permanent loss.
+  Of its 2,575 contiguous sample intervals, 1,293 differ from exactly 10 ms.
+  Absolute deviation has a 4 us median, 160 us p95, 170 us p99, and 780 us
+  maximum; cumulative error is 152 us over 25.75 seconds. This records bounded
+  BLE scheduling jitter without rate drift and requires timestamp-derived `dt`
+  in future fusion work.
 
 `tests/test_trikke_protocol.py` verifies the hashes, parses the captures in
 fragmented chunks, and asserts these signatures so the hardware evidence remains