def validate(config):
    '''
    Validate the beacon configuration
    '''
    if not isinstance(config, list):
        return False, ('Configuration for network_settings '
                       'beacon must be a list.')
    else:
        _config = {}
        list(map(_config.update, config))

        interfaces = _config.get('interfaces', {})
        if isinstance(interfaces, list):
            #Old syntax
            return False, ('interfaces section for network_settings beacon'
                           ' must be a dictionary.')

        for item in interfaces:
            if not isinstance(_config['interfaces'][item], dict):
                return False, ('Interface attributes for network_settings beacon'
                               ' must be a dictionary.')
            if not all(j in ATTRS for j in _config['interfaces'][item]):
                return False, ('Invalid attributes in beacon configuration.')
    return True, 'Valid beacon configuration'