Association Identifier Change and Obfuscation in WLAN Communication

A method for obtaining a second association identifier (AID) corresponding to an electronic device, comprising:

• by an electronic device:
• associating with a second electronic device in a wireless local area network (WLAN), wherein, while associating with the second electronic device, the electronic device receives, from the second electronic device, an AID corresponding to the electronic device for use when communicating frames in the WLAN;
• and
• while associated with the second electronic device, obtaining the second AID corresponding to the electronic device for use when communicating second frames in the WLAN, wherein the associating comprises replacing the AID with the second AID.

An electronic device, comprising:

• an antenna node configured to communicatively couple to an antenna;
• and
• interface circuitry communicatively coupled to the antenna node, wherein the interface circuitry is configured to:
• associate with a second electronic device in a wireless local area network (WLAN), wherein, while associating with the second electronic device, the interface circuitry is configured to provide, addressed to the second electronic device, an association identifier (AID) corresponding to the second electronic device for use when communicating frames in the WLAN;
• and
• while associated with the second electronic device, provide, addressed to the second electronic device, a second AID corresponding to the second electronic device for use when communicating second frames in the WLAN, wherein the associating comprises replacing the AID with the second AID.