Dynamically hashed MAC address for transmission in a network

An apparatus comprising:

• a first circuit configured for generating a hashed source media access control (MAC) address and a hashed destination MAC address based on hashing a MAC address of the apparatus and a destination MAC address of a destination wireless network device, respectively, relative to an epochal transmission sequence value;
• and
• a second circuit configured for transmitting a data frame at a time slot associated with the epochal transmission sequence value, using the hashed source MAC address and the hashed destination MAC address, to the destination wireless network device;
• wherein the first circuit is configured for generating a unique hashed source MAC address and a unique hashed destination MAC address for each transmission of a data frame to the destination wireless network device at a corresponding time slot, based on the corresponding epochal transmission sequence value successively increasing for each time slot.

One or more non-transitory tangible media encoded with logic for execution by a machine, operating as a transmitting network device, and when executed by the machine operable for:

• generating, by the transmitting network device, a hashed source media access control (MAC) address and a hashed destination MAC address based on hashing a MAC address of the transmitting network device and a destination MAC address of a destination wireless network device, respectively, relative to an epochal transmission sequence value;
• and
• transmitting a data frame at a time slot associated with the epochal transmission sequence value, using the hashed source MAC address and the hashed destination MAC address, to the destination wireless network device;
• wherein the generating includes generating a unique hashed source MAC address and a unique hashed destination MAC address for each transmission of a data frame to the destination wireless network device at a corresponding time slot, based on the corresponding epochal transmission sequence value successively increasing for each time slot.