IoT or NoT: Identifying IoT Devices in a Short Time Scale

Anat Bremler-Barr, Haim Levy, Zohar Yakhini

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Abstract

In recent years the number of IoT devices in home networks has increased dramatically. Whenever a new device connects to the network, it must be quickly managed and secured using the relevant security mechanism or QoS policy. Thus a key challenge is to distinguish between IoT and NoT devices in a matter of minutes. Unfortunately, there is no clear indication of whether a device in a network is an IoT. In this paper, we propose different classifiers that identify a device as IoT or non-IoT, in a short time scale, and with high accuracy.Our classifiers were constructed using machine learning techniques on a seen (training) dataset and were tested on an unseen (test) dataset. They successfully classified devices that were not in the seen dataset with accuracy above 95%. The first classifier is a logistic regression classifier based on traffic features. The second classifier is based on features we retrieve from DHCP packets. Finally, we present a unified classifier that leverages the advantages of the other two classifiers.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium 2020
Subtitle of host publicationManagement in the Age of Softwarization and Artificial Intelligence, NOMS 2020
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781728149738
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2020
Externally publishedYes
Event2020 IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium, NOMS 2020 - Budapest, Hungary
Duration: 20 Apr 202024 Apr 2020

Publication series

NameProceedings of IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium 2020: Management in the Age of Softwarization and Artificial Intelligence, NOMS 2020

Conference

Conference2020 IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium, NOMS 2020
Country/TerritoryHungary
CityBudapest
Period20/04/2024/04/20

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Signal Processing
  • Information Systems and Management
  • Health Informatics
  • Artificial Intelligence

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