Radio Frequency Fingerprinting via Deep Learning: Challenges and Opportunities

Fuente: arXiv
Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Al-Hazbi, Saeif, Hussain, Ahmed, Sciancalepore, Savio, Oligeri, Gabriele, Papadimitratos, Panos
Format: Preprint
Published: 2023
Subjects:
Online Access:
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1866913930675224576
author Al-Hazbi, Saeif
Hussain, Ahmed
Sciancalepore, Savio
Oligeri, Gabriele
Papadimitratos, Panos
author_facet Al-Hazbi, Saeif
Hussain, Ahmed
Sciancalepore, Savio
Oligeri, Gabriele
Papadimitratos, Panos
contents Radio Frequency Fingerprinting (RFF) techniques promise to authenticate wireless devices at the physical layer based on inherent hardware imperfections introduced during manufacturing. Such RF transmitter imperfections are reflected into over-the-air signals, allowing receivers to accurately identify the RF transmitting source. Recent advances in Machine Learning, particularly in Deep Learning (DL), have improved the ability of RFF systems to extract and learn complex features that make up the device-specific fingerprint. However, integrating DL techniques with RFF and operating the system in real-world scenarios presents numerous challenges, originating from the embedded systems and the DL research domains. This paper systematically identifies and analyzes the essential considerations and challenges encountered in the creation of DL-based RFF systems across their typical development life-cycle, which include (i) data collection and preprocessing, (ii) training, and finally, (iii) deployment. Our investigation provides a comprehensive overview of the current open problems that prevent real deployment of DL-based RFF systems while also discussing promising research opportunities to enhance the overall accuracy, robustness, and privacy of these systems.
format Preprint
id arxiv_https___arxiv_org_abs_2310_16406
institution arXiv
publishDate 2023
record_format arxiv
spellingShingle Radio Frequency Fingerprinting via Deep Learning: Challenges and Opportunities
Al-Hazbi, Saeif
Hussain, Ahmed
Sciancalepore, Savio
Oligeri, Gabriele
Papadimitratos, Panos
Cryptography and Security
Artificial Intelligence
Signal Processing
Radio Frequency Fingerprinting (RFF) techniques promise to authenticate wireless devices at the physical layer based on inherent hardware imperfections introduced during manufacturing. Such RF transmitter imperfections are reflected into over-the-air signals, allowing receivers to accurately identify the RF transmitting source. Recent advances in Machine Learning, particularly in Deep Learning (DL), have improved the ability of RFF systems to extract and learn complex features that make up the device-specific fingerprint. However, integrating DL techniques with RFF and operating the system in real-world scenarios presents numerous challenges, originating from the embedded systems and the DL research domains. This paper systematically identifies and analyzes the essential considerations and challenges encountered in the creation of DL-based RFF systems across their typical development life-cycle, which include (i) data collection and preprocessing, (ii) training, and finally, (iii) deployment. Our investigation provides a comprehensive overview of the current open problems that prevent real deployment of DL-based RFF systems while also discussing promising research opportunities to enhance the overall accuracy, robustness, and privacy of these systems.
title Radio Frequency Fingerprinting via Deep Learning: Challenges and Opportunities
topic Cryptography and Security
Artificial Intelligence
Signal Processing
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.16406