Cisco Systems, Inc.
Merging and optimizing heterogeneous rulesets for device classification

Abstract:

In one embodiment, a device classification service receives a plurality of device classification rulesets, each ruleset associating a set of device characteristics with a device type label. The device classification service forms a unified ruleset by resolving a conflict between conflicting device characteristics from two or more of the device classification rulesets. The device classification service trains a machine learning-based device classifier using the unified ruleset. The device classification service classifies, using telemetry data for a device in a network as input to the trained device classifier, the device with the device type label.