Router Address Type Identification via MAC Access Parameters
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for determining router address types, such as business or residential, face issues of deficient data, low data coverage, and difficulty in distinguishing between the two due to human error and reliance on user-inputted information.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus that utilize network interaction data, including user MAC address and router MAC address data, to determine access parameters and identify router address types by comparing these parameters with predetermined thresholds, improving data coverage and accuracy.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If user-filled address information is used to determine address type, then the process is simple, but data coverage is low and authenticity is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces router MAC address data as an intermediary to indirectly determine address types. Instead of directly relying on user-filled information, the system uses the router's MAC address to query a database and infer whether the address is business or residential, thereby improving data authenticity while maintaining operational simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the manual mechanical process of user address filling with an automated electronic system that queries router MAC addresses from network interaction data and matches them against a database, eliminating human error and improving data reliability.
2Ease of manufacture
If user registration information is used for address determination, then data collection is easy, but data coverage is deficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the router MAC address database serve multiple functions: it not only determines address types but also expands data coverage by incorporating network interaction data from multiple sources, thereby enriching the overall dataset without complicating the collection process.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-collecting and storing router MAC address data in a database before it is needed for address type determination, ensuring that comprehensive data is already available when analysis is required, thus improving data coverage without affecting ease of collection.
3Device complexity
If traditional methods are used to distinguish business from residential addresses, then the process is straightforward, but differentiation accuracy is low
Solution Approach 1:
The router MAC address acts as an intermediary identifier that enables more accurate differentiation between business and residential addresses. By querying the MAC address against a database, the system achieves better classification accuracy while keeping the identification process relatively simple.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses feedback from database queries based on router MAC addresses to continuously improve address type classification accuracy. The database stores historical data that provides feedback on whether a given MAC address corresponds to a business or residential address, enhancing differentiation precision over time.
Data Source
AI summary
A router media access control (MAC) address for a router, and network interaction data are received. The network interaction data indicates a connection between a user device and the router through an association between a user MAC address of the user device and the router MAC address. An access parameter number is determined based on one or more connections of one or more user devices to the router over a predetermined period of time. The one or more connections can be determined based on the network interaction data. The router address type is identified based on a comparison between the access parameter number and a predetermined threshold.