A Voice Based One Step Solution for Bulk IoT Device Onboarding

Abstract

Device Onboarding refers to the first time registration of a device into an Internet of Things (IoT) network. The process can be as simple as pairing of two devices or as complicated as connecting thousands of devices. This process varies significantly across different device vendors. Currently, onboarding process can onboard one device at a time and can take around 5-20 minutes for the lay user. As per International Data Corporation (IDC) [1], number of smart devices is growing faster and approximately 80 billion devices will be connected by 2025. The need for onboarding multiple devices quickly will therefore assume great importance. In this paper, we propose a software-based one-step solution that can securely onboard multiple microphone enabled devices with a single voice command (e.g., “Onboard all devices”). The efficacy of the proposed approach is demonstrated by onboarding multiple IoT devices successfully within the voice range with a single voice command.