SMoRFFI: A large-scale same-model 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi dataset and reproducible framework for RF fingerprinting

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Authors: Zewei Guo, Zhen Jia, Jinxiao Zhu, Wenhao Huang, Yin Chen
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Abstract

Radio frequency (RF) fingerprinting exploits hardware imperfections for device identification, but distinguishing between same-model devices remains challenging due to their minimal hardware variations. Existing datasets for RF fingerprinting are constrained by small device scales and heterogeneous models, which hinder robust training and fair evaluation of machine learning methods. To address this gap, we introduce a large-scale dataset of same-model devices along with an open-source experimental framework. The dataset is built using 123 same-model commercial IEEE 802.11 g devices, which contain 35.42 million raw I/Q samples from the preambles and corresponding 1.85 million RF features. The accompanying framework further provides a fully reproducible pipeline from data collection to performance evaluation. Within this framework, a Random Forest–based algorithm is implemented as a baseline to achieve 88.6% identification accuracy on this dataset.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Wireless Signal Modulation Classification Internet Traffic Analysis and Secure E-voting Indoor and Outdoor Localization Technologies

Publication details

Journal / source
Computer Networks
Volume
282
Pages
112309–112309
Publication date
8 April 2026
Language
EN