diff --git a/providers/netconf/device/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/netconf/device/impl/NetconfDeviceProvider.java b/providers/netconf/device/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/netconf/device/impl/NetconfDeviceProvider.java
index 2efa3c7..35bb288 100644
--- a/providers/netconf/device/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/netconf/device/impl/NetconfDeviceProvider.java
+++ b/providers/netconf/device/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/netconf/device/impl/NetconfDeviceProvider.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 import org.onosproject.core.ApplicationId;
 import org.onosproject.core.CoreService;
 import org.onosproject.incubator.net.config.basics.ConfigException;
+import org.onosproject.net.AnnotationKeys;
 import org.onosproject.net.DefaultAnnotations;
 import org.onosproject.net.Device;
 import org.onosproject.net.DeviceId;
@@ -171,7 +172,9 @@
             ChassisId cid = new ChassisId();
             String ipAddress = nodeId.ip().toString();
             SparseAnnotations annotations = DefaultAnnotations.builder()
-                    .set(IPADDRESS, ipAddress).build();
+                    .set(IPADDRESS, ipAddress)
+                    .set(AnnotationKeys.PROTOCOL, SCHEME_NAME.toUpperCase())
+                    .build();
             DeviceDescription deviceDescription = new DefaultDeviceDescription(
                     deviceId.uri(),
                     Device.Type.SWITCH,