METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING TETHERING IN A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20170295496A1
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15633063

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A method, non-transitory computer readable medium and apparatus for detecting a tethering function being performed by an endpoint device in a communications network are disclosed. For example, the method analyzes a data packet directed towards the endpoint device, detects a signature based upon analyzing the data packet, and identifies the endpoint device as performing the tethering function based upon detecting the signature.

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AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I L P754 PEACHTREE STREET SUITE 7C ATLANTA GA 30308

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ERMAN, JEFFREY Morristown, US 38 370
Gerber, Alexandre Madison, US 98 2199
Spatscheck, Oliver Randolph, US 177 4188

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