Patent ID: 9569595
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A method performed by a network device, the method comprising: obtaining, by a processor of the network device, an Internet Protocol address and a user device identifier associated with a user device; determining, by the processor, that the obtained user device identifier does not match a previous user device identifier associated with the obtained Internet Protocol address; monitoring, by the processor, packets destined for the obtained Internet Protocol address to determine whether the packets are associated with a streaming application, based on determining that the obtained user device identifier does not match the previous user device identifier; detecting, by the processor, a packet destined for the obtained Internet Protocol address, where the packet is associated with a streaming application and where the packet is received from a particular network device; and signaling, by the processor, the particular network device to stop sending packets that are associated with the streaming application and that are destined for the obtained Internet Protocol address.