Patent ID: 8270310

Claim:
A system, comprising: an end user device including: an access modem configured to communicate with an access network that provides a network service; memory configured to store a local service control policy; and a policy implementation agent configured to implement the local service control policy on the end user device, the local service control policy for assisting in control of the end user device's use of the network service on the access network; and an access control integrity element configured to: obtain a first measure of the end user device's usage of the network service; verify whether the policy implementation agent is properly implementing a proper service control policy by determining whether the first usage measure is consistent with the proper service control policy being properly implemented on the end user device; and identify the end user device as being not compliant when the first usage measure is not consistent with the proper service control policy being properly implemented on the end user device wherein the end user device further includes: a first service monitor configured to monitor use of the network service by the end user device, wherein the first service monitor is configured to: classify usage into a plurality of categories, each category corresponding to a different network service provided by the access network; and determine a second usage measure for each category, wherein the second usage measures are provided to the access control integrity element for comparing to the first usage measure.