Systems and methods for dynamic data transfer management on a per subscriber basis in a communications network

A method of dynamically managing transmission of packets, the method comprising:

• establishing a network session over a communication link between a network and a user device of a user;
• associating a data transmission parameter with the user device, the data transmission parameter being retrieved from a user profile associated with the user;
• receiving a packet and calculating a delay period associated with the packet based on the data transmission parameter;
• and
• delaying transmission of the packet based on the delay period to prevent the user device from achieving a data transmission greater than the data transmission parameter associated with the user device and retrieved from the user profile associated with the user.

A system for allowing a user to dynamically control a data transmission parameter associated with the user in a network, the system comprising:

• means for establishing a network session over a communication link between a network and a user device of a user;
• means for associating a data transmission parameter with the user device, the data transmission parameter being stored in a user profile associated with the user;
• means for receiving a packet and calculating a delay period associated with the packet based on the data transmission parameter;
• and
• means for delaying transmission of the packet based on the delay period without requiring hardware reconfiguration of any component in the network to prevent the user device from achieving a data transmission greater than the data transmission parameter associated with the user device.