Dynamic bandwidth service limits

A bandwidth management device, comprising:

• an interface to a provider network for transmitting data to subscribers in fulfillment of data services;
• a processor having bandwidth management logic for monitoring conveyance of data to multiple subscriber domains in a provider network, each respective subscriber domain of the multiple subscriber domains assigned a data consumption limit in which the respective subscriber domain is able to retrieve for a predetermined time duration;
• and
• a controller responsive to the bandwidth management logic for dynamically adjusting the data consumption limit based on an amount of data conveyed to the multiple subscriber domains during the monitoring.

A method of allocating bandwidth in a provider services provider network, comprising:

• determining an average bandwidth consumption of a user pool defined by a plurality of end users that receive data services from a bandwidth provider;
• computing a usage threshold based on the determined average bandwidth consumption and a percentage of users consuming the most bandwidth;
• identifying when an end user of the plurality of end users exceeds the established usage threshold;
• and
• invoking an indication of excessive usage for alerting the end user exceeding the established usage threshold.