A digital cable network architecture and services method includes a cable
medium and a plurality of hosts that include a receiver. A policy file
store contains policy files having at least one of a service provider
section, a consumer section, and a manufacturer section that can be
updated by at least one of the service provider, a consumer and a
receiver manufacturer, respectively. A service provider that is
associated with the policy file store provides digital cable services
over the cable medium to the hosts and downloads monitor applications and
policy files to the hosts over the cable medium. The MAs use the service
provider section, the consumer section, and/or the manufacturer section
of the policy file to alter resource contention, alter service
provisioning at levels below a channel level, and/or alter fraudulent
receiver identification calculations.