A level of trust is determined for a consumer equipment. Based on the determined level of trust, a level of QoS is controlled for information packets that are associated with the consumer equipment and communicated through a packet switched network and/or access by the consumer equipment to communicate through the packet switched network is controlled. The consumer equipment may be selectively allowed to communicate through the packet switched network based on the determined level of trust and based on available resources of the packet switched network. Access to the packet switched network and allowed QoS for information packets communicated there through may thereby be based on a level of trust of the associated consumer equipment.

 
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