NETWORK BANDWIDTH DISTRIBUTOR WHICH ADJUSTS BANDWIDTH LIMITERS BASED ON MEASURED OR ESTIMATED PASSING BANDWIDTH

摘要

A network bandwidth distributing apparatus and a method for operating the same, where the apparatus limits the bandwidth of particular types of traffic when the measured or estimated bandwidth passing through the apparatus surpasses a predetermined bandwidth. A particular advantage of the present invention is a significantly improved bandwidth distribution where the output ports are not excessively bandwidth limited when input bandwidth is available.