diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/LindenUDP/LLClientView.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/LindenUDP/LLClientView.cs
index 87b86eb7d1..11088631e6 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/LindenUDP/LLClientView.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/LindenUDP/LLClientView.cs
@@ -3585,6 +3585,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
         /// </summary>
         private void ResendPrimUpdates(List<EntityUpdate> updates)
         {
+            // m_log.WarnFormat("[CLIENT] resending prim update {0}",updates[0].UpdateTime);
+            
             foreach (EntityUpdate update in updates)
                 ResendPrimUpdate(update);
         }
@@ -4027,6 +4029,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
 
         private void ResendPropertyUpdates(List<ObjectPropertyUpdate> updates)
         {
+            // m_log.WarnFormat("[CLIENT] resending object property {0}",updates[0].UpdateTime);
+
             foreach (ObjectPropertyUpdate update in updates)
                 ResendPropertyUpdate(update);
         }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/LindenUDP/LLUDPClient.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/LindenUDP/LLUDPClient.cs
index 7be8a0ae59..20bfec8f92 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/LindenUDP/LLUDPClient.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/LindenUDP/LLUDPClient.cs
@@ -135,7 +135,12 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
         private int m_nextOnQueueEmpty = 1;
 
         /// <summary>Throttle bucket for this agent's connection</summary>
-        private readonly TokenBucket m_throttleClient;
+        private readonly AdaptiveTokenBucket m_throttleClient;
+        public AdaptiveTokenBucket FlowThrottle
+        {
+            get { return m_throttleClient; }
+        }
+
         /// <summary>Throttle bucket for this agent's connection</summary>
         private readonly TokenBucket m_throttleCategory;
         /// <summary>Throttle buckets for each packet category</summary>
@@ -176,7 +181,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
                 m_maxRTO = maxRTO;
 
             // Create a token bucket throttle for this client that has the scene token bucket as a parent
-            m_throttleClient = new TokenBucket(parentThrottle, rates.TotalLimit);
+            m_throttleClient = new AdaptiveTokenBucket(parentThrottle, rates.TotalLimit);
             // Create a token bucket throttle for the total categary with the client bucket as a throttle
             m_throttleCategory = new TokenBucket(m_throttleClient, rates.TotalLimit);
             // Create an array of token buckets for this clients different throttle categories
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/LindenUDP/TokenBucket.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/LindenUDP/TokenBucket.cs
index 07b0a1df7a..4ee6d3a30a 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/LindenUDP/TokenBucket.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/LindenUDP/TokenBucket.cs
@@ -48,31 +48,31 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
         /// Number of ticks (ms) per quantum, drip rate and max burst
         /// are defined over this interval.
         /// </summary>
-        private const Int32 m_ticksPerQuantum = 1000;
+        protected const Int32 m_ticksPerQuantum = 1000;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// This is the number of quantums worth of packets that can
         /// be accommodated during a burst
         /// </summary>
-        private const Double m_quantumsPerBurst = 1.5;
+        protected const Double m_quantumsPerBurst = 1.5;
                 
         /// <summary>
         /// </summary>
-        private const Int32 m_minimumDripRate = 1400;
+        protected const Int32 m_minimumDripRate = 1400;
         
         /// <summary>Time of the last drip, in system ticks</summary>
-        private Int32 m_lastDrip;
+        protected Int32 m_lastDrip;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// The number of bytes that can be sent at this moment. This is the
         /// current number of tokens in the bucket
         /// </summary>
-        private Int64 m_tokenCount;
+        protected Int64 m_tokenCount;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Map of children buckets and their requested maximum burst rate
         /// </summary>
-        private Dictionary<TokenBucket,Int64> m_children = new Dictionary<TokenBucket,Int64>();
+        protected Dictionary<TokenBucket,Int64> m_children = new Dictionary<TokenBucket,Int64>();
         
 #region Properties
 
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
         /// parent. The parent bucket will limit the aggregate bandwidth of all
         /// of its children buckets
         /// </summary>
-        private TokenBucket m_parent;
+        protected TokenBucket m_parent;
         public TokenBucket Parent
         {
             get { return m_parent; }
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
         /// of tokens that can accumulate in the bucket at any one time. This 
         /// also sets the total request for leaf nodes
         /// </summary>
-        private Int64 m_burstRate;
+        protected Int64 m_burstRate;
         public Int64 RequestedBurstRate
         {
             get { return m_burstRate; }
@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
         /// <remarks>Tokens are added to the bucket any time 
         /// <seealso cref="RemoveTokens"/> is called, at the granularity of
         /// the system tick interval (typically around 15-22ms)</remarks>
-        private Int64 m_dripRate;
-        public Int64 RequestedDripRate
+        protected Int64 m_dripRate;
+        public virtual Int64 RequestedDripRate
         {
             get { return (m_dripRate == 0 ? m_totalDripRequest : m_dripRate); }
             set {
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
             }
         }
 
-        public Int64 DripRate
+        public virtual Int64 DripRate
         {
             get {
                 if (m_parent == null)
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
         /// The current total of the requested maximum burst rates of 
         /// this bucket's children buckets.
         /// </summary>
-        private Int64 m_totalDripRequest;
+        protected Int64 m_totalDripRequest;
         public Int64 TotalDripRequest 
             {
                 get { return m_totalDripRequest; }
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
         /// hierarchy. However, if any of the parents is over-booked, then
         /// the modifier will be less than 1.
         /// </summary>
-        private double DripRateModifier()
+        protected double DripRateModifier()
         {
             Int64 driprate = DripRate;
             return driprate >= TotalDripRequest ? 1.0 : (double)driprate / (double)TotalDripRequest;
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
 
         /// <summary>
         /// </summary>
-        private double BurstRateModifier()
+        protected double BurstRateModifier()
         {
             // for now... burst rate is always m_quantumsPerBurst (constant)
             // larger than drip rate so the ratio of burst requests is the
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
         /// Deposit tokens into the bucket from a child bucket that did
         /// not use all of its available tokens
         /// </summary>
-        private void Deposit(Int64 count)
+        protected void Deposit(Int64 count)
         {
             m_tokenCount += count;
 
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
         /// call to Drip
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns>True if tokens were added to the bucket, otherwise false</returns>
-        private void Drip()
+        protected void Drip()
         {
             // This should never happen... means we are a leaf node and were created
             // with no drip rate...
@@ -310,4 +310,64 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
             Deposit(deltaMS * DripRate / m_ticksPerQuantum);
         }
     }
+
+    public class AdaptiveTokenBucket : TokenBucket
+    {
+        private static readonly ILog m_log = LogManager.GetLogger(MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType);
+
+        // <summary>
+        // The minimum rate for flow control. 
+        // </summary>
+        protected const Int64 m_minimumFlow = m_minimumDripRate * 10;
+
+        // <summary>
+        // The maximum rate for flow control. Drip rate can never be
+        // greater than this.
+        // </summary>
+        protected Int64 m_maxDripRate = 0;
+        protected Int64 MaxDripRate
+        {
+            get { return (m_maxDripRate == 0 ? m_totalDripRequest : m_maxDripRate); }
+            set { m_maxDripRate = (value == 0 ? 0 : Math.Max(value,m_minimumFlow)); }
+        }
+        
+        // <summary>
+        // 
+        // </summary>
+        public virtual Int64 AdjustedDripRate
+        {
+            get { return m_dripRate; }
+            set {
+                m_dripRate = OpenSim.Framework.Util.Clamp<Int64>(value,m_minimumFlow,MaxDripRate);
+                m_burstRate = (Int64)((double)m_dripRate * m_quantumsPerBurst);
+                if (m_parent != null)
+                    m_parent.RegisterRequest(this,m_dripRate);
+            }
+        }
+
+        // <summary>
+        // 
+        // </summary>
+        public AdaptiveTokenBucket(TokenBucket parent, Int64 maxDripRate) : base(parent,m_minimumFlow)
+        {
+            MaxDripRate = maxDripRate;
+        }
+                
+        // <summary>
+        // 
+        // </summary>
+        public void ExpirePackets(Int32 count)
+        {
+            // m_log.WarnFormat("[ADAPTIVEBUCKET] drop {0} by {1} expired packets",AdjustedDripRate,count);
+            AdjustedDripRate = (Int64) (AdjustedDripRate / Math.Pow(2,count));
+        }
+
+        // <summary>
+        // 
+        // </summary>
+        public void AcknowledgePackets(Int32 count)
+        {
+            AdjustedDripRate = AdjustedDripRate + count;
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/LindenUDP/UnackedPacketCollection.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/LindenUDP/UnackedPacketCollection.cs
index d195110a23..b1709649f5 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/LindenUDP/UnackedPacketCollection.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/LindenUDP/UnackedPacketCollection.cs
@@ -130,6 +130,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
                         // is actually sent out again
                         packet.TickCount = 0;
 
+                        // As with other network applications, assume that an expired packet is
+                        // an indication of some network problem, slow transmission
+                        packet.Client.FlowThrottle.ExpirePackets(1);
+                        
                         expiredPackets.Add(packet);
                     }
                 }
@@ -157,6 +161,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
                     {
                         m_packets.Remove(pendingRemove.SequenceNumber);
 
+                        // As with other network applications, assume that an acknowledged packet is an
+                        // indication that the network can handle a little more load, speed up the transmission
+                        ackedPacket.Client.FlowThrottle.AcknowledgePackets(ackedPacket.Buffer.DataLength);
+
                         // Update stats
                         Interlocked.Add(ref ackedPacket.Client.UnackedBytes, -ackedPacket.Buffer.DataLength);