A method for controlling traffic flow at a network node including updating a plurality of credit buckets over multiple time intervals and determining an adjusted credit value for a credit bucket when the credit bucket is accessed to forward a packet, the adjusted credit value being determined as a function of a number of the time intervals that have elapsed since the credit bucket was last updated, the credit bucket being one of the plurality of credit buckets.

 
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> Multicasting system and method for use in an access node's ATM switch fabric

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