Index: code/server/sv_client.c
===================================================================
--- code/server/sv_client.c	(revision 792)
+++ code/server/sv_client.c	(working copy)
@@ -901,6 +901,12 @@
 			rate = sv_maxRate->integer;
 		}
 	}
+	if ( sv_minRate->integer ) {
+		if ( sv_minRate->integer < 1000 ) 
+			Cvar_Set( "sv_minRate", "1000" );
+		if ( sv_minRate->integer > rate )
+			rate = sv_minRate->integer;	
+	}
 
 	if (!rate) {
 		blockspersnap = 1;
Index: code/server/sv_snapshot.c
===================================================================
--- code/server/sv_snapshot.c	(revision 792)
+++ code/server/sv_snapshot.c	(working copy)
@@ -551,6 +551,13 @@
 			rate = sv_maxRate->integer;
 		}
 	}
+	if ( sv_minRate->integer ) {
+		if ( sv_minRate->integer < 1000 ) 
+			Cvar_Set( "sv_minRate", "1000" );
+		if ( sv_minRate->integer > rate )
+			rate = sv_minRate->integer;
+	}
+
 	rateMsec = ( messageSize + HEADER_RATE_BYTES ) * 1000 / rate;
 
 	return rateMsec;
Index: code/server/server.h
===================================================================
--- code/server/server.h	(revision 792)
+++ code/server/server.h	(working copy)
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@
 extern	cvar_t	*sv_mapname;
 extern	cvar_t	*sv_mapChecksum;
 extern	cvar_t	*sv_serverid;
+extern	cvar_t	*sv_minRate;
 extern	cvar_t	*sv_maxRate;
 extern	cvar_t	*sv_minPing;
 extern	cvar_t	*sv_maxPing;
Index: code/server/sv_init.c
===================================================================
--- code/server/sv_init.c	(revision 792)
+++ code/server/sv_init.c	(working copy)
@@ -582,6 +582,7 @@
 	sv_hostname = Cvar_Get ("sv_hostname", "noname", CVAR_SERVERINFO | CVAR_ARCHIVE );
 	sv_maxclients = Cvar_Get ("sv_maxclients", "8", CVAR_SERVERINFO | CVAR_LATCH);
 
+	sv_minRate = Cvar_Get ("sv_minRate", "0", CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_SERVERINFO );
 	sv_maxRate = Cvar_Get ("sv_maxRate", "0", CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_SERVERINFO );
 	sv_minPing = Cvar_Get ("sv_minPing", "0", CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_SERVERINFO );
 	sv_maxPing = Cvar_Get ("sv_maxPing", "0", CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_SERVERINFO );
Index: code/server/sv_main.c
===================================================================
--- code/server/sv_main.c	(revision 792)
+++ code/server/sv_main.c	(working copy)
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 cvar_t	*sv_mapname;
 cvar_t	*sv_mapChecksum;
 cvar_t	*sv_serverid;
+cvar_t	*sv_minRate;
 cvar_t	*sv_maxRate;
 cvar_t	*sv_minPing;
 cvar_t	*sv_maxPing;