Bandwidth Balanced Swarms?

Bandwidth Balanced Swarms?

Hello... I can't be certain, but for me (Limewire Pro 4.2.3) it looks like Limewire is balancing bandwidth between the various sources when swarming a download. I have tested this with my own server, which drops in upload speed (to the test client) shortly after the client finds more sources -- my client starts off downloading at full speed from my server initially, since its the first source it finds, but then the upload speed dramatically tapers off once the client finds other sources. For example, with only my server as the source the transfer rate is about 100KB, but that drops down to about 5KB once the client finds other sources.

Is this how Limewire was designed? I ask because I wanted to use my own server as the main source (fastest downloads), with only minor amounts being downloaded from the larger Gnutella network. But no matter what I try I can't seem to keep a full speed download going from my server once other sources are available to the client.

Is there a way to do that?

With thanks for any insight into the Limewire design you can offer!
Brian