Weighted wireless early detection

A system and method for controlling the transmission of data packets is presented herein. A wireless content switch is placed in a wireless packet data network and receives signals indicating whether the wireless clients are experiencing conditions indicative of losing data packets. Wherein the foregoing conditions are detected, the wireless content switch controls the transmission rate of further data packets by reducing a window size parameter in an acknowledgment signal transmitted by the wireless client. The window size can be reduced progressively, either on a linear or exponential basis.