A data stream is transmitted at a current transmission rate utilizing a first bandwidth allocation, the current transmission rate being less than an original transmission rate. A transmission rate recovery request is received from a master device on the network. The transmission rate recovery request instructs the network device to adjust the current transmission rate. An additional bandwidth allocation is obtained from the master device on the network and the current transmission rate is responsively increased to provide substantially the original transmission rate utilizing a total bandwidth allocation. The total bandwidth allocation includes the additional bandwidth allocation and the first bandwidth allocation.