Re: [tor-relays] middle relay connexions dropped in half

On 13 Mar 2018, at 20:51, mytormail <mytormail@posteo.net> wrote:

I just doesn't feel right if donated capacity isn't used.

Oh, but your relay's spare capacity *is* used. Just not the way you think. A congested relay is a slow and unstable relay. A relay with extra capacity has lower latency, and can deal with unexpected traffic peaks. We expect relays to use 30% - 60% of their capacity. But I think we'd like 10% - 20% for the best latency. Also, the network is still adjusting after the bandwidth authorities being down for a few days, and a million extra clients leaving the network. So it might take a few weeks for bandwidth to balance out. T