[tor-bugs] #24499 [Core Tor/Torflow]: Bandwidth determination is flawed

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#24499: Bandwidth determination is flawed
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 Reporter:  Hassprediger      |          Owner:  tom
     Type:  defect            |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium            |      Milestone:
Component:  Core Tor/Torflow  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal            |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tor-bwauth        |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:                    |         Points:
 Reviewer:                    |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by starlight):

 Suggest you try removing the relay bandwidth limit.  Even in regions
 favored by the BWAuths, non-exit nodes rarely see more than 30% link
 utilization by Tor.  While the relay may still be rated lower than it
 should, it may acquire enough consensus weight to attract notable traffic.
 One megabit is not much.  The path selection algorithm seems non-linear
 w/r/t low-end relays, where once one breaks above a certain level traffic
 goes up rapidly.

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