[tor-bugs] #26094 [Core Tor/Tor]: manpage: increase minimal bandwidth requirements to be consistent with the relay guide and FAQ

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#26094: manpage: increase minimal bandwidth requirements to be consistent with the
relay guide and FAQ
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 Reporter:  nusenu                               |          Owner:  dgoulet
     Type:  enhancement                          |         Status:
                                                 |  needs_information
 Priority:  Medium                               |      Milestone:  Tor:
                                                 |  0.3.5.x-final
Component:  Core Tor/Tor                         |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tor-doc, fast-fix, 035-triaged-      |  Actual Points:
  in-20180711                                    |
Parent ID:                                       |         Points:
 Reviewer:  arma                                 |        Sponsor:
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Changes (by dgoulet):

 * status:  needs_revision => needs_information


Comment:

 The following is based on the *observed bandwidth*:

 Latest consensus (`valid-after 2018-10-24 13:00:00`), if we bump the
 minimum required bw to what the patch does (1024000 bytes that is 1000KB
 or 8mbits) then **2015** relays would loose the Fast flag which is
 literally a third of the network...

 I've ran the number in steps of 50KB starting at 100KB (last value is the
 number of relays not being voted Fast anymore):
 {{{
 102400 bytes - 335
 153600 bytes - 661
 204800 bytes - 766
 256000 bytes - 931
 307200 bytes - 1034
 358400 bytes - 1120
 409600 bytes - 1212
 460800 bytes - 1271
 512000 bytes - 1359
 563200 bytes - 1425
 614400 bytes - 1502
 665600 bytes - 1625
 716800 bytes - 1674
 768000 bytes - 1742
 819200 bytes - 1801
 870400 bytes - 1855
 921600 bytes - 1899
 972800 bytes - 1944
 1024000 bytes - 2015
 1075200 bytes - 2093
 }}}

 Where do we want to go from here?

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