[tor-bugs] #31000 [Core Tor/Tor]: Authorities should cap relay consensus weight as a new consensus

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#31000: Authorities should cap relay consensus weight as a new consensus
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     Reporter:  teor     |      Owner:  (none)
         Type:           |     Status:  new
  enhancement            |
     Priority:  Medium   |  Milestone:  Tor: unspecified
    Component:  Core     |    Version:
  Tor/Tor                |   Keywords:  needs-proposal, tor-dirauth, tor-
     Severity:  Normal   |  bwauth
Actual Points:           |  Parent ID:
       Points:  3        |   Reviewer:
      Sponsor:           |
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 arma says on IRC:
 {{{
 armadev: teor4: is there a ticket for capping the total weight a given
 relay can get? i remember you mentioning that this should happen as a new
 consensus method, i.e. so the authorities actually collectively cap it,
 rather than relying on each vote individually to do it. i think that's a
 compelling idea.
 }}}

 I'm not sure if the cap should be the same across the network, or if it
 should be different based on each relay's MaxAdvertisedBandwidth.

 If we want to base it on MaxAdvertisedBandwidth, we should also make
 MaxAdvertisedBandwidth a separate number in relay descriptor bandwidth
 lines, rather than combining it with bandwidth rate and bandwidth burst.

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