[tor-bugs] #29098 [Core Tor/Tor]: Load balance properly in the presence of padding overhead (was: Implement Proposal #265)

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#29098: Load balance properly in the presence of padding overhead
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 Reporter:  mikeperry            |          Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement          |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium               |      Milestone:  Tor: unspecified
Component:  Core Tor/Tor         |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  wtf-pad,tor-dirauth  |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:  #8453                |         Points:  13
 Reviewer:                       |        Sponsor:
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Changes (by mikeperry):

 * keywords:  wtf-pad, 041-proposed, tor-dirauth => wtf-pad,tor-dirauth
 * sponsor:  Sponsor2 =>
 * milestone:  Tor: 0.4.1.x-final => Tor: unspecified


Comment:

 Right now our #28634 padding machines do not need this. However, almost
 any other machine that sends more than a handful of padding packets will.

 Also, these changes to the load balancing equations will improve overall
 network utilization, and we can use this same equations for load balancing
 onion service traffic, too.

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