[tor-bugs] #33871 [Core Tor/sbws]: Scale exactly as torflow does?

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#33871: Scale exactly as torflow does?
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 Reporter:  juga                                 |          Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect                               |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium                               |      Milestone:  sbws:
                                                 |  1.1.x-final
Component:  Core Tor/sbws                        |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  sbws-majority-blocker, sbws-roadmap  |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:  #33775                               |         Points:
 Reviewer:                                       |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by juga):

 Replying to [comment:5 starlight]:
 > Replying to [ticket:33871 juga]:
 >
 > > I think this is because while torflow multiplies the calculated ratio
 by the descriptor observed bandwidth [0], while sbws multiplies the ratio
 by the minimum of all descriptor bandwidth values *and* the consensus,
 which was added in #28598.
 >
 > flat wrong, see ticket:28588#comment:4

 i don't know what you mean about "flat wrong". That comment was about to
 include the "observed bandwidth" from the relay descriptors.
 >
 > > So maybe the new consensus bandwidth should not depend on the previous
 one, or not as the minimum.
 >
 > The problems with SBWS are due to poor quality absolute bandwidth
 measurement.

 i don't know what you mean about "poor quality" and "absolute bandwidth".

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