[tor-relays] Bandwidth Authority PID Feedback Experiment #2 Starting

[Jon]

On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 6:52 PM, Mike Perry <mikeperry at torproject.org> wrote:
> Thus spake Jon (torance.ca at gmail.com):
>
>>  In adding further info on the topic, I have noticed and looked back
>> over the past couple of weeks and have seen a drop of of usage of
>> about 43% s of today. I am not in the higher bracket as others, but I
>> have been in the 3 bars bracket only up till recently.
>>
>> Don't know if this will help, but if it does, add it to the rest of
>> the info you have already received.
>
> What helps more is your node nick and/or idhex string. If you're not
> comfortable talking about that publicly, knowing if you are Guard,
> Exit, Guard+Exit, or just Stable (Middle) node helps.
>
> I actually do expect that this system may cause some slower nodes
> (especially those with capacities close to or below the network stream
> average of ~70Kbytes/sec) to experience less traffic. This does not
> mean the nodes are useless. It just means that we should try to use
> them infrequently enough such that when they are used, they can
> provide enough capacity to not be a bottleneck in a circuit.
>
> We are still waiting for the effects of the Guard bug to fully
> dissipate. I am cautiously optimistic that things are getting better,
> but we'll need to keep an eye on things for a bit longer to be sure, I
> suspect.
>
>
> --
> Mike Perry

 Mike,

 looking at the network status for my node nick today, it is showing
that at last senses check, it was shown at 260 KBs with status as a
guard