On Tuesday, August 7, 2001, at 08:13 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Wed, 8 Aug 2001, Anonymous wrote:
>
>> 1. Average latency less than 5 min
>
> Bad: traffic analysis. Latency (via delay) should be random between two
> set points.
Depends on traffic rates. If fewer than 10 messages per hour, then 5
minutes delay ("latency") is obviously not diffusive enough. If more
than 100 messages per hour, then 5 minutes gives a diffusivity or fanout
of about 10, which is a useful amount.
Think diffusivity, not latency.
--Tim May
