One more thing: > On 8 Apr 2019, at 07:57, teor <t...@riseup.net> wrote: > > Hi, > >> On 7 Apr 2019, at 05:19, Logforme <m7...@abc.se> wrote: >> >> I run the non-exit relay: >> https://metrics.torproject.org/rs.html#details/855BC2DABE24C861CD887DB9B2E950424B49FC34 >> The relay run on a debian stretch machine with an i5-4670 at 3.8GHz with 4GB >> memory. CPU usage at 250Mbps traffic is around 40% of 1 core out of 4. >> >> On April 1st my ISP doubled my bandwidth, from 250Mbps to 500Mbps. >> So far the Tor bandwidth authorities seems to not have picked up on all the >> new bandwidth. The observed bandwidth number has changed twice, increasing >> with small amounts. >> >> How long does it take for the BW authorities to eventually observe a BW >> closer to 500Mbps. Weeks? Months? > > Your relay observes its own bandwidth, and tells the bandwidth authorities the > maximum over the last 5 days. > > Looking at the 6 months graph from 1 April, your relay's observed bandwidth > has > increased about 5-10%. A small increase per week isn't bad for a guard: even > if > your consensus weight goes up, it takes time for clients to rotate guards. > > The bandwidth authorities also measure the excess bandwidth on your relay > every few > days, and combine their measurements with your relay's observed bandwidth to > generate their consensus weight votes. The consensus value is the low-median > of > those votes. > > Looking at the consensus weight graph, the votes haven't changed much at all. > > (The consensus weight changes the number of clients that use your relay, which > increases its observed bandwidth, but decreases the measured bandwidth. > Eventually > these changes balance out.) > >> The reason I ask is that I wonder if I should run a second Tor instance or >> if the current one will be able to make use a a reasonable part of the >> 500Mps. > > It looks like your relay could be CPU-core-limited, or limited by some other > local resource, or limited by its location.
It's probably a local resource, because the bandwidth authority measurements don't vary much, even though the bandwidth authorities are on two different continents: https://consensus-health.torproject.org/consensus-health-2019-04-07-20-00.html#855BC2DABE24C861CD887DB9B2E950424B49FC34 > To work out where the limit is, run another Tor instance. > > You could also wait another week to see if your relay picks up another 5-10% > traffic increase. > > T >
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