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diff --git a/doc/tor-spec.txt b/doc/tor-spec.txt index 9ecc556262..fde7e0e5a6 100644 --- a/doc/tor-spec.txt +++ b/doc/tor-spec.txt @@ -625,12 +625,18 @@ The items' formats are as follows: directory-related HTTP connections. If any port is not supported, the value 0 is given instead of a port number. - "bandwidth" bandwidth-avg bandwidth-burst + "bandwidth" bandwidth-avg bandwidth-burst bandwidth-observed Estimated bandwidth for this router, in bytes per second. The - "average" bandwidth is the volume per second that the OR is willing to - sustain over long periods; the "burst" bandwidth is the volume that - the OR is willing to sustain in very short intervals. + "average" bandwidth is the volume per second that the OR is willing + to sustain over long periods; the "burst" bandwidth is the volume + that the OR is willing to sustain in very short intervals. The + "observed" value is an estimate of the capacity this server can + handle. The server remembers the max bandwidth sustained output + over any ten second period in the past day, and another sustained + input. The "observed" value is the lesser of these two numbers. + + [bandwidth-observed was not present before 0.0.8.] "platform" string |