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VA-DistSeconds-VoteSeconds: The authorities exchange votes.
+ VA-DistSeconds-VoteSeconds/2: The authorities try to download any
+ votes they don't have.
+
VA-DistSeconds: The authorities calculate the consensus and exchange
signatures.
+ VA-DistSeconds/2: The authorities try to download any signatures
+ they don't have.
+
VA: All authorities have a multiply signed consensus.
VA ... FU: Caches download the consensus.
FU: The consensus is no long the freshest consensus.
+ FU ... VU: Clients download the consensus.
+
VU: The consensus is no longer valid.
+ VoteSeconds and DistSeconds MUST each be at least 20 seconds; FU-VA and
+ VU-FU MUST each be at least 5 minutes.
+
2. Router operation and formats
ORs SHOULD generate a new router descriptor and a new extra-info