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authorMarcel Jamin <marcel@jamin.net>2015-07-23 21:56:36 +0200
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Re: [bitcoin-dev] Bitcoin Node Speed Test
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+He measured the upload capacity of the peers by downloading from them, or
+am I being dumb? :)
+
+
+2015-07-23 18:05 GMT+02:00 Peter Todd via bitcoin-dev <
+bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org>:
+
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+> On 23 July 2015 10:19:59 GMT-04:00, slurms--- via bitcoin-dev <
+> bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org> wrote:
+> >This does not support the theory that the network has the available
+> >bandwidth for increased block sizes, as in its current state 37% of
+> >nodes would fail to upload a 20MB block to a single peer in under 20
+> >seconds (referencing a number quoted by Gavin). If the bar for
+> >suitability is placed at taking only 1% of the block time (6 seconds)
+> >to upload one block to one peer, then 69% of the network fails for 20MB
+> >blocks. For comparison, only 10% fail this metric for 1MB blocks.
+>
+> Note how due to bandwidth being generally asymetric your findings are
+> probably optimistic - you've measured download capacity. On top of that
+> upload is further reduced by the fact that multiple peers at once need to
+> be sent blocks for reliability.
+>
+> Secondly you're measuring a network that isn't under attack - we need
+> significant additional margin to resist attack as performance is
+> consensus-critical.
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+<div dir=3D"ltr">He measured the upload capacity of the peers by downloadin=
+g from them, or am I being dumb? :)<div><br><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br>=
+<div class=3D"gmail_quote">2015-07-23 18:05 GMT+02:00 Peter Todd via bitcoi=
+n-dev <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfounda=
+tion.org" target=3D"_blank">bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org</a>&gt;</=
+span>:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;bord=
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+On 23 July 2015 10:19:59 GMT-04:00, slurms--- via bitcoin-dev &lt;<a href=
+=3D"mailto:bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org">bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfo=
+undation.org</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
+&gt;This does not support the theory that the network has the available<br>
+&gt;bandwidth for increased block sizes, as in its current state 37% of<br>
+&gt;nodes would fail to upload a 20MB block to a single peer in under 20<br=
+>
+&gt;seconds (referencing a number quoted by Gavin). If the bar for<br>
+&gt;suitability is placed at taking only 1% of the block time (6 seconds)<b=
+r>
+&gt;to upload one block to one peer, then 69% of the network fails for 20MB=
+<br>
+&gt;blocks. For comparison, only 10% fail this metric for 1MB blocks.<br>
+<br>
+</span>Note how due to bandwidth being generally asymetric your findings ar=
+e probably optimistic - you&#39;ve measured download capacity. On top of th=
+at upload is further reduced by the fact that multiple peers at once need t=
+o be sent blocks for reliability.<br>
+<br>
+Secondly you&#39;re measuring a network that isn&#39;t under attack - we ne=
+ed significant additional margin to resist attack as performance is consens=
+us-critical.<br>
+<br>
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