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[or-cvs] checkpoint some more notes on incentives
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checkpoint some more notes on incentives
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--- incentives.txt 1 Feb 2006 10:50:23 -0000 1.3
+++ incentives.txt 9 Feb 2006 03:44:13 -0000 1.4
@@ -152,6 +152,29 @@
maybe it's an argument in favor of a more penny-counting reputation
approach.
+3.7. What is the appropriate resource balance for servers vs. clients?
+
+ If we build a good incentive system, we'll still need to tune it
+ to provide the right bandwidth allocation -- if we reserve too much
+ bandwidth for fast servers, then we're wasting some potential, but we
+ if we reserve too little, then fewer people will opt to become servers.
+ How do we find the right balance?
+
+ One answer is that it doesn't have to be perfect: we can err on the
+ side of providing extra resources to servers, then we will achieve our
+ desired goal: when people complain about speed, we can tell them to
+ run a server, and they will in fact get better performance. In fact,
+ finding an optimum balance is especially hard because it's a moving
+ target: the better our incentive mechanism (and the lower the barrier
+ to setup), the more servers there will be.
+
+3.8. Anonymity attack: fast connections probably come from good servers.
+
+
+3.9. How do we allocate bandwidth over the course of a second?
+
+
+
4. Sample designs.
4.1. Two classes of service for circuits.
@@ -220,7 +243,7 @@
we know that we can get away with poor performance for people that
aren't listed in the directory.
-5. Types of attacks.
+5. Recommendations and next steps.
+
-5.1. Anonymity attacks: