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2.2. Path selection
- When we bui
-
+ We choose the path for each new circuit before we build it. We choose the
+ exit node first, followed by the other nodes in the circuit. We do not
+ choose the same router twice for the same circuit. We do not choose any
+ router in the same family as another in the same circuit. We don't choose
+ any non-running or non-valid router unless we have been configured to do
+ so. When choosing among multiple candidates for a path element, we choose
+ a given router with probability proportional to its advertised bandwidth
+ [the smaller of the 'rate' and 'observed' arguments to the "bandwidth"
+ element in its descriptor]. If a router's advertised bandwidth is greater
+ than MAX_BELIEVEABLE_BANDWIDTH (1.5 MB/sec), we clip to that value.
+
+ Additional restrictions:
+ XXX When to use Fast
+ XXX When to use Stable
+ XXX When to use Named
+
+ If we're building a circuit preemtively, we choose an exit node that might
+ support streams to one of our predicted ports; otherwise, we pick an exit
+ node that will support a pending stream (if the stream's target is known)
+ or that might support a pending stream.
+
+ We pick an entry node from one of our guards; see section 5 below.
2.3. Handling failure