[tor-bugs] #27571 [Metrics/Website]: Bandwidth values in top relays and relay view

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#27571: Bandwidth values in top relays and relay view
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 Reporter:  juga             |          Owner:  metrics-team
     Type:  defect           |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium           |      Milestone:
Component:  Metrics/Website  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal           |     Resolution:
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Comment (by karsten):

 Replying to [ticket:27571 juga]:
 > Clicking on `Top Relays` [0] it says `Top Relays by Consensus Weight`
 >
 > then the column that is shown is `Advertised Bandwidth`.
 > Is it actually top relays by advertised bandwidth?.

 No, it's top relays by consensus weight.

 > Would be easy to add a consensus weight column?

 I guess so, at least from a data perspective. Unclear whether that would
 make things easier to understand with yet one more column. But I see your
 point that the number that is used for ordering is currently not contained
 in the table.

 > Is it total number shown down left regarding the relays displayed or the
 total regarding the query?

 I have to guess, but I think it's the total regarding the query. In this
 case it's the total advertised bandwidth of the top 250 relays by
 consensus weight.

 > In a relay view [1], consensus weight does not have units, but dir-spec
 says it's in KB [2]. Would be useful to add the unit there?.
 > Is it took into account that consensus weight values are published in KB
 (not KiB, not B)?

 Well, dir-spec says it's '''"currently kilobytes per second".''' I don't
 think that adding a unit would add a lot more clarity. It's a weight that
 is only used in comparison to all other weights, so that a unit is not
 necessary.

 > [0] https://metrics.torproject.org/rs.html#toprelays
 > [1]
 https://metrics.torproject.org/rs.html#details/BC630CBBB518BE7E9F4E09712AB0269E9DC7D626
 > [2] https://gitweb.torproject.org/torspec.git/tree/dir-spec.txt#n2337

 Leaving this ticket open for irl to decide whether anything mentioned
 above needs fixing.

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