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diff --git a/bip-0300/appendix-1.txt b/bip-0300/appendix-1.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..736a6c4 --- /dev/null +++ b/bip-0300/appendix-1.txt @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ + +==== Two Withdrawals at Once ==== + +Currently, the documentation and code describe a situation where only one withdrawal can proceed at a time. As a result, one "train" (carrying everyone's withdrawals) leaves the station every 3 months, and takes 3-6 months to reach its destination. + +Thus, if a withdrawing-user is very unlucky, and "just misses" the train, this user must wait double-long. First, (s)he must wait for the missed-train to reach its destination. Second, (s)he must board the new train, and wait for *it* to reach its destination. Each of these steps takes 3-6 months. + +So, even when withdrawals always go as quickly as possible (3 months each), the total time varies, from 3 months (0 months waiting + 3 months travel) to 6 months (3 months waiting + 3 months travel). The average is 4.5 months. + +To improve this, we allow for slightly different behavior if the highest-ACK-withdrawal [1st] has an ACK score >= 6575; and [2nd] is not tied with any other withdrawal. + +Basically: a second train can leave, if the furthest train is 50+% of the way to its destination. + +So, previously, for m trains, M4 could be any of the following: + + abstain + alarm (move all trains backwards) + move train #1 forward (and others backwards) + move train #2 forward (and others backwards) + ... + move train #3 forward (and others backwards) + +If our new special conditions apply, we now double the (m-1) elements, to accommodate a second train: + + |abstain + |alarm (move all trains backwards) + + |advance furthest train + advance train #1 (regress all others) + |advance furthest train + advance train #2 (regress all others) + |... + |advance furthest train + advance train #(m-1) (regress all others) + + |regress furthest train + advance train #1 (regress all others) + |regress furthest train + advance train #2 (regress all others) + |... + |regress furthest train + advance train #(m-1) (regress all others) + + +It is theoretically possible (but in practice probably impossible) to troll this rule, by getting two (or even three) withdrawals to have >6575 ACK scores, and then getting these to *tie* for first place. Then they'd both be furthest. Hence the second condition prohibiting this new behavior, if the furthest trains have any ACK-score ties. + +This simple change, which has almost zero impact on the security assumptions, improves the monthly total wait times drastically: + + Worst-case: 6 --> 4.5 + Average: 4.5 --> 3.75 + Std Dev: ~.91 --> ~.45 |