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Tor network usage
Martin Florian edited this page Apr 8, 2017
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Some additional experiments have been done to check how much traffic Tor generates when idling.
- Android smartphone (Nexus 5X): Doze disabled for PTP (Settings -> Battery -> Battery Optimization -> PTPEvaluationApp -> Not optimized), screen was off during evaluation, started with fully charged battery
- PTP was configured to start Tor and create a hidden service but don't send any message.
- PTP uses Tor binary from Orbot (0.2.8.9)
- Orbot Version 15.2.0-RC-8-multi (uses Tor 0.2.8.9)
- Orbot torrc
- Configured hidden service in Orbot
- No apps have been selected for transparent proxying
| date | runtime | setup | bytes total | average bytes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02.02.17 | 06h16m | PTP | 5,43 MB | 0,87 MB/h |
| 09.02.17 | 09h15m | Orbot without HS | 6,04 MB | 0,65 MB/h |
| 15.02.17 | 9h16m | Orbot with HS | 13,88 MB | 1,50 MB/h |
| 18.02.17 | 6h37m | Orbot with HS | 9,40 MB | 1,42 MB/h |
| 18.02.17 | 3h50m | PTP | 4,93 MB | 1,29 MB/h |
| 19.02.17 | 3h20m | PTP | 2,12 MB | 0,64 MB/h |
| 02.03.17 | 03h11m | PTP | 5,35 MB | 1,68 MB/h |
Tor causes a lot of network traffic to provide a hidden service, even when idling (about 1-1.5 MB/h). The experiments showed a big variation in the results (between several runs and between PTP and Orbot). The cause of the variation still needs to be investigated.