10 nodesserver base transaction times:3   2.8   3.1   2.9   4   5   3.5   4   4.5   3.75client application rates (retrieval, update, overlap) 0.2  0.01  0.2 0.25 0.01  0.2 0.25  0.01  0.2 0.2  0.01  0.2 0.15  0.01  0.2 0.1  0.01  0.2 0.05  0.01  0.2 0.05  0.02  0.25 0.1  0.01  0.15 0.15  0.02  0.15 base comms table 0.4   1   2   1   1.5   1.2  1.6  1.7  1.65  1.8  1   0.4  2   2   1.8   1.9  1.75 1.65 1.8   1.9  1   0.8  0.4 2   1.75  1.6  1.67 1.76 2     1.9 0.8  1.2  2   0.4 1.85  1.9  1.95 1.86 1.9   2 0.9  1.1  1.9 1.7 0.4   1.8  1.6  1.76 1.64  1.86 0.95 1.05 1.95 1.8 1.6  0.4  1.55 1.75 1.75  1.8 1    1.1  1.9  1.5 1.65 1.8  0.4  1.7  1.7   1.8 0.9  0.95 1.8  1.9 1.8  1.5  1.7  0.4  1.9  1.95 0.85 1.05 1.85 1.95 1.75 1.7 1.65 1.7  0.4  1.9 0.95 1    1.8  1.9  1.8  1.75 1.7 1.65 1.87 0.4server contention rate: 0.1maximum retrieval rate : make it low for evolving bad traffic, high for good0.2   (the bad traffic value)