It is crucial to verify that the Pectra upgrade genuinely reduces validator overhead without compromising Ethereum’s decentralization.
This involves measuring changes in operational burdens experienced by home stakers and monitoring key metrics such as bandwidth usage, message redundancy, and other indicators of network health.
Message counts per slot
The number of messages received for each topic (e.g., Block, Attestation, Blob)
It helps identify where network load is concentrated and highlights potential bottlenecks
Message Traffics per slot
Total bandwidth usage per slot
It provides a clear view of how much traffic each message type generates, helping to pinpoint heavy traffic sources
Avg. Message duplications per slot
The rate of duplicate messages observed by watcher nodes
It can reveal inefficiencies in the GossipSub protocol or client behavior, suggesting areas for optimization
P50. Message delay from slot start (per topic)
The delay between the start of a slot and the time a message is first observed by the node
It helps assess message timeliness and detect potential network delays
P50. Blob topic delay from slot start (per region)
The time taken for messages to reach different geographic regions (e.g., North America, Europe, Asia)
It evaluates how well the network mitigates geographic delays
