fix(remoteingress-protocol): reduce per-stream flow control windows and increase control channel buffering

changelog.md

@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 2026-03-18 - 4.8.19 - fix(remoteingress-protocol)
+reduce per-stream flow control windows and increase control channel buffering
+
+- Lower the initial and maximum per-stream window from 16MB to 4MB and scale adaptive windows against a 200MB total budget with a 1MB minimum.
+- Increase edge and hub control frame channel capacity from 256 to 512 to better handle prioritized control traffic.
+- Update flow-control tests and comments to reflect the new window sizing and budget behavior.
+
 ## 2026-03-17 - 4.8.18 - fix(rust-protocol)
 switch tunnel frame buffers from Vec<u8> to Bytes to reduce copying and memory overhead
 

rust/crates/remoteingress-core/src/edge.rs

@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ async fn connect_to_hub_and_run(
 
     // QoS dual-channel: ctrl frames have priority over data frames.
     // Stream handlers send through these channels → TunnelIo drains them.
-    let (tunnel_ctrl_tx, mut tunnel_ctrl_rx) = mpsc::channel::<Bytes>(256);
+    let (tunnel_ctrl_tx, mut tunnel_ctrl_rx) = mpsc::channel::<Bytes>(512);
     let (tunnel_data_tx, mut tunnel_data_rx) = mpsc::channel::<Bytes>(4096);
     let tunnel_writer_tx = tunnel_ctrl_tx.clone();
 
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ async fn handle_client_connection(
     // streams due to channel overflow — backpressure slows streams, never kills them.
     let (back_tx, mut back_rx) = mpsc::unbounded_channel::<Bytes>();
     // Adaptive initial window: scale with current stream count to keep total in-flight
-    // data within the 32MB budget. Prevents burst flooding when many streams open.
+    // data within the 200MB budget. Prevents burst flooding when many streams open.
     let initial_window = remoteingress_protocol::compute_window_for_stream_count(
         active_streams.load(Ordering::Relaxed),
     );

rust/crates/remoteingress-core/src/hub.rs

@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ async fn handle_hub_frame(
             // Create channel for data from edge to this stream
             let (stream_data_tx, mut stream_data_rx) = mpsc::unbounded_channel::<Bytes>();
             // Adaptive initial window: scale with current stream count
-            // to keep total in-flight data within the 32MB budget.
+            // to keep total in-flight data within the 200MB budget.
             let initial_window = compute_window_for_stream_count(
                 edge_stream_count.load(Ordering::Relaxed),
             );
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ async fn handle_edge_connection(
 
     // QoS dual-channel: ctrl frames have priority over data frames.
     // Stream handlers send through these channels -> TunnelIo drains them.
-    let (ctrl_tx, mut ctrl_rx) = mpsc::channel::<Bytes>(256);
+    let (ctrl_tx, mut ctrl_rx) = mpsc::channel::<Bytes>(512);
     let (data_tx, mut data_rx) = mpsc::channel::<Bytes>(4096);
 
     // Spawn task to forward config updates as FRAME_CONFIG frames

rust/crates/remoteingress-protocol/src/lib.rs

@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@ pub const FRAME_HEADER_SIZE: usize = 9;
 pub const MAX_PAYLOAD_SIZE: u32 = 16 * 1024 * 1024;
 
 // Per-stream flow control constants
-/// Initial (and maximum) per-stream window size (16 MB).
-pub const INITIAL_STREAM_WINDOW: u32 = 16 * 1024 * 1024;
+/// Initial (and maximum) per-stream window size (4 MB).
+pub const INITIAL_STREAM_WINDOW: u32 = 4 * 1024 * 1024;
 /// Send WINDOW_UPDATE after consuming this many bytes (half the initial window).
 pub const WINDOW_UPDATE_THRESHOLD: u32 = INITIAL_STREAM_WINDOW / 2;
 /// Maximum window size to prevent overflow.
-pub const MAX_WINDOW_SIZE: u32 = 16 * 1024 * 1024;
+pub const MAX_WINDOW_SIZE: u32 = 4 * 1024 * 1024;
 
 /// Encode a WINDOW_UPDATE frame for a specific stream.
 pub fn encode_window_update(stream_id: u32, frame_type: u8, increment: u32) -> Bytes {
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@ pub fn encode_window_update(stream_id: u32, frame_type: u8, increment: u32) -> B
 }
 
 /// Compute the target per-stream window size based on the number of active streams.
-/// Total memory budget is ~800MB shared across all streams. Up to 50 streams get the
-/// full 16MB window; above that the window scales down to a 4MB floor at 200+ streams.
+/// Total memory budget is ~200MB shared across all streams. Up to 50 streams get the
+/// full 4MB window; above that the window scales down to a 1MB floor at 200+ streams.
 pub fn compute_window_for_stream_count(active: u32) -> u32 {
-    let per_stream = (800 * 1024 * 1024u64) / (active.max(1) as u64);
-    per_stream.clamp(4 * 1024 * 1024, INITIAL_STREAM_WINDOW as u64) as u32
+    let per_stream = (200 * 1024 * 1024u64) / (active.max(1) as u64);
+    per_stream.clamp(1 * 1024 * 1024, INITIAL_STREAM_WINDOW as u64) as u32
 }
 
 /// Decode a WINDOW_UPDATE payload into a byte increment. Returns None if payload is malformed.
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_adaptive_window_zero_streams() {
-        // 0 streams treated as 1: 800MB/1 -> clamped to 16MB max
+        // 0 streams treated as 1: 200MB/1 -> clamped to 4MB max
         assert_eq!(compute_window_for_stream_count(0), INITIAL_STREAM_WINDOW);
     }
 
@@ -695,40 +695,40 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_adaptive_window_50_streams_full() {
-        // 800MB/50 = 16MB = exactly INITIAL_STREAM_WINDOW
+        // 200MB/50 = 4MB = exactly INITIAL_STREAM_WINDOW
         assert_eq!(compute_window_for_stream_count(50), INITIAL_STREAM_WINDOW);
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn test_adaptive_window_51_streams_starts_scaling() {
-        // 800MB/51 < 16MB — first value below max
+        // 200MB/51 < 4MB — first value below max
         let w = compute_window_for_stream_count(51);
         assert!(w < INITIAL_STREAM_WINDOW);
-        assert_eq!(w, (800 * 1024 * 1024u64 / 51) as u32);
+        assert_eq!(w, (200 * 1024 * 1024u64 / 51) as u32);
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn test_adaptive_window_100_streams() {
-        // 800MB/100 = 8MB
-        assert_eq!(compute_window_for_stream_count(100), 8 * 1024 * 1024);
+        // 200MB/100 = 2MB
+        assert_eq!(compute_window_for_stream_count(100), 2 * 1024 * 1024);
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn test_adaptive_window_200_streams_at_floor() {
-        // 800MB/200 = 4MB = exactly the floor
-        assert_eq!(compute_window_for_stream_count(200), 4 * 1024 * 1024);
+        // 200MB/200 = 1MB = exactly the floor
+        assert_eq!(compute_window_for_stream_count(200), 1 * 1024 * 1024);
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn test_adaptive_window_500_streams_clamped() {
-        // 800MB/500 = 1.6MB -> clamped up to 4MB floor
-        assert_eq!(compute_window_for_stream_count(500), 4 * 1024 * 1024);
+        // 200MB/500 = 0.4MB -> clamped up to 1MB floor
+        assert_eq!(compute_window_for_stream_count(500), 1 * 1024 * 1024);
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn test_adaptive_window_max_u32() {
-        // Extreme: u32::MAX streams -> tiny value -> clamped to 4MB
-        assert_eq!(compute_window_for_stream_count(u32::MAX), 4 * 1024 * 1024);
+        // Extreme: u32::MAX streams -> tiny value -> clamped to 1MB
+        assert_eq!(compute_window_for_stream_count(u32::MAX), 1 * 1024 * 1024);
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -743,11 +743,11 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_adaptive_window_total_budget_bounded() {
-        // active x per_stream_window should never exceed 800MB (+ clamp overhead for high N)
+        // active x per_stream_window should never exceed 200MB (+ clamp overhead for high N)
         for n in [1, 10, 50, 100, 200] {
             let w = compute_window_for_stream_count(n);
             let total = w as u64 * n as u64;
-            assert!(total <= 800 * 1024 * 1024, "total {}MB exceeds budget at n={}", total / (1024*1024), n);
+            assert!(total <= 200 * 1024 * 1024, "total {}MB exceeds budget at n={}", total / (1024*1024), n);
         }
     }
 

test/test.flowcontrol.node.ts

@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ tap.test('setup: start echo server and tunnel', async () => {
   expect(tunnel.hub.running).toBeTrue();
 });
 
-tap.test('single stream: 32MB transfer exceeding initial 4MB window', async () => {
+tap.test('single stream: 32MB transfer exceeding initial 4MB window (multiple refills)', async () => {
   const size = 32 * 1024 * 1024;
   const data = crypto.randomBytes(size);
   const expectedHash = sha256(data);
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ tap.test('asymmetric transfer: 4KB request -> 4MB response', async () => {
   }
 });
 
-tap.test('100 streams x 1MB each (100MB total exceeding 32MB budget)', async () => {
+tap.test('100 streams x 1MB each (100MB total exceeding 200MB budget)', async () => {
   const streamCount = 100;
   const payloadSize = 1 * 1024 * 1024;
 
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ tap.test('active stream counter tracks concurrent connections', async () => {
 });
 
 tap.test('50 streams x 2MB each (forces multiple window refills per stream)', async () => {
-  // At 50 concurrent streams: adaptive window = 32MB/50 = 655KB per stream
+  // At 50 concurrent streams: adaptive window = 200MB/50 = 4MB per stream
   // Each stream sends 2MB → needs ~3 WINDOW_UPDATE refill cycles per stream
   const streamCount = 50;
   const payloadSize = 2 * 1024 * 1024;

ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts

@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@serve.zone/remoteingress',
-  version: '4.8.18',
+  version: '4.8.19',
   description: 'Edge ingress tunnel for DcRouter - accepts incoming TCP connections at network edge and tunnels them to DcRouter SmartProxy preserving client IP via PROXY protocol v1.'
 }