From c1acef9bc8321b56a08f1306d0d28a05a6867fcf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Drazen Urch <drazen@urch.eu>
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2025 21:28:07 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Check gateway supported versions (#5860)

* Check gateway supported versions

* Fix boxed errors

* Fmt

* feat(client-core): integrate gateway protocol validation into SDK

Enable protocol version checking for all SDK-based clients by using
gateways_for_init_with_protocol_validation in MixnetClientBuilder.
This ensures clients only connect to gateways with compatible protocol
versions, preventing potential communication issues.

- Replace gateways_for_init with gateways_for_init_with_protocol_validation
- Add import for the new validation function
- Protocol validation now active for network monitor and all SDK users

* refactor(client-core): allow gateways with newer protocol versions

Change protocol validation to be more permissive - instead of rejecting
gateways with newer protocol versions, now logs a warning and continues.
This enables graceful degradation when gateways upgrade, relying on their
backward compatibility while signaling users to update their clients.

Changes:
- Accept gateways with protocol version > client version
- Log warning about version mismatch suggesting client update
- Update log messages from "validation" to "check" for clarity
- Add trace logging showing both gateway and client versions

This prevents connectivity issues when gateways upgrade before clients,
improving overall network resilience.

* feat(nym-network-monitor): add diagnostic logging for ConnectionRefused debugging

- Add detailed logging for client rotation lifecycle with [CLIENT_ROTATION_*] tags
- Add request tracking with unique IDs using the random message as identifier
- Add HTTP connection acceptance logging with [HTTP_REQUEST] tags
- Improve locust script with connection error handling and backoff strategy
- Add TCP backlog configuration support (default 1024)
- Add socket configuration with SO_REUSEADDR and configurable backlog
- Add HTTP timeout and tracing layers for better observability

These changes help diagnose when and why ConnectionRefused errors occur during load testing,
particularly around client rotation periods.

* fix(nym-api): calculate route average reliability as node mean instead of route-based

- Changed route average reliability calculation to use mean of all node reliabilities
- Added median calculation alongside mean for better statistical representation
- Fixed null average reliability for old method which doesn't analyze routes
- Rounded all float values to 2 decimal places in API responses for cleaner display
- Store median values in analysis_parameters JSON field
---
 Cargo.lock                                 | 782 +++++++++++----------
 common/client-core/src/error.rs            |   3 +
 common/client-core/src/init/helpers.rs     | 184 +++++
 nym-api/src/epoch_operations/simulation.rs |  79 ++-
 nym-api/src/simulation_api/handlers/mod.rs |  32 +-
 nym-api/src/simulation_api/models.rs       |  22 +-
 nym-network-monitor/Cargo.toml             |   4 +
 nym-network-monitor/locustfile.py          |  18 +-
 nym-network-monitor/src/handlers.rs        |  10 +-
 nym-network-monitor/src/http.rs            |  51 +-
 nym-network-monitor/src/main.rs            |  30 +-
 sdk/rust/nym-sdk/src/mixnet/client.rs      |   4 +-
 12 files changed, 780 insertions(+), 439 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index fb3c22f5e4..7743805484 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
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 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b1e4c7e8ceaaf9cb7d7507c974735728ab453b67ef8f18febdd7c11fe59dca8b"
+checksum = "c66f69fcc9ce11da9966ddb31a40968cad001c5bedeb5c2b82ede4253ab48aef"
 dependencies = [
  "windows_aarch64_gnullvm 0.53.0",
  "windows_aarch64_msvc 0.53.0",
@@ -11908,9 +11938,9 @@ checksum = "271414315aff87387382ec3d271b52d7ae78726f5d44ac98b4f4030c91880486"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "winnow"
-version = "0.7.10"
+version = "0.7.11"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c06928c8748d81b05c9be96aad92e1b6ff01833332f281e8cfca3be4b35fc9ec"
+checksum = "74c7b26e3480b707944fc872477815d29a8e429d2f93a1ce000f5fa84a15cbcd"
 dependencies = [
  "memchr",
 ]
@@ -11997,28 +12027,28 @@ checksum = "38da3c9736e16c5d3c8c597a9aaa5d1fa565d0532ae05e27c24aa62fb32c0ab6"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.101",
+ "syn 2.0.104",
  "synstructure",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zerocopy"
-version = "0.8.25"
+version = "0.8.26"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a1702d9583232ddb9174e01bb7c15a2ab8fb1bc6f227aa1233858c351a3ba0cb"
+checksum = "1039dd0d3c310cf05de012d8a39ff557cb0d23087fd44cad61df08fc31907a2f"
 dependencies = [
  "zerocopy-derive",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zerocopy-derive"
-version = "0.8.25"
+version = "0.8.26"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "28a6e20d751156648aa063f3800b706ee209a32c0b4d9f24be3d980b01be55ef"
+checksum = "9ecf5b4cc5364572d7f4c329661bcc82724222973f2cab6f050a4e5c22f75181"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.101",
+ "syn 2.0.104",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -12038,7 +12068,7 @@ checksum = "d71e5d6e06ab090c67b5e44993ec16b72dcbaabc526db883a360057678b48502"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.101",
+ "syn 2.0.104",
  "synstructure",
 ]
 
@@ -12059,7 +12089,7 @@ checksum = "ce36e65b0d2999d2aafac989fb249189a141aee1f53c612c1f37d72631959f69"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.101",
+ "syn 2.0.104",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -12092,7 +12122,7 @@ checksum = "5b96237efa0c878c64bd89c436f661be4e46b2f3eff1ebb976f7ef2321d2f58f"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.101",
+ "syn 2.0.104",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -12127,7 +12157,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "nym-crypto",
  "nym-http-api-client",
  "rand 0.8.5",
- "reqwest 0.12.15",
+ "reqwest 0.12.20",
  "serde",
  "thiserror 2.0.12",
  "tokio",
diff --git a/common/client-core/src/error.rs b/common/client-core/src/error.rs
index 0cf2a88b6b..fe5381a2aa 100644
--- a/common/client-core/src/error.rs
+++ b/common/client-core/src/error.rs
@@ -166,6 +166,9 @@ pub enum ClientCoreError {
     #[error("there are no gateways supporting the wss protocol available")]
     NoWssGateways,
 
+    #[error("there are no gateways with compatible protocol versions available")]
+    NoGatewaysWithCompatibleProtocol,
+
     #[error("the specified gateway '{gateway}' does not support the wss protocol")]
     UnsupportedWssProtocol { gateway: String },
 
diff --git a/common/client-core/src/init/helpers.rs b/common/client-core/src/init/helpers.rs
index b007243ce6..1a005c1871 100644
--- a/common/client-core/src/init/helpers.rs
+++ b/common/client-core/src/init/helpers.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use futures::{SinkExt, StreamExt};
 use log::{debug, info, trace, warn};
 use nym_crypto::asymmetric::ed25519;
 use nym_gateway_client::GatewayClient;
+use nym_gateway_requests::{ClientControlRequest, ServerResponse, CURRENT_PROTOCOL_VERSION};
 use nym_topology::node::RoutingNode;
 use nym_validator_client::client::IdentityKeyRef;
 use nym_validator_client::UserAgent;
@@ -131,6 +132,63 @@ pub async fn gateways_for_init<R: Rng>(
     Ok(valid_gateways)
 }
 
+pub async fn gateways_for_init_with_protocol_validation<R: Rng>(
+    rng: &mut R,
+    nym_apis: &[Url],
+    user_agent: Option<UserAgent>,
+    minimum_performance: u8,
+    ignore_epoch_roles: bool,
+) -> Result<Vec<RoutingNode>, ClientCoreError> {
+    // First get the initial list of gateways
+    let gateways = gateways_for_init(
+        rng,
+        nym_apis,
+        user_agent,
+        minimum_performance,
+        ignore_epoch_roles,
+    )
+    .await?;
+
+    info!(
+        "Checking protocol compatibility for {} gateways...",
+        gateways.len()
+    );
+
+    // Filter out gateways with invalid protocols concurrently
+    let validated_gateways = Arc::new(tokio::sync::Mutex::new(Vec::new()));
+
+    futures::stream::iter(&gateways)
+        .for_each_concurrent(CONCURRENT_GATEWAYS_MEASURED, |gateway| async {
+            let id = gateway.identity();
+            trace!("validating protocol compatibility with {id}...");
+
+            match validate_gateway_protocol(gateway).await {
+                Ok(()) => {
+                    debug!("{id}: protocol check successful");
+                    validated_gateways.lock().await.push(gateway.clone());
+                }
+                Err(err) => {
+                    warn!("failed to check protocol for {id}: {err}");
+                }
+            }
+        })
+        .await;
+
+    let validated_gateways = validated_gateways.lock().await;
+
+    info!(
+        "Protocol check complete: {}/{} gateways responded successfully",
+        validated_gateways.len(),
+        gateways.len()
+    );
+
+    if validated_gateways.is_empty() {
+        return Err(ClientCoreError::NoGatewaysWithCompatibleProtocol);
+    }
+
+    Ok(validated_gateways.clone())
+}
+
 #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
 async fn connect(endpoint: &str) -> Result<WsConn, ClientCoreError> {
     match tokio::time::timeout(CONN_TIMEOUT, connect_async(endpoint)).await {
@@ -210,6 +268,132 @@ where
     Ok(GatewayWithLatency::new(gateway, avg))
 }
 
+async fn validate_gateway_protocol<G>(gateway: &G) -> Result<(), ClientCoreError>
+where
+    G: ConnectableGateway,
+{
+    let Some(addr) = gateway.clients_address(false) else {
+        return Err(ClientCoreError::UnsupportedEntry {
+            id: gateway.node_id(),
+            identity: gateway.identity().to_string(),
+        });
+    };
+
+    trace!(
+        "validating protocol compatibility with {} ({addr})...",
+        gateway.identity(),
+    );
+
+    let mut stream = connect(&addr).await?;
+
+    // Send protocol version request
+    let protocol_request = ClientControlRequest::SupportedProtocol {};
+
+    // Send the request as JSON text message
+    stream.send(Message::from(protocol_request)).await?;
+
+    // Wait for response with timeout
+    let protocol_timeout = Duration::from_millis(2000);
+    let response_future = stream.next();
+
+    match tokio::time::timeout(protocol_timeout, response_future).await {
+        Err(_) => {
+            warn!("Gateway {} protocol check timed out", gateway.identity());
+            Err(ClientCoreError::GatewayConnectionTimeout)
+        }
+        Ok(Some(Ok(Message::Text(response_text)))) => {
+            // Try to deserialize the response
+            let response = ServerResponse::try_from(response_text).map_err(|_| {
+                ClientCoreError::GatewayClientError {
+                    gateway_id: gateway.identity().to_base58_string(),
+                    source: *Box::new(
+                        nym_gateway_client::error::GatewayClientError::MalformedResponse,
+                    ),
+                }
+            })?;
+
+            match response {
+                ServerResponse::SupportedProtocol { version } => {
+                    debug!(
+                        "Gateway {} supports protocol version {}, ours: {}",
+                        gateway.identity(),
+                        version,
+                        CURRENT_PROTOCOL_VERSION
+                    );
+
+                    // Check protocol compatibility
+                    if version > CURRENT_PROTOCOL_VERSION {
+                        warn!(
+                            "Gateway {} uses newer protocol version {} (client supports {}). \
+                            Gateway should gracefully degrade, but consider updating your client.",
+                            gateway.identity(),
+                            version,
+                            CURRENT_PROTOCOL_VERSION
+                        );
+                    }
+
+                    trace!(
+                        "Gateway {} protocol validation successful (gateway: v{}, client: v{})",
+                        gateway.identity(),
+                        version,
+                        CURRENT_PROTOCOL_VERSION
+                    );
+                    Ok(())
+                }
+                ServerResponse::Error { message } => {
+                    warn!(
+                        "Gateway {} returned error during protocol check: {}",
+                        gateway.identity(),
+                        message
+                    );
+                    Err(ClientCoreError::GatewayClientError {
+                        gateway_id: gateway.identity().to_base58_string(),
+                        source: *Box::new(
+                            nym_gateway_client::error::GatewayClientError::GatewayError(message),
+                        ),
+                    })
+                }
+                _ => {
+                    warn!(
+                        "Gateway {} returned unexpected response during protocol check",
+                        gateway.identity()
+                    );
+                    Err(ClientCoreError::GatewayClientError {
+                        gateway_id: gateway.identity().to_base58_string(),
+                        source: *Box::new(
+                            nym_gateway_client::error::GatewayClientError::UnexpectedResponse {
+                                name: response.name().to_string(),
+                            },
+                        ),
+                    })
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        Ok(Some(Ok(_))) => {
+            warn!(
+                "Gateway {} sent non-text response during protocol check",
+                gateway.identity()
+            );
+            Err(ClientCoreError::GatewayConnectionAbruptlyClosed)
+        }
+        Ok(Some(Err(e))) => {
+            warn!(
+                "WebSocket error during protocol check with {}: {}",
+                gateway.identity(),
+                e
+            );
+            Err(e.into())
+        }
+        Ok(None) => {
+            warn!(
+                "Gateway {} closed connection during protocol check",
+                gateway.identity()
+            );
+            Err(ClientCoreError::GatewayConnectionAbruptlyClosed)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 pub async fn choose_gateway_by_latency<R: Rng, G: ConnectableGateway + Clone>(
     rng: &mut R,
     gateways: &[G],
diff --git a/nym-api/src/epoch_operations/simulation.rs b/nym-api/src/epoch_operations/simulation.rs
index ab0906823c..8d3a7d73b7 100644
--- a/nym-api/src/epoch_operations/simulation.rs
+++ b/nym-api/src/epoch_operations/simulation.rs
@@ -189,6 +189,20 @@ impl<'a> SimulationCoordinator<'a> {
             )
             .await;
 
+        // Calculate average reliability for old method (mean of all node reliabilities)
+        let node_reliabilities: Vec<f64> = performance_map.values()
+            .map(|p| p.naive_to_f64() * 100.0)
+            .filter(|&r| r > 0.0) // Only include nodes with non-zero reliability
+            .collect();
+        
+        let (mean_reliability, median_reliability) = if !node_reliabilities.is_empty() {
+            let mean = node_reliabilities.iter().sum::<f64>() / node_reliabilities.len() as f64;
+            let median = calculate_median(&node_reliabilities);
+            (Some((mean * 100.0).round() / 100.0), Some((median * 100.0).round() / 100.0))
+        } else {
+            (None, None)
+        };
+
         // Create route analysis for old method
         let route_analysis = SimulatedRouteAnalysis {
             id: 0, // Will be set by database
@@ -197,11 +211,13 @@ impl<'a> SimulationCoordinator<'a> {
             total_routes_analyzed: 0, // Old method doesn't use route data
             successful_routes: 0,
             failed_routes: 0,
-            average_route_reliability: None,
+            average_route_reliability: mean_reliability,
             time_window_hours: 24, // Old method uses 24h
-            analysis_parameters: Some(
-                "{\"method\":\"cache_based\",\"data_source\":\"status_cache\"}".to_string(),
-            ),
+            analysis_parameters: Some(format!(
+                "{{\"method\":\"cache_based\",\"data_source\":\"status_cache\",\"median_reliability\":{},\"nodes_analyzed\":{}}}",
+                median_reliability.unwrap_or(0.0),
+                node_reliabilities.len()
+            )),
             calculated_at: OffsetDateTime::now_utc().unix_timestamp(),
         };
 
@@ -265,23 +281,16 @@ impl<'a> SimulationCoordinator<'a> {
         let mut route_reliability_map = HashMap::new();
         let mut total_routes = 0u32;
         let mut successful_routes = 0u32;
-        let mut reliability_sum = 0.0;
-        let mut reliability_count = 0u32;
 
         for node_reliability in &corrected_reliabilities {
             let total_samples =
                 node_reliability.pos_samples_in_interval + node_reliability.neg_samples_in_interval;
             total_routes += total_samples;
             successful_routes += node_reliability.pos_samples_in_interval;
-
-            if total_samples > 0 {
-                reliability_sum += node_reliability.reliability;
-                reliability_count += 1;
-            }
-
             performance_map.insert(
                 node_reliability.node_id,
-                Performance::naive_try_from_f64(node_reliability.reliability).unwrap_or_default(),
+                Performance::naive_try_from_f64(node_reliability.reliability / 100.0)
+                    .unwrap_or_default(),
             );
 
             // Store sample counts for detailed performance records
@@ -298,6 +307,7 @@ impl<'a> SimulationCoordinator<'a> {
         let rewarded_nodes =
             self.calculate_rewards_for_nodes(rewarded_set, reward_params, &performance_map);
 
+
         // Convert to simulation data structures
         let node_performance = self
             .convert_to_simulated_performance(
@@ -320,6 +330,20 @@ impl<'a> SimulationCoordinator<'a> {
             )
             .await;
 
+        // Calculate average reliability for new method (mean of all node reliabilities)
+        let node_reliabilities: Vec<f64> = corrected_reliabilities.iter()
+            .filter(|n| n.pos_samples_in_interval + n.neg_samples_in_interval > 0)
+            .map(|n| n.reliability)
+            .collect();
+        
+        let (mean_reliability, median_reliability) = if !node_reliabilities.is_empty() {
+            let mean = node_reliabilities.iter().sum::<f64>() / node_reliabilities.len() as f64;
+            let median = calculate_median(&node_reliabilities);
+            (Some((mean * 100.0).round() / 100.0), Some((median * 100.0).round() / 100.0))
+        } else {
+            (None, None)
+        };
+
         // Create route analysis for new method
         let route_analysis = SimulatedRouteAnalysis {
             id: 0, // Will be set by database
@@ -328,16 +352,14 @@ impl<'a> SimulationCoordinator<'a> {
             total_routes_analyzed: total_routes,
             successful_routes,
             failed_routes: total_routes - successful_routes,
-            average_route_reliability: if reliability_count > 0 {
-                Some(reliability_sum * 100.0 / reliability_count as f64)
-            } else {
-                None
-            },
+            average_route_reliability: mean_reliability,
             time_window_hours: self.config.new_method_time_window_hours,
             analysis_parameters: Some(format!(
-                "{{\"method\":\"route_based\",\"time_window_hours\":{},\"corrected_routes\":{}}}",
+                "{{\"method\":\"route_based\",\"time_window_hours\":{},\"corrected_routes\":{},\"median_reliability\":{},\"nodes_analyzed\":{}}}",
                 self.config.new_method_time_window_hours,
-                corrected_reliabilities.len()
+                corrected_reliabilities.len(),
+                median_reliability.unwrap_or(0.0),
+                node_reliabilities.len()
             )),
             calculated_at: OffsetDateTime::now_utc().unix_timestamp(),
         };
@@ -652,3 +674,20 @@ impl EpochAdvancer {
         }
     }
 }
+
+/// Calculate median of a vector of f64 values
+fn calculate_median(values: &[f64]) -> f64 {
+    if values.is_empty() {
+        return 0.0;
+    }
+    
+    let mut sorted = values.to_vec();
+    sorted.sort_by(|a, b| a.partial_cmp(b).unwrap_or(std::cmp::Ordering::Equal));
+    
+    let len = sorted.len();
+    if len % 2 == 0 {
+        (sorted[len / 2 - 1] + sorted[len / 2]) / 2.0
+    } else {
+        sorted[len / 2]
+    }
+}
diff --git a/nym-api/src/simulation_api/handlers/mod.rs b/nym-api/src/simulation_api/handlers/mod.rs
index c1ad045230..f2c3e79e15 100644
--- a/nym-api/src/simulation_api/handlers/mod.rs
+++ b/nym-api/src/simulation_api/handlers/mod.rs
@@ -594,13 +594,13 @@ fn build_node_comparisons_with_rankings(
 
         // Calculate differences
         let reliability_difference = match (&old_perf, &new_perf) {
-            (Some(old), Some(new)) => Some(new.reliability_score - old.reliability_score),
+            (Some(old), Some(new)) => Some(((new.reliability_score - old.reliability_score) * 100.0).round() / 100.0),
             _ => None,
         };
 
         let performance_delta_percentage = match (&old_perf, &new_perf) {
             (Some(old), Some(new)) if old.reliability_score != 0.0 => Some(
-                (new.reliability_score - old.reliability_score) / old.reliability_score * 100.0,
+                (((new.reliability_score - old.reliability_score) / old.reliability_score * 100.0) * 100.0).round() / 100.0,
             ),
             _ => None,
         };
@@ -707,14 +707,14 @@ fn calculate_summary_statistics(comparisons: &[NodeMethodComparison]) -> Compari
         nodes_improved: improvements,
         nodes_degraded: degradations,
         nodes_unchanged: unchanged,
-        average_reliability_old,
-        average_reliability_new,
-        median_reliability_old,
-        median_reliability_new,
-        reliability_std_dev_old,
-        reliability_std_dev_new,
-        max_improvement,
-        max_degradation,
+        average_reliability_old: (average_reliability_old * 100.0).round() / 100.0,
+        average_reliability_new: (average_reliability_new * 100.0).round() / 100.0,
+        median_reliability_old: (median_reliability_old * 100.0).round() / 100.0,
+        median_reliability_new: (median_reliability_new * 100.0).round() / 100.0,
+        reliability_std_dev_old: (reliability_std_dev_old * 100.0).round() / 100.0,
+        reliability_std_dev_new: (reliability_std_dev_new * 100.0).round() / 100.0,
+        max_improvement: (max_improvement * 100.0).round() / 100.0,
+        max_degradation: (max_degradation * 100.0).round() / 100.0,
     }
 }
 
@@ -769,11 +769,13 @@ async fn get_route_analysis_comparison(
         _ => 0,
     };
 
-    let success_rate_difference = match (&old_analysis, &new_analysis) {
+    // For comparison, we now look at the average reliability difference between methods
+    let reliability_difference = match (&old_analysis, &new_analysis) {
         (Some(old), Some(new)) => {
-            let old_rate = old.successful_routes as f64 / old.total_routes_analyzed as f64;
-            let new_rate = new.successful_routes as f64 / new.total_routes_analyzed as f64;
-            Some(new_rate - old_rate)
+            match (old.average_route_reliability, new.average_route_reliability) {
+                (Some(old_avg), Some(new_avg)) => Some(((new_avg - old_avg) * 100.0).round() / 100.0),
+                _ => None
+            }
         }
         _ => None,
     };
@@ -783,7 +785,7 @@ async fn get_route_analysis_comparison(
         new_method: new_analysis,
         time_window_difference_hours,
         route_coverage_difference,
-        success_rate_difference,
+        success_rate_difference: reliability_difference,
     })
 }
 
diff --git a/nym-api/src/simulation_api/models.rs b/nym-api/src/simulation_api/models.rs
index 8a018ac7dd..75d1be1061 100644
--- a/nym-api/src/simulation_api/models.rs
+++ b/nym-api/src/simulation_api/models.rs
@@ -80,10 +80,10 @@ impl From<SimulatedNodePerformance> for NodePerformanceData {
             node_id: perf.node_id,
             node_type: perf.node_type,
             identity_key: perf.identity_key,
-            reliability_score: perf.reliability_score,
+            reliability_score: (perf.reliability_score * 100.0).round() / 100.0,
             positive_samples: perf.positive_samples,
             negative_samples: perf.negative_samples,
-            work_factor: perf.work_factor,
+            work_factor: perf.work_factor.map(|w| (w * 100.0).round() / 100.0),
             calculation_method: perf.calculation_method,
             calculated_at: perf.calculated_at,
         }
@@ -109,12 +109,12 @@ impl From<SimulatedPerformanceComparison> for PerformanceComparisonData {
         Self {
             node_id: comparison.node_id,
             node_type: comparison.node_type,
-            performance_score: comparison.performance_score,
-            work_factor: comparison.work_factor,
+            performance_score: (comparison.performance_score * 100.0).round() / 100.0,
+            work_factor: (comparison.work_factor * 100.0).round() / 100.0,
             calculation_method: comparison.calculation_method,
             positive_samples: comparison.positive_samples,
             negative_samples: comparison.negative_samples,
-            route_success_rate: comparison.route_success_rate,
+            route_success_rate: comparison.route_success_rate.map(|r| (r * 100.0).round() / 100.0),
             calculated_at: comparison.calculated_at,
         }
     }
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ pub struct RouteAnalysisData {
     pub successful_routes: u32,
     pub failed_routes: u32,
     pub average_route_reliability: Option<f64>,
+    pub median_route_reliability: Option<f64>,
     pub time_window_hours: u32,
     pub analysis_parameters: Option<String>,
     pub calculated_at: i64,
@@ -135,12 +136,19 @@ pub struct RouteAnalysisData {
 
 impl From<SimulatedRouteAnalysis> for RouteAnalysisData {
     fn from(analysis: SimulatedRouteAnalysis) -> Self {
+        // Extract median from analysis_parameters JSON if available
+        let median_route_reliability = analysis.analysis_parameters.as_ref()
+            .and_then(|params| serde_json::from_str::<serde_json::Value>(params).ok())
+            .and_then(|json| json.get("median_reliability").and_then(|v| v.as_f64()))
+            .map(|m| (m * 100.0).round() / 100.0);
+            
         Self {
             calculation_method: analysis.calculation_method,
             total_routes_analyzed: analysis.total_routes_analyzed,
             successful_routes: analysis.successful_routes,
             failed_routes: analysis.failed_routes,
-            average_route_reliability: analysis.average_route_reliability,
+            average_route_reliability: analysis.average_route_reliability.map(|a| (a * 100.0).round() / 100.0),
+            median_route_reliability,
             time_window_hours: analysis.time_window_hours,
             analysis_parameters: analysis.analysis_parameters,
             calculated_at: analysis.calculated_at,
@@ -197,7 +205,7 @@ pub struct RouteAnalysisComparison {
     pub new_method: Option<RouteAnalysisData>,
     pub time_window_difference_hours: i32,    // new - old
     pub route_coverage_difference: i32,       // new total routes - old total routes
-    pub success_rate_difference: Option<f64>, // new success rate - old success rate
+    pub success_rate_difference: Option<f64>, // new average reliability - old average reliability
 }
 
 /// Export format options
diff --git a/nym-network-monitor/Cargo.toml b/nym-network-monitor/Cargo.toml
index c213995b4b..c5b6ebf398 100644
--- a/nym-network-monitor/Cargo.toml
+++ b/nym-network-monitor/Cargo.toml
@@ -23,11 +23,15 @@ rand_chacha = { workspace = true }
 reqwest = { workspace = true, features = ["json"] }
 serde = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = { workspace = true }
+socket2 = "0.5"
 tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["macros", "time"] }
 tokio-util = { workspace = true }
+tower = { workspace = true }
+tower-http = { workspace = true, features = ["timeout", "trace"] }
 utoipa = { workspace = true, features = ["axum_extras"] }
 utoipa-swagger-ui = { workspace = true, features = ["axum"] }
 tokio-postgres = { workspace = true }
+tracing = { workspace = true }
 
 # internal
 nym-bin-common = { path = "../common/bin-common", features = ["basic_tracing"] }
diff --git a/nym-network-monitor/locustfile.py b/nym-network-monitor/locustfile.py
index de59b514a6..eb7dc84e54 100644
--- a/nym-network-monitor/locustfile.py
+++ b/nym-network-monitor/locustfile.py
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 import time
+import logging
 from locust import HttpUser, task
+from requests.exceptions import ConnectionError
+
+# Configure logging to see what's happening
+logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class SendMsg(HttpUser):
@@ -8,8 +14,14 @@ class SendMsg(HttpUser):
         try:
             response = self.client.post("/v1/send")
             if response.status_code == 503:
+                logger.warning(f"Got 503 Service Unavailable, sleeping for 1 second")
                 time.sleep(1)
             response.raise_for_status()  # Raise an exception for bad status codes (4xx or 5xx)
-        except Exception: # Catch other exceptions, including those raised by raise_for_status()
-            # You might want to log this error or handle it differently
-            pass
+        except ConnectionError as e:
+            # This catches ConnectionRefused errors
+            logger.error(f"Connection refused, backing off for 5 seconds: {e}")
+            time.sleep(5)  # Longer pause for connection errors
+        except Exception as e:
+            # Log other errors but don't sleep as long
+            logger.warning(f"Request failed: {type(e).__name__}: {e}")
+            time.sleep(0.5)  # Brief pause for other errors
diff --git a/nym-network-monitor/src/handlers.rs b/nym-network-monitor/src/handlers.rs
index f5131c6543..ca255990cf 100644
--- a/nym-network-monitor/src/handlers.rs
+++ b/nym-network-monitor/src/handlers.rs
@@ -197,12 +197,14 @@ async fn send_receive_mixnet(state: AppState) -> Result<String, StatusCode> {
         .collect();
     let sent_msg = msg.clone();
 
+    debug!("[REQUEST_START] Processing send request {}", msg);
+
     let client = {
         let mut clients = state.clients().write().await;
         if let Some(client) = clients.make_contiguous().choose(&mut rand::thread_rng()) {
             Arc::clone(client)
         } else {
-            error!("No clients currently available");
+            error!("No clients currently available - this may cause connection refused errors");
             return Err(StatusCode::SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE);
         }
     };
@@ -249,12 +251,16 @@ async fn send_receive_mixnet(state: AppState) -> Result<String, StatusCode> {
         match result {
             Ok(_) => {}
             Err(e) => {
-                error!("Failed to send/receive message: {e}");
+                error!(
+                    "[REQUEST_ERROR] {} - Failed to send/receive message: {e}",
+                    sent_msg
+                );
                 return Err(StatusCode::GATEWAY_TIMEOUT);
             }
         }
     }
 
+    debug!("[REQUEST_SUCCESS] {} - Message sent successfully", sent_msg);
     Ok(sent_msg)
 }
 
diff --git a/nym-network-monitor/src/http.rs b/nym-network-monitor/src/http.rs
index f88694f267..bc24af84a3 100644
--- a/nym-network-monitor/src/http.rs
+++ b/nym-network-monitor/src/http.rs
@@ -5,12 +5,15 @@ use crate::handlers::{
     FragmentsSent,
 };
 use axum::routing::{get, post};
-use axum::Router;
-use log::info;
+use axum::{Router};
+use log::{debug, info, warn};
 use nym_sphinx::chunking::fragment::FragmentHeader;
 use nym_sphinx::chunking::{ReceivedFragment, SentFragment};
 use std::net::SocketAddr;
 use tokio_util::sync::CancellationToken;
+use tower::ServiceBuilder;
+use tower_http::timeout::TimeoutLayer;
+use tower_http::trace::TraceLayer;
 use utoipa::OpenApi;
 use utoipa_swagger_ui::SwaggerUi;
 
@@ -19,6 +22,7 @@ use crate::ClientsWrapper;
 pub struct HttpServer {
     listener: SocketAddr,
     cancel: CancellationToken,
+    tcp_backlog: i32,
 }
 
 #[derive(OpenApi)]
@@ -59,8 +63,12 @@ impl AppState {
 }
 
 impl HttpServer {
-    pub fn new(listener: SocketAddr, cancel: CancellationToken) -> Self {
-        HttpServer { listener, cancel }
+    pub fn new(listener: SocketAddr, cancel: CancellationToken, tcp_backlog: i32) -> Self {
+        HttpServer {
+            listener,
+            cancel,
+            tcp_backlog,
+        }
     }
 
     pub async fn run(self, clients: ClientsWrapper) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
@@ -78,15 +86,46 @@ impl HttpServer {
             .route("/v1/node_stats/:mix_id", get(node_stats_handler))
             .route("/v1/node_stats", get(all_nodes_stats_handler))
             .route("/v1/received", get(recv_handler))
+            .layer(
+                ServiceBuilder::new()
+                    // Add request tracing
+                    .layer(
+                        TraceLayer::new_for_http()
+                            .on_request(|_request: &axum::http::Request<_>, _span: &tracing::Span| {
+                                debug!("[HTTP_REQUEST] New connection accepted");
+                            })
+                            .on_failure(|error: tower_http::classify::ServerErrorsFailureClass, latency: std::time::Duration, _span: &tracing::Span| {
+                                warn!("[HTTP_ERROR] Request failed with error: {:?}, latency: {:?}", error, latency);
+                            })
+                    )
+                    // Add a timeout layer to prevent hanging connections
+                    .layer(TimeoutLayer::new(std::time::Duration::from_secs(30)))
+            )
             .with_state(state);
-        let listener = tokio::net::TcpListener::bind(self.listener).await?;
+        // Configure socket with higher backlog to handle more concurrent connections
+        let socket = socket2::Socket::new(
+            socket2::Domain::for_address(self.listener),
+            socket2::Type::STREAM,
+            Some(socket2::Protocol::TCP),
+        )?;
+
+        // Enable SO_REUSEADDR to avoid "Address already in use" errors
+        socket.set_reuse_address(true)?;
+
+        // Set a higher backlog (default is often 128)
+        socket.bind(&self.listener.into())?;
+        socket.listen(self.tcp_backlog)?; // Use configurable backlog
+
+        let listener = tokio::net::TcpListener::from_std(socket.into())?;
 
         let server_future =
             axum::serve(listener, app).with_graceful_shutdown(self.cancel.cancelled_owned());
 
         info!("##########################################################################################");
-        info!("######################### HTTP server running, with {} clients ############################################", n_clients);
+        info!("######################### HTTP server running on {} with {} clients ############################################", self.listener, n_clients);
+        info!("######################### TCP backlog set to {} connections ############################################", self.tcp_backlog);
         info!("##########################################################################################");
+        info!("[HTTP_SERVER] Server started and ready to accept connections");
 
         server_future.await?;
 
diff --git a/nym-network-monitor/src/main.rs b/nym-network-monitor/src/main.rs
index 27fbcbd044..4fb7d6854a 100644
--- a/nym-network-monitor/src/main.rs
+++ b/nym-network-monitor/src/main.rs
@@ -50,8 +50,12 @@ async fn make_clients(
         if spawned_clients >= n_clients {
             info!("New client will be spawned in {} seconds", lifetime);
             tokio::time::sleep(tokio::time::Duration::from_secs(lifetime)).await;
-            info!("Removing oldest client");
+            info!("[CLIENT_ROTATION_START] Beginning client rotation");
             if let Some(dropped_client) = clients.write().await.pop_front() {
+                info!(
+                    "[CLIENT_ROTATION] Popped client from queue, current ref count: {}",
+                    Arc::strong_count(&dropped_client)
+                );
                 const CLIENT_DROP_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_secs(30);
                 let start = tokio::time::Instant::now();
 
@@ -60,18 +64,23 @@ async fn make_clients(
                     Ok(client) => {
                         let client_handle = client.into_inner();
                         client_handle.disconnect().await;
-                        info!("Successfully disconnected client immediately");
+                        info!("[CLIENT_ROTATION_END] Successfully disconnected client immediately");
                     }
                     Err(dropped_client) => {
                         // Fallback: wait with timeout for references to drop
-                        info!("Client still has references, waiting for cleanup with timeout");
+                        info!("[CLIENT_ROTATION_BLOCKING] Client still has {} references, waiting for cleanup with timeout", Arc::strong_count(&dropped_client));
                         while start.elapsed() < CLIENT_DROP_TIMEOUT {
-                            if Arc::strong_count(&dropped_client) == 1 {
+                            let elapsed = start.elapsed();
+                            let ref_count = Arc::strong_count(&dropped_client);
+                            if elapsed.as_secs() % 5 == 0 && elapsed.subsec_millis() < 100 {
+                                info!("[CLIENT_ROTATION_WAITING] Still waiting for client cleanup, elapsed: {:?}, ref_count: {}", elapsed, ref_count);
+                            }
+                            if ref_count == 1 {
                                 match Arc::try_unwrap(dropped_client) {
                                     Ok(client) => {
                                         let client_handle = client.into_inner();
                                         client_handle.disconnect().await;
-                                        info!("Successfully disconnected client after waiting");
+                                        info!("[CLIENT_ROTATION_END] Successfully disconnected client after waiting {:?}", start.elapsed());
                                         break;
                                     }
                                     Err(_) => {
@@ -85,7 +94,7 @@ async fn make_clients(
 
                         if start.elapsed() >= CLIENT_DROP_TIMEOUT {
                             warn!(
-                                "Client drop timed out after {:?}, forcing drop",
+                                "[CLIENT_ROTATION_TIMEOUT] Client drop timed out after {:?}, forcing drop.",
                                 CLIENT_DROP_TIMEOUT
                             );
                             // Client will be dropped when Arc goes out of scope
@@ -94,7 +103,7 @@ async fn make_clients(
                 }
             }
         }
-        info!("Spawning new client");
+        info!("[CLIENT_SPAWN_START] Spawning new client");
         let client = match make_client(topology.clone()).await {
             Ok(client) => client,
             Err(err) => {
@@ -106,6 +115,7 @@ async fn make_clients(
             .write()
             .await
             .push_back(Arc::new(RwLock::new(client)));
+        info!("[CLIENT_SPAWN_END] New client added to pool");
     }
 }
 
@@ -165,6 +175,9 @@ struct Args {
 
     #[arg(long, env = "NYM_APIS", value_delimiter = ',')]
     nym_apis: Option<Vec<String>>,
+
+    #[arg(long, env = "TCP_BACKLOG", default_value_t = 1024)]
+    tcp_backlog: i32,
 }
 
 fn generate_key_pair() -> Result<()> {
@@ -273,9 +286,10 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
 
     let clients_server = clients.clone();
 
+    let tcp_backlog = args.tcp_backlog;
     let server_handle = tokio::spawn(async move {
         let socket = SocketAddr::new(IpAddr::V4(Ipv4Addr::from_str(&args.host)?), args.port);
-        let server = HttpServer::new(socket, server_cancel_token);
+        let server = HttpServer::new(socket, server_cancel_token, tcp_backlog);
         server.run(clients_server).await
     });
 
diff --git a/sdk/rust/nym-sdk/src/mixnet/client.rs b/sdk/rust/nym-sdk/src/mixnet/client.rs
index 47e958cb38..414894c7f9 100644
--- a/sdk/rust/nym-sdk/src/mixnet/client.rs
+++ b/sdk/rust/nym-sdk/src/mixnet/client.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ use nym_client_core::client::{
 };
 use nym_client_core::config::{DebugConfig, ForgetMe, RememberMe, StatsReporting};
 use nym_client_core::error::ClientCoreError;
-use nym_client_core::init::helpers::gateways_for_init;
+use nym_client_core::init::helpers::gateways_for_init_with_protocol_validation;
 use nym_client_core::init::setup_gateway;
 use nym_client_core::init::types::{GatewaySelectionSpecification, GatewaySetup};
 use nym_credentials_interface::TicketType;
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ where
 
         let topology_cfg = &self.config.debug_config.topology;
         let mut rng = OsRng;
-        let available_gateways = gateways_for_init(
+        let available_gateways = gateways_for_init_with_protocol_validation(
             &mut rng,
             &nym_api_endpoints,
             user_agent,