Document the peering lifetime a little bit better
@@ -117,8 +117,13 @@ class PeeringSettings:
For how long (in seconds) the operator's record is considered actual
by other operators before assuming that the corresponding operator
is not functioning and the freeze mode should be re-evaluated.
+
The peered operators will update their records as long as they are running,
slightly faster than their records expires (5-10 seconds earlier).
+
+ Note that it is the lifetime of the current operator. For operators that
+ do not communicate their lifetime (broken?), it is always assumed to be
+ 60 seconds regardless of this operator's configuration (a hard-coded value).
"""
mandatory: bool = False
