@aztec/p2p 0.0.1-commit.f295ac2 → 0.0.1-commit.f8ca9b2f3

package/src/services/reqresp/interface.ts

@@ -1,13 +1,20 @@
 import { Fr } from '@aztec/foundation/curves/bn254';
-import { L2BlockNew } from '@aztec/stdlib/block';
+import { L2Block } from '@aztec/stdlib/block';
+import { MAX_L2_BLOCK_SIZE_KB } from '@aztec/stdlib/p2p';
 import { TxArray, TxHashArray } from '@aztec/stdlib/tx';
 
 import type { PeerId } from '@libp2p/interface';
 
 import type { P2PReqRespConfig } from './config.js';
+import type { ConnectionSampler } from './connection-sampler/connection_sampler.js';
 import { AuthRequest, AuthResponse } from './protocols/auth.js';
-import { BlockTxsRequest, BlockTxsResponse } from './protocols/block_txs/block_txs_reqresp.js';
+import {
+  BlockTxsRequest,
+  BlockTxsResponse,
+  calculateBlockTxsResponseSize,
+} from './protocols/block_txs/block_txs_reqresp.js';
 import { StatusMessage } from './protocols/status.js';
+import { calculateTxResponseSize } from './protocols/tx.js';
 import type { ReqRespStatus } from './status.js';
 
 /*
@@ -198,7 +205,7 @@ export const subProtocolMap = {
   },
   [ReqRespSubProtocol.BLOCK]: {
     request: Fr, // block number
-    response: L2BlockNew,
+    response: L2Block,
   },
   [ReqRespSubProtocol.AUTH]: {
     request: AuthRequest,
@@ -210,6 +217,25 @@ export const subProtocolMap = {
   },
 };
 
+/**
+ * Type for a function that calculates the expected response size in KB for a given request.
+ */
+export type ExpectedResponseSizeCalculator = (requestBuffer: Buffer) => number;
+
+/**
+ * Map of sub-protocols to their expected response size calculators.
+ * These are used to validate that responses don't exceed expected sizes based on request parameters.
+ */
+export const subProtocolSizeCalculators: Record<ReqRespSubProtocol, ExpectedResponseSizeCalculator> = {
+  [ReqRespSubProtocol.TX]: calculateTxResponseSize,
+  [ReqRespSubProtocol.BLOCK_TXS]: calculateBlockTxsResponseSize,
+  [ReqRespSubProtocol.BLOCK]: () => MAX_L2_BLOCK_SIZE_KB,
+  [ReqRespSubProtocol.STATUS]: () => 1,
+  [ReqRespSubProtocol.PING]: () => 1,
+  [ReqRespSubProtocol.AUTH]: () => 1,
+  [ReqRespSubProtocol.GOODBYE]: () => 1, // No response expected, but provide minimal limit
+};
+
 export interface ReqRespInterface {
   start(
     subProtocolHandlers: Partial<ReqRespSubProtocolHandlers>,
@@ -237,4 +263,6 @@ export interface ReqRespInterface {
   ): Promise<ReqRespResponse>;
 
   updateConfig(config: Partial<P2PReqRespConfig>): void;
+
+  getConnectionSampler(): Pick<ConnectionSampler, 'getPeerListSortedByConnectionCountAsc'>;
 }

package/src/services/reqresp/metrics.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 // Request response metrics
-import { Attributes, Metrics } from '@aztec/telemetry-client';
+import { Attributes, Metrics, createUpDownCounterWithDefault } from '@aztec/telemetry-client';
 import type { TelemetryClient, Tracer, UpDownCounter } from '@aztec/telemetry-client';
 
+import { ReqRespSubProtocol } from './interface.js';
+
 export class ReqRespMetrics {
   public readonly tracer: Tracer;
 
@@ -18,27 +20,50 @@ export class ReqRespMetrics {
     this.tracer = telemetryClient.getTracer(name);
 
     const meter = telemetryClient.getMeter(name);
-    this.sentRequests = meter.createUpDownCounter(Metrics.P2P_REQ_RESP_SENT_REQUESTS);
-    this.receivedRequests = meter.createUpDownCounter(Metrics.P2P_REQ_RESP_RECEIVED_REQUESTS);
+    const protocolAttrs = {
+      [Attributes.P2P_REQ_RESP_PROTOCOL]: [
+        ReqRespSubProtocol.PING,
+        ReqRespSubProtocol.STATUS,
+        ReqRespSubProtocol.GOODBYE,
+        ReqRespSubProtocol.TX,
+        ReqRespSubProtocol.BLOCK,
+        ReqRespSubProtocol.AUTH,
+        ReqRespSubProtocol.BLOCK_TXS,
+      ],
+    };
+    this.sentRequests = createUpDownCounterWithDefault(meter, Metrics.P2P_REQ_RESP_SENT_REQUESTS, protocolAttrs);
+    this.receivedRequests = createUpDownCounterWithDefault(
+      meter,
+      Metrics.P2P_REQ_RESP_RECEIVED_REQUESTS,
+      protocolAttrs,
+    );
 
-    this.failedOutboundRequests = meter.createUpDownCounter(Metrics.P2P_REQ_RESP_FAILED_OUTBOUND_REQUESTS);
+    this.failedOutboundRequests = createUpDownCounterWithDefault(
+      meter,
+      Metrics.P2P_REQ_RESP_FAILED_OUTBOUND_REQUESTS,
+      protocolAttrs,
+    );
 
-    this.failedInboundRequests = meter.createUpDownCounter(Metrics.P2P_REQ_RESP_FAILED_INBOUND_REQUESTS);
+    this.failedInboundRequests = createUpDownCounterWithDefault(
+      meter,
+      Metrics.P2P_REQ_RESP_FAILED_INBOUND_REQUESTS,
+      protocolAttrs,
+    );
   }
 
-  public recordRequestSent(protocol: string) {
+  public recordRequestSent(protocol: ReqRespSubProtocol) {
     this.sentRequests.add(1, { [Attributes.P2P_REQ_RESP_PROTOCOL]: protocol });
   }
 
-  public recordRequestReceived(protocol: string) {
+  public recordRequestReceived(protocol: ReqRespSubProtocol) {
     this.receivedRequests.add(1, { [Attributes.P2P_REQ_RESP_PROTOCOL]: protocol });
   }
 
-  public recordRequestError(protocol: string) {
+  public recordRequestError(protocol: ReqRespSubProtocol) {
     this.failedOutboundRequests.add(1, { [Attributes.P2P_REQ_RESP_PROTOCOL]: protocol });
   }
 
-  public recordResponseError(protocol: string) {
+  public recordResponseError(protocol: ReqRespSubProtocol) {
     this.failedInboundRequests.add(1, { [Attributes.P2P_REQ_RESP_PROTOCOL]: protocol });
   }
 }

package/src/services/reqresp/protocols/block_txs/bitvector.ts

@@ -64,6 +64,13 @@ export class BitVector {
     return Array.from({ length: this.length }, (_, i) => i).filter(i => this.isSet(i));
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Returns true if no indices are set to true
+   * */
+  isEmpty(): boolean {
+    return this.getTrueIndices().length === 0;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Serializes the BitVector object into a Buffer
    *

package/src/services/reqresp/protocols/block_txs/block_txs_handler.ts

@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
+import { Fr } from '@aztec/foundation/curves/bn254';
+import type { L2BlockSource } from '@aztec/stdlib/block';
 import { TxArray } from '@aztec/stdlib/tx';
 
 import type { PeerId } from '@libp2p/interface';
 
-import type { AttestationPool } from '../../../../mem_pools/attestation_pool/attestation_pool.js';
-import type { TxPool } from '../../../../mem_pools/index.js';
+import type { AttestationPoolApi } from '../../../../mem_pools/attestation_pool/attestation_pool.js';
+import type { TxPoolV2 } from '../../../../mem_pools/tx_pool_v2/interfaces.js';
 import type { ReqRespSubProtocolHandler } from '../../interface.js';
 import { ReqRespStatus, ReqRespStatusError } from '../../status.js';
 import { BitVector } from './bitvector.js';
@@ -12,10 +14,15 @@ import { BlockTxsRequest, BlockTxsResponse } from './block_txs_reqresp.js';
 /**
  * Handler for block txs requests
  * @param attestationPool - the attestation pool to check for block proposals
- * @param mempools - the mempools containing the tx pool
+ * @param archiver - the archiver to look up blocks by archive root
+ * @param txPool - the tx pool to fetch transactions from
  * @returns the BlockTxs request handler
  */
-export function reqRespBlockTxsHandler(attestationPool: AttestationPool, txPool: TxPool): ReqRespSubProtocolHandler {
+export function reqRespBlockTxsHandler(
+  attestationPool: AttestationPoolApi,
+  archiver: L2BlockSource,
+  txPool: TxPoolV2,
+): ReqRespSubProtocolHandler {
   /**
    * Handler for block txs requests
    * @param msg - the block txs request message
@@ -29,24 +36,40 @@ export function reqRespBlockTxsHandler(attestationPool: AttestationPool, txPool:
     } catch (err: any) {
       throw new ReqRespStatusError(ReqRespStatus.BADLY_FORMED_REQUEST, { cause: err });
     }
+    // First try attestation pool, then fall back to archiver
+    let txHashes = (await attestationPool.getBlockProposal(request.archiveRoot.toString()))?.txHashes;
+    if (!txHashes) {
+      txHashes = (await archiver.getL2BlockByArchive(request.archiveRoot))?.body.txEffects.map(effect => effect.txHash);
+    }
 
-    const blockProposal = await attestationPool.getBlockProposal(request.blockHash.toString());
+    let requestedTxsHashes;
+    if (request.txHashes.length > 0) {
+      requestedTxsHashes = request.txHashes;
+    }
 
-    if (!blockProposal) {
+    // This is scenario in which we don't have this block the peer is requesting from us
+    // But peer has sent requested tx hashes, so we can send them the transactions
+    if (!txHashes && requestedTxsHashes !== undefined) {
+      const responseTxs = (await txPool.getTxsByHash(requestedTxsHashes)).filter(tx => !!tx);
+      const response = new BlockTxsResponse(Fr.zero(), new TxArray(...responseTxs), BitVector.init(0, []));
+      return response.toBuffer();
+    }
+
+    // If we don't have this block and peer has not sent requested tx hashes
+    if (!txHashes) {
       throw new ReqRespStatusError(ReqRespStatus.NOT_FOUND);
     }
 
-    const txsAvailableInPool = await txPool.hasTxs(blockProposal.txHashes);
-    //Map txs in the pool to their indices in the block proposal
+    const txsAvailableInPool = await txPool.hasTxs(txHashes);
+    // Map txs in the pool to their indices in the block
     const availableIndices = txsAvailableInPool.map((hasTx, idx) => (hasTx ? idx : -1)).filter(idx => idx !== -1);
-    const responseBitVector = BitVector.init(blockProposal.txHashes.length, availableIndices);
+    const responseBitVector = BitVector.init(txHashes.length, availableIndices);
 
     const requestedIndices = new Set(request.txIndices.getTrueIndices());
-    const requestedTxsHashes = blockProposal.txHashes.filter((_, idx) => requestedIndices.has(idx));
+    requestedTxsHashes = txHashes.filter((_, idx) => requestedIndices.has(idx));
 
     const responseTxs = (await txPool.getTxsByHash(requestedTxsHashes)).filter(tx => !!tx);
-
-    const response = new BlockTxsResponse(request.blockHash, new TxArray(...responseTxs), responseBitVector);
+    const response = new BlockTxsResponse(request.archiveRoot, new TxArray(...responseTxs), responseBitVector);
 
     return response.toBuffer();
   };

package/src/services/reqresp/protocols/block_txs/block_txs_reqresp.ts

@@ -1,20 +1,68 @@
 import { Fr } from '@aztec/foundation/curves/bn254';
 import { BufferReader, serializeToBuffer } from '@aztec/foundation/serialize';
-import { TxArray } from '@aztec/stdlib/tx';
+import { MAX_TX_SIZE_KB } from '@aztec/stdlib/p2p';
+import { TxArray, type TxHash, TxHashArray } from '@aztec/stdlib/tx';
 
 import { BitVector } from './bitvector.js';
 
+/** Minimal interface for a block source that provides tx hashes and an archive root. */
+export interface BlockTxsSource {
+  txHashes: TxHash[];
+  archive: Fr;
+}
+
 /**
  * Request message for requesting specific transactions from a block
  */
 export class BlockTxsRequest {
   constructor(
-    readonly blockHash: Fr, // 32 byte hash of the proposed block header
+    // Archive root after the proposed block is applied (proposal identifier)
+    readonly archiveRoot: Fr,
+    // Hashes of txs we are requesting
+    readonly txHashes: TxHashArray,
     // BitVector indicating which txs from the proposal we are requesting
     // 1 means we want the tx, 0 means we don't
+    // If we know peer has the Block Proposal then we can use this BitVector
+    // Otherwise we can use this optimization
     readonly txIndices: BitVector,
   ) {}
 
+  /**
+   * Creates new BlockTxsRequest given a block txs source and missing tx hashes.
+   *
+   * @param blockTxsSource - The block or proposal for which we are making the request
+   * @param missingTxHashes - Tx hashes from the source we are missing
+   * @param includeFullTxHashes - Whether to include full list of missing tx hashes in the request or just Bitvector indices
+   *
+   * @returns undefined if there were no missingTxHashes matching the source hashes, otherwise
+   * returns new BlockTxsRequest
+   */
+  static fromTxsSourceAndMissingTxs(
+    blockTxsSource: BlockTxsSource,
+    missingTxHashes: TxHash[],
+    includeFullTxHashes = false,
+  ): BlockTxsRequest | undefined {
+    if (missingTxHashes.length === 0) {
+      return undefined; // No missing txs to request
+    }
+
+    const missingHashesSet = new Set(missingTxHashes.map(t => t.toString()));
+
+    // We cannot request txs that are not part of the block
+    if (!missingHashesSet.isSubsetOf(new Set(blockTxsSource.txHashes.map(t => t.toString())))) {
+      return undefined;
+    }
+
+    const missingIndices = blockTxsSource.txHashes
+      .map((hash, idx) => (missingHashesSet.has(hash.toString()) ? idx : -1))
+      .filter(i => i != -1);
+
+    const requestBitVector = BitVector.init(blockTxsSource.txHashes.length, missingIndices);
+    const hashes = includeFullTxHashes ? new TxHashArray(...missingTxHashes) : new TxHashArray();
+
+    return new BlockTxsRequest(blockTxsSource.archive, hashes, requestBitVector);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Deserializes the BlockTxRequest object from a Buffer
    * @param buffer - Buffer or BufferReader object to deserialize
@@ -22,10 +70,11 @@ export class BlockTxsRequest {
    */
   static fromBuffer(buffer: Buffer | BufferReader): BlockTxsRequest {
     const reader = BufferReader.asReader(buffer);
-    const blockHash = Fr.fromBuffer(reader);
+    const archiveRoot = Fr.fromBuffer(reader);
+    const txHashes = TxHashArray.fromBuffer(reader);
     const txIndices = BitVector.fromBuffer(reader);
 
-    return new BlockTxsRequest(blockHash, txIndices);
+    return new BlockTxsRequest(archiveRoot, txHashes, txIndices);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -33,7 +82,7 @@ export class BlockTxsRequest {
    * @returns Buffer representation of the BlockTxRequest object
    */
   toBuffer(): Buffer {
-    return serializeToBuffer([this.blockHash, this.txIndices.toBuffer()]);
+    return serializeToBuffer([this.archiveRoot, this.txHashes.toBuffer(), this.txIndices.toBuffer()]);
   }
 }
 
@@ -42,7 +91,7 @@ export class BlockTxsRequest {
  */
 export class BlockTxsResponse {
   constructor(
-    readonly blockHash: Fr,
+    readonly archiveRoot: Fr,
     readonly txs: TxArray, // List of transactions we requested and peer has
     // BitVector indicating which txs from the proposal are available at the peer
     // 1 means the tx is available, 0 means it is not
@@ -56,11 +105,11 @@ export class BlockTxsResponse {
    */
   static fromBuffer(buffer: Buffer | BufferReader): BlockTxsResponse {
     const reader = BufferReader.asReader(buffer);
-    const blockHash = Fr.fromBuffer(reader);
+    const archiveRoot = Fr.fromBuffer(reader);
     const txs = TxArray.fromBuffer(reader);
     const txIndices = BitVector.fromBuffer(reader);
 
-    return new BlockTxsResponse(blockHash, txs, txIndices);
+    return new BlockTxsResponse(archiveRoot, txs, txIndices);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -70,10 +119,26 @@ export class BlockTxsResponse {
    * @returns Buffer representation of the BlockTxResponse object
    */
   toBuffer(): Buffer {
-    return serializeToBuffer([this.blockHash, this.txs.toBuffer(), this.txIndices.toBuffer()]);
+    return serializeToBuffer([this.archiveRoot, this.txs.toBuffer(), this.txIndices.toBuffer()]);
   }
 
   static empty(): BlockTxsResponse {
     return new BlockTxsResponse(Fr.ZERO, new TxArray(), BitVector.init(0, []));
   }
 }
+
+/**
+ * Calculate the expected response size for a BLOCK_TXS request.
+ * @param requestBuffer - The serialized request buffer containing BlockTxsRequest
+ * @returns Expected response size in KB
+ */
+export function calculateBlockTxsResponseSize(requestBuffer: Buffer): number {
+  try {
+    const request = BlockTxsRequest.fromBuffer(requestBuffer);
+    const requestedTxCount = request.txIndices.getTrueIndices().length;
+    return requestedTxCount * MAX_TX_SIZE_KB + 1; // +1 KB overhead for serialization
+  } catch {
+    // If we can't parse the request, fall back to allowing a single transaction response
+    return MAX_TX_SIZE_KB + 1;
+  }
+}

package/src/services/reqresp/protocols/tx.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { chunk } from '@aztec/foundation/collection';
+import { MAX_TX_SIZE_KB } from '@aztec/stdlib/p2p';
 import { TxArray, TxHash, TxHashArray } from '@aztec/stdlib/tx';
 
 import type { PeerId } from '@libp2p/interface';
@@ -55,3 +56,24 @@ export function reqRespTxHandler(mempools: MemPools): ReqRespSubProtocolHandler
 export function chunkTxHashesRequest(hashes: TxHash[], chunkSize = 1): Array<TxHashArray> {
   return chunk(hashes, chunkSize).map(chunk => new TxHashArray(...chunk));
 }
+
+/**
+ * Calculate the expected response size for a TX request.
+ * @param requestBuffer - The serialized request buffer containing TxHashArray
+ * @returns Expected response size in KB
+ */
+export function calculateTxResponseSize(requestBuffer: Buffer): number {
+  try {
+    const txHashes = TxHashArray.fromBuffer(requestBuffer);
+    // TxHashArray.fromBuffer returns empty array on parse failure, so check for that
+    if (txHashes.length === 0 && requestBuffer.length > 0) {
+      // If we got an empty array but had a non-empty buffer, parsing likely failed
+      // Fall back to allowing a single transaction response
+      return MAX_TX_SIZE_KB + 1;
+    }
+    return Math.max(txHashes.length, 1) * MAX_TX_SIZE_KB + 1; // +1 KB overhead, at least 1 tx
+  } catch {
+    // If we can't parse the request, fall back to allowing a single transaction response
+    return MAX_TX_SIZE_KB + 1;
+  }
+}

package/src/services/reqresp/reqresp.ts

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import {
   type ReqRespSubProtocolValidators,
   type SubProtocolMap,
   responseFromBuffer,
+  subProtocolSizeCalculators,
 } from './interface.js';
 import { ReqRespMetrics } from './metrics.js';
 import {
@@ -111,6 +112,13 @@ export class ReqResp implements ReqRespInterface {
     return this.metrics.tracer;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Get the connection sampler instance
+   */
+  getConnectionSampler(): Pick<ConnectionSampler, 'getPeerListSortedByConnectionCountAsc'> {
+    return this.connectionSampler;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Start the reqresp service
    */
@@ -212,6 +220,14 @@ export class ReqResp implements ReqRespInterface {
     const responseValidator = this.subProtocolValidators[subProtocol] ?? DEFAULT_SUB_PROTOCOL_VALIDATORS[subProtocol];
     const responses: InstanceType<SubProtocolMap[SubProtocol]['response']>[] = new Array(requests.length);
     const requestBuffers = requests.map(req => req.toBuffer());
+    const isEmptyResponse = (value: unknown): boolean => {
+      // Some responses serialize to a non-empty buffer even when they contain no items (e.g., empty TxArray).
+      if (!value || typeof value !== 'object') {
+        return false;
+      }
+      const length = (value as { length?: number }).length;
+      return typeof length === 'number' && length === 0;
+    };
 
     const requestFunction = async (signal: AbortSignal) => {
       // Track which requests still need to be processed
@@ -252,7 +268,9 @@ export class ReqResp implements ReqRespInterface {
         for (const requestIndex of pendingRequestIndices) {
           const peer = batchSampler.getPeerForRequest(requestIndex);
           if (!peer) {
-            break;
+            // No peer available for this specific index (all peers exhausted for it)
+            // Skip this index for now - it stays in pendingRequestIndices for retry
+            continue;
           }
           const peerAsString = peer.toString();
           if (!requestBatches.has(peerAsString)) {
@@ -271,6 +289,12 @@ export class ReqResp implements ReqRespInterface {
           });
         }
 
+        // If no requests could be assigned (all peers exhausted for all indices), exit early
+        if (requestBatches.size === 0) {
+          this.logger.warn('No peers available for any pending request indices, stopping batch request');
+          break;
+        }
+
         // Make parallel requests for each peer's batch
         // A batch entry will look something like this:
         // PeerId0: [0, 1, 2, 3]
@@ -282,38 +306,61 @@ export class ReqResp implements ReqRespInterface {
         const batchResults = await Promise.all(
           Array.from(requestBatches.entries()).map(async ([peerAsString, { peerId: peer, indices }]) => {
             try {
+              const markIndexFailed = (index: number) => batchSampler.markPeerFailedForIndex(peer, index);
               // Requests all going to the same peer are sent synchronously
               const peerResults: { index: number; response: InstanceType<SubProtocolMap[SubProtocol]['response']> }[] =
                 [];
+              let shouldReplacePeer = false;
+              const handleFailure = (status: ReqRespStatus, index: number) => {
+                this.logger.warn(
+                  `Request to peer ${peerAsString} failed with status ${prettyPrintReqRespStatus(status)}`,
+                );
+                markIndexFailed(index);
+                return status === ReqRespStatus.RATE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED;
+              };
+
               for (const index of indices) {
-                this.logger.trace(`Sending request ${index} to peer ${peerAsString}`);
+                this.logger.info(`Sending request ${index} to peer ${peerAsString}`);
                 const response = await this.sendRequestToPeer(peer, subProtocol, requestBuffers[index]);
 
                 // Check the status of the response buffer
                 if (response.status !== ReqRespStatus.SUCCESS) {
-                  this.logger.debug(
-                    `Request to peer ${peerAsString} failed with status ${prettyPrintReqRespStatus(response.status)}`,
-                  );
-
-                  // If we hit a rate limit or some failure, we remove the peer and return the results,
-                  // they will be split among remaining peers and the new sampled peer
-                  batchSampler.removePeerAndReplace(peer);
-                  return { peer, results: peerResults };
+                  shouldReplacePeer = handleFailure(response.status, index);
+                  if (shouldReplacePeer) {
+                    break;
+                  }
+                  continue;
                 }
 
-                if (response && response.data.length > 0) {
-                  const object = responseFromBuffer(subProtocol, response.data);
-                  const isValid = await responseValidator(requests[index], object, peer);
+                if (response.data.length === 0) {
+                  markIndexFailed(index);
+                  continue;
+                }
 
-                  if (isValid) {
-                    peerResults.push({ index, response: object });
-                  }
+                const object = responseFromBuffer(subProtocol, response.data);
+                if (isEmptyResponse(object)) {
+                  markIndexFailed(index);
+                  continue;
                 }
+
+                const isValid = await responseValidator(requests[index], object, peer);
+                if (!isValid) {
+                  markIndexFailed(index);
+                  continue;
+                }
+
+                peerResults.push({ index, response: object });
+              }
+
+              // If peer had a hard failure (rate limit), replace it for future iterations
+              if (shouldReplacePeer) {
+                this.logger.warn(`Peer ${peerAsString} hit a hard failure, removing from sampler`);
+                batchSampler.removePeerAndReplace(peer);
               }
 
               return { peer, results: peerResults };
             } catch (error) {
-              this.logger.debug(`Failed batch request to peer ${peerAsString}:`, error);
+              this.logger.warn(`Failed batch request to peer ${peerAsString}:`, error);
               batchSampler.removePeerAndReplace(peer);
               return { peer, results: [] };
             }
@@ -334,7 +381,7 @@ export class ReqResp implements ReqRespInterface {
       }
 
       if (retryAttempts >= maxRetryAttempts) {
-        this.logger.debug(`Max retry attempts ${maxRetryAttempts} reached for batch request`);
+        this.logger.warn(`Max retry attempts ${maxRetryAttempts} reached for batch request`);
       }
 
       return responses;
@@ -347,7 +394,7 @@ export class ReqResp implements ReqRespInterface {
         () => new CollectiveReqRespTimeoutError(),
       );
     } catch (e: any) {
-      this.logger.debug(`${e.message} | subProtocol: ${subProtocol}`);
+      this.logger.warn(`${e.message} | subProtocol: ${subProtocol}`);
       return [];
     }
   }
@@ -391,6 +438,9 @@ export class ReqResp implements ReqRespInterface {
     try {
       this.metrics.recordRequestSent(subProtocol);
 
+      // Calculate expected response size based on the request payload
+      const expectedSizeKb = subProtocolSizeCalculators[subProtocol](payload);
+
       this.logger.trace(`Sending request to peer ${peerId.toString()} on sub protocol ${subProtocol}`);
       stream = await this.connectionSampler.dialProtocol(peerId, subProtocol, dialTimeout);
       this.logger.trace(
@@ -398,17 +448,21 @@ export class ReqResp implements ReqRespInterface {
       );
 
       const timeoutErr = new IndividualReqRespTimeoutError();
+      // Create a wrapper to pass the expected size to readMessage
+      const readMessageWithSizeLimit = (source: AsyncIterable<Uint8ArrayList>) =>
+        this.readMessage(source, expectedSizeKb);
       const [_, resp] = await executeTimeout(
         signal =>
           Promise.all([
             pipeline([payload], stream!.sink, { signal }),
-            pipeline(stream!.source, this.readMessage.bind(this), { signal }),
+            pipeline(stream!.source, readMessageWithSizeLimit, { signal }),
           ]),
         this.individualRequestTimeoutMs,
         () => timeoutErr,
       );
       return resp;
     } catch (e: any) {
+      this.logger.warn(`SUBPROTOCOL: ${subProtocol}\n`, e);
       // On error we immediately abort the stream, this is preferred way,
       // because it signals to the sender that error happened, whereas
       // closing the stream only closes our side and is much slower
@@ -463,8 +517,11 @@ export class ReqResp implements ReqRespInterface {
    * The message is split into two components
    * - The first chunk should contain a control byte, indicating the status of the response see `ReqRespStatus`
    * - The second chunk should contain the response data
+   *
+   * @param source - The async iterable source of data chunks
+   * @param maxSizeKb - Optional maximum expected size in KB for the decompressed response
    */
-  private async readMessage(source: AsyncIterable<Uint8ArrayList>): Promise<ReqRespResponse> {
+  private async readMessage(source: AsyncIterable<Uint8ArrayList>, maxSizeKb?: number): Promise<ReqRespResponse> {
     let status: ReqRespStatus | undefined;
     const chunks: Uint8Array[] = [];
 
@@ -489,7 +546,7 @@ export class ReqResp implements ReqRespInterface {
       }
 
       const messageData = Buffer.concat(chunks);
-      const message: Buffer = this.snappyTransform.inboundTransformData(messageData);
+      const message: Buffer = this.snappyTransform.inboundTransformData(messageData, undefined, maxSizeKb);
 
       return {
         status: status ?? ReqRespStatus.UNKNOWN,