- * This function should be called roughly once every 30 seconds.
- * It will send pings to each peer and disconnect those which did not respond to the last
- * round of pings.
+ * Send pings to each peer and disconnect those which did not respond to the last round of
+ * pings.
+ *
+ * This may be called on any timescale you want, however, roughly once every five to ten
+ * seconds is preferred. The call rate determines both how often we send a ping to our peers
+ * and how much time they have to respond before we disconnect them.