diff --git a/mysticeti-core/src/simulated_network.rs b/mysticeti-core/src/simulated_network.rs
index 85bbe1c9..eaa22a89 100644
--- a/mysticeti-core/src/simulated_network.rs
+++ b/mysticeti-core/src/simulated_network.rs
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ impl SimulatedNetwork {
     pub async fn connect(&self, a: usize, b: usize) {
         let (a_sender, a_receiver) = Self::latency_channel();
         let (b_sender, b_receiver) = Self::latency_channel();
+        // the watch channels are responsible for disseminating the calculated latency for each connection.
         let (_al_sender, al_receiver) = tokio::sync::watch::channel(Duration::from_secs(0));
         let (_bl_sender, bl_receiver) = tokio::sync::watch::channel(Duration::from_secs(0));
         let a_connection = Connection {