diff --git a/utils/load-stats.cc b/utils/load-stats.cc
index 3bc2897..a7559b3 100644
--- a/utils/load-stats.cc
+++ b/utils/load-stats.cc
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 #include "load-stats.h"
 #include "ns3/log.h"
+#include "ns3/simulator.h"
 
 // const double EXP_1  = (1-2.0/6.0);//exp (-1.0/5.0);  /* 1/exp(1sec/5sec) */
 // const double EXP_2  = (1-2.0/31.0);//exp (-1.0/30.0); /* 1/exp(1sec/30sec) */
@@ -40,7 +41,13 @@
 LoadStats::LoadStats ()
   : counter_ (0)
   , avg1_ (0)
+  , avg1Counter_ (0)
+  , avg1CounterOld_ (0)
+
   , avg2_ (0)
+  , avg2Counter_ (0)
+  , avg2CounterOld_ (0)
+
   , avg3_ (0)
 {
 }
@@ -51,9 +58,26 @@
   // NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
 
   // do magic
-  avg1_ = EXP_1 * avg1_ + (1 - EXP_1) * counter_;
-  avg2_ = EXP_2 * avg2_ + (1 - EXP_2) * counter_;
-  avg3_ = EXP_3 * avg3_ + (1 - EXP_3) * counter_;
+  // avg1_ = EXP_1 * avg1_ + (1 - EXP_1) * counter_;
+  
+  // highly experimental
+  // avg1Counter_ += counter_;
+  // avg1_ = 1.0 * (avg1Counter_ - avg1CounterOld_) / 1.0/*Seconds(1.0).ToDouble (Time::S)*/;
+  // avg1CounterOld_ = avg1Counter_;
+  // avg1LastUpdate_ = Simulator::Now ();
+  avg1_ = counter_;
+  
+  // avg2_ = EXP_2 * avg2_ + (1 - EXP_2) * counter_;
+
+  avg2Counter_ += counter_;
+  if (Simulator::Now () - avg2LastUpdate_ >= Seconds (5.0))
+    {
+      avg2_ = 1.0 * (avg2Counter_ - avg2CounterOld_) / (Simulator::Now () - avg2LastUpdate_).ToDouble (Time::S);
+      avg2CounterOld_ = avg2Counter_;
+      avg2LastUpdate_ = Simulator::Now ();
+    }
+
+  // avg3_ = EXP_3 * avg3_ + (1 - EXP_3) * counter_;
 
   counter_ = 0;
 }
diff --git a/utils/load-stats.h b/utils/load-stats.h
index 3e71753..816998e 100644
--- a/utils/load-stats.h
+++ b/utils/load-stats.h
@@ -62,10 +62,18 @@
   IsZero () const;
   
 private:
-  uint32_t counter_;
+  uint64_t counter_;
 
   double avg1_;
+  uint64_t avg1Counter_;
+  uint64_t avg1CounterOld_;
+  Time   avg1LastUpdate_;
+  
   double avg2_;
+  uint64_t avg2Counter_;
+  uint64_t avg2CounterOld_;
+  Time   avg2LastUpdate_;
+
   double avg3_;
 
   friend std::ostream &
diff --git a/utils/stats-tree.cc b/utils/stats-tree.cc
index 5893861..f84d902 100644
--- a/utils/stats-tree.cc
+++ b/utils/stats-tree.cc
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
       tree_type::point_iterator prune_iterator = item;
       item++;
 
-      prune_iterator->prune ();
+      prune_iterator->prune_node ();
     }
   
   return node->payload ();
diff --git a/utils/trie.h b/utils/trie.h
index a1f9dc7..bcffdc3 100644
--- a/utils/trie.h
+++ b/utils/trie.h
@@ -264,6 +264,22 @@
     return this;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * @brief Perform prune of the node, but without attempting to parent of the node
+   */
+  inline void
+  prune_node ()
+  {
+    if (payload_ == PayloadTraits::empty_payload &&
+        children_.size () == 0)
+      {
+        if (parent_ == 0) return;
+
+        trie *parent = parent_;
+        parent->children_.erase_and_dispose (*this, trie_delete_disposer ()); // delete this; basically, committing a suicide
+      }
+  }
+
   // inline boost::tuple<const iterator, bool, const iterator>
   // find (const FullKey &key) const
   // {