Hoststack Throughput Testing over TCP/IP with iperf3
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Hoststack Throughput Testing over TCP/IP with iperf3
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-`iperf3 bandwidth measurement tool <https://github.com/esnet/iperf>`_
-is used for measuring the maximum attainable bandwidth of the VPP Host
+`iperf3 goodput measurement tool <https://github.com/esnet/iperf>`_
+is used for measuring the maximum attainable goodput of the VPP Host
Stack connection across two instances of VPP running on separate DUT
nodes. iperf3 is a popular open source tool for active measurements
Stack connection across two instances of VPP running on separate DUT
nodes. iperf3 is a popular open source tool for active measurements
Because iperf3 utilizes the POSIX socket interface APIs, the current
test configuration utilizes the LD_PRELOAD mechanism in the linux
Because iperf3 utilizes the POSIX socket interface APIs, the current
test configuration utilizes the LD_PRELOAD mechanism in the linux
In the future, a forked version of iperf3 which has been modified to
directly use the VCL application APIs may be added to determine the
In the future, a forked version of iperf3 which has been modified to
directly use the VCL application APIs may be added to determine the
LD_PRELOAD which inherently has more overhead and other limitations.
The test configuration is as follows:
LD_PRELOAD which inherently has more overhead and other limitations.
The test configuration is as follows: