X-Git-Url: https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?a=blobdiff_plain;f=docs%2Freport%2Fintroduction%2Fmethodology.rst;h=89db3939733f6c6f912afc27b2f970d2947be0a5;hb=4f1ba73c40decf810f27c044c9378aada8b39b43;hp=ff5714c25944648424d3155a9f251827d67718c5;hpb=feb1b3034bff4498bb23267523b8443ac76ffb6f;p=csit.git diff --git a/docs/report/introduction/methodology.rst b/docs/report/introduction/methodology.rst index ff5714c259..89db393973 100644 --- a/docs/report/introduction/methodology.rst +++ b/docs/report/introduction/methodology.rst @@ -1,3 +1,6 @@ + +.. _performance_test_methodology: + Performance Test Methodology ============================ @@ -12,15 +15,14 @@ different Packet Loss Ratio (PLR) values. Following MLRsearch values are measured across a range of L2 frame sizes and reported: -- **Non Drop Rate (NDR)**: packet and bandwidth throughput at PLR=0%. +- NON DROP RATE (NDR): packet and bandwidth throughput at PLR=0%. - **Aggregate packet rate**: NDR_LOWER pps. - **Aggregate bandwidth rate**: NDR_LOWER Gbps. -- **Partial Drop Rate (PDR)**: packet and bandwidth throughput at - PLR=0.5%. +- PARTIAL DROP RATE (PDR): packet and bandwidth throughput at PLR=0.5%. - **Aggregate packet rate**: PDR_LOWER pps. @@ -164,7 +166,7 @@ Input Parameters Default (2). (Value chosen based on limited experimentation to date. More experimentation needed to arrive to clearer guidelines.) -Initial phase +Initial Phase ````````````` 1. First trial measures at maximum rate and discovers MRR. @@ -190,7 +192,7 @@ Initial phase c. *do*: single trial. d. *out*: measured loss ratio. -Non-initial phases +Non-initial Phases `````````````````` 1. Main loop: @@ -629,7 +631,7 @@ created (one for each direction) with TRex flow_stats parameter set to STLFlowLatencyStats. In that case, returned statistics will also include min/avg/max latency values. -HTTP/TCP with WRK tool +HTTP/TCP with WRK Tool ---------------------- `WRK HTTP benchmarking tool `_ is used for