X-Git-Url: https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?a=blobdiff_plain;f=docs%2Freport%2Fintroduction%2Fmethodology_data_plane_throughput%2Fmethodology_data_plane_throughput.rst;h=7fc42c4f499dfa2b3829348f260068577aac9fd8;hb=74d41eddb10df29df82ce5e115d5d0fb8456f4d8;hp=762a7c26751aa55ab6bf0bfb15dfe5badea0e3a0;hpb=6e2137b6f48d4826ed06229e8b03fb0ec23e4895;p=csit.git diff --git a/docs/report/introduction/methodology_data_plane_throughput/methodology_data_plane_throughput.rst b/docs/report/introduction/methodology_data_plane_throughput/methodology_data_plane_throughput.rst index 762a7c2675..7fc42c4f49 100644 --- a/docs/report/introduction/methodology_data_plane_throughput/methodology_data_plane_throughput.rst +++ b/docs/report/introduction/methodology_data_plane_throughput/methodology_data_plane_throughput.rst @@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ Description Multiple Loss Ratio search (MLRsearch) tests discover multiple packet throughput rates in a single search, reducing the overall test execution -time compared to a binary search. Each rate associated with a distinct -Packet Loss Ratio (PLR) criteria. In FD.io CSIT two throughput rates are -discovered: Non-Drop Rate (NDR, with zero packet loss, PLR=0) and -Partial Drop Rate (PDR, with PLR<0.5%). MLRsearch is compliant with +time compared to a binary search. Each rate is associated with a +distinct Packet Loss Ratio (PLR) criteria. In FD.io CSIT two throughput +rates are discovered: Non-Drop Rate (NDR, with zero packet loss, PLR=0) +and Partial Drop Rate (PDR, with PLR<0.5%). MLRsearch is compliant with :rfc:`2544`. Usage @@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ offered by traffic generator (dependent on link type and NIC model) over a set trial duration, regardless of packet loss. Maximum load for specified Ethernet frame size is set to the bi-directional link rate. +Usage +~~~~~ + MRR tests are much faster than MLRsearch as they rely on a single trial or a small set of trials with very short duration. It is this property that makes them suitable for continuous execution in daily performance