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diff --git a/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/packet_throughput_graphs/ipsec.rst b/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/packet_throughput_graphs/ipsec.rst
index 030f4ddafe..ad71a8a07c 100644
--- a/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/packet_throughput_graphs/ipsec.rst
+++ b/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/packet_throughput_graphs/ipsec.rst
@@ -10,11 +10,15 @@ Performance is reported for VPP running in multiple configurations of
 VPP worker thread(s), a.k.a. VPP data plane thread(s), and their
 physical CPU core(s) placement.
 
-Results are generated by multiple executions of the same CSIT tests.
-In order to display variation in measured throughput values, Box-and-
-whisker plots are used to show their quartiles (Min, 1st quartile / 25th
-percentile, 2nd quartile / 50th percentile / mean, 3rd quartile / 75th
-percentile, Max). Outliers are plotted as individual points.
+Results are generated by multiple executions of the same CSIT
+performance tests across three physical testbeds within LF FD.io labs.
+To provide a descriptive summary view, Box-and-Whisker plots are used to
+display variation in measured throughput values, without making any
+assumptions of the underlying statistical distribution. For each plotted
+test case, Box-and-Whisker plots show the quartiles (Min, 1st quartile
+/ 25th percentile, 2nd quartile / 50th percentile / mean, 3rd quartile /
+75th percentile, Max) across collected data set (data set size stated in
+the note below). Outliers are plotted as individual points.
 
 *Title of each graph* is a regex (regular expression) matching all
 throughput test cases plotted on this graph, *X-axis labels* are indices
@@ -29,13 +33,15 @@ legend* lists the plotted test suites and their indices.
     `csit-vpp-perf-1704-all
     <https://jenkins.fd.io/view/csit/job/csit-vpp-perf-1704-all/>`_,
     with Robot Framework result files csit-vpp-perf-1704-all-<id>.zip
-    `archived here <../../_static/archive/>`_
+    `archived here <../../_static/archive/>`_. Plotted data set size per
+    test case is equal to the number of job executions presented in this
+    report version: **5**.
 
 NDR Throughput
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-VPP NDR Throughput - running in configuration of **one worker thread (1t) on
-one physical core (1c)** - is presented in the figure below.
+VPP NDR 64B packet throughput in 1t1c setup (1thread, 1core) is presented
+in the graph below.
 
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@@ -62,8 +68,8 @@ git repository:
     40ge2p1xl710-ethip4ipsectptlispgpe-ip4base-cbc-sha1-ndrpdrdisc.robot:| tc01-64B-1t1c-ethip4ipsectptlispgpe-ip4base-cbc-sha1-ndrdisc
 
 
-VPP NDR Throughput - running in configuration of **two worker threads (2t) on
-two physical cores (2c)** - is presented in the figure below.
+VPP NDR 64B packet throughput in 2t2c setup (2thread, 2core) is presented
+in the graph below.
 
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@@ -92,9 +98,8 @@ git repository:
 PDR Throughput
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-VPP PDR Throughput - running in configuration of **one worker thread (1t) on one
-physical core (1c)** - is presented in the figure below. PDR at below 0.5%
-packet loss ratio.
+VPP PDR 64B packet throughput in 1t1c setup (1thread, 1core) is presented
+in the graph below. PDR measured for 0.5% packet loss ratio.
 
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@@ -121,8 +126,8 @@ git repository:
     40ge2p1xl710-ethip4ipsectptlispgpe-ip4base-cbc-sha1-ndrpdrdisc.robot:| tc02-64B-1t1c-ethip4ipsectptlispgpe-ip4base-cbc-sha1-pdrdisc
 
 
-VPP PDR Throughput - running in configuration of **two worker threads (2t) on
-two physical cores (2c)** - is presented in the figure below.
+VPP PDR 64B packet throughput in 2t2c setup (2thread, 2core) is presented
+in the graph below. PDR measured for 0.5% packet loss ratio.
 
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