Report: Improve docs related to TRex

[csit.git] / docs / report / introduction / test_environment_intro.rst

diff --git a/docs/report/introduction/test_environment_intro.rst b/docs/report/introduction/test_environment_intro.rst
index 1999906..c2feb1b 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/report/introduction/test_environment_intro.rst
+++ b/docs/report/introduction/test_environment_intro.rst
@@ -10,9 +10,12 @@ CSIT test environment versioning has been introduced to track
 modifications of the test environment.
 
 Any benchmark anomalies (progressions, regressions) between releases of
 modifications of the test environment.
 
 Any benchmark anomalies (progressions, regressions) between releases of

-a DUT application (e.g. VPP, DPDK, TRex), are determined by testing it in the
+a DUT application (e.g. VPP, DPDK), are determined by testing it in the

 same test environment, to avoid test environment changes clouding the
 picture.
 same test environment, to avoid test environment changes clouding the
 picture.

+To beter distinguish impact of test environment changes,
+we also execute tests without any SUT (just with TRex TG sending packets
+over a link looping back to TG).

 
 A mirror approach is introduced to determine benchmarking anomalies due
 to the test environment change. This is achieved by testing the same DUT
 
 A mirror approach is introduced to determine benchmarking anomalies due
 to the test environment change. This is achieved by testing the same DUT