CSIT rls1704 report - small updates
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 VM vhost Connections
 ====================
 
-This section provides a summary of VPP Phy-to-VM-to-Phy VM vhost-user
-performance illustrating packet latency measured at 50% of discovered NDR
-throughput rate. Latency 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.
-
-Title of each graph is a regex (regular expression) matching all plotted
-test case throughput measurements.
+This section includes summary graphs of VPP Phy-to-VM(s)-to-Phy packet
+latency with with VM virtio and VPP vhost-user virtual interfaces
+measured at 50% of discovered NDR throughput rate. Latency 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 from a single execution of CSIT NDR discovery
+test. Box plots are used to show the Minimum, Average and Maximum packet
+latency per test.
+
+*Title of each graph* is a regex (regular expression) matching all
+throughput test cases plotted on this graph, *X-axis labels* are indices
+of individual test suites executed by csit-vpp-perf-1704-all job that
+created result output file used as data source for the graph, *Y-axis
+labels* are measured packet Latency [uSec] values, and the *Graph
+legend* lists the plotted test suites and their indices. Latency is
+reported for concurrent symmetric bi-directional flows, separately for
+each direction: i) West-to-East: TGint1-to-SUT1-to-SUT2-to-TGint2, and
+ii) East-to-West: TGint2-to-SUT2-to-SUT1-to-TGint1.
 
 .. note::
 
-    Data sources for reported test results: i) FD.io test executor jobs
-    `csit-vpp-perf-1701-all
-    <https://jenkins.fd.io/view/csit/job/csit-vpp-perf-1701-all/>`_ and
-    `csit-vpp-perf-1701-long
-    <https://jenkins.fd.io/view/csit/job/csit-vpp-perf-1701-long/>`_
-    , ii) archived FD.io jobs test result `output files
-    <../../_static/archive/>`_.
+    Test results have been generated by FD.io test executor jobs
+    `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/>`_
 
-VPP packet latency - running in configuration of **one worker thread (1t) on one
-physical core (1c)** - is presented in the figure below.
+VPP packet latency in 1t1c setup (1thread, 1core) is presented in the graph below.
 
 .. raw:: html
 
-    <iframe width="700" height="700" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="../../_static/vpp/64B-1t1c-vhost-ndrdisc-lat50.html"></iframe>
+    <iframe width="700" height="1000" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="../../_static/vpp/64B-1t1c-vhost-ndrdisc-lat50.html"></iframe>
 
 *Figure 1. VPP 1thread 1core - packet latency for Phy-to-VM-to-Phy VM vhost-user.*
 
-CSIT test cases used to generate results presented above can be found in CSIT
-git repository by filtering with specified regex as follows:
+CSIT source code for the test cases used for above plots can be found in CSIT
+git repository:
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
-    $ csit/tests/perf
+    $ cd $CSIT/tests/perf
     $ grep -E "64B-1t1c-.*vhost.*-ndrdisc" *
 
-    10ge2p1x520-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc.robot:| tc01-64B-1t1c-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc
-    10ge2p1x520-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc.robot:| tc01-64B-1t1c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc
-    10ge2p1x520-ethip4-ip4base-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc.robot:| tc01-64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc
-    10ge2p1x520-ethip4vxlan-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc.robot:| tc01-64B-1t1c-ethip4vxlan-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc
-    10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc.robot:| tc01-64B-1t1c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc
-    10ge2p1x520-eth-l2xcbase-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc.robot:| tc01-64B-1t1c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc
-    10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc.robot:| tc01-64B-1t1c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc
-    40ge2p1xl710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc.robot:| tc01-64B-1t1c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc
-
-VPP packet latency - running in configuration of **two worker threads (2t) on two
-physical cores (2c)** - is presented in the figure below.
+    10ge2p1x520-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrpdrdisc.robot:| tc01-64B-1t1c-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc
+    10ge2p1x520-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrpdrdisc.robot:| tc01-64B-1t1c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc
+    10ge2p1x520-ethip4-ip4base-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrpdrdisc.robot:| tc01-64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc
+    10ge2p1x520-ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhost-2vm-ndrpdrdisc.robot:| tc01-64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhost-2vm-ndrdisc
+    10ge2p1x520-ethip4vxlan-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrpdrdisc.robot:| tc01-64B-1t1c-ethip4vxlan-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc
+    10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrpdrdisc.robot:| tc01-64B-1t1c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc
+    10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhost-2vm-ndrpdrdisc.robot:| tc01-64B-1t1c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhost-2vm-ndrdisc
+    10ge2p1x520-eth-l2xcbase-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrpdrdisc.robot:| tc01-64B-1t1c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc
+    10ge2p1x520-eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhost-2vm-ndrpdrdisc.robot:| tc01-64B-1t1c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhost-2vm-ndrdisc
+    10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrpdrdisc.robot:| tc01-64B-1t1c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc
+    40ge2p1xl710-ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhost-2vm-ndrpdrdisc.robot:| tc01-64B-1t1c-eth-ip4base-eth-4vhost-2vm-ndrdisc
+    40ge2p1xl710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrpdrdisc.robot:| tc01-64B-1t1c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc
+    40ge2p1xl710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhost-2vm-ndrpdrdisc.robot:| tc01-64B-1t1c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhost-2vm-ndrdisc
+    40ge2p1xl710-eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhost-2vm-ndrpdrdisc.robot:| tc01-64B-1t1c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhost-2vm-ndrdisc
+
+VPP packet latency in 2t2c setup (2thread, 2core) is presented in the graph below.
 
 .. raw:: html
 
-    <iframe width="700" height="700" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="../../_static/vpp/64B-2t2c-vhost-ndrdisc-lat50.html"></iframe>
+    <iframe width="700" height="1000" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="../../_static/vpp/64B-2t2c-vhost-ndrdisc-lat50.html"></iframe>
 
 *Figure 2. VPP 2threads 2cores - packet latency for Phy-to-VM-to-Phy VM vhost-user.*
 
-CSIT test cases used to generate results presented above can be found in CSIT
-git repository by filtering with specified regex as follows:
+CSIT source code for the test cases used for above plots can be found in CSIT
+git repository:
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
-    $ csit/tests/perf
+    $ cd $CSIT/tests/perf
     $ grep -E "64B-2t2c-.*vhost.*-ndrdisc" *
 
-    10ge2p1x520-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc.robot:| tc07-64B-2t2c-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc
-    10ge2p1x520-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc.robot:| tc07-64B-2t2c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc
-    10ge2p1x520-ethip4-ip4base-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc.robot:| tc07-64B-2t2c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc
-    10ge2p1x520-ethip4vxlan-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc.robot:| tc07-64B-2t2c-ethip4vxlan-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc
-    10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc.robot:| tc07-64B-2t2c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc
-    10ge2p1x520-eth-l2xcbase-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc.robot:| tc07-64B-2t2c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc
-    10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc.robot:| tc07-64B-2t2c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc
-    40ge2p1xl710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc.robot:| tc07-64B-2t2c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc
-
-VPP packet latency - running in configuration of **four worker threads (4t) on four
-physical cores (4c)** - is presented in the figure below.
-
-.. raw:: html
-
-    <iframe width="700" height="700" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="../../_static/vpp/64B-4t4c-vhost-ndrdisc-lat50.html"></iframe>
-
-*Figure 3. VPP 4threads 4cores - packet latency for Phy-to-VM-to-Phy VM vhost-user.*
-
-CSIT test cases used to generate results presented above can be found in CSIT
-git repository by filtering with specified regex as follows:
-
-.. code-block:: bash
-
-    $ csit/tests/perf
-    $ grep -E "64B-4t4c-.*vhost.*-ndrdisc" *
-
-    10ge2p1x520-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc.robot:| tc13-64B-4t4c-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc
-    10ge2p1x520-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc.robot:| tc13-64B-4t4c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc
-    10ge2p1x520-ethip4-ip4base-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc.robot:| tc13-64B-4t4c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc
-    10ge2p1x520-ethip4vxlan-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc.robot:| tc13-64B-4t4c-ethip4vxlan-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc
-    10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc.robot:| tc13-64B-4t4c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc
-    10ge2p1x520-eth-l2xcbase-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc.robot:| tc13-64B-4t4c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc
-    10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc.robot:| tc13-64B-4t4c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc
-    40ge2p1xl710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc.robot:| tc13-64B-4t4c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc
+    10ge2p1x520-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrpdrdisc.robot:| tc07-64B-2t2c-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc
+    10ge2p1x520-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrpdrdisc.robot:| tc07-64B-2t2c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc
+    10ge2p1x520-ethip4-ip4base-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrpdrdisc.robot:| tc07-64B-2t2c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc
+    10ge2p1x520-ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhost-2vm-ndrpdrdisc.robot:| tc07-64B-2t2c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhost-2vm-ndrdisc
+    10ge2p1x520-ethip4vxlan-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrpdrdisc.robot:| tc07-64B-2t2c-ethip4vxlan-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc
+    10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrpdrdisc.robot:| tc07-64B-2t2c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc
+    10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhost-2vm-ndrpdrdisc.robot:| tc07-64B-2t2c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhost-2vm-ndrdisc
+    10ge2p1x520-eth-l2xcbase-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrpdrdisc.robot:| tc07-64B-2t2c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc
+    10ge2p1x520-eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhost-2vm-ndrpdrdisc.robot:| tc07-64B-2t2c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhost-2vm-ndrdisc
+    10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrpdrdisc.robot:| tc07-64B-2t2c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc
+    40ge2p1xl710-ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhost-2vm-ndrpdrdisc.robot:| tc07-64B-2t2c-eth-ip4base-eth-4vhost-2vm-ndrdisc
+    40ge2p1xl710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrpdrdisc.robot:| tc07-64B-2t2c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc
+    40ge2p1xl710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhost-2vm-ndrpdrdisc.robot:| tc07-64B-2t2c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhost-2vm-ndrdisc
+    40ge2p1xl710-eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhost-2vm-ndrpdrdisc.robot:| tc07-64B-2t2c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhost-2vm-ndrdisc