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authorVratko Polak <vrpolak@cisco.com>2022-10-17 15:08:16 +0200
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@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
.. _data_plane_throughput:
Data Plane Throughput Tests
----------------------------
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Network data plane throughput is measured using multiple test methods in
order to obtain representative and repeatable results across the large
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ Description of each test method is followed by generic test properties
shared by all methods.
MLRsearch Tests
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Description
-~~~~~~~~~~~
+```````````
Multiple Loss Ratio search (MLRsearch) tests discover multiple packet
throughput rates in a single search, reducing the overall test execution
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ and Partial Drop Rate (PDR, with PLR<0.5%). MLRsearch is compliant with
:rfc:`2544`.
Usage
-~~~~~
+`````
MLRsearch tests are run to discover NDR and PDR rates for each VPP and
DPDK release covered by CSIT report. Results for small frame sizes
@@ -50,17 +50,17 @@ all frame sizes and for all tests are presented in detailed results
tables.
Details
-~~~~~~~
+```````
See :ref:`mlrsearch_algorithm` section for more detail. MLRsearch is
being standardized in IETF in `draft-ietf-bmwg-mlrsearch
<https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-ietf-bmwg-mlrsearch-01>`_.
MRR Tests
-^^^^^^^^^
+~~~~~~~~~
Description
-~~~~~~~~~~~
+```````````
Maximum Receive Rate (MRR) tests are complementary to MLRsearch tests,
as they provide a maximum “raw” throughput benchmark for development and
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ 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
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ comparisons between releases and test environments. Small frame sizes
only (64b/78B, IMIX).
Details
-~~~~~~~
+```````
See :ref:`mrr_throughput` section for more detail about MRR tests
configuration.
@@ -98,10 +98,10 @@ and `VPP per patch tests
<https://s3-docs.fd.io/csit/master/trending/methodology/perpatch_performance_tests.html>`_.
PLRsearch Tests
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Description
-~~~~~~~~~~~
+```````````
Probabilistic Loss Ratio search (PLRsearch) tests discovers a packet
throughput rate associated with configured Packet Loss Ratio (PLR)
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ testing. PLRsearch assumes that system under test is probabilistic in
nature, and not deterministic.
Usage
-~~~~~
+`````
PLRsearch are run to discover a sustained throughput for PLR=10^-7
(close to NDR) for VPP release covered by CSIT report. Results for small
@@ -121,14 +121,14 @@ Each soak test lasts 30 minutes and is executed at least twice. Results are
compared against NDR and PDR rates discovered with MLRsearch.
Details
-~~~~~~~
+```````
See :ref:`plrsearch` methodology section for more detail. PLRsearch is
being standardized in IETF in `draft-vpolak-bmwg-plrsearch
<https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-vpolak-bmwg-plrsearch>`_.
Generic Test Properties
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
All data plane throughput test methodologies share following generic
properties: