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diff --git a/docs/content/methodology/test/packet_flow_ordering.md b/docs/content/methodology/test/packet_flow_ordering.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..c2c87038d4 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/content/methodology/test/packet_flow_ordering.md @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@ +--- +title: "Packet Flow Ordering" +weight: 2 +--- + +# Packet Flow Ordering + +TRex Traffic Generator (TG) supports two main ways how to cover +address space (on allowed ranges) in scale tests. + +In most cases only one field value (e.g. IPv4 destination address) is +altered, in some cases two fields (e.g. IPv4 destination address and UDP +destination port) are altered. + +## Incremental Ordering + +This case is simpler to implement and offers greater control. + +When changing two fields, they can be incremented synchronously, or one +after another. In the latter case we can specify which one is +incremented each iteration and which is incremented by "carrying over" +only when the other "wraps around". This way also visits all +combinations once before the "carry" field also wraps around. + +It is possible to use increments other than 1. + +## Randomized Ordering + +This case chooses each field value at random (from the allowed range). +In case of two fields, they are treated independently. +TRex allows to set random seed to get deterministic numbers. +We use a different seed for each field and traffic direction. +The seed has to be a non-zero number, we use 1, 2, 3, and so on. + +The seeded random mode in TRex requires a "limit" value, +which acts as a cycle length limit (after this many iterations, +the seed resets to its initial value). +We use the maximal allowed limit value (computed as 2^24 - 1). + +Randomized profiles do not avoid duplicated values, +and do not guarantee each possible value is visited, +so it is not very useful for stateful tests. |