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diff --git a/docs/report/introduction/general_notes.rst b/docs/report/introduction/general_notes.rst index 50a9d4c4a3..e6a2a9875f 100644 --- a/docs/report/introduction/general_notes.rst +++ b/docs/report/introduction/general_notes.rst @@ -20,7 +20,25 @@ is listed separately, as follows: both for Phy-to-Phy (NIC-to-NIC) and Phy-to-VM-to-Phy (NIC-to-VM-to-NIC) forwarding topologies. Tested across a range of NICs, 10GE and 40GE interfaces, range of multi-thread and multi-core configurations. VPP - application runs in host user- mode. TRex is used as a traffic generator. + application runs in host user-mode. TRex is used as a traffic generator. + +#. **Container memif connections** - VPP memif virtual interface (shared memory + interface) tests to interconnect VPP instances. VPP vswitch instance runs in + bare-metal user-mode handling Intel x520 NIC 10GbE interfaces and connecting + over memif (Master side) virtual interfaces to more instances of VPP running + in LXC or in Docker Containers, both with memif virtual interfaces (Slave + side). Tested across a range of NICs, 10GE and 40GE interfaces, range of + multi-thread and multi-core configurations. VPP application runs in host + user-mode. TRex is used as a traffic generator. + +#. **Container Orchestrated Performance Tests** - CSIT |release| introduced new + tests of Container topologies connected over the memif virtual interface + (shared memory interface). For these tests VPP vswitch instance runs in a + Docker Container handling Intel x520 NIC 10GbE interfaces and connecting over + memif (Master side) virtual interfaces to more instances of VPP running in + Docker Containers with memif virtual interfaces (Slave side). Tested across a + range of multi-thread and multi-core configurations. VPP application runs in + host user-mode. TRex is used as a traffic generator. #. **DPDK Performance Tests** - VPP is using DPDK code to control and drive the NICs and physical interfaces. Testpmd tests are used as a baseline to |