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diff --git a/vhost-test/README.md b/vhost-test/README.md index ee5f56f..5564b18 100644 --- a/vhost-test/README.md +++ b/vhost-test/README.md @@ -52,11 +52,30 @@ Finally, when you are done, you can stop the VMs. $ ./vhost.sh stop -## Traffic Generation - -Traffic generation is, for now, out of the scope of this script. -You are supposed to update ./conf.sh by setting up the right parameters. -Use the traffic generator you like to test the perfs. +## Traffic Generation with MoonGen + +mg.lua is intended to be used with the MoonGen packet generator. +This script measures packet loss and forwarding with a user-defined +granularity. The script keeps running while consecutive measures are +too far on both Tx axis (--maxRateInterval option) or on the drop rate +axis (--targetDropRateRatio). The latter is a ratio instead of an interval, +as the packet drop is mostly a logarithmic value. + +The script is used as follows: +sudo /path/to/MoonGen ./mg.lua <options> + +Mandatory options are: +--rxport <id> MoonGen's rx port index +--txport <id> MoonGen's tx port index +--dst <hwaddr> Frame's destination L2 address + +Other options are: +--duration <seconds> Each measurement duration +--frameSize <bytes> Each frame size +--maxRateInterval <%> Max Tx interval between measure +--targetDropRateRatio <ratio> Max ratio between two drop rate measures +--minRateInterval <%> Min Tx interval (Will override drop ratio in case of non-continuous) +--out <file> Output file ## Administrativa |