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authorkalyanreddy <reddyx.gundarapu@intel.com>2017-03-24 18:41:29 +0530
committerKalyan reddy Gundarapu <reddyx.gundarapu@intel.com>2017-03-27 16:01:50 +0000
commit9f343782f79512bb6423c973f591dcc90b63ab6b (patch)
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parent8a568b1f4d7fbef0843480b079ccbc4171a60d1c (diff)
Updating documents of D-release.
This patch is used to update the documents of D-release. Change-Id: I9449536e340140f67e0f77ae4120bbc210809169 Co-Authored by:Srinivas <srinivas.atmakuri@tcs.com> Co-Authored by:RajithaY<rajithax.yerrumsetty@intel.com> Co-Authored by:shravani paladugula <shravanix.paladugula@intel.com> Co-Authored by:Navya Bathula <navyax.bathula@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Gundarapu Kalyan Reddy <reddyx.gundarapu@intel.com> (cherry picked from commit 1f4ef5ee33f715c03a85a868f12e89744f889cff)
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diff --git a/docs/userguide/low_latency.userguide.rst b/docs/userguide/low_latency.userguide.rst
index e65c8aa4f..f027b4939 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/low_latency.userguide.rst
+++ b/docs/userguide/low_latency.userguide.rst
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ more explanation.
Test cases to measure Latency
-----------------------------
-The performance of the kvmfornfv is assesed by the latency values. Cyclictest and Packet forwarding
+The performance of the kvm4nfv is assesed by the latency values. Cyclictest and Packet forwarding
Test cases result in real time latency values of average, minimum and maximum.
* Cyclictest
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ Test cases result in real time latency values of average, minimum and maximum.
1. Cyclictest case
-------------------
Cyclictest results are the most frequently cited real-time Linux metric. The core concept of Cyclictest is very simple.
-In KVMFORNFV cyclictest is implemented on the Guest-VM with 4.4-Kernel RPM installed. It generated Max,Min and Avg
+In KVM4NFV cyclictest is implemented on the Guest-VM with 4.4-Kernel RPM installed. It generated Max,Min and Avg
values which help in assesing the kernel used. Cyclictest in currently divided into the following test types,
* Idle-Idle
@@ -132,20 +132,19 @@ Version Features
| | | |
+-----------------------+------------------+-----------------+
| - Idle - Idle | ``Y`` | ``Y`` |
-| | | |
++-----------------------+------------------+-----------------+
| - Cpustress - Idle | | ``Y`` |
-| | | |
++-----------------------+------------------+-----------------+
| - Memorystress - Idle | | ``Y`` |
-| | | |
++-----------------------+------------------+-----------------+
| - IOstress - Idle | | ``Y`` |
-| | | |
+-----------------------+------------------+-----------------+
Idle-Idle test-type
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Cyclictest in run on the Guest VM when Host,Guest are not under any kind of stress. This is the basic
-cyclictest of the KVMFORNFV project. Outputs Avg, Min and Max latency values.
+cyclictest of the KVM4NFV project. Outputs Avg, Min and Max latency values.
.. figure:: images/idle-idle-test-type.png
:name: idle-idle test type
@@ -199,10 +198,10 @@ Not implemented for Danube release.
2. Packet Forwarding Test cases
-------------------------------
-Packet forwarding is an other test case of Kvmfornfv. It measures the time taken by a packet to return
+Packet forwarding is an other test case of Kvm4nfv. It measures the time taken by a packet to return
to source after reaching its destination. This test case uses automated test-framework provided by
-OPNFV VSWITCHPERF project and a traffic generator (IXIA is used for kvmfornfv). Only latency results
-generating test cases are triggered as a part of kvmfornfv daily job.
+OPNFV VSWITCHPERF project and a traffic generator (IXIA is used for kvm4nfv). Only latency results
+generating test cases are triggered as a part of kvm4nfv daily job.
Latency test measures the time required for a frame to travel from the originating device through the
network to the destination device. Please note that RFC2544 Latency measurement will be superseded with