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diff --git a/docs/development/design/ndrpdr.rst b/docs/development/design/ndrpdr.rst
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@@ -23,7 +23,12 @@ Call chain for calculating the NDR-PDR for a list of frame sizes:
The search range is delimited by a left and right rate (expressed as a % of line rate per direction).
+The load_epsilon configuration parameter defines the accuracy of the result as a % of line rate.
+The default value of 0.1 indicates for example that the measured NDR and PDR are within 0.1% of line rate of the
+actual NDR/PDR (e.g. 0.1% of 10Gbps is 10Mbps). It also determines how small the search range must be in the binary search.
+
The recursion narrows down the range by half and stops when:
- the range is smaller than the configured load_epsilon value
- or when the search hits 100% or 0% of line rate
+
diff --git a/docs/testing/user/userguide/faq.rst b/docs/testing/user/userguide/faq.rst
index cb5acb5..f5ff6b3 100644
--- a/docs/testing/user/userguide/faq.rst
+++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/faq.rst
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
Frequently Asked Questions
**************************
+General Questions
+=================
Can NFVbench be used with a different traffic generator than TRex?
------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -14,15 +16,28 @@ Can I connect Trex directly to my compute node?
-----------------------------------------------
That is possible but you will not be able to run more advanced use cases such as PVVP inter-node which requires 2 compute nodes.
-
Can I drive NFVbench using a REST interface?
--------------------------------------------
NFVbench can run in server mode and accept HTTP or WebSocket/SocketIO events to run any type of measurement (fixed rate run or NDR_PDR run)
with any run configuration.
-
Can I run NFVbench on a Cisco UCS-B series blade?
-------------------------------------------------
Yes provided your UCS-B series server has a Cisco VIC 1340 (with a recent firmware version).
TRex will require VIC firmware version 3.1(2) or higher for blade servers (which supports more filtering capabilities).
In this setting, the 2 physical interfaces for data plane traffic are simply hooked to the UCS-B fabric interconnect (no need to connect to a switch).
+
+Troubleshooting
+===============
+
+TrafficClientException: End-to-end connectivity cannot be ensured
+------------------------------------------------------------------
+Prior to running a benchmark, NFVbench will make sure that traffic is passing in the service chain by sending a small flow of packets in each direction and verifying that they are received back at the other end.
+This exception means that NFVbench cannot pass any traffic in the service chain.
+
+The most common issues that prevent traffic from passing are:
+- incorrect wiring of the NFVbench/TRex interfaces
+- incorrect vlan_tagging setting in the NFVbench configuration, this needs to match how the NFVbench ports on the switch are configured (trunk or access port)
+ - if the switch port is configured as access port, you must disable vlan_tagging in the NFVbench configuration
+ - of the switch port is configured as trunk (recommended method), you must enable it
+