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diff --git a/docs/design/trafficgen_integration_guide.rst b/docs/design/trafficgen_integration_guide.rst index 9bb0e825..1457052b 100644 --- a/docs/design/trafficgen_integration_guide.rst +++ b/docs/design/trafficgen_integration_guide.rst @@ -81,29 +81,28 @@ Step 3 - configuration All configuration values, required for correct traffic generator function, are passed from VSPERF to the traffic generator in a dictionary. Default values shared among -all traffic generators are defined in **tools/pkt_gen/trafficgen/trafficgenhelper.py** -as **TRAFFIC_DEFAULTS** dictionary. Default values are loaded by **ITrafficGenerator** -interface class automatically, so it is not needed to load them explicitly. In case -that there are any traffic generator specific default values, then they should -be set within class specific **__init__** function. +all traffic generators are defined in **conf/03_traffic.conf** within **TRAFFIC** +dictionary. Default values are loaded by **ITrafficGenerator** interface class +automatically, so it is not needed to load them explicitly. In case that there are +any traffic generator specific default values, then they should be set within class +specific **__init__** function. VSPERF passes test specific configuration within **traffic** dictionary to every start and send function. So implementation of these functions must ensure, that default values are updated with the testcase specific values. Proper merge -of values is assured by call of **merge_spec** function from **trafficgenhelper** -module. +of values is assured by call of **merge_spec** function from **conf** module. Example of **merge_spec** usage in **tools/pkt_gen/sample_tg/sample_tg.py** module: .. code-block:: python - from tools.pkt_gen.trafficgen.trafficgenhelper import merge_spec + from conf import merge_spec def start_rfc2544_throughput(self, traffic=None, duration=30): self._params = {} self._params['traffic'] = self.traffic_defaults.copy() if traffic: - self._params['traffic'] = trafficgen.merge_spec( + self._params['traffic'] = merge_spec( self._params['traffic'], traffic) @@ -199,8 +198,7 @@ functions: e.g. **rfc2544_throughput**, **rfc2544_continuous** or **rfc2544_back2back**. * param **frame_rate**: Defines desired percentage of frame - rate used during continuous stream tests. It can be set by test - parameter iLoad or by CLI parameter iload. + rate used during continuous stream tests. * param **bidir**: Specifies if generated traffic will be full-duplex (true) or half-duplex (false). * param **multistream**: Defines number of flows simulated by traffic |