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diff --git a/docs/userguide/testusage.rst b/docs/userguide/testusage.rst index 379618d2..9a9a23c0 100755 --- a/docs/userguide/testusage.rst +++ b/docs/userguide/testusage.rst @@ -719,36 +719,19 @@ Mode of operation is driven by configuration parameter -m or --mode "trafficgen-pause" - execute vSwitch and VNF but wait before traffic transmission In case, that VSPERF is executed in "trafficgen" mode, then configuration -of traffic generator should be configured through ``--test-params`` option. -Supported CLI options useful for traffic generator configuration are: - -.. code-block:: console - - 'traffic_type' - One of the supported traffic types. E.g. - rfc2544_throughput, - rfc2544_back2back or rfc2544_continuous - Default value is "rfc2544_throughput". - 'bidirectional' - Specifies if generated traffic will be full-duplex (true) - or half-duplex (false) - Default value is "false". - 'iload' - Defines desired percentage of frame rate used during - continuous stream tests. - Default value is 100. - 'multistream' - Defines number of flows simulated by traffic generator. - Value 0 disables MultiStream feature - Default value is 0. - 'stream_type' - Stream Type is an extension of the "MultiStream" feature. - If MultiStream is disabled, then Stream Type will be - ignored. Stream Type defines ISO OSI network layer used - for simulation of multiple streams. - Default value is "L4". +of traffic generator can be modified through ``TRAFFIC`` dictionary passed to the +``--test-params`` option. It is not needed to specify all values of ``TRAFFIC`` +dictionary. It is sufficient to specify only values, which should be changed. +Detailed description of ``TRAFFIC`` dictionary can be found at +`Configuration of TRAFFIC dictionary +<http://artifacts.opnfv.org/vswitchperf/docs/index.html#configuration-of-traffic-dictionary>`__ Example of execution of VSPERF in "trafficgen" mode: .. code-block:: console $ ./vsperf -m trafficgen --trafficgen IxNet --conf-file vsperf.conf \ - --test-params "traffic_type=rfc2544_continuous;bidirectional=True;iload=60" + --test-params "TRAFFIC={'traffic_type':'rfc2544_continuous','bidir':'False','framerate':60}" Code change verification by pylint ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ |