Next Steps toward Improving Repeatability in Benchmarking

Priority List

1. Additional SR-IOV tests 
   1. Longer trial duration (30 sec)
   2. smalled txq and rxq sizes in testpmd on VM
   3. use 128 octet frames
2. Adjust acceptance Tolerance during BSwLV search

General List

• Identify processes that cause transient Loss
• Identify a measurement tool that can
  • characterize bursts of loss, and
  • Timestamp loss events (even single loss) for correlation
  • Run in a Long-term mode
• Can we add a heartbeat check to the test VM loopback?
  • Timestamp interruptions of VM operation
• Observe Logical Interface drops and errors during tests.