NFVBENCH-163: Add gratuitous ARP in case of L3 router mode

[nfvbench.git] / nfvbench / cfg.default.yaml

diff --git a/nfvbench/cfg.default.yaml b/nfvbench/cfg.default.yaml
index 4491097..28f84f4 100644 (file)
--- a/nfvbench/cfg.default.yaml
+++ b/nfvbench/cfg.default.yaml
@@ -738,6 +738,14 @@ no_traffic: false
 # Can be overriden by --l3-router
 l3_router: false
 
+# If l3_router is true and depending on ARP stale time SUT configuration
+# Gratuitous ARP (GARP) from TG port to the router is needed to keep traffic up
+# Default value: 1 packet per second
+# This value needs to be defined inferior to SUT ARP stale time to avoid GARP packets drop
+# in case of high load traffic
+periodic_gratuitous_arp: false
+gratuitous_arp_pps: 1
+
 # Test configuration
 
 # The rate pps for traffic going in reverse direction in case of unidirectional flow. Default to 1.