Report Structure ================ FD.io |csit-release| report contains system performance and functional testing data of |vpp-release|. `PDF version of this report`_ is available for download. |csit-release| report is structured as follows: #. INTRODUCTION: General introduction to FD.io |csit-release|. - **Introduction**: This section. - **Test Scenarios Overview**: A brief overview of test scenarios covered in this report. - **Physical Testbeds**: Description of physical testbeds. - **Test Methodology**: Performance benchmarking and functional test methodologies. #. VPP PERFORMANCE: VPP performance tests executed in physical FD.io testbeds. - **Overview**: Tested logical topologies, test coverage and naming specifics. - **Release Notes**: Changes in |csit-release|, added tests, environment or methodology changes, known issues. - **Packet Throughput**: NDR, PDR throughput graphs based on results from repeated same test job executions to verify repeatibility of measurements. - **Speedup Multi-Core**: NDR, PDR throughput multi-core speedup graphs based on results from test job executions. - **Packet Latency**: Latency graphs based on results from test job executions. - **Soak Tests**: Long duration soak tests are executed using PLRsearch algorithm. - **NFV Service Density**: Network Function Virtualization (NFV) service density tests focus on measuring total per server throughput at varied NFV service "packing" densities with vswitch providing host dataplane. - **Comparisons**: Performance comparisons between VPP releases and between different testbed types. - **Throughput Trending**: References to continuous VPP performance trending. - **Test Environment**: Performance test environment configuration. - **Documentation**: Pointers to CSIT source code documentation for VPP performance tests. #. DPDK PERFORMANCE: DPDK performance tests executed in physical FD.io testbeds. - **Overview**: Tested logical topologies, test coverage. - **Release Notes**: Changes in |csit-release|, known issues. - **Packet Throughput**: NDR, PDR throughput graphs based on results from repeated same test job executions to verify repeatibility of measurements. - **Packet Latency**: Latency graphs based on results from test job executions. - **Comparisons**: Performance comparisons between DPDK releases and between different testbed types. - **Throughput Trending**: References to regular DPDK performance trending. - **Test Environment**: Performance test environment configuration. - **Documentation**: Pointers to CSIT source code documentation for DPDK performance tests. #. TREX PERFORMANCE: TREX performance tests executed in physical FD.io testbeds. - **Overview**: Tested logical topologies, test coverage. - **Release Notes**: Changes in |csit-release|, known issues. - **Packet Throughput**: NDR, PDR throughput graphs based on results from repeated same test job executions to verify repeatibility of measurements. - **Packet Latency**: Latency graphs based on results from test job executions. - **Throughput Trending**: References to regular TREX performance trending. - **Test Environment**: Performance test environment configuration. #. VPP DEVICE: VPP functional tests executed in physical FD.io testbeds using containers. - **Overview**: Tested virtual topologies, test coverage and naming specifics; - **Release Notes**: Changes in |csit-release|, added tests, environment or methodology changes, known issues. - **Integration Tests**: Functional test environment configuration. - **Documentation**: Pointers to CSIT source code documentation for VPP functional tests. #. DETAILED RESULTS: Detailed result tables auto-generated from CSIT test job executions using RF (Robot Framework) output files as sources. - **VPP Performance NDR/PDR**: VPP NDR/PDR throughput and latency. - **VPP Performance MRR**: VPP MRR throughput. - **DPDK Performance**: DPDK Testpmd and L3fwd NDR/PDR throughput and latency. #. TEST CONFIGURATION: VPP DUT configuration data based on VPP API Test (VAT) Commands History auto-generated from CSIT test job executions using RF output files as sources. - **VPP Performance NDR/PDR**: Configuration data. - **VPP Performance MRR**: Configuration data. #. TEST OPERATIONAL DATA: VPP DUT operational data auto-generated from CSIT test job executions using RFoutput files as sources. - **VPP Performance NDR/PDR**: VPP `show run` outputs under test load. #. CSIT FRAMEWORK DOCUMENTATION: Description of the overall FD.io CSIT framework. - **Design**: Framework modular design hierarchy. - **Test naming**: Test naming convention. - **CSIT RF Tags Descriptions**: CSIT RF Tags used for test suite and test case grouping and selection.