Report Structure

FD.io CSIT-1901.3 report contains system performance and functional testing data of VPP-19.01.3 release. PDF version of this report is available for download.

CSIT-1901.3 report is structured as follows:

  1. INTRODUCTION: General introduction to FD.io CSIT-1901.3.
    • 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.
  2. 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-1901.3, 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: Documentation of K8s Pod/Container orchestration in CSIT and pointers to CSIT source code documentation for VPP performance tests.
  3. DPDK PERFORMANCE: DPDK performance tests executed in physical FD.io testbeds.
    • Overview: Tested logical topologies, test coverage.
    • Release Notes: Changes in CSIT-1901.3, 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.
  4. 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-1901.3, 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.
  5. VPP FUNCTIONAL: VPP functional tests executed in virtual FD.io testbeds.
    • Overview: Tested virtual topologies, test coverage and naming specifics;
    • Release Notes: Changes in CSIT-1901.3, added tests, environment or methodology changes, known issues.
    • Test Environment: Functional test environment configuration.
    • Documentation: Pointers to CSIT source code documentation for VPP functional tests.
  6. HONEYCOMB FUNCTIONAL: Honeycomb functional tests executed in virtual FD.io testbeds.
    • Overview: Tested virtual topologies, test coverage and naming specifics;
    • Release Notes: Changes in CSIT-1901.3, known issues.
    • Test Environment: Functional test environment configuration.
    • Documentation: Pointers to CSIT source code documentation for Honeycomb functional tests.
  7. DMM FUNCTIONAL: DMM functional tests executed in virtual FD.io testbeds.
    • Overview: Tested virtual topologies, test coverage and naming specifics;
    • Release Notes: Changes in CSIT-1901.3, known issues.
    • Test Environment: Functional test environment configuration.
    • Documentation: Pointers to CSIT source code documentation for DMM functional tests.
  8. 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.
    • VPP K8s Container Memif: VPP K8s Container/Pod topologies NDR/PDR throughput.
    • DPDK Performance: DPDK Testpmd and L3fwd NDR/PDR throughput and latency.
    • VPP Functional: Detailed VPP functional results.
    • Honeycomb Functional: Detailed HoneyComb functional results.
    • DMM Functional: Detailed DMM functional results.
  9. 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.
    • VPP K8s Container Memif: Configuration data.
    • VPP Functional: Configuration data.
  10. 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.
  11. CSIT FRAMEWORK DOCUMENTATION: Description of the overall FD.io CSIT framework.
    • Design: Framework modular design hierarchy.
    • Test naming: Test naming convention.
    • Presentation and Analytics Layer: Description of PAL CSIT analytics module.
    • CSIT RF Tags Descriptions: CSIT RF Tags used for test suite and test case grouping and selection.