VNF Service Chains

Throughput graphs for VNF service chains are generated by multiple executions of tests covering a range of VNF service densities defined as [Number of Service Chains] x [Number of VNFs per Service Chain]. The results are presented in the service density graph. Each graph includes the results of both configurations: one NF per physical core and two NFs per physical core and their relative difference.

Additional information about graph data:

  1. Graph Title: describes tested packet path including VNF workload running in each VM.
  2. X-axis Labels: VNFs per service chain.
  3. Y-axis Labels: number of service chains.
  4. Z-axis Color Scale: lists 64B/IMIX Packet Throughput (mean MRR/NDR/PDR value) in Mpps or the Relative Difference.
  5. Hover Information: specific test substring listing vhost-chain-vm combinations, number of runs executed, mean MRR/NDR/PDR throughput in Mpps, standard deviation for both configurations and their relative difference.

Note

Test results have been generated by FD.io test executor vpp performance job 2n-skx with RF result files csit-vpp-perf-1904-*.zip archived here.

2n-skx-x710-mrr

64b-2t1c-eth-l2bd

64b-4t2c-eth-l2bd

64b-8t4c-eth-l2bd

imix-2t1c-eth-l2bd

imix-4t2c-eth-l2bd

imix-8t4c-eth-l2bd

2n-skx-x710-ndr

64b-2t1c-eth-l2bd

64b-4t2c-eth-l2bd

64b-8t4c-eth-l2bd

imix-2t1c-eth-l2bd

imix-4t2c-eth-l2bd

imix-8t4c-eth-l2bd

2n-skx-x710-pdr

64b-2t1c-eth-l2bd

64b-4t2c-eth-l2bd

64b-8t4c-eth-l2bd

imix-2t1c-eth-l2bd

imix-4t2c-eth-l2bd

imix-8t4c-eth-l2bd