CSIT RF Tags Descriptions
All CSIT test cases are labelled with Robot Framework tags used to allow for easy test case type identification, test case grouping and selection for execution. Following sections list currently used CSIT TAGs and their documentation based on the content of tag documentation rst file.
Testbed Topology Tags
2_NODE_DOUBLE_LINK_TOPO
2 nodes connected in a circular topology with two links interconnecting the devices.
2_NODE_SINGLE_LINK_TOPO
2 nodes connected in a circular topology with at least one link interconnecting devices.
3_NODE_DOUBLE_LINK_TOPO
3 nodes connected in a circular topology with two links interconnecting the devices.
3_NODE_SINGLE_LINK_TOPO
3 nodes connected in a circular topology with at least one link interconnecting devices.
Objective Tags
SKIP_PATCH
Test case(s) marked to not run in case of vpp-csit-verify (i.e. VPP patch) and csit-vpp-verify jobs (i.e. CSIT patch).
SKIP_VPP_PATCH
Test case(s) marked to not run in case of vpp-csit-verify (i.e. VPP patch).
Environment Tags
HW_ENV
DUTs and TGs are running on bare metal.
VM_ENV
DUTs and TGs are running in virtual environment.
VPP_VM_ENV
DUTs with VPP and capable of running Virtual Machine.
NIC Model Tags
NIC_Intel-X520-DA2
Intel X520-DA2 NIC.
NIC_Intel-XL710
Intel XL710 NIC.
NIC_Intel-X710
Intel X710 NIC.
NIC_Intel-XXV710
Intel XXV710 NIC.
NIC_Cisco-VIC-1227
VIC-1227 by Cisco.
NIC_Cisco-VIC-1385
VIC-1385 by Cisco.
NIC_Amazon-Nitro-50G
Amazon EC2 ENA NIC.
Scaling Tags
FIB_20K
2x10,000 entries in single fib table
FIB_200K
2x100,000 entries in single fib table
FIB_1M
2x500,000 entries in single fib table
FIB_2M
2x1,000,000 entries in single fib table
L2BD_1
Test with 1 L2 bridge domain.
L2BD_10
Test with 10 L2 bridge domains.
L2BD_100
Test with 100 L2 bridge domains.
L2BD_1K
Test with 1000 L2 bridge domains.
VLAN_1
Test with 1 VLAN sub-interface.
VLAN_10
Test with 10 VLAN sub-interfaces.
VLAN_100
Test with 100 VLAN sub-interfaces.
VLAN_1K
Test with 1000 VLAN sub-interfaces.
VXLAN_1
Test with 1 VXLAN tunnel.
VXLAN_10
Test with 10 VXLAN tunnels.
VXLAN_100
Test with 100 VXLAN tunnels.
VXLAN_1K
Test with 1000 VXLAN tunnels.
TNL_{t}
IPSec in tunnel mode - {t} tunnels.
SRC_USER_{u}
Traffic flow with {u} unique IPs (users) in one direction. {u}=(1,10,100,1000,2000,4000).
100_FLOWS
Traffic stream with 100 unique flows (10 IPs/users x 10 UDP ports) in one direction.
10k_FLOWS
Traffic stream with 10 000 unique flows (10 IPs/users x 1000 UDP ports) in one direction.
100k_FLOWS
Traffic stream with 100 000 unique flows (100 IPs/users x 1000 UDP ports) in one direction.
HOSTS_{h}
Stateless or stateful traffic stream with {h} client source IP4 addresses, usually with 63 flow differing in source port number. Could be UDP or TCP. If NAT is used, the clients are inside. Outside IP range can differ. {h}=(1024,4096,16384,65536,262144).
GENEVE4_{t}TUN
Test with {t} GENEVE IPv4 tunnel. {t}=(1,4,16,64,256,1024)
Test Category Tags
DEVICETEST
All vpp_device functional test cases.
PERFTEST
All performance test cases.
VPP Device Type Tags
SCAPY
All test cases that uses Scapy for packet generation and validation.
Performance Type Tags
NDRPDR
Single test finding both No Drop Rate and Partial Drop Rate simultaneously. The search is done by optimized algorithm which performs multiple trial runs at different durations and transmit rates. The results come from the final trials, which have duration of 30 seconds.
MRR
Performance tests where TG sends the traffic at maximum rate (line rate) and reports total sent/received packets over trial duration. The result is an average of 10 trials of 1 second duration.
SOAK
Performance tests using PLRsearch to find the critical load.
RECONF
Performance tests aimed to measure lost packets (time) when performing reconfiguration while full throughput offered load is applied.
Ethernet Frame Size Tags
These are describing the traffic offered by Traffic Generator, “primary” traffic in case of asymmetric load. For traffic between DUTs, or for “secondary” traffic, see ${overhead} value.
{b}B
{b} Bytes frames used for test.
IMIX
IMIX frame sequence (28x 64B, 16x 570B, 4x 1518B) used for test.
Test Type Tags
BASE
Baseline test cases, no encapsulation, no feature(s) configured in tests. No scaling whatsoever, beyond minimum needed for RSS.
IP4BASE
IPv4 baseline test cases, no encapsulation, no feature(s) configured in tests. Minimal number of routes. Other quantities may be scaled.
IP6BASE
IPv6 baseline test cases, no encapsulation, no feature(s) configured in tests.
L2XCBASE
L2XC baseline test cases, no encapsulation, no feature(s) configured in tests.
L2BDBASE
L2BD baseline test cases, no encapsulation, no feature(s) configured in tests.
L2PATCH
L2PATCH baseline test cases, no encapsulation, no feature(s) configured in tests.
SCALE
Scale test cases. Other tags specify which quantities are scaled. Also applies if scaling is set on TG only (e.g. DUT works as IP4BASE).
ENCAP
Test cases where encapsulation is used. Use also encapsulation tag(s).
FEATURE
At least one feature is configured in test cases. Use also feature tag(s).
UDP
Tests which use any kind of UDP traffic (STL or ASTF profile).
TCP
Tests which use any kind of TCP traffic (STL or ASTF profile).
TREX
Tests which test trex traffic without any software DUTs in the traffic path.
UDP_UDIR
Tests which use unidirectional UDP traffic (STL profile only).
UDP_BIDIR
Tests which use bidirectional UDP traffic (STL profile only).
UDP_CPS
Tests which measure connections per second on minimal UDP pseudoconnections. This implies ASTF traffic profile is used. This tag selects specific output processing in PAL.
TCP_CPS
Tests which measure connections per second on empty TCP connections. This implies ASTF traffic profile is used. This tag selects specific output processing in PAL.
TCP_RPS
Tests which measure requests per second on empty TCP connections. This implies ASTF traffic profile is used. This tag selects specific output processing in PAL.
UDP_PPS
Tests which measure packets per second on lightweight UDP transactions. This implies ASTF traffic profile is used. This tag selects specific output processing in PAL.
TCP_PPS
Tests which measure packets per second on lightweight TCP transactions. This implies ASTF traffic profile is used. This tag selects specific output processing in PAL.
HTTP
Tests which use traffic formed of valid HTTP requests (and responses).
LDP_NGINX
LDP NGINX is un-modified NGINX with VPP via LD_PRELOAD.
NF_DENSITY
Performance tests that measure throughput of multiple VNF and CNF service topologies at different service densities.
NF Service Density Tags
CHAIN
NF service density tests with VNF or CNF service chain topology(ies).
PIPE
NF service density tests with CNF service pipeline topology(ies).
NF_L3FWDIP4
NF service density tests with DPDK l3fwd IPv4 routing as NF workload.
NF_VPPIP4
NF service density tests with VPP IPv4 routing as NF workload.
{r}R{c}C
Service density matrix locator {r}R{c}C, {r}Row denoting number of service instances, {c}Column denoting number of NFs per service instance. {r}=(1,2,4,6,8,10), {c}=(1,2,4,6,8,10).
{n}VM{t}T
Service density {n}VM{t}T, {n}Number of NF Qemu VMs, {t}Number of threads per NF.
{n}DCRt}T
Service density {n}DCR{t}T, {n}Number of NF Docker containers, {t}Number of threads per NF.
{n}_ADDED_CHAINS
{n}Number of chains (or pipelines) added (and/or removed) during RECONF test.
Forwarding Mode Tags
L2BDMACSTAT
VPP L2 bridge-domain, L2 MAC static.
L2BDMACLRN
VPP L2 bridge-domain, L2 MAC learning.
L2XCFWD
VPP L2 point-to-point cross-connect.
IP4FWD
VPP IPv4 routed forwarding.
IP6FWD
VPP IPv6 routed forwarding.
LOADBALANCER_MAGLEV
VPP Load balancer maglev mode.
LOADBALANCER_L3DSR
VPP Load balancer l3dsr mode.
LOADBALANCER_NAT4
VPP Load balancer nat4 mode.
N2N
Mode, where NICs from the same physical server are directly connected with a cable.
Overlay Tags
L2OVRLAY
L2 overlay.
IP4OVRLAY
IPv4 overlay (IPv4 payload).
IP6OVRLAY
IPv6 overlay (IPv6 payload).
Encapsulation Tags
ETH
All test cases with base Ethernet (no encapsulation).
LISP
All test cases with LISP.
LISPGPE
All test cases with LISP-GPE.
LISP_IP4o4
All test cases with LISP_IP4o4.
LISPGPE_IP4o4
All test cases with LISPGPE_IP4o4.
LISPGPE_IP6o4
All test cases with LISPGPE_IP6o4.
LISPGPE_IP4o6
All test cases with LISPGPE_IP4o6.
LISPGPE_IP6o6
All test cases with LISPGPE_IP6o6.
VXLAN
All test cases with Vxlan.
VXLANGPE
All test cases with VXLAN-GPE.
GRE
All test cases with GRE.
GTPU
All test cases with GTPU.
GTPU_HWACCEL
All test cases with GTPU_HWACCEL.
IPSEC
All test cases with IPSEC.
WIREGUARD
All test cases with WIREGUARD.
SRv6
All test cases with Segment routing over IPv6 dataplane.
SRv6_1SID
All SRv6 test cases with single SID.
SRv6_2SID_DECAP
All SRv6 test cases with two SIDs and with decapsulation.
SRv6_2SID_NODECAP
All SRv6 test cases with two SIDs and without decapsulation.
GENEVE
All test cases with GENEVE.
GENEVE_L3MODE
All test cases with GENEVE tunnel in L3 mode.
FLOW
All test cases with FLOW.
FLOW_DIR
All test cases with FLOW_DIR.
FLOW_RSS
All test cases with FLOW_RSS.
NTUPLE
All test cases with NTUPLE.
L2TPV3
All test cases with L2TPV3.
Interface Tags
PHY
All test cases which use physical interface(s).
GSO
All test cases which uses Generic Segmentation Offload.
VHOST
All test cases which uses VHOST.
VHOST_1024
All test cases which uses VHOST DPDK driver with qemu queue size set to 1024.
VIRTIO
All test cases which uses VIRTIO native VPP driver.
VIRTIO_1024
All test cases which uses VIRTIO native VPP driver with qemu queue size set to 1024.
CFS_OPT
All test cases which uses VM with optimised scheduler policy.
TUNTAP
All test cases which uses TUN and TAP.
AFPKT
All test cases which uses AFPKT.
NETMAP
All test cases which uses Netmap.
MEMIF
All test cases which uses Memif.
SINGLE_MEMIF
All test cases which uses only single Memif connection per DUT. One DUT instance is running in container having one physical interface exposed to container.
LBOND
All test cases which uses link bonding (BondEthernet interface).
LBOND_DPDK
All test cases which uses DPDK link bonding.
LBOND_VPP
All test cases which uses VPP link bonding.
LBOND_MODE_XOR
All test cases which uses link bonding with mode XOR.
LBOND_MODE_LACP
All test cases which uses link bonding with mode LACP.
LBOND_LB_L34
All test cases which uses link bonding with load-balance mode l34.
LBOND_{n}L
All test cases which use {n} link(s) for link bonding.
DRV_{d}
All test cases which NIC Driver for DUT is set to {d}. Default is VFIO_PCI. {d}=(AVF, RDMA_CORE, VFIO_PCI, AF_XDP).
TG_DRV_{d}
All test cases which NIC Driver for TG is set to {d}. Default is IGB_UIO. {d}=(RDMA_CORE, IGB_UIO).
RXQ_SIZE_{n}
All test cases which RXQ size (RX descriptors) are set to {n}. Default is 0, which means VPP (API) default.
TXQ_SIZE_{n}
All test cases which TXQ size (TX descriptors) are set to {n}. Default is 0, which means VPP (API) default.
Feature Tags
IACLDST
iACL destination.
ADLALWLIST
ADL allowlist.
NAT44
NAT44 configured and tested.
NAT64
NAT44 configured and tested.
ACL
ACL plugin configured and tested.
IACL
ACL plugin configured and tested on input path.
OACL
ACL plugin configured and tested on output path.
ACL_STATELESS
ACL plugin configured and tested in stateless mode (permit action).
ACL_STATEFUL
ACL plugin configured and tested in stateful mode (permit+reflect action).
ACL1
ACL plugin configured and tested with 1 not-hitting ACE.
ACL10
ACL plugin configured and tested with 10 not-hitting ACEs.
ACL50
ACL plugin configured and tested with 50 not-hitting ACEs.
SRv6_PROXY
SRv6 endpoint to SR-unaware appliance via proxy.
SRv6_PROXY_STAT
SRv6 endpoint to SR-unaware appliance via static proxy.
SRv6_PROXY_DYN
SRv6 endpoint to SR-unaware appliance via dynamic proxy.
SRv6_PROXY_MASQ
SRv6 endpoint to SR-unaware appliance via masquerading proxy.
Encryption Tags
IPSECSW
Crypto in software.
IPSECHW
Crypto in hardware.
IPSECTRAN
IPSec in transport mode.
IPSECTUN
IPSec in tunnel mode.
IPSECINT
IPSec in interface mode.
AES
IPSec using AES algorithms.
AES_128_CBC
IPSec using AES 128 CBC algorithms.
AES_128_GCM
IPSec using AES 128 GCM algorithms.
AES_256_GCM
IPSec using AES 256 GCM algorithms.
HMAC
IPSec using HMAC integrity algorithms.
HMAC_SHA_256
IPSec using HMAC SHA 256 integrity algorithms.
HMAC_SHA_512
IPSec using HMAC SHA 512 integrity algorithms.
SCHEDULER
IPSec using crypto sw scheduler engine.
Client-Workload Tags
VM
All test cases which use at least one virtual machine.
LXC
All test cases which use Linux container and LXC utils.
DRC
All test cases which use at least one Docker container.
DOCKER
All test cases which use Docker as container manager.
APP
All test cases with specific APP use.
Container Orchestration Tags
{n}VSWITCH
{n} VPP running in {n} Docker container(s) acting as a VSWITCH. {n}=(1).
{n}VNF
{n} VPP running in {n} Docker container(s) acting as a VNF work load. {n}=(1).
Multi-Threading Tags
STHREAD
Dynamic tag. All test cases using single poll mode thread.
MTHREAD
- Dynamic tag.
All test cases using more then one poll mode driver thread.
{n}NUMA
All test cases with packet processing on {n} socket(s). {n}=(1,2).
{c}C
{c} worker thread pinned to {c} dedicated physical core; or if HyperThreading is enabled, {c}*2 worker threads each pinned to a separate logical core within 1 dedicated physical core. Main thread pinned to core 1. {t}=(1,2,4).
{t}T{c}C
- Dynamic tag.
{t} worker threads pinned to {c} dedicated physical cores. Main thread pinned to core 1. By default CSIT is configuring same amount of receive queues per interface as worker threads. {t}=(1,2,4,8), {t}=(1,2,4).