4 FD.io |csit-release| report contains system performance and functional
5 testing data of |vpp-release|. `PDF version of this report`_ is
6 available for download.
8 |csit-release| report is structured as follows:
10 #. INTRODUCTION: General introduction to FD.io |csit-release|.
12 - **Introduction**: This section.
13 - **Test Scenarios Overview**: A brief overview of test scenarios
14 covered in this report.
15 - **Physical Testbeds**: Description of physical testbeds.
16 - **Test Methodology**: Performance benchmarking and functional test
19 #. VPP PERFORMANCE: VPP performance tests executed in physical
22 - **Overview**: Tested logical topologies, test coverage and naming
24 - **Release Notes**: Changes in |csit-release|, added tests,
25 environment or methodology changes, known issues.
26 - **Packet Throughput**: NDR, PDR throughput graphs based on results
27 from repeated same test job executions to verify repeatibility of
29 - **Speedup Multi-Core**: NDR, PDR throughput multi-core speedup
30 graphs based on results from test job executions.
31 - **Packet Latency**: Latency graphs based on results from test job
33 - **Soak Tests**: Long duration soak tests are executed using PLRsearch
35 - **NFV Service Density**: Network Function Virtualization (NFV) service
36 density tests focus on measuring total per server throughput at varied NFV
37 service "packing" densities with vswitch providing host dataplane.
38 - **Comparisons**: Performance comparisons between VPP releases and
39 between different testbed types.
40 - **Throughput Trending**: References to continuous VPP performance
42 - **Test Environment**: Performance test environment configuration.
43 - **Documentation**: Pointers to CSIT source code documentation for VPP
46 #. DPDK PERFORMANCE: DPDK performance tests executed in physical
49 - **Overview**: Tested logical topologies, test coverage.
50 - **Release Notes**: Changes in |csit-release|, known issues.
51 - **Packet Throughput**: NDR, PDR throughput graphs based on results
52 from repeated same test job executions to verify repeatibility of
54 - **Packet Latency**: Latency graphs based on results from test job
56 - **Comparisons**: Performance comparisons between DPDK releases and
57 between different testbed types.
58 - **Throughput Trending**: References to regular DPDK performance
60 - **Test Environment**: Performance test environment configuration.
61 - **Documentation**: Pointers to CSIT source code documentation for
62 DPDK performance tests.
64 #. VPP DEVICE: VPP functional tests executed in physical FD.io
65 testbeds using containers.
67 - **Overview**: Tested virtual topologies, test coverage and naming
69 - **Release Notes**: Changes in |csit-release|, added tests,
70 environment or methodology changes, known issues.
71 - **Integration Tests**: Functional test environment configuration.
72 - **Documentation**: Pointers to CSIT source code documentation for
75 #. DETAILED RESULTS: Detailed result tables auto-generated from CSIT
76 test job executions using RF (Robot Framework) output files as
79 - **VPP Performance NDR/PDR**: VPP NDR/PDR throughput and latency.
80 - **VPP Performance MRR**: VPP MRR throughput.
81 - **DPDK Performance**: DPDK Testpmd and L3fwd NDR/PDR throughput
84 #. TEST CONFIGURATION: VPP DUT configuration data based on VPP API
85 Test (VAT) Commands History auto-generated from CSIT test job
86 executions using RF output files as sources.
88 - **VPP Performance NDR/PDR**: Configuration data.
89 - **VPP Performance MRR**: Configuration data.
91 #. TEST OPERATIONAL DATA: VPP DUT operational data auto-generated
92 from CSIT test job executions using RFoutput files as sources.
94 - **VPP Performance NDR/PDR**: VPP `show run` outputs under test
97 #. CSIT FRAMEWORK DOCUMENTATION: Description of the overall FD.io
100 - **Design**: Framework modular design hierarchy.
101 - **Test naming**: Test naming convention.
102 - **Presentation and Analytics Layer**: Description of PAL CSIT
104 - **CSIT RF Tags Descriptions**: CSIT RF Tags used for test suite and
105 test case grouping and selection.