IPSec Crypto HW: IP4 Routed-Forwarding
======================================
Following sections include summary graphs of VPP Phy-to-Phy performance with
IPSec encryption used in combination with IPv4 routed-forwarding,
including NDR throughput (zero packet loss) and PDR throughput (<0.5%
packet loss). VPP IPSec encryption is accelerated using DPDK cryptodev
library driving Intel Quick Assist (QAT) crypto PCIe hardware cards.
Performance is reported for VPP running in multiple configurations of
VPP worker thread(s), a.k.a. VPP data plane thread(s), and their
physical CPU core(s) placement.
Results are generated by multiple executions of the same CSIT tests.
In order to display variation in measured throughput values, Box-and-
whisker plots are used to show their quartiles (Min, 1st quartile / 25th
percentile, 2nd quartile / 50th percentile / mean, 3rd quartile / 75th
percentile, Max). Outliers are plotted as individual points.
*Title of each graph* is a regex (regular expression) matching all
throughput test cases plotted on this graph, *X-axis labels* are indices
of individual test suites executed by csit-vpp-perf-1704-all jobs that
created result output files used as data sources for the graph, *Y-axis
labels* are measured Packets Per Second [pps] values, and the *Graph
legend* lists the plotted test suites and their indices.
.. note::
Test results have been generated by FD.io test executor jobs
`csit-vpp-perf-1704-all
`_,
with Robot Framework result files csit-vpp-perf-1704-all-.zip
`archived here <../../_static/archive/>`_
NDR Throughput
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
VPP NDR 64B packet throughput in 1t1c setup (1thread, 1core) is presented
in the graph below.
.. raw:: html
*Figure 1. VPP 1thread 1core - NDR Throughput for Phy-to-Phy IPSEC HW.*
CSIT source code for the test cases used for above plots can be found in CSIT
git repository:
.. code-block:: bash
$ cd $CSIT/tests/perf
$ grep -E "64B-1t1c-.*ipsec.*-ndrdisc" *
40ge2p1xl710-ethip4ipsecscaleip4-ip4base-interfaces-aes-gcm-ndrpdrdisc.robot:| tc01-64B-1t1c-ethip4ipsecscale1ip4-ip4base-interfaces-aes-gcm-ndrdisc
40ge2p1xl710-ethip4ipsecscaleip4-ip4base-interfaces-aes-gcm-ndrpdrdisc.robot:| tc03-64B-1t1c-ethip4ipsecscale1000ip4-ip4base-interfaces-aes-gcm-ndrdisc
40ge2p1xl710-ethip4ipsecscaleip4-ip4base-interfaces-cbc-sha1-ndrpdrdisc.robot:| tc01-64B-1t1c-ethip4ipsecscale1ip4-ip4base-interfaces-cbc-sha1-ndrdisc
40ge2p1xl710-ethip4ipsecscaleip4-ip4base-interfaces-cbc-sha1-ndrpdrdisc.robot:| tc03-64B-1t1c-ethip4ipsecscale1000ip4-ip4base-interfaces-cbc-sha1-ndrdisc
40ge2p1xl710-ethip4ipsecscaleip4-ip4base-tunnels-aes-gcm-ndrpdrdisc.robot:| tc01-64B-1t1c-ethip4ipsecscale1ip4-ip4base-tunnels-aes-gcm-ndrdisc
40ge2p1xl710-ethip4ipsecscaleip4-ip4base-tunnels-aes-gcm-ndrpdrdisc.robot:| tc03-64B-1t1c-ethip4ipsecscale1000ip4-ip4base-tunnels-aes-gcm-ndrdisc
40ge2p1xl710-ethip4ipsecscaleip4-ip4base-tunnels-cbc-sha1-ndrpdrdisc.robot:| tc01-64B-1t1c-ethip4ipsecscale1ip4-ip4base-tunnels-cbc-sha1-ndrdisc
40ge2p1xl710-ethip4ipsecscaleip4-ip4base-tunnels-cbc-sha1-ndrpdrdisc.robot:| tc03-64B-1t1c-ethip4ipsecscale1000ip4-ip4base-tunnels-cbc-sha1-ndrdisc
40ge2p1xl710-ethip4ipsectptlispgpe-ip4base-cbc-sha1-ndrpdrdisc.robot:| tc01-64B-1t1c-ethip4ipsectptlispgpe-ip4base-cbc-sha1-ndrdisc
VPP NDR 64B packet throughput in 2t2c setup (2thread, 2core) is presented
in the graph below.
.. raw:: html
*Figure 2. VPP 2threads 2cores - NDR Throughput for Phy-to-Phy IPSEC HW.*
CSIT source code for the test cases used for above plots can be found in CSIT
git repository:
.. code-block:: bash
$ cd $CSIT/tests/perf
$ grep -E "64B-2t2c-.*ipsec.*-ndrdisc" *
40ge2p1xl710-ethip4ipsecscaleip4-ip4base-interfaces-aes-gcm-ndrpdrdisc.robot:| tc13-64B-2t2c-ethip4ipsecscale1ip4-ip4base-interfaces-aes-gcm-ndrdisc
40ge2p1xl710-ethip4ipsecscaleip4-ip4base-interfaces-aes-gcm-ndrpdrdisc.robot:| tc15-64B-2t2c-ethip4ipsecscale1000ip4-ip4base-interfaces-aes-gcm-ndrdisc
40ge2p1xl710-ethip4ipsecscaleip4-ip4base-interfaces-cbc-sha1-ndrpdrdisc.robot:| tc13-64B-2t2c-ethip4ipsecscale1ip4-ip4base-interfaces-cbc-sha1-ndrdisc
40ge2p1xl710-ethip4ipsecscaleip4-ip4base-interfaces-cbc-sha1-ndrpdrdisc.robot:| tc15-64B-2t2c-ethip4ipsecscale1000ip4-ip4base-interfaces-cbc-sha1-ndrdisc
40ge2p1xl710-ethip4ipsecscaleip4-ip4base-tunnels-aes-gcm-ndrpdrdisc.robot:| tc13-64B-2t2c-ethip4ipsecscale1ip4-ip4base-tunnels-aes-gcm-ndrdisc
40ge2p1xl710-ethip4ipsecscaleip4-ip4base-tunnels-aes-gcm-ndrpdrdisc.robot:| tc15-64B-2t2c-ethip4ipsecscale1000ip4-ip4base-tunnels-aes-gcm-ndrdisc
40ge2p1xl710-ethip4ipsecscaleip4-ip4base-tunnels-cbc-sha1-ndrpdrdisc.robot:| tc13-64B-2t2c-ethip4ipsecscale1ip4-ip4base-tunnels-cbc-sha1-ndrdisc
40ge2p1xl710-ethip4ipsecscaleip4-ip4base-tunnels-cbc-sha1-ndrpdrdisc.robot:| tc15-64B-2t2c-ethip4ipsecscale1000ip4-ip4base-tunnels-cbc-sha1-ndrdisc
40ge2p1xl710-ethip4ipsectptlispgpe-ip4base-cbc-sha1-ndrpdrdisc.robot:| tc07-64B-2t2c-ethip4ipsectptlispgpe-ip4base-cbc-sha1-ndrdisc
PDR Throughput
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
VPP PDR 64B packet throughput in 1t1c setup (1thread, 1core) is presented
in the graph below. PDR measured for 0.5% packet loss ratio.
.. raw:: html
*Figure 3. VPP 1thread 1core - PDR Throughput for Phy-to-Phy IPSEC HW.*
CSIT source code for the test cases used for above plots can be found in CSIT
git repository:
.. code-block:: bash
$ cd $CSIT/tests/perf
$ grep -E "64B-1t1c-.*ipsec.*-pdrdisc" *
40ge2p1xl710-ethip4ipsecscaleip4-ip4base-interfaces-aes-gcm-ndrpdrdisc.robot:| tc02-64B-1t1c-ethip4ipsecscale1ip4-ip4base-interfaces-aes-gcm-pdrdisc
40ge2p1xl710-ethip4ipsecscaleip4-ip4base-interfaces-aes-gcm-ndrpdrdisc.robot:| tc04-64B-1t1c-ethip4ipsecscale1000ip4-ip4base-interfaces-aes-gcm-pdrdisc
40ge2p1xl710-ethip4ipsecscaleip4-ip4base-interfaces-cbc-sha1-ndrpdrdisc.robot:| tc02-64B-1t1c-ethip4ipsecscale1ip4-ip4base-interfaces-cbc-sha1-pdrdisc
40ge2p1xl710-ethip4ipsecscaleip4-ip4base-interfaces-cbc-sha1-ndrpdrdisc.robot:| tc04-64B-1t1c-ethip4ipsecscale1000ip4-ip4base-interfaces-cbc-sha1-pdrdisc
40ge2p1xl710-ethip4ipsecscaleip4-ip4base-tunnels-aes-gcm-ndrpdrdisc.robot:| tc02-64B-1t1c-ethip4ipsecscale1ip4-ip4base-tunnels-aes-gcm-pdrdisc
40ge2p1xl710-ethip4ipsecscaleip4-ip4base-tunnels-aes-gcm-ndrpdrdisc.robot:| tc04-64B-1t1c-ethip4ipsecscale1000ip4-ip4base-tunnels-aes-gcm-pdrdisc
40ge2p1xl710-ethip4ipsecscaleip4-ip4base-tunnels-cbc-sha1-ndrpdrdisc.robot:| tc02-64B-1t1c-ethip4ipsecscale1ip4-ip4base-tunnels-cbc-sha1-pdrdisc
40ge2p1xl710-ethip4ipsecscaleip4-ip4base-tunnels-cbc-sha1-ndrpdrdisc.robot:| tc04-64B-1t1c-ethip4ipsecscale1000ip4-ip4base-tunnels-cbc-sha1-pdrdisc
40ge2p1xl710-ethip4ipsectptlispgpe-ip4base-cbc-sha1-ndrpdrdisc.robot:| tc02-64B-1t1c-ethip4ipsectptlispgpe-ip4base-cbc-sha1-pdrdisc
VPP PDR 64B packet throughput in 2t2c setup (2thread, 2core) is presented
in the graph below. PDR measured for 0.5% packet loss ratio.
.. raw:: html
*Figure 4. VPP 2thread 2core - PDR Throughput for Phy-to-Phy IPSEC HW.*
CSIT source code for the test cases used for above plots can be found in CSIT
git repository:
.. code-block:: bash
$ cd $CSIT/tests/perf
$ grep -E "64B-2t2c-.*ipsec.*-pdrdisc" *
40ge2p1xl710-ethip4ipsecscaleip4-ip4base-interfaces-aes-gcm-ndrpdrdisc.robot:| tc14-64B-2t2c-ethip4ipsecscale1ip4-ip4base-interfaces-aes-gcm-pdrdisc
40ge2p1xl710-ethip4ipsecscaleip4-ip4base-interfaces-aes-gcm-ndrpdrdisc.robot:| tc16-64B-2t2c-ethip4ipsecscale1000ip4-ip4base-interfaces-aes-gcm-pdrdisc
40ge2p1xl710-ethip4ipsecscaleip4-ip4base-interfaces-cbc-sha1-ndrpdrdisc.robot:| tc14-64B-2t2c-ethip4ipsecscale1ip4-ip4base-interfaces-cbc-sha1-pdrdisc
40ge2p1xl710-ethip4ipsecscaleip4-ip4base-interfaces-cbc-sha1-ndrpdrdisc.robot:| tc16-64B-2t2c-ethip4ipsecscale1000ip4-ip4base-interfaces-cbc-sha1-pdrdisc
40ge2p1xl710-ethip4ipsecscaleip4-ip4base-tunnels-aes-gcm-ndrpdrdisc.robot:| tc14-64B-2t2c-ethip4ipsecscale1ip4-ip4base-tunnels-aes-gcm-pdrdisc
40ge2p1xl710-ethip4ipsecscaleip4-ip4base-tunnels-aes-gcm-ndrpdrdisc.robot:| tc16-64B-2t2c-ethip4ipsecscale1000ip4-ip4base-tunnels-aes-gcm-pdrdisc
40ge2p1xl710-ethip4ipsecscaleip4-ip4base-tunnels-cbc-sha1-ndrpdrdisc.robot:| tc14-64B-2t2c-ethip4ipsecscale1ip4-ip4base-tunnels-cbc-sha1-pdrdisc
40ge2p1xl710-ethip4ipsecscaleip4-ip4base-tunnels-cbc-sha1-ndrpdrdisc.robot:| tc16-64B-2t2c-ethip4ipsecscale1000ip4-ip4base-tunnels-cbc-sha1-pdrdisc
40ge2p1xl710-ethip4ipsectptlispgpe-ip4base-cbc-sha1-ndrpdrdisc.robot:| tc08-64B-2t2c-ethip4ipsectptlispgpe-ip4base-cbc-sha1-pdrdisc