-Introduction
-============
+Report Structure
+================
FD.io |csit-release| report contains system performance and functional
testing data of |vpp-release|. `PDF version of this report`_ is
- **Test Scenarios Overview**: A brief overview of test scenarios
covered in this report.
- **Physical Testbeds**: Description of physical testbeds.
- - **Performance Test Methodology**: Benchmarking test methodologies.
+ - **Test Methodology**: Performance benchmarking and functional test
+ methodologies.
#. VPP PERFORMANCE: VPP performance tests executed in physical
FD.io testbeds.
- **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.
- **Speedup Multi-Core**: NDR, PDR throughput multi-core speedup
graphs based on results from test job executions.
- - **HTTP/TCP Performance**: HTTP/TCP VPP test server performance
- graphs.
+ - **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
+ - **Documentation**: Pointers to CSIT source code documentation for VPP
performance tests.
#. DPDK PERFORMANCE: DPDK performance tests executed in physical
- **Documentation**: Pointers to CSIT source code documentation for
DPDK performance tests.
-#. VPP FUNCTIONAL: VPP functional tests executed in virtual FD.io
- testbeds.
+#. 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-release|, added tests,
environment or methodology changes, known issues.
- - **Test Environment**: Functional test environment configuration.
+ - **Integration Tests**: Functional test environment configuration.
- **Documentation**: Pointers to CSIT source code documentation for
VPP functional tests.
-#. HONEYCOMBE FUNCTIONAL: Honeycomb functional tests executed in
- virtual FD.io testbeds.
-
- - **Overview**: Tested virtual topologies, test coverage and naming
- specifics;
- - **Release Notes**: Changes in |csit-release|, known issues.
- - **Test Environment**: Functional test environment configuration.
- - **Documentation**: Pointers to CSIT source code documentation for
- Honeycomb functional tests.
-
-#. NSH_SFC FUNCTIONAL: NSH_SFC functional tests executed in
- virtual FD.io testbeds.
-
- - **Overview**: Tested virtual topologies, test coverage and naming
- specifics;
- - **Release Notes**: Changes in |csit-release|, known issues.
- - **Test Environment**: Functional test environment configuration.
- - **Documentation**: Pointers to CSIT source code documentation for
- NSH_SFC functional tests.
-
-#. 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-release|, known issues.
- - **Test Environment**: Functional test environment configuration.
- - **Documentation**: Pointers to CSIT source code documentation for
- DMM functional tests.
-
#. 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.
- - **NSH_SFC Functional**: Detailed nsh-plugin functional results.
- - **DMM Functional**: Detailed DMM functional results.
#. TEST CONFIGURATION: VPP DUT configuration data based on VPP API
Test (VAT) Commands History auto-generated from CSIT test job
- **VPP Performance NDR/PDR**: Configuration data.
- **VPP Performance MRR**: Configuration data.
- - **VPP K8s Container Memif**: Configuration data.
- - **VPP Functional**: Configuration data.
#. TEST OPERATIONAL DATA: VPP DUT operational data auto-generated
from CSIT test job executions using RFoutput files as sources.