Overview
========
+VPP performance test results are reported for all three physical testbed
+types present in FD.io labs: 3-Node Xeon Haswell (3n-hsw), 3-Node Xeon
+Skylake (3n-skx), 2-Node Xeon Skylake (2n-skx) and installed NIC models.
For description of physical testbeds used for VPP performance tests
-please refer to :ref:`physical_testbeds`.
+please refer to :ref:`tested_physical_topologies`.
+
+.. _tested_logical_topologies:
Logical Topologies
------------------
CSIT VPP performance tests are executed on physical testbeds described
-in :ref:`physical_testbeds`. Based on the packet path thru server SUTs,
-three distinct logical topology types are used for VPP DUT data plane
-testing:
+in :ref:`tested_physical_topologies`. Based on the packet path thru
+server SUTs, three distinct logical topology types are used for VPP DUT
+data plane testing:
#. NIC-to-NIC switching topologies.
#. VM service switching topologies.
.. raw:: latex
\begin{figure}[H]
- \centering
- \includesvg[width=0.90\textwidth]{../_tmp/src/vpp_performance_tests/logical-2n-nic2nic}
- \label{fig:logical-2n-nic2nic}
+ \centering
+ \graphicspath{{../_tmp/src/vpp_performance_tests/}}
+ \includegraphics[width=0.90\textwidth]{logical-2n-nic2nic}
+ \label{fig:logical-2n-nic2nic}
\end{figure}
.. only:: html
.. raw:: latex
\begin{figure}[H]
- \centering
- \includesvg[width=0.90\textwidth]{../_tmp/src/vpp_performance_tests/logical-3n-nic2nic}
- \label{fig:logical-3n-nic2nic}
+ \centering
+ \graphicspath{{../_tmp/src/vpp_performance_tests/}}
+ \includegraphics[width=0.90\textwidth]{logical-3n-nic2nic}
+ \label{fig:logical-3n-nic2nic}
\end{figure}
.. only:: html
VM service switching topology test cases require VPP DUT to communicate
with Virtual Machines (VMs) over vhost-user virtual interfaces.
-Two types of VM service topologies are tested in CSIT |release|:
+Two types of VM service topologies are tested in |csit-release|:
#. "Parallel" topology with packets flowing within SUT from NIC(s) via
VPP DUT to VM, back to VPP DUT, then out thru NIC(s).
.. raw:: latex
\begin{figure}[H]
- \centering
- \includesvg[width=0.90\textwidth]{../_tmp/src/vpp_performance_tests/logical-2n-vm-vhost}
- \label{fig:logical-2n-vm-vhost}
+ \centering
+ \graphicspath{{../_tmp/src/vpp_performance_tests/}}
+ \includegraphics[width=0.90\textwidth]{logical-2n-vm-vhost}
+ \label{fig:logical-2n-vm-vhost}
\end{figure}
.. only:: html
.. raw:: latex
\begin{figure}[H]
- \centering
- \includesvg[width=0.90\textwidth]{../_tmp/src/vpp_performance_tests/logical-3n-vm-vhost}
- \label{fig:logical-3n-vm-vhost}
+ \centering
+ \graphicspath{{../_tmp/src/vpp_performance_tests/}}
+ \includegraphics[width=0.90\textwidth]{logical-3n-vm-vhost}
+ \label{fig:logical-3n-vm-vhost}
\end{figure}
.. only:: html
Container service switching topology test cases require VPP DUT to
communicate with Containers (Ctrs) over memif virtual interfaces.
-Three types of VM service topologies are tested in CSIT |release|:
+Three types of VM service topologies are tested in |csit-release|:
#. "Parallel" topology with packets flowing within SUT from NIC(s) via
VPP DUT to Container, back to VPP DUT, then out thru NIC(s).
.. raw:: latex
\begin{figure}[H]
- \centering
- \includesvg[width=0.90\textwidth]{../_tmp/src/vpp_performance_tests/logical-2n-container-memif}
- \label{fig:logical-2n-container-memif}
+ \centering
+ \graphicspath{{../_tmp/src/vpp_performance_tests/}}
+ \includegraphics[width=0.90\textwidth]{logical-2n-container-memif}
+ \label{fig:logical-2n-container-memif}
\end{figure}
.. only:: html
.. raw:: latex
\begin{figure}[H]
- \centering
- \includesvg[width=0.90\textwidth]{../_tmp/src/vpp_performance_tests/logical-3n-container-memif}
- \label{fig:logical-3n-container-memif}
+ \centering
+ \graphicspath{{../_tmp/src/vpp_performance_tests/}}
+ \includegraphics[width=0.90\textwidth]{logical-3n-container-memif}
+ \label{fig:logical-3n-container-memif}
\end{figure}
.. only:: html
regardless of packet loss. Maximum load for specified Ethernet frame
size is set to the bi-directional link rate.
-CSIT |release| includes following performance test areas covered across
-a range of NIC drivers and NIC models:
+|csit-release| includes following VPP data plane functionality
+performance tested across a range of NIC drivers and NIC models:
+-----------------------+----------------------------------------------+
-| Test Area | Description |
+| Functionality | Description |
+=======================+==============================================+
| ACL | L2 Bridge-Domain switching and |
| | IPv4and IPv6 routing with iACL and oACL IP |
| VPP TCP/IP stack | Tests of VPP TCP/IP stack used with VPP |
| | built-in HTTP server. |
+-----------------------+----------------------------------------------+
+| VTS | Virtual Topology System use case tests |
+| | combining VXLAN overlay tunneling with L2BD, |
+| | ACL and KVM VM vhost-user features. |
++-----------------------+----------------------------------------------+
| VXLAN | VXLAN overlay tunnelling integration with |
| | L2XC and L2BD. |
+-----------------------+----------------------------------------------+
Performance Tests Naming
------------------------
-FD.io CSIT |release| follows a common structured naming convention for
-all performance and system functional tests, introduced in CSIT rls1701.
+FD.io |csit-release| follows a common structured naming convention for
+all performance and system functional tests, introduced in CSIT-17.01.
The naming should be intuitive for majority of the tests. Complete
description of FD.io CSIT test naming convention is provided on