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All CSIT test results listed in this report are sourced and auto-generated
-from output.xml Robot Framework (RF) files resulting from LF FD.io Jenkins
-jobs execution against |vpp-release| release artifacts. References are
-provided to the original LF FD.io Jenkins job results. However, as LF FD.io
-Jenkins infrastructure does not automatically archive all jobs (history record
-is provided for the last 30 days or 40 jobs only), additional references are
-provided to the RF result files that got archived in FD.io nexus online
-storage system.
+from :file:`output.xml` :abbr:`RF (Robot Framework)` files resulting from
+:abbr:`LF (Linux Foundation)` FD.io Jenkins jobs execution against |vpp-release|
+release artifacts. References are provided to the original :abbr:`LF (Linux
+Foundation)` FD.io Jenkins job results. However, as :abbr:`LF (Linux
+Foundation)` FD.io Jenkins infrastructure does not automatically archive all jobs
+(history record is provided for the last 30 days or 40 jobs only), additional
+references are provided to the :abbr:`RF (Robot Framework)` result files that
+got archived in FD.io nexus online storage system.
FD.io CSIT project currently covers multiple FD.io system and sub-system
-testing areas and this is reflected in this report, where each testing area
+testing areas and this is reflected in this report, where each testing area
is listed separately, as follows:
-#. **VPP Performance Tests** - VPP performance tests are executed in physical
+#. **VPP - Performance** - VPP benchmarking tests are executed in physical
FD.io testbeds, focusing on VPP network data plane performance at this stage,
both for Phy-to-Phy (NIC-to-NIC) and Phy-to-VM-to-Phy (NIC-to-VM-to-NIC)
forwarding topologies. Tested across a range of NICs, 10GE and 40GE
interfaces, range of multi-thread and multi-core configurations. VPP
- application runs in host user- mode. TRex is used as a traffic generator.
+ application runs in host user-mode. TRex is used as a traffic generator.
-#. **DPDK Performance Tests** - VPP is using DPDK code to control and drive
- the NICs and physical interfaces. Testpmd tests are used as a baseline to
- profile the DPDK sub-system of VPP. DPDK performance tests executed in
+#. **LXC and Docker Containers VPP memif - Performance** - VPP memif
+ virtual interface tests interconnect multiple VPP instances running in
+ containers. VPP vswitch instance runs in bare-metal user-mode
+ handling Intel x520 NIC 10GbE interfaces and connecting over memif
+ (Master side) virtual interfaces to more instances of VPP running in
+ LXC or in Docker Containers, both with memif virtual interfaces (Slave
+ side). Tested across a range of multi-thread and multi-core
+ configurations. TRex is used as a traffic generator.
+
+#. **Container Topologies Orchestrated by K8s - Performance** - CSIT Container
+ topologies connected over the memif virtual interface (shared memory
+ interface). For these tests VPP vswitch instance runs in a Docker Container
+ handling Intel x520 NIC 10GbE interfaces and connecting over memif (Master
+ side) virtual interfaces to more instances of VPP running in Docker
+ Containers with memif virtual interfaces (Slave side). All containers are
+ orchestrated by Kubernetes, with `Ligato <https://github.com/ligato>`_ for
+ container networking. TRex is used as a traffic generator.
+
+#. **DPDK Performance** - VPP is using DPDK code to control and drive
+ the NICs and physical interfaces. Tests are used as a baseline to
+ profile performance of the DPDK sub-system. DPDK tests are executed in
physical FD.io testbeds, focusing on Testpmd/L3FWD data plane performance for
Phy-to-Phy (NIC-to-NIC). Tests cover a range of NICs, 10GE and 40GE
interfaces, range of multi-thread and multi-core configurations.
Testpmd/L3FWD application runs in host user-mode. TRex is used as a traffic
generator.
-#. **VPP Functional Tests** - VPP functional tests are executed in virtual
+#. **Honeycomb Performance** - Honeycomb performance tests are executed in
+ physical FD.io testbeds, focusing on the performance of Honeycomb management
+ and programming functionality of VPP. Tests cover a range of CRUD operations
+ executed against VPP.
+
+#. **VPP Functional** - VPP functional tests are executed in virtual
FD.io testbeds focusing on VPP packet processing functionality, including
network data plane and in -line control plane. Tests cover vNIC-to-vNIC
vNIC-to-VM-to-vNIC forwarding topologies. Scapy is used as a traffic
generator.
-#. **Honeycomb Functional Tests** - Honeycomb functional tests are executed in
+#. **Honeycomb Functional** - Honeycomb functional tests are executed in
virtual FD.io testbeds, focusing on Honeycomb management and programming
functionality of VPP. Tests cover a range of CRUD operations executed
against VPP.
-#. **Honeycomb Performance Tests** - Honeycomb performance tests are executed in
- physical FD.io testbeds, focusing on the performance of Honeycomb management and programming
- functionality of VPP. Tests cover a range of CRUD operations executed
- against VPP.
-
-#. **NSH_SFC Functional Tests** - NSH_SFC functional tests are executed in
+#. **NSH_SFC Functional** - NSH_SFC functional tests are executed in
virtual FD.io testbeds focusing on NSH_SFC of VPP. Tests cover a range of
CRUD operations executed against VPP.
and to provide a more complete view of automated testing executed against
|vpp-release|.
-FD.io CSIT system is developed using two main coding platforms: Robot
-Framework (RF) and Python. CSIT |release| source code for the executed test
+FD.io CSIT system is developed using two main coding platforms :abbr:`RF (Robot
+Framework)` and Python. CSIT |release| source code for the executed test
suites is available in CSIT branch |release| in the directory
-"./tests/<name_of_the_test_suite>". A local copy of CSIT source code can be
-obtained by cloning CSIT git repository - "git clone
-https://gerrit.fd.io/r/csit". The CSIT testing virtual environment can be run
+:file:`./tests/<name_of_the_test_suite>`. A local copy of CSIT source code
+can be obtained by cloning CSIT git repository - :command:`git clone
+https://gerrit.fd.io/r/csit`. The CSIT testing virtual environment can be run
on a local computer workstation (laptop, server) using Vagrant by following
the instructions in `CSIT tutorials
<https://wiki.fd.io/view/CSIT#Tutorials>`_.
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