X-Git-Url: https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=csit.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=docs%2Freport%2Fintroduction%2Fmethodology_nfv_service_density.rst;h=c5407b5125bacbf1c581c2f08b11ba078fd452e0;hp=23bdac9d7c5ad2a0777547f152a94b7a54f5ad8a;hb=83d6c91ed14a474f3c3bfdd0b7366e772fdd13d5;hpb=a611ee796ea6b224018953c276e67900b212dc44 diff --git a/docs/report/introduction/methodology_nfv_service_density.rst b/docs/report/introduction/methodology_nfv_service_density.rst index 23bdac9d7c..c5407b5125 100644 --- a/docs/report/introduction/methodology_nfv_service_density.rst +++ b/docs/report/introduction/methodology_nfv_service_density.rst @@ -16,18 +16,16 @@ service chain forwarding context(s). In order to provide a most complete picture, each network topology and service configuration is tested in different service density setups by varying two parameters: -- Number of service instances (e.g. 1,2,4..10). -- Number of NFs per service instance (e.g. 1,2,4..10). +- Number of service instances (e.g. 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10). +- Number of NFs per service instance (e.g. 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10). -The initial implementation of NFV service density tests in -|csit-release| is using two NF applications: +Implementation of NFV service density tests in |csit-release| is using two NF +applications: - VNF: VPP of the same version as vswitch running in KVM VM, configured with /8 IPv4 prefix routing. - CNF: VPP of the same version as vswitch running in Docker Container, - configured with /8 IPv4 prefix routing. VPP got chosen as a fast IPv4 NF - application that supports required memif interface (L3fwd does not). This is - similar to all other Container tests in CSIT that use VPP. + configured with /8 IPv4 prefix routing. Tests are designed such that in all tested cases VPP vswitch is the most stressed application, as for each flow vswitch is processing each packet @@ -103,9 +101,8 @@ physical core mapping ratios: - (main:core) = (2:1) => 2mt1c - 2 Main Threads on 1 Core, 1 Thread per NF, core shared between two NFs. - - (data:core) = (2:1) => 1dt1c - 1 Data-plane Threads on 1 Core per - NF. - + - (data:core) = (2:1) => 2dt1c - 2 Data-plane Threads on 1 Core, 1 + Thread per NF, core shared between two NFs. Maximum tested service densities are limited by a number of physical cores per NUMA. |csit-release| allocates cores within NUMA0. Support for