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authorpmikus <pmikus@cisco.com>2016-04-20 13:24:11 +0200
committerStefan Kobza <skobza@cisco.com>2016-05-11 11:52:13 +0000
commit10f3b07a5c883e20ef345c8b1c8e24063a50281f (patch)
tree659b4e11dd7d028640538c56d813e5084d870704
parent187868525f59884c74de5a75721594658fa8f4d3 (diff)
Performance IPv6 library and short/long test cases
- JIRA: CSIT-2 - Create IPv6 test cases for long/short/singlethread/multithread performance testing - Create robot KWs for IPv6 performance testing - Add T-Rex IPv6 profile Change-Id: I306d5c894d9b9287bf91929764aeb1c7083d802c Signed-off-by: pmikus <pmikus@cisco.com> Signed-off-by: Peter Mikus <pmikus@cisco.com>
-rwxr-xr-xbootstrap-verify-perf.sh6
-rw-r--r--resources/libraries/python/IPv6Setup.py21
-rw-r--r--resources/libraries/python/TrafficGenerator.py13
-rw-r--r--resources/libraries/robot/performance.robot36
-rw-r--r--resources/templates/vat/add_ip_neighbor.vat2
-rwxr-xr-xresources/tools/t-rex/t-rex-stateless.py123
-rw-r--r--tests/suites/performance/long_ipv6.robot214
-rw-r--r--tests/suites/performance/short_ipv6.robot138
8 files changed, 539 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/bootstrap-verify-perf.sh b/bootstrap-verify-perf.sh
index 26ec3f53d5..a60b18d2f6 100755
--- a/bootstrap-verify-perf.sh
+++ b/bootstrap-verify-perf.sh
@@ -133,6 +133,12 @@ case "$TEST_TAG" in
-s performance.long_ipv4 \
tests/
;;
+ PERFTEST_LONG_IPV6 )
+ pybot -L TRACE \
+ -v TOPOLOGY_PATH:${WORKING_TOPOLOGY} \
+ -s performance.long_ipv6 \
+ tests/
+ ;;
PERFTEST_LONG_XCONNECT )
pybot -L TRACE \
-v TOPOLOGY_PATH:${WORKING_TOPOLOGY} \
diff --git a/resources/libraries/python/IPv6Setup.py b/resources/libraries/python/IPv6Setup.py
index c016423f32..6b5d8a5f66 100644
--- a/resources/libraries/python/IPv6Setup.py
+++ b/resources/libraries/python/IPv6Setup.py
@@ -210,6 +210,27 @@ class IPv6Setup(object):
sw_if_index=sw_if_index,
state='admin-down')
+
+ @staticmethod
+ def vpp_set_ipv6_neighbor(node, interface, ipaddr, macaddr):
+ """Set IPv6 neighbor.
+
+ :param node: VPP node.
+ :param interface: Interface name.
+ :param ip_address: IPv6 address.
+ :param mac_address: mac address.
+ :type node: dict
+ :type interface: str
+ :type ip_address: str
+ :type mac_address: str
+ """
+ sw_if_index = Topology.get_interface_sw_index(node, interface)
+ VatExecutor.cmd_from_template(node,
+ 'add_ip_neighbor.vat',
+ sw_if_index=sw_if_index,
+ ip_address=ipaddr,
+ mac_address=macaddr)
+
@staticmethod
def vpp_ra_suppress_link_layer(node, interface):
"""Suppress ICMPv6 router advertisement message for link scope address.
diff --git a/resources/libraries/python/TrafficGenerator.py b/resources/libraries/python/TrafficGenerator.py
index adc22b3de6..b125a0b53d 100644
--- a/resources/libraries/python/TrafficGenerator.py
+++ b/resources/libraries/python/TrafficGenerator.py
@@ -236,6 +236,19 @@ class TrafficGenerator(object):
"--p{4}_dst_start_ip 10.10.10.2'".\
format(duration, rate, framesize, _p0, _p1),\
timeout=int(duration)+60)
+ elif traffic_type in ["3-node-IPv6"]:
+ (ret, stdout, stderr) = ssh.exec_command(
+ "sh -c '/tmp/openvpp-testing/resources/tools/t-rex/"
+ "t-rex-stateless.py "
+ "-d {0} -r {1} -s {2} -6 "
+ "--p{3}_src_start_ip 2001:1::2 "
+ "--p{3}_src_end_ip 2001:1::FE "
+ "--p{3}_dst_start_ip 2001:2::2 "
+ "--p{4}_src_start_ip 2001:2::2 "
+ "--p{4}_src_end_ip 2001:2::FE "
+ "--p{4}_dst_start_ip 2001:1::2'".\
+ format(duration, rate, framesize, _p0, _p1),\
+ timeout=int(duration)+60)
else:
raise NotImplementedError('Unsupported traffic type')
diff --git a/resources/libraries/robot/performance.robot b/resources/libraries/robot/performance.robot
index a2c8acde27..d43073d30d 100644
--- a/resources/libraries/robot/performance.robot
+++ b/resources/libraries/robot/performance.robot
@@ -12,14 +12,18 @@
# limitations under the License.
*** Settings ***
+| Library | resources.libraries.python.topology.Topology
+| Library | resources.libraries.python.NodePath
+| Library | resources.libraries.python.InterfaceUtil
+| Library | resources.libraries.python.TrafficGenerator
+| Library | resources.libraries.python.TrafficGenerator.TGDropRateSearchImpl
| Resource | resources/libraries/robot/default.robot
| Resource | resources/libraries/robot/interfaces.robot
+| Resource | resources/libraries/robot/counters.robot
+| Resource | resources/libraries/robot/bridge_domain.robot
| Resource | resources/libraries/robot/l2_xconnect.robot
| Resource | resources/libraries/robot/ipv4.robot
-| Resource | resources/libraries/robot/bridge_domain.robot
-| Resource | resources/libraries/robot/counters.robot
-| Library | resources.libraries.python.TrafficGenerator
-| Library | resources.libraries.python.TrafficGenerator.TGDropRateSearchImpl
+| Resource | resources/libraries/robot/ipv6.robot
| Documentation | Performance suite keywords
*** Keywords ***
@@ -95,6 +99,29 @@
| | dut2_v4.set_route | 10.10.10.0 | 24 | 1.1.1.1 | ${dut2_if1}
| | All Vpp Interfaces Ready Wait | ${nodes}
+| IPv6 forwarding initialized in a 3-node circular topology
+| | [Documentation] | Custom setup of IPv6 topology on all DUT nodes
+| | ${prefix}= | Set Variable | 64
+| | ${tg1_if1_mac}= | Get Interface MAC | ${tg} | ${tg_if1}
+| | ${tg1_if2_mac}= | Get Interface MAC | ${tg} | ${tg_if2}
+| | ${dut1_if2_mac}= | Get Interface MAC | ${dut1} | ${dut1_if2}
+| | ${dut2_if1_mac}= | Get Interface MAC | ${dut2} | ${dut1_if1}
+| | VPP Set If IPv6 Addr | ${dut1} | ${dut1_if1} | 2001:1::1 | ${prefix}
+| | VPP Set If IPv6 Addr | ${dut1} | ${dut1_if2} | 2001:3::1 | ${prefix}
+| | VPP Set If IPv6 Addr | ${dut2} | ${dut2_if1} | 2001:3::2 | ${prefix}
+| | VPP Set If IPv6 Addr | ${dut2} | ${dut2_if2} | 2001:2::1 | ${prefix}
+| | Vpp nodes ra suppress link layer | ${nodes}
+| | Vpp set IPv6 neighbor | ${dut1} | ${dut1_if1} | 2001:1::2
+| | ... | ${tg1_if1_mac}
+| | Vpp set IPv6 neighbor | ${dut2} | ${dut2_if2} | 2001:2::2
+| | ... | ${tg1_if2_mac}
+| | Vpp set IPv6 neighbor | ${dut1} | ${dut1_if2} | 2001:3::2
+| | ... | ${dut2_if1_mac}
+| | Vpp set IPv6 neighbor | ${dut2} | ${dut2_if1} | 2001:3::1
+| | ... | ${dut1_if2_mac}
+| | Vpp Route Add | ${dut1} | 2001:2::0 | ${prefix} | 2001:3::2 | ${dut1_if2}
+| | Vpp Route Add | ${dut2} | 2001:1::0 | ${prefix} | 2001:3::1 | ${dut2_if1}
+
| L2 xconnect initialized in a 3-node circular topology
| | [Documentation] | Custom setup of L2 xconnect topology
| | L2 setup xconnect on DUT | ${dut1} | ${dut1_if1} | ${dut1_if2}
@@ -150,6 +177,7 @@
| | ... | ${topology_type} | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
| | Set Duration | 60
| | Set Search Rate Boundaries | ${max_rate} | ${min_rate}
+| | Set Search Frame Size | ${framesize}
| | Set Search Rate Type pps
| | Set Binary Convergence Threshold | ${threshold}
| | Binary Search | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${topology_type}
diff --git a/resources/templates/vat/add_ip_neighbor.vat b/resources/templates/vat/add_ip_neighbor.vat
index e8587b28ca..cbea0e14a6 100644
--- a/resources/templates/vat/add_ip_neighbor.vat
+++ b/resources/templates/vat/add_ip_neighbor.vat
@@ -1 +1 @@
-ip_neighbor_add_del sw_if_index {sw_if_index} dst {ip_address} mac {mac_address} \ No newline at end of file
+ip_neighbor_add_del sw_if_index {sw_if_index} dst {ip_address} mac {mac_address}
diff --git a/resources/tools/t-rex/t-rex-stateless.py b/resources/tools/t-rex/t-rex-stateless.py
index d32fd96dd7..97ccc97304 100755
--- a/resources/tools/t-rex/t-rex-stateless.py
+++ b/resources/tools/t-rex/t-rex-stateless.py
@@ -42,7 +42,9 @@ Functionality:
"""
import json
+import socket
import string
+import struct
import sys, getopt
sys.path.insert(0, "/opt/trex-core-2.00/scripts/automation/"+\
@@ -51,11 +53,11 @@ from trex_stl_lib.api import *
def generate_payload(length):
- """Generate random payload.
+ """Generate payload.
:param length: Length of payload.
:type length: int
- :return: Payload filled with random chars.
+ :return: Payload filled with chars.
:rtype string
"""
@@ -66,6 +68,38 @@ def generate_payload(length):
return word
+
+def get_start_end_ipv6(start_ip, end_ip):
+ """Get start and end host from IPv6 as integer.
+
+ :param start_ip: Start IPv6.
+ :param end_ip: End IPv6.
+ :type start_ip: string
+ :type end_ip: string
+ :return: Start host, end host.
+ :rtype int
+ """
+
+ try:
+ ip1 = socket.inet_pton(socket.AF_INET6, start_ip)
+ ip2 = socket.inet_pton(socket.AF_INET6, end_ip)
+
+ hi1, lo1 = struct.unpack('!QQ', ip1)
+ hi2, lo2 = struct.unpack('!QQ', ip2)
+
+ if ((hi1 << 64) | lo1) > ((hi2 << 64) | lo2):
+ print "IPv6: start_ip is greater then end_ip"
+ sys.exit(2)
+
+ max_p1 = abs(int(lo1) - int(lo2)) + 1
+ base_p1 = lo1
+ except AddressValueError as ex_error:
+ print ex_error
+ sys.exit(2)
+
+ return base_p1, max_p1
+
+
def create_packets(traffic_options, frame_size=64):
"""Create two IP packets to be used in stream.
@@ -103,7 +137,6 @@ def create_packets(traffic_options, frame_size=64):
STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="src", pkt_offset="IP.src"),
STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP"),
], split_by_field="src")
-
# The following code applies raw instructions to packet (IP src increment).
# It splits the generated traffic by "ip_src" variable to cores and fix
# IPv4 header checksum.
@@ -116,12 +149,73 @@ def create_packets(traffic_options, frame_size=64):
], split_by_field="src")
pkt_a = STLPktBuilder(pkt=base_pkt_a/generate_payload(
+ fsize_no_fcs-len(base_pkt_a)), vm=vm1)
+ pkt_b = STLPktBuilder(pkt=base_pkt_b/generate_payload(
+ fsize_no_fcs-len(base_pkt_b)), vm=vm2)
+
+ return(pkt_a, pkt_b)
+
+
+def create_packets_v6(traffic_options, frame_size=78):
+ """Create two IPv6 packets to be used in stream.
+
+ :param traffic_options: Parameters for packets.
+ :param frame_size: Size of L2 frame.
+ :type traffic_options: List
+ :type frame_size: int
+ :return: Packet instances.
+ :rtype STLPktBuilder
+ """
+
+ if frame_size < 78:
+ print "Packet min. size is 78B"
+ sys.exit(2)
+
+ fsize_no_fcs = frame_size - 4 # no FCS
+
+ p1_src_start_ip = traffic_options['p1_src_start_ip']
+ p1_src_end_ip = traffic_options['p1_src_end_ip']
+ p1_dst_start_ip = traffic_options['p1_dst_start_ip']
+ p2_src_start_ip = traffic_options['p2_src_start_ip']
+ p2_src_end_ip = traffic_options['p2_src_end_ip']
+ p2_dst_start_ip = traffic_options['p2_dst_start_ip']
+
+ base_p1, max_p1 = get_start_end_ipv6(p1_src_start_ip, p1_src_end_ip)
+ base_p2, max_p2 = get_start_end_ipv6(p2_src_start_ip, p2_src_end_ip)
+
+ base_pkt_a = Ether()/IPv6(src=p1_src_start_ip, dst=p1_dst_start_ip)
+ base_pkt_b = Ether()/IPv6(src=p2_src_start_ip, dst=p2_dst_start_ip)
+
+ # The following code applies raw instructions to packet (IP src increment).
+ # It splits the generated traffic by "ip_src" variable to cores
+ vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="ipv6_src",
+ min_value=base_p1,
+ max_value=max_p1+base_p1,
+ size=8, op="inc"),
+ STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="ipv6_src", pkt_offset="IPv6.src",
+ offset_fixup=8)
+ ]
+ , split_by_field="ipv6_src")
+
+ # The following code applies raw instructions to packet (IP src increment).
+ # It splits the generated traffic by "ip_src" variable to cores
+ vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="ipv6_src",
+ min_value=base_p2,
+ max_value=max_p2+base_p2,
+ size=8, op="inc"),
+ STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="ipv6_src", pkt_offset="IPv6.src",
+ offset_fixup=8)
+ ]
+ , split_by_field="ipv6_src")
+
+ pkt_a = STLPktBuilder(pkt=base_pkt_a/generate_payload(
max(0, fsize_no_fcs-len(base_pkt_a))), vm=vm1)
pkt_b = STLPktBuilder(pkt=base_pkt_b/generate_payload(
max(0, fsize_no_fcs-len(base_pkt_b))), vm=vm2)
return(pkt_a, pkt_b)
+
def simple_burst(pkt_a, pkt_b, duration=10, rate="1mpps", warmup_time=5):
"""Run the traffic with specific parameters.
@@ -159,7 +253,6 @@ def simple_burst(pkt_a, pkt_b, duration=10, rate="1mpps", warmup_time=5):
isg=10.0,
mode=STLTXCont(pps=100))
-
# connect to server
client.connect()
@@ -174,7 +267,7 @@ def simple_burst(pkt_a, pkt_b, duration=10, rate="1mpps", warmup_time=5):
if warmup_time is not None:
client.clear_stats()
client.start(ports=[0, 1], mult=rate, duration=warmup_time)
- client.wait_on_traffic(ports=[0, 1], timeout=(duration+30))
+ client.wait_on_traffic(ports=[0, 1], timeout=(warmup_time+30))
stats = client.get_stats()
print stats
print "#####warmup statistics#####"
@@ -189,6 +282,10 @@ def simple_burst(pkt_a, pkt_b, duration=10, rate="1mpps", warmup_time=5):
# clear the stats before injecting
client.clear_stats()
+ total_rcvd = 0
+ total_sent = 0
+ lost_a = 0
+ lost_b = 0
# choose rate and start traffic
client.start(ports=[0, 1], mult=rate, duration=duration)
@@ -227,6 +324,7 @@ def print_help():
print "args: [-h] -d <duration> -s <size of frame in bytes>"+\
" [-r] <traffic rate with unit: %, mpps> "+\
+ " [-6] Use of ipv6 "+\
"--p1_src_mac <port1_src_mac> "+\
"--p1_dst_mac <port1_dst_mac> "+\
"--p1_src_start_ip <port1_src_start_ip> "+\
@@ -240,6 +338,7 @@ def print_help():
"--p2_dst_start_ip <port2_dst_start_ip> "+\
"--p2_dst_end_ip <port2_dst_end_ip>"
+
def print_error(msg):
"""Print error message on stderr.
@@ -258,9 +357,10 @@ def main(argv):
_frame_size = 64
_rate = '1mpps'
_traffic_options = {}
+ _use_ipv6 = False
try:
- opts, _ = getopt.getopt(argv, "hd:s:r:o:",
+ opts, _ = getopt.getopt(argv, "hd:s:r:6o:",
["help",
"p1_src_mac=",
"p1_dst_mac=",
@@ -287,6 +387,8 @@ def main(argv):
_frame_size = int(arg)
elif opt == '-r':
_rate = arg
+ elif opt == '-6':
+ _use_ipv6 = True
elif opt.startswith("--p"):
_traffic_options[opt[2:]] = arg
@@ -296,11 +398,14 @@ def main(argv):
print_help()
sys.exit(1)
- pkt_a, pkt_b = create_packets(_traffic_options,
- frame_size=_frame_size)
+ if _use_ipv6:
+ pkt_a, pkt_b = create_packets_v6(_traffic_options,
+ frame_size=_frame_size)
+ else:
+ pkt_a, pkt_b = create_packets(_traffic_options,
+ frame_size=_frame_size)
simple_burst(pkt_a, pkt_b, duration=_duration, rate=_rate)
if __name__ == "__main__":
main(sys.argv[1:])
-
diff --git a/tests/suites/performance/long_ipv6.robot b/tests/suites/performance/long_ipv6.robot
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..af7faaebbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/suites/performance/long_ipv6.robot
@@ -0,0 +1,214 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2016 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+*** Settings ***
+| Resource | resources/libraries/robot/performance.robot
+| Force Tags | 3_NODE_SINGLE_LINK_TOPO | PERFTEST | HW_ENV | PERFTEST_LONG
+| Suite Setup | 3-node Performance Suite Setup | L3
+| Suite Teardown | 3-node Performance Suite Teardown
+| Test Setup | Setup all DUTs before test
+| Test Teardown | Run Keyword | Show statistics on all DUTs
+| Documentation | *Throughput search suite (based on RFC2544).*
+| ...
+| ... | Test suite uses 3-node topology TG - DUT1 - DUT2 - TG, with one link
+| ... | between nodes. Traffic profile contain 2 L3 streams (1 stream per
+| ... | direction). Packets contain Ethernet header, IPv6 header, and random
+| ... | payload. Ethernet header MAC addresses are matching MAC addresses
+| ... | of the TG node.
+
+*** Test Cases ***
+| Find NDR by using RFC2544 linear search and 78B frames through IPv6 forwarding in 3-node topology
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | Find throughput with non drop rate for 78B frames by using
+| | ... | linear search starting at 4.0Mpps, stepping down with step of 0.1Mpps
+| | [Tags] | 1_THREAD_NOHTT_RSS_1 | SINGLE_THREAD
+| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | 78
+| | ${start_rate}= | Set Variable | 4000000
+| | ${step_rate}= | Set Variable | 100000
+| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | 100000
+| | ${max_rate}= | Set Variable | 14880952
+| | Given Setup '1' worker threads and rss '1' without HTT on all DUTs
+| | And IPv6 forwarding initialized in a 3-node circular topology
+| | Then Find NDR using linear search and pps | ${framesize} | ${start_rate}
+| | ... | ${step_rate} | 3-node-IPv6
+| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
+
+| Find NDR by using RFC2544 linear search and 1518B frames through IPv6 forwarding in 3-node topology
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | Find throughput with non drop rate for 1518B frames by using
+| | ... | linear search starting at 812,743pps, stepping down with step of
+| | ... | 10,000pps
+| | [Tags] | 1_THREAD_NOHTT_RSS_1 | SINGLE_THREAD
+| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | 1518
+| | ${start_rate}= | Set Variable | 812743
+| | ${step_rate}= | Set Variable | 10000
+| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | 10000
+| | ${max_rate}= | Set Variable | 812743
+| | Given Setup '1' worker threads and rss '1' without HTT on all DUTs
+| | And IPv6 forwarding initialized in a 3-node circular topology
+| | Then Find NDR using linear search and pps | ${framesize} | ${start_rate}
+| | ... | ${step_rate} | 3-node-IPv6
+| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
+
+| Find NDR by using RFC2544 linear search and 9000B frames through IPv6 forwarding in 3-node topology
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | Find throughput with non drop rate for 9000B frames by using
+| | ... | linear search starting at 138,580pps, stepping down with step of
+| | ... | 5,000pps
+| | [Tags] | 1_THREAD_NOHTT_RSS_1 | SINGLE_THREAD
+| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | 9000
+| | ${start_rate}= | Set Variable | 138580
+| | ${step_rate}= | Set Variable | 5000
+| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | 5000
+| | ${max_rate}= | Set Variable | 138580
+| | Given Setup '1' worker threads and rss '1' without HTT on all DUTs
+| | And IPv6 forwarding initialized in a 3-node circular topology
+| | Then Find NDR using linear search and pps | ${framesize} | ${start_rate}
+| | ... | ${step_rate} | 3-node-IPv6
+| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
+
+| Find NDR with 2 cores and rss 1 by using RFC2544 linear search and 78B frames through IPv6 forwarding in 3-node topology
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | Find throughput on 2 cores with non drop rate for 78B frames by using
+| | ... | linear search starting at 7.8Mpps, stepping down with step of 0.1Mpps
+| | [Tags] | 2_THREAD_NOHTT_RSS_1 | MULTI_THREAD
+| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | 78
+| | ${start_rate}= | Set Variable | 7800000
+| | ${step_rate}= | Set Variable | 100000
+| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | 100000
+| | ${max_rate}= | Set Variable | 14880952
+| | Given Setup '2' worker threads and rss '1' without HTT on all DUTs
+| | And IPv6 forwarding initialized in a 3-node circular topology
+| | Then Find NDR using linear search and pps | ${framesize} | ${start_rate}
+| | ... | ${step_rate} | 3-node-IPv6
+| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
+
+| Find NDR with 2 cores and rss 1 by using RFC2544 linear search and 1518B frames through IPv6 forwarding in 3-node topology
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | Find throughput on 2 cores with non drop rate for 1518B frames by
+| | ... | using linear search starting at 812,743pps, stepping down with step
+| | ... | of 10.000pps
+| | [Tags] | 2_THREAD_NOHTT_RSS_1 | MULTI_THREAD
+| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | 1518
+| | ${start_rate}= | Set Variable | 812743
+| | ${step_rate}= | Set Variable | 10000
+| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | 10000
+| | ${max_rate}= | Set Variable | 812743
+| | Given Setup '2' worker threads and rss '1' without HTT on all DUTs
+| | And IPv6 forwarding initialized in a 3-node circular topology
+| | Then Find NDR using linear search and pps | ${framesize} | ${start_rate}
+| | ... | ${step_rate} | 3-node-IPv6
+| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
+
+| Find NDR with 2 cores and rss 1 by using RFC2544 linear search and 9000B frames through IPv6 forwarding in 3-node topology
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | Find throughput on 2 cores with non drop rate for 9000B frames by
+| | ... | using linear search starting at 138,580pps, stepping down with step
+| | ... | of 5,000pps
+| | [Tags] | 2_THREAD_NOHTT_RSS_1 | MULTI_THREAD
+| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | 9000
+| | ${start_rate}= | Set Variable | 138580
+| | ${step_rate}= | Set Variable | 5000
+| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | 5000
+| | ${max_rate}= | Set Variable | 138580
+| | Given Setup '2' worker threads and rss '1' without HTT on all DUTs
+| | And IPv6 forwarding initialized in a 3-node circular topology
+| | Then Find NDR using linear search and pps | ${framesize} | ${start_rate}
+| | ... | ${step_rate} | 3-node-IPv6
+| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
+
+| Find NDR with 4 cores and rss 2 by using RFC2544 linear search and 78B frames through IPv6 forwarding in 3-node topology
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | Find throughput on 4 cores and rss 2 with non drop rate for 78B
+| | ... | frames by using linear search starting at 9.8Mpps, stepping down with
+| | ... | step of 0.1Mpps
+| | [Tags] | 4_THREAD_NOHTT_RSS_2 | MULTI_THREAD
+| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | 78
+| | ${start_rate}= | Set Variable | 9800000
+| | ${step_rate}= | Set Variable | 100000
+| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | 100000
+| | ${max_rate}= | Set Variable | 14880952
+| | Given Setup '4' worker threads and rss '2' without HTT on all DUTs
+| | And IPv6 forwarding initialized in a 3-node circular topology
+| | Then Find NDR using linear search and pps | ${framesize} | ${start_rate}
+| | ... | ${step_rate} | 3-node-IPv6
+| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
+
+| Find NDR with 4 cores and rss 2 by using RFC2544 linear search and 1518B frames through IPv6 forwarding in 3-node topology
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | Find throughput on 4 cores and rss 2 with non drop rate for 1518B
+| | ... | frames by using linear search starting at 812,743pps, stepping down
+| | ... | with step of 10.000pps
+| | [Tags] | 4_THREAD_NOHTT_RSS_2 | MULTI_THREAD
+| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | 1518
+| | ${start_rate}= | Set Variable | 812743
+| | ${step_rate}= | Set Variable | 10000
+| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | 10000
+| | ${max_rate}= | Set Variable | 812743
+| | Given Setup '4' worker threads and rss '2' without HTT on all DUTs
+| | And IPv6 forwarding initialized in a 3-node circular topology
+| | Then Find NDR using linear search and pps | ${framesize} | ${start_rate}
+| | ... | ${step_rate} | 3-node-IPv6
+| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
+
+| Find NDR with 4 cores and rss 2 by using RFC2544 linear search and 9000B frames through IPv6 forwarding in 3-node topology
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | Find throughput on 4 cores and rss 2 with non drop rate for 9000B
+| | ... | frames by using linear search starting at 138,580pps, stepping down
+| | ... | with step of 5,000pps
+| | [Tags] | 4_THREAD_NOHTT_RSS_2 | MULTI_THREAD
+| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | 9000
+| | ${start_rate}= | Set Variable | 138580
+| | ${step_rate}= | Set Variable | 5000
+| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | 5000
+| | ${max_rate}= | Set Variable | 138580
+| | Given Setup '4' worker threads and rss '2' without HTT on all DUTs
+| | And IPv6 forwarding initialized in a 3-node circular topology
+| | Then Find NDR using linear search and pps | ${framesize} | ${start_rate}
+| | ... | ${step_rate} | 3-node-IPv6
+| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
+
+| Find NDR with 2 cores by using RFC2544 binary search and 78B frames through IPv6 forwarding in 3-node topology
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | Find throughput on 2 cores with non drop rate for 78B
+| | ... | frames by using binary search with threshold 5,000pps
+| | [Tags] | 2_THREAD_NOHTT_RSS_1 | MULTI_THREAD
+| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | 78
+| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | 5000000
+| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | 9000000
+| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | 100000
+| | ${max_rate}= | Set Variable | 14880952
+| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | 5000
+| | Given Setup '2' worker threads and rss '1' without HTT on all DUTs
+| | And IPv6 forwarding initialized in a 3-node circular topology
+| | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps | ${framesize} | ${binary_min}
+| | ... | ${binary_max} | 3-node-IPv6
+| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
+| | ... | ${threshold}
+
+| Find NDR with 4 cores and rss 2 by using RFC2544 binary search and 78B frames through IPv6 forwarding in 3-node topology
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | Find throughput on 4 cores and rss 2 with non drop rate for 78B
+| | ... | frames by using binary search with threshold 5,000pps
+| | [Tags] | 4_THREAD_NOHTT_RSS_2 | MULTI_THREAD
+| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | 78
+| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | 6000000
+| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | 11000000
+| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | 100000
+| | ${max_rate}= | Set Variable | 14880952
+| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | 5000
+| | Given Setup '4' worker threads and rss '2' without HTT on all DUTs
+| | And IPv6 forwarding initialized in a 3-node circular topology
+| | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps | ${framesize} | ${binary_min}
+| | ... | ${binary_max} | 3-node-IPv6
+| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
+| | ... | ${threshold}
diff --git a/tests/suites/performance/short_ipv6.robot b/tests/suites/performance/short_ipv6.robot
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+# Copyright (c) 2016 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+*** Settings ***
+| Resource | resources/libraries/robot/performance.robot
+| Force Tags | 3_NODE_SINGLE_LINK_TOPO | PERFTEST | HW_ENV | PERFTEST_SHORT
+| Suite Setup | 3-node Performance Suite Setup | L3
+| Suite Teardown | 3-node Performance Suite Teardown
+| Test Setup | Setup all DUTs before test
+| Test Teardown | Run Keyword | Show statistics on all DUTs
+| Documentation | Minimal throughput acceptance test cases
+
+*** Test Cases ***
+| 1core VPP passes 78B frames through IPv6 forwarding at 2x 2.9Mpps in 3-node topology
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | VPP with 1 core should pass 78B frames through IPv6 forwarding
+| | ... | at 2x2.9Mpps in 3-node topology
+| | [Tags] | 1_THREAD_NOHTT_RSS_1 | SINGLE_THREAD
+| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | 78
+| | ${duration}= | Set Variable | 10
+| | ${rate}= | Set Variable | 2.9mpps
+| | Given Setup '1' worker threads and rss '1' without HTT on all DUTs
+| | And IPv6 forwarding initialized in a 3-node circular topology
+| | Then Traffic should pass with no loss | ${duration} | ${rate}
+| | ... | ${framesize} | 3-node-IPv6
+
+| 1core VPP passes 1518B frames through IPv6 forwarding at 2x 812,743pps in 3-node topology
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | VPP with 1 core should pass 1518B frames through IPv6 forwarding
+| | ... | at 2x812,743pps (2x 10Gbps) in 3-node topology
+| | [Tags] | 1_THREAD_NOHTT_RSS_1 | SINGLE_THREAD
+| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | 1518
+| | ${duration}= | Set Variable | 10
+| | ${rate}= | Set Variable | 812743pps
+| | Given Setup '1' worker threads and rss '1' without HTT on all DUTs
+| | And IPv6 forwarding initialized in a 3-node circular topology
+| | Then Traffic should pass with no loss | ${duration} | ${rate}
+| | ... | ${framesize} | 3-node-IPv6
+
+| 1core VPP passes 9000B frames through IPv6 forwarding at 2x 138,580pps in 3-node topology
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | VPP with 1 core should pass 9000B frames through IPv6 forwarding
+| | ... | at 2x138,580pps (2x 10Gbps) in 3-node topology
+| | [Tags] | 1_THREAD_NOHTT_RSS_1 | SINGLE_THREAD
+| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | 9000
+| | ${duration}= | Set Variable | 10
+| | ${rate}= | Set Variable | 138580pps
+| | Given Setup '1' worker threads and rss '1' without HTT on all DUTs
+| | And IPv6 forwarding initialized in a 3-node circular topology
+| | Then Traffic should pass with no loss | ${duration} | ${rate}
+| | ... | ${framesize} | 3-node-IPv6
+
+| 2core VPP with rss 1 passes 78B frames through IPv6 forwarding at 2x 5.9Mpps in 3-node topology
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | VPP with 2 cores should pass 78B frames through IPv6 forwarding
+| | ... | at 2x5.9Mpps in 3-node topology
+| | [Tags] | 2_THREAD_NOHTT_RSS_1 | MULTI_THREAD
+| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | 78
+| | ${duration}= | Set Variable | 10
+| | ${rate}= | Set Variable | 5.9mpps
+| | Given Setup '2' worker threads and rss '1' without HTT on all DUTs
+| | And IPv6 forwarding initialized in a 3-node circular topology
+| | Then Traffic should pass with no loss | ${duration} | ${rate}
+| | ... | ${framesize} | 3-node-IPv6
+
+| 2core VPP with rss 1 passes 1518B frames through IPv6 forwarding at 2x 812,743pps in 3-node topology
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | VPP with 2 cores should pass 1518B frames through IPv6 forwarding
+| | ... | at 2x812,743pps (2x 10Gbps) in 3-node topology
+| | [Tags] | 2_THREAD_NOHTT_RSS_1 | MULTI_THREAD
+| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | 1518
+| | ${duration}= | Set Variable | 10
+| | ${rate}= | Set Variable | 812743pps
+| | Given Setup '2' worker threads and rss '1' without HTT on all DUTs
+| | And IPv6 forwarding initialized in a 3-node circular topology
+| | Then Traffic should pass with no loss | ${duration} | ${rate}
+| | ... | ${framesize} | 3-node-IPv6
+
+| 2core VPP with rss 1 passes 9000B frames through IPv6 forwarding at 2x 138,580pps in 3-node topology
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | VPP with 2 cores should pass 9000B frames through IPv6 forwarding
+| | ... | at 2x138,580pps (2x 10Gbps) in 3-node topology
+| | [Tags] | 2_THREAD_NOHTT_RSS_1 | MULTI_THREAD
+| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | 9000
+| | ${duration}= | Set Variable | 10
+| | ${rate}= | Set Variable | 138580pps
+| | Given Setup '2' worker threads and rss '1' without HTT on all DUTs
+| | And IPv6 forwarding initialized in a 3-node circular topology
+| | Then Traffic should pass with no loss | ${duration} | ${rate}
+| | ... | ${framesize} | 3-node-IPv6
+
+| 4core VPP with rss 2 passes 78B frames through IPv6 forwarding at 2x 7.3Mpps in 3-node topology
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | VPP with 4 cores and rss 2 should pass 78B frames through IPv6
+| | ... | forwarding at 2x7.3Mpps in 3-node topology
+| | [Tags] | 4_THREAD_NOHTT_RSS_2 | MULTI_THREAD
+| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | 78
+| | ${duration}= | Set Variable | 10
+| | ${rate}= | Set Variable | 7.3mpps
+| | Given Setup '4' worker threads and rss '2' without HTT on all DUTs
+| | And IPv6 forwarding initialized in a 3-node circular topology
+| | Then Traffic should pass with no loss | ${duration} | ${rate}
+| | ... | ${framesize} | 3-node-IPv6
+
+| 4core VPP with rss 2 passes 1518B frames through IPv6 forwarding at 2x 812,743pps in 3-node topology
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | VPP with 4 cores and rss 2 should pass 1518B frames through IPv6
+| | ... | forwarding at 2x812,743pps (2x 10Gbps) in 3-node topology
+| | [Tags] | 4_THREAD_NOHTT_RSS_2 | MULTI_THREAD
+| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | 1518
+| | ${duration}= | Set Variable | 10
+| | ${rate}= | Set Variable | 812743pps
+| | Given Setup '4' worker threads and rss '2' without HTT on all DUTs
+| | And IPv6 forwarding initialized in a 3-node circular topology
+| | Then Traffic should pass with no loss | ${duration} | ${rate}
+| | ... | ${framesize} | 3-node-IPv6
+
+| 4core VPP with rss 2 passes 9000B frames through IPv6 forwarding at 2x 138,580pps in 3-node topology
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | VPP with 4 cores and rss 2 should pass 9000B frames through IPv6
+| | ... | forwarding at 2x138,580pps (2x 10Gbps) in 3-node topology
+| | [Tags] | 4_THREAD_NOHTT_RSS_2 | MULTI_THREAD
+| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | 9000
+| | ${duration}= | Set Variable | 10
+| | ${rate}= | Set Variable | 138580pps
+| | Given Setup '4' worker threads and rss '2' without HTT on all DUTs
+| | And IPv6 forwarding initialized in a 3-node circular topology
+| | Then Traffic should pass with no loss | ${duration} | ${rate}
+| | ... | ${framesize} | 3-node-IPv6