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diff --git a/docs/content/methodology/overview/vpp_forwarding_modes.md b/docs/content/methodology/overview/vpp_forwarding_modes.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..b3c3bba984 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/content/methodology/overview/vpp_forwarding_modes.md @@ -0,0 +1,104 @@ +--- +title: "VPP Forwarding Modes" +weight: 4 +--- + +# VPP Forwarding Modes + +VPP is tested in a number of L2, IPv4 and IPv6 packet lookup and forwarding +modes. Within each mode baseline and scale tests are executed, the latter with +varying number of FIB entries. + +## L2 Ethernet Switching + +VPP is tested in three L2 forwarding modes: + +- *l2patch*: L2 patch, the fastest point-to-point L2 path that loops + packets between two interfaces without any Ethernet frame checks or + lookups. +- *l2xc*: L2 cross-connect, point-to-point L2 path with all Ethernet + frame checks, but no MAC learning and no MAC lookup. +- *l2bd*: L2 bridge-domain, multipoint-to-multipoint L2 path with all + Ethernet frame checks, with MAC learning (unless static MACs are used) + and MAC lookup. + +l2bd tests are executed in baseline and scale configurations: + +- *l2bdbase*: Two MAC FIB entries are learned by VPP to enable packet + switching between two interfaces in two directions. VPP L2 switching + is tested with 254 IPv4 unique flows per direction, varying IPv4 + source address per flow in order to invoke RSS based packet + distribution across VPP workers. The same source and destination MAC + address is used for all flows per direction. IPv4 source address is + incremented for every packet. + +- *l2bdscale*: A high number of MAC FIB entries are learned by VPP to + enable packet switching between two interfaces in two directions. + Tested MAC FIB sizes include: i) 10k with 5k unique flows per + direction, ii) 100k with 2 x 50k flows and iii) 1M with 2 x 500k + flows. Unique flows are created by using distinct source and + destination MAC addresses that are changed for every packet using + incremental ordering, making VPP learn (or refresh) distinct src MAC + entries and look up distinct dst MAC entries for every packet. For + details, see + [Packet Flow Ordering]({{< ref "packet_flow_ordering#Packet Flow Ordering" >}}). + +Ethernet wire encapsulations tested include: untagged, dot1q, dot1ad. + +## IPv4 Routing + +IPv4 routing tests are executed in baseline and scale configurations: + +- *ip4base*: Two /32 IPv4 FIB entries are configured in VPP to enable + packet routing between two interfaces in two directions. VPP routing + is tested with 253 IPv4 unique flows per direction, varying IPv4 + source address per flow in order to invoke RSS based packet + distribution across VPP workers. IPv4 source address is incremented + for every packet. + +- *ip4scale*: A high number of /32 IPv4 FIB entries are configured in + VPP. Tested IPv4 FIB sizes include: i) 20k with 10k unique flows per + direction, ii) 200k with 2 * 100k flows and iii) 2M with 2 * 1M + flows. Unique flows are created by using distinct IPv4 destination + addresses that are changed for every packet, using incremental or + random ordering. For details, see + [Packet Flow Ordering]({{< ref "packet_flow_ordering#Packet Flow Ordering" >}}). + +## IPv6 Routing + +Similarly to IPv4, IPv6 routing tests are executed in baseline and scale +configurations: + +- *ip6base*: Two /128 IPv4 FIB entries are configured in VPP to enable + packet routing between two interfaces in two directions. VPP routing + is tested with 253 IPv6 unique flows per direction, varying IPv6 + source address per flow in order to invoke RSS based packet + distribution across VPP workers. IPv6 source address is incremented + for every packet. + +- *ip4scale*: A high number of /128 IPv6 FIB entries are configured in + VPP. Tested IPv6 FIB sizes include: i) 20k with 10k unique flows per + direction, ii) 200k with 2 * 100k flows and iii) 2M with 2 * 1M + flows. Unique flows are created by using distinct IPv6 destination + addresses that are changed for every packet, using incremental or + random ordering. For details, see + [Packet Flow Ordering]({{< ref "packet_flow_ordering#Packet Flow Ordering" >}}). + +## SRv6 Routing + +SRv6 routing tests are executed in a number of baseline configurations, +in each case SR policy and steering policy are configured for one +direction and one (or two) SR behaviours (functions) in the other +directions: + +- *srv6enc1sid*: One SID (no SRH present), one SR function - End. +- *srv6enc2sids*: Two SIDs (SRH present), two SR functions - End and + End.DX6. +- *srv6enc2sids-nodecaps*: Two SIDs (SRH present) without decapsulation, + one SR function - End. +- *srv6proxy-dyn*: Dynamic SRv6 proxy, one SR function - End.AD. +- *srv6proxy-masq*: Masquerading SRv6 proxy, one SR function - End.AM. +- *srv6proxy-stat*: Static SRv6 proxy, one SR function - End.AS. + +In all listed cases low number of IPv6 flows (253 per direction) is +routed by VPP. |