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@@ -15,32 +15,33 @@ 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
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.
-#. **Container memif connections** - VPP memif virtual interface (shared memory
- interface) tests to interconnect VPP instances. 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 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.
+#. **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 Orchestrated Performance Tests** - CSIT |release| introduced new
- tests of 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). Tested across a
- range of multi-thread and multi-core configurations. VPP application runs in
- host user-mode. TRex is used as a traffic generator.
+#. **Container Topologies Orchestrated by K8s - Performance** - CSIT
+ |release| introduced new tests of 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 for container networking. TRex is used as a
+ traffic generator.
-#. **DPDK Performance Tests** - VPP is using DPDK code to control and drive
+#. **DPDK Performance** - 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
physical FD.io testbeds, focusing on Testpmd/L3FWD data plane performance for
@@ -49,23 +50,23 @@ is listed separately, as follows:
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.