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-rw-r--r--docs/vCGNAPT/INSTALL.rst175
-rw-r--r--docs/vCGNAPT/README.rst58
-rw-r--r--docs/vCGNAPT/RELEASE_NOTES.rst68
-rw-r--r--docs/vCGNAPT/index.rst11
4 files changed, 193 insertions, 119 deletions
diff --git a/docs/vCGNAPT/INSTALL.rst b/docs/vCGNAPT/INSTALL.rst
index 3a556819..85873109 100644
--- a/docs/vCGNAPT/INSTALL.rst
+++ b/docs/vCGNAPT/INSTALL.rst
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
.. (c) OPNFV, National Center of Scientific Research "Demokritos" and others.
============================
-CGNAPT - Installation Guide
+vCGNAPT - Installation Guide
============================
@@ -13,108 +13,143 @@ vCGNAPT Compilation
After downloading (or doing a git clone) in a directory (samplevnf)
-###### Dependencies
-* DPDK 16.04: Downloaded and installed via vnf_build.sh or manually from [here](http://fast.dpdk.org/rel/dpdk-16.04.tar.xz)
-Both the options are available as part of vnf_build.sh below.
-* libpcap-dev
-* libzmq
-* libcurl
+Dependencies
+-------------
+
+- DPDK supported versions ($DPDK_RTE_VER = 16.04, 16.11, 17.02 or 17.05) Downloaded and installed via vnf_build.sh or manually from [here] (http://fast.dpdk.org/rel/)
+- libpcap-dev
+- libzmq
+- libcurl
-###### Environment variables
+Environment variables
+---------------------
Apply all the additional patches in 'patches/dpdk_custom_patch/' and build dpdk
+required only for DPDK version 16.04.
::
- export RTE_SDK=<dpdk 16.04 directory>
+
+ export RTE_SDK=<dpdk directory>
export RTE_TARGET=x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc
This is done by vnf_build.sh script.
Auto Build:
-==========
+===========
$ ./tools/vnf_build.sh in samplevnf root folder
-Follow the steps in the screen from option [1] --> [8] and select option [7]
+Follow the steps in the screen from option [1] --> [9] and select option [8]
to build the vnfs.
-It will automatically download DPDK 16.04 and any required patches and will setup
-everything and build vCGNAPT VNFs.
+It will automatically download selected DPDK version and any required patches
+and will setup everything and build vCGNAPT VNFs.
Following are the options for setup:
::
- ----------------------------------------------------------
- Step 1: Environment setup.
- ----------------------------------------------------------
- [1] Check OS and network connection
+ ----------------------------------------------------------
+ Step 1: Environment setup.
+ ----------------------------------------------------------
+ [1] Check OS and network connection
+ [2] Select DPDK RTE version
- ----------------------------------------------------------
- Step 2: Download and Install
- ----------------------------------------------------------
- [2] Agree to download
- [3] Download packages
- [4] Download DPDK zip (optional, use it when option 4 fails)
- [5] Install DPDK
- [6] Setup hugepages
+ ----------------------------------------------------------
+ Step 2: Download and Install
+ ----------------------------------------------------------
+ [3] Agree to download
+ [4] Download packages
+ [5] Download DPDK zip
+ [6] Build and Install DPDK
+ [7] Setup hugepages
- ----------------------------------------------------------
- Step 3: Build VNF
- ----------------------------------------------------------
- [7] Build VNF
+ ----------------------------------------------------------
+ Step 3: Build VNFs
+ ----------------------------------------------------------
+ [8] Build all VNFs (vACL, vCGNAPT, vFW, UDP_Replay)
- [8] Exit Script
+ [9] Exit Script
An vCGNAPT executable will be created at the following location
samplevnf/VNFs/vCGNAPT/build/vCGNAPT
Manual Build:
-============
-1. Download DPDK 16.04 from dpdk.org
- - http://dpdk.org/browse/dpdk/snapshot/dpdk-16.04.zip
-2. unzip dpdk-16.04 and apply dpdk patch
- - cd dpdk-16.04
- - patch -p0 < VNF_CORE/patches/dpdk_custom_patch/rte_pipeline.patch
- - patch -p1 < VNF_CORE/patches/dpdk_custom_patch/i40e-fix-link-management.patch
- - patch -p1 < VNF_CORE/patches/dpdk_custom_patch/i40e-fix-Rx-hang-when-disable-LLDP.patch
- - patch -p1 < VNF_CORE/patches/dpdk_custom_patch/i40e-fix-link-status-change-interrupt.patch
- - patch -p1 < VNF_CORE/patches/dpdk_custom_patch/i40e-fix-VF-bonded-device-link-down.patch
+=============
+1. Download DPDK supported version from dpdk.org
+
+ - http://dpdk.org/browse/dpdk/snapshot/dpdk-$DPDK_RTE_VER.zip
+2. unzip dpdk-$DPDK_RTE_VER.zip and apply dpdk patches only in case of 16.04
+ (Not required for other DPDK versions)
+
+ - cd dpdk
+
+ - patch -p1 < VNF_CORE/patches/dpdk_custom_patch/i40e-fix-link-management.patch
+ - patch -p1 < VNF_CORE/patches/dpdk_custom_patch/i40e-fix-Rx-hang-when-disable-LLDP.patch
+ - patch -p1 < VNF_CORE/patches/dpdk_custom_patch/i40e-fix-link-status-change-interrupt.patch
+ - patch -p1 < VNF_CORE/patches/dpdk_custom_patch/i40e-fix-VF-bonded-device-link-down.patch
+ - patch -p1 < $VNF_CORE/patches/dpdk_custom_patch/disable-acl-debug-logs.patch
+ - patch -p1 < $VNF_CORE/patches/dpdk_custom_patch/set-log-level-to-info.patch
+
- build dpdk
- - make config T=x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc O=x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc
- - cd x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc
- - make
+
+ - make config T=x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc O=x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc
+ - cd x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc
+ - make
+
- Setup huge pages
- - For 1G/2M hugepage sizes, for example 1G pages, the size must be specified
+
+ - For 1G/2M hugepage sizes, for example 1G pages, the size must be specified
explicitly and can also be optionally set as the default hugepage size for
the system. For example, to reserve 8G of hugepage memory in the form of
eight 1G pages, the following options should be passed to the kernel:
- * default_hugepagesz=1G hugepagesz=1G hugepages=8 hugepagesz=2M hugepages=2048
- - Add this to Go to /etc/default/grub configuration file.
- - Append "default_hugepagesz=1G hugepagesz=1G hugepages=8 hugepagesz=2M hugepages=2048"
- to the GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX entry.
+ * default_hugepagesz=1G hugepagesz=1G hugepages=8 hugepagesz=2M hugepages=2048
+ - Add this to Go to /etc/default/grub configuration file.
+ - Append "default_hugepagesz=1G hugepagesz=1G hugepages=8 hugepagesz=2M hugepages=2048"
+ to the GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX entry.
+
3. Setup Environment Variable
- - export RTE_SDK=<samplevnf>/dpdk-16.04
+
+ - export RTE_SDK=<samplevnf>/dpdk
- export RTE_TARGET=x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc
- export VNF_CORE=<samplevnf>
- or using ./toot/setenv.sh
+ or using ./tools/setenv.sh
+
4. Build vCGNAPT VNFs
+
- cd <samplevnf>/VNFs/vCGNAPT
- make clean
- make
+
5. An vCGNAPT executable will be created at the following location
+
- <samplevnf>/VNFs/vCGNAPT/build/vCGNAPT
Run
====
-Setup Port to run VNF:
+Setup Port to run VNF
----------------------
+
::
- 1. cd <samplevnf>/dpdk-16.04
- 3. ./tool/dpdk_nic_bind.py --status <--- List the network device
- 2. ./tool/dpdk_nic_bind.py -b igb_uio <PCI Port 0> <PCI Port 1>
+
+ For DPDK versions 16.04
+ 1. cd <samplevnf>/dpdk
+ 2. ./tools/dpdk_nic_bind.py --status <--- List the network device
+ 3. ./tools/dpdk_nic_bind.py -b igb_uio <PCI Port 0> <PCI Port 1>
.. _More details: http://dpdk.org/doc/guides-16.04/linux_gsg/build_dpdk.html#binding-and-unbinding-network-ports-to-from-the-kernel-modules
+ For DPDK versions 16.11
+ 1. cd <samplevnf>/dpdk
+ 2. ./tools/dpdk-devbind.py --status <--- List the network device
+ 3. ./tools/dpdk-devbind.py -b igb_uio <PCI Port 0> <PCI Port 1>
+ .. _More details: http://dpdk.org/doc/guides-16.11/linux_gsg/build_dpdk.html#binding-and-unbinding-network-ports-to-from-the-kernel-modules
+
+ For DPDK versions 17.xx
+ 1. cd <samplevnf>/dpdk
+ 2. ./usertools/dpdk-devbind.py --status <--- List the network device
+ 3. ./usertools/dpdk-devbind.py -b igb_uio <PCI Port 0> <PCI Port 1>
+ .. _More details: http://dpdk.org/doc/guides-17.05/linux_gsg/build_dpdk.html#binding-and-unbinding-network-ports-to-from-the-kernel-modules
+
Make the necessary changes to the config files to run the vCGNAPT VNF
eg: ports_mac_list = 00:00:00:30:21:F0 00:00:00:30:21:F1
@@ -123,6 +158,7 @@ Dynamic CGNAPT
Update the configuration according to system configuration.
::
+
./vCGNAPT -p <port mask> -f <config> -s <script> - SW_LoadB
./vCGNAPT -p <port mask> -f <config> -s <script> -hwlb <num_WT> - HW_LoadB
@@ -131,41 +167,48 @@ Static CGNAPT
Update the script file and add Static NAT Entry
::
+
e.g,
;p <pipeline id> entry addm <prv_ipv4/6> prvport> <pub_ip> <pub_port> <phy_port> <ttl> <no_of_entries> <end_prv_port> <end_pub_port>
;p 3 entry addm 152.16.100.20 1234 152.16.40.10 1 0 500 65535 1234 65535
Run IPv4
----------
+
::
- Software LoadB
- --------------
+
+ Software LoadB:
+
cd <samplevnf>/VNFs/vCGNAPT/build
./vCGNAPT -p 0x3 -f ./config/arp_txrx-2P-1T.cfg -s ./config/arp_txrx_ScriptFile_2P.cfg
- Hardware LoadB
- --------------
+ Hardware LoadB:
+
cd <samplevnf>/VNFs/vCGNAPT/build
./vCGNAPT -p 0x3 -f ./config/arp_hwlb-2P-1T.cfg -s ./config/arp_hwlb_scriptfile_2P.cfg --hwlb 1
Run IPv6
---------
+
::
- Software LoadB
- --------------
+
+ Software LoadB:
+
cd <samplevnf>/VNFs/vCGNAPT/build
./vCGNAPT -p 0x3 -f ./config/arp_txrx-2P-1T-ipv6.cfg -s ./config/arp_txrx_ScriptFile_2P.cfg
- Hardware LoadB
- --------------
+ Hardware LoadB:
+
cd <samplevnf>/VNFs/vCGNAPT/build
./vCGNAPT -p 0x3 -f ./config/arp_hwlb-2P-1T-ipv6.cfg -s ./config/arp_hwlb_scriptfile_2P.cfg --hwlb 1
-vCGNAPT execution on BM & SRIOV:
+vCGNAPT execution on BM & SRIOV
--------------------------------
+
::
+
To run the VNF, execute the following:
samplevnf/VNFs/vCGNAPT# ./build/vCGNAPT -p 0x3 -f ./config/arp_txrx-2P-1T.cfg -s ./config/arp_txrx_ScriptFile_2P.cfg
Command Line Params:
@@ -173,10 +216,12 @@ vCGNAPT execution on BM & SRIOV:
-f CONFIG FILE: vCGNAPT configuration file
-s SCRIPT FILE: vCGNAPT script file
-vCGNAPT execution on OVS:
+vCGNAPT execution on OVS
-------------------------
+To run the VNF, execute the following:
+
::
- To run the VNF, execute the following:
+
samplevnf/VNFs/vCGNAPT# ./build/vCGNAPT -p 0x3 ./config/arp_txrx-2P-1T.cfg -s ./config/arp_txrx_ScriptFile_2P.cfg --disable-hw-csum
Command Line Params:
-p PORTMASK: Hexadecimal bitmask of ports to configure
diff --git a/docs/vCGNAPT/README.rst b/docs/vCGNAPT/README.rst
index eda94831..dd6bb079 100644
--- a/docs/vCGNAPT/README.rst
+++ b/docs/vCGNAPT/README.rst
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
.. (c) opnfv, national center of scientific research "demokritos" and others.
========================================================
-Carrier Grade Network Address Port Translation - vCGNAPT
+vCGNAPT - Readme
========================================================
-1 Introduction
+Introduction
==============
This application implements vCGNAPT. The idea of vCGNAPT is to extend the life of
the service providers IPv4 network infrastructure and mitigate IPv4 address
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@ This document assumes the reader possess the knowledge of DPDK concepts and IP
Pipeline Framework. For more details, read DPDK Getting Started Guide, DPDK
Programmers Guide, DPDK Sample Applications Guide.
-2. Scope
+Scope
==========
This application provides a standalone DPDK based high performance vCGNAPT
Virtual Network Function implementation.
-3. Features
+Features
===========
The vCGNAPT VNF currently supports the following functionality:
• Static NAT
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ The vCGNAPT VNF currently supports the following functionality:
• ALG SIP
• ALG FTP
-4. High Level Design
+High Level Design
====================
The Upstream path defines the traffic from Private to Public and the downstream
path defines the traffic from Public to Private. The vCGNAPT has same set of
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ and mitigate IPv4 address exhaustion by using address and port translation in la
It processes the traffic in both the directions.
.. code-block:: console
+
+------------------+
| +-----+
| Private consumer | CPE |---------------+
@@ -96,8 +97,10 @@ It processes the traffic in both the directions.
Figure 1: vCGNAPT deployment in Service provider network
+
Components of vCGNAPT
=====================
+
In vCGNAPT, each component is constructed as a packet framework. It includes Master pipeline
component, driver, load balancer pipeline component and vCGNAPT worker pipeline component. A
pipeline framework is a collection of input ports, table(s), output ports and actions
@@ -112,14 +115,13 @@ ARPICMP pipeline
------------------------
ARPICMP pipeline is responsible for handling all l2l3 arp related packets.
-----------------
This component does not process any packets and should configure with Core 0,
to save cores for other components which processes traffic. The component
is responsible for:
- 1. Initializing each component of the Pipeline application in different threads
- 2. Providing CLI shell for the user
- 3. Propagating the commands from user to the corresponding components.
- 4. ARP and ICMP are handled here.
+1. Initializing each component of the Pipeline application in different threads
+2. Providing CLI shell for the user
+3. Propagating the commands from user to the corresponding components.
+4. ARP and ICMP are handled here.
Load Balancer pipeline
------------------------
@@ -133,7 +135,7 @@ affinity of flows to worker threads.
Tuple can be modified/configured using configuration file
-4. vCGNAPT - Static
+vCGNAPT - Static
====================
The vCGNAPT component performs translation of private IP & port to public IP &
port at egress side and public IP & port to private IP & port at Ingress side
@@ -144,7 +146,7 @@ port and will be forwarded to the output port. The packets that do not have a
match will be taken a default action. The default action may result in drop of
the packets.
-5. vCGNAPT- Dynamic
+vCGNAPT - Dynamic
===================
The vCGNAPT component performs translation of private IP & port to public IP & port
at egress side and public IP & port to private IP & port at Ingress side based on the
@@ -158,32 +160,38 @@ port and will be forwarded to the output port defined in the entry.
Dynamic vCGNAPT acts as static one too, we can do NAT entries statically. Static NAT
entries port range must not conflict to dynamic NAT port range.
-vCGNAPT Static Topology:
+vCGNAPT Static Topology
------------------------
+
::
+
IXIA(Port 0)-->(Port 0)VNF(Port 1)-->(Port 1) IXIA
operation:
- Egress --> The packets sent out from ixia(port 0) will be CGNAPTed to ixia(port 1).
- Igress --> The packets sent out from ixia(port 1) will be CGNAPTed to ixia(port 0).
+ Egress --> The packets sent out from ixia(port 0) will be CGNAPTed to ixia(port 1).
+ Igress --> The packets sent out from ixia(port 1) will be CGNAPTed to ixia(port 0).
-vCGNAPT Dynamic Topology (L4REPLAY):
+vCGNAPT Dynamic Topology (L4REPLAY)
------------------------------------
+
::
+
IXIA(Port 0)-->(Port 0)VNF(Port 1)-->(Port 0)L4REPLAY
operation:
- Egress --> The packets sent out from ixia will be CGNAPTed to L3FWD/L4REPLAY.
- Ingress --> The L4REPLAY upon reception of packets (Private to Public Network),
- will immediately replay back the traffic to IXIA interface. (Pub -->Priv).
+ Egress --> The packets sent out from ixia will be CGNAPTed to L3FWD/L4REPLAY.
+ Ingress --> The L4REPLAY upon reception of packets (Private to Public Network),
+ will immediately replay back the traffic to IXIA interface. (Pub -->Priv).
-How to run L4Replay:
+How to run L4Replay
--------------------
+After the installation of samplevnf:
+
::
- 1. After the installation of samplevnf:
- go to <samplevnf/VNFs/L4Replay>
- 2. ./buid/L4replay -c core_mask -n no_of_channels(let it be as 2) -- -p PORT_MASK --config="(port,queue,lcore)"
+
+ go to <samplevnf/VNFs/L4Replay>
+ ./buid/L4replay -c core_mask -n no_of_channels(let it be as 2) -- -p PORT_MASK --config="(port,queue,lcore)"
eg: ./L4replay -c 0xf -n 4 -- -p 0x3 --config="(0,0,1)"
-6. Installation, Compile and Execution
------------------------------------------------------------------
+Installation, Compile and Execution
+====================================
Plase refer to <samplevnf>/docs/vCGNAPT/INSTALL.rst for installation, configuration, compilation
and execution.
diff --git a/docs/vCGNAPT/RELEASE_NOTES.rst b/docs/vCGNAPT/RELEASE_NOTES.rst
index 91b73075..a776a54d 100644
--- a/docs/vCGNAPT/RELEASE_NOTES.rst
+++ b/docs/vCGNAPT/RELEASE_NOTES.rst
@@ -4,25 +4,25 @@
.. (c) OPNFV, National Center of Scientific Research "Demokritos" and others.
=========================================================
-Carrier Grade Network Address Port Translation - vCGNAPT
+vCGNAPT - Release Notes
=========================================================
-1. Introduction
+Introduction
================
This is the beta release for vCGNAPT VNF.
vCGNAPT application can be run independently (refer INSTALL.rst).
-2. User Guide
+User Guide
===============
-Refer to README.rst for further details on vCGNAPT, HLD, features supported, test
-plan. For build configurations and execution requisites please refer to
+Refer to README.rst for further details on vCGNAPT, HLD, features supported,
+test plan. For build configurations and execution requisites please refer to
INSTALL.rst.
-3. Feature for this release
+Feature for this release
===========================
-This release supports following features as part of vCGNAPT:
-- vCGNAPT can run as a standalone application on bare-metal linux server or on a
- virtual machine using SRIOV and OVS dpdk.
+This release supports following features as part of vCGNAPT
+
+- vCGNAPT can run as a standalone application on bare-metal linux server or on a virtual machine using SRIOV and OVS dpdk.
- Static NAT
- Dynamic NAT
- Static NAPT
@@ -41,40 +41,50 @@ This release supports following features as part of vCGNAPT:
- ALG SIP
- ALG FTP
-4. System requirements - OS and kernel version
+System requirements - OS and kernel version
==============================================
-This is supported on Ubuntu 14.04 and Ubuntu 16.04 and kernel version less than 4.5
+This is supported on Ubuntu 14.04 and 16.04 and kernel version less than 4.5
VNFs on BareMetal support:
- OS: Ubuntu 14.04 or 16.04 LTS
- kernel: < 4.5
- http://releases.ubuntu.com/16.04/
- Download/Install the image: ubuntu-16.04.1-server-amd64.iso
+ OS: Ubuntu 14.04 or 16.04 LTS
+ kernel: < 4.5
+ http://releases.ubuntu.com/16.04/
+ Download/Install the image: ubuntu-16.04.1-server-amd64.iso
VNFs on Standalone Hypervisor
- HOST OS: Ubuntu 14.04 or 16.04 LTS
- http://releases.ubuntu.com/16.04/
- Download/Install the image: ubuntu-16.04.1-server-amd64.iso
- - OVS (DPDK) - 2.5
- - kernel: < 4.5
- - Hypervisor - KVM
- - VM OS - Ubuntu 16.04/Ubuntu 14.04
+ HOST OS: Ubuntu 14.04 or 16.04 LTS
+ http://releases.ubuntu.com/16.04/
+ Download/Install the image: ubuntu-16.04.1-server-amd64.iso
+
+ - OVS (DPDK) - 2.5
+ - kernel: < 4.5
+ - Hypervisor - KVM
+ - VM OS - Ubuntu 16.04/Ubuntu 14.04
-5. Known Bugs and limitations
+Known Bugs and limitations
=============================
-- Hadware Loab Balancer feature is supported on fortville nic FW version 4.53 and below.
+- Hadware Load Balancer feature is supported on fortville nic FW version 4.53 and below.
- L4 UDP Replay is used to capture throughput for dynamic cgnapt
- Hardware Checksum offload is not supported for IPv6 traffic.
- CGNAPT on sriov is tested till 4 threads
-6. Future Work
+Future Work
==============
- SCTP passthrough support
- Multi-homing support
- Performance optimization on different platforms
-7. References
+References
=============
-Following links provides additional information
- .. _QUICKSTART: http://dpdk.org/doc/guides-16.04/linux_gsg/quick_start.html
- .. _DPDKGUIDE: http://dpdk.org/doc/guides-16.04/prog_guide/index.html
+Following links provides additional information for differenet version of DPDKs
+ .. _QUICKSTART:
+ http://dpdk.org/doc/guides-16.04/linux_gsg/quick_start.html
+ http://dpdk.org/doc/guides-16.11/linux_gsg/quick_start.html
+ http://dpdk.org/doc/guides-17.02/linux_gsg/quick_start.html
+ http://dpdk.org/doc/guides-17.05/linux_gsg/quick_start.html
+
+ .. _DPDKGUIDE:
+ http://dpdk.org/doc/guides-16.04/prog_guide/index.html
+ http://dpdk.org/doc/guides-16.11/prog_guide/index.html
+ http://dpdk.org/doc/guides-17.02/prog_guide/index.html
+ http://dpdk.org/doc/guides-17.05/prog_guide/index.html
diff --git a/docs/vCGNAPT/index.rst b/docs/vCGNAPT/index.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aacda1c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/vCGNAPT/index.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+####################
+vCGNAPT samplevnf
+####################
+
+.. toctree::
+ :numbered:
+ :maxdepth: 2
+
+ RELEASE_NOTES.rst
+ README.rst
+ INSTALL.rst