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diff --git a/docs/testing/developer/devguide/index.rst b/docs/testing/developer/devguide/index.rst index 9af8eb81..236fb3d9 100644 --- a/docs/testing/developer/devguide/index.rst +++ b/docs/testing/developer/devguide/index.rst @@ -14,23 +14,27 @@ Introduction VSPERF is an OPNFV testing project. -VSPERF provides an automated test-framework and comprehensive test suite based on -industry standards for measuring data-plane performance of Telco NFV switching -technologies as well as physical and virtual network interfaces (NFVI). The VSPERF -architecture is switch and traffic generator agnostic and provides full control of -software component versions and configurations as well as test-case customization. - -The Danube release of VSPERF includes improvements in documentation and capabilities. -This includes additional test-cases such as RFC 5481 Latency test and RFC-2889 -address-learning-rate test. Hardware traffic generator support is now provided for -Spirent and Xena in addition to Ixia. The Moongen software traffic generator is also -now fully supported. VSPERF can be used in a variety of modes for configuration and -setup of the network and/or for control of the test-generator and test execution. +VSPERF is an OPNFV project that provides an automated test-framework and comprehensive test suite based on Industry +Test Specifications for measuring NFVI data-plane performance. The data-path includes switching technologies with +physical and virtual network interfaces. The VSPERF architecture is switch and traffic generator agnostic and test +cases can be easily customized. Software versions and configurations including the vSwitch (OVS or VPP) as well as +the network topology are controlled by VSPERF (independent of OpenStack). VSPERF is used as a development tool for +optimizing switching technologies, qualification of packet processing components and for pre-deployment evaluation +of the NFV platform data-path. + +The Euphrates release adds new features and improvements that will help advance high performance packet processing +on Telco NFV platforms. This includes new test cases, flexibility in customizing test-cases, new results display +options, improved tool resiliency, additional traffic generator support and VPP support. + +VSPERF provides a framework where the entire NFV Industry can learn about NFVI data-plane performance and try-out +new techniques together. A new IETF benchmarking specification (RFC8204) is based on VSPERF work contributed since +2015. VSPERF is also contributing to development of ETSI NFV test specifications through the Test and Open Source +Working Group. * Wiki: https://wiki.opnfv.org/characterize_vswitch_performance_for_telco_nfv_use_cases * Repository: https://git.opnfv.org/vswitchperf * Artifacts: https://artifacts.opnfv.org/vswitchperf.html -* Continuous Integration status: https://build.opnfv.org/ci/view/vswitchperf/ +* Continuous Integration: https://build.opnfv.org/ci/view/vswitchperf/ ============= Design Guides @@ -47,20 +51,19 @@ Design Guides ./requirements/vswitchperf_ltd.rst ./requirements/vswitchperf_ltp.rst -==================== -VSPERF IETF RFC 8204 -==================== +============= +IETF RFC 8204 +============= .. toctree:: - :caption: vSwitch Internet Draft + :caption: VSPERF contributions to Industry Specifications :maxdepth: 2 :numbered: -The VSPERF test specification was summarized in a 23 page Internet Draft ... -`Benchmarking Virtual Switches in OPNFV <https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-bmwg-vswitch-opnfv-01>`_ -which was contributed to the IETF Benchmarking Methodology Working Group (BMWG). The BMWG was re-chartered in 2014 -to include benchmarking for Virtualized Network Functions (VNFs) and their infrastructure. The Internet Engineering -Steering Group of the IETF has approved the most recent version for publication as RFC 8204. +The IETF Benchmarking Methodology Working Group (BMWG) was re-chartered in 2014 to include benchmarking for +Virtualized Network Functions (VNFs) and their infrastructure. A version of the VSPERF test specification was +summarized in an Internet Draft ... `Benchmarking Virtual Switches in OPNFV <https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-bmwg-vswitch-opnfv-01>`_ and contributed to the BMWG. In June 2017 the Internet Engineering Steering Group of the IETF +approved the most recent version of the draft for publication as a new test specification (RFC 8204). ==================== VSPERF CI Test Cases |