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diff --git a/docs/testing/user/userguide/nsb/nsb-list-of-tcs.rst b/docs/testing/user/userguide/nsb/nsb-list-of-tcs.rst index 895837283..f9ca900fd 100644 --- a/docs/testing/user/userguide/nsb/nsb-list-of-tcs.rst +++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/nsb/nsb-list-of-tcs.rst @@ -28,3 +28,8 @@ NSB PROX Test Case Descriptions tc_prox_context_load_balancer_port tc_prox_context_vpe_port tc_prox_context_lw_after_port + tc_epc_default_bearer_landslide + tc_epc_dedicated_bearer_landslide + tc_epc_saegw_tput_relocation_landslide + tc_epc_network_service_request_landslide + tc_epc_ue_service_request_landslide diff --git a/docs/testing/user/userguide/nsb/tc_epc_dedicated_bearer_landslide.rst b/docs/testing/user/userguide/nsb/tc_epc_dedicated_bearer_landslide.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..c8865ed93 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/nsb/tc_epc_dedicated_bearer_landslide.rst @@ -0,0 +1,156 @@ +.. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International +.. License. +.. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 +.. (c) OPNFV, 2018 Intel Corporation. + +********************************************************* +Yardstick Test Case Description: NSB EPC DEDICATED BEARER +********************************************************* + ++-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +|NSB EPC dedicated bearer test case | +| | ++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ +|test case id | tc_epc_{initiator}_dedicated_bearer_landslide | +| | | +| | * initiator: dedicated bearer creation initiator side could | +| | be UE (ue) or Network (network). | +| | | ++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ +|metric | All metrics provided by Spirent Landslide traffic generator | +| | | ++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ +|test purpose | The Spirent Landslide product provides one box solution which| +| | allows to fully emulate all EPC network nodes including | +| | mobile users, network host and generate control and data | +| | plane traffic. | +| | | +| | This test allows to check processing capability under | +| | different levels of load (number of subscriber, generated | +| | traffic throughput, etc.) for case when default and dedicated| +| | bearers are creating and using for traffic transferring. | +| | | +| | It's easy to replace emulated node or multiple nodes in test | +| | topology with real node or corresponding vEPC VNF as DUT and | +| | check it's processing capabilities under specific test case | +| | load conditions. | +| | | ++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ +|configuration | The EPC dedicated bearer test cases are listed below: | +| | | +| | * tc_epc_ue_dedicated_bearer_create_landslide.yaml | +| | * tc_epc_network_dedicated_bearer_create_landslide.yaml | +| | | +| | Test duration: | +| | | +| | * is set as 60sec (specified in test session profile); | +| | | +| | Traffic type: | +| | | +| | * UDP; | +| | | +| | Packet sizes: | +| | | +| | * 512 bytes; | +| | | +| | Traffic transaction rate: | +| | | +| | * 5 trans/s.; | +| | | +| | Number of mobile subscribers: | +| | | +| | * 20000; | +| | | +| | Number of default bearers per subscriber: | +| | | +| | * 1; | +| | | +| | Number of dedicated bearers per default bearer: | +| | | +| | * 1. | +| | | +| | The above fields and values are the main options used for the| +| | test case. Other configurable options could be found in test | +| | session profile yaml file. All these options have default | +| | values which can be overwritten in test case file. | +| | | ++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ +|test tool | Spirent Landslide | +| | | +| | The Spirent Landslide is a tool for functional and | +| | performance testing of different types of mobile networks. | +| | It emulates real-world control and data traffic of mobile | +| | subscribers moving through virtualized EPC network. | +| | Detailed description of Spirent Landslide product could be | +| | found here: https://www.spirent.com/Products/Landslide | +| | | ++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ +|applicability | This EPC DEDICATED BEARER test cases can be configured with | +| | different: | +| | | +| | * packet sizes; | +| | * traffic transaction rate; | +| | * number of subscribers sessions; | +| | * number of default bearers per subscriber; | +| | * number of dedicated bearers per default; | +| | * subscribers connection rate; | +| | * subscribers disconnection rate; | +| | * dedicated bearers activation timeout; | +| | * DMF (traffic profile); | +| | * enable/disable Fireball DMF threading model that provides | +| | optimized performance; | +| | | +| | Default values exist. | +| | | ++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ +|references | ETSI-NFV-TST001 | +| | | +| | 3GPP TS 32.455 | +| | | ++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ +| pre-test | * All Spirent Landslide dependencies need to be installed. | +| conditions | The steps are described in NSB installation chapter for the| +| | Spirent Landslide vEPC tests; | +| | | +| | * The pod.yaml file contains all necessary information (TAS | +| | VM IP address, NICs, emulated SUTs and Test Nodes | +| | parameters (names, types, ip addresses, etc.). | +| | | ++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ +|test sequence | description and expected result | +| | | ++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ +|step 1 | Spirent Landslide components are running on the hosts | +| | specified in the pod file. | +| | | ++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ +|step 2 | Yardstick is connected with Spirent Landslide Test | +| | Administrator Server (TAS) by TCL and REST API. The test | +| | will resolve the topology and instantiate all emulated EPC | +| | network nodes. | +| | | ++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ +|step 3 | Test scenarios run, which performs the following steps: | +| | | +| | * Start the emulated EPC network nodes; | +| | * Establish the subscribers connections to EPC network | +| | (default bearers); | +| | * Establish the number of dedicated bearers as per per | +| | default bearer for each subscriber; | +| | * Create the sessions and transmit traffic through EPC | +| | network nodes during the specified traffic duration time; | +| | * Disconnect dedicated bearers; | +| | * Disconnect subscribers at the end of the test. | +| | | ++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ +|step 4 | During test run, all the metrics provided by Spirent | +| | Landslide are stored in the yardstick dispatcher. | +| | | ++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ +|test verdict | The test case will create the test session in Spirent | +| | Landslide with the test case parameters and store the results| +| | in the database for benchmarking purposes. The aim is only | +| | to collect all the metrics that are provided by Spirent | +| | Landslide product for each test specific scenario. | +| | | ++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ diff --git a/docs/testing/user/userguide/nsb/tc_epc_default_bearer_landslide.rst b/docs/testing/user/userguide/nsb/tc_epc_default_bearer_landslide.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..9e6d77825 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/nsb/tc_epc_default_bearer_landslide.rst @@ -0,0 +1,149 @@ +.. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International +.. License. +.. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 +.. (c) OPNFV, 2018 Intel Corporation. + +******************************************************* +Yardstick Test Case Description: NSB EPC DEFAULT BEARER +******************************************************* + ++-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +|NSB EPC default bearer test case | +| | ++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ +|test case id | tc_epc_default_bearer_landslide_{dmf_setup} | +| | | +| | * dmf_setup: single or multi dmf test session setup; | +| | | ++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ +|metric | All metrics provided by Spirent Landslide traffic generator | +| | | ++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ +|test purpose | The Spirent Landslide product provides one box solution which| +| | allows to fully emulate all EPC network nodes including | +| | mobile users, network host and generate control and data | +| | plane traffic. | +| | | +| | This test allows to check processing capability of EPC under | +| | different levels of load (number of subscriber, generated | +| | traffic throughput) for case when only one default bearer is | +| | using for transferring traffic from UE to Network. | +| | | +| | It's easy to replace emulated node or multiple nodes in test | +| | topology with real node or corresponding vEPC VNF as DUT and | +| | check it's processing capabilities under specific test case | +| | load conditions. | +| | | ++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ +|configuration | The EPC default bearer test cases are listed below: | +| | | +| | * tc_epc_default_bearer_create_landslide.yaml | +| | * tc_epc_default_bearer_create_landslide_multi_dmf.yaml | +| | | +| | Test duration: | +| | | +| | * is set as 60sec (specified in test session profile); | +| | | +| | Traffic type: | +| | | +| | * UDP - for single DMF test case; | +| | * UDP and TCP - for multi DMF test case; | +| | | +| | Packet sizes: | +| | | +| | * 512 bytes for UDP packets; | +| | * 1518 bytes for TCP packets; | +| | | +| | Traffic transaction rate: | +| | | +| | * 5 trans/s.; | +| | | +| | Number of mobile subscribers: | +| | | +| | * 20000; | +| | | +| | Number of default bearers per subscriber: | +| | | +| | * 1. | +| | | +| | The above fields and values are the main options used for the| +| | test case. Other configurable options could be found in test | +| | session profile yaml file. All these options have default | +| | values which can be overwritten in test case file. | +| | | ++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ +|test tool | Spirent Landslide | +| | | +| | The Spirent Landslide is a tool for functional & performance | +| | testing of different types of mobile networks. It emulates | +| | real-world control and data traffic of mobile subscribers | +| | moving through virtualized EPC network. | +| | Detailed description of Spirent Landslide product could be | +| | found here: https://www.spirent.com/Products/Landslide | +| | | ++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ +|applicability | This EPC DEFAULT BEARER test cases can be configured with | +| | different: | +| | | +| | * packet sizes; | +| | * traffic transaction rate; | +| | * number of subscribers sessions; | +| | * number of default bearers per subscriber; | +| | * subscribers connection rate; | +| | * subscribers disconnection rate; | +| | * DMF (traffic profile); | +| | * enable/disable Fireball DMF threading model that provides | +| | optimized performance; | +| | | +| | Default values exist. | +| | | ++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ +|references | ETSI-NFV-TST001 | +| | | +| | 3GPP TS 32.455 | +| | | ++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ +| pre-test | * All Spirent Landslide dependencies are installed (detailed | +| conditions | installation steps are described in Chapter 13- | +| | nsb-installation.rst and 14-nsb-operation.rst file for NSB | +| | Spirent Landslide vEPC tests; | +| | | +| | * The pod.yaml file contains all necessary information | +| | (TAS VM IP address, NICs, emulated SUTs and Test Nodes | +| | parameters (names, types, ip addresses, etc.). | +| | | ++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ +|test sequence | description and expected result | +| | | ++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ +|step 1 | Spirent Landslide components are running on the hosts | +| | specified in the pod file. | +| | | ++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ +|step 2 | Yardstick is connected with Spirent Landslide Test | +| | Administration Server (TAS) by TCL and REST API. The test | +| | will resolve the topology and instantiate all emulated EPC | +| | network nodes. | +| | | ++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ +|step 3 | Test scenarios run, which performs the following steps: | +| | | +| | * Start emulated EPC network nodes; | +| | * Establish subscribers connections to EPC network (only | +| | default bearers are established); | +| | * Create the sessions and transmit traffic through EPC | +| | network nodes during the specified traffic duration time; | +| | * Disconnect subscribers at the end of the test. | +| | | ++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ +|step 4 | During test run, all the metrics provided by Spirent | +| | Landslide are stored in the yardstick dispatcher. | +| | | ++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ +|test verdict | The test case will create the test session in Spirent | +| | Landslide with the test case parameters and store the | +| | results in the database for benchmarking purposes. The aim | +| | is only to collect all the metrics that are provided by | +| | Spirent Landslide product for each test specific scenario. | +| | | ++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ diff --git a/docs/testing/user/userguide/nsb/tc_epc_network_service_request_landslide.rst b/docs/testing/user/userguide/nsb/tc_epc_network_service_request_landslide.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..85e6ce11a --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/nsb/tc_epc_network_service_request_landslide.rst @@ -0,0 +1,159 @@ +.. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International +.. License. +.. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 +.. (c) OPNFV, 2018 Intel Corporation. + +**************************************************************** +Yardstick Test Case Description: NSB EPC NETWORK SERVICE REQUEST +**************************************************************** + ++-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +|NSB EPC network service request test case | +| | ++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ +|test case id | tc_epc_network_service_request_landslide | +| | | +| | * initiator: service request initiator side could be UE (ue) | +| | or Network (network). | +| | | ++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ +|metric | All metrics provided by Spirent Landslide traffic generator | +| | | ++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ +|test purpose | The Spirent Landslide product provides one box solution which| +| | allows to fully emulate all EPC network nodes including | +| | mobile users, network host and generate control and data | +| | plane traffic. | +| | | +| | This test covers case of network initiated service request & | +| | allows to check processing capabilities of EPC handling high | +| | amount of continuous Downlink Data Notification messages from| +| | network to UEs which are in Idle state. | +| | | +| | It's easy to replace emulated node or multiple nodes in test | +| | topology with real node or corresponding vEPC VNF as DUT and | +| | check it's processing capabilities under specific test case | +| | load conditions. | +| | | ++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ +|configuration | The EPC network service request test cases are listed below: | +| | | +| | * tc_epc_network_service_request_landslide.yaml | +| | | +| | Test duration: | +| | | +| | * is set as 60sec (specified in test session profile); | +| | | +| | Traffic type: | +| | | +| | * UDP; | +| | | +| | Packet sizes: | +| | | +| | * 512 bytes; | +| | | +| | Traffic transaction rate: | +| | | +| | * 0.1 trans/s.; | +| | | +| | Number of mobile subscribers: | +| | | +| | * 20000; | +| | | +| | Number of default bearers per subscriber: | +| | | +| | * 1; | +| | | +| | Idle entry time (timeout after which UE goes to Idle state): | +| | | +| | * 5s; | +| | | +| | Traffic start delay: | +| | | +| | * 1000ms. | +| | | +| | The above fields and values are the main options used for the| +| | test case. Other configurable options could be found in test | +| | session profile yaml file. All these options have default | +| | values which can be overwritten in test case file. | +| | | ++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ +|test tool | Spirent Landslide | +| | | +| | The Spirent Landslide is a tool for functional & performance | +| | testing of different types of mobile networks. It emulates | +| | real-world control and data traffic of mobile subscribers | +| | moving through virtualized EPC network. | +| | Detailed description of Spirent Landslide product could be | +| | found here: https://www.spirent.com/Products/Landslide | +| | | ++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ +|applicability | This EPC NETWORK SERVICE REQUEST test case can be configured | +| | with different: | +| | | +| | * packet sizes; | +| | * traffic transaction rate; | +| | * number of subscribers sessions; | +| | * number of default bearers per subscriber; | +| | * subscribers connection rate; | +| | * subscribers disconnection rate; | +| | * timeout after which UE goes to Idle state; | +| | * Traffic start delay; | +| | | +| | Default values exist. | +| | | ++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ +|references | ETSI-NFV-TST001 | +| | | +| | 3GPP TS 32.455 | +| | | ++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ +| pre-test | * All Spirent Landslide dependencies are installed (detailed | +| conditions | installation steps are described in Chapter 13- | +| | nsb-installation.rst and 14-nsb-operation.rst file for NSB | +| | Spirent Landslide vEPC tests; | +| | | +| | * The pod.yaml file contains all necessary information | +| | (TAS VM IP address, NICs, emulated SUTs and Test Nodes | +| | parameters (names, types, ip addresses, etc.). | +| | | ++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ +|test sequence | description and expected result | +| | | ++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ +|step 1 | Spirent Landslide components are running on the hosts | +| | specified in the pod file. | +| | | ++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ +|step 2 | Yardstick is connected with Spirent Landslide Test | +| | Administration Server (TAS) by TCL and REST API. The test | +| | will resolve the topology and instantiate all emulated EPC | +| | network nodes. | +| | | ++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ +|step 3 | Test scenarios run, which performs the following steps: | +| | | +| | * Start emulated EPC network nodes; | +| | * Establish subscribers connections to EPC network (default | +| | bearers); | +| | * Switch UE to Idle state after specified in test case | +| | timeout; | +| | * Send Downlink Data Notification from network to UE, that | +| | will return UE to active state. This process is continuous | +| | and during whole test run UEs will be going to Idle state | +| | and will be switched back to active state after Downlink | +| | Data Notification was received; | +| | * Disconnect subscribers at the end of the test. | +| | | ++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ +|step 4 | During test run, all the metrics provided by Spirent | +| | Landslide are stored in the yardstick dispatcher. | +| | | ++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ +|test verdict | The test case will create the test session in Spirent | +| | Landslide with the test case parameters and store the | +| | results in the database for benchmarking purposes. The aim | +| | is only to collect all the metrics that are provided by | +| | Spirent Landslide product for each test specific scenario. | +| | | ++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ diff --git a/docs/testing/user/userguide/nsb/tc_epc_saegw_tput_relocation_landslide.rst b/docs/testing/user/userguide/nsb/tc_epc_saegw_tput_relocation_landslide.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..102517562 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/nsb/tc_epc_saegw_tput_relocation_landslide.rst @@ -0,0 +1,167 @@ +.. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International +.. License. +.. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 +.. (c) OPNFV, 2018 Intel Corporation. + +********************************************************* +Yardstick Test Case Description: NSB EPC SAEGW RELOCATION +********************************************************* + ++-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +|NSB EPC SAEGW throughput with relocation test case | +| | ++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ +|test case id | tc_epc_saegw_tput_relocation_landslide | +| | | +| | | ++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ +|metric | All metrics provided by Spirent Landslide traffic generator | +| | | ++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ +|test purpose | The Spirent Landslide product provides one box solution which| +| | allows to fully emulate all EPC network nodes including | +| | mobile users, network host and generate control and data | +| | plane traffic. | +| | | +| | This test allows to check processing capability of EPC | +| | handling large amount of subscribers X2 handovers between | +| | different eNBs while UEs are sending traffic. | +| | | +| | It's easy to replace emulated node or multiple nodes in test | +| | topology with real node or corresponding vEPC VNF as DUT and | +| | check it's processing capabilities under specific test case | +| | load conditions. | +| | | ++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ +|configuration | The EPC SAEGW throughput with relocation tests are listed | +| | below: | +| | | +| | * tc_epc_saegw_tput_relocation_landslide.yaml | +| | | +| | Test duration: | +| | | +| | * is set as 60sec (specified in test session profile); | +| | | +| | Traffic type: | +| | | +| | * UDP; | +| | | +| | Packet sizes: | +| | | +| | * 512 bytes; | +| | | +| | Traffic transaction rate: | +| | | +| | * 5 trans/s.; | +| | | +| | Number of mobile subscribers: | +| | | +| | * 20000; | +| | | +| | Number of default bearers per subscriber: | +| | | +| | * 1; | +| | | +| | Handover type: | +| | | +| | * X2 handover; | +| | | +| | Mobility time (timeout after sessions were established after | +| | which handover will start): | +| | | +| | * 10000ms; | +| | | +| | Handover start type: | +| | | +| | * When all sessions started; | +| | | +| | Mobility mode: | +| | | +| | * Single handoff; | +| | | +| | Mobility Rate: | +| | | +| | * 120 subscribers/s. | +| | | +| | The above fields and values are the main options used for the| +| | test case. Other configurable options could be found in test | +| | session profile yaml file. All these options have default | +| | values which can be overwritten in test case file. | +| | | ++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ +|test tool | Spirent Landslide | +| | | +| | The Spirent Landslide is a tool for functional & performance | +| | testing of different types of mobile networks. It emulates | +| | real-world control and data traffic of mobile subscribers | +| | moving through virtualized EPC network. | +| | Detailed description of Spirent Landslide product could be | +| | found here: https://www.spirent.com/Products/Landslide | +| | | ++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ +|applicability | This EPC UE SERVICE REQUEST test cases can be configured with| +| | different: | +| | | +| | * packet sizes; | +| | * traffic transaction rate; | +| | * number of subscribers sessions; | +| | * handover type; | +| | * mobility rate; | +| | * mobility time; | +| | * mobility mode; | +| | * handover start condition; | +| | * subscribers disconnection rate; | +| | | +| | Default values exist. | +| | | ++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ +|references | ETSI-NFV-TST001 | +| | | +| | 3GPP TS 32.455 | +| | | ++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ +| pre-test | * All Spirent Landslide dependencies are installed (detailed | +| conditions | installation steps are described in Chapter 13- | +| | nsb-installation.rst and 14-nsb-operation.rst file for NSB | +| | Spirent Landslide vEPC tests; | +| | | +| | * The pod.yaml file contains all necessary information | +| | (TAS VM IP address, NICs, emulated SUTs and Test Nodes | +| | parameters (names, types, ip addresses, etc.). | +| | | ++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ +|test sequence | description and expected result | +| | | ++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ +|step 1 | Spirent Landslide components are running on the hosts | +| | specified in the pod file. | +| | | ++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ +|step 2 | Yardstick is connected with Spirent Landslide Test | +| | Administration Server (TAS) by TCL and REST API. The test | +| | will resolve the topology and instantiate all emulated EPC | +| | network nodes. | +| | | ++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ +|step 3 | Test scenarios run, which performs the following steps: | +| | | +| | * Start emulated EPC network nodes; | +| | * Establish subscribers connections to EPC network (default | +| | bearers); | +| | * Start run traffic; | +| | * After specified in test case mobility timeout, start | +| | handover process on specified mobility rate; | +| | * Disconnect subscribers at the end of the test. | +| | | ++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ +|step 4 | During test run, all the metrics provided by Spirent | +| | Landslide are stored in the yardstick dispatcher. | +| | | ++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ +|test verdict | The test case will create the test session in Spirent | +| | Landslide with the test case parameters and store the | +| | results in the database for benchmarking purposes. The aim | +| | is only to collect all the metrics that are provided by | +| | Spirent Landslide product for each test specific scenario. | +| | | ++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ diff --git a/docs/testing/user/userguide/nsb/tc_epc_ue_service_request_landslide.rst b/docs/testing/user/userguide/nsb/tc_epc_ue_service_request_landslide.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..0711a0ce3 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/nsb/tc_epc_ue_service_request_landslide.rst @@ -0,0 +1,174 @@ +.. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International +.. License. +.. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 +.. (c) OPNFV, 2018 Intel Corporation. + +*********************************************************** +Yardstick Test Case Description: NSB EPC UE SERVICE REQUEST +*********************************************************** + ++-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +|NSB EPC UE service request test case | +| | ++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ +|test case id | tc_epc_{initiator}_service_request_landslide | +| | | +| | * initiator: service request initiator side could be UE (ue) | +| | or Network (nw). | +| | | ++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ +|metric | All metrics provided by Spirent Landslide traffic generator | +| | | ++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ +|test purpose | The Spirent Landslide product provides one box solution which| +| | allows to fully emulate all EPC network nodes including | +| | mobile users, network host and generate control and data | +| | plane traffic. | +| | | +| | This test allows to check processing capabilities of EPC | +| | under high user connections rate and traffic load for case | +| | when UEs initiates service request (UE initiates bearer | +| | modification request to provide dedicated bearer for new | +| | type of traffic) | +| | | +| | It's easy to replace emulated node or multiple nodes in test | +| | topology with real node or corresponding vEPC VNF as DUT and | +| | check it's processing capabilities under specific test case | +| | load conditions. | +| | | ++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ +|configuration | The EPC ue service request test cases are listed below: | +| | | +| | * tc_epc_ue_service_request_landslide.yaml | +| | | +| | Test duration: | +| | | +| | * is set as 60sec (specified in test session profile); | +| | | +| | Traffic type: | +| | | +| | * UDP; | +| | | +| | Packet sizes: | +| | | +| | * 512 bytes; | +| | | +| | Traffic transaction rate: | +| | | +| | * 5 trans/s.; | +| | | +| | Number of mobile subscribers: | +| | | +| | * 20000; | +| | | +| | Number of default bearers per subscriber: | +| | | +| | * 1; | +| | | +| | Number of dedicated bearers per default bearer: | +| | | +| | * 1. | +| | | +| | TFT settings for dedicated bearers: | +| | | +| | * TFT configured to filter TCP traffic (Protocol ID 6) | +| | | +| | Modified TFT settings: | +| | | +| | * Create new TFT to filter UDP traffic (Protocol ID 17) from | +| | 2002 local port and 2003 remote port; | +| | | +| | Modified QoS settings: | +| | | +| | * Set QCI 5 for dedicated bearers; | +| | | +| | The above fields and values are the main options used for the| +| | test case. Other configurable options could be found in test | +| | session profile yaml file. All these options have default | +| | values which can be overwritten in test case file. | +| | | ++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ +|test tool | Spirent Landslide | +| | | +| | The Spirent Landslide is a tool for functional & performance | +| | testing of different types of mobile networks. It emulates | +| | real-world control and data traffic of mobile subscribers | +| | moving through virtualized EPC network. | +| | Detailed description of Spirent Landslide product could be | +| | found here: https://www.spirent.com/Products/Landslide | +| | | ++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ +|applicability | This EPC UE SERVICE REQUEST test case can be configured with | +| | different: | +| | | +| | * packet sizes; | +| | * traffic transaction rate; | +| | * number of subscribers sessions; | +| | * number of default bearers per subscriber; | +| | * number of dedicated bearers per default; | +| | * subscribers connection rate; | +| | * subscribers disconnection rate; | +| | * dedicated bearers activation timeout; | +| | * DMF (traffic profile); | +| | * enable/disable Fireball DMF threading model that provides | +| | optimized performance; | +| | * Starting TFT settings for dedicated bearers; | +| | * Modified TFT settings for dedicated bearers; | +| | * Modified QoS settings for dedicated bearers; | +| | | +| | Default values exist. | +| | | ++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ +|references | ETSI-NFV-TST001 | +| | | +| | 3GPP TS 32.455 | +| | | ++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ +| pre-test | * All Spirent Landslide dependencies are installed (detailed | +| conditions | installation steps are described in Chapter 13- | +| | nsb-installation.rst and 14-nsb-operation.rst file for NSB | +| | Spirent Landslide vEPC tests; | +| | | +| | * The pod.yaml file contains all necessary information | +| | (TAS VM IP address, NICs, emulated SUTs and Test Nodes | +| | parameters (names, types, ip addresses, etc.). | +| | | ++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ +|test sequence | description and expected result | +| | | ++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ +|step 1 | Spirent Landslide components are running on the hosts | +| | specified in the pod file. | +| | | ++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ +|step 2 | Yardstick is connected with Spirent Landslide Test | +| | Administration Server (TAS) by TCL and REST API. The test | +| | will resolve the topology and instantiate all emulated EPC | +| | network nodes. | +| | | ++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ +|step 3 | Test scenarios run, which performs the following steps: | +| | | +| | * Start emulated EPC network nodes; | +| | * Establish subscribers connections to EPC network (default | +| | bearers); | +| | * Establish the number of dedicated bearer as specified in | +| | the test case as per default bearer for each subscriber; | +| | * start run users traffic through EPC network nodes; | +| | * During traffic is running, send bearer modification request| +| | after specified in test case timeout; | +| | * Disconnect dedicated bearers; | +| | * Disconnect subscribers at the end of the test. | +| | | ++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ +|step 4 | During test run, all the metrics provided by Spirent | +| | Landslide are stored in the yardstick dispatcher. | +| | | ++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ +|test verdict | The test case will create the test session in Spirent | +| | Landslide with the test case parameters and store the | +| | results in the database for benchmarking purposes. The aim | +| | is only to collect all the metrics that are provided by | +| | Spirent Landslide product for each test specific scenario. | +| | | ++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ |