Chapter 5 - Performance Test Procedure
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5.2.2
Packet Processing Performance Requirements
5.2.2.1
Packet Processing Performance Requirements for Plus Platform
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NIC:
NCS2-IXM407 Module, 4-port 10GbE SFP+ NIC Module
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Test Configuration:
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Four ports of the NIC are used.
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Each port has one queue.
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One queue is assigned per logical core.
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Total four logical cores, four queues, and four ports.
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Test Parameters:
./build/l3fwd -l 1-5 -n 4 -- -p 0xf --config="(0,0,1),(1,0,2),(2,0,3),(3,0,4)”
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DPDK Test:
DPDK L3fwd RFC2544 zero packet loss test
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Performance Requirement:
100% line rate with packet size 256B
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Conformance:
Required
5.2.2.2
Packet Processing Performance Requirements for Base Platform
•
NIC:
NCS2-IXM407 Module, 4-port 10GbE SFP+ NIC Module
•
Test Configuration:
−
Two ports of the NIC are used.
−
Each port has one queue.
−
One queue is assigned per logical core.
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Total two logical cores, two queues, and two ports.
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Test Parameters:
./build/l3fwd -l 1-4 -n 4 -- -p 0x3 --config="(0,0,1),(1,0,2)”
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DPDK Test:
DPDK L3fwd RFC2544 zero packet loss test
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Performance Requirement:
100% line rate with packet size 128B
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Conformance:
Required
5.3
Intel® QAT Performance Requirement
5.3.1
Intel® QAT Performance Sample Code
Compliance is measured by the Intel® QuickAssist Technology (Intel® QAT) Performance sample code that
is cpa_sample_code cipher and hash benchmark utility included as part of the Intel® QAT software package
installation.
Note: The Compress and Verify feature in Intel® QAT is required to meet the performance requirements
specified in
Table 4
and
Table 5
. Appendix A contains instructions for enabling Compress and Verify.