docs/testing/user/userguide/nsb/tc_epc_default_bearer_landslide.rst

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   6 *******************************************************
   7 Yardstick Test Case Description: NSB EPC DEFAULT BEARER
   8 *******************************************************
   9
  10 +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
  11 |NSB EPC default bearer test case                                             |
  12 |                                                                             |
  13 +--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
  14 |test case id  | tc_epc_default_bearer_landslide_{dmf_setup}                  |
  15 |              |                                                              |
  16 |              | * dmf_setup: single or multi dmf test session setup;         |
  17 |              |                                                              |
  18 +--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
  19 |metric        | All metrics provided by Spirent Landslide traffic generator  |
  20 |              |                                                              |
  21 +--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
  22 |test purpose  | The Spirent Landslide product provides one box solution which|
  23 |              | allows to fully emulate all EPC network nodes including      |
  24 |              | mobile users, network host and generate control and data     |
  25 |              | plane traffic.                                               |
  26 |              |                                                              |
  27 |              | This test allows to check processing capability of EPC under |
  28 |              | different levels of load (number of subscriber, generated    |
  29 |              | traffic throughput) for case when only one default bearer is |
  30 |              | using for transferring traffic from UE to Network.           |
  31 |              |                                                              |
  32 |              | It's easy to replace emulated node or multiple nodes in test |
  33 |              | topology with real node or corresponding vEPC VNF as DUT and |
  34 |              | check it's processing capabilities under specific test case  |
  35 |              | load conditions.                                             |
  36 |              |                                                              |
  37 +--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
  38 |configuration | The EPC default bearer test cases are listed below:          |
  39 |              |                                                              |
  40 |              | * tc_epc_default_bearer_create_landslide.yaml                |
  41 |              | * tc_epc_default_bearer_create_landslide_multi_dmf.yaml      |
  42 |              |                                                              |
  43 |              | Test duration:                                               |
  44 |              |                                                              |
  45 |              | * is set as 60sec (specified in test session profile);       |
  46 |              |                                                              |
  47 |              | Traffic type:                                                |
  48 |              |                                                              |
  49 |              | * UDP - for single DMF test case;                            |
  50 |              | * UDP and TCP - for multi DMF test case;                     |
  51 |              |                                                              |
  52 |              | Packet sizes:                                                |
  53 |              |                                                              |
  54 |              | * 512 bytes for UDP packets;                                 |
  55 |              | * 1518 bytes for TCP packets;                                |
  56 |              |                                                              |
  57 |              | Traffic transaction rate:                                    |
  58 |              |                                                              |
  59 |              | * 5 trans/s.;                                                |
  60 |              |                                                              |
  61 |              | Number of mobile subscribers:                                |
  62 |              |                                                              |
  63 |              | * 20000;                                                     |
  64 |              |                                                              |
  65 |              | Number of default bearers per subscriber:                    |
  66 |              |                                                              |
  67 |              | * 1.                                                         |
  68 |              |                                                              |
  69 |              | The above fields and values are the main options used for the|
  70 |              | test case. Other configurable options could be found in test |
  71 |              | session profile yaml file. All these options have default    |
  72 |              | values which can be overwritten in test case file.           |
  73 |              |                                                              |
  74 +--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
  75 |test tool     | Spirent Landslide                                            |
  76 |              |                                                              |
  77 |              | The Spirent Landslide is a tool for functional & performance |
  78 |              | testing of different types of mobile networks. It emulates   |
  79 |              | real-world control and data traffic of mobile subscribers    |
  80 |              | moving through virtualized EPC network.                      |
  81 |              | Detailed description of Spirent Landslide product could be   |
  82 |              | found here: https://www.spirent.com/Products/Landslide       |
  83 |              |                                                              |
  84 +--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
  85 |applicability | This EPC DEFAULT BEARER test cases can be configured with    |
  86 |              | different:                                                   |
  87 |              |                                                              |
  88 |              |  * packet sizes;                                             |
  89 |              |  * traffic transaction rate;                                 |
  90 |              |  * number of subscribers sessions;                           |
  91 |              |  * number of default bearers per subscriber;                 |
  92 |              |  * subscribers connection rate;                              |
  93 |              |  * subscribers disconnection rate;                           |
  94 |              |  * DMF (traffic profile);                                    |
  95 |              |  * enable/disable Fireball DMF threading model that provides |
  96 |              |    optimized performance;                                    |
  97 |              |                                                              |
  98 |              | Default values exist.                                        |
  99 |              |                                                              |
 100 +--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
 101 |references    | ETSI-NFV-TST001                                              |
 102 |              |                                                              |
 103 |              | 3GPP TS 32.455                                               |
 104 |              |                                                              |
 105 +--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
 106 | pre-test     | * All Spirent Landslide dependencies are installed (detailed |
 107 | conditions   |   installation steps are described in Chapter 13-            |
 108 |              |   nsb-installation.rst and 14-nsb-operation.rst file for NSB |
 109 |              |   Spirent Landslide vEPC tests;                              |
 110 |              |                                                              |
 111 |              | * The pod.yaml file contains all necessary information       |
 112 |              |   (TAS VM IP address, NICs, emulated SUTs and Test Nodes     |
 113 |              |   parameters (names, types, ip addresses, etc.).             |
 114 |              |                                                              |
 115 +--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
 116 |test sequence | description and expected result                              |
 117 |              |                                                              |
 118 +--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
 119 |step 1        | Spirent Landslide components are running on the hosts        |
 120 |              | specified in the pod file.                                   |
 121 |              |                                                              |
 122 +--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
 123 |step 2        | Yardstick is connected with Spirent Landslide Test           |
 124 |              | Administration Server (TAS) by TCL and REST API. The test    |
 125 |              | will resolve the topology and instantiate all emulated EPC   |
 126 |              | network nodes.                                               |
 127 |              |                                                              |
 128 +--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
 129 |step 3        | Test scenarios run, which performs the following steps:      |
 130 |              |                                                              |
 131 |              | * Start emulated EPC network nodes;                          |
 132 |              | * Establish subscribers connections to EPC network (only     |
 133 |              |   default bearers are established);                          |
 134 |              | * Create the sessions and transmit traffic through EPC       |
 135 |              |   network nodes during the specified traffic duration time;  |
 136 |              | * Disconnect subscribers at the end of the test.             |
 137 |              |                                                              |
 138 +--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
 139 |step 4        | During test run, all the metrics provided by Spirent         |
 140 |              | Landslide are stored in the yardstick dispatcher.            |
 141 |              |                                                              |
 142 +--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
 143 |test verdict  | The test case will create the test session in Spirent        |
 144 |              | Landslide with the test case parameters and store the        |
 145 |              | results in the database for benchmarking purposes. The aim   |
 146 |              | is only to collect all the metrics that are provided by      |
 147 |              | Spirent Landslide product for each test specific scenario.   |
 148 |              |                                                              |
 149 +--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+