2.16.2.28. Yardstick Test Case Description TC075

Network Capacity and Scale Testing

test case id

OPNFV_YARDSTICK_TC075_Network_Capacity_and_Scale_testing

metric

Number of connections, Number of frames sent/received

test purpose

To evaluate the network capacity and scale with regards to connections and frmaes.

configuration

file: opnfv_yardstick_tc075.yaml

There is no additional configuration to be set for this TC.

test tool

netstar

Netstat is normally part of any Linux distribution, hence it doesn’t need to be installed.

references

Netstat man page

ETSI-NFV-TST001

applicability

This test case is mainly for evaluating network performance.

pre_test conditions

Each pod node must have netstat included in it.

test sequence

description and expected result

step 1

The pod is available. Netstat is invoked and logs are produced and stored.

Result: Logs are stored.

test verdict

None. Number of connections and frames are fetched and stored.