Changelog & Release Notes¶
Dataplane Stack v23.05¶
New Features¶
Integrated and enabled L2 switching with VPP
Integrated and enabled TCP termination with VPP
Integrated and enabled SSL reverse proxy with VPP
Changed¶
Main software components versions:
DPDK v22.11
VPP v23.02
Documentation:
Added user guides for L2 switching, TCP termination and SSL reverse proxy.
Replaced RDMA driver with DPDK driver in quickstart guide and VPP IPv4 L3fwd user guide.
Improved code block display in quickstart guide, DPDK L3fwd and VPP IPv4 L3fwd user guides.
Updated required CPU cores number and isolated cores in guides.
Added instructions to install specific Mellanox ConnectX-5 firmware in FAQ.
Use case scripts:
Added scripts to run L2 switching, TCP termination and SSL reverse proxy use cases.
Tools:
Enabled Sphinx based spell check.
Imported traffic generator tool wrk2.
Improved license title year check.
Limitations¶
Users of this software stack must consider safety and security implications according to their own usage goals.
Does not provide native traffic generator for all use cases.
Resolved Issues¶
None.
Known Issues¶
None.
Dataplane Stack v22.06¶
New Features¶
Integrated and enabled DPDK L3Fwd sample application
Integrated and enabled IPv4 forwarding with VPP
Changed¶
Initial version.
Tested platforms:
DUT
Ampere Altra (Neoverse-N1)
Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS (Focal Fossa)
Kernel 5.17.0-051700-generic
NIC
Mellanox ConnectX-5
OFED driver: MLNX_OFED_LINUX-5.4-3.1.0.0
Firmware Version 16.30.1004 (MT_0000000013)
Main software components versions:
DPDK v21.11
VPP v22.02
Documentation:
Initial documentation with README, overview, quickstart guide, user guide and FAQ.
Tools:
Initialized QA checks to validate:
Sphinx based documentation generation
Dependent component compilation
Commit log format check
License-Identifier check
Limitations¶
Users of this software stack must consider safety and security implications according to their own usage goals.
Does not provide native traffic generator.
Resolved Issues¶
None.
Known Issues¶
None.