Table of Contents
Summary
CT base on OVS-DPDK offload into SmartNIC
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components of the release (Akraino new)
DPDK version 1920.11
Open vSwitch 2.1314.901
LINUX Kernel 45.4
SmartNIC BlueField 1 2
dependencies of the release (upstream version, patches)
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differences from the previous version
This is the first releaseAdding a new function CT (connection tracking) offloaded and release versions of hardware and software are upgraded.
Upgrade Procedures
N/A
Release Data
Enhancements
CurrentlyIn R3, the community version of Open vSwitch does not work well for VXLAN decap/encap offload .We are going to and we open-source sourced our implementation of Open vSwitch with VXLAN decap/encap offload on BlueField SmartNIC card.
Currently, the community version of Open vSwitch does not work well for connection tracking offload. In R4, we have fulfilled this offload into SmartNIC.
Functionality changes
N/A
New Features
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Release Software | Version | Link |
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| IEC | Version 2.0 | https://gerrit.akraino.org/r/gitweb?p=iec.git;a=tree;f=src/type5_SmartNIC; Chao Han |
| DPDK | V19V20.11 | |
| OVS | v2.1314.901 | https://github.com/bytedance/ovs-dpdk this version is applied in R3 While in R4, we use the mellanox version which in the process of open source in the community. |
Software Deliverable
OVS-DPDK with VXLAN ENCAP/DECAP offload.
In R4, OVS-DPDK based CT offload
Documentation Deliverable
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The evaluation OpenFlow ruleset for SmartNIC will only contain VXLAN decap/encap actions.
The states of connection tracking only cover several kinds generally used.
References
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