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// Introduction to pktlib
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#. Introduction :
============
Pktlib is a class based library which does the following
1. Configure different networking headers
2. Randomize all the headers which need to be configured.
3. Corrupt any fields as per the test requirement.
4. Pack them into array of packets. Can also generates this packet in pcap format.
5. Smartly unpack an array(pkt) to different headers. Can also unpack pcap files
6. Deep and shallow copy entire library to new library
7. Smartly compares to array by unpacking them and pointing out error in a
particular field
8. Displays pkt contents along with all the header contents.
And many more features :-)
#. Headers supported :
================
Currently Pktlib supports the following headers.
1. eth (Basic Ethernet Header)
2. macsec (IEEE 802.1AE MACSEC)
3. snap (IEEE 802.3 LLC/SNAP Header)
4. arp, rarp (RFC 826, 903, 2390)
5. dot1q (IEEE 802.1q C-Tag and IEEE 802.1ad S-Tag)
6. itag (IEEE 802.1ah I-Tag)
7. etag (IEEE 802.1BR E-Tag)
8. vntag (IEEE 802.1Qbh VNTag)
9. cntag, cnm (IEEE 802.1Qau CNTag, CNM)
10. trill (RFC 6325 TRILL header)
11. fcoe (Fiber Channel over Ethernet)
12. roce (RDMA over Converged Ethernet)
13. mpls, mmpls (MPLS and Multicast MPLS)
14. ipv4, ipv6 (IPV4 and IPV6 IP Headers)
15. ipv6_hopopt, (RFC 2460, IPV6 Extension headers : Hop-By-Hop Option header,
ipv6_rout, Routing header,
ipv6_frag, Fragmentation header,
ipv6_opts Destination Option header,
ipv6_nonxt No Extension header)
16. ipsec (ESP header, RFC 2406, Not fully verified :-))
17. icmp, icmpv6 (RFC 792, 4443)
18. igmp (RFC 1112, 2236, 3376)
19. ptp (IEEE 1588 PTP header - Version 1 and 2)
20. ntp (RFC 4330 - NTP version 4 Header)
21. gre (RFC 1701, 2637, 2784, 2890, NVGRE(Draft) - GRE headers)
22. udp, tcp (UDP and TCP protocols Headers)
23. lisp (Locator/ID Separation Protocol (LISP) Header - draft-ietf)
24. otv (Overlay Transport Virtulization (OTV) Header - draft-ietf)
25. vxlan (Virtual Extensible Local Area Network (VxLAN) Header - draft-ietf)
26. fc (fiber Channel)
27 grh (Infiniband global routing header)
28 bth (Infiniband base transport header and all the transport extension header)
29. data (Pkt Payload)
30. pth, ptl2, ptip (Proprietary headers :
a. pth -> Slapped in front of pkt
b. ptl2 -> Any proprietary L2 Headers
c. ptip -> Any proprietary L3/IP Headers)
All the headers are in hdr_db directory. Each header file describes all
the fields and all the control variables that can be used to constrain
any field.
Any new headers can easily be coded and integrated in the library.
#. Using the Pktlib :
===============
Once entire library is downloaded, use following command
scripts/pktlib_run <test_name>
- default script is VCS. Make changes as per the license available
- Run any of the below two tests from test directory
- pktlib_test : Will give an idea about the capability of the pktlib
- pktlib_dump_unpack : just covers two functionality of the pktlib
- All the log files will be saved in log directory.
#. Directory Structure :
===================
Class base structure is defined below :
pktlib_object_class
|
|----------------|
pktlib_main_class hdr_class (in hdr_db)
| |
pktlib_class (all the header database)
|
All the tasks which are called by the test is in this class
In addition to above other classes are
1. pktlib_array_class -> byte manipulations,
array to vector,
vector to array
2. pktlib_crc_chksm_class -> class to compute and corrupt
CRC, Checksum32, Checksum16
3. pktlib_display_class -> class to display and compare field, array, etc
#. Test Flow :
==========
(Check test pkt_test in test directory)
1. Example for pack_hdr:
// declaration
pktlib_class p;
bit [7:0] pkt [];
// new the class
p = new ();
// config the headers needed.
p.cfg_hdr ('{p.eth[0], p.dot1q[0], p.itag[0]. p.eth[1], p.ipv4[0], p.ipv4[1], p.gre[0],
p.mpls[0], p.ipv6[0], p.tcp[0], p.data[0]});
// set max/min packet length
p.toh.max_plen = 300;
p.toh.min_plen = 32;
// set any control variables
p.toh.corrupt_crc = 1'b1;
p.ipv4[0].corrupt_IP_chksm = 1;b1;
// randomize pktlib with constraints needed
p.randomize with
{
eth[0].da == 48'hdeadbeef;
data[0].data_len < 20;
};
// pack all the hdrs to pkt
p.pack_hdr (pkt);
// display hdr and pkt content
p.display_hdr_pkt (pkt);
2. Example for unpack_hdr:
// declaration
pktlib_class p;
bit [7:0] pkt [];
// new the class
p = new ();
// set any control variables
p.toh.corrupt_crc = 1'b1;
p.ipv4[0].corrupt_IP_chksm = 1;b1;
// pack all the hdrs to pkt
p.unpack_hdr (pkt, SMART_UNPACK);
// display hdr and pkt content
p.display_hdr_pkt (pkt);
3. Example for compare_pkt
// declaration
pktlib_class p;
bit [7:0] ppkt []i, cpkt;
// new the class
p = new ();
// pack all the hdrs to pkt
p.compare_pkt (ppkt, cpkt);
#. How to add new header?
=====================
1. Open file pktlib_include.svh
a> Every header has id call HID. eg. eth_hdr_class is ETH_HID.
Search for XXX_HID and replace with new HID of the new header.
d> All the header classes need to be typedef and included.
search for xxx_class and replace with the new class.
c> All the header classes need to declared and newed.
i>. Search for HDR_DECLARATION and declare the instances for
the class before eoh declaration.
ii>. Search for NEW_HDR and new the class before toh and eoh.
2. If hdr is L2 header based on ethertype,
a> Open file hdr_db/include/hdr_l2_include.svh
b> Define ethertype and modify this file to include this ethertype
in all the tasks, functions, defines.
(look for dot1q_etype for example)
3. If hdr is IP header based on protocol/nxt_hdr,
a> Open file hdr_db/include/hdr_IP_include.svh
b> Define protocol and modify this file to include this protocol
in all the tasks, functions, defines.
(look for ipv4_prot for example)
4. Similarly do the modification to the udp, ptp, mpls include files if
header is based on udp, ptp, mpls respectively.
5. If header is based on new includes,
a> Open file hdr_db/include/hdr_common_include.svh
b> search for xxx and XXX, replace them appropriately.
c> cp hdr_db/include/hdr_xxx_include.svh to the new header
6. Creating actual header :-)
a>. xxx_hdr_class.sv is the template header.
b>. copy to new header you want to create.
c>. Add class members, control variables, constraints
b>. Code all the tasks and you are ready to go :-)
#. PCAP Support :
===========
Pktlib can create the pcap file from the packet it generates.
Also it can load the pcap files and uses pktlib to unpack it.
Run Command : scripts/pktlib_pcap_run <test_name>
- Run any of the below two tests from test directory
- pktlib_pcap : Sample test to create pcap file from pktlib
- pktlib_pcap_capture.sv : Sample test to load pcap file and
use pktlib to unpack it
- Pcap files are loaded or created from pcap_log directory
#. Disclaimers :
===========
1. The documentation is minimum and may be incomplete at places.
2. Only tested on VCS Version G-2012.09-3. The verification is on going.
3. Support for Quests Version 10.2b
#. Future Releases :
===============
1. Adding more headers. For Example : Pause Frames, IPV6 authntication header etc..
2. Scripts to add new headers.
3. Convert it to UVM, OVM and VMM.
And many more ... Please contribute :-)