snappi-ixload 0.0.1

The Snappi Ixload Open Traffic Generator Python Package

snappi Extension for IxNetwork

This extension allows executing test scripts written using snappi against
IxLoad, (one of) Keysight's implementation of Open Traffic Generator.

The repository is under active development.

To start contributing, please see contributing.md.

Install on a client

python -m pip install --upgrade "snappi[ixload]"

Start scripting

"""
Configure a raw TCP flow with,
- tx port as source to rx port as destination
- frame count 10000, each of size 128 bytes
- transmit rate of 1000 packets per second
Validate,
- frames transmitted and received for configured flow is as expected
"""

import snappi
# host is IxNetwork API Server
api = snappi.api(location='https://localhost:443', ext='ixnetwork')
# new config
config = api.config()
# port location is chassis-ip;card-id;port-id
tx, rx = (
    config.ports
    .port(name='tx', location='192.168.0.1;2;1')
    .port(name='rx', location='192.168.0.1;2;2')
)
# configure layer 1 properties
(d1, d2) = config.devices.device(name="d1").device(name="d2")
(e1,) = d1.ethernets.ethernet(name="d1.e1")
e1.connection.port_name = "p1"
e1.mac = "70:9C:91:69:00:00"
(e2,) = d2.ethernets.ethernet(name="d2.e2")
e2.connection.port_name = "p2"
e2.mac = "7C:5D:68:26:00:00"
(ip1,) = e1.ipv4_addresses.ipv4(name="e1.ipv4")
ip1.address = "173.173.173.10"
ip1.gateway = "0.0.0.0"
ip1.step = "0.0.0.1"
ip1.count = 1

(ip2,) = e2.ipv4_addresses.ipv4(name="e2.ipv4")
ip2.address = "173.173.173.30"
ip2.gateway = "0.0.0.0"

(t1,) = d1.tcps.tcp(name="Tcp1")
t1.ip_interface_name = ip1.name
t1.adjust_tcp_buffers = False
t1.keep_alive_time = 7000

(t2,) = d2.tcps.tcp(name="Tcp2")
t2.ip_interface_name = ip2.name
t2.time_wait_recycle = False
t2.time_wait_rfc1323_strict = True
t2.keep_alive_time = 600

(http_1,) = d1.https.http(name="HTTP1")
http_1.tcp_name = t1.name   #UDP configs can be mapped http.transport = udp_1.name
http_1.enable_tos = False
http_1.priority_flow_control_class = "v10"
(http_client,) = http_1.clients.client()
http_client.cookie_jar_size = 100
http_client.version = "1"

(http_2,) = d2.https.http(name="HTTP2")
http_2.tcp_name = t2.name		#UDP configs can be mapped http.transport = udp_2.name
http_2.enable_tos = False
http_2.priority_flow_control_class = "v10"
(http_server,) = http_2.servers.server()
http_server.rst_timeout = 100
http_server.enable_http2 = False
http_server.port = 80

(get_a,) = http_client.methods.method().method()
(get1,) = get_a.get.get()
get1.destination = "Traffic2_HTTPServer1:80" 
get1.page = "./1b.html"
# push configuration
api.set_config(config)
# start traffic 

cs = api.control_state()
cs.app.state = 'start' #cs.app.state.START 
response1 = api.set_control_state(cs) 
print(response1)
cs.app.state = 'stop' #cs.app.state.START 
api.set_control_state(cs)