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  # Copyright (c) 2022-2024, Arm Limited.
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  # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

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Changelog & Release Notes
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Dataplane Stack v23.05
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New Features
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  * Integrated and enabled L2 switching with VPP
  * Integrated and enabled TCP termination with VPP
  * Integrated and enabled SSL reverse proxy with VPP

Changed
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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
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  * 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
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None.

Known Issues
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None.

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Dataplane Stack v22.06
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New Features
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  * Integrated and enabled DPDK L3Fwd sample application
  * Integrated and enabled IPv4 forwarding with VPP

Changed
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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
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  * 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
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None.

Known Issues
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None.