This document focuses on frequently used configurations.
Please refer to upf.jsonc file for the full list of configurable parameters.
These are configurations commonly shared between P4-UPF and BESS-UPF.
| Config | Default value | Mandatory | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
log_level |
info | No | |
hostname |
- | No | Used to get local IP address and local NodeID in PFCP messages |
http_port |
8080 | No | |
max_req_retries |
5 | No | Max retries for sending PFCP message towards SMF/SPGW-C |
resp_timeout |
2s | No | Period to wait for a response from SMF/SPGW-C |
enable_end_marker |
false | No | |
enable_p4rt |
false | Yes for P4-UPF only | |
enable_gtpu_path_monitoring |
false | No | |
cpiface.enable_ue_ip_alloc |
false | No | Whether to enable UPF-based UE IP allocation |
cpiface.ue_ip_pool |
- | Yes for P4-UPF or when enable_ue_ip_alloc is set |
IP pool from which we allocate UE IP address |
cpiface.dnn |
- | No | Data Network Name to use during PFCP Association |
| Config | Default value | Mandatory | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
measure_upf |
false | No | Enable per port metrics |
measure_flow |
false | No | Enable per flow metrics |
access.ifname |
- | Yes | Access-facing network interface name |
core.ifname |
- | Yes | Core-facing network interface name |
enable_notify_bess |
false | No | Whether to enable Notify feature for DDNs |
| Config | Default value | Mandatory | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
p4rtciface.slice_id |
0 | No | Identify P4-UPF slice this PFCP agent instance belongs to |
p4rtciface.access_ip |
- | Yes | N3/S1u address for 5G/4G |
p4rtciface.p4rtc_server |
- | Yes | IP address of the P4Runtime server exposed by UP4 |
p4rtciface.p4rtc_port |
- | Yes | TCP port of the P4Runtime server exposed by UP4 |
p4rtciface.default_tc |
3 | No | Default Traffic Class (default value is ELASTIC - TC=3) |
p4rtciface.clear_state_on_restart |
false | No | Whether to wipe out PFCP state from UP4 datapath on UP4 restart. |