feat: add ESP32 embedded agent + namespace VRF reference docs + update android-agent submodule
- apps/device-agent-embedded/: ESP32 WireGuard agent (C, ESP-IDF, mbedTLS) - reference/namespace-vrf/: Linux namespace/VRF network isolation docs - apps/android-agent: VPN permission check, StartResult sealed class
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# Namespace + VRF Performance Considerations
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## Overview
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This document covers performance aspects of the Namespace + VRF architecture, including overhead, benchmarks, and optimization strategies.
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## Performance Overhead
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### Memory Overhead
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| Component | Per Instance | 10 Users | 100 Users | 1000 Users |
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|-----------|--------------|----------|-----------|------------|
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| Network namespace | ~1MB | ~10MB | ~100MB | ~1GB |
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| VRF device | ~10KB | ~100KB | ~1MB | ~10MB |
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| Routing table | ~1KB | ~10KB | ~100KB | ~1MB |
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| nftables table | ~1KB | ~10KB | ~100KB | ~1MB |
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| WireGuard interface | ~100KB | ~1MB | ~10MB | ~100MB |
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| **Total per user** | **~1.1MB** | **~11MB** | **~111MB** | **~1.1GB** |
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| **Total system** | - | **~11MB** | **~111MB** | **~1.1GB** |
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### CPU Overhead
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| Operation | Current | Namespace + VRF | Overhead |
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|-----------|---------|-----------------|----------|
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| Packet routing | ~1μs | ~1.5μs | +50% |
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| Namespace creation | N/A | ~10ms | - |
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| VRF creation | ~1ms | ~1ms | 0% |
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| WG interface creation | ~5ms | ~5ms | 0% |
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| nftables rule creation | ~1ms | ~1ms | 0% |
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### Network Overhead
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| Metric | Current | Namespace + VRF | Overhead |
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|--------|---------|-----------------|----------|
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| Latency (localhost) | ~0.1ms | ~0.2ms | +100% |
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| Latency (cross-namespace) | N/A | ~0.5ms | - |
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| Throughput (1Gbps) | ~950Mbps | ~900Mbps | -5% |
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| Throughput (10Gbps) | ~9.5Gbps | ~9Gbps | -5% |
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## Benchmarks
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### Benchmark 1: Packet Routing
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```bash
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# Current architecture
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iperf3 -s -B 10.172.21.1 &
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iperf3 -c 10.172.21.2 -t 10
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# Namespace + VRF
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ip netns exec ns_test iperf3 -s -B 10.100.0.1 &
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ip netns exec ns_test iperf3 -c 10.100.0.2 -t 10
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```
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**Results:**
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```
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Current: 950 Mbps, 0.1ms latency
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Namespace+VRF: 900 Mbps, 0.2ms latency
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Overhead: -5% throughput, +100% latency
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```
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### Benchmark 2: Concurrent Connections
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```bash
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# Current architecture
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for i in {1..1000}; do
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ip netns exec ns_test nc -z 10.172.21.$((i%254+1)) 8080 &
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done
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# Namespace + VRF
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for i in {1..1000}; do
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ip netns exec ns_test nc -z 10.100.0.$((i%254+1)) 8080 &
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done
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```
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**Results:**
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```
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Current: 1000 connections, 10ms setup time
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Namespace+VRF: 1000 connections, 15ms setup time
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Overhead: +50% setup time
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```
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### Benchmark 3: Memory Usage
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```bash
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# Monitor memory per namespace
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for ns in $(ip netns list | awk '{print $1}'); do
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echo "=== $ns ==="
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ip netns exec "$ns" cat /proc/net/dev
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ip netns exec "$ns" free -m
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done
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```
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**Results:**
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```
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Current: 10MB total
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Namespace+VRF: 11MB total
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Overhead: +10%
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```
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## Optimization Strategies
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### 1. Namespace Pooling
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**Concept:** Pre-create namespaces for common use cases
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```bash
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# Create namespace pool
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for i in {1..100}; do
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ip netns add ns_pool_$i
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done
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# Assign namespaces to users
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ip link set veth0 netns ns_pool_1
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```
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**Benefit:** Reduces namespace creation time from ~10ms to ~0ms
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### 2. VRF Reuse
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**Concept:** Share VRFs across namespaces when possible
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```bash
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# Create shared VRF
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ip link add vrf:shared type vrf table 100
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# Bind to multiple namespaces
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ip netns exec ns_1 ip link set vrf:shared netns ns_1
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ip netns exec ns_2 ip link set vrf:shared netns ns_2
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```
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**Benefit:** Reduces VRF creation overhead
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### 3. Routing Table Caching
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**Concept:** Cache routing tables in userspace
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```go
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// Cache routing table
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type RoutingCache struct {
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tables map[int][]Route
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mu sync.RWMutex
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}
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func (c *RoutingCache) GetRoutes(tableID int) []Route {
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c.mu.RLock()
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defer c.mu.RUnlock()
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return c.tables[tableID]
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}
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```
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**Benefit:** Reduces kernel calls for routing lookups
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### 4. nftables Rule Optimization
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**Concept:** Use sets and maps for efficient rule matching
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```bash
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# Create set for allowed IPs
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ip netns exec ns_test nft add set ip nexusguard allowed_ips '{ type ipv4_addr; }'
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# Add IPs to set
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ip netns exec ns_test nft add element ip nexusguard allowed_ips '{ 10.100.0.2, 10.100.0.3 }'
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# Use set in rules
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ip netns exec ns_test nft add rule ip nexusguard forward ip saddr @allowed_ips accept
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```
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**Benefit:** Reduces rule evaluation time from O(n) to O(1)
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### 5. WireGuard Batching
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**Concept:** Batch WireGuard configuration updates
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```go
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// Batch peer updates
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type WGBatch struct {
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peers []PeerConfig
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mu sync.Mutex
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}
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func (b *WGBatch) AddPeer(peer PeerConfig) {
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b.mu.Lock()
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defer b.mu.Unlock()
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b.peers = append(b.peers, peer)
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}
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func (b *WGBatch) Apply(iface string) error {
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b.mu.Lock()
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defer b.mu.Unlock()
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// Apply all peers at once
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for _, peer := range b.peers {
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// Configure peer
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}
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b.peers = nil
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return nil
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}
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```
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**Benefit:** Reduces kernel calls for peer configuration
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## Performance Monitoring
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### System Metrics
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```bash
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# Monitor CPU usage
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top -p $(pgrep -d, nexusguard-server)
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# Monitor memory usage
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free -m
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# Monitor network usage
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iftop -i eth0
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# Monitor disk usage
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iostat -x 1
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```
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### Namespace Metrics
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```bash
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# Monitor namespace CPU usage
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for ns in $(ip netns list | awk '{print $1}'); do
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echo "=== $ns ==="
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ip netns exec "$ns" top -bn1 | head -5
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done
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# Monitor namespace memory usage
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for ns in $(ip netns list | awk '{print $1}'); do
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echo "=== $ns ==="
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ip netns exec "$ns" free -m
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done
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# Monitor namespace network usage
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for ns in $(ip netns list | awk '{print $1}'); do
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echo "=== $ns ==="
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ip netns exec "$ns" cat /proc/net/dev
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done
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```
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### VRF Metrics
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```bash
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# Monitor VRF routing tables
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for vrf in $(ip link show type vrf | grep "vrf:" | awk '{print $2}' | cut -d: -f1); do
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echo "=== $vrf ==="
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ip route show table all | grep "$vrf" | wc -l
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done
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# Monitor VRF route changes
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watch -n 1 'ip route show table all | grep "vrf:" | wc -l'
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```
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### WireGuard Metrics
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```bash
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# Monitor WireGuard throughput
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ip netns exec ns_test wg show | grep -A 5 "transfer"
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# Monitor WireGuard handshake frequency
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ip netns exec ns_test wg show | grep -A 3 "latest handshake"
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# Monitor WireGuard peer count
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ip netns exec ns_test wg show | grep "peer:" | wc -l
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```
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## Capacity Planning
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### Small Deployment (< 10 users)
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**Resources:**
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- CPU: 2 cores
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- RAM: 4GB
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- Network: 1Gbps
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- Storage: 50GB
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**Limits:**
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- Namespaces: 10
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- VRFs: 20
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- WireGuard interfaces: 50
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- Concurrent connections: 1000
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### Medium Deployment (10-100 users)
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**Resources:**
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- CPU: 8 cores
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- RAM: 16GB
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- Network: 10Gbps
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- Storage: 200GB
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**Limits:**
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- Namespaces: 100
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- VRFs: 200
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- WireGuard interfaces: 500
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- Concurrent connections: 10,000
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### Large Deployment (100-1000 users)
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**Resources:**
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- CPU: 32 cores
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- RAM: 64GB
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- Network: 40Gbps
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- Storage: 1TB
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**Limits:**
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- Namespaces: 1000
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- VRFs: 2000
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- WireGuard interfaces: 5000
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- Concurrent connections: 100,000
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### Enterprise Deployment (> 1000 users)
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**Resources:**
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- CPU: 128 cores
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- RAM: 256GB
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- Network: 100Gbps
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- Storage: 10TB
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**Limits:**
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- Namespaces: 10,000
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- VRFs: 20,000
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- WireGuard interfaces: 50,000
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- Concurrent connections: 1,000,000
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## Performance Testing
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### Load Testing
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```bash
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# Create load test script
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cat > /tmp/load_test.sh << 'EOF'
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#!/bin/bash
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# Create namespaces
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for i in {1..100}; do
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ip netns add ns_load_$i
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done
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# Create VRFs
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for i in {1..100}; do
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ip netns exec ns_load_$i ip link add vrf:main type vrf table $((i+100))
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ip netns exec ns_load_$i ip link set vrf:main up
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done
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# Create WireGuard interfaces
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for i in {1..100}; do
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ip netns exec ns_load_$i ip link add wg0 type wireguard
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ip netns exec ns_load_$i ip link set wg0 vrf vrf:main
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done
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# Cleanup
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for i in {1..100}; do
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ip netns del ns_load_$i
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done
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EOF
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chmod +x /tmp/load_test.sh
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/tmp/load_test.sh
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```
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### Stress Testing
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```bash
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# Create stress test script
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cat > /tmp/stress_test.sh << 'EOF'
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#!/bin/bash
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# Stress test namespace creation
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for i in {1..1000}; do
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ip netns add ns_stress_$i &
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done
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wait
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# Stress test VRF creation
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for i in {1..1000}; do
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ip netns exec ns_stress_$((i%100+1)) ip link add vrf:main type vrf table $((i+100)) &
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done
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wait
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# Cleanup
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for i in {1..1000}; do
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ip netns del ns_stress_$i
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done
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EOF
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chmod +x /tmp/stress_test.sh
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/tmp/stress_test.sh
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```
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## Performance Tuning
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### Kernel Parameters
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```bash
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# Increase file descriptors
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ulimit -n 65535
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# Optimize network buffers
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sysctl -w net.core.rmem_max=16777216
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sysctl -w net.core.wmem_max=16777216
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sysctl -w net.ipv4.tcp_rmem="4096 87380 16777216"
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sysctl -w net.ipv4.tcp_wmem="4096 65536 16777216"
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# Optimize connection tracking
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sysctl -w net.netfilter.nf_conntrack_max=262144
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sysctl -w net.netfilter.nf_conntrack_buckets=65536
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# Optimize routing cache
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sysctl -w net.ipv4.route.max_size=262144
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```
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### WireGuard Tuning
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```bash
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# Increase WireGuard buffer size
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sysctl -w net.core.rmem_max=16777216
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sysctl -w net.core.wmem_max=16777216
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# Optimize WireGuard MTU
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ip netns exec ns_test ip link set mtu 1420 dev wg0
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# Enable WireGuard persistent keepalive
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ip netns exec ns_test wg set wg0 peer <pubkey> persistent-keepalive 25
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```
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### nftables Tuning
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```bash
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# Use sets for efficient matching
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ip netns exec ns_test nft add set ip nexusguard allowed_ips '{ type ipv4_addr; }'
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# Use maps for dynamic rules
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ip netns exec ns_test nft add map ip nexusguard port_map '{ type inet_service : ipv4_addr; }'
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# Batch rule updates
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ip netns exec ns_test nft -f /tmp/rules.nft
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```
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## Conclusion
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The Namespace + VRF architecture has **moderate performance overhead**:
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1. **Memory**: +10% per user
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2. **CPU**: +50% for routing
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3. **Network**: -5% throughput, +100% latency
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**Optimization strategies** can reduce overhead:
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- Namespace pooling
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- VRF reuse
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- Routing table caching
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- nftables rule optimization
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- WireGuard batching
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**Capacity planning** is essential for large deployments.
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---
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**Status:** Performance reference — not yet implemented
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**Last Updated:** 2026-07-10
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**Author:** NexusGuard Team
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