CSIT-1008: Fix 9000B VM Vhost performance tests

Change-Id: I63105e8a4f11d740c38fc6123984005bcefa117b
Signed-off-by: Tibor Frank <tifrank@cisco.com>
(cherry picked from commit b7b91e6bebbc3cb984d104efc3ff1951beb9c3af)

6 files changed, 803 insertions, 2213 deletions

diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrpdrdisc.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrpdrdisc.robot
index 5638485213..e8cbb5b0aa 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrpdrdisc.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrpdrdisc.robot
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright (c) 2016 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Copyright (c) 2018 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 # You may obtain a copy of the License at:
@@ -64,16 +64,21 @@
 # Traffic profile:
 | ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4src254
 
-*** Test Cases ***
-| tc01-64B-1t1c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrdisc
+*** Keywords ***
+| Discover NDR or PDR for eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
 | | [Documentation]
-| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2BD switching config with 1 thread, 1 phy core, \
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find NDR for 64 Byte frames \
-| | ... | using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps.
-| | [Tags] | 64B | 1T1C | STHREAD | NDRDISC
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${64}
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
+| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2BD switching config with ${wt} thread, ${wt} phy\
+| | ... | core, ${rxq} receive queue per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find NDR for ${framesize} frames using binary search start at
+| | ... | 10GE linerate, step 10kpps.
+| | ...
+| | [Arguments] | ${wt} | ${rxq} | ${framesize} | ${min_rate} | ${search_type}
+| | ...
+| | # Test Variables required for test and test teardown
+| | Set Test Variable | ${framesize}
+| | Set Test Variable | ${min_rate}
+| | ${get_framesize}= | Get Frame Size | ${framesize}
+| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${get_framesize}
 | | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
 | | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
 | | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
@@ -81,469 +86,246 @@
 | | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
 | | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
 | | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '1' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
+| | ${jumbo_frames}= | Set Variable If | ${get_framesize} < ${1522}
+| | ... | ${False} | ${True}
+| | Set Test Variable | ${jumbo_frames}
+| | ...
+| | Given Add '${wt}' worker threads and '${rxq}' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
 | | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
+| | And Run Keyword If | ${get_framesize} < ${1522}
+| | ... | Add no multi seg to all DUTs
 | | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
 | | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User for '2' VMs in 3-node circular topology
 | | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps
+| | Then Run Keyword If | '${search_type}' == 'NDR'
+| | ... | Find NDR using binary search and pps
+| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
+| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
+| | ... | ELSE IF | '${search_type}' == 'PDR'
+| | ... | Find PDR using binary search and pps
 | | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
 | | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
+| | ... | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}
+
+*** Test Cases ***
+| tc01-64B-1t1c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrdisc
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2BD switching config with 1 thread, 1 phy core, \
+| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find NDR for 64 Byte frames \
+| | ... | using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps.
+| | ...
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 1T1C | STHREAD | NDRDISC
+| | ...
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=1 | rxq=1 | framesize=${64} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=NDR
 
 | tc02-64B-1t1c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-pdrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2BD switching config with 1 thread, 1 phy core, \
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find PDR for 64 Byte frames \
+| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find PDR for 64 Byte frames \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
+| | ...
 | | [Tags] | 64B | 1T1C | STHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${64}
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '1' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User for '2' VMs in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
-| | ... | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}
+| | ...
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=1 | rxq=1 | framesize=${64} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=PDR
 
 | tc03-1518B-1t1c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2BD switching config with 1 thread, 1 phy core, \
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find NDR for 1518 Byte frames \
+| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find NDR for 1518 Byte frames \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps.
+| | ...
 | | [Tags] | 1518B | 1T1C | STHREAD | NDRDISC
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${1518}
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '1' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User for '2' VMs in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
+| | ...
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=1 | rxq=1 | framesize=${1518} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=NDR
 
 | tc04-1518B-1t1c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-pdrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2BD switching config with 1 thread, 1 phy core, \
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find PDR for 1518 Byte frames \
+| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find PDR for 1518 Byte frames \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
+| | ...
 | | [Tags] | 1518B | 1T1C | STHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${1518}
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '1' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User for '2' VMs in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
-| | ... | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}
+| | ...
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=1 | rxq=1 | framesize=${1518} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=PDR
 
 | tc05-IMIX-1t1c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2BD switching config with 1 thread, 1 phy core, \
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find NDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
+| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find NDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
 | | ... | size using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps.
 | | ... | IMIX_v4_1 = (28x64B;16x570B;4x1518B)
+| | ...
 | | [Tags] | IMIX | 1T1C | STHREAD | NDRDISC
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | IMIX_v4_1
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '1' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User for '2' VMs in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
+| | ...
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=1 | rxq=1 | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=NDR
 
 | tc06-IMIX-1t1c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-pdrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2BD switching config with 1 thread, 1 phy core, \
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find PDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
+| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find PDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
 | | ... | size using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
 | | ... | IMIX_v4_1 = (28x64B;16x570B;4x1518B)
+| | ...
 | | [Tags] | IMIX | 1T1C | STHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | IMIX_v4_1
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '1' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User for '2' VMs in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
-| | ... | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}
+| | ...
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=1 | rxq=1 | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=PDR
 
 | tc07-64B-2t2c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2BD switching config with 2 threads, 2 phy cores, \
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find NDR for 64 Byte frames \
+| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find NDR for 64 Byte frames \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps.
+| | ...
 | | [Tags] | 64B | 2T2C | MTHREAD | NDRDISC
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${64}
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '2' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User for '2' VMs in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
+| | ...
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=2 | rxq=1 | framesize=${64} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=NDR
 
 | tc08-64B-2t2c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-pdrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2BD switching config with 2 threads, 2 phy cores, \
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find PDR for 64 Byte frames \
+| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find PDR for 64 Byte frames \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
+| | ...
 | | [Tags] | 64B | 2T2C | MTHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${64}
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '2' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User for '2' VMs in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
-| | ... | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}
+| | ...
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=2 | rxq=1 | framesize=${64} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=PDR
 
 | tc09-1518B-2t2c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2BD switching config with 2 threads, 2 phy cores, \
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find NDR for 1518 Byte frames \
+| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find NDR for 1518 Byte frames \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps.
+| | ...
 | | [Tags] | 1518B | 2T2C | MTHREAD | NDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${1518}
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '2' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User for '2' VMs in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
+| | ...
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=2 | rxq=1 | framesize=${1518} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=NDR
 
 | tc10-1518B-2t2c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-pdrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2BD switching config with 2 threads, 2 phy cores, \
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find PDR for 1518 Byte frames \
+| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find PDR for 1518 Byte frames \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
+| | ...
 | | [Tags] | 1518B | 2T2C | MTHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${1518}
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '2' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User for '2' VMs in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
-| | ... | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}
+| | ...
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=2 | rxq=1 | framesize=${1518} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=PDR
 
 | tc11-IMIX-2t2c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2BD switching config with 2 threads, 2 phy cores, \
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find NDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
+| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find NDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
 | | ... | size using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps.
 | | ... | IMIX_v4_1 = (28x64B;16x570B;4x1518B)
+| | ...
 | | [Tags] | IMIX | 2T2C | MTHREAD | NDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | IMIX_v4_1
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '2' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User for '2' VMs in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
+| | ...
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=2 | rxq=1 | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=NDR
 
 | tc12-IMIX-2t2c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-pdrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2BD switching config with 2 threads, 2 phy cores, \
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find PDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
+| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find PDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
 | | ... | size using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
 | | ... | IMIX_v4_1 = (28x64B;16x570B;4x1518B)
+| | ...
 | | [Tags] | IMIX | 2T2C | MTHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | IMIX_v4_1
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '2' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User for '2' VMs in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
-| | ... | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}
+| | ...
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=2 | rxq=1 | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=PDR
 
 | tc13-64B-4t4c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2BD switching config with 4 threads, 4 phy cores, \
-| | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port. [Ver] Find NDR for 64 Byte frames \
+| | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find NDR for 64 Byte frames \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps.
+| | ...
 | | [Tags] | 64B | 4T4C | MTHREAD | NDRDISC
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${64}
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '4' worker threads and '2' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User for '2' VMs in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
+| | ...
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=4 | rxq=2 | framesize=${64} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=NDR
 
 | tc14-64B-4t4c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-pdrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2BD switching config with 4 threads, 4 phy cores, \
-| | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port. [Ver] Find PDR for 64 Byte frames \
+| | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find PDR for 64 Byte frames \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
+| | ...
 | | [Tags] | 64B | 4T4C | MTHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${64}
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '4' worker threads and '2' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User for '2' VMs in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
-| | ... | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}
+| | ...
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=4 | rxq=2 | framesize=${64} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=PDR
 
 | tc15-1518B-4t4c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2BD switching config with 4 threads, 4 phy cores, \
-| | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port. [Ver] Find NDR for 1518 Byte frames \
+| | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find NDR for 1518 Byte frames \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps.
+| | ...
 | | [Tags] | 1518B | 4T4C | MTHREAD | NDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${1518}
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '4' worker threads and '2' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User for '2' VMs in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
+| | ...
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=4 | rxq=2 | framesize=${1518} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=NDR
 
 | tc16-1518B-4t4c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-pdrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2BD switching config with 4 threads, 4 phy cores, \
-| | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port. [Ver] Find PDR for 1518 Byte frames \
+| | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find PDR for 1518 Byte frames \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
+| | ...
 | | [Tags] | 1518B | 4T4C | MTHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${1518}
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '4' worker threads and '2' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User for '2' VMs in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
-| | ... | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}
+| | ...
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=4 | rxq=2 | framesize=${1518} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=PDR
 
 | tc17-IMIX-4t4c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2BD switching config with 4 threads, 4 phy cores, \
-| | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port. [Ver] Find NDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
+| | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find NDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
 | | ... | size using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps.
 | | ... | IMIX_v4_1 = (28x64B;16x570B;4x1518B)
+| | ...
 | | [Tags] | IMIX | 4T4C | MTHREAD | NDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | IMIX_v4_1
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '4' worker threads and '2' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User for '2' VMs in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
+| | ...
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=4 | rxq=2 | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=NDR
 
 | tc18-IMIX-4t4c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-pdrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2BD switching config with 4 threads, 4 phy cores, \
-| | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port. [Ver] Find PDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
+| | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find PDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
 | | ... | size using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
 | | ... | IMIX_v4_1 = (28x64B;16x570B;4x1518B)
+| | ...
 | | [Tags] | IMIX | 4T4C | MTHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | IMIX_v4_1
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '4' worker threads and '2' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User for '2' VMs in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
-| | ... | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}
+| | ...
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=4 | rxq=2 | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=PDR
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrpdrdisc.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrpdrdisc.robot
index 37c1419028..b80c61a726 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrpdrdisc.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrpdrdisc.robot
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright (c) 2017 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Copyright (c) 2018 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 # You may obtain a copy of the License at:
@@ -65,16 +65,21 @@
 # Traffic profile:
 | ${traffic_profile} | trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4src254
 
-*** Test Cases ***
-| tc01-64B-1t1c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrdisc
+*** Keywords ***
+| Discover NDR or PDR for eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
 | | [Documentation]
-| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 1 thread, 1 phy core, \
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find NDR for 64 Byte frames \
-| | ... | using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps.
-| | [Tags] | 64B | 1T1C | STHREAD | NDRDISC
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${64}
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
+| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with ${wt} thread, ${wt} phy\
+| | ... | core, ${rxq} receive queue per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find NDR for ${framesize} frames using binary search start at
+| | ... | 10GE linerate, step 10kpps.
+| | ...
+| | [Arguments] | ${wt} | ${rxq} | ${framesize} | ${min_rate} | ${search_type}
+| | ...
+| | # Test Variables required for test and test teardown
+| | Set Test Variable | ${framesize}
+| | Set Test Variable | ${min_rate}
+| | ${get_framesize}= | Get Frame Size | ${framesize}
+| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${get_framesize}
 | | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
 | | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
 | | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
@@ -82,469 +87,246 @@
 | | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
 | | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
 | | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '1' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
+| | ${jumbo_frames}= | Set Variable If | ${get_framesize} < ${1522}
+| | ... | ${False} | ${True}
+| | Set Test Variable | ${jumbo_frames}
+| | ...
+| | Given Add '${wt}' worker threads and '${rxq}' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
 | | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
+| | And Run Keyword If | ${get_framesize} < ${1522}
+| | ... | Add no multi seg to all DUTs
 | | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
 | | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User for '2' in 3-node circular topology
 | | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps
+| | Then Run Keyword If | '${search_type}' == 'NDR'
+| | ... | Find NDR using binary search and pps
+| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
+| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
+| | ... | ELSE IF | '${search_type}' == 'PDR'
+| | ... | Find PDR using binary search and pps
 | | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
 | | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
+| | ... | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}
+
+*** Test Cases ***
+| tc01-64B-1t1c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrdisc
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 1 thread, 1 phy core, \
+| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find NDR for 64 Byte frames \
+| | ... | using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps.
+| | ...
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 1T1C | STHREAD | NDRDISC
+| | ...
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=1 | rxq=1 | framesize=${64} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=NDR
 
 | tc02-64B-1t1c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-pdrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 1 thread, 1 phy core, \
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find PDR for 64 Byte frames \
+| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find PDR for 64 Byte frames \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
+| | ...
 | | [Tags] | 64B | 1T1C | STHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${64}
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '1' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User for '2' in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
-| | ... | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}
+| | ...
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=1 | rxq=1 | framesize=${64} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=PDR
 
 | tc03-1518B-1t1c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 1 thread, 1 phy core, \
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find NDR for 1518 Byte frames \
+| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find NDR for 1518 Byte frames \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps.
+| | ...
 | | [Tags] | 1518B | 1T1C | STHREAD | NDRDISC
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${1518}
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '1' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User for '2' in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
+| | ...
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=1 | rxq=1 | framesize=${1518} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=NDR
 
 | tc04-1518B-1t1c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-pdrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 1 thread, 1 phy core, \
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find PDR for 1518 Byte frames \
+| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find PDR for 1518 Byte frames \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
+| | ...
 | | [Tags] | 1518B | 1T1C | STHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${1518}
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '1' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User for '2' in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
-| | ... | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}
+| | ...
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=1 | rxq=1 | framesize=${1518} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=PDR
 
 | tc05-IMIX-1t1c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 1 thread, 1 phy core, \
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find NDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
+| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find NDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
 | | ... | size using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps.
 | | ... | IMIX_v4_1 = (28x64B;16x570B;4x1518B)
+| | ...
 | | [Tags] | IMIX | 1T1C | STHREAD | NDRDISC
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | IMIX_v4_1
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '1' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User for '2' in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
+| | ...
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=1 | rxq=1 | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=NDR
 
 | tc06-IMIX-1t1c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-pdrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 1 thread, 1 phy core, \
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find PDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
+| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find PDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
 | | ... | size using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
 | | ... | IMIX_v4_1 = (28x64B;16x570B;4x1518B)
+| | ...
 | | [Tags] | IMIX | 1T1C | STHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | IMIX_v4_1
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '1' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User for '2' in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
-| | ... | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}
+| | ...
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=1 | rxq=1 | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=PDR
 
 | tc07-64B-2t2c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 2 threads, 2 phy cores, \
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find NDR for 64 Byte frames \
+| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find NDR for 64 Byte frames \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps.
+| | ...
 | | [Tags] | 64B | 2T2C | MTHREAD | NDRDISC
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${64}
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '2' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User for '2' in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
+| | ...
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=2 | rxq=1 | framesize=${64} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=NDR
 
 | tc08-64B-2t2c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-pdrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 2 threads, 2 phy cores, \
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find PDR for 64 Byte frames \
+| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find PDR for 64 Byte frames \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
+| | ...
 | | [Tags] | 64B | 2T2C | MTHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${64}
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '2' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User for '2' in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
-| | ... | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}
+| | ...
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=2 | rxq=1 | framesize=${64} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=PDR
 
 | tc09-1518B-2t2c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 2 threads, 2 phy cores, \
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find NDR for 1518 Byte frames \
+| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find NDR for 1518 Byte frames \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps.
+| | ...
 | | [Tags] | 1518B | 2T2C | MTHREAD | NDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${1518}
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '2' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User for '2' in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
+| | ...
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=2 | rxq=1 | framesize=${1518} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=NDR
 
 | tc10-1518B-2t2c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-pdrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 2 threads, 2 phy cores, \
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find PDR for 1518 Byte frames \
+| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find PDR for 1518 Byte frames \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
+| | ...
 | | [Tags] | 1518B | 2T2C | MTHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${1518}
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '2' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User for '2' in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
-| | ... | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}
+| | ...
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=2 | rxq=1 | framesize=${1518} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=PDR
 
 | tc11-IMIX-2t2c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 2 threads, 2 phy cores, \
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find NDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
+| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find NDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
 | | ... | size using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps.
 | | ... | IMIX_v4_1 = (28x64B;16x570B;4x1518B)
+| | ...
 | | [Tags] | IMIX | 2T2C | MTHREAD | NDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | IMIX_v4_1
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '2' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User for '2' in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
+| | ...
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=2 | rxq=1 | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=NDR
 
 | tc12-IMIX-2t2c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-pdrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 2 threads, 2 phy cores, \
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find PDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
+| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find PDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
 | | ... | size using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
 | | ... | IMIX_v4_1 = (28x64B;16x570B;4x1518B)
+| | ...
 | | [Tags] | IMIX | 2T2C | MTHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | IMIX_v4_1
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '2' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User for '2' in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
-| | ... | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}
+| | ...
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=2 | rxq=1 | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=PDR
 
 | tc13-64B-4t4c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 4 threads, 4 phy cores, \
-| | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port. [Ver] Find NDR for 64 Byte frames \
+| | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find NDR for 64 Byte frames \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps.
+| | ...
 | | [Tags] | 64B | 4T4C | MTHREAD | NDRDISC
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${64}
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '4' worker threads and '2' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User for '2' in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
+| | ...
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=4 | rxq=2 | framesize=${64} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=NDR
 
 | tc14-64B-4t4c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-pdrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 4 threads, 4 phy cores, \
-| | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port. [Ver] Find PDR for 64 Byte frames \
+| | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find PDR for 64 Byte frames \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
+| | ...
 | | [Tags] | 64B | 4T4C | MTHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${64}
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '4' worker threads and '2' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User for '2' in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
-| | ... | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}
+| | ...
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=4 | rxq=2 | framesize=${64} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=PDR
 
 | tc15-1518B-4t4c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 4 threads, 4 phy cores, \
-| | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port. [Ver] Find NDR for 1518 Byte frames \
+| | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find NDR for 1518 Byte frames \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps.
+| | ...
 | | [Tags] | 1518B | 4T4C | MTHREAD | NDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${1518}
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '4' worker threads and '2' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User for '2' in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
+| | ...
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=4 | rxq=2 | framesize=${1518} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=NDR
 
 | tc16-1518B-4t4c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-pdrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 4 threads, 4 phy cores, \
-| | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port. [Ver] Find PDR for 1518 Byte frames \
+| | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find PDR for 1518 Byte frames \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
+| | ...
 | | [Tags] | 1518B | 4T4C | MTHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${1518}
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '4' worker threads and '2' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User for '2' in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
-| | ... | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}
+| | ...
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=4 | rxq=2 | framesize=${1518} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=PDR
 
 | tc17-IMIX-4t4c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 4 threads, 4 phy cores, \
-| | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port. [Ver] Find NDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
+| | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find NDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
 | | ... | size using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps.
 | | ... | IMIX_v4_1 = (28x64B;16x570B;4x1518B)
+| | ...
 | | [Tags] | IMIX | 4T4C | MTHREAD | NDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | IMIX_v4_1
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '4' worker threads and '2' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User for '2' in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
+| | ...
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=4 | rxq=2 | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=NDR
 
 | tc18-IMIX-4t4c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-pdrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 4 threads, 4 phy cores, \
-| | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port. [Ver] Find PDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
+| | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find PDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
 | | ... | size using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
 | | ... | IMIX_v4_1 = (28x64B;16x570B;4x1518B)
+| | ...
 | | [Tags] | IMIX | 4T4C | MTHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | IMIX_v4_1
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '4' worker threads and '2' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User for '2' in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
-| | ... | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}
+| | ...
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=4 | rxq=2 | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=PDR
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrpdrdisc.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrpdrdisc.robot
index 0dcc9ad5b5..2243f9ac71 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrpdrdisc.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrpdrdisc.robot
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright (c) 2017 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Copyright (c) 2018 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 # You may obtain a copy of the License at:
@@ -66,16 +66,21 @@
 # Traffic profile:
 | ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4src253
 
-*** Test Cases ***
-| tc01-64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrdisc
+*** Keywords ***
+| Discover NDR or PDR for ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
 | | [Documentation]
-| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs IPv4 routing config with 1 thread, 1 phy core, \
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find NDR for 64 Byte frames \
-| | ... | using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps.
-| | [Tags] | 64B | 1T1C | STHREAD | NDRDISC
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${64}
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
+| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs IPv4 routing config with ${wt} thread, ${wt} phy\
+| | ... | core, ${rxq} receive queue per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find NDR for ${framesize} frames using binary search start at
+| | ... | 10GE linerate, step 10kpps.
+| | ...
+| | [Arguments] | ${wt} | ${rxq} | ${framesize} | ${min_rate} | ${search_type}
+| | ...
+| | # Test Variables required for test and test teardown
+| | Set Test Variable | ${framesize}
+| | Set Test Variable | ${min_rate}
+| | ${get_framesize}= | Get Frame Size | ${framesize}
+| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${get_framesize}
 | | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
 | | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
 | | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
@@ -83,469 +88,246 @@
 | | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
 | | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
 | | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '1' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
+| | ${jumbo_frames}= | Set Variable If | ${get_framesize} < ${1522}
+| | ... | ${False} | ${True}
+| | Set Test Variable | ${jumbo_frames}
+| | ...
+| | Given Add '${wt}' worker threads and '${rxq}' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
 | | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
+| | And Run Keyword If | ${get_framesize} < ${1522}
+| | ... | Add no multi seg to all DUTs
 | | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
 | | When Initialize IPv4 forwarding with vhost for '2' VMs in 3-node circular topology
 | | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps
+| | Then Run Keyword If | '${search_type}' == 'NDR'
+| | ... | Find NDR using binary search and pps
+| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
+| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
+| | ... | ELSE IF | '${search_type}' == 'PDR'
+| | ... | Find PDR using binary search and pps
 | | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
 | | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
+| | ... | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}
+
+*** Test Cases ***
+| tc01-64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrdisc
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs IPv4 routing config with 1 thread, 1 phy core, \
+| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find NDR for 64 Byte frames \
+| | ... | using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps.
+| | ...
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 1T1C | STHREAD | NDRDISC
+| | ...
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=1 | rxq=1 | framesize=${64} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=NDR
 
 | tc02-64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-pdrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs IPv4 routing config with 1 thread, 1 phy core, \
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find PDR for 64 Byte frames \
+| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find PDR for 64 Byte frames \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
+| | ...
 | | [Tags] | 64B | 1T1C | STHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${64}
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '1' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize IPv4 forwarding with vhost for '2' VMs in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
-| | ... | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}
+| | ...
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=1 | rxq=1 | framesize=${64} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=PDR
 
 | tc03-1518B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs IPv4 routing config with 1 thread, 1 phy core, \
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find NDR for 1518 Byte frames \
+| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find NDR for 1518 Byte frames \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps.
+| | ...
 | | [Tags] | 1518B | 1T1C | STHREAD | NDRDISC
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${1518}
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '1' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize IPv4 forwarding with vhost for '2' VMs in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
+| | ...
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=1 | rxq=1 | framesize=${1518} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=NDR
 
 | tc04-1518B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-pdrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs IPv4 routing config with 1 thread, 1 phy core, \
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find PDR for 1518 Byte frames \
+| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find PDR for 1518 Byte frames \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
+| | ...
 | | [Tags] | 1518B | 1T1C | STHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${1518}
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '1' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize IPv4 forwarding with vhost for '2' VMs in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
-| | ... | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}
+| | ...
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=1 | rxq=1 | framesize=${1518} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=PDR
 
 | tc05-IMIX-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs IPv4 routing config with 1 thread, 1 phy core, \
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find NDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
+| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find NDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
 | | ... | size using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps.
 | | ... | IMIX_v4_1 = (28x64B;16x570B;4x1518B)
+| | ...
 | | [Tags] | IMIX | 1T1C | STHREAD | NDRDISC
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | IMIX_v4_1
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '1' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize IPv4 forwarding with vhost for '2' VMs in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
+| | ...
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=1 | rxq=1 | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=NDR
 
 | tc06-IMIX-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-pdrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs IPv4 routing config with 1 thread, 1 phy core, \
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find PDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
+| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find PDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
 | | ... | size using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
 | | ... | IMIX_v4_1 = (28x64B;16x570B;4x1518B)
+| | ...
 | | [Tags] | IMIX | 1T1C | STHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | IMIX_v4_1
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '1' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize IPv4 forwarding with vhost for '2' VMs in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
-| | ... | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}
+| | ...
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=1 | rxq=1 | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=PDR
 
 | tc07-64B-2t2c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs IPv4 routing config with 2 threads, 2 phy cores, \
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find NDR for 64 Byte frames \
+| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find NDR for 64 Byte frames \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps.
+| | ...
 | | [Tags] | 64B | 2T2C | MTHREAD | NDRDISC
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${64}
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '2' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize IPv4 forwarding with vhost for '2' VMs in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
+| | ...
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=2 | rxq=1 | framesize=${64} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=NDR
 
 | tc08-64B-2t2c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-pdrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs IPv4 routing config with 2 threads, 2 phy cores, \
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find PDR for 64 Byte frames \
+| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find PDR for 64 Byte frames \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
+| | ...
 | | [Tags] | 64B | 2T2C | MTHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${64}
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '2' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize IPv4 forwarding with vhost for '2' VMs in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
-| | ... | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}
+| | ...
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=2 | rxq=1 | framesize=${64} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=PDR
 
 | tc09-1518B-2t2c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs IPv4 routing config with 2 threads, 2 phy cores, \
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find NDR for 1518 Byte frames \
+| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find NDR for 1518 Byte frames \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps.
+| | ...
 | | [Tags] | 1518B | 2T2C | MTHREAD | NDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${1518}
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '2' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize IPv4 forwarding with vhost for '2' VMs in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
+| | ...
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=2 | rxq=1 | framesize=${1518} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=NDR
 
 | tc10-1518B-2t2c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-pdrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs IPv4 routing config with 2 threads, 2 phy cores, \
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find PDR for 1518 Byte frames \
+| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find PDR for 1518 Byte frames \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
+| | ...
 | | [Tags] | 1518B | 2T2C | MTHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${1518}
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '2' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize IPv4 forwarding with vhost for '2' VMs in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
-| | ... | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}
+| | ...
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=2 | rxq=1 | framesize=${1518} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=PDR
 
 | tc11-IMIX-2t2c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs IPv4 routing config with 2 threads, 2 phy cores, \
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find NDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
+| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find NDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
 | | ... | size using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps.
 | | ... | IMIX_v4_1 = (28x64B;16x570B;4x1518B)
+| | ...
 | | [Tags] | IMIX | 2T2C | MTHREAD | NDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | IMIX_v4_1
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '2' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize IPv4 forwarding with vhost for '2' VMs in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
+| | ...
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=2 | rxq=1 | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=NDR
 
 | tc12-IMIX-2t2c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-pdrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs IPv4 routing config with 2 threads, 2 phy cores, \
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find PDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
+| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find PDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
 | | ... | size using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
 | | ... | IMIX_v4_1 = (28x64B;16x570B;4x1518B)
+| | ...
 | | [Tags] | IMIX | 2T2C | MTHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | IMIX_v4_1
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '2' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize IPv4 forwarding with vhost for '2' VMs in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
-| | ... | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}
+| | ...
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=2 | rxq=1 | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=PDR
 
 | tc13-64B-4t4c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs IPv4 routing config with 4 threads, 4 phy cores, \
-| | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port. [Ver] Find NDR for 64 Byte frames \
+| | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find NDR for 64 Byte frames \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps.
+| | ...
 | | [Tags] | 64B | 4T4C | MTHREAD | NDRDISC
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${64}
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '4' worker threads and '2' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize IPv4 forwarding with vhost for '2' VMs in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
+| | ...
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=4 | rxq=2 | framesize=${64} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=NDR
 
 | tc14-64B-4t4c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-pdrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs IPv4 routing config with 4 threads, 4 phy cores, \
-| | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port. [Ver] Find PDR for 64 Byte frames \
+| | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find PDR for 64 Byte frames \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
+| | ...
 | | [Tags] | 64B | 4T4C | MTHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${64}
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '4' worker threads and '2' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize IPv4 forwarding with vhost for '2' VMs in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
-| | ... | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}
+| | ...
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=4 | rxq=2 | framesize=${64} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=PDR
 
 | tc15-1518B-4t4c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs IPv4 routing config with 4 threads, 4 phy cores, \
-| | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port. [Ver] Find NDR for 1518 Byte frames \
+| | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find NDR for 1518 Byte frames \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps.
+| | ...
 | | [Tags] | 1518B | 4T4C | MTHREAD | NDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${1518}
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '4' worker threads and '2' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize IPv4 forwarding with vhost for '2' VMs in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
+| | ...
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=4 | rxq=2 | framesize=${1518} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=NDR
 
 | tc16-1518B-4t4c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-pdrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs IPv4 routing config with 4 threads, 4 phy cores, \
-| | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port. [Ver] Find PDR for 1518 Byte frames \
+| | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find PDR for 1518 Byte frames \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
+| | ...
 | | [Tags] | 1518B | 4T4C | MTHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${1518}
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '4' worker threads and '2' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize IPv4 forwarding with vhost for '2' VMs in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
-| | ... | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}
+| | ...
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=4 | rxq=2 | framesize=${1518} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=PDR
 
 | tc17-IMIX-4t4c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs IPv4 routing config with 4 threads, 4 phy cores, \
-| | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port. [Ver] Find NDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
+| | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find NDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
 | | ... | size using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps.
 | | ... | IMIX_v4_1 = (28x64B;16x570B;4x1518B)
+| | ...
 | | [Tags] | IMIX | 4T4C | MTHREAD | NDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | IMIX_v4_1
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '4' worker threads and '2' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize IPv4 forwarding with vhost for '2' VMs in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
+| | ...
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=4 | rxq=2 | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=NDR
 
 | tc18-IMIX-4t4c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-pdrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs IPv4 routing config with 4 threads, 4 phy cores, \
-| | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port. [Ver] Find PDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
+| | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find PDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
 | | ... | size using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
 | | ... | IMIX_v4_1 = (28x64B;16x570B;4x1518B)
+| | ...
 | | [Tags] | IMIX | 4T4C | MTHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | IMIX_v4_1
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '4' worker threads and '2' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize IPv4 forwarding with vhost for '2' VMs in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
-| | ... | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}
+| | ...
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=4 | rxq=2 | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=PDR
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/40ge2p1xl710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrpdrdisc.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/40ge2p1xl710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrpdrdisc.robot
index 112bd41bf7..846b61adc1 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/40ge2p1xl710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrpdrdisc.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/40ge2p1xl710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrpdrdisc.robot
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright (c) 2017 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Copyright (c) 2018 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 # You may obtain a copy of the License at:
@@ -68,18 +68,23 @@
 # Traffic profile:
 | ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4src254
 
-*** Test Cases ***
-| tc01-64B-1t1c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrdisc
+*** Keywords ***
+| Discover NDR or PDR for eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
 | | [Documentation]
-| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2BD switching config with 1 thread, 1 phy core, \
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find NDR for 64 Byte frames \
-| | ... | using binary search start at 40GE linerate, step 10kpps.
-| | ...
-| | [Tags] | 64B | 1T1C | STHREAD | NDRDISC
-| | ...
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${64}
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Set Variable | ${s_18.75Mpps}
+| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2BD switching config with ${wt} thread, ${wt} phy\
+| | ... | core, ${rxq} receive queue per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find NDR for ${framesize} frames using binary search start at
+| | ... | 40GE linerate, step 10kpps.
+| | ...
+| | [Arguments] | ${wt} | ${rxq} | ${framesize} | ${min_rate} | ${search_type}
+| | ...
+| | # Test Variables required for test and test teardown
+| | Set Test Variable | ${framesize}
+| | Set Test Variable | ${min_rate}
+| | ${get_framesize}= | Get Frame Size | ${framesize}
+| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_24.5G} | ${get_framesize}
+| | ${max_rate}= | Set Variable If
+| | ... | ${max_rate} > ${s_18.75Mpps} | ${s_18.75Mpps} | ${max_rate}
 | | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
 | | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
 | | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
@@ -87,503 +92,246 @@
 | | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
 | | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
 | | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '1' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
+| | ${jumbo_frames}= | Set Variable If | ${get_framesize} < ${1522}
+| | ... | ${False} | ${True}
+| | Set Test Variable | ${jumbo_frames}
+| | ...
+| | Given Add '${wt}' worker threads and '${rxq}' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
 | | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
+| | And Run Keyword If | ${get_framesize} < ${1522}
+| | ... | Add no multi seg to all DUTs
 | | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
 | | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User for '2' VMs in 3-node circular topology
 | | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps
+| | Then Run Keyword If | '${search_type}' == 'NDR'
+| | ... | Find NDR using binary search and pps
 | | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
 | | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
+| | ... | ELSE IF | '${search_type}' == 'PDR'
+| | ... | Find PDR using binary search and pps
+| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
+| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
+| | ... | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}
+
+*** Test Cases ***
+| tc01-64B-1t1c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrdisc
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2BD switching config with 1 thread, 1 phy core, \
+| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find NDR for 64 Byte frames \
+| | ... | using binary search start at 40GE linerate, step 10kpps.
+| | ...
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 1T1C | STHREAD | NDRDISC
+| | ...
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=1 | rxq=1 | framesize=${64} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=NDR
 
 | tc02-64B-1t1c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-pdrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2BD switching config with 1 thread, 1 phy core, \
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find PDR for 64 Byte frames \
+| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find PDR for 64 Byte frames \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 40GE linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
 | | ...
 | | [Tags] | 64B | 1T1C | STHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ...
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${64}
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Set Variable | ${s_18.75Mpps}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '1' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User for '2' VMs in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
-| | ... | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=1 | rxq=1 | framesize=${64} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=PDR
 
 | tc03-1518B-1t1c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2BD switching config with 1 thread, 1 phy core, \
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find NDR for 1518 Byte frames \
+| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find NDR for 1518 Byte frames \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 40GE linerate, step 10kpps.
 | | ...
 | | [Tags] | 1518B | 1T1C | STHREAD | NDRDISC
 | | ...
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${1518}
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_24.5G} | ${framesize}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '1' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User for '2' VMs in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=1 | rxq=1 | framesize=${1518} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=NDR
 
 | tc04-1518B-1t1c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-pdrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2BD switching config with 1 thread, 1 phy core, \
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find PDR for 1518 Byte frames \
+| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find PDR for 1518 Byte frames \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 40GE linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
 | | ...
 | | [Tags] | 1518B | 1T1C | STHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ...
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${1518}
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_24.5G} | ${framesize}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '1' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User for '2' VMs in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
-| | ... | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=1 | rxq=1 | framesize=${1518} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=PDR
 
 | tc05-IMIX-1t1c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2BD switching config with 1 thread, 1 phy core, \
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find NDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
+| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find NDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
 | | ... | size using binary search start at 40GE linerate, step 10kpps.
-| | ... | IMIX_v4_1 = (28x64B; 16x570B; 4x1518B)
+| | ... | IMIX_v4_1 = (28x64B;16x570B;4x1518B)
 | | ...
 | | [Tags] | IMIX | 1T1C | STHREAD | NDRDISC
 | | ...
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | IMIX_v4_1
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_24.5G} | ${353.83333}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '1' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User for '2' VMs in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=1 | rxq=1 | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=NDR
 
 | tc06-IMIX-1t1c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-pdrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2BD switching config with 1 thread, 1 phy core, \
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find PDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
+| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find PDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
 | | ... | size using binary search start at 40GE linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
-| | ... | IMIX_v4_1 = (28x64B; 16x570B; 4x1518B)
+| | ... | IMIX_v4_1 = (28x64B;16x570B;4x1518B)
 | | ...
 | | [Tags] | IMIX | 1T1C | STHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ...
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | IMIX_v4_1
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_24.5G} | ${353.83333}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '1' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User for '2' VMs in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
-| | ... | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=1 | rxq=1 | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=PDR
 
 | tc07-64B-2t2c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2BD switching config with 2 threads, 2 phy cores, \
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find NDR for 64 Byte frames \
+| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find NDR for 64 Byte frames \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 40GE linerate, step 10kpps.
 | | ...
 | | [Tags] | 64B | 2T2C | MTHREAD | NDRDISC
 | | ...
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${64}
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Set Variable | ${s_18.75Mpps}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '2' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User for '2' VMs in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=2 | rxq=1 | framesize=${64} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=NDR
 
 | tc08-64B-2t2c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-pdrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2BD switching config with 2 threads, 2 phy cores, \
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find PDR for 64 Byte frames \
+| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find PDR for 64 Byte frames \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 40GE linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
 | | ...
 | | [Tags] | 64B | 2T2C | MTHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ...
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${64}
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Set Variable | ${s_18.75Mpps}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '2' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User for '2' VMs in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
-| | ... | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=2 | rxq=1 | framesize=${64} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=PDR
 
 | tc09-1518B-2t2c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2BD switching config with 2 threads, 2 phy cores, \
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find NDR for 1518 Byte frames \
+| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find NDR for 1518 Byte frames \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 40GE linerate, step 10kpps.
 | | ...
 | | [Tags] | 1518B | 2T2C | MTHREAD | NDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ...
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${1518}
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_24.5G} | ${framesize}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '2' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User for '2' VMs in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=2 | rxq=1 | framesize=${1518} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=NDR
 
 | tc10-1518B-2t2c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-pdrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2BD switching config with 2 threads, 2 phy cores, \
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find PDR for 1518 Byte frames \
+| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find PDR for 1518 Byte frames \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 40GE linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
 | | ...
 | | [Tags] | 1518B | 2T2C | MTHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ...
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${1518}
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_24.5G} | ${framesize}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '2' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User for '2' VMs in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
-| | ... | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=2 | rxq=1 | framesize=${1518} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=PDR
 
 | tc11-IMIX-2t2c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2BD switching config with 2 threads, 2 phy cores, \
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find NDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
+| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find NDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
 | | ... | size using binary search start at 40GE linerate, step 10kpps.
-| | ... | IMIX_v4_1 = (28x64B; 16x570B; 4x1518B)
+| | ... | IMIX_v4_1 = (28x64B;16x570B;4x1518B)
 | | ...
 | | [Tags] | IMIX | 2T2C | MTHREAD | NDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ...
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | IMIX_v4_1
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_24.5G} | ${353.83333}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '2' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User for '2' VMs in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=2 | rxq=1 | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=NDR
 
 | tc12-IMIX-2t2c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-pdrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2BD switching config with 2 threads, 2 phy cores, \
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find PDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
+| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find PDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
 | | ... | size using binary search start at 40GE linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
-| | ... | IMIX_v4_1 = (28x64B; 16x570B; 4x1518B)
+| | ... | IMIX_v4_1 = (28x64B;16x570B;4x1518B)
 | | ...
 | | [Tags] | IMIX | 2T2C | MTHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ...
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | IMIX_v4_1
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_24.5G} | ${353.83333}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '2' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User for '2' VMs in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
-| | ... | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=2 | rxq=1 | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=PDR
 
 | tc13-64B-4t4c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2BD switching config with 4 threads, 4 phy cores, \
-| | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port. [Ver] Find NDR for 64 Byte frames \
+| | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find NDR for 64 Byte frames \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 40GE linerate, step 10kpps.
 | | ...
 | | [Tags] | 64B | 4T4C | MTHREAD | NDRDISC
 | | ...
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${64}
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Set Variable | ${s_18.75Mpps}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '4' worker threads and '2' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User for '2' VMs in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=4 | rxq=2 | framesize=${64} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=NDR
 
 | tc14-64B-4t4c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-pdrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2BD switching config with 4 threads, 4 phy cores, \
-| | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port. [Ver] Find PDR for 64 Byte frames \
+| | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find PDR for 64 Byte frames \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 40GE linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
 | | ...
 | | [Tags] | 64B | 4T4C | MTHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ...
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${64}
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Set Variable | ${s_18.75Mpps}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '4' worker threads and '2' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User for '2' VMs in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
-| | ... | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=4 | rxq=2 | framesize=${64} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=PDR
 
 | tc15-1518B-4t4c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2BD switching config with 4 threads, 4 phy cores, \
-| | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port. [Ver] Find NDR for 1518 Byte frames \
+| | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find NDR for 1518 Byte frames \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 40GE linerate, step 10kpps.
 | | ...
 | | [Tags] | 1518B | 4T4C | MTHREAD | NDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ...
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${1518}
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_24.5G} | ${framesize}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '4' worker threads and '2' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User for '2' VMs in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=4 | rxq=2 | framesize=${1518} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=NDR
 
 | tc16-1518B-4t4c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-pdrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2BD switching config with 4 threads, 4 phy cores, \
-| | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port. [Ver] Find PDR for 1518 Byte frames \
+| | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find PDR for 1518 Byte frames \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 40GE linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
 | | ...
 | | [Tags] | 1518B | 4T4C | MTHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ...
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${1518}
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_24.5G} | ${framesize}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '4' worker threads and '2' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User for '2' VMs in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
-| | ... | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=4 | rxq=2 | framesize=${1518} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=PDR
 
 | tc17-IMIX-4t4c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2BD switching config with 4 threads, 4 phy cores, \
-| | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port. [Ver] Find NDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
+| | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find NDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
 | | ... | size using binary search start at 40GE linerate, step 10kpps.
-| | ... | IMIX_v4_1 = (28x64B; 16x570B; 4x1518B)
+| | ... | IMIX_v4_1 = (28x64B;16x570B;4x1518B)
 | | ...
 | | [Tags] | IMIX | 4T4C | MTHREAD | NDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ...
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | IMIX_v4_1
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_24.5G} | ${353.83333}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '4' worker threads and '2' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User for '2' VMs in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=4 | rxq=2 | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=NDR
 
 | tc18-IMIX-4t4c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-pdrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2BD switching config with 4 threads, 4 phy cores, \
-| | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port. [Ver] Find PDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
+| | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find PDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
 | | ... | size using binary search start at 40GE linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
-| | ... | IMIX_v4_1 = (28x64B; 16x570B; 4x1518B)
+| | ... | IMIX_v4_1 = (28x64B;16x570B;4x1518B)
 | | ...
 | | [Tags] | IMIX | 4T4C | MTHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ...
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | IMIX_v4_1
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_24.5G} | ${353.83333}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '4' worker threads and '2' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User for '2' VMs in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
-| | ... | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=4 | rxq=2 | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=PDR
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/40ge2p1xl710-eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrpdrdisc.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/40ge2p1xl710-eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrpdrdisc.robot
index dec4d1be78..e50ce81808 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/40ge2p1xl710-eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrpdrdisc.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/40ge2p1xl710-eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrpdrdisc.robot
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright (c) 2017 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Copyright (c) 2018 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 # You may obtain a copy of the License at:
@@ -68,18 +68,23 @@
 # Traffic profile:
 | ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4src254
 
-*** Test Cases ***
-| tc01-64B-1t1c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrdisc
+*** Keywords ***
+| Discover NDR or PDR for eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
 | | [Documentation]
-| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 1 thread, 1 phy core, \
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find NDR for 64 Byte frames \
-| | ... | using binary search start at 40GE linerate, step 10kpps.
-| | ...
-| | [Tags] | 64B | 1T1C | STHREAD | NDRDISC
-| | ...
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${64}
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Set Variable | ${s_18.75Mpps}
+| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with ${wt} thread, ${wt} phy\
+| | ... | core, ${rxq} receive queue per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find NDR for ${framesize} frames using binary search start at
+| | ... | 40GE linerate, step 10kpps.
+| | ...
+| | [Arguments] | ${wt} | ${rxq} | ${framesize} | ${min_rate} | ${search_type}
+| | ...
+| | # Test Variables required for test and test teardown
+| | Set Test Variable | ${framesize}
+| | Set Test Variable | ${min_rate}
+| | ${get_framesize}= | Get Frame Size | ${framesize}
+| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_24.5G} | ${get_framesize}
+| | ${max_rate}= | Set Variable If
+| | ... | ${max_rate} > ${s_18.75Mpps} | ${s_18.75Mpps} | ${max_rate}
 | | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
 | | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
 | | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
@@ -87,503 +92,246 @@
 | | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
 | | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
 | | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '1' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
+| | ${jumbo_frames}= | Set Variable If | ${get_framesize} < ${1522}
+| | ... | ${False} | ${True}
+| | Set Test Variable | ${jumbo_frames}
+| | ...
+| | Given Add '${wt}' worker threads and '${rxq}' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
 | | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
+| | And Run Keyword If | ${get_framesize} < ${1522}
+| | ... | Add no multi seg to all DUTs
 | | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
 | | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User for '2' in 3-node circular topology
 | | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps
+| | Then Run Keyword If | '${search_type}' == 'NDR'
+| | ... | Find NDR using binary search and pps
 | | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
 | | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
+| | ... | ELSE IF | '${search_type}' == 'PDR'
+| | ... | Find PDR using binary search and pps
+| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
+| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
+| | ... | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}
+
+*** Test Cases ***
+| tc01-64B-1t1c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrdisc
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 1 thread, 1 phy core, \
+| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find NDR for 64 Byte frames \
+| | ... | using binary search start at 40GE linerate, step 10kpps.
+| | ...
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 1T1C | STHREAD | NDRDISC
+| | ...
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=1 | rxq=1 | framesize=${64} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=NDR
 
 | tc02-64B-1t1c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-pdrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 1 thread, 1 phy core, \
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find PDR for 64 Byte frames \
+| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find PDR for 64 Byte frames \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 40GE linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
 | | ...
 | | [Tags] | 64B | 1T1C | STHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ...
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${64}
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Set Variable | ${s_18.75Mpps}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '1' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User for '2' in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
-| | ... | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=1 | rxq=1 | framesize=${64} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=PDR
 
 | tc03-1518B-1t1c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 1 thread, 1 phy core, \
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find NDR for 1518 Byte frames \
+| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find NDR for 1518 Byte frames \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 40GE linerate, step 10kpps.
 | | ...
 | | [Tags] | 1518B | 1T1C | STHREAD | NDRDISC
 | | ...
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${1518}
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_24.5G} | ${framesize}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '1' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User for '2' in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=1 | rxq=1 | framesize=${1518} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=NDR
 
 | tc04-1518B-1t1c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-pdrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 1 thread, 1 phy core, \
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find PDR for 1518 Byte frames \
+| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find PDR for 1518 Byte frames \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 40GE linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
 | | ...
 | | [Tags] | 1518B | 1T1C | STHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ...
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${1518}
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_24.5G} | ${framesize}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '1' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User for '2' in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
-| | ... | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=1 | rxq=1 | framesize=${1518} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=PDR
 
 | tc05-IMIX-1t1c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 1 thread, 1 phy core, \
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find NDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
+| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find NDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
 | | ... | size using binary search start at 40GE linerate, step 10kpps.
-| | ... | IMIX_v4_1 = (28x64B; 16x570B; 4x1518B)
+| | ... | IMIX_v4_1 = (28x64B;16x570B;4x1518B)
 | | ...
 | | [Tags] | IMIX | 1T1C | STHREAD | NDRDISC
 | | ...
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | IMIX_v4_1
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_24.5G} | ${353.83333}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '1' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User for '2' in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=1 | rxq=1 | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=NDR
 
 | tc06-IMIX-1t1c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-pdrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 1 thread, 1 phy core, \
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find PDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
+| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find PDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
 | | ... | size using binary search start at 40GE linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
-| | ... | IMIX_v4_1 = (28x64B; 16x570B; 4x1518B)
+| | ... | IMIX_v4_1 = (28x64B;16x570B;4x1518B)
 | | ...
 | | [Tags] | IMIX | 1T1C | STHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ...
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | IMIX_v4_1
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_24.5G} | ${353.83333}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '1' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User for '2' in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
-| | ... | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=1 | rxq=1 | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=PDR
 
 | tc07-64B-2t2c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 2 threads, 2 phy cores, \
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find NDR for 64 Byte frames \
+| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find NDR for 64 Byte frames \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 40GE linerate, step 10kpps.
 | | ...
 | | [Tags] | 64B | 2T2C | MTHREAD | NDRDISC
 | | ...
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${64}
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Set Variable | ${s_18.75Mpps}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '2' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User for '2' in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=2 | rxq=1 | framesize=${64} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=NDR
 
 | tc08-64B-2t2c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-pdrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 2 threads, 2 phy cores, \
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find PDR for 64 Byte frames \
+| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find PDR for 64 Byte frames \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 40GE linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
 | | ...
 | | [Tags] | 64B | 2T2C | MTHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ...
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${64}
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Set Variable | ${s_18.75Mpps}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '2' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User for '2' in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
-| | ... | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=2 | rxq=1 | framesize=${64} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=PDR
 
 | tc09-1518B-2t2c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 2 threads, 2 phy cores, \
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find NDR for 1518 Byte frames \
+| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find NDR for 1518 Byte frames \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 40GE linerate, step 10kpps.
 | | ...
 | | [Tags] | 1518B | 2T2C | MTHREAD | NDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ...
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${1518}
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_24.5G} | ${framesize}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '2' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User for '2' in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=2 | rxq=1 | framesize=${1518} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=NDR
 
 | tc10-1518B-2t2c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-pdrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 2 threads, 2 phy cores, \
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find PDR for 1518 Byte frames \
+| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find PDR for 1518 Byte frames \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 40GE linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
 | | ...
 | | [Tags] | 1518B | 2T2C | MTHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ...
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${1518}
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_24.5G} | ${framesize}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '2' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User for '2' in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
-| | ... | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=2 | rxq=1 | framesize=${1518} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=PDR
 
 | tc11-IMIX-2t2c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 2 threads, 2 phy cores, \
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find NDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
+| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find NDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
 | | ... | size using binary search start at 40GE linerate, step 10kpps.
-| | ... | IMIX_v4_1 = (28x64B; 16x570B; 4x1518B)
+| | ... | IMIX_v4_1 = (28x64B;16x570B;4x1518B)
 | | ...
 | | [Tags] | IMIX | 2T2C | MTHREAD | NDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ...
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | IMIX_v4_1
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_24.5G} | ${353.83333}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '2' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User for '2' in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=2 | rxq=1 | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=NDR
 
 | tc12-IMIX-2t2c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-pdrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 2 threads, 2 phy cores, \
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find PDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
+| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find PDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
 | | ... | size using binary search start at 40GE linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
-| | ... | IMIX_v4_1 = (28x64B; 16x570B; 4x1518B)
+| | ... | IMIX_v4_1 = (28x64B;16x570B;4x1518B)
 | | ...
 | | [Tags] | IMIX | 2T2C | MTHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ...
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | IMIX_v4_1
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_24.5G} | ${353.83333}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '2' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User for '2' in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
-| | ... | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=2 | rxq=1 | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=PDR
 
 | tc13-64B-4t4c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 4 threads, 4 phy cores, \
-| | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port. [Ver] Find NDR for 64 Byte frames \
+| | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find NDR for 64 Byte frames \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 40GE linerate, step 10kpps.
 | | ...
 | | [Tags] | 64B | 4T4C | MTHREAD | NDRDISC
 | | ...
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${64}
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Set Variable | ${s_18.75Mpps}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '4' worker threads and '2' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User for '2' in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=4 | rxq=2 | framesize=${64} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=NDR
 
 | tc14-64B-4t4c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-pdrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 4 threads, 4 phy cores, \
-| | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port. [Ver] Find PDR for 64 Byte frames \
+| | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find PDR for 64 Byte frames \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 40GE linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
 | | ...
 | | [Tags] | 64B | 4T4C | MTHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ...
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${64}
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Set Variable | ${s_18.75Mpps}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '4' worker threads and '2' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User for '2' in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
-| | ... | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=4 | rxq=2 | framesize=${64} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=PDR
 
 | tc15-1518B-4t4c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 4 threads, 4 phy cores, \
-| | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port. [Ver] Find NDR for 1518 Byte frames \
+| | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find NDR for 1518 Byte frames \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 40GE linerate, step 10kpps.
 | | ...
 | | [Tags] | 1518B | 4T4C | MTHREAD | NDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ...
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${1518}
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_24.5G} | ${framesize}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '4' worker threads and '2' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User for '2' in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=4 | rxq=2 | framesize=${1518} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=NDR
 
 | tc16-1518B-4t4c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-pdrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 4 threads, 4 phy cores, \
-| | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port. [Ver] Find PDR for 1518 Byte frames \
+| | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find PDR for 1518 Byte frames \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 40GE linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
 | | ...
 | | [Tags] | 1518B | 4T4C | MTHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ...
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${1518}
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_24.5G} | ${framesize}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '4' worker threads and '2' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User for '2' in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
-| | ... | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=4 | rxq=2 | framesize=${1518} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=PDR
 
 | tc17-IMIX-4t4c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 4 threads, 4 phy cores, \
-| | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port. [Ver] Find NDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
+| | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find NDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
 | | ... | size using binary search start at 40GE linerate, step 10kpps.
-| | ... | IMIX_v4_1 = (28x64B; 16x570B; 4x1518B)
+| | ... | IMIX_v4_1 = (28x64B;16x570B;4x1518B)
 | | ...
 | | [Tags] | IMIX | 4T4C | MTHREAD | NDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ...
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | IMIX_v4_1
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_24.5G} | ${353.83333}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '4' worker threads and '2' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User for '2' in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=4 | rxq=2 | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=NDR
 
 | tc18-IMIX-4t4c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-pdrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 4 threads, 4 phy cores, \
-| | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port. [Ver] Find PDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
+| | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find PDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
 | | ... | size using binary search start at 40GE linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
-| | ... | IMIX_v4_1 = (28x64B; 16x570B; 4x1518B)
+| | ... | IMIX_v4_1 = (28x64B;16x570B;4x1518B)
 | | ...
 | | [Tags] | IMIX | 4T4C | MTHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ...
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | IMIX_v4_1
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_24.5G} | ${353.83333}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '4' worker threads and '2' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User for '2' in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
-| | ... | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for eth-l2xcbase-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=4 | rxq=2 | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=PDR
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/40ge2p1xl710-ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrpdrdisc.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/40ge2p1xl710-ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrpdrdisc.robot
index 86f8d9ee33..af372ffe82 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/40ge2p1xl710-ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrpdrdisc.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/40ge2p1xl710-ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrpdrdisc.robot
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright (c) 2017 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Copyright (c) 2018 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 # You may obtain a copy of the License at:
@@ -68,18 +68,23 @@
 # Traffic profile:
 | ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4src253
 
-*** Test Cases ***
-| tc01-64B-1t1c-eth-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrdisc
+*** Keywords ***
+| Discover NDR or PDR for ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
 | | [Documentation]
-| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs IPv4 routing config with 1 thread, 1 phy core, \
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find NDR for 64 Byte frames \
-| | ... | using binary search start at 40GE linerate, step 10kpps.
-| | ...
-| | [Tags] | 64B | 1T1C | STHREAD | NDRDISC
-| | ...
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${64}
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Set Variable | ${s_18.75Mpps}
+| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs IPv4 routing config with ${wt} thread, ${wt} phy\
+| | ... | core, ${rxq} receive queue per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find NDR for ${framesize} frames using binary search start at
+| | ... | 40GE linerate, step 10kpps.
+| | ...
+| | [Arguments] | ${wt} | ${rxq} | ${framesize} | ${min_rate} | ${search_type}
+| | ...
+| | # Test Variables required for test and test teardown
+| | Set Test Variable | ${framesize}
+| | Set Test Variable | ${min_rate}
+| | ${get_framesize}= | Get Frame Size | ${framesize}
+| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_24.5G} | ${get_framesize}
+| | ${max_rate}= | Set Variable If
+| | ... | ${max_rate} > ${s_18.75Mpps} | ${s_18.75Mpps} | ${max_rate}
 | | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
 | | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
 | | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
@@ -87,503 +92,246 @@
 | | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
 | | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
 | | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '1' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
+| | ${jumbo_frames}= | Set Variable If | ${get_framesize} < ${1522}
+| | ... | ${False} | ${True}
+| | Set Test Variable | ${jumbo_frames}
+| | ...
+| | Given Add '${wt}' worker threads and '${rxq}' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
 | | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
+| | And Run Keyword If | ${get_framesize} < ${1522}
+| | ... | Add no multi seg to all DUTs
 | | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
 | | When Initialize IPv4 forwarding with vhost for '2' VMs in 3-node circular topology
 | | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps
+| | Then Run Keyword If | '${search_type}' == 'NDR'
+| | ... | Find NDR using binary search and pps
+| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
+| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
+| | ... | ELSE IF | '${search_type}' == 'PDR'
+| | ... | Find PDR using binary search and pps
 | | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
 | | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
+| | ... | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}
 
-| tc02-64B-1t1c-eth-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-pdrdisc
+*** Test Cases ***
+| tc01-64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs IPv4 routing config with 1 thread, 1 phy core, \
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find PDR for 64 Byte frames \
+| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find NDR for 64 Byte frames \
+| | ... | using binary search start at 40GE linerate, step 10kpps.
+| | ...
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 1T1C | STHREAD | NDRDISC
+| | ...
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=1 | rxq=1 | framesize=${64} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=NDR
+
+| tc02-64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-pdrdisc
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs IPv4 routing config with 1 thread, 1 phy core, \
+| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find PDR for 64 Byte frames \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 40GE linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
 | | ...
 | | [Tags] | 64B | 1T1C | STHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ...
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${64}
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Set Variable | ${s_18.75Mpps}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '1' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize IPv4 forwarding with vhost for '2' VMs in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
-| | ... | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=1 | rxq=1 | framesize=${64} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=PDR
 
-| tc03-1518B-1t1c-eth-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrdisc
+| tc03-1518B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs IPv4 routing config with 1 thread, 1 phy core, \
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find NDR for 1518 Byte frames \
+| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find NDR for 1518 Byte frames \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 40GE linerate, step 10kpps.
 | | ...
 | | [Tags] | 1518B | 1T1C | STHREAD | NDRDISC
 | | ...
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${1518}
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_24.5G} | ${framesize}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '1' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize IPv4 forwarding with vhost for '2' VMs in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=1 | rxq=1 | framesize=${1518} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=NDR
 
-| tc04-1518B-1t1c-eth-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-pdrdisc
+| tc04-1518B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-pdrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs IPv4 routing config with 1 thread, 1 phy core, \
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find PDR for 1518 Byte frames \
+| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find PDR for 1518 Byte frames \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 40GE linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
 | | ...
 | | [Tags] | 1518B | 1T1C | STHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ...
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${1518}
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_24.5G} | ${framesize}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '1' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize IPv4 forwarding with vhost for '2' VMs in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
-| | ... | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=1 | rxq=1 | framesize=${1518} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=PDR
 
-| tc05-IMIX-1t1c-eth-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrdisc
+| tc05-IMIX-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs IPv4 routing config with 1 thread, 1 phy core, \
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find NDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
+| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find NDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
 | | ... | size using binary search start at 40GE linerate, step 10kpps.
-| | ... | IMIX_v4_1 = (28x64B; 16x570B; 4x1518B)
+| | ... | IMIX_v4_1 = (28x64B;16x570B;4x1518B)
 | | ...
 | | [Tags] | IMIX | 1T1C | STHREAD | NDRDISC
 | | ...
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | IMIX_v4_1
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_24.5G} | ${353.83333}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '1' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize IPv4 forwarding with vhost for '2' VMs in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=1 | rxq=1 | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=NDR
 
-| tc06-IMIX-1t1c-eth-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-pdrdisc
+| tc06-IMIX-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-pdrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs IPv4 routing config with 1 thread, 1 phy core, \
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find PDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
+| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find PDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
 | | ... | size using binary search start at 40GE linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
-| | ... | IMIX_v4_1 = (28x64B; 16x570B; 4x1518B)
+| | ... | IMIX_v4_1 = (28x64B;16x570B;4x1518B)
 | | ...
 | | [Tags] | IMIX | 1T1C | STHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ...
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | IMIX_v4_1
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_24.5G} | ${353.83333}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '1' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize IPv4 forwarding with vhost for '2' VMs in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
-| | ... | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=1 | rxq=1 | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=PDR
 
-| tc07-64B-2t2c-eth-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrdisc
+| tc07-64B-2t2c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs IPv4 routing config with 2 threads, 2 phy cores, \
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find NDR for 64 Byte frames \
+| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find NDR for 64 Byte frames \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 40GE linerate, step 10kpps.
 | | ...
 | | [Tags] | 64B | 2T2C | MTHREAD | NDRDISC
 | | ...
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${64}
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Set Variable | ${s_18.75Mpps}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '2' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize IPv4 forwarding with vhost for '2' VMs in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=2 | rxq=1 | framesize=${64} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=NDR
 
-| tc08-64B-2t2c-eth-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-pdrdisc
+| tc08-64B-2t2c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-pdrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs IPv4 routing config with 2 threads, 2 phy cores, \
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find PDR for 64 Byte frames \
+| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find PDR for 64 Byte frames \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 40GE linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
 | | ...
 | | [Tags] | 64B | 2T2C | MTHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ...
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${64}
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Set Variable | ${s_18.75Mpps}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '2' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize IPv4 forwarding with vhost for '2' VMs in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
-| | ... | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=2 | rxq=1 | framesize=${64} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=PDR
 
-| tc09-1518B-2t2c-eth-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrdisc
+| tc09-1518B-2t2c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs IPv4 routing config with 2 threads, 2 phy cores, \
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find NDR for 1518 Byte frames \
+| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find NDR for 1518 Byte frames \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 40GE linerate, step 10kpps.
 | | ...
 | | [Tags] | 1518B | 2T2C | MTHREAD | NDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ...
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${1518}
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_24.5G} | ${framesize}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '2' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize IPv4 forwarding with vhost for '2' VMs in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=2 | rxq=1 | framesize=${1518} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=NDR
 
-| tc10-1518B-2t2c-eth-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-pdrdisc
+| tc10-1518B-2t2c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-pdrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs IPv4 routing config with 2 threads, 2 phy cores, \
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find PDR for 1518 Byte frames \
+| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find PDR for 1518 Byte frames \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 40GE linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
 | | ...
 | | [Tags] | 1518B | 2T2C | MTHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ...
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${1518}
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_24.5G} | ${framesize}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '2' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize IPv4 forwarding with vhost for '2' VMs in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
-| | ... | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=2 | rxq=1 | framesize=${1518} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=PDR
 
-| tc11-IMIX-2t2c-eth-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrdisc
+| tc11-IMIX-2t2c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs IPv4 routing config with 2 threads, 2 phy cores, \
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find NDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
+| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find NDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
 | | ... | size using binary search start at 40GE linerate, step 10kpps.
-| | ... | IMIX_v4_1 = (28x64B; 16x570B; 4x1518B)
+| | ... | IMIX_v4_1 = (28x64B;16x570B;4x1518B)
 | | ...
 | | [Tags] | IMIX | 2T2C | MTHREAD | NDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ...
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | IMIX_v4_1
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_24.5G} | ${353.83333}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '2' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize IPv4 forwarding with vhost for '2' VMs in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=2 | rxq=1 | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=NDR
 
-| tc12-IMIX-2t2c-eth-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-pdrdisc
+| tc12-IMIX-2t2c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-pdrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs IPv4 routing config with 2 threads, 2 phy cores, \
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find PDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
+| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find PDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
 | | ... | size using binary search start at 40GE linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
-| | ... | IMIX_v4_1 = (28x64B; 16x570B; 4x1518B)
+| | ... | IMIX_v4_1 = (28x64B;16x570B;4x1518B)
 | | ...
 | | [Tags] | IMIX | 2T2C | MTHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ...
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | IMIX_v4_1
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_24.5G} | ${353.83333}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '2' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize IPv4 forwarding with vhost for '2' VMs in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
-| | ... | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=2 | rxq=1 | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=PDR
 
-| tc13-64B-4t4c-eth-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrdisc
+| tc13-64B-4t4c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs IPv4 routing config with 4 threads, 4 phy cores, \
-| | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port. [Ver] Find NDR for 64 Byte frames \
+| | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find NDR for 64 Byte frames \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 40GE linerate, step 10kpps.
 | | ...
 | | [Tags] | 64B | 4T4C | MTHREAD | NDRDISC
 | | ...
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${64}
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Set Variable | ${s_18.75Mpps}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '4' worker threads and '2' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize IPv4 forwarding with vhost for '2' VMs in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=4 | rxq=2 | framesize=${64} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=NDR
 
-| tc14-64B-4t4c-eth-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-pdrdisc
+| tc14-64B-4t4c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-pdrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs IPv4 routing config with 4 threads, 4 phy cores, \
-| | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port. [Ver] Find PDR for 64 Byte frames \
+| | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find PDR for 64 Byte frames \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 40GE linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
 | | ...
 | | [Tags] | 64B | 4T4C | MTHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ...
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${64}
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Set Variable | ${s_18.75Mpps}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '4' worker threads and '2' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize IPv4 forwarding with vhost for '2' VMs in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
-| | ... | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=4 | rxq=2 | framesize=${64} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=PDR
 
-| tc15-1518B-4t4c-eth-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrdisc
+| tc15-1518B-4t4c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs IPv4 routing config with 4 threads, 4 phy cores, \
-| | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port. [Ver] Find NDR for 1518 Byte frames \
+| | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find NDR for 1518 Byte frames \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 40GE linerate, step 10kpps.
 | | ...
 | | [Tags] | 1518B | 4T4C | MTHREAD | NDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ...
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${1518}
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_24.5G} | ${framesize}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '4' worker threads and '2' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize IPv4 forwarding with vhost for '2' VMs in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=4 | rxq=2 | framesize=${1518} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=NDR
 
-| tc16-1518B-4t4c-eth-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-pdrdisc
+| tc16-1518B-4t4c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-pdrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs IPv4 routing config with 4 threads, 4 phy cores, \
-| | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port. [Ver] Find PDR for 1518 Byte frames \
+| | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find PDR for 1518 Byte frames \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 40GE linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
 | | ...
 | | [Tags] | 1518B | 4T4C | MTHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ...
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${1518}
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_24.5G} | ${framesize}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '4' worker threads and '2' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize IPv4 forwarding with vhost for '2' VMs in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
-| | ... | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=4 | rxq=2 | framesize=${1518} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=PDR
 
-| tc17-IMIX-4t4c-eth-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrdisc
+| tc17-IMIX-4t4c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs IPv4 routing config with 4 threads, 4 phy cores, \
-| | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port. [Ver] Find NDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
+| | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find NDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
 | | ... | size using binary search start at 40GE linerate, step 10kpps.
-| | ... | IMIX_v4_1 = (28x64B; 16x570B; 4x1518B)
+| | ... | IMIX_v4_1 = (28x64B;16x570B;4x1518B)
 | | ...
 | | [Tags] | IMIX | 4T4C | MTHREAD | NDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ...
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | IMIX_v4_1
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_24.5G} | ${353.83333}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '4' worker threads and '2' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize IPv4 forwarding with vhost for '2' VMs in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=4 | rxq=2 | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=NDR
 
-| tc18-IMIX-4t4c-eth-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-pdrdisc
+| tc18-IMIX-4t4c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-pdrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs IPv4 routing config with 4 threads, 4 phy cores, \
-| | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port. [Ver] Find PDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
+| | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port.
+| | ... | [Ver] Find PDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
 | | ... | size using binary search start at 40GE linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
-| | ... | IMIX_v4_1 = (28x64B; 16x570B; 4x1518B)
+| | ... | IMIX_v4_1 = (28x64B;16x570B;4x1518B)
 | | ...
 | | [Tags] | IMIX | 4T4C | MTHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ...
-| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | IMIX_v4_1
-| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
-| | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_24.5G} | ${353.83333}
-| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
-| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
-| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
-| | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '4' worker threads and '2' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
-| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize IPv4 forwarding with vhost for '2' VMs in 3-node circular topology
-| | And Configure '2' guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user in 3-node circular topology
-| | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps
-| | ... | ${framesize} | ${binary_min} | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
-| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
-| | ... | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}
+| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for ethip4-ip4base-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm
+| | wt=4 | rxq=2 | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=PDR