Perf: NAT44 endpoint-dependent mode - tcp, part I

Jira: CSIT-1736

- tcp synthetic profiles w/o data packets
- tcp cps perf tests, phase I (no special "search cps" KW)

Change-Id: I52be34b0fdd51d7a33c8c5de9b46d7064c48f7fa
Signed-off-by: Jan Gelety <jgelety@cisco.com>

10 files changed, 620 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/GPL/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-astf-ethip4tcp-1024h.py b/GPL/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-astf-ethip4tcp-1024h.py
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+++ b/GPL/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-astf-ethip4tcp-1024h.py
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2020 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:
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+"""Traffic profile for T-rex advanced stateful (astf) traffic generator.
+
+Traffic profile:
+ - Two streams sent in directions 0 --> 1 (client -> server, requests) and
+   1 --> 0 (server -> client, responses) at the same time.
+ - Packet: ETH / IP / TCP
+ - Direction 0 --> 1:
+   - Source IP address range:      192.168.0.0 - 192.168.3.255
+   - Destination IP address range: 20.0.0.0 - 20.0.3.255
+ - Direction 1 --> 0:
+   - Source IP address range:      destination IP address from packet received
+     on port 1
+   - Destination IP address range: source IP address from packet received
+     on port 1
+"""
+
+from trex.astf.api import *
+from profile_trex_astf_base_class import TrafficProfileBaseClass
+
+
+class TrafficProfile(TrafficProfileBaseClass):
+    """Traffic profile."""
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        """Initialization and setting of profile parameters."""
+
+        super(TrafficProfileBaseClass, self).__init__()
+
+        # IPs used in packet headers.
+        self.p1_src_start_ip = u"192.168.0.0"
+        self.p1_src_end_ip = u"192.168.3.255"
+        self.p1_dst_start_ip = u"20.0.0.0"
+        self.p1_dst_end_ip = u"20.0.3.255"
+
+        # Headers length; not used in this profile, just for the record of
+        # header length for TCP packet with 0B payload
+        self.headers_size = 58  # 14B l2 + 20B ipv4 + 24B tcp incl. 4B options
+
+        # Delay for keeping tcp sessions active
+        self.delay = 2000000  # delay 2s (2,000,000 usec)
+
+    def define_profile(self):
+        """Define profile to be used by advanced stateful traffic generator.
+
+        This method MUST return:
+
+            return ip_gen, templates, None
+
+        :returns: IP generator and profile templates for ASTFProfile().
+        :rtype: tuple
+        """
+        # client commands
+        prog_c = ASTFProgram()
+        # send syn
+        prog_c.connect()
+        # receive syn-ack (0B sent in tcp syn-ack packet) and send ack
+        prog_c.recv(0)
+        # wait defined time, then send fin-ack
+        prog_c.delay(self.delay)
+
+        # server commands
+        prog_s = ASTFProgram()
+        # receive syn, send syn-ack
+        prog_s.accept()
+        # receive fin-ack, send ack + fin-ack
+        prog_s.wait_for_peer_close()
+
+        # ip generators
+        ip_gen_c = ASTFIPGenDist(
+            ip_range=[self.p1_src_start_ip, self.p1_src_end_ip],
+            distribution=u"seq"
+        )
+        ip_gen_s = ASTFIPGenDist(
+            ip_range=[self.p1_dst_start_ip, self.p1_dst_end_ip],
+            distribution=u"seq"
+        )
+        ip_gen = ASTFIPGen(
+            glob=ASTFIPGenGlobal(ip_offset=u"0.0.0.1"),
+            dist_client=ip_gen_c,
+            dist_server=ip_gen_s
+        )
+
+        # server association
+        s_assoc = ASTFAssociation(rules=ASTFAssociationRule(port=8080))
+
+        # template
+        temp_c = ASTFTCPClientTemplate(
+            program=prog_c,
+            ip_gen=ip_gen,
+            limit=64512,  # TODO: set via input parameter
+            port=8080
+        )
+        temp_s = ASTFTCPServerTemplate(program=prog_s, assoc=s_assoc)
+        template = ASTFTemplate(client_template=temp_c, server_template=temp_s)
+
+        return ip_gen, template, None
+
+
+def register():
+    """Register this traffic profile to T-Rex.
+
+    Do not change this function.
+
+    :return: Traffic Profiles.
+    :rtype: Object
+    """
+    return TrafficProfile()
diff --git a/GPL/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-astf-ethip4tcp-16384h.py b/GPL/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-astf-ethip4tcp-16384h.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0d7f9a5974
--- /dev/null
+++ b/GPL/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-astf-ethip4tcp-16384h.py
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2020 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:
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+"""Traffic profile for T-rex advanced stateful (astf) traffic generator.
+
+Traffic profile:
+ - Two streams sent in directions 0 --> 1 (client -> server, requests) and
+   1 --> 0 (server -> client, responses) at the same time.
+ - Packet: ETH / IP / TCP
+ - Direction 0 --> 1:
+   - Source IP address range:      192.168.0.0 - 192.168.63.255
+   - Destination IP address range: 20.0.0.0 - 20.0.63.255
+ - Direction 1 --> 0:
+   - Source IP address range:      destination IP address from packet received
+     on port 1
+   - Destination IP address range: source IP address from packet received
+     on port 1
+"""
+
+from trex.astf.api import *
+from profile_trex_astf_base_class import TrafficProfileBaseClass
+
+
+class TrafficProfile(TrafficProfileBaseClass):
+    """Traffic profile."""
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        """Initialization and setting of profile parameters."""
+
+        super(TrafficProfileBaseClass, self).__init__()
+
+        # IPs used in packet headers.
+        self.p1_src_start_ip = u"192.168.0.0"
+        self.p1_src_end_ip = u"192.168.63.255"
+        self.p1_dst_start_ip = u"20.0.0.0"
+        self.p1_dst_end_ip = u"20.0.63.255"
+
+        # Headers length; not used in this profile, just for the record of
+        # header length for TCP packet with 0B payload
+        self.headers_size = 58  # 14B l2 + 20B ipv4 + 24B tcp incl. 4B options
+
+        # Delay for keeping tcp sessions active
+        self.delay = 2000000  # delay 2s (2,000,000 usec)
+
+    def define_profile(self):
+        """Define profile to be used by advanced stateful traffic generator.
+
+        This method MUST return:
+
+            return ip_gen, templates, None
+
+        :returns: IP generator and profile templates for ASTFProfile().
+        :rtype: tuple
+        """
+        # client commands
+        prog_c = ASTFProgram()
+        # send syn
+        prog_c.connect()
+        # receive syn-ack (0B sent in tcp syn-ack packet) and send ack
+        prog_c.recv(0)
+        # wait defined time, then send fin-ack
+        prog_c.delay(self.delay)
+
+        # server commands
+        prog_s = ASTFProgram()
+        # receive syn, send syn-ack
+        prog_s.accept()
+        # receive fin-ack, send ack + fin-ack
+        prog_s.wait_for_peer_close()
+
+        # ip generators
+        ip_gen_c = ASTFIPGenDist(
+            ip_range=[self.p1_src_start_ip, self.p1_src_end_ip],
+            distribution=u"seq"
+        )
+        ip_gen_s = ASTFIPGenDist(
+            ip_range=[self.p1_dst_start_ip, self.p1_dst_end_ip],
+            distribution=u"seq"
+        )
+        ip_gen = ASTFIPGen(
+            glob=ASTFIPGenGlobal(ip_offset=u"0.0.0.1"),
+            dist_client=ip_gen_c,
+            dist_server=ip_gen_s
+        )
+
+        # server association
+        s_assoc = ASTFAssociation(rules=ASTFAssociationRule(port=8080))
+
+        # template
+        temp_c = ASTFTCPClientTemplate(
+            program=prog_c,
+            ip_gen=ip_gen,
+            limit=1032192,  # TODO: set via input parameter
+            port=8080
+        )
+        temp_s = ASTFTCPServerTemplate(program=prog_s, assoc=s_assoc)
+        template = ASTFTemplate(client_template=temp_c, server_template=temp_s)
+
+        return ip_gen, template, None
+
+
+def register():
+    """Register this traffic profile to T-Rex.
+
+    Do not change this function.
+
+    :return: Traffic Profiles.
+    :rtype: Object
+    """
+    return TrafficProfile()
diff --git a/GPL/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-astf-ethip4tcp-262144h.py b/GPL/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-astf-ethip4tcp-262144h.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6f533844e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/GPL/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-astf-ethip4tcp-262144h.py
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2020 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:
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+"""Traffic profile for T-rex advanced stateful (astf) traffic generator.
+
+Traffic profile:
+ - Two streams sent in directions 0 --> 1 (client -> server, requests) and
+   1 --> 0 (server -> client, responses) at the same time.
+ - Packet: ETH / IP / TCP
+ - Direction 0 --> 1:
+   - Source IP address range:      172.16.0.0 - 172.19.255.255
+   - Destination IP address range: 20.16.0.0 - 20.19.255.255
+ - Direction 1 --> 0:
+   - Source IP address range:      destination IP address from packet received
+     on port 1
+   - Destination IP address range: source IP address from packet received
+     on port 1
+"""
+
+from trex.astf.api import *
+from profile_trex_astf_base_class import TrafficProfileBaseClass
+
+
+class TrafficProfile(TrafficProfileBaseClass):
+    """Traffic profile."""
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        """Initialization and setting of profile parameters."""
+
+        super(TrafficProfileBaseClass, self).__init__()
+
+        # IPs used in packet headers.
+        self.p1_src_start_ip = u"172.16.0.0"
+        self.p1_src_end_ip = u"172.19.255.255"
+        self.p1_dst_start_ip = u"20.16.0.0"
+        self.p1_dst_end_ip = u"20.19.255.255"
+
+        # Headers length; not used in this profile, just for the record of
+        # header length for TCP packet with 0B payload
+        self.headers_size = 58  # 14B l2 + 20B ipv4 + 24B tcp incl. 4B options
+
+        # Delay for keeping tcp sessions active
+        self.delay = 2000000  # delay 2s (2,000,000 usec)
+
+    def define_profile(self):
+        """Define profile to be used by advanced stateful traffic generator.
+
+        This method MUST return:
+
+            return ip_gen, templates, None
+
+        :returns: IP generator and profile templates for ASTFProfile().
+        :rtype: tuple
+        """
+        # client commands
+        prog_c = ASTFProgram()
+        # send syn
+        prog_c.connect()
+        # receive syn-ack (0B sent in tcp syn-ack packet) and send ack
+        prog_c.recv(0)
+        # wait defined time, then send fin-ack
+        prog_c.delay(self.delay)
+
+        # server commands
+        prog_s = ASTFProgram()
+        # receive syn, send syn-ack
+        prog_s.accept()
+        # receive fin-ack, send ack + fin-ack
+        prog_s.wait_for_peer_close()
+
+        # ip generators
+        ip_gen_c = ASTFIPGenDist(
+            ip_range=[self.p1_src_start_ip, self.p1_src_end_ip],
+            distribution=u"seq"
+        )
+        ip_gen_s = ASTFIPGenDist(
+            ip_range=[self.p1_dst_start_ip, self.p1_dst_end_ip],
+            distribution=u"seq"
+        )
+        ip_gen = ASTFIPGen(
+            glob=ASTFIPGenGlobal(ip_offset=u"0.0.0.1"),
+            dist_client=ip_gen_c,
+            dist_server=ip_gen_s
+        )
+
+        # server association
+        s_assoc = ASTFAssociation(rules=ASTFAssociationRule(port=8080))
+
+        # template
+        temp_c = ASTFTCPClientTemplate(
+            program=prog_c,
+            ip_gen=ip_gen,
+            limit=16515072,  # TODO: set via input parameter
+            port=8080
+        )
+        temp_s = ASTFTCPServerTemplate(program=prog_s, assoc=s_assoc)
+        template = ASTFTemplate(client_template=temp_c, server_template=temp_s)
+
+        return ip_gen, template, None
+
+
+def register():
+    """Register this traffic profile to T-Rex.
+
+    Do not change this function.
+
+    :return: Traffic Profiles.
+    :rtype: Object
+    """
+    return TrafficProfile()
diff --git a/GPL/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-astf-ethip4tcp-4096h.py b/GPL/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-astf-ethip4tcp-4096h.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..acfc5e109a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/GPL/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-astf-ethip4tcp-4096h.py
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2020 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:
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+"""Traffic profile for T-rex advanced stateful (astf) traffic generator.
+
+Traffic profile:
+ - Two streams sent in directions 0 --> 1 (client -> server, requests) and
+   1 --> 0 (server -> client, responses) at the same time.
+ - Packet: ETH / IP / TCP
+ - Direction 0 --> 1:
+   - Source IP address range:      192.168.0.0 - 192.168.15.255
+   - Destination IP address range: 20.0.0.0 - 20.0.15.255
+ - Direction 1 --> 0:
+   - Source IP address range:      destination IP address from packet received
+     on port 1
+   - Destination IP address range: source IP address from packet received
+     on port 1
+"""
+
+from trex.astf.api import *
+from profile_trex_astf_base_class import TrafficProfileBaseClass
+
+
+class TrafficProfile(TrafficProfileBaseClass):
+    """Traffic profile."""
+
+    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
+        """Initialization and setting of profile parameters."""
+
+        super(TrafficProfileBaseClass, self).__init__()
+
+        # IPs used in packet headers.
+        self.p1_src_start_ip = u"192.168.0.0"
+        self.p1_src_end_ip = u"192.168.15.255"
+        self.p1_dst_start_ip = u"20.0.0.0"
+        self.p1_dst_end_ip = u"20.0.15.255"
+
+        # Headers length; not used in this profile, just for the record of
+        # header length for TCP packet with 0B payload
+        self.headers_size = 58  # 14B l2 + 20B ipv4 + 24B tcp incl. 4B options
+
+        # Delay for keeping tcp sessions active
+        self.delay = 2000000  # delay 2s (2,000,000 usec)
+
+    def define_profile(self):
+        """Define profile to be used by advanced stateful traffic generator.
+
+        This method MUST return:
+
+            return ip_gen, templates, None
+
+        :returns: IP generator and profile templates for ASTFProfile().
+        :rtype: tuple
+        """
+        # client commands
+        prog_c = ASTFProgram()
+        # send syn
+        prog_c.connect()
+        # receive syn-ack (0B sent in tcp syn-ack packet) and send ack
+        prog_c.recv(0)
+        # wait defined time, then send fin-ack
+        prog_c.delay(self.delay)
+
+        # server commands
+        prog_s = ASTFProgram()
+        # receive syn, send syn-ack
+        prog_s.accept()
+        # receive fin-ack, send ack + fin-ack
+        prog_s.wait_for_peer_close()
+
+        # ip generators
+        ip_gen_c = ASTFIPGenDist(
+            ip_range=[self.p1_src_start_ip, self.p1_src_end_ip],
+            distribution=u"seq"
+        )
+        ip_gen_s = ASTFIPGenDist(
+            ip_range=[self.p1_dst_start_ip, self.p1_dst_end_ip],
+            distribution=u"seq"
+        )
+        ip_gen = ASTFIPGen(
+            glob=ASTFIPGenGlobal(ip_offset=u"0.0.0.1"),
+            dist_client=ip_gen_c,
+            dist_server=ip_gen_s
+        )
+
+        # server association
+        s_assoc = ASTFAssociation(rules=ASTFAssociationRule(port=8080))
+
+        # template
+        temp_c = ASTFTCPClientTemplate(
+            program=prog_c,
+            ip_gen=ip_gen,
+            limit=258048,  # TODO: set via input parameter
+            port=8080
+        )
+        temp_s = ASTFTCPServerTemplate(program=prog_s, assoc=s_assoc)
+        template = ASTFTemplate(client_template=temp_c, server_template=temp_s)
+
+        return ip_gen, template, None
+
+
+def register():
+    """Register this traffic profile to T-Rex.
+
+    Do not change this function.
+
+    :return: Traffic Profiles.
+    :rtype: Object
+    """
+    return TrafficProfile()
diff --git a/GPL/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-astf-ethip4tcp-65536h.py b/GPL/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-astf-ethip4tcp-65536h.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7d2f5b6265
--- /dev/null
+++ b/GPL/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-astf-ethip4tcp-65536h.py
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2020 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:
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+"""Traffic profile for T-rex advanced stateful (astf) traffic generator.
+
+Traffic profile:
+ - Two streams sent in directions 0 --> 1 (client -> server, requests) and
+   1 --> 0 (server -> client, responses) at the same time.
+ - Packet: ETH / IP / TCP
+ - Direction 0 --> 1:
+   - Source IP address range:      192.168.0.0 - 192.168.255.255
+   - Destination IP address range: 20.0.0.0 - 20.0.255.255
+ - Direction 1 --> 0:
+   - Source IP address range:      destination IP address from packet received
+     on port 1
+   - Destination IP address range: source IP address from packet received
+     on port 1
+"""
+
+from trex.astf.api import *
+from profile_trex_astf_base_class import TrafficProfileBaseClass
+
+
+class TrafficProfile(TrafficProfileBaseClass):
+    """Traffic profile."""
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        """Initialization and setting of profile parameters."""
+
+        super(TrafficProfileBaseClass, self).__init__()
+
+        # IPs used in packet headers.
+        self.p1_src_start_ip = u"192.168.0.0"
+        self.p1_src_end_ip = u"192.168.255.255"
+        self.p1_dst_start_ip = u"20.0.0.0"
+        self.p1_dst_end_ip = u"20.0.255.255"
+
+        # Headers length; not used in this profile, just for the record of
+        # header length for TCP packet with 0B payload
+        self.headers_size = 58  # 14B l2 + 20B ipv4 + 24B tcp incl. 4B options
+
+        # Delay for keeping tcp sessions active
+        self.delay = 2000000  # delay 2s (2,000,000 usec)
+
+    def define_profile(self):
+        """Define profile to be used by advanced stateful traffic generator.
+
+        This method MUST return:
+
+            return ip_gen, templates, None
+
+        :returns: IP generator and profile templates for ASTFProfile().
+        :rtype: tuple
+        """
+        # client commands
+        prog_c = ASTFProgram()
+        # send syn
+        prog_c.connect()
+        # receive syn-ack (0B sent in tcp syn-ack packet) and send ack
+        prog_c.recv(0)
+        # wait defined time, then send fin-ack
+        prog_c.delay(self.delay)
+
+        # server commands
+        prog_s = ASTFProgram()
+        # receive syn, send syn-ack
+        prog_s.accept()
+        # receive fin-ack, send ack + fin-ack
+        prog_s.wait_for_peer_close()
+
+        # ip generators
+        ip_gen_c = ASTFIPGenDist(
+            ip_range=[self.p1_src_start_ip, self.p1_src_end_ip],
+            distribution=u"seq"
+        )
+        ip_gen_s = ASTFIPGenDist(
+            ip_range=[self.p1_dst_start_ip, self.p1_dst_end_ip],
+            distribution=u"seq"
+        )
+        ip_gen = ASTFIPGen(
+            glob=ASTFIPGenGlobal(ip_offset=u"0.0.0.1"),
+            dist_client=ip_gen_c,
+            dist_server=ip_gen_s
+        )
+
+        # server association
+        s_assoc = ASTFAssociation(rules=ASTFAssociationRule(port=8080))
+
+        # template
+        temp_c = ASTFTCPClientTemplate(
+            program=prog_c,
+            ip_gen=ip_gen,
+            limit=4128768,  # TODO: set via input parameter
+            port=8080
+        )
+        temp_s = ASTFTCPServerTemplate(program=prog_s, assoc=s_assoc)
+        template = ASTFTemplate(client_template=temp_c, server_template=temp_s)
+
+        return ip_gen, template, None
+
+
+def register():
+    """Register this traffic profile to T-Rex.
+
+    Do not change this function.
+
+    :return: Traffic Profiles.
+    :rtype: Object
+    """
+    return TrafficProfile()
diff --git a/GPL/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-astf-ethip4udp-1024h.py b/GPL/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-astf-ethip4udp-1024h.py
index c2a004bc52..6bf0d53d1f 100644
--- a/GPL/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-astf-ethip4udp-1024h.py
+++ b/GPL/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-astf-ethip4udp-1024h.py
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ class TrafficProfile(TrafficProfileBaseClass):
         # receive RES message
         prog_c.recv_msg(1)
 
+        prog_c.delay(self.udp_keepalive * 1000)  # delay is defined in usec
+
         # server commands
         prog_s = ASTFProgram(stream=False)
         # set the keepalive timer for UDP flows to not close udp session
@@ -88,6 +90,8 @@ class TrafficProfile(TrafficProfileBaseClass):
         # send RES message
         prog_s.send_msg(self.udp_res)
 
+        prog_s.delay(self.udp_keepalive * 1000)  # delay is defined in usec
+
         # ip generators
         ip_gen_c = ASTFIPGenDist(
             ip_range=[self.p1_src_start_ip, self.p1_src_end_ip],
diff --git a/GPL/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-astf-ethip4udp-16384h.py b/GPL/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-astf-ethip4udp-16384h.py
index bf1ac295e7..9237831aa5 100644
--- a/GPL/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-astf-ethip4udp-16384h.py
+++ b/GPL/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-astf-ethip4udp-16384h.py
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ class TrafficProfile(TrafficProfileBaseClass):
         # receive RES message
         prog_c.recv_msg(1)
 
+        prog_c.delay(self.udp_keepalive * 1000)  # delay is defined in usec
+
         # server commands
         prog_s = ASTFProgram(stream=False)
         # set the keepalive timer for UDP flows to not close udp session
@@ -88,6 +90,8 @@ class TrafficProfile(TrafficProfileBaseClass):
         # send RES message
         prog_s.send_msg(self.udp_res)
 
+        prog_s.delay(self.udp_keepalive * 1000)  # delay is defined in usec
+
         # ip generators
         ip_gen_c = ASTFIPGenDist(
             ip_range=[self.p1_src_start_ip, self.p1_src_end_ip],
diff --git a/GPL/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-astf-ethip4udp-262144h.py b/GPL/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-astf-ethip4udp-262144h.py
index 43ca0cba48..728eba8a04 100644
--- a/GPL/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-astf-ethip4udp-262144h.py
+++ b/GPL/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-astf-ethip4udp-262144h.py
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ class TrafficProfile(TrafficProfileBaseClass):
         # receive RES message
         prog_c.recv_msg(1)
 
+        prog_c.delay(self.udp_keepalive * 1000)  # delay is defined in usec
+
         # server commands
         prog_s = ASTFProgram(stream=False)
         # set the keepalive timer for UDP flows to not close udp session
@@ -88,6 +90,8 @@ class TrafficProfile(TrafficProfileBaseClass):
         # send RES message
         prog_s.send_msg(self.udp_res)
 
+        prog_s.delay(self.udp_keepalive * 1000)  # delay is defined in usec
+
         # ip generators
         ip_gen_c = ASTFIPGenDist(
             ip_range=[self.p1_src_start_ip, self.p1_src_end_ip],
diff --git a/GPL/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-astf-ethip4udp-4096h.py b/GPL/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-astf-ethip4udp-4096h.py
index ff26b3bdaa..0807175d36 100644
--- a/GPL/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-astf-ethip4udp-4096h.py
+++ b/GPL/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-astf-ethip4udp-4096h.py
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ class TrafficProfile(TrafficProfileBaseClass):
         # receive RES message
         prog_c.recv_msg(1)
 
+        prog_c.delay(self.udp_keepalive * 1000)  # delay is defined in usec
+
         # server commands
         prog_s = ASTFProgram(stream=False)
         # set the keepalive timer for UDP flows to not close udp session
@@ -88,6 +90,8 @@ class TrafficProfile(TrafficProfileBaseClass):
         # send RES message
         prog_s.send_msg(self.udp_res)
 
+        prog_s.delay(self.udp_keepalive * 1000)  # delay is defined in usec
+
         # ip generators
         ip_gen_c = ASTFIPGenDist(
             ip_range=[self.p1_src_start_ip, self.p1_src_end_ip],
diff --git a/GPL/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-astf-ethip4udp-65536h.py b/GPL/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-astf-ethip4udp-65536h.py
index b6324f34fe..85eaff005c 100644
--- a/GPL/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-astf-ethip4udp-65536h.py
+++ b/GPL/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-astf-ethip4udp-65536h.py
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ class TrafficProfile(TrafficProfileBaseClass):
         # receive RES message
         prog_c.recv_msg(1)
 
+        prog_c.delay(self.udp_keepalive * 1000)  # delay is defined in usec
+
         # server commands
         prog_s = ASTFProgram(stream=False)
         # set the keepalive timer for UDP flows to not close udp session
@@ -88,6 +90,8 @@ class TrafficProfile(TrafficProfileBaseClass):
         # send RES message
         prog_s.send_msg(self.udp_res)
 
+        prog_s.delay(self.udp_keepalive * 1000)  # delay is defined in usec
+
         # ip generators
         ip_gen_c = ASTFIPGenDist(
             ip_range=[self.p1_src_start_ip, self.p1_src_end_ip],