Introduce VPP-IPsec container tests.

Change-Id: Ie64d662e81879bd52785e0188450d998bf056bda
Signed-off-by: Ludovit Mikula <ludovit.mikula@pantheon.tech>

51 files changed, 1694 insertions, 847 deletions

diff --git a/resources/libraries/python/ContainerUtils.py b/resources/libraries/python/ContainerUtils.py
index 74add98359..d10360f79e 100644
--- a/resources/libraries/python/ContainerUtils.py
+++ b/resources/libraries/python/ContainerUtils.py
@@ -15,11 +15,14 @@
 
 from collections import OrderedDict, Counter
 from io import open
+from re import search
 from string import Template
+from time import sleep
 
 from robot.libraries.BuiltIn import BuiltIn
 
 from resources.libraries.python.Constants import Constants
+from resources.libraries.python.CpuUtils import CpuUtils
 from resources.libraries.python.ssh import SSH
 from resources.libraries.python.topology import Topology, SocketType
 from resources.libraries.python.VppConfigGenerator import VppConfigGenerator
@@ -153,6 +156,12 @@ class ContainerManager:
             self.engine.container = self.containers[container]
             self.engine.restart_vpp()
 
+    def verify_vpp_in_all_containers(self):
+        """Verify that VPP is installed and running in all containers."""
+        for container in self.containers:
+            self.engine.container = self.containers[container]
+            self.engine.verify_vpp()
+
     def configure_vpp_in_all_containers(self, chain_topology, **kwargs):
         """Configure VPP in all containers.
 
@@ -208,6 +217,17 @@ class ContainerManager:
                     mid1=mid1, mid2=mid2, sid1=sid1, sid2=sid2,
                     guest_dir=guest_dir, **kwargs
                 )
+            elif chain_topology == u"chain_vswitch":
+                self._configure_vpp_chain_vswitch(
+                    mid1=mid1, mid2=mid2, sid1=sid1, sid2=sid2,
+                    guest_dir=guest_dir, **kwargs)
+            elif chain_topology == u"chain_ipsec":
+                idx_match = search(r"\d+$", self.engine.container.name)
+                if idx_match:
+                    idx = int(idx_match.group())
+                self._configure_vpp_chain_ipsec(
+                    mid1=mid1, mid2=mid2, sid1=sid1, sid2=sid2,
+                    guest_dir=guest_dir, nf_instance=idx, **kwargs)
             else:
                 raise RuntimeError(
                     f"Container topology {chain_topology} not implemented"
@@ -299,6 +319,134 @@ class ContainerManager:
             vif1_mac=vif1_mac, vif2_mac=vif2_mac
         )
 
+    def _configure_vpp_chain_vswitch(self, **kwargs):
+        """Configure VPP as vswitch in container.
+
+        :param kwargs: Named parameters.
+        :param kwargs: dict
+        """
+        dut = self.engine.container.name.split(u"_")[0]
+        if dut == u"DUT1":
+            if1_pci = Topology.get_interface_pci_addr(
+                self.engine.container.node, kwargs[u"dut1_if2"])
+            if2_pci = Topology.get_interface_pci_addr(
+                self.engine.container.node, kwargs[u"dut1_if1"])
+            if_red_name = Topology.get_interface_name(
+                self.engine.container.node, kwargs[u"dut1_if2"])
+            if_black_name = Topology.get_interface_name(
+                self.engine.container.node, kwargs[u"dut1_if1"])
+            tg_if_ip4 = kwargs[u"tg_if2_ip4"]
+            tg_if_mac = kwargs[u"tg_if2_mac"]
+        else:
+            tg_if_ip4 = kwargs[u"tg_if1_ip4"]
+            tg_if_mac = kwargs[u"tg_if1_mac"]
+            if1_pci = Topology.get_interface_pci_addr(
+                self.engine.container.node, kwargs[u"dut2_if1"])
+            if2_pci = Topology.get_interface_pci_addr(
+                self.engine.container.node, kwargs[u"dut2_if2"])
+            if_red_name = Topology.get_interface_name(
+                self.engine.container.node, kwargs[u"dut2_if1"])
+            if_black_name = Topology.get_interface_name(
+                self.engine.container.node, kwargs[u"dut2_if2"])
+
+        n_instances = int(kwargs[u"n_instances"])
+        rxq = 1
+        if u"rxq" in kwargs:
+            rxq = int(kwargs[u"rxq"])
+        buffers = 215040
+        if u"buffers" in kwargs:
+            buffers = int(kwargs[u"buffers"])
+        nodes = kwargs[u"nodes"]
+        cpuset_cpus = CpuUtils.get_affinity_nf(
+            nodes, dut, nf_chains=1, nf_nodes=1, nf_chain=1,
+            nf_node=1, vs_dtc=0, nf_dtc=8, nf_mtcr=1, nf_dtcr=1
+        )
+        self.engine.create_vpp_startup_config_vswitch(
+            cpuset_cpus, rxq, buffers, if1_pci, if2_pci
+        )
+
+        instances = []
+        for i in range(1, n_instances + 1):
+            instances.append(
+                f"create interface memif id {i} socket-id 1 master\n"
+                f"set interface state memif1/{i} up\n"
+                f"set interface l2 bridge memif1/{i} 1\n"
+                f"create interface memif id {i} socket-id 2 master\n"
+                f"set interface state memif2/{i} up\n"
+                f"set interface l2 bridge memif2/{i} 2\n"
+                f"set ip arp memif2/{i} {tg_if_ip4} {tg_if_mac} "
+                f"static\n\n"
+            )
+
+        self.engine.create_vpp_exec_config(
+            u"memif_create_chain_vswitch_ipsec.exec",
+            socket1=f"{kwargs[u'guest_dir']}/{dut}_memif-vswitch-1",
+            socket2=f"{kwargs[u'guest_dir']}/{dut}_memif-vswitch-2",
+            if_red_name=if_red_name,
+            if_black_name=if_black_name,
+            instances=u"\n\n".join(instances))
+
+
+    def _configure_vpp_chain_ipsec(self, **kwargs):
+        """Configure VPP in container with memifs.
+
+        :param kwargs: Named parameters.
+        :param kwargs: dict
+        """
+        nf_nodes = int(kwargs[u"nf_nodes"])
+        nf_instance = int(kwargs[u"nf_instance"])
+        nodes = kwargs[u"nodes"]
+        dut = self.engine.container.name.split(u"_")[0]
+        cpuset_cpus = CpuUtils.get_affinity_nf(
+            nodes, dut, nf_chains=1, nf_nodes=nf_nodes, nf_chain=1,
+            nf_node=nf_instance, vs_dtc=10, nf_dtc=1, nf_mtcr=1, nf_dtcr=1)
+        self.engine.create_vpp_startup_config_ipsec(cpuset_cpus)
+        local_ip_base = kwargs[u"dut2_if1_ip4"].rsplit(u".", 1)[0]
+
+        if dut == u"DUT1":
+            tnl_local_ip = f"{local_ip_base}.{nf_instance + 100}"
+            tnl_remote_ip = f"{local_ip_base}.{nf_instance}"
+            remote_ip_base = kwargs[u"dut1_if1_ip4"].rsplit(u".", 1)[0]
+            tg_if_ip4 = kwargs[u"tg_if1_ip4"]
+            tg_if_mac = kwargs[u"tg_if1_mac"]
+            raddr_ip4 = kwargs[u"laddr_ip4"]
+            l_mac1 = 17
+            l_mac2 = 18
+            r_mac = 1
+        else:
+            tnl_local_ip = f"{local_ip_base}.{nf_instance}"
+            tnl_remote_ip = f"{local_ip_base}.{nf_instance + 100}"
+            remote_ip_base = kwargs[u"dut2_if2_ip4"].rsplit(u".", 1)[0]
+            tg_if_ip4 = kwargs[u"tg_if2_ip4"]
+            tg_if_mac = kwargs[u"tg_if2_mac"]
+            raddr_ip4 = kwargs[u"raddr_ip4"]
+            l_mac1 = 1
+            l_mac2 = 2
+            r_mac = 17
+
+        self.engine.create_vpp_exec_config(
+            u"memif_create_chain_ipsec.exec",
+            socket1=f"{kwargs['guest_dir']}/{dut}_memif-vswitch-1",
+            socket2=f"{kwargs['guest_dir']}/{dut}_memif-vswitch-2",
+            mid1=nf_instance,
+            mid2=nf_instance,
+            sid1=u"1",
+            sid2=u"2",
+            mac1=f"02:02:00:00:{l_mac1:02X}:{(nf_instance - 1):02X}",
+            mac2=f"02:02:00:00:{l_mac2:02X}:{(nf_instance - 1):02X}",
+            tg_if2_ip4=tg_if_ip4,
+            tg_if2_mac=tg_if_mac,
+            raddr_ip4=raddr_ip4,
+            tnl_local_ip=tnl_local_ip,
+            tnl_remote_ip=tnl_remote_ip,
+            tnl_remote_mac=f"02:02:00:00:{r_mac:02X}:{(nf_instance - 1):02X}",
+            remote_ip=f"{remote_ip_base}.{nf_instance}"
+        )
+        self.engine.execute(
+            f"cat {kwargs['guest_dir']}/ipsec_create_tunnel_cnf_"
+            f"{dut}_{nf_instance}.config >> /tmp/running.exec"
+        )
+
     def _configure_vpp_pipeline_ip4(self, **kwargs):
         """Configure VPP in pipeline topology with ip4.
 
@@ -448,15 +596,13 @@ class ContainerEngine:
             self.container.node,
             SocketType.PAPI,
             self.container.name,
-            f"{self.container.root}/tmp/vpp_sockets/{self.container.name}/"
-            f"api.sock"
+            f"/tmp/vpp_sockets/{self.container.name}/api.sock"
         )
         topo_instance.add_new_socket(
             self.container.node,
             SocketType.STATS,
             self.container.name,
-            f"{self.container.root}/tmp/vpp_sockets/{self.container.name}/"
-            f"stats.sock"
+            f"/tmp/vpp_sockets/{self.container.name}/stats.sock"
         )
 
     def restart_vpp(self):
@@ -464,13 +610,37 @@ class ContainerEngine:
         self.execute(u"supervisorctl restart vpp")
         self.execute(u"cat /tmp/supervisord.log")
 
-    def create_base_vpp_startup_config(self):
+    # TODO Rewrite .execute to accept retries parameter and get rid of this
+    # function.
+    def verify_vpp(self, retries=120, retry_wait=1):
+        """Verify that VPP is installed and running inside container.
+
+        :param retries: Check for VPP for this number of times Default: 120
+        :param retry_wait: Wait for this number of seconds between retries.
+
+        """
+        cmd = (u"vppctl show pci 2>&1 | "
+               u"fgrep -v 'Connection refused' | "
+               u"fgrep -v 'No such file or directory'")
+
+        for _ in range(retries + 1):
+            try:
+                self.execute(cmd)
+                break
+            except RuntimeError:
+                sleep(retry_wait)
+        else:
+            msg = f"VPP did not come up in container: {self.container.name}"
+            raise RuntimeError(msg)
+
+    def create_base_vpp_startup_config(self, cpuset_cpus=None):
         """Create base startup configuration of VPP on container.
 
         :returns: Base VPP startup configuration.
         :rtype: VppConfigGenerator
         """
-        cpuset_cpus = self.container.cpuset_cpus
+        if cpuset_cpus is None:
+            cpuset_cpus = self.container.cpuset_cpus
 
         # Create config instance
         vpp_config = VppConfigGenerator()
@@ -519,8 +689,7 @@ class ContainerEngine:
         # Apply configuration
         self.execute(u"mkdir -p /etc/vpp/")
         self.execute(
-            f'echo "{vpp_config.get_config_str()}" | '
-            f'tee /etc/vpp/startup.conf'
+            f'echo "{vpp_config.get_config_str()}" | tee /etc/vpp/startup.conf'
         )
 
     def create_vpp_startup_config_func_dev(self):
@@ -540,8 +709,58 @@ class ContainerEngine:
         # Apply configuration
         self.execute(u"mkdir -p /etc/vpp/")
         self.execute(
-            f'echo "{vpp_config.get_config_str()}" | '
-            f'tee /etc/vpp/startup.conf'
+            f'echo "{vpp_config.get_config_str()}" | tee /etc/vpp/startup.conf'
+        )
+
+    def create_vpp_startup_config_vswitch(self, cpuset_cpus, rxq, buffers,
+                                          *devices):
+        """Create startup configuration of VPP vswitch.
+
+        :param cpuset_cpus: CPU list to run on.
+        :param rxq: Number of interface RX queues.
+        :param buffers: Number of buffers per numa.
+        :param devices: List of PCI devices to add.
+        :type cpuset_cpus: list
+        :type rxq: int
+        :type buffers: int
+        :type devices: list
+        """
+        vpp_config = self.create_base_vpp_startup_config(cpuset_cpus)
+        vpp_config.add_dpdk_dev(*devices)
+        vpp_config.add_dpdk_log_level(u"debug")
+        vpp_config.add_plugin(u"disable", u"default")
+        vpp_config.add_plugin(u"enable", u"dpdk_plugin.so")
+        vpp_config.add_plugin(u"enable", u"memif_plugin.so")
+        vpp_config.add_dpdk_no_tx_checksum_offload()
+        vpp_config.add_buffers_per_numa(buffers)
+        vpp_config.add_dpdk_dev_default_rxq(rxq)
+
+        # Apply configuration
+        self.execute(u"mkdir -p /etc/vpp/")
+        self.execute(
+            f'echo "{vpp_config.get_config_str()}" | tee /etc/vpp/startup.conf'
+        )
+
+    def create_vpp_startup_config_ipsec(self, cpuset_cpus):
+        """Create startup configuration of VPP with IPsec on container.
+
+        :param cpuset_cpus: CPU list to run on.
+        :type cpuset_cpus: list
+        """
+        vpp_config = self.create_base_vpp_startup_config(cpuset_cpus)
+        vpp_config.add_plugin(u"disable", u"default")
+        vpp_config.add_plugin(u"enable", u"memif_plugin.so")
+        vpp_config.add_plugin(u"enable", u"crypto_ia32_plugin.so")
+        vpp_config.add_plugin(u"enable", u"crypto_ipsecmb_plugin.so")
+        vpp_config.add_plugin(u"enable", u"crypto_openssl_plugin.so")
+        vpp_config.add_heapsize(u"4G")
+        vpp_config.add_ip_heap_size(u"4G")
+        vpp_config.add_statseg_size(u"4G")
+
+        # Apply configuration
+        self.execute(u"mkdir -p /etc/vpp/")
+        self.execute(
+            f'echo "{vpp_config.get_config_str()}" | tee /etc/vpp/startup.conf'
         )
 
     def create_vpp_exec_config(self, template_file, **kwargs):
diff --git a/resources/libraries/python/CoreDumpUtil.py b/resources/libraries/python/CoreDumpUtil.py
index 3d40ffa25d..57f0c1d896 100644
--- a/resources/libraries/python/CoreDumpUtil.py
+++ b/resources/libraries/python/CoreDumpUtil.py
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ class CoreDumpUtil:
         :param node: DUT Node in the topology.
         :type node: dict
         """
-        if node['type'] == NodeType.DUT and self.is_core_limit_enabled():
+        if node[u"type"] == NodeType.DUT and self.is_core_limit_enabled():
             vpp_pid = DUTSetup.get_vpp_pid(node)
             self.enable_coredump_limit(node, vpp_pid)
 
@@ -150,6 +150,6 @@ class CoreDumpUtil:
                     if disable_on_success:
                         self.set_core_limit_disabled()
                 except RuntimeError:
-                    # If compress was not successful ignore error and skip further
-                    # processing.
+                    # If compress was not successful ignore error and skip
+                    # further processing.
                     continue
diff --git a/resources/libraries/python/DUTSetup.py b/resources/libraries/python/DUTSetup.py
index 1a8899f6f6..00b553f833 100644
--- a/resources/libraries/python/DUTSetup.py
+++ b/resources/libraries/python/DUTSetup.py
@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@ class DUTSetup:
         :type node: dict
         :type service: str
         """
+        DUTSetup.get_service_logs(node, service)
+
         command = f"supervisorctl stop {service}" \
             if DUTSetup.running_in_container(node) \
             else f"service {service} stop"
@@ -141,8 +143,6 @@ class DUTSetup:
             node, command, timeout=180, sudo=True, message=message
         )
 
-        DUTSetup.get_service_logs(node, service)
-
     @staticmethod
     def stop_service_on_all_duts(nodes, service):
         """Stop the named service on all DUTs.
diff --git a/resources/libraries/python/IPsecUtil.py b/resources/libraries/python/IPsecUtil.py
index 8f464d5a05..9c3e5c712e 100644
--- a/resources/libraries/python/IPsecUtil.py
+++ b/resources/libraries/python/IPsecUtil.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ from resources.libraries.python.IPUtil import IPUtil
 from resources.libraries.python.InterfaceUtil import InterfaceUtil, \
     InterfaceStatusFlags
 from resources.libraries.python.PapiExecutor import PapiSocketExecutor
+from resources.libraries.python.ssh import scp_node
 from resources.libraries.python.topology import Topology
 from resources.libraries.python.VatExecutor import VatExecutor
 
@@ -1149,6 +1150,158 @@ class IPsecUtil:
             papi_exec.get_replies(err_msg)
 
     @staticmethod
+    def _create_ipsec_script_files(dut, instances):
+        """Create script files for configuring IPsec in containers
+
+        :param dut: DUT node on which to create the script files
+        :param instances: number of containers on DUT node
+        :type dut: string
+        :type instances: int
+        """
+        scripts = []
+        for cnf in range(0, instances):
+            script_filename = (
+                f"/tmp/ipsec_create_tunnel_cnf_{dut}_{cnf + 1}.config"
+            )
+            scripts.append(open(script_filename, 'w'))
+        return scripts
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _close_and_copy_ipsec_script_files(
+            dut, nodes, instances, scripts):
+        """Close created scripts and copy them to containers
+
+        :param dut: DUT node on which to create the script files
+        :param nodes: VPP nodes
+        :param instances: number of containers on DUT node
+        :param scripts: dictionary holding the script files
+        :type dut: string
+        :type nodes: dict
+        :type instances: int
+        :type scripts: dict
+        """
+        for cnf in range(0, instances):
+            scripts[cnf].close()
+            script_filename = (
+                f"/tmp/ipsec_create_tunnel_cnf_{dut}_{cnf + 1}.config"
+            )
+            scp_node(nodes[dut], script_filename, script_filename)
+
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def vpp_ipsec_create_tunnel_interfaces_in_containers(
+            nodes, if1_ip_addr, if2_ip_addr, if1_key, if2_key, n_tunnels,
+            crypto_alg, integ_alg, raddr_ip1, raddr_ip2, raddr_range,
+            n_instances):
+        """Create multiple IPsec tunnel interfaces between two VPP nodes.
+
+        :param nodes: VPP nodes to create tunnel interfaces.
+        :param if1_ip_addr: VPP node 1 interface IP4 address.
+        :param if2_ip_addr: VPP node 2 interface IP4 address.
+        :param if1_key: VPP node 1 interface key from topology file.
+        :param if2_key: VPP node 2 interface key from topology file.
+        :param n_tunnels: Number of tunnell interfaces to create.
+        :param crypto_alg: The encryption algorithm name.
+        :param integ_alg: The integrity algorithm name.
+        :param raddr_ip1: Policy selector remote IPv4 start address for the
+            first tunnel in direction node1->node2.
+        :param raddr_ip2: Policy selector remote IPv4 start address for the
+            first tunnel in direction node2->node1.
+        :param raddr_range: Mask specifying range of Policy selector Remote
+            IPv4 addresses. Valid values are from 1 to 32.
+        :param n_instances: Number of containers.
+        :type nodes: dict
+        :type if1_ip_addr: str
+        :type if2_ip_addr: str
+        :type if1_key: str
+        :type if2_key: str
+        :type n_tunnels: int
+        :type crypto_alg: CryptoAlg
+        :type integ_alg: IntegAlg
+        :type raddr_ip1: string
+        :type raddr_ip2: string
+        :type raddr_range: int
+        :type n_instances: int
+        """
+        spi_1 = 100000
+        spi_2 = 200000
+        addr_incr = 1 << (32 - raddr_range)
+
+        dut1_scripts = IPsecUtil._create_ipsec_script_files(
+            u"DUT1", n_instances)
+        dut2_scripts = IPsecUtil._create_ipsec_script_files(
+            u"DUT2", n_instances)
+
+        for cnf in range(0, n_instances):
+            dut1_scripts[cnf].write(
+                u"create loopback interface\n"
+                u"set interface state loop0 up\n\n"
+            )
+            dut2_scripts[cnf].write(
+                f"ip route add {if1_ip_addr}/8 via "
+                f"{ip_address(if2_ip_addr) + cnf + 100} memif1/{cnf + 1}\n\n"
+            )
+
+        for tnl in range(0, n_tunnels):
+            tnl_incr = tnl * addr_incr
+            cnf = tnl % n_instances
+            i = tnl // n_instances
+            ckey = gen_key(IPsecUtil.get_crypto_alg_key_len(crypto_alg)).hex()
+            integ = u""
+            if integ_alg:
+                ikey = gen_key(IPsecUtil.get_integ_alg_key_len(integ_alg)).hex()
+                integ = (
+                    f"integ-alg {integ_alg.alg_name} "
+                    f"local-integ-key {ikey} "
+                    f"remote-integ-key {ikey} "
+                )
+
+            # Configure tunnel end point(s) on left side
+            dut1_scripts[cnf].write(
+                u"set interface ip address loop0 "
+                f"{ip_address(if1_ip_addr) + tnl_incr}/32\n"
+                f"create ipsec tunnel "
+                f"local-ip {ip_address(if1_ip_addr) + tnl_incr} "
+                f"local-spi {spi_1 + tnl} "
+                f"remote-ip {ip_address(if2_ip_addr) + cnf} "
+                f"remote-spi {spi_2 + tnl} "
+                f"crypto-alg {crypto_alg.alg_name} "
+                f"local-crypto-key {ckey} "
+                f"remote-crypto-key {ckey} "
+                f"instance {i} "
+                f"salt 0x0 "
+                f"{integ} \n"
+                f"set interface unnumbered ipip{i} use loop0\n"
+                f"set interface state ipip{i} up\n"
+                f"ip route add {ip_address(raddr_ip2)+tnl}/32 via ipip{i}\n\n"
+            )
+
+            # Configure tunnel end point(s) on right side
+            dut2_scripts[cnf].write(
+                f"set ip arp memif1/{cnf + 1} "
+                f"{ip_address(if1_ip_addr) + tnl_incr} "
+                f"02:02:00:00:{17:02X}:{cnf:02X} static\n"
+                f"create ipsec tunnel local-ip {ip_address(if2_ip_addr) + cnf} "
+                f"local-spi {spi_2 + tnl} "
+                f"remote-ip {ip_address(if1_ip_addr) + tnl_incr} "
+                f"remote-spi {spi_1 + tnl} "
+                f"crypto-alg {crypto_alg.alg_name} "
+                f"local-crypto-key {ckey} "
+                f"remote-crypto-key {ckey} "
+                f"instance {i} "
+                f"salt 0x0 "
+                f"{integ}\n"
+                f"set interface unnumbered ipip{i} use memif1/{cnf + 1}\n"
+                f"set interface state ipip{i} up\n"
+                f"ip route add {ip_address(raddr_ip1) + tnl}/32 via ipip{i}\n\n"
+            )
+
+        IPsecUtil._close_and_copy_ipsec_script_files(
+            u"DUT1", nodes, n_instances, dut1_scripts)
+        IPsecUtil._close_and_copy_ipsec_script_files(
+            u"DUT2", nodes, n_instances, dut2_scripts)
+
+    @staticmethod
     def vpp_ipsec_add_multiple_tunnels(
             nodes, interface1, interface2, n_tunnels, crypto_alg, integ_alg,
             tunnel_ip1, tunnel_ip2, raddr_ip1, raddr_ip2, raddr_range):
@@ -1166,8 +1319,8 @@ class IPsecUtil:
             first tunnel in direction node1->node2.
         :param raddr_ip2: Policy selector remote IPv4 start address for the
             first tunnel in direction node2->node1.
-        :param raddr_range: Mask specifying range of Policy selector Remote IPv4
-            addresses. Valid values are from 1 to 32.
+        :param raddr_range: Mask specifying range of Policy selector Remote
+            IPv4 addresses. Valid values are from 1 to 32.
         :type nodes: dict
         :type interface1: str or int
         :type interface2: str or int
diff --git a/resources/libraries/python/Trace.py b/resources/libraries/python/Trace.py
index c88150f72c..1fb645b36a 100644
--- a/resources/libraries/python/Trace.py
+++ b/resources/libraries/python/Trace.py
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ class Trace:
 
         for node in nodes.values():
             if node[u"type"] == NodeType.DUT:
-                PapiSocketExecutor.run_cli_cmd(node, f"show trace {maximum}")
+                PapiSocketExecutor.run_cli_cmd_on_all_sockets(
+                    node, f"show trace {maximum}")
 
     @staticmethod
     def clear_packet_trace_on_all_duts(nodes):
@@ -44,4 +45,5 @@ class Trace:
         """
         for node in nodes.values():
             if node[u"type"] == NodeType.DUT:
-                PapiSocketExecutor.run_cli_cmd(node, u"clear trace")
+                PapiSocketExecutor.run_cli_cmd_on_all_sockets(
+                    node, u"clear trace")
diff --git a/resources/libraries/python/VPPUtil.py b/resources/libraries/python/VPPUtil.py
index d3ab54766c..7dabb4fc61 100644
--- a/resources/libraries/python/VPPUtil.py
+++ b/resources/libraries/python/VPPUtil.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ from resources.libraries.python.Constants import Constants
 from resources.libraries.python.DUTSetup import DUTSetup
 from resources.libraries.python.PapiExecutor import PapiSocketExecutor
 from resources.libraries.python.ssh import exec_cmd_no_error
-from resources.libraries.python.topology import NodeType
+from resources.libraries.python.topology import Topology, SocketType, NodeType
 
 
 class VPPUtil:
@@ -55,13 +55,20 @@ class VPPUtil:
             exec_cmd_no_error(node, command, timeout=30, sudo=True)
 
     @staticmethod
-    def restart_vpp_service(node):
+    def restart_vpp_service(node, node_key=None):
         """Restart VPP service on the specified topology node.
 
         :param node: Topology node.
+        :param node_key: Topology node key.
         :type node: dict
+        :type node_key: str
         """
         DUTSetup.restart_service(node, Constants.VPP_UNIT)
+        if node_key:
+            Topology.add_new_socket(
+                node, SocketType.PAPI, node_key, Constants.SOCKSVR_PATH)
+            Topology.add_new_socket(
+                node, SocketType.STATS, node_key, Constants.SOCKSTAT_PATH)
 
     @staticmethod
     def restart_vpp_service_on_all_duts(nodes):
@@ -70,18 +77,23 @@ class VPPUtil:
         :param nodes: Topology nodes.
         :type nodes: dict
         """
-        for node in nodes.values():
+        for node_key, node in nodes.items():
             if node[u"type"] == NodeType.DUT:
-                VPPUtil.restart_vpp_service(node)
+                VPPUtil.restart_vpp_service(node, node_key)
 
     @staticmethod
-    def stop_vpp_service(node):
+    def stop_vpp_service(node, node_key=None):
         """Stop VPP service on the specified topology node.
 
         :param node: Topology node.
+        :param node_key: Topology node key.
         :type node: dict
+        :type node_key: str
         """
         DUTSetup.stop_service(node, Constants.VPP_UNIT)
+        if node_key:
+            Topology.del_node_socket_id(node, SocketType.PAPI, node_key)
+            Topology.del_node_socket_id(node, SocketType.STATS, node_key)
 
     @staticmethod
     def stop_vpp_service_on_all_duts(nodes):
@@ -90,9 +102,9 @@ class VPPUtil:
         :param nodes: Topology nodes.
         :type nodes: dict
         """
-        for node in nodes.values():
+        for node_key, node in nodes.items():
             if node[u"type"] == NodeType.DUT:
-                VPPUtil.stop_vpp_service(node)
+                VPPUtil.stop_vpp_service(node, node_key)
 
     @staticmethod
     def verify_vpp_installed(node):
@@ -227,7 +239,7 @@ class VPPUtil:
 
         for cmd in cmds:
             try:
-                PapiSocketExecutor.run_cli_cmd(node, cmd)
+                PapiSocketExecutor.run_cli_cmd_on_all_sockets(node, cmd)
             except AssertionError:
                 if fail_on_error:
                     raise
@@ -253,7 +265,8 @@ class VPPUtil:
         :param node: Topology node.
         :type node: dict
         """
-        PapiSocketExecutor.run_cli_cmd(node, "elog trace api cli barrier")
+        PapiSocketExecutor.run_cli_cmd_on_all_sockets(
+            node, u"elog trace api cli barrier")
 
     @staticmethod
     def vpp_enable_elog_traces_on_all_duts(nodes):
@@ -273,7 +286,8 @@ class VPPUtil:
         :param node: Topology node.
         :type node: dict
         """
-        PapiSocketExecutor.run_cli_cmd(node, u"show event-logger")
+        PapiSocketExecutor.run_cli_cmd_on_all_sockets(
+            node, u"show event-logger")
 
     @staticmethod
     def show_event_logger_on_all_duts(nodes):
diff --git a/resources/libraries/python/VppConfigGenerator.py b/resources/libraries/python/VppConfigGenerator.py
index 88fbb317c4..02f7cf725d 100644
--- a/resources/libraries/python/VppConfigGenerator.py
+++ b/resources/libraries/python/VppConfigGenerator.py
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ class VppConfigGenerator:
         """Initialize library."""
         # VPP Node to apply configuration on
         self._node = u""
-        # VPP Hostname
-        self._hostname = u""
+        # Topology node key
+        self._node_key = u""
         # VPP Configuration
         self._nodeconfig = dict()
         # Serialized VPP Configuration
@@ -70,11 +70,13 @@ class VppConfigGenerator:
         # VPP Startup config backup location
         self._vpp_startup_conf_backup = None
 
-    def set_node(self, node):
+    def set_node(self, node, node_key=None):
         """Set DUT node.
 
         :param node: Node to store configuration on.
+        :param node_key: Topology node key.
         :type node: dict
+        :type node_key: str
         :raises RuntimeError: If Node type is not DUT.
         """
         if node[u"type"] != NodeType.DUT:
@@ -82,7 +84,7 @@ class VppConfigGenerator:
                 u"Startup config can only be applied to DUTnode."
             )
         self._node = node
-        self._hostname = Topology.get_node_hostname(node)
+        self._node_key = node_key
 
     def set_vpp_logfile(self, logfile):
         """Set VPP logfile location.
@@ -612,7 +614,7 @@ class VppConfigGenerator:
         """
         self.write_config(filename=filename)
 
-        VPPUtil.restart_vpp_service(self._node)
+        VPPUtil.restart_vpp_service(self._node, self._node_key)
         if verify_vpp:
             VPPUtil.verify_vpp(self._node)
 
diff --git a/resources/libraries/python/VppCounters.py b/resources/libraries/python/VppCounters.py
index bb8a8d2c28..e6bb51ef4e 100644
--- a/resources/libraries/python/VppCounters.py
+++ b/resources/libraries/python/VppCounters.py
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ class VppCounters:
         :param node: Node to run command on.
         :type node: dict
         """
-        PapiSocketExecutor.run_cli_cmd(
+        PapiSocketExecutor.run_cli_cmd_on_all_sockets(
             node, u"show memory verbose api-segment stats-segment main-heap"
         )
 
diff --git a/resources/libraries/python/topology.py b/resources/libraries/python/topology.py
index 92ade4a7a3..ed87edfa7e 100644
--- a/resources/libraries/python/topology.py
+++ b/resources/libraries/python/topology.py
@@ -41,12 +41,8 @@ def load_topo_from_yaml():
         return safe_load(work_file.read())[u"nodes"]
 
 
-
 class NodeType:
     """Defines node types used in topology dictionaries."""
-    # TODO: Two letter initialisms are well-known, but too short for pylint.
-    # Candidates: TG -> TGN, VM -> VNF.
-
     # Device Under Test (this node has VPP running on it)
     DUT = u"DUT"
     # Traffic Generator (this node has traffic generator on it)
@@ -95,8 +91,8 @@ class Topology:
     does not rely on the data retrieved from nodes, this allows to call most of
     the methods without having filled active topology with internal nodes data.
     """
-
-    def add_node_item(self, node, value, path):
+    @staticmethod
+    def add_node_item(node, value, path):
         """Add item to topology node.
 
         :param node: Topology node.
@@ -114,7 +110,7 @@ class Topology:
         elif isinstance(node[path[0]], str):
             node[path[0]] = dict() if node[path[0]] == u"" \
                 else {node[path[0]]: u""}
-        self.add_node_item(node[path[0]], value, path[1:])
+        Topology.add_node_item(node[path[0]], value, path[1:])
 
     @staticmethod
     def add_new_port(node, ptype):
@@ -1065,12 +1061,13 @@ class Topology:
         except KeyError:
             return None
 
-    def add_new_socket(self, node, socket_type, socket_id, socket_path):
+    @staticmethod
+    def add_new_socket(node, socket_type, socket_id, socket_path):
         """Add socket file of specific SocketType and ID to node.
 
         :param node: Node to add socket on.
         :param socket_type: Socket type.
-        :param socket_id: Socket id.
+        :param socket_id: Socket id, currently equals to unique node key.
         :param socket_path: Socket absolute path.
         :type node: dict
         :type socket_type: SocketType
@@ -1078,7 +1075,20 @@ class Topology:
         :type socket_path: str
         """
         path = [u"sockets", socket_type, socket_id]
-        self.add_node_item(node, socket_path, path)
+        Topology.add_node_item(node, socket_path, path)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def del_node_socket_id(node, socket_type, socket_id):
+        """Delete socket of specific SocketType and ID from node.
+
+        :param node: Node to delete socket from.
+        :param socket_type: Socket type.
+        :param socket_id: Socket id, currently equals to unique node key.
+        :type node: dict
+        :type socket_type: SocketType
+        :type socket_id: str
+        """
+        node[u"sockets"][socket_type].pop(socket_id)
 
     @staticmethod
     def get_node_sockets(node, socket_type=None):
diff --git a/resources/libraries/robot/crypto/ipsec.robot b/resources/libraries/robot/crypto/ipsec.robot
index 33702a43ae..20529dc2e2 100644
--- a/resources/libraries/robot/crypto/ipsec.robot
+++ b/resources/libraries/robot/crypto/ipsec.robot
@@ -197,3 +197,19 @@
 | | ... | interface=${dut1_if1}
 | | Vpp Route Add | ${dut2} | ${raddr_ip4} | 8 | gateway=${tg_if2_ip4}
 | | ... | interface=${dut2_if2}
+
+| Initialize IPSec in 3-node circular container topology
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | Set UP state on VPP interfaces in path on nodes in 3-node circular
+| | ... | topology. Get the interface MAC addresses and setup ARP on all VPP
+| | ... | interfaces. Setup IPv4 addresses with /24 prefix on DUT-TG and
+| | ... | DUT1-DUT2 links. Set routing for encrypted traffic on both DUT nodes
+| | ... | with prefix /8 and next hop of neighbour DUT or TG interface IPv4
+| | ... | address.
+| |
+| | Set interfaces in path up on DUT | DUT1
+| | VPP Interface Set IP Address | ${dut1} | ${dut1_if1}
+| | ... | ${dut1_if1_ip4} | 24
+| | VPP Add IP Neighbor | ${dut1} | ${dut1_if1} | ${tg_if1_ip4} | ${tg_if1_mac}
+| | Vpp Route Add | ${dut1} | ${laddr_ip4} | 8 | gateway=${tg_if1_ip4}
+| | ... | interface=${dut1_if1}
diff --git a/resources/libraries/robot/shared/container.robot b/resources/libraries/robot/shared/container.robot
index 0b5cd3ee2b..4d82cf7086 100644
--- a/resources/libraries/robot/shared/container.robot
+++ b/resources/libraries/robot/shared/container.robot
@@ -214,9 +214,12 @@
 | | ... | nodes=${nf_nodes}
 | | ... | ELSE IF | '${container_chain_topology}' == 'chain_ipsec'
 | | ... | ${group}.Configure VPP In All Containers | ${container_chain_topology}
+| | ... | tg_if1_ip4=${tg_if1_ip4} | tg_if1_mac=${tg_if1_mac}
 | | ... | tg_if2_ip4=${tg_if2_ip4} | tg_if2_mac=${tg_if2_mac}
+| | ... | dut1_if1_ip4=${dut1_if1_ip4} | dut1_if2_ip4=${dut1_if2_ip4}
 | | ... | dut2_if1_ip4=${dut2_if1_ip4} | dut2_if2_ip4=${dut2_if2_ip4}
-| | ... | raddr_ip4=${raddr_ip4} | nodes=${nodes} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes}
+| | ... | raddr_ip4=${raddr_ip4} | laddr_ip4=${laddr_ip4}
+| | ... | nodes=${nodes} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes}
 | | ... | ELSE IF | '${container_chain_topology}' == 'pipeline_ip4'
 | | ... | ${group}.Configure VPP In All Containers | ${container_chain_topology}
 | | ... | tg_if1_mac=${tg_if1_mac} | tg_if2_mac=${tg_if2_mac}
@@ -239,6 +242,13 @@
 | |
 | | Run Keyword | ${group}.Destroy all containers
 
+| Verify VPP in all '${group}' containers
+| | [Documentation] | Verify that VPP is running inside containers in specific
+| | ... | container group on all DUT nodes. Does 120 retries with one second
+| | ... | between retries.
+| |
+| | Run Keyword | ${group}.Verify VPP in all containers
+
 | Start containers for test
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | Start containers for test.
@@ -275,3 +285,72 @@
 | | Start VPP in all '${container_group}' containers
 | | Append To List | ${container_groups} | ${container_group}
 | | Save VPP PIDs
+
+# TODO: Remove the vswitch startup.conf and read the host configuration instead.
+| Start vswitch in container on DUT
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | Configure and start vswitch in container.
+| |
+| | ... | *Arguments:*
+| | ... | - dut: DUT node on which to install vswitch. Type: string
+| | ... | - phy_cores - Number of physical cores to use. Type: integer
+| | ... | - rx_queues: Number of RX queues. Type: integer
+| |
+| | ... | *Example:*
+| |
+| | ... | \| Start vswitch in container on DUT \| DUT1 \| 1 \| 1 \|
+| |
+| | [Arguments] | ${dut} | ${phy_cores} | ${rx_queues}=${None}
+| |
+| | Set Test Variable | ${container_group} | VSWITCH
+| | Import Library | resources.libraries.python.ContainerUtils.ContainerManager
+| | ... | engine=${container_engine} | WITH NAME | VSWITCH
+| | Construct container on DUT | ${dut}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${1} | nf_nodes=${1} | nf_chain=${1}
+| | ... | nf_node=${1} | auto_scale=${False} | pinning=${False}
+| | Acquire all '${container_group}' containers
+| | Create all '${container_group}' containers
+| | ${cpu_count_int} | Convert to Integer | ${phy_cores}
+| | ${thr_count_int} | Convert to Integer | ${phy_cores}
+| | ${smt_used}= | Is SMT enabled | ${nodes['${dut}']['cpuinfo']}
+| | ${thr_count_int}= | Run keyword if | ${smt_used}
+| | ... | Evaluate | int(${cpu_count_int}*2)
+| | ... | ELSE | Set variable | ${thr_count_int}
+| | ${rxq_count_int}= | Run keyword if | ${rx_queues}
+| | ... | Set variable | ${rx_queues}
+| | ... | ELSE | Evaluate | int(${thr_count_int}/2)
+| | ${rxq_count_int}= | Run keyword if | ${rxq_count_int} == 0
+| | ... | Set variable | ${1}
+| | ... | ELSE | Set variable | ${rxq_count_int}
+| | VSWITCH.Configure VPP in all containers | chain_vswitch
+| | ... | rxq=${rxq_count_int} | n_instances=${n_instances}
+| | ... | buffers=${215040} | node=${dut}
+| | ... | dut1_if1=${dut1_if1} | dut1_if2=${dut1_if2}
+| | ... | dut2_if1=${dut2_if1} | dut2_if2=${dut2_if2}
+| | ... | dut2_if2_ip4=${dut2_if2_ip4}
+| | ... | tg_if1_ip4=${tg_if1_ip4} | tg_if1_mac=${tg_if1_mac}
+| | ... | tg_if2_ip4=${tg_if2_ip4} | tg_if2_mac=${tg_if2_mac}
+| | ... | nodes=${nodes}
+| | Start VPP in all '${container_group}' containers
+| | Verify VPP in all '${container_group}' containers
+
+| Start vswitch in container
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | Configure and start vswitch in container on all DUTs.
+| |
+| | ... | *Arguments:*
+| | ... | - phy_cores - Number of physical cores to use. Type: integer
+| | ... | - rx_queues: Number of RX queues. Type: integer
+| |
+| | ... | *Example:*
+| |
+| | ... | \| Start vswitch in container \| 1 \| 1 \|
+| |
+| | [Arguments] | ${phy_cores} | ${rx_queues}=${None}
+| |
+| | FOR | ${dut} | IN | @{duts}
+| | | Run Keyword | Start vswitch in container on DUT
+| | | ... | ${dut} | ${phy_cores} | ${rx_queues}
+| | END
+| | Append To List | ${container_groups} | ${container_group}
+| | Save VPP PIDs
diff --git a/resources/libraries/robot/shared/default.robot b/resources/libraries/robot/shared/default.robot
index ab8a409219..3b8f2804c1 100644
--- a/resources/libraries/robot/shared/default.robot
+++ b/resources/libraries/robot/shared/default.robot
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
 | | FOR | ${dut} | IN | @{duts}
 | | | Import Library | resources.libraries.python.VppConfigGenerator
 | | | ... | WITH NAME | ${dut}
-| | | Run keyword | ${dut}.Set Node |  ${nodes['${dut}']}
+| | | Run keyword | ${dut}.Set Node |  ${nodes['${dut}']} | node_key=${dut}
 | | | Run keyword | ${dut}.Add Unix Log
 | | | Run keyword | ${dut}.Add Unix CLI Listen
 | | | Run keyword | ${dut}.Add Unix Nodaemon
@@ -315,14 +315,30 @@
 | |
 | | FOR | ${dut} | IN | @{duts}
 | | | Run keyword | ${dut}.Apply Config
-| | | Add New Socket | ${nodes['${dut}']} | PAPI | ${dut} | ${SOCKSVR_PATH}
-| | | Add New Socket | ${nodes['${dut}']} | STATS | ${dut} | ${SOCKSTAT_PATH}
 | | END
 | | Save VPP PIDs
 | | Enable Coredump Limit VPP on All DUTs | ${nodes}
 | | Update All Interface Data On All Nodes | ${nodes} | skip_tg=${True}
 | | Run keyword If | ${with_trace} | VPP Enable Traces On All Duts | ${nodes}
 
+| Apply startup configuration on VPP DUT
+| | [Documentation] | Write VPP startup configuration and restart VPP DUT.
+| |
+| | ... | *Arguments:*
+| | ... | - dut - DUT on which to apply the configuration. Type: string
+| | ... | - with_trace - Enable packet trace after VPP restart Type: boolean
+| |
+| | [Arguments] | ${dut} | ${with_trace}=${False}
+| |
+| | Run keyword | ${dut}.Apply Config
+| | Save VPP PIDs on DUT | ${dut}
+| | Enable Coredump Limit VPP on DUT | ${nodes['${dut}']}
+| | ${dutnode}= | Copy Dictionary | ${nodes}
+| | Keep In Dictionary | ${dutnode} | ${dut}
+| | Update All Interface Data On All Nodes | ${dutnode} | skip_tg=${True}
+| | Run keyword If | ${with_trace} | VPP Enable Traces On Dut
+| | ... | ${nodes['${dut}']}
+
 | Save VPP PIDs
 | | [Documentation] | Get PIDs of VPP processes from all DUTs in topology and\
 | | ... | set it as a test variable. The PIDs are stored as dictionary items\
@@ -337,6 +353,24 @@
 | | END
 | | Set Test Variable | ${setup_vpp_pids}
 
+| Save VPP PIDs on DUT
+| | [Documentation] | Get PID of VPP processes from DUT and\
+| | ... | set it as a test variable. The PID is stored as dictionary item\
+| | ... | where the key is the host and the value is the PID.
+| |
+| | [Arguments] | ${dut}
+| |
+| | ${vpp_pids}= | Get VPP PID | ${nodes['${dut}']}
+| | Run Keyword If | ${vpp_pids} is None | FAIL
+| | ... | No VPP PID found on node ${nodes['${dut}']['host']
+| | ${status} | ${message}= | Run Keyword And Ignore Error
+| | ... | Variable Should Exist | ${setup_vpp_pids}
+| | ${setup_vpp_pids}= | Run Keyword If | '${status}' == 'FAIL'
+| | ... | Create Dictionary | ${nodes['${dut}']['host']}=${vpp_pids}
+| | ... | ELSE | Set To Dictionary | ${setup_vpp_pids}
+| | ... | ${nodes['${dut}']['host']}=${vpp_pids}
+| | Set Test Variable | ${setup_vpp_pids}
+
 | Verify VPP PID in Teardown
 | | [Documentation] | Check if the VPP PIDs on all DUTs are the same at the end\
 | | ... | of test as they were at the begining. If they are not, only a message\
diff --git a/resources/libraries/robot/shared/interfaces.robot b/resources/libraries/robot/shared/interfaces.robot
index 3d2b70d065..128c3cb568 100644
--- a/resources/libraries/robot/shared/interfaces.robot
+++ b/resources/libraries/robot/shared/interfaces.robot
@@ -21,47 +21,61 @@
 | | ... | *Set UP state on VPP interfaces in path on all DUT nodes and set
 | | ... | maximal MTU.*
 | |
+| | FOR | ${dut} | IN | @{duts}
+| | | Set interfaces in path up on DUT | ${dut}
+| | END
+| | All VPP Interfaces Ready Wait | ${nodes} | retries=${300}
+
+| Set interfaces in path up on DUT
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | *Set UP state on VPP interfaces in path on specified DUT node and
+| | ... | set maximal MTU.*
+| |
+| | ... | *Arguments:*
+| | ... | - dut - DUT node on which to set the interfaces up.
+| | ... | Type: string
+| |
+| | ... | *Example:*
+| |
+| | ... | \| Set interfaces in path up on DUT \| DUT1 \|
+| |
+| | [Arguments] | ${dut}
 # TODO: Rework KW to set all interfaces in path UP and set MTU (including
 # software interfaces. Run KW at the start phase of VPP setup to split
 # from other "functional" configuration. This will allow modularity of this
 # library
-| | FOR | ${dut} | IN | @{duts}
-| | | ${if1_status} | ${value}= | Run Keyword And Ignore Error
-| | | ... | Variable Should Exist | ${${dut}_if1}
-| | | Run Keyword If | '${if1_status}' == 'PASS'
-| | | ... | Set Interface State | ${nodes['${dut}']} | ${${dut}_if1} | up
-| | | ... | ELSE
-| | | ... | Set Interface State | ${nodes['${dut}']} | ${${dut}_if1_1} | up
-| | | Run Keyword Unless | '${if1_status}' == 'PASS'
-| | | ... | Set Interface State | ${nodes['${dut}']} | ${${dut}_if1_2} | up
-| | | ${if2_status} | ${value}= | Run Keyword And Ignore Error
-| | | ... | Variable Should Exist | ${${dut}_if2}
-| | | Run Keyword If | '${if2_status}' == 'PASS'
-| | | ... | Set Interface State | ${nodes['${dut}']} | ${${dut}_if2} | up
-| | | ... | ELSE
-| | | ... | Set Interface State | ${nodes['${dut}']} | ${${dut}_if2_1} | up
-| | | Run Keyword Unless | '${if2_status}' == 'PASS'
-| | | ... | Set Interface State | ${nodes['${dut}']} | ${${dut}_if2_2} | up
-| | END
-| | FOR | ${dut} | IN | @{duts}
-| | | ${if1_status} | ${value}= | Run Keyword And Ignore Error
-| | | ... | Variable Should Exist | ${${dut}_if1}
-| | | Run Keyword If | '${if1_status}' == 'PASS'
-| | | ... | VPP Set Interface MTU | ${nodes['${dut}']} | ${${dut}_if1}
-| | | ... | ELSE
-| | | ... | VPP Set Interface MTU | ${nodes['${dut}']} | ${${dut}_if1_1}
-| | | Run Keyword Unless | '${if1_status}' == 'PASS'
-| | | ... | VPP Set Interface MTU | ${nodes['${dut}']} | ${${dut}_if1_2}
-| | | ${if2_status} | ${value}= | Run Keyword And Ignore Error
-| | | ... | Variable Should Exist | ${${dut}_if2}
-| | | Run Keyword If | '${if2_status}' == 'PASS'
-| | | ... | VPP Set Interface MTU | ${nodes['${dut}']} | ${${dut}_if2}
-| | | ... | ELSE
-| | | ... | VPP Set Interface MTU | ${nodes['${dut}']} | ${${dut}_if2_1}
-| | | Run Keyword Unless | '${if2_status}' == 'PASS'
-| | | ... | VPP Set Interface MTU | ${nodes['${dut}']} | ${${dut}_if2_2}
-| | END
-| | All VPP Interfaces Ready Wait | ${nodes} | retries=${300}
+| | ${if1_status} | ${value}= | Run Keyword And Ignore Error
+| | ... | Variable Should Exist | ${${dut}_if1}
+| | Run Keyword If | '${if1_status}' == 'PASS'
+| | ... | Set Interface State | ${nodes['${dut}']} | ${${dut}_if1} | up
+| | ... | ELSE
+| | ... | Set Interface State | ${nodes['${dut}']} | ${${dut}_if1_1} | up
+| | Run Keyword Unless | '${if1_status}' == 'PASS'
+| | ... | Set Interface State | ${nodes['${dut}']} | ${${dut}_if1_2} | up
+| | ${if2_status} | ${value}= | Run Keyword And Ignore Error
+| | ... | Variable Should Exist | ${${dut}_if2}
+| | Run Keyword If | '${if2_status}' == 'PASS'
+| | ... | Set Interface State | ${nodes['${dut}']} | ${${dut}_if2} | up
+| | ... | ELSE
+| | ... | Set Interface State | ${nodes['${dut}']} | ${${dut}_if2_1} | up
+| | Run Keyword Unless | '${if2_status}' == 'PASS'
+| | ... | Set Interface State | ${nodes['${dut}']} | ${${dut}_if2_2} | up
+| | ${if1_status} | ${value}= | Run Keyword And Ignore Error
+| | ... | Variable Should Exist | ${${dut}_if1}
+| | Run Keyword If | '${if1_status}' == 'PASS'
+| | ... | VPP Set Interface MTU | ${nodes['${dut}']} | ${${dut}_if1}
+| | ... | ELSE
+| | ... | VPP Set Interface MTU | ${nodes['${dut}']} | ${${dut}_if1_1}
+| | Run Keyword Unless | '${if1_status}' == 'PASS'
+| | ... | VPP Set Interface MTU | ${nodes['${dut}']} | ${${dut}_if1_2}
+| | ${if2_status} | ${value}= | Run Keyword And Ignore Error
+| | ... | Variable Should Exist | ${${dut}_if2}
+| | Run Keyword If | '${if2_status}' == 'PASS'
+| | ... | VPP Set Interface MTU | ${nodes['${dut}']} | ${${dut}_if2}
+| | ... | ELSE
+| | ... | VPP Set Interface MTU | ${nodes['${dut}']} | ${${dut}_if2_1}
+| | Run Keyword Unless | '${if2_status}' == 'PASS'
+| | ... | VPP Set Interface MTU | ${nodes['${dut}']} | ${${dut}_if2_2}
 
 | Set single interfaces in path up
 | | [Documentation]
diff --git a/resources/libraries/robot/shared/test_teardown.robot b/resources/libraries/robot/shared/test_teardown.robot
index 1e7d011fca..96d3cd825b 100644
--- a/resources/libraries/robot/shared/test_teardown.robot
+++ b/resources/libraries/robot/shared/test_teardown.robot
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 | |
 | | Remove All Added Ports On All DUTs From Topology | ${nodes}
 | | Show PAPI History On All DUTs | ${nodes}
-| | Show Log On All DUTs | ${nodes}
 | | Run Keyword If Test Failed
 | | ... | Get Core Files on All Nodes | ${nodes}
 | | Run Keyword If Test Failed
diff --git a/resources/templates/container/memif_create_chain_ipsec.exec b/resources/templates/container/memif_create_chain_ipsec.exec
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1d09325ca5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/templates/container/memif_create_chain_ipsec.exec
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+create memif socket id 1 filename $socket1
+create interface memif id $mid1 socket-id $sid1 hw-addr $mac1 slave
+set interface ip address memif$sid1/$mid1 $tnl_local_ip/24
+set interface state memif$sid1/$mid1 up
+
+create memif socket id 2 filename $socket2
+create interface memif id $mid2 socket-id $sid2 hw-addr $mac2 slave
+set interface ip address memif$sid2/$mid2 $remote_ip/24
+set interface state memif$sid2/$mid2 up
+
+set ip arp memif$sid2/$mid2 $tg_if2_ip4 $tg_if2_mac static
+set ip arp memif$sid1/$mid1 $tnl_remote_ip $tnl_remote_mac static
+ip route add $raddr_ip4/8 via $tg_if2_ip4 memif$sid2/$mid2
diff --git a/resources/templates/container/memif_create_chain_vswitch_ipsec.exec b/resources/templates/container/memif_create_chain_vswitch_ipsec.exec
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f466a49f92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/templates/container/memif_create_chain_vswitch_ipsec.exec
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+create memif socket id 1 filename $socket1
+create memif socket id 2 filename $socket2
+
+create bridge-domain 1 learn 1 forward 1 uu-flood 1 flood 1 arp-term 0
+create bridge-domain 2 learn 1 forward 1 uu-flood 1 flood 1 arp-term 0
+
+set interface l2 bridge $if_red_name 1
+set interface l2 bridge $if_black_name 2
+set interface state $if_red_name up
+set interface state $if_black_name up
+
+$instances
diff --git a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst1000-1cnf.py b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst1000-1cnf.py
index 47a3f371be..ab03d9506a 100644
--- a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst1000-1cnf.py
+++ b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst1000-1cnf.py
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ Stream profile:
  - Packet: ETH / IP /
  - Direction 0 --> 1:
    - Source IP address range:      10.0.0.1
-   - Destination IP address range: 20.0.0.0 - 20.0.3.231
+   - Destination IP address range: 20.0.0.0 - 20.0.1.143
  - Direction 1 --> 0:
    - Source IP address range:      20.0.0.1
-   - Destination IP address range: 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.3.231
+   - Destination IP address range: 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.1.143
 """
 
 from trex.stl.api import *
@@ -36,17 +36,20 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
 
         super(TrafficStreamsBaseClass, self).__init__()
 
-        self.p2_dst_start_mac = '02:02:00:00:00:00'
-        self.p2_dst_end_mac = '02:02:00:00:00:00'
+        self.p1_dst_start_mac = u"02:02:00:00:12:00"
+        self.p1_dst_end_mac = u"02:02:00:00:12:00"
+
+        self.p2_dst_start_mac = u"02:02:00:00:02:00"
+        self.p2_dst_end_mac = u"02:02:00:00:02:00"
 
         # IPs used in packet headers.
-        self.p1_src_start_ip = '10.0.0.1'
-        self.p1_dst_start_ip = '20.0.0.0'
-        self.p1_dst_end_ip = '20.0.3.231'
+        self.p1_src_start_ip = u"10.0.0.1"
+        self.p1_dst_start_ip = u"20.0.0.0"
+        self.p1_dst_end_ip = u"20.0.3.231"
 
-        self.p2_src_start_ip = '20.0.0.1'
-        self.p2_dst_start_ip = '10.0.0.0'
-        self.p2_dst_end_ip = '10.0.3.231'
+        self.p2_src_start_ip = u"20.0.0.1"
+        self.p2_dst_start_ip = u"10.0.0.0"
+        self.p2_dst_end_ip = u"10.0.3.231"
 
     def define_packets(self):
         """Defines the packets to be sent from the traffic generator.
@@ -58,7 +61,7 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
         """
 
         # Direction 0 --> 1
-        base_pkt_a = (Ether() /
+        base_pkt_a = (Ether(dst=self.p1_dst_start_mac) /
                       IP(src=self.p1_src_start_ip,
                          dst=self.p1_dst_start_ip,
                          proto=61))
@@ -69,24 +72,29 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
                          proto=61))
 
         # Direction 0 --> 1
-        vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="dst",
+        vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name=u"mac_dst",
+                                       min_value=0,
+                                       max_value=0,
+                                       size=1, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
+                          STLVmFlowVar(name=u"dst",
                                        min_value=self.p1_dst_start_ip,
                                        max_value=self.p1_dst_end_ip,
-                                       size=4, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="dst", pkt_offset="IP.dst"),
-                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+                                       size=4, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"dst", pkt_offset=u"IP.dst"),
+                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset=u"IP")])
         # Direction 1 --> 0
-        vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="mac_dst",
+        vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name=u"mac_dst",
                                        min_value=0,
                                        max_value=0,
-                                       size=1, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
-                          STLVmFlowVar(name="dst",
+                                       size=1, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
+                          STLVmFlowVar(name=u"dst",
                                        min_value=self.p2_dst_start_ip,
                                        max_value=self.p2_dst_end_ip,
-                                       size=4, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="dst", pkt_offset="IP.dst"),
-                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+                                       size=4, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"dst", pkt_offset=u"IP.dst"),
+                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset=u"IP")])
 
         return base_pkt_a, base_pkt_b, vm1, vm2
 
diff --git a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst1000-2cnf.py b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst1000-2cnf.py
index 4ea5bc72f2..b93835478e 100644
--- a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst1000-2cnf.py
+++ b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst1000-2cnf.py
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ Stream profile:
  - Packet: ETH / IP /
  - Direction 0 --> 1:
    - Source IP address range:      10.0.0.1
-   - Destination IP address range: 20.0.0.0 - 20.0.3.231
+   - Destination IP address range: 20.0.0.0 - 20.0.1.143
  - Direction 1 --> 0:
    - Source IP address range:      20.0.0.1
-   - Destination IP address range: 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.3.231
+   - Destination IP address range: 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.1.143
 """
 
 from trex.stl.api import *
@@ -36,17 +36,20 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
 
         super(TrafficStreamsBaseClass, self).__init__()
 
-        self.p2_dst_start_mac = '02:02:00:00:00:00'
-        self.p2_dst_end_mac = '02:02:00:00:00:01'
+        self.p1_dst_start_mac = u"02:02:00:00:12:00"
+        self.p1_dst_end_mac = u"02:02:00:00:12:01"
+
+        self.p2_dst_start_mac = u"02:02:00:00:02:00"
+        self.p2_dst_end_mac = u"02:02:00:00:02:01"
 
         # IPs used in packet headers.
-        self.p1_src_start_ip = '10.0.0.1'
-        self.p1_dst_start_ip = '20.0.0.0'
-        self.p1_dst_end_ip = '20.0.3.231'
+        self.p1_src_start_ip = u"10.0.0.1"
+        self.p1_dst_start_ip = u"20.0.0.0"
+        self.p1_dst_end_ip = u"20.0.3.231"
 
-        self.p2_src_start_ip = '20.0.0.1'
-        self.p2_dst_start_ip = '10.0.0.0'
-        self.p2_dst_end_ip = '10.0.3.231'
+        self.p2_src_start_ip = u"20.0.0.1"
+        self.p2_dst_start_ip = u"10.0.0.0"
+        self.p2_dst_end_ip = u"10.0.3.231"
 
     def define_packets(self):
         """Defines the packets to be sent from the traffic generator.
@@ -58,7 +61,7 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
         """
 
         # Direction 0 --> 1
-        base_pkt_a = (Ether() /
+        base_pkt_a = (Ether(dst=self.p1_dst_start_mac) /
                       IP(src=self.p1_src_start_ip,
                          dst=self.p1_dst_start_ip,
                          proto=61))
@@ -69,24 +72,29 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
                          proto=61))
 
         # Direction 0 --> 1
-        vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="dst",
+        vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name=u"mac_dst",
+                                       min_value=0,
+                                       max_value=1,
+                                       size=1, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
+                          STLVmFlowVar(name=u"dst",
                                        min_value=self.p1_dst_start_ip,
                                        max_value=self.p1_dst_end_ip,
-                                       size=4, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="dst", pkt_offset="IP.dst"),
-                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+                                       size=4, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"dst", pkt_offset=u"IP.dst"),
+                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset=u"IP")])
         # Direction 1 --> 0
-        vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="mac_dst",
+        vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name=u"mac_dst",
                                        min_value=0,
                                        max_value=1,
-                                       size=1, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
-                          STLVmFlowVar(name="dst",
+                                       size=1, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
+                          STLVmFlowVar(name=u"dst",
                                        min_value=self.p2_dst_start_ip,
                                        max_value=self.p2_dst_end_ip,
-                                       size=4, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="dst", pkt_offset="IP.dst"),
-                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+                                       size=4, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"dst", pkt_offset=u"IP.dst"),
+                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset=u"IP")])
 
         return base_pkt_a, base_pkt_b, vm1, vm2
 
diff --git a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst1000-4cnf.py b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst1000-4cnf.py
index e230915069..4c72ab958b 100644
--- a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst1000-4cnf.py
+++ b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst1000-4cnf.py
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ Stream profile:
  - Packet: ETH / IP /
  - Direction 0 --> 1:
    - Source IP address range:      10.0.0.1
-   - Destination IP address range: 20.0.0.0 - 20.0.3.231
+   - Destination IP address range: 20.0.0.0 - 20.0.1.143
  - Direction 1 --> 0:
    - Source IP address range:      20.0.0.1
-   - Destination IP address range: 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.3.231
+   - Destination IP address range: 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.1.143
 """
 
 from trex.stl.api import *
@@ -36,17 +36,20 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
 
         super(TrafficStreamsBaseClass, self).__init__()
 
-        self.p2_dst_start_mac = '02:02:00:00:00:00'
-        self.p2_dst_end_mac = '02:02:00:00:00:03'
+        self.p1_dst_start_mac = u"02:02:00:00:12:00"
+        self.p1_dst_end_mac = u"02:02:00:00:12:03"
+
+        self.p2_dst_start_mac = u"02:02:00:00:02:00"
+        self.p2_dst_end_mac = u"02:02:00:00:02:03"
 
         # IPs used in packet headers.
-        self.p1_src_start_ip = '10.0.0.1'
-        self.p1_dst_start_ip = '20.0.0.0'
-        self.p1_dst_end_ip = '20.0.3.231'
+        self.p1_src_start_ip = u"10.0.0.1"
+        self.p1_dst_start_ip = u"20.0.0.0"
+        self.p1_dst_end_ip = u"20.0.3.231"
 
-        self.p2_src_start_ip = '20.0.0.1'
-        self.p2_dst_start_ip = '10.0.0.0'
-        self.p2_dst_end_ip = '10.0.3.231'
+        self.p2_src_start_ip = u"20.0.0.1"
+        self.p2_dst_start_ip = u"10.0.0.0"
+        self.p2_dst_end_ip = u"10.0.3.231"
 
     def define_packets(self):
         """Defines the packets to be sent from the traffic generator.
@@ -58,7 +61,7 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
         """
 
         # Direction 0 --> 1
-        base_pkt_a = (Ether() /
+        base_pkt_a = (Ether(dst=self.p1_dst_start_mac) /
                       IP(src=self.p1_src_start_ip,
                          dst=self.p1_dst_start_ip,
                          proto=61))
@@ -69,24 +72,29 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
                          proto=61))
 
         # Direction 0 --> 1
-        vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="dst",
+        vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name=u"mac_dst",
+                                       min_value=0,
+                                       max_value=3,
+                                       size=1, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
+                          STLVmFlowVar(name=u"dst",
                                        min_value=self.p1_dst_start_ip,
                                        max_value=self.p1_dst_end_ip,
-                                       size=4, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="dst", pkt_offset="IP.dst"),
-                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+                                       size=4, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"dst", pkt_offset=u"IP.dst"),
+                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset=u"IP")])
         # Direction 1 --> 0
-        vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="mac_dst",
+        vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name=u"mac_dst",
                                        min_value=0,
                                        max_value=3,
-                                       size=1, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
-                          STLVmFlowVar(name="dst",
+                                       size=1, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
+                          STLVmFlowVar(name=u"dst",
                                        min_value=self.p2_dst_start_ip,
                                        max_value=self.p2_dst_end_ip,
-                                       size=4, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="dst", pkt_offset="IP.dst"),
-                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+                                       size=4, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"dst", pkt_offset=u"IP.dst"),
+                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset=u"IP")])
 
         return base_pkt_a, base_pkt_b, vm1, vm2
 
diff --git a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst1000-8cnf.py b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst1000-8cnf.py
index c34c8a0b05..a09b459f34 100644
--- a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst1000-8cnf.py
+++ b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst1000-8cnf.py
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ Stream profile:
  - Packet: ETH / IP /
  - Direction 0 --> 1:
    - Source IP address range:      10.0.0.1
-   - Destination IP address range: 20.0.0.0 - 20.0.3.231
+   - Destination IP address range: 20.0.0.0 - 20.0.1.143
  - Direction 1 --> 0:
    - Source IP address range:      20.0.0.1
-   - Destination IP address range: 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.3.231
+   - Destination IP address range: 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.1.143
 """
 
 from trex.stl.api import *
@@ -36,17 +36,20 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
 
         super(TrafficStreamsBaseClass, self).__init__()
 
-        self.p2_dst_start_mac = '02:02:00:00:00:00'
-        self.p2_dst_end_mac = '02:02:00:00:00:07'
+        self.p1_dst_start_mac = u"02:02:00:00:12:00"
+        self.p1_dst_end_mac = u"02:02:00:00:12:07"
+
+        self.p2_dst_start_mac = u"02:02:00:00:02:00"
+        self.p2_dst_end_mac = u"02:02:00:00:02:07"
 
         # IPs used in packet headers.
-        self.p1_src_start_ip = '10.0.0.1'
-        self.p1_dst_start_ip = '20.0.0.0'
-        self.p1_dst_end_ip = '20.0.3.231'
+        self.p1_src_start_ip = u"10.0.0.1"
+        self.p1_dst_start_ip = u"20.0.0.0"
+        self.p1_dst_end_ip = u"20.0.3.231"
 
-        self.p2_src_start_ip = '20.0.0.1'
-        self.p2_dst_start_ip = '10.0.0.0'
-        self.p2_dst_end_ip = '10.0.3.231'
+        self.p2_src_start_ip = u"20.0.0.1"
+        self.p2_dst_start_ip = u"10.0.0.0"
+        self.p2_dst_end_ip = u"10.0.3.231"
 
     def define_packets(self):
         """Defines the packets to be sent from the traffic generator.
@@ -58,7 +61,7 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
         """
 
         # Direction 0 --> 1
-        base_pkt_a = (Ether() /
+        base_pkt_a = (Ether(dst=self.p1_dst_start_mac) /
                       IP(src=self.p1_src_start_ip,
                          dst=self.p1_dst_start_ip,
                          proto=61))
@@ -69,24 +72,29 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
                          proto=61))
 
         # Direction 0 --> 1
-        vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="dst",
+        vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name=u"mac_dst",
+                                       min_value=0,
+                                       max_value=7,
+                                       size=1, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
+                          STLVmFlowVar(name=u"dst",
                                        min_value=self.p1_dst_start_ip,
                                        max_value=self.p1_dst_end_ip,
-                                       size=4, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="dst", pkt_offset="IP.dst"),
-                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+                                       size=4, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"dst", pkt_offset=u"IP.dst"),
+                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset=u"IP")])
         # Direction 1 --> 0
-        vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="mac_dst",
+        vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name=u"mac_dst",
                                        min_value=0,
                                        max_value=7,
-                                       size=1, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
-                          STLVmFlowVar(name="dst",
+                                       size=1, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
+                          STLVmFlowVar(name=u"dst",
                                        min_value=self.p2_dst_start_ip,
                                        max_value=self.p2_dst_end_ip,
-                                       size=4, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="dst", pkt_offset="IP.dst"),
-                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+                                       size=4, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"dst", pkt_offset=u"IP.dst"),
+                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset=u"IP")])
 
         return base_pkt_a, base_pkt_b, vm1, vm2
 
diff --git a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst10000-1cnf.py b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst10000-1cnf.py
index 897e06f324..28c9873c22 100644
--- a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst10000-1cnf.py
+++ b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst10000-1cnf.py
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ Stream profile:
  - Packet: ETH / IP /
  - Direction 0 --> 1:
    - Source IP address range:      10.0.0.1
-   - Destination IP address range: 20.0.0.0 - 20.0.39.15
+   - Destination IP address range: 20.0.0.0 - 20.0.1.143
  - Direction 1 --> 0:
    - Source IP address range:      20.0.0.1
-   - Destination IP address range: 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.39.15
+   - Destination IP address range: 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.1.143
 """
 
 from trex.stl.api import *
@@ -36,17 +36,20 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
 
         super(TrafficStreamsBaseClass, self).__init__()
 
-        self.p2_dst_start_mac = '02:02:00:00:00:00'
-        self.p2_dst_end_mac = '02:02:00:00:00:00'
+        self.p1_dst_start_mac = u"02:02:00:00:12:00"
+        self.p1_dst_end_mac = u"02:02:00:00:12:00"
+
+        self.p2_dst_start_mac = u"02:02:00:00:02:00"
+        self.p2_dst_end_mac = u"02:02:00:00:02:00"
 
         # IPs used in packet headers.
-        self.p1_src_start_ip = '10.0.0.1'
-        self.p1_dst_start_ip = '20.0.0.0'
-        self.p1_dst_end_ip = '20.0.39.15'
+        self.p1_src_start_ip = u"10.0.0.1"
+        self.p1_dst_start_ip = u"20.0.0.0"
+        self.p1_dst_end_ip = u"20.0.39.15"
 
-        self.p2_src_start_ip = '20.0.0.1'
-        self.p2_dst_start_ip = '10.0.0.0'
-        self.p2_dst_end_ip = '10.0.39.15'
+        self.p2_src_start_ip = u"20.0.0.1"
+        self.p2_dst_start_ip = u"10.0.0.0"
+        self.p2_dst_end_ip = u"10.0.39.15"
 
     def define_packets(self):
         """Defines the packets to be sent from the traffic generator.
@@ -58,7 +61,7 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
         """
 
         # Direction 0 --> 1
-        base_pkt_a = (Ether() /
+        base_pkt_a = (Ether(dst=self.p1_dst_start_mac) /
                       IP(src=self.p1_src_start_ip,
                          dst=self.p1_dst_start_ip,
                          proto=61))
@@ -69,24 +72,29 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
                          proto=61))
 
         # Direction 0 --> 1
-        vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="dst",
+        vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name=u"mac_dst",
+                                       min_value=0,
+                                       max_value=0,
+                                       size=1, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
+                          STLVmFlowVar(name=u"dst",
                                        min_value=self.p1_dst_start_ip,
                                        max_value=self.p1_dst_end_ip,
-                                       size=4, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="dst", pkt_offset="IP.dst"),
-                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+                                       size=4, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"dst", pkt_offset=u"IP.dst"),
+                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset=u"IP")])
         # Direction 1 --> 0
-        vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="mac_dst",
+        vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name=u"mac_dst",
                                        min_value=0,
                                        max_value=0,
-                                       size=1, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
-                          STLVmFlowVar(name="dst",
+                                       size=1, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
+                          STLVmFlowVar(name=u"dst",
                                        min_value=self.p2_dst_start_ip,
                                        max_value=self.p2_dst_end_ip,
-                                       size=4, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="dst", pkt_offset="IP.dst"),
-                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+                                       size=4, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"dst", pkt_offset=u"IP.dst"),
+                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset=u"IP")])
 
         return base_pkt_a, base_pkt_b, vm1, vm2
 
diff --git a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst10000-2cnf.py b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst10000-2cnf.py
index 7d2ce04c88..f845b2aeb2 100644
--- a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst10000-2cnf.py
+++ b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst10000-2cnf.py
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ Stream profile:
  - Packet: ETH / IP /
  - Direction 0 --> 1:
    - Source IP address range:      10.0.0.1
-   - Destination IP address range: 20.0.0.0 - 20.0.39.15
+   - Destination IP address range: 20.0.0.0 - 20.0.1.143
  - Direction 1 --> 0:
    - Source IP address range:      20.0.0.1
-   - Destination IP address range: 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.39.15
+   - Destination IP address range: 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.1.143
 """
 
 from trex.stl.api import *
@@ -36,17 +36,20 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
 
         super(TrafficStreamsBaseClass, self).__init__()
 
-        self.p2_dst_start_mac = '02:02:00:00:00:00'
-        self.p2_dst_end_mac = '02:02:00:00:00:01'
+        self.p1_dst_start_mac = u"02:02:00:00:12:00"
+        self.p1_dst_end_mac = u"02:02:00:00:12:01"
+
+        self.p2_dst_start_mac = u"02:02:00:00:02:00"
+        self.p2_dst_end_mac = u"02:02:00:00:02:01"
 
         # IPs used in packet headers.
-        self.p1_src_start_ip = '10.0.0.1'
-        self.p1_dst_start_ip = '20.0.0.0'
-        self.p1_dst_end_ip = '20.0.39.15'
+        self.p1_src_start_ip = u"10.0.0.1"
+        self.p1_dst_start_ip = u"20.0.0.0"
+        self.p1_dst_end_ip = u"20.0.39.15"
 
-        self.p2_src_start_ip = '20.0.0.1'
-        self.p2_dst_start_ip = '10.0.0.0'
-        self.p2_dst_end_ip = '10.0.39.15'
+        self.p2_src_start_ip = u"20.0.0.1"
+        self.p2_dst_start_ip = u"10.0.0.0"
+        self.p2_dst_end_ip = u"10.0.39.15"
 
     def define_packets(self):
         """Defines the packets to be sent from the traffic generator.
@@ -58,7 +61,7 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
         """
 
         # Direction 0 --> 1
-        base_pkt_a = (Ether() /
+        base_pkt_a = (Ether(dst=self.p1_dst_start_mac) /
                       IP(src=self.p1_src_start_ip,
                          dst=self.p1_dst_start_ip,
                          proto=61))
@@ -69,24 +72,29 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
                          proto=61))
 
         # Direction 0 --> 1
-        vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="dst",
+        vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name=u"mac_dst",
+                                       min_value=0,
+                                       max_value=1,
+                                       size=1, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
+                          STLVmFlowVar(name=u"dst",
                                        min_value=self.p1_dst_start_ip,
                                        max_value=self.p1_dst_end_ip,
-                                       size=4, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="dst", pkt_offset="IP.dst"),
-                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+                                       size=4, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"dst", pkt_offset=u"IP.dst"),
+                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset=u"IP")])
         # Direction 1 --> 0
-        vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="mac_dst",
+        vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name=u"mac_dst",
                                        min_value=0,
                                        max_value=1,
-                                       size=1, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
-                          STLVmFlowVar(name="dst",
+                                       size=1, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
+                          STLVmFlowVar(name=u"dst",
                                        min_value=self.p2_dst_start_ip,
                                        max_value=self.p2_dst_end_ip,
-                                       size=4, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="dst", pkt_offset="IP.dst"),
-                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+                                       size=4, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"dst", pkt_offset=u"IP.dst"),
+                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset=u"IP")])
 
         return base_pkt_a, base_pkt_b, vm1, vm2
 
diff --git a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst10000-4cnf.py b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst10000-4cnf.py
index 12f057cfb0..70fc18965c 100644
--- a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst10000-4cnf.py
+++ b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst10000-4cnf.py
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ Stream profile:
  - Packet: ETH / IP /
  - Direction 0 --> 1:
    - Source IP address range:      10.0.0.1
-   - Destination IP address range: 20.0.0.0 - 20.0.39.15
+   - Destination IP address range: 20.0.0.0 - 20.0.1.143
  - Direction 1 --> 0:
    - Source IP address range:      20.0.0.1
-   - Destination IP address range: 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.39.15
+   - Destination IP address range: 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.1.143
 """
 
 from trex.stl.api import *
@@ -36,17 +36,20 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
 
         super(TrafficStreamsBaseClass, self).__init__()
 
-        self.p2_dst_start_mac = '02:02:00:00:00:00'
-        self.p2_dst_end_mac = '02:02:00:00:00:03'
+        self.p1_dst_start_mac = u"02:02:00:00:12:00"
+        self.p1_dst_end_mac = u"02:02:00:00:12:03"
+
+        self.p2_dst_start_mac = u"02:02:00:00:02:00"
+        self.p2_dst_end_mac = u"02:02:00:00:02:03"
 
         # IPs used in packet headers.
-        self.p1_src_start_ip = '10.0.0.1'
-        self.p1_dst_start_ip = '20.0.0.0'
-        self.p1_dst_end_ip = '20.0.39.15'
+        self.p1_src_start_ip = u"10.0.0.1"
+        self.p1_dst_start_ip = u"20.0.0.0"
+        self.p1_dst_end_ip = u"20.0.39.15"
 
-        self.p2_src_start_ip = '20.0.0.1'
-        self.p2_dst_start_ip = '10.0.0.0'
-        self.p2_dst_end_ip = '10.0.39.15'
+        self.p2_src_start_ip = u"20.0.0.1"
+        self.p2_dst_start_ip = u"10.0.0.0"
+        self.p2_dst_end_ip = u"10.0.39.15"
 
     def define_packets(self):
         """Defines the packets to be sent from the traffic generator.
@@ -58,7 +61,7 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
         """
 
         # Direction 0 --> 1
-        base_pkt_a = (Ether() /
+        base_pkt_a = (Ether(dst=self.p1_dst_start_mac) /
                       IP(src=self.p1_src_start_ip,
                          dst=self.p1_dst_start_ip,
                          proto=61))
@@ -69,24 +72,29 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
                          proto=61))
 
         # Direction 0 --> 1
-        vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="dst",
+        vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name=u"mac_dst",
+                                       min_value=0,
+                                       max_value=3,
+                                       size=1, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
+                          STLVmFlowVar(name=u"dst",
                                        min_value=self.p1_dst_start_ip,
                                        max_value=self.p1_dst_end_ip,
-                                       size=4, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="dst", pkt_offset="IP.dst"),
-                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+                                       size=4, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"dst", pkt_offset=u"IP.dst"),
+                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset=u"IP")])
         # Direction 1 --> 0
-        vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="mac_dst",
+        vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name=u"mac_dst",
                                        min_value=0,
                                        max_value=3,
-                                       size=1, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
-                          STLVmFlowVar(name="dst",
+                                       size=1, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
+                          STLVmFlowVar(name=u"dst",
                                        min_value=self.p2_dst_start_ip,
                                        max_value=self.p2_dst_end_ip,
-                                       size=4, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="dst", pkt_offset="IP.dst"),
-                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+                                       size=4, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"dst", pkt_offset=u"IP.dst"),
+                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset=u"IP")])
 
         return base_pkt_a, base_pkt_b, vm1, vm2
 
diff --git a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst10000-8cnf.py b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst10000-8cnf.py
index 0d588b7d65..8a1697a71e 100644
--- a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst10000-8cnf.py
+++ b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst10000-8cnf.py
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ Stream profile:
  - Packet: ETH / IP /
  - Direction 0 --> 1:
    - Source IP address range:      10.0.0.1
-   - Destination IP address range: 20.0.0.0 - 20.0.39.15
+   - Destination IP address range: 20.0.0.0 - 20.0.1.143
  - Direction 1 --> 0:
    - Source IP address range:      20.0.0.1
-   - Destination IP address range: 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.39.15
+   - Destination IP address range: 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.1.143
 """
 
 from trex.stl.api import *
@@ -36,17 +36,20 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
 
         super(TrafficStreamsBaseClass, self).__init__()
 
-        self.p2_dst_start_mac = '02:02:00:00:00:00'
-        self.p2_dst_end_mac = '02:02:00:00:00:07'
+        self.p1_dst_start_mac = u"02:02:00:00:12:00"
+        self.p1_dst_end_mac = u"02:02:00:00:12:07"
+
+        self.p2_dst_start_mac = u"02:02:00:00:02:00"
+        self.p2_dst_end_mac = u"02:02:00:00:02:07"
 
         # IPs used in packet headers.
-        self.p1_src_start_ip = '10.0.0.1'
-        self.p1_dst_start_ip = '20.0.0.0'
-        self.p1_dst_end_ip = '20.0.39.15'
+        self.p1_src_start_ip = u"10.0.0.1"
+        self.p1_dst_start_ip = u"20.0.0.0"
+        self.p1_dst_end_ip = u"20.0.39.15"
 
-        self.p2_src_start_ip = '20.0.0.1'
-        self.p2_dst_start_ip = '10.0.0.0'
-        self.p2_dst_end_ip = '10.0.39.15'
+        self.p2_src_start_ip = u"20.0.0.1"
+        self.p2_dst_start_ip = u"10.0.0.0"
+        self.p2_dst_end_ip = u"10.0.39.15"
 
     def define_packets(self):
         """Defines the packets to be sent from the traffic generator.
@@ -58,7 +61,7 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
         """
 
         # Direction 0 --> 1
-        base_pkt_a = (Ether() /
+        base_pkt_a = (Ether(dst=self.p1_dst_start_mac) /
                       IP(src=self.p1_src_start_ip,
                          dst=self.p1_dst_start_ip,
                          proto=61))
@@ -69,24 +72,29 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
                          proto=61))
 
         # Direction 0 --> 1
-        vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="dst",
+        vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name=u"mac_dst",
+                                       min_value=0,
+                                       max_value=7,
+                                       size=1, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
+                          STLVmFlowVar(name=u"dst",
                                        min_value=self.p1_dst_start_ip,
                                        max_value=self.p1_dst_end_ip,
-                                       size=4, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="dst", pkt_offset="IP.dst"),
-                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+                                       size=4, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"dst", pkt_offset=u"IP.dst"),
+                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset=u"IP")])
         # Direction 1 --> 0
-        vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="mac_dst",
+        vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name=u"mac_dst",
                                        min_value=0,
                                        max_value=7,
-                                       size=1, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
-                          STLVmFlowVar(name="dst",
+                                       size=1, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
+                          STLVmFlowVar(name=u"dst",
                                        min_value=self.p2_dst_start_ip,
                                        max_value=self.p2_dst_end_ip,
-                                       size=4, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="dst", pkt_offset="IP.dst"),
-                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+                                       size=4, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"dst", pkt_offset=u"IP.dst"),
+                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset=u"IP")])
 
         return base_pkt_a, base_pkt_b, vm1, vm2
 
diff --git a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst20000-1cnf.py b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst20000-1cnf.py
index bee55a6197..56e40a9b7e 100644
--- a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst20000-1cnf.py
+++ b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst20000-1cnf.py
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ Stream profile:
  - Packet: ETH / IP /
  - Direction 0 --> 1:
    - Source IP address range:      10.0.0.1
-   - Destination IP address range: 20.0.0.0 - 20.0.78.31
+   - Destination IP address range: 20.0.0.0 - 20.0.1.143
  - Direction 1 --> 0:
    - Source IP address range:      20.0.0.1
-   - Destination IP address range: 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.78.31
+   - Destination IP address range: 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.1.143
 """
 
 from trex.stl.api import *
@@ -36,17 +36,20 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
 
         super(TrafficStreamsBaseClass, self).__init__()
 
-        self.p2_dst_start_mac = '02:02:00:00:00:00'
-        self.p2_dst_end_mac = '02:02:00:00:00:00'
+        self.p1_dst_start_mac = u"02:02:00:00:12:00"
+        self.p1_dst_end_mac = u"02:02:00:00:12:00"
+
+        self.p2_dst_start_mac = u"02:02:00:00:02:00"
+        self.p2_dst_end_mac = u"02:02:00:00:02:00"
 
         # IPs used in packet headers.
-        self.p1_src_start_ip = '10.0.0.1'
-        self.p1_dst_start_ip = '20.0.0.0'
-        self.p1_dst_end_ip = '20.0.78.31'
+        self.p1_src_start_ip = u"10.0.0.1"
+        self.p1_dst_start_ip = u"20.0.0.0"
+        self.p1_dst_end_ip = u"20.0.78.31"
 
-        self.p2_src_start_ip = '20.0.0.1'
-        self.p2_dst_start_ip = '10.0.0.0'
-        self.p2_dst_end_ip = '10.0.78.31'
+        self.p2_src_start_ip = u"20.0.0.1"
+        self.p2_dst_start_ip = u"10.0.0.0"
+        self.p2_dst_end_ip = u"10.0.78.31"
 
     def define_packets(self):
         """Defines the packets to be sent from the traffic generator.
@@ -58,7 +61,7 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
         """
 
         # Direction 0 --> 1
-        base_pkt_a = (Ether() /
+        base_pkt_a = (Ether(dst=self.p1_dst_start_mac) /
                       IP(src=self.p1_src_start_ip,
                          dst=self.p1_dst_start_ip,
                          proto=61))
@@ -69,24 +72,29 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
                          proto=61))
 
         # Direction 0 --> 1
-        vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="dst",
+        vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name=u"mac_dst",
+                                       min_value=0,
+                                       max_value=0,
+                                       size=1, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
+                          STLVmFlowVar(name=u"dst",
                                        min_value=self.p1_dst_start_ip,
                                        max_value=self.p1_dst_end_ip,
-                                       size=4, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="dst", pkt_offset="IP.dst"),
-                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+                                       size=4, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"dst", pkt_offset=u"IP.dst"),
+                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset=u"IP")])
         # Direction 1 --> 0
-        vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="mac_dst",
+        vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name=u"mac_dst",
                                        min_value=0,
                                        max_value=0,
-                                       size=1, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
-                          STLVmFlowVar(name="dst",
+                                       size=1, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
+                          STLVmFlowVar(name=u"dst",
                                        min_value=self.p2_dst_start_ip,
                                        max_value=self.p2_dst_end_ip,
-                                       size=4, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="dst", pkt_offset="IP.dst"),
-                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+                                       size=4, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"dst", pkt_offset=u"IP.dst"),
+                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset=u"IP")])
 
         return base_pkt_a, base_pkt_b, vm1, vm2
 
diff --git a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst20000-2cnf.py b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst20000-2cnf.py
index 477a516e6e..584b9a4378 100644
--- a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst20000-2cnf.py
+++ b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst20000-2cnf.py
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ Stream profile:
  - Packet: ETH / IP /
  - Direction 0 --> 1:
    - Source IP address range:      10.0.0.1
-   - Destination IP address range: 20.0.0.0 - 20.0.78.31
+   - Destination IP address range: 20.0.0.0 - 20.0.1.143
  - Direction 1 --> 0:
    - Source IP address range:      20.0.0.1
-   - Destination IP address range: 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.78.31
+   - Destination IP address range: 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.1.143
 """
 
 from trex.stl.api import *
@@ -36,17 +36,20 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
 
         super(TrafficStreamsBaseClass, self).__init__()
 
-        self.p2_dst_start_mac = '02:02:00:00:00:00'
-        self.p2_dst_end_mac = '02:02:00:00:00:01'
+        self.p1_dst_start_mac = u"02:02:00:00:12:00"
+        self.p1_dst_end_mac = u"02:02:00:00:12:01"
+
+        self.p2_dst_start_mac = u"02:02:00:00:02:00"
+        self.p2_dst_end_mac = u"02:02:00:00:02:01"
 
         # IPs used in packet headers.
-        self.p1_src_start_ip = '10.0.0.1'
-        self.p1_dst_start_ip = '20.0.0.0'
-        self.p1_dst_end_ip = '20.0.78.31'
+        self.p1_src_start_ip = u"10.0.0.1"
+        self.p1_dst_start_ip = u"20.0.0.0"
+        self.p1_dst_end_ip = u"20.0.78.31"
 
-        self.p2_src_start_ip = '20.0.0.1'
-        self.p2_dst_start_ip = '10.0.0.0'
-        self.p2_dst_end_ip = '10.0.78.31'
+        self.p2_src_start_ip = u"20.0.0.1"
+        self.p2_dst_start_ip = u"10.0.0.0"
+        self.p2_dst_end_ip = u"10.0.78.31"
 
     def define_packets(self):
         """Defines the packets to be sent from the traffic generator.
@@ -58,7 +61,7 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
         """
 
         # Direction 0 --> 1
-        base_pkt_a = (Ether() /
+        base_pkt_a = (Ether(dst=self.p1_dst_start_mac) /
                       IP(src=self.p1_src_start_ip,
                          dst=self.p1_dst_start_ip,
                          proto=61))
@@ -69,24 +72,29 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
                          proto=61))
 
         # Direction 0 --> 1
-        vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="dst",
+        vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name=u"mac_dst",
+                                       min_value=0,
+                                       max_value=1,
+                                       size=1, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
+                          STLVmFlowVar(name=u"dst",
                                        min_value=self.p1_dst_start_ip,
                                        max_value=self.p1_dst_end_ip,
-                                       size=4, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="dst", pkt_offset="IP.dst"),
-                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+                                       size=4, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"dst", pkt_offset=u"IP.dst"),
+                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset=u"IP")])
         # Direction 1 --> 0
-        vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="mac_dst",
+        vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name=u"mac_dst",
                                        min_value=0,
                                        max_value=1,
-                                       size=1, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
-                          STLVmFlowVar(name="dst",
+                                       size=1, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
+                          STLVmFlowVar(name=u"dst",
                                        min_value=self.p2_dst_start_ip,
                                        max_value=self.p2_dst_end_ip,
-                                       size=4, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="dst", pkt_offset="IP.dst"),
-                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+                                       size=4, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"dst", pkt_offset=u"IP.dst"),
+                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset=u"IP")])
 
         return base_pkt_a, base_pkt_b, vm1, vm2
 
diff --git a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst20000-4cnf.py b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst20000-4cnf.py
index da72cee968..d05f2caac7 100644
--- a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst20000-4cnf.py
+++ b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst20000-4cnf.py
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ Stream profile:
  - Packet: ETH / IP /
  - Direction 0 --> 1:
    - Source IP address range:      10.0.0.1
-   - Destination IP address range: 20.0.0.0 - 20.0.78.31
+   - Destination IP address range: 20.0.0.0 - 20.0.1.143
  - Direction 1 --> 0:
    - Source IP address range:      20.0.0.1
-   - Destination IP address range: 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.78.31
+   - Destination IP address range: 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.1.143
 """
 
 from trex.stl.api import *
@@ -36,17 +36,20 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
 
         super(TrafficStreamsBaseClass, self).__init__()
 
-        self.p2_dst_start_mac = '02:02:00:00:00:00'
-        self.p2_dst_end_mac = '02:02:00:00:00:03'
+        self.p1_dst_start_mac = "02:02:00:00:12:00"
+        self.p1_dst_end_mac = "02:02:00:00:12:03"
+
+        self.p2_dst_start_mac = "02:02:00:00:02:00"
+        self.p2_dst_end_mac = "02:02:00:00:02:03"
 
         # IPs used in packet headers.
-        self.p1_src_start_ip = '10.0.0.1'
-        self.p1_dst_start_ip = '20.0.0.0'
-        self.p1_dst_end_ip = '20.0.78.31'
+        self.p1_src_start_ip = "10.0.0.1"
+        self.p1_dst_start_ip = "20.0.0.0"
+        self.p1_dst_end_ip = "20.0.78.31"
 
-        self.p2_src_start_ip = '20.0.0.1'
-        self.p2_dst_start_ip = '10.0.0.0'
-        self.p2_dst_end_ip = '10.0.78.31'
+        self.p2_src_start_ip = "20.0.0.1"
+        self.p2_dst_start_ip = "10.0.0.0"
+        self.p2_dst_end_ip = "10.0.78.31"
 
     def define_packets(self):
         """Defines the packets to be sent from the traffic generator.
@@ -58,7 +61,7 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
         """
 
         # Direction 0 --> 1
-        base_pkt_a = (Ether() /
+        base_pkt_a = (Ether(dst=self.p1_dst_start_mac) /
                       IP(src=self.p1_src_start_ip,
                          dst=self.p1_dst_start_ip,
                          proto=61))
@@ -69,24 +72,29 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
                          proto=61))
 
         # Direction 0 --> 1
-        vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="dst",
+        vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name=u"mac_dst",
+                                       min_value=0,
+                                       max_value=3,
+                                       size=1, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
+                          STLVmFlowVar(name=u"dst",
                                        min_value=self.p1_dst_start_ip,
                                        max_value=self.p1_dst_end_ip,
-                                       size=4, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="dst", pkt_offset="IP.dst"),
-                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+                                       size=4, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"dst", pkt_offset=u"IP.dst"),
+                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset=u"IP")])
         # Direction 1 --> 0
-        vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="mac_dst",
+        vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name=u"mac_dst",
                                        min_value=0,
                                        max_value=3,
-                                       size=1, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
-                          STLVmFlowVar(name="dst",
+                                       size=1, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
+                          STLVmFlowVar(name=u"dst",
                                        min_value=self.p2_dst_start_ip,
                                        max_value=self.p2_dst_end_ip,
-                                       size=4, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="dst", pkt_offset="IP.dst"),
-                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+                                       size=4, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"dst", pkt_offset=u"IP.dst"),
+                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset=u"IP")])
 
         return base_pkt_a, base_pkt_b, vm1, vm2
 
diff --git a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst20000-8cnf.py b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst20000-8cnf.py
index ac5d403183..e00303a397 100644
--- a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst20000-8cnf.py
+++ b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst20000-8cnf.py
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ Stream profile:
  - Packet: ETH / IP /
  - Direction 0 --> 1:
    - Source IP address range:      10.0.0.1
-   - Destination IP address range: 20.0.0.0 - 20.0.78.31
+   - Destination IP address range: 20.0.0.0 - 20.0.1.143
  - Direction 1 --> 0:
    - Source IP address range:      20.0.0.1
-   - Destination IP address range: 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.78.31
+   - Destination IP address range: 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.1.143
 """
 
 from trex.stl.api import *
@@ -36,17 +36,20 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
 
         super(TrafficStreamsBaseClass, self).__init__()
 
-        self.p2_dst_start_mac = '02:02:00:00:00:00'
-        self.p2_dst_end_mac = '02:02:00:00:00:07'
+        self.p1_dst_start_mac = u"02:02:00:00:12:00"
+        self.p1_dst_end_mac = u"02:02:00:00:12:07"
+
+        self.p2_dst_start_mac = u"02:02:00:00:02:00"
+        self.p2_dst_end_mac = u"02:02:00:00:02:07"
 
         # IPs used in packet headers.
-        self.p1_src_start_ip = '10.0.0.1'
-        self.p1_dst_start_ip = '20.0.0.0'
-        self.p1_dst_end_ip = '20.0.78.31'
+        self.p1_src_start_ip = u"10.0.0.1"
+        self.p1_dst_start_ip = u"20.0.0.0"
+        self.p1_dst_end_ip = u"20.0.78.31"
 
-        self.p2_src_start_ip = '20.0.0.1'
-        self.p2_dst_start_ip = '10.0.0.0'
-        self.p2_dst_end_ip = '10.0.78.31'
+        self.p2_src_start_ip = u"20.0.0.1"
+        self.p2_dst_start_ip = u"10.0.0.0"
+        self.p2_dst_end_ip = u"10.0.78.31"
 
     def define_packets(self):
         """Defines the packets to be sent from the traffic generator.
@@ -58,7 +61,7 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
         """
 
         # Direction 0 --> 1
-        base_pkt_a = (Ether() /
+        base_pkt_a = (Ether(dst=self.p1_dst_start_mac) /
                       IP(src=self.p1_src_start_ip,
                          dst=self.p1_dst_start_ip,
                          proto=61))
@@ -69,24 +72,29 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
                          proto=61))
 
         # Direction 0 --> 1
-        vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="dst",
+        vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name=u"mac_dst",
+                                       min_value=0,
+                                       max_value=7,
+                                       size=1, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
+                          STLVmFlowVar(name=u"dst",
                                        min_value=self.p1_dst_start_ip,
                                        max_value=self.p1_dst_end_ip,
-                                       size=4, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="dst", pkt_offset="IP.dst"),
-                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+                                       size=4, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"dst", pkt_offset=u"IP.dst"),
+                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset=u"IP")])
         # Direction 1 --> 0
-        vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="mac_dst",
+        vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name=u"mac_dst",
                                        min_value=0,
                                        max_value=7,
-                                       size=1, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
-                          STLVmFlowVar(name="dst",
+                                       size=1, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
+                          STLVmFlowVar(name=u"dst",
                                        min_value=self.p2_dst_start_ip,
                                        max_value=self.p2_dst_end_ip,
-                                       size=4, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="dst", pkt_offset="IP.dst"),
-                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+                                       size=4, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"dst", pkt_offset=u"IP.dst"),
+                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset=u"IP")])
 
         return base_pkt_a, base_pkt_b, vm1, vm2
 
diff --git a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst4-1cnf.py b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst4-1cnf.py
index 4d9dbb23d3..8158d5a0fc 100644
--- a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst4-1cnf.py
+++ b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst4-1cnf.py
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ Stream profile:
  - Packet: ETH / IP /
  - Direction 0 --> 1:
    - Source IP address range:      10.0.0.1
-   - Destination IP address range: 20.0.0.0 - 20.0.0.3
+   - Destination IP address range: 20.0.0.0 - 20.0.1.143
  - Direction 1 --> 0:
    - Source IP address range:      20.0.0.1
-   - Destination IP address range: 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.0.3
+   - Destination IP address range: 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.1.143
 """
 
 from trex.stl.api import *
@@ -36,17 +36,20 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
 
         super(TrafficStreamsBaseClass, self).__init__()
 
-        self.p2_dst_start_mac = '02:02:00:00:00:00'
-        self.p2_dst_end_mac = '02:02:00:00:00:00'
+        self.p1_dst_start_mac = u"02:02:00:00:12:00"
+        self.p1_dst_end_mac = u"02:02:00:00:12:00"
+
+        self.p2_dst_start_mac = u"02:02:00:00:02:00"
+        self.p2_dst_end_mac = u"02:02:00:00:02:00"
 
         # IPs used in packet headers.
-        self.p1_src_start_ip = '10.0.0.1'
-        self.p1_dst_start_ip = '20.0.0.0'
-        self.p1_dst_end_ip = '20.0.0.3'
+        self.p1_src_start_ip = u"10.0.0.1"
+        self.p1_dst_start_ip = u"20.0.0.0"
+        self.p1_dst_end_ip = u"20.0.0.3"
 
-        self.p2_src_start_ip = '20.0.0.1'
-        self.p2_dst_start_ip = '10.0.0.0'
-        self.p2_dst_end_ip = '10.0.0.3'
+        self.p2_src_start_ip = u"20.0.0.1"
+        self.p2_dst_start_ip = u"10.0.0.0"
+        self.p2_dst_end_ip = u"10.0.0.3"
 
     def define_packets(self):
         """Defines the packets to be sent from the traffic generator.
@@ -58,7 +61,7 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
         """
 
         # Direction 0 --> 1
-        base_pkt_a = (Ether() /
+        base_pkt_a = (Ether(dst=self.p1_dst_start_mac) /
                       IP(src=self.p1_src_start_ip,
                          dst=self.p1_dst_start_ip,
                          proto=61))
@@ -69,24 +72,29 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
                          proto=61))
 
         # Direction 0 --> 1
-        vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="dst",
+        vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name=u"mac_dst",
+                                       min_value=0,
+                                       max_value=0,
+                                       size=1, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
+                          STLVmFlowVar(name=u"dst",
                                        min_value=self.p1_dst_start_ip,
                                        max_value=self.p1_dst_end_ip,
-                                       size=4, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="dst", pkt_offset="IP.dst"),
-                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+                                       size=4, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"dst", pkt_offset=u"IP.dst"),
+                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset=u"IP")])
         # Direction 1 --> 0
-        vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="mac_dst",
+        vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name=u"mac_dst",
                                        min_value=0,
                                        max_value=0,
-                                       size=1, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
-                          STLVmFlowVar(name="dst",
+                                       size=1, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
+                          STLVmFlowVar(name=u"dst",
                                        min_value=self.p2_dst_start_ip,
                                        max_value=self.p2_dst_end_ip,
-                                       size=4, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="dst", pkt_offset="IP.dst"),
-                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+                                       size=4, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"dst", pkt_offset=u"IP.dst"),
+                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset=u"IP")])
 
         return base_pkt_a, base_pkt_b, vm1, vm2
 
diff --git a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst4-2cnf.py b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst4-2cnf.py
index d6068a4a56..5e2acb5309 100644
--- a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst4-2cnf.py
+++ b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst4-2cnf.py
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ Stream profile:
  - Packet: ETH / IP /
  - Direction 0 --> 1:
    - Source IP address range:      10.0.0.1
-   - Destination IP address range: 20.0.0.0 - 20.0.0.3
+   - Destination IP address range: 20.0.0.0 - 20.0.1.143
  - Direction 1 --> 0:
    - Source IP address range:      20.0.0.1
-   - Destination IP address range: 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.0.3
+   - Destination IP address range: 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.1.143
 """
 
 from trex.stl.api import *
@@ -36,17 +36,20 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
 
         super(TrafficStreamsBaseClass, self).__init__()
 
-        self.p2_dst_start_mac = '02:02:00:00:00:00'
-        self.p2_dst_end_mac = '02:02:00:00:00:01'
+        self.p1_dst_start_mac = u"02:02:00:00:12:00"
+        self.p1_dst_end_mac = u"02:02:00:00:12:01"
+
+        self.p2_dst_start_mac = u"02:02:00:00:02:00"
+        self.p2_dst_end_mac = u"02:02:00:00:02:01"
 
         # IPs used in packet headers.
-        self.p1_src_start_ip = '10.0.0.1'
-        self.p1_dst_start_ip = '20.0.0.0'
-        self.p1_dst_end_ip = '20.0.0.3'
+        self.p1_src_start_ip = u"10.0.0.1"
+        self.p1_dst_start_ip = u"20.0.0.0"
+        self.p1_dst_end_ip = u"20.0.0.3"
 
-        self.p2_src_start_ip = '20.0.0.1'
-        self.p2_dst_start_ip = '10.0.0.0'
-        self.p2_dst_end_ip = '10.0.0.3'
+        self.p2_src_start_ip = u"20.0.0.1"
+        self.p2_dst_start_ip = u"10.0.0.0"
+        self.p2_dst_end_ip = u"10.0.0.3"
 
     def define_packets(self):
         """Defines the packets to be sent from the traffic generator.
@@ -58,7 +61,7 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
         """
 
         # Direction 0 --> 1
-        base_pkt_a = (Ether() /
+        base_pkt_a = (Ether(dst=self.p1_dst_start_mac) /
                       IP(src=self.p1_src_start_ip,
                          dst=self.p1_dst_start_ip,
                          proto=61))
@@ -69,24 +72,29 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
                          proto=61))
 
         # Direction 0 --> 1
-        vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="dst",
+        vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name=u"mac_dst",
+                                       min_value=0,
+                                       max_value=1,
+                                       size=1, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
+                          STLVmFlowVar(name=u"dst",
                                        min_value=self.p1_dst_start_ip,
                                        max_value=self.p1_dst_end_ip,
-                                       size=4, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="dst", pkt_offset="IP.dst"),
+                                       size=4, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"dst", pkt_offset=u"IP.dst"),
                           STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
         # Direction 1 --> 0
-        vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="mac_dst",
+        vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name=u"mac_dst",
                                        min_value=0,
                                        max_value=1,
-                                       size=1, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
-                          STLVmFlowVar(name="dst",
+                                       size=1, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
+                          STLVmFlowVar(name=u"dst",
                                        min_value=self.p2_dst_start_ip,
                                        max_value=self.p2_dst_end_ip,
-                                       size=4, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="dst", pkt_offset="IP.dst"),
-                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+                                       size=4, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"dst", pkt_offset=u"IP.dst"),
+                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset=u"IP")])
 
         return base_pkt_a, base_pkt_b, vm1, vm2
 
diff --git a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst4-4cnf.py b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst4-4cnf.py
index 8ed46ed45e..7daef807c9 100644
--- a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst4-4cnf.py
+++ b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst4-4cnf.py
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ Stream profile:
  - Packet: ETH / IP /
  - Direction 0 --> 1:
    - Source IP address range:      10.0.0.1
-   - Destination IP address range: 20.0.0.0 - 20.0.0.3
+   - Destination IP address range: 20.0.0.0 - 20.0.1.143
  - Direction 1 --> 0:
    - Source IP address range:      20.0.0.1
-   - Destination IP address range: 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.0.3
+   - Destination IP address range: 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.1.143
 """
 
 from trex.stl.api import *
@@ -36,17 +36,20 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
 
         super(TrafficStreamsBaseClass, self).__init__()
 
-        self.p2_dst_start_mac = '02:02:00:00:00:00'
-        self.p2_dst_end_mac = '02:02:00:00:00:03'
+        self.p1_dst_start_mac = u"02:02:00:00:12:00"
+        self.p1_dst_end_mac = u"02:02:00:00:12:03"
+
+        self.p2_dst_start_mac = u"02:02:00:00:02:00"
+        self.p2_dst_end_mac = u"02:02:00:00:02:03"
 
         # IPs used in packet headers.
-        self.p1_src_start_ip = '10.0.0.1'
-        self.p1_dst_start_ip = '20.0.0.0'
-        self.p1_dst_end_ip = '20.0.0.3'
+        self.p1_src_start_ip = u"10.0.0.1"
+        self.p1_dst_start_ip = u"20.0.0.0"
+        self.p1_dst_end_ip = u"20.0.0.3"
 
-        self.p2_src_start_ip = '20.0.0.1'
-        self.p2_dst_start_ip = '10.0.0.0'
-        self.p2_dst_end_ip = '10.0.0.3'
+        self.p2_src_start_ip = u"20.0.0.1"
+        self.p2_dst_start_ip = u"10.0.0.0"
+        self.p2_dst_end_ip = u"10.0.0.3"
 
     def define_packets(self):
         """Defines the packets to be sent from the traffic generator.
@@ -58,7 +61,7 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
         """
 
         # Direction 0 --> 1
-        base_pkt_a = (Ether() /
+        base_pkt_a = (Ether(dst=self.p1_dst_start_mac) /
                       IP(src=self.p1_src_start_ip,
                          dst=self.p1_dst_start_ip,
                          proto=61))
@@ -69,24 +72,29 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
                          proto=61))
 
         # Direction 0 --> 1
-        vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="dst",
+        vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name=u"mac_dst",
+                                       min_value=0,
+                                       max_value=3,
+                                       size=1, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
+                          STLVmFlowVar(name=u"dst",
                                        min_value=self.p1_dst_start_ip,
                                        max_value=self.p1_dst_end_ip,
-                                       size=4, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="dst", pkt_offset="IP.dst"),
-                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+                                       size=4, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"dst", pkt_offset=u"IP.dst"),
+                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset=u"IP")])
         # Direction 1 --> 0
-        vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="mac_dst",
+        vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name=u"mac_dst",
                                        min_value=0,
                                        max_value=3,
-                                       size=1, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
-                          STLVmFlowVar(name="dst",
+                                       size=1, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
+                          STLVmFlowVar(name=u"dst",
                                        min_value=self.p2_dst_start_ip,
                                        max_value=self.p2_dst_end_ip,
-                                       size=4, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="dst", pkt_offset="IP.dst"),
-                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+                                       size=4, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"dst", pkt_offset=u"IP.dst"),
+                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset=u"IP")])
 
         return base_pkt_a, base_pkt_b, vm1, vm2
 
diff --git a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst40-1cnf.py b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst40-1cnf.py
index c3549940a4..f461aeace6 100644
--- a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst40-1cnf.py
+++ b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst40-1cnf.py
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ Stream profile:
  - Packet: ETH / IP /
  - Direction 0 --> 1:
    - Source IP address range:      10.0.0.1
-   - Destination IP address range: 20.0.0.0 - 20.0.0.39
+   - Destination IP address range: 20.0.0.0 - 20.0.1.143
  - Direction 1 --> 0:
    - Source IP address range:      20.0.0.1
-   - Destination IP address range: 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.0.39
+   - Destination IP address range: 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.1.143
 """
 
 from trex.stl.api import *
@@ -36,17 +36,20 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
 
         super(TrafficStreamsBaseClass, self).__init__()
 
-        self.p2_dst_start_mac = '02:02:00:00:00:00'
-        self.p2_dst_end_mac = '02:02:00:00:00:00'
+        self.p1_dst_start_mac = u"02:02:00:00:12:00"
+        self.p1_dst_end_mac = u"02:02:00:00:12:00"
+
+        self.p2_dst_start_mac = u"02:02:00:00:02:00"
+        self.p2_dst_end_mac = u"02:02:00:00:02:00"
 
         # IPs used in packet headers.
-        self.p1_src_start_ip = '10.0.0.1'
-        self.p1_dst_start_ip = '20.0.0.0'
-        self.p1_dst_end_ip = '20.0.0.39'
+        self.p1_src_start_ip = u"10.0.0.1"
+        self.p1_dst_start_ip = u"20.0.0.0"
+        self.p1_dst_end_ip = u"20.0.0.39"
 
-        self.p2_src_start_ip = '20.0.0.1'
-        self.p2_dst_start_ip = '10.0.0.0'
-        self.p2_dst_end_ip = '10.0.0.39'
+        self.p2_src_start_ip = u"20.0.0.1"
+        self.p2_dst_start_ip = u"10.0.0.0"
+        self.p2_dst_end_ip = u"10.0.0.39"
 
     def define_packets(self):
         """Defines the packets to be sent from the traffic generator.
@@ -58,7 +61,7 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
         """
 
         # Direction 0 --> 1
-        base_pkt_a = (Ether() /
+        base_pkt_a = (Ether(dst=self.p1_dst_start_mac) /
                       IP(src=self.p1_src_start_ip,
                          dst=self.p1_dst_start_ip,
                          proto=61))
@@ -69,24 +72,29 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
                          proto=61))
 
         # Direction 0 --> 1
-        vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="dst",
+        vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name=u"mac_dst",
+                                       min_value=0,
+                                       max_value=0,
+                                       size=1, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
+                          STLVmFlowVar(name=u"dst",
                                        min_value=self.p1_dst_start_ip,
                                        max_value=self.p1_dst_end_ip,
-                                       size=4, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="dst", pkt_offset="IP.dst"),
-                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+                                       size=4, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"dst", pkt_offset=u"IP.dst"),
+                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset=u"IP")])
         # Direction 1 --> 0
-        vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="mac_dst",
+        vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name=u"mac_dst",
                                        min_value=0,
                                        max_value=0,
-                                       size=1, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
-                          STLVmFlowVar(name="dst",
+                                       size=1, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
+                          STLVmFlowVar(name=u"dst",
                                        min_value=self.p2_dst_start_ip,
                                        max_value=self.p2_dst_end_ip,
-                                       size=4, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="dst", pkt_offset="IP.dst"),
-                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+                                       size=4, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"dst", pkt_offset=u"IP.dst"),
+                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset=u"IP")])
 
         return base_pkt_a, base_pkt_b, vm1, vm2
 
diff --git a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst40-2cnf.py b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst40-2cnf.py
index ca5e768c84..bce38697bf 100644
--- a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst40-2cnf.py
+++ b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst40-2cnf.py
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ Stream profile:
  - Packet: ETH / IP /
  - Direction 0 --> 1:
    - Source IP address range:      10.0.0.1
-   - Destination IP address range: 20.0.0.0 - 20.0.0.39
+   - Destination IP address range: 20.0.0.0 - 20.0.1.143
  - Direction 1 --> 0:
    - Source IP address range:      20.0.0.1
-   - Destination IP address range: 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.0.39
+   - Destination IP address range: 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.1.143
 """
 
 from trex.stl.api import *
@@ -36,17 +36,20 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
 
         super(TrafficStreamsBaseClass, self).__init__()
 
-        self.p2_dst_start_mac = '02:02:00:00:00:00'
-        self.p2_dst_end_mac = '02:02:00:00:00:01'
+        self.p1_dst_start_mac = u"02:02:00:00:12:00"
+        self.p1_dst_end_mac = u"02:02:00:00:12:01"
+
+        self.p2_dst_start_mac = u"02:02:00:00:02:00"
+        self.p2_dst_end_mac = u"02:02:00:00:02:01"
 
         # IPs used in packet headers.
-        self.p1_src_start_ip = '10.0.0.1'
-        self.p1_dst_start_ip = '20.0.0.0'
-        self.p1_dst_end_ip = '20.0.0.39'
+        self.p1_src_start_ip = u"10.0.0.1"
+        self.p1_dst_start_ip = u"20.0.0.0"
+        self.p1_dst_end_ip = u"20.0.0.39"
 
-        self.p2_src_start_ip = '20.0.0.1'
-        self.p2_dst_start_ip = '10.0.0.0'
-        self.p2_dst_end_ip = '10.0.0.39'
+        self.p2_src_start_ip = u"20.0.0.1"
+        self.p2_dst_start_ip = u"10.0.0.0"
+        self.p2_dst_end_ip = u"10.0.0.39"
 
     def define_packets(self):
         """Defines the packets to be sent from the traffic generator.
@@ -58,7 +61,7 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
         """
 
         # Direction 0 --> 1
-        base_pkt_a = (Ether() /
+        base_pkt_a = (Ether(dst=self.p1_dst_start_mac) /
                       IP(src=self.p1_src_start_ip,
                          dst=self.p1_dst_start_ip,
                          proto=61))
@@ -69,24 +72,29 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
                          proto=61))
 
         # Direction 0 --> 1
-        vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="dst",
+        vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name=u"mac_dst",
+                                       min_value=0,
+                                       max_value=1,
+                                       size=1, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
+                          STLVmFlowVar(name=u"dst",
                                        min_value=self.p1_dst_start_ip,
                                        max_value=self.p1_dst_end_ip,
-                                       size=4, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="dst", pkt_offset="IP.dst"),
+                                       size=4, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"dst", pkt_offset=u"IP.dst"),
                           STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
         # Direction 1 --> 0
-        vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="mac_dst",
+        vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name=u"mac_dst",
                                        min_value=0,
                                        max_value=1,
-                                       size=1, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
-                          STLVmFlowVar(name="dst",
+                                       size=1, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
+                          STLVmFlowVar(name=u"dst",
                                        min_value=self.p2_dst_start_ip,
                                        max_value=self.p2_dst_end_ip,
-                                       size=4, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="dst", pkt_offset="IP.dst"),
-                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+                                       size=4, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"dst", pkt_offset=u"IP.dst"),
+                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset=u"IP")])
 
         return base_pkt_a, base_pkt_b, vm1, vm2
 
diff --git a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst40-4cnf.py b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst40-4cnf.py
index eea11a569b..80786a13ec 100644
--- a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst40-4cnf.py
+++ b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst40-4cnf.py
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ Stream profile:
  - Packet: ETH / IP /
  - Direction 0 --> 1:
    - Source IP address range:      10.0.0.1
-   - Destination IP address range: 20.0.0.0 - 20.0.0.39
+   - Destination IP address range: 20.0.0.0 - 20.0.1.143
  - Direction 1 --> 0:
    - Source IP address range:      20.0.0.1
-   - Destination IP address range: 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.0.39
+   - Destination IP address range: 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.1.143
 """
 
 from trex.stl.api import *
@@ -36,17 +36,20 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
 
         super(TrafficStreamsBaseClass, self).__init__()
 
-        self.p2_dst_start_mac = '02:02:00:00:00:00'
-        self.p2_dst_end_mac = '02:02:00:00:00:03'
+        self.p1_dst_start_mac = u"02:02:00:00:12:00"
+        self.p1_dst_end_mac = u"02:02:00:00:12:03"
+
+        self.p2_dst_start_mac = u"02:02:00:00:02:00"
+        self.p2_dst_end_mac = u"02:02:00:00:02:03"
 
         # IPs used in packet headers.
-        self.p1_src_start_ip = '10.0.0.1'
-        self.p1_dst_start_ip = '20.0.0.0'
-        self.p1_dst_end_ip = '20.0.0.39'
+        self.p1_src_start_ip = u"10.0.0.1"
+        self.p1_dst_start_ip = u"20.0.0.0"
+        self.p1_dst_end_ip = u"20.0.0.39"
 
-        self.p2_src_start_ip = '20.0.0.1'
-        self.p2_dst_start_ip = '10.0.0.0'
-        self.p2_dst_end_ip = '10.0.0.39'
+        self.p2_src_start_ip = u"20.0.0.1"
+        self.p2_dst_start_ip = u"10.0.0.0"
+        self.p2_dst_end_ip = u"10.0.0.39"
 
     def define_packets(self):
         """Defines the packets to be sent from the traffic generator.
@@ -58,7 +61,7 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
         """
 
         # Direction 0 --> 1
-        base_pkt_a = (Ether() /
+        base_pkt_a = (Ether(dst=self.p1_dst_start_mac) /
                       IP(src=self.p1_src_start_ip,
                          dst=self.p1_dst_start_ip,
                          proto=61))
@@ -69,24 +72,29 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
                          proto=61))
 
         # Direction 0 --> 1
-        vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="dst",
+        vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name=u"mac_dst",
+                                       min_value=0,
+                                       max_value=3,
+                                       size=1, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
+                          STLVmFlowVar(name=u"dst",
                                        min_value=self.p1_dst_start_ip,
                                        max_value=self.p1_dst_end_ip,
-                                       size=4, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="dst", pkt_offset="IP.dst"),
-                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+                                       size=4, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"dst", pkt_offset=u"IP.dst"),
+                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset=u"IP")])
         # Direction 1 --> 0
-        vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="mac_dst",
+        vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name=u"mac_dst",
                                        min_value=0,
                                        max_value=3,
-                                       size=1, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
-                          STLVmFlowVar(name="dst",
+                                       size=1, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
+                          STLVmFlowVar(name=u"dst",
                                        min_value=self.p2_dst_start_ip,
                                        max_value=self.p2_dst_end_ip,
-                                       size=4, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="dst", pkt_offset="IP.dst"),
-                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+                                       size=4, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"dst", pkt_offset=u"IP.dst"),
+                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset=u"IP")])
 
         return base_pkt_a, base_pkt_b, vm1, vm2
 
diff --git a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst40-8cnf.py b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst40-8cnf.py
index 05dd46ea5e..d819426634 100644
--- a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst40-8cnf.py
+++ b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst40-8cnf.py
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ Stream profile:
  - Packet: ETH / IP /
  - Direction 0 --> 1:
    - Source IP address range:      10.0.0.1
-   - Destination IP address range: 20.0.0.0 - 20.0.0.39
+   - Destination IP address range: 20.0.0.0 - 20.0.1.143
  - Direction 1 --> 0:
    - Source IP address range:      20.0.0.1
-   - Destination IP address range: 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.0.39
+   - Destination IP address range: 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.1.143
 """
 
 from trex.stl.api import *
@@ -36,17 +36,20 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
 
         super(TrafficStreamsBaseClass, self).__init__()
 
-        self.p2_dst_start_mac = '02:02:00:00:00:00'
-        self.p2_dst_end_mac = '02:02:00:00:00:07'
+        self.p1_dst_start_mac = u"02:02:00:00:12:00"
+        self.p1_dst_end_mac = u"02:02:00:00:12:07"
+
+        self.p2_dst_start_mac = u"02:02:00:00:02:00"
+        self.p2_dst_end_mac = u"02:02:00:00:02:07"
 
         # IPs used in packet headers.
-        self.p1_src_start_ip = '10.0.0.1'
-        self.p1_dst_start_ip = '20.0.0.0'
-        self.p1_dst_end_ip = '20.0.0.39'
+        self.p1_src_start_ip = u"10.0.0.1"
+        self.p1_dst_start_ip = u"20.0.0.0"
+        self.p1_dst_end_ip = u"20.0.0.39"
 
-        self.p2_src_start_ip = '20.0.0.1'
-        self.p2_dst_start_ip = '10.0.0.0'
-        self.p2_dst_end_ip = '10.0.0.39'
+        self.p2_src_start_ip = u"20.0.0.1"
+        self.p2_dst_start_ip = u"10.0.0.0"
+        self.p2_dst_end_ip = u"10.0.0.39"
 
     def define_packets(self):
         """Defines the packets to be sent from the traffic generator.
@@ -58,7 +61,7 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
         """
 
         # Direction 0 --> 1
-        base_pkt_a = (Ether() /
+        base_pkt_a = (Ether(dst=self.p1_dst_start_mac) /
                       IP(src=self.p1_src_start_ip,
                          dst=self.p1_dst_start_ip,
                          proto=61))
@@ -69,24 +72,29 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
                          proto=61))
 
         # Direction 0 --> 1
-        vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="dst",
+        vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name=u"mac_dst",
+                                       min_value=0,
+                                       max_value=7,
+                                       size=1, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
+                          STLVmFlowVar(name=u"dst",
                                        min_value=self.p1_dst_start_ip,
                                        max_value=self.p1_dst_end_ip,
-                                       size=4, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="dst", pkt_offset="IP.dst"),
-                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+                                       size=4, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"dst", pkt_offset=u"IP.dst"),
+                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset=u"IP")])
         # Direction 1 --> 0
-        vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="mac_dst",
+        vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name=u"mac_dst",
                                        min_value=0,
                                        max_value=7,
-                                       size=1, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
-                          STLVmFlowVar(name="dst",
+                                       size=1, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
+                          STLVmFlowVar(name=u"dst",
                                        min_value=self.p2_dst_start_ip,
                                        max_value=self.p2_dst_end_ip,
-                                       size=4, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="dst", pkt_offset="IP.dst"),
-                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+                                       size=4, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"dst", pkt_offset=u"IP.dst"),
+                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset=u"IP")])
 
         return base_pkt_a, base_pkt_b, vm1, vm2
 
diff --git a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst400-1cnf.py b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst400-1cnf.py
index 6a12081ef4..17f2b3cdf6 100644
--- a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst400-1cnf.py
+++ b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst400-1cnf.py
@@ -36,17 +36,20 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
 
         super(TrafficStreamsBaseClass, self).__init__()
 
-        self.p2_dst_start_mac = '02:02:00:00:00:00'
-        self.p2_dst_end_mac = '02:02:00:00:00:00'
+        self.p1_dst_start_mac = u"02:02:00:00:12:00"
+        self.p1_dst_end_mac = u"02:02:00:00:12:00"
+
+        self.p2_dst_start_mac = u"02:02:00:00:02:00"
+        self.p2_dst_end_mac = u"02:02:00:00:02:00"
 
         # IPs used in packet headers.
-        self.p1_src_start_ip = '10.0.0.1'
-        self.p1_dst_start_ip = '20.0.0.0'
-        self.p1_dst_end_ip = '20.0.1.143'
+        self.p1_src_start_ip = u"10.0.0.1"
+        self.p1_dst_start_ip = u"20.0.0.0"
+        self.p1_dst_end_ip = u"20.0.1.143"
 
-        self.p2_src_start_ip = '20.0.0.1'
-        self.p2_dst_start_ip = '10.0.0.0'
-        self.p2_dst_end_ip = '10.0.1.143'
+        self.p2_src_start_ip = u"20.0.0.1"
+        self.p2_dst_start_ip = u"10.0.0.0"
+        self.p2_dst_end_ip = u"10.0.1.143"
 
     def define_packets(self):
         """Defines the packets to be sent from the traffic generator.
@@ -58,7 +61,7 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
         """
 
         # Direction 0 --> 1
-        base_pkt_a = (Ether() /
+        base_pkt_a = (Ether(dst=self.p1_dst_start_mac) /
                       IP(src=self.p1_src_start_ip,
                          dst=self.p1_dst_start_ip,
                          proto=61))
@@ -69,24 +72,29 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
                          proto=61))
 
         # Direction 0 --> 1
-        vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="dst",
+        vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name=u"mac_dst",
+                                       min_value=0,
+                                       max_value=0,
+                                       size=1, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
+                          STLVmFlowVar(name=u"dst",
                                        min_value=self.p1_dst_start_ip,
                                        max_value=self.p1_dst_end_ip,
-                                       size=4, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="dst", pkt_offset="IP.dst"),
-                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+                                       size=4, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"dst", pkt_offset=u"IP.dst"),
+                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset=u"IP")])
         # Direction 1 --> 0
-        vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="mac_dst",
+        vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name=u"mac_dst",
                                        min_value=0,
                                        max_value=0,
-                                       size=1, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
-                          STLVmFlowVar(name="dst",
+                                       size=1, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
+                          STLVmFlowVar(name=u"dst",
                                        min_value=self.p2_dst_start_ip,
                                        max_value=self.p2_dst_end_ip,
-                                       size=4, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="dst", pkt_offset="IP.dst"),
-                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+                                       size=4, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"dst", pkt_offset=u"IP.dst"),
+                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset=u"IP")])
 
         return base_pkt_a, base_pkt_b, vm1, vm2
 
diff --git a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst400-2cnf.py b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst400-2cnf.py
index 8fe94ec8bd..3484ed3ddc 100644
--- a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst400-2cnf.py
+++ b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst400-2cnf.py
@@ -36,17 +36,20 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
 
         super(TrafficStreamsBaseClass, self).__init__()
 
-        self.p2_dst_start_mac = '02:02:00:00:00:00'
-        self.p2_dst_end_mac = '02:02:00:00:00:01'
+        self.p1_dst_start_mac = u"02:02:00:00:12:00"
+        self.p1_dst_end_mac = u"02:02:00:00:12:01"
+
+        self.p2_dst_start_mac = u"02:02:00:00:02:00"
+        self.p2_dst_end_mac = u"02:02:00:00:02:01"
 
         # IPs used in packet headers.
-        self.p1_src_start_ip = '10.0.0.1'
-        self.p1_dst_start_ip = '20.0.0.0'
-        self.p1_dst_end_ip = '20.0.1.143'
+        self.p1_src_start_ip = u"10.0.0.1"
+        self.p1_dst_start_ip = u"20.0.0.0"
+        self.p1_dst_end_ip = u"20.0.1.143"
 
-        self.p2_src_start_ip = '20.0.0.1'
-        self.p2_dst_start_ip = '10.0.0.0'
-        self.p2_dst_end_ip = '10.0.1.143'
+        self.p2_src_start_ip = u"20.0.0.1"
+        self.p2_dst_start_ip = u"10.0.0.0"
+        self.p2_dst_end_ip = u"10.0.1.143"
 
     def define_packets(self):
         """Defines the packets to be sent from the traffic generator.
@@ -58,7 +61,7 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
         """
 
         # Direction 0 --> 1
-        base_pkt_a = (Ether() /
+        base_pkt_a = (Ether(dst=self.p1_dst_start_mac) /
                       IP(src=self.p1_src_start_ip,
                          dst=self.p1_dst_start_ip,
                          proto=61))
@@ -69,24 +72,29 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
                          proto=61))
 
         # Direction 0 --> 1
-        vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="dst",
+        vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name=u"mac_dst",
+                                       min_value=0,
+                                       max_value=1,
+                                       size=1, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
+                          STLVmFlowVar(name=u"dst",
                                        min_value=self.p1_dst_start_ip,
                                        max_value=self.p1_dst_end_ip,
-                                       size=4, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="dst", pkt_offset="IP.dst"),
-                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+                                       size=4, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"dst", pkt_offset=u"IP.dst"),
+                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset=u"IP")])
         # Direction 1 --> 0
-        vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="mac_dst",
+        vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name=u"mac_dst",
                                        min_value=0,
                                        max_value=1,
-                                       size=1, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
-                          STLVmFlowVar(name="dst",
+                                       size=1, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
+                          STLVmFlowVar(name=u"dst",
                                        min_value=self.p2_dst_start_ip,
                                        max_value=self.p2_dst_end_ip,
-                                       size=4, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="dst", pkt_offset="IP.dst"),
-                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+                                       size=4, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"dst", pkt_offset=u"IP.dst"),
+                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset=u"IP")])
 
         return base_pkt_a, base_pkt_b, vm1, vm2
 
diff --git a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst400-4cnf.py b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst400-4cnf.py
index 935f46cf13..5f8011a426 100644
--- a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst400-4cnf.py
+++ b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst400-4cnf.py
@@ -36,17 +36,20 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
 
         super(TrafficStreamsBaseClass, self).__init__()
 
-        self.p2_dst_start_mac = '02:02:00:00:00:00'
-        self.p2_dst_end_mac = '02:02:00:00:00:03'
+        self.p1_dst_start_mac = u"02:02:00:00:12:00"
+        self.p1_dst_end_mac = u"02:02:00:00:12:03"
+
+        self.p2_dst_start_mac = u"02:02:00:00:02:00"
+        self.p2_dst_end_mac = u"02:02:00:00:02:03"
 
         # IPs used in packet headers.
-        self.p1_src_start_ip = '10.0.0.1'
-        self.p1_dst_start_ip = '20.0.0.0'
-        self.p1_dst_end_ip = '20.0.1.143'
+        self.p1_src_start_ip = u"10.0.0.1"
+        self.p1_dst_start_ip = u"20.0.0.0"
+        self.p1_dst_end_ip = u"20.0.1.143"
 
-        self.p2_src_start_ip = '20.0.0.1'
-        self.p2_dst_start_ip = '10.0.0.0'
-        self.p2_dst_end_ip = '10.0.1.143'
+        self.p2_src_start_ip = u"20.0.0.1"
+        self.p2_dst_start_ip = u"10.0.0.0"
+        self.p2_dst_end_ip = u"10.0.1.143"
 
     def define_packets(self):
         """Defines the packets to be sent from the traffic generator.
@@ -58,7 +61,7 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
         """
 
         # Direction 0 --> 1
-        base_pkt_a = (Ether() /
+        base_pkt_a = (Ether(dst=self.p1_dst_start_mac) /
                       IP(src=self.p1_src_start_ip,
                          dst=self.p1_dst_start_ip,
                          proto=61))
@@ -69,24 +72,29 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
                          proto=61))
 
         # Direction 0 --> 1
-        vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="dst",
+        vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name=u"mac_dst",
+                                       min_value=0,
+                                       max_value=3,
+                                       size=1, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
+                          STLVmFlowVar(name=u"dst",
                                        min_value=self.p1_dst_start_ip,
                                        max_value=self.p1_dst_end_ip,
-                                       size=4, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="dst", pkt_offset="IP.dst"),
-                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+                                       size=4, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"dst", pkt_offset=u"IP.dst"),
+                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset=u"IP")])
         # Direction 1 --> 0
-        vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="mac_dst",
+        vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name=u"mac_dst",
                                        min_value=0,
                                        max_value=3,
-                                       size=1, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
-                          STLVmFlowVar(name="dst",
+                                       size=1, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
+                          STLVmFlowVar(name=u"dst",
                                        min_value=self.p2_dst_start_ip,
                                        max_value=self.p2_dst_end_ip,
-                                       size=4, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="dst", pkt_offset="IP.dst"),
-                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+                                       size=4, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"dst", pkt_offset=u"IP.dst"),
+                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset=u"IP")])
 
         return base_pkt_a, base_pkt_b, vm1, vm2
 
diff --git a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst400-8cnf.py b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst400-8cnf.py
index 9a03ea68da..00721d5d10 100644
--- a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst400-8cnf.py
+++ b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst400-8cnf.py
@@ -36,17 +36,20 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
 
         super(TrafficStreamsBaseClass, self).__init__()
 
-        self.p2_dst_start_mac = '02:02:00:00:00:00'
-        self.p2_dst_end_mac = '02:02:00:00:00:07'
+        self.p1_dst_start_mac = u"02:02:00:00:12:00"
+        self.p1_dst_end_mac = u"02:02:00:00:12:07"
+
+        self.p2_dst_start_mac = u"02:02:00:00:02:00"
+        self.p2_dst_end_mac = u"02:02:00:00:02:07"
 
         # IPs used in packet headers.
-        self.p1_src_start_ip = '10.0.0.1'
-        self.p1_dst_start_ip = '20.0.0.0'
-        self.p1_dst_end_ip = '20.0.1.143'
+        self.p1_src_start_ip = u"10.0.0.1"
+        self.p1_dst_start_ip = u"20.0.0.0"
+        self.p1_dst_end_ip = u"20.0.1.143"
 
-        self.p2_src_start_ip = '20.0.0.1'
-        self.p2_dst_start_ip = '10.0.0.0'
-        self.p2_dst_end_ip = '10.0.1.143'
+        self.p2_src_start_ip = u"20.0.0.1"
+        self.p2_dst_start_ip = u"10.0.0.0"
+        self.p2_dst_end_ip = u"10.0.1.143"
 
     def define_packets(self):
         """Defines the packets to be sent from the traffic generator.
@@ -58,7 +61,7 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
         """
 
         # Direction 0 --> 1
-        base_pkt_a = (Ether() /
+        base_pkt_a = (Ether(dst=self.p1_dst_start_mac) /
                       IP(src=self.p1_src_start_ip,
                          dst=self.p1_dst_start_ip,
                          proto=61))
@@ -69,24 +72,29 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
                          proto=61))
 
         # Direction 0 --> 1
-        vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="dst",
+        vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name=u"mac_dst",
+                                       min_value=0,
+                                       max_value=7,
+                                       size=1, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
+                          STLVmFlowVar(name=u"dst",
                                        min_value=self.p1_dst_start_ip,
                                        max_value=self.p1_dst_end_ip,
-                                       size=4, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="dst", pkt_offset="IP.dst"),
-                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+                                       size=4, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"dst", pkt_offset=u"IP.dst"),
+                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset=u"IP")])
         # Direction 1 --> 0
-        vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="mac_dst",
+        vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name=u"mac_dst",
                                        min_value=0,
                                        max_value=7,
-                                       size=1, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
-                          STLVmFlowVar(name="dst",
+                                       size=1, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
+                          STLVmFlowVar(name=u"dst",
                                        min_value=self.p2_dst_start_ip,
                                        max_value=self.p2_dst_end_ip,
-                                       size=4, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="dst", pkt_offset="IP.dst"),
-                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+                                       size=4, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"dst", pkt_offset=u"IP.dst"),
+                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset=u"IP")])
 
         return base_pkt_a, base_pkt_b, vm1, vm2
 
diff --git a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst40000-1cnf.py b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst40000-1cnf.py
index 33fdc0e162..8bf01235eb 100644
--- a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst40000-1cnf.py
+++ b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst40000-1cnf.py
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ Stream profile:
  - Packet: ETH / IP /
  - Direction 0 --> 1:
    - Source IP address range:      10.0.0.1
-   - Destination IP address range: 20.0.0.0 - 20.0.156.63
+   - Destination IP address range: 20.0.0.0 - 20.0.1.143
  - Direction 1 --> 0:
    - Source IP address range:      20.0.0.1
-   - Destination IP address range: 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.156.63
+   - Destination IP address range: 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.1.143
 """
 
 from trex.stl.api import *
@@ -36,17 +36,20 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
 
         super(TrafficStreamsBaseClass, self).__init__()
 
-        self.p2_dst_start_mac = '02:02:00:00:00:00'
-        self.p2_dst_end_mac = '02:02:00:00:00:00'
+        self.p1_dst_start_mac = u"02:02:00:00:12:00"
+        self.p1_dst_end_mac = u"02:02:00:00:12:00"
+
+        self.p2_dst_start_mac = u"02:02:00:00:02:00"
+        self.p2_dst_end_mac = u"02:02:00:00:02:00"
 
         # IPs used in packet headers.
-        self.p1_src_start_ip = '10.0.0.1'
-        self.p1_dst_start_ip = '20.0.0.0'
-        self.p1_dst_end_ip = '20.0.156.63'
+        self.p1_src_start_ip = u"10.0.0.1"
+        self.p1_dst_start_ip = u"20.0.0.0"
+        self.p1_dst_end_ip = u"20.0.156.63"
 
-        self.p2_src_start_ip = '20.0.0.1'
-        self.p2_dst_start_ip = '10.0.0.0'
-        self.p2_dst_end_ip = '10.0.156.63'
+        self.p2_src_start_ip = u"20.0.0.1"
+        self.p2_dst_start_ip = u"10.0.0.0"
+        self.p2_dst_end_ip = u"10.0.156.63"
 
     def define_packets(self):
         """Defines the packets to be sent from the traffic generator.
@@ -58,7 +61,7 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
         """
 
         # Direction 0 --> 1
-        base_pkt_a = (Ether() /
+        base_pkt_a = (Ether(dst=self.p1_dst_start_mac) /
                       IP(src=self.p1_src_start_ip,
                          dst=self.p1_dst_start_ip,
                          proto=61))
@@ -69,24 +72,29 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
                          proto=61))
 
         # Direction 0 --> 1
-        vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="dst",
+        vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name=u"mac_dst",
+                                       min_value=0,
+                                       max_value=0,
+                                       size=1, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
+                          STLVmFlowVar(name=u"dst",
                                        min_value=self.p1_dst_start_ip,
                                        max_value=self.p1_dst_end_ip,
-                                       size=4, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="dst", pkt_offset="IP.dst"),
-                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+                                       size=4, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"dst", pkt_offset=u"IP.dst"),
+                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset=u"IP")])
         # Direction 1 --> 0
-        vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="mac_dst",
+        vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name=u"mac_dst",
                                        min_value=0,
                                        max_value=0,
-                                       size=1, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
-                          STLVmFlowVar(name="dst",
+                                       size=1, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
+                          STLVmFlowVar(name=u"dst",
                                        min_value=self.p2_dst_start_ip,
                                        max_value=self.p2_dst_end_ip,
-                                       size=4, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="dst", pkt_offset="IP.dst"),
-                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+                                       size=4, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"dst", pkt_offset=u"IP.dst"),
+                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset=u"IP")])
 
         return base_pkt_a, base_pkt_b, vm1, vm2
 
diff --git a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst40000-2cnf.py b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst40000-2cnf.py
index e85dbc90f7..e2f4063aba 100644
--- a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst40000-2cnf.py
+++ b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst40000-2cnf.py
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ Stream profile:
  - Packet: ETH / IP /
  - Direction 0 --> 1:
    - Source IP address range:      10.0.0.1
-   - Destination IP address range: 20.0.0.0 - 20.0.156.63
+   - Destination IP address range: 20.0.0.0 - 20.0.1.143
  - Direction 1 --> 0:
    - Source IP address range:      20.0.0.1
-   - Destination IP address range: 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.156.63
+   - Destination IP address range: 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.1.143
 """
 
 from trex.stl.api import *
@@ -36,17 +36,20 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
 
         super(TrafficStreamsBaseClass, self).__init__()
 
-        self.p2_dst_start_mac = '02:02:00:00:00:00'
-        self.p2_dst_end_mac = '02:02:00:00:00:01'
+        self.p1_dst_start_mac = u"02:02:00:00:12:00"
+        self.p1_dst_end_mac = u"02:02:00:00:12:01"
+
+        self.p2_dst_start_mac = u"02:02:00:00:02:00"
+        self.p2_dst_end_mac = u"02:02:00:00:02:01"
 
         # IPs used in packet headers.
-        self.p1_src_start_ip = '10.0.0.1'
-        self.p1_dst_start_ip = '20.0.0.0'
-        self.p1_dst_end_ip = '20.0.156.63'
+        self.p1_src_start_ip = u"10.0.0.1"
+        self.p1_dst_start_ip = u"20.0.0.0"
+        self.p1_dst_end_ip = u"20.0.156.63"
 
-        self.p2_src_start_ip = '20.0.0.1'
-        self.p2_dst_start_ip = '10.0.0.0'
-        self.p2_dst_end_ip = '10.0.156.63'
+        self.p2_src_start_ip = u"20.0.0.1"
+        self.p2_dst_start_ip = u"10.0.0.0"
+        self.p2_dst_end_ip = u"10.0.156.63"
 
     def define_packets(self):
         """Defines the packets to be sent from the traffic generator.
@@ -58,7 +61,7 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
         """
 
         # Direction 0 --> 1
-        base_pkt_a = (Ether() /
+        base_pkt_a = (Ether(dst=self.p1_dst_start_mac) /
                       IP(src=self.p1_src_start_ip,
                          dst=self.p1_dst_start_ip,
                          proto=61))
@@ -69,24 +72,29 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
                          proto=61))
 
         # Direction 0 --> 1
-        vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="dst",
+        vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name=u"mac_dst",
+                                       min_value=0,
+                                       max_value=1,
+                                       size=1, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
+                          STLVmFlowVar(name=u"dst",
                                        min_value=self.p1_dst_start_ip,
                                        max_value=self.p1_dst_end_ip,
-                                       size=4, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="dst", pkt_offset="IP.dst"),
-                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+                                       size=4, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"dst", pkt_offset=u"IP.dst"),
+                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset=u"IP")])
         # Direction 1 --> 0
-        vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="mac_dst",
+        vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name=u"mac_dst",
                                        min_value=0,
                                        max_value=1,
-                                       size=1, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
-                          STLVmFlowVar(name="dst",
+                                       size=1, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
+                          STLVmFlowVar(name=u"dst",
                                        min_value=self.p2_dst_start_ip,
                                        max_value=self.p2_dst_end_ip,
-                                       size=4, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="dst", pkt_offset="IP.dst"),
-                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+                                       size=4, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"dst", pkt_offset=u"IP.dst"),
+                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset=u"IP")])
 
         return base_pkt_a, base_pkt_b, vm1, vm2
 
diff --git a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst40000-4cnf.py b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst40000-4cnf.py
index ddc0a11f34..ced1c06623 100644
--- a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst40000-4cnf.py
+++ b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst40000-4cnf.py
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ Stream profile:
  - Packet: ETH / IP /
  - Direction 0 --> 1:
    - Source IP address range:      10.0.0.1
-   - Destination IP address range: 20.0.0.0 - 20.0.156.63
+   - Destination IP address range: 20.0.0.0 - 20.0.1.143
  - Direction 1 --> 0:
    - Source IP address range:      20.0.0.1
-   - Destination IP address range: 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.156.63
+   - Destination IP address range: 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.1.143
 """
 
 from trex.stl.api import *
@@ -36,17 +36,20 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
 
         super(TrafficStreamsBaseClass, self).__init__()
 
-        self.p2_dst_start_mac = '02:02:00:00:00:00'
-        self.p2_dst_end_mac = '02:02:00:00:00:03'
+        self.p1_dst_start_mac = u"02:02:00:00:12:00"
+        self.p1_dst_end_mac = u"02:02:00:00:12:03"
+
+        self.p2_dst_start_mac = u"02:02:00:00:02:00"
+        self.p2_dst_end_mac = u"02:02:00:00:02:03"
 
         # IPs used in packet headers.
-        self.p1_src_start_ip = '10.0.0.1'
-        self.p1_dst_start_ip = '20.0.0.0'
-        self.p1_dst_end_ip = '20.0.156.63'
+        self.p1_src_start_ip = u"10.0.0.1"
+        self.p1_dst_start_ip = u"20.0.0.0"
+        self.p1_dst_end_ip = u"20.0.156.63"
 
-        self.p2_src_start_ip = '20.0.0.1'
-        self.p2_dst_start_ip = '10.0.0.0'
-        self.p2_dst_end_ip = '10.0.156.63'
+        self.p2_src_start_ip = u"20.0.0.1"
+        self.p2_dst_start_ip = u"10.0.0.0"
+        self.p2_dst_end_ip = u"10.0.156.63"
 
     def define_packets(self):
         """Defines the packets to be sent from the traffic generator.
@@ -58,7 +61,7 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
         """
 
         # Direction 0 --> 1
-        base_pkt_a = (Ether() /
+        base_pkt_a = (Ether(dst=self.p1_dst_start_mac) /
                       IP(src=self.p1_src_start_ip,
                          dst=self.p1_dst_start_ip,
                          proto=61))
@@ -69,24 +72,29 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
                          proto=61))
 
         # Direction 0 --> 1
-        vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="dst",
+        vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name=u"mac_dst",
+                                       min_value=0,
+                                       max_value=3,
+                                       size=1, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
+                          STLVmFlowVar(name=u"dst",
                                        min_value=self.p1_dst_start_ip,
                                        max_value=self.p1_dst_end_ip,
-                                       size=4, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="dst", pkt_offset="IP.dst"),
-                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+                                       size=4, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"dst", pkt_offset=u"IP.dst"),
+                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset=u"IP")])
         # Direction 1 --> 0
-        vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="mac_dst",
+        vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name=u"mac_dst",
                                        min_value=0,
                                        max_value=3,
-                                       size=1, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
-                          STLVmFlowVar(name="dst",
+                                       size=1, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
+                          STLVmFlowVar(name=u"dst",
                                        min_value=self.p2_dst_start_ip,
                                        max_value=self.p2_dst_end_ip,
-                                       size=4, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="dst", pkt_offset="IP.dst"),
-                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+                                       size=4, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"dst", pkt_offset=u"IP.dst"),
+                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset=u"IP")])
 
         return base_pkt_a, base_pkt_b, vm1, vm2
 
diff --git a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst40000-8cnf.py b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst40000-8cnf.py
index 0962181525..cc989ef24d 100644
--- a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst40000-8cnf.py
+++ b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst40000-8cnf.py
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ Stream profile:
  - Packet: ETH / IP /
  - Direction 0 --> 1:
    - Source IP address range:      10.0.0.1
-   - Destination IP address range: 20.0.0.0 - 20.0.156.63
+   - Destination IP address range: 20.0.0.0 - 20.0.1.143
  - Direction 1 --> 0:
    - Source IP address range:      20.0.0.1
-   - Destination IP address range: 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.156.63
+   - Destination IP address range: 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.1.143
 """
 
 from trex.stl.api import *
@@ -36,17 +36,20 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
 
         super(TrafficStreamsBaseClass, self).__init__()
 
-        self.p2_dst_start_mac = '02:02:00:00:00:00'
-        self.p2_dst_end_mac = '02:02:00:00:00:07'
+        self.p1_dst_start_mac = u"02:02:00:00:12:00"
+        self.p1_dst_end_mac = u"02:02:00:00:12:07"
+
+        self.p2_dst_start_mac = u"02:02:00:00:02:00"
+        self.p2_dst_end_mac = u"02:02:00:00:02:07"
 
         # IPs used in packet headers.
-        self.p1_src_start_ip = '10.0.0.1'
-        self.p1_dst_start_ip = '20.0.0.0'
-        self.p1_dst_end_ip = '20.0.156.63'
+        self.p1_src_start_ip = u"10.0.0.1"
+        self.p1_dst_start_ip = u"20.0.0.0"
+        self.p1_dst_end_ip = u"20.0.156.63"
 
-        self.p2_src_start_ip = '20.0.0.1'
-        self.p2_dst_start_ip = '10.0.0.0'
-        self.p2_dst_end_ip = '10.0.156.63'
+        self.p2_src_start_ip = u"20.0.0.1"
+        self.p2_dst_start_ip = u"10.0.0.0"
+        self.p2_dst_end_ip = u"10.0.156.63"
 
     def define_packets(self):
         """Defines the packets to be sent from the traffic generator.
@@ -58,7 +61,7 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
         """
 
         # Direction 0 --> 1
-        base_pkt_a = (Ether() /
+        base_pkt_a = (Ether(dst=self.p1_dst_start_mac) /
                       IP(src=self.p1_src_start_ip,
                          dst=self.p1_dst_start_ip,
                          proto=61))
@@ -69,24 +72,29 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
                          proto=61))
 
         # Direction 0 --> 1
-        vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="dst",
+        vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name=u"mac_dst",
+                                       min_value=0,
+                                       max_value=7,
+                                       size=1, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
+                          STLVmFlowVar(name=u"dst",
                                        min_value=self.p1_dst_start_ip,
                                        max_value=self.p1_dst_end_ip,
-                                       size=4, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="dst", pkt_offset="IP.dst"),
-                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+                                       size=4, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"dst", pkt_offset=u"IP.dst"),
+                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset=u"IP")])
         # Direction 1 --> 0
-        vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="mac_dst",
+        vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name=u"mac_dst",
                                        min_value=0,
                                        max_value=7,
-                                       size=1, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
-                          STLVmFlowVar(name="dst",
+                                       size=1, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
+                          STLVmFlowVar(name=u"dst",
                                        min_value=self.p2_dst_start_ip,
                                        max_value=self.p2_dst_end_ip,
-                                       size=4, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="dst", pkt_offset="IP.dst"),
-                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+                                       size=4, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"dst", pkt_offset=u"IP.dst"),
+                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset=u"IP")])
 
         return base_pkt_a, base_pkt_b, vm1, vm2
 
diff --git a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst5000-1cnf.py b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst5000-1cnf.py
index 4a50beb830..0be9c649bd 100644
--- a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst5000-1cnf.py
+++ b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst5000-1cnf.py
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ Stream profile:
  - Packet: ETH / IP /
  - Direction 0 --> 1:
    - Source IP address range:      10.0.0.1
-   - Destination IP address range: 20.0.0.0 - 20.0.19.135
+   - Destination IP address range: 20.0.0.0 - 20.0.1.143
  - Direction 1 --> 0:
    - Source IP address range:      20.0.0.1
-   - Destination IP address range: 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.19.135
+   - Destination IP address range: 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.1.143
 """
 
 from trex.stl.api import *
@@ -36,17 +36,20 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
 
         super(TrafficStreamsBaseClass, self).__init__()
 
-        self.p2_dst_start_mac = '02:02:00:00:00:00'
-        self.p2_dst_end_mac = '02:02:00:00:00:00'
+        self.p1_dst_start_mac = u"02:02:00:00:12:00"
+        self.p1_dst_end_mac = u"02:02:00:00:12:00"
+
+        self.p2_dst_start_mac = u"02:02:00:00:02:00"
+        self.p2_dst_end_mac = u"02:02:00:00:02:00"
 
         # IPs used in packet headers.
-        self.p1_src_start_ip = '10.0.0.1'
-        self.p1_dst_start_ip = '20.0.0.0'
-        self.p1_dst_end_ip = '20.0.19.135'
+        self.p1_src_start_ip = u"10.0.0.1"
+        self.p1_dst_start_ip = u"20.0.0.0"
+        self.p1_dst_end_ip = u"20.0.19.135"
 
-        self.p2_src_start_ip = '20.0.0.1'
-        self.p2_dst_start_ip = '10.0.0.0'
-        self.p2_dst_end_ip = '10.0.19.135'
+        self.p2_src_start_ip = u"20.0.0.1"
+        self.p2_dst_start_ip = u"10.0.0.0"
+        self.p2_dst_end_ip = u"10.0.19.135"
 
     def define_packets(self):
         """Defines the packets to be sent from the traffic generator.
@@ -58,7 +61,7 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
         """
 
         # Direction 0 --> 1
-        base_pkt_a = (Ether() /
+        base_pkt_a = (Ether(dst=self.p1_dst_start_mac) /
                       IP(src=self.p1_src_start_ip,
                          dst=self.p1_dst_start_ip,
                          proto=61))
@@ -69,24 +72,29 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
                          proto=61))
 
         # Direction 0 --> 1
-        vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="dst",
+        vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name=u"mac_dst",
+                                       min_value=0,
+                                       max_value=0,
+                                       size=1, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
+                          STLVmFlowVar(name=u"dst",
                                        min_value=self.p1_dst_start_ip,
                                        max_value=self.p1_dst_end_ip,
-                                       size=4, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="dst", pkt_offset="IP.dst"),
-                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+                                       size=4, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"dst", pkt_offset=u"IP.dst"),
+                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset=u"IP")])
         # Direction 1 --> 0
-        vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="mac_dst",
+        vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name=u"mac_dst",
                                        min_value=0,
                                        max_value=0,
-                                       size=1, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
-                          STLVmFlowVar(name="dst",
+                                       size=1, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
+                          STLVmFlowVar(name=u"dst",
                                        min_value=self.p2_dst_start_ip,
                                        max_value=self.p2_dst_end_ip,
-                                       size=4, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="dst", pkt_offset="IP.dst"),
-                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+                                       size=4, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"dst", pkt_offset=u"IP.dst"),
+                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset=u"IP")])
 
         return base_pkt_a, base_pkt_b, vm1, vm2
 
diff --git a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst5000-2cnf.py b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst5000-2cnf.py
index b04f5f13aa..991c4049b2 100644
--- a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst5000-2cnf.py
+++ b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst5000-2cnf.py
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ Stream profile:
  - Packet: ETH / IP /
  - Direction 0 --> 1:
    - Source IP address range:      10.0.0.1
-   - Destination IP address range: 20.0.0.0 - 20.0.19.135
+   - Destination IP address range: 20.0.0.0 - 20.0.1.143
  - Direction 1 --> 0:
    - Source IP address range:      20.0.0.1
-   - Destination IP address range: 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.19.135
+   - Destination IP address range: 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.1.143
 """
 
 from trex.stl.api import *
@@ -36,17 +36,20 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
 
         super(TrafficStreamsBaseClass, self).__init__()
 
-        self.p2_dst_start_mac = '02:02:00:00:00:00'
-        self.p2_dst_end_mac = '02:02:00:00:00:01'
+        self.p1_dst_start_mac = u"02:02:00:00:12:00"
+        self.p1_dst_end_mac = u"02:02:00:00:12:01"
+
+        self.p2_dst_start_mac = u"02:02:00:00:02:00"
+        self.p2_dst_end_mac = u"02:02:00:00:02:01"
 
         # IPs used in packet headers.
-        self.p1_src_start_ip = '10.0.0.1'
-        self.p1_dst_start_ip = '20.0.0.0'
-        self.p1_dst_end_ip = '20.0.19.135'
+        self.p1_src_start_ip = u"10.0.0.1"
+        self.p1_dst_start_ip = u"20.0.0.0"
+        self.p1_dst_end_ip = u"20.0.19.135"
 
-        self.p2_src_start_ip = '20.0.0.1'
-        self.p2_dst_start_ip = '10.0.0.0'
-        self.p2_dst_end_ip = '10.0.19.135'
+        self.p2_src_start_ip = u"20.0.0.1"
+        self.p2_dst_start_ip = u"10.0.0.0"
+        self.p2_dst_end_ip = u"10.0.19.135"
 
     def define_packets(self):
         """Defines the packets to be sent from the traffic generator.
@@ -58,7 +61,7 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
         """
 
         # Direction 0 --> 1
-        base_pkt_a = (Ether() /
+        base_pkt_a = (Ether(dst=self.p1_dst_start_mac) /
                       IP(src=self.p1_src_start_ip,
                          dst=self.p1_dst_start_ip,
                          proto=61))
@@ -69,24 +72,29 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
                          proto=61))
 
         # Direction 0 --> 1
-        vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="dst",
+        vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name=u"mac_dst",
+                                       min_value=0,
+                                       max_value=1,
+                                       size=1, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
+                          STLVmFlowVar(name=u"dst",
                                        min_value=self.p1_dst_start_ip,
                                        max_value=self.p1_dst_end_ip,
-                                       size=4, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="dst", pkt_offset="IP.dst"),
-                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+                                       size=4, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"dst", pkt_offset=u"IP.dst"),
+                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset=u"IP")])
         # Direction 1 --> 0
-        vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="mac_dst",
+        vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name=u"mac_dst",
                                        min_value=0,
                                        max_value=1,
-                                       size=1, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
-                          STLVmFlowVar(name="dst",
+                                       size=1, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
+                          STLVmFlowVar(name=u"dst",
                                        min_value=self.p2_dst_start_ip,
                                        max_value=self.p2_dst_end_ip,
-                                       size=4, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="dst", pkt_offset="IP.dst"),
-                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+                                       size=4, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"dst", pkt_offset=u"IP.dst"),
+                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset=u"IP")])
 
         return base_pkt_a, base_pkt_b, vm1, vm2
 
diff --git a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst5000-4cnf.py b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst5000-4cnf.py
index d02da82dcd..c3f8fb8dd0 100644
--- a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst5000-4cnf.py
+++ b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst5000-4cnf.py
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ Stream profile:
  - Packet: ETH / IP /
  - Direction 0 --> 1:
    - Source IP address range:      10.0.0.1
-   - Destination IP address range: 20.0.0.0 - 20.0.19.135
+   - Destination IP address range: 20.0.0.0 - 20.0.1.143
  - Direction 1 --> 0:
    - Source IP address range:      20.0.0.1
-   - Destination IP address range: 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.19.135
+   - Destination IP address range: 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.1.143
 """
 
 from trex.stl.api import *
@@ -36,17 +36,20 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
 
         super(TrafficStreamsBaseClass, self).__init__()
 
-        self.p2_dst_start_mac = '02:02:00:00:00:00'
-        self.p2_dst_end_mac = '02:02:00:00:00:03'
+        self.p1_dst_start_mac = u"02:02:00:00:12:00"
+        self.p1_dst_end_mac = u"02:02:00:00:12:03"
+
+        self.p2_dst_start_mac = u"02:02:00:00:02:00"
+        self.p2_dst_end_mac = u"02:02:00:00:02:03"
 
         # IPs used in packet headers.
-        self.p1_src_start_ip = '10.0.0.1'
-        self.p1_dst_start_ip = '20.0.0.0'
-        self.p1_dst_end_ip = '20.0.19.135'
+        self.p1_src_start_ip = u"10.0.0.1"
+        self.p1_dst_start_ip = u"20.0.0.0"
+        self.p1_dst_end_ip = u"20.0.19.135"
 
-        self.p2_src_start_ip = '20.0.0.1'
-        self.p2_dst_start_ip = '10.0.0.0'
-        self.p2_dst_end_ip = '10.0.19.135'
+        self.p2_src_start_ip = u"20.0.0.1"
+        self.p2_dst_start_ip = u"10.0.0.0"
+        self.p2_dst_end_ip = u"10.0.19.135"
 
     def define_packets(self):
         """Defines the packets to be sent from the traffic generator.
@@ -58,7 +61,7 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
         """
 
         # Direction 0 --> 1
-        base_pkt_a = (Ether() /
+        base_pkt_a = (Ether(dst=self.p1_dst_start_mac) /
                       IP(src=self.p1_src_start_ip,
                          dst=self.p1_dst_start_ip,
                          proto=61))
@@ -69,24 +72,29 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
                          proto=61))
 
         # Direction 0 --> 1
-        vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="dst",
+        vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name=u"mac_dst",
+                                       min_value=0,
+                                       max_value=3,
+                                       size=1, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
+                          STLVmFlowVar(name=u"dst",
                                        min_value=self.p1_dst_start_ip,
                                        max_value=self.p1_dst_end_ip,
-                                       size=4, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="dst", pkt_offset="IP.dst"),
-                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+                                       size=4, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"dst", pkt_offset=u"IP.dst"),
+                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset=u"IP")])
         # Direction 1 --> 0
-        vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="mac_dst",
+        vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name=u"mac_dst",
                                        min_value=0,
                                        max_value=3,
-                                       size=1, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
-                          STLVmFlowVar(name="dst",
+                                       size=1, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
+                          STLVmFlowVar(name=u"dst",
                                        min_value=self.p2_dst_start_ip,
                                        max_value=self.p2_dst_end_ip,
-                                       size=4, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="dst", pkt_offset="IP.dst"),
-                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+                                       size=4, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"dst", pkt_offset=u"IP.dst"),
+                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset=u"IP")])
 
         return base_pkt_a, base_pkt_b, vm1, vm2
 
diff --git a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst5000-8cnf.py b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst5000-8cnf.py
index 3981741ff4..9cf779c8db 100644
--- a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst5000-8cnf.py
+++ b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst5000-8cnf.py
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ Stream profile:
  - Packet: ETH / IP /
  - Direction 0 --> 1:
    - Source IP address range:      10.0.0.1
-   - Destination IP address range: 20.0.0.0 - 20.0.19.135
+   - Destination IP address range: 20.0.0.0 - 20.0.1.143
  - Direction 1 --> 0:
    - Source IP address range:      20.0.0.1
-   - Destination IP address range: 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.19.135
+   - Destination IP address range: 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.1.143
 """
 
 from trex.stl.api import *
@@ -36,17 +36,20 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
 
         super(TrafficStreamsBaseClass, self).__init__()
 
-        self.p2_dst_start_mac = '02:02:00:00:00:00'
-        self.p2_dst_end_mac = '02:02:00:00:00:07'
+        self.p1_dst_start_mac = u"02:02:00:00:12:00"
+        self.p1_dst_end_mac = u"02:02:00:00:12:07"
+
+        self.p2_dst_start_mac = u"02:02:00:00:02:00"
+        self.p2_dst_end_mac = u"02:02:00:00:02:07"
 
         # IPs used in packet headers.
-        self.p1_src_start_ip = '10.0.0.1'
-        self.p1_dst_start_ip = '20.0.0.0'
-        self.p1_dst_end_ip = '20.0.19.135'
+        self.p1_src_start_ip = u"10.0.0.1"
+        self.p1_dst_start_ip = u"20.0.0.0"
+        self.p1_dst_end_ip = u"20.0.19.135"
 
-        self.p2_src_start_ip = '20.0.0.1'
-        self.p2_dst_start_ip = '10.0.0.0'
-        self.p2_dst_end_ip = '10.0.19.135'
+        self.p2_src_start_ip = u"20.0.0.1"
+        self.p2_dst_start_ip = u"10.0.0.0"
+        self.p2_dst_end_ip = u"10.0.19.135"
 
     def define_packets(self):
         """Defines the packets to be sent from the traffic generator.
@@ -58,7 +61,7 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
         """
 
         # Direction 0 --> 1
-        base_pkt_a = (Ether() /
+        base_pkt_a = (Ether(dst=self.p1_dst_start_mac) /
                       IP(src=self.p1_src_start_ip,
                          dst=self.p1_dst_start_ip,
                          proto=61))
@@ -69,24 +72,29 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
                          proto=61))
 
         # Direction 0 --> 1
-        vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="dst",
+        vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name=u"mac_dst",
+                                       min_value=0,
+                                       max_value=7,
+                                       size=1, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
+                          STLVmFlowVar(name=u"dst",
                                        min_value=self.p1_dst_start_ip,
                                        max_value=self.p1_dst_end_ip,
-                                       size=4, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="dst", pkt_offset="IP.dst"),
-                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+                                       size=4, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"dst", pkt_offset=u"IP.dst"),
+                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset=u"IP")])
         # Direction 1 --> 0
-        vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="mac_dst",
+        vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name=u"mac_dst",
                                        min_value=0,
                                        max_value=7,
-                                       size=1, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
-                          STLVmFlowVar(name="dst",
+                                       size=1, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
+                          STLVmFlowVar(name=u"dst",
                                        min_value=self.p2_dst_start_ip,
                                        max_value=self.p2_dst_end_ip,
-                                       size=4, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="dst", pkt_offset="IP.dst"),
-                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+                                       size=4, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"dst", pkt_offset=u"IP.dst"),
+                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset=u"IP")])
 
         return base_pkt_a, base_pkt_b, vm1, vm2
 
diff --git a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst60000-1cnf.py b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst60000-1cnf.py
index c3b4c9c7ad..a84c302205 100644
--- a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst60000-1cnf.py
+++ b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst60000-1cnf.py
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ Stream profile:
  - Packet: ETH / IP /
  - Direction 0 --> 1:
    - Source IP address range:      10.0.0.1
-   - Destination IP address range: 20.0.0.0 - 20.0.234.95
+   - Destination IP address range: 20.0.0.0 - 20.0.1.143
  - Direction 1 --> 0:
    - Source IP address range:      20.0.0.1
-   - Destination IP address range: 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.234.95
+   - Destination IP address range: 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.1.143
 """
 
 from trex.stl.api import *
@@ -36,17 +36,20 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
 
         super(TrafficStreamsBaseClass, self).__init__()
 
-        self.p2_dst_start_mac = '02:02:00:00:00:00'
-        self.p2_dst_end_mac = '02:02:00:00:00:00'
+        self.p1_dst_start_mac = u"02:02:00:00:12:00"
+        self.p1_dst_end_mac = u"02:02:00:00:12:00"
+
+        self.p2_dst_start_mac = u"02:02:00:00:02:00"
+        self.p2_dst_end_mac = u"02:02:00:00:02:00"
 
         # IPs used in packet headers.
-        self.p1_src_start_ip = '10.0.0.1'
-        self.p1_dst_start_ip = '20.0.0.0'
-        self.p1_dst_end_ip = '20.0.234.95'
+        self.p1_src_start_ip = u"10.0.0.1"
+        self.p1_dst_start_ip = u"20.0.0.0"
+        self.p1_dst_end_ip = u"20.0.234.95"
 
-        self.p2_src_start_ip = '20.0.0.1'
-        self.p2_dst_start_ip = '10.0.0.0'
-        self.p2_dst_end_ip = '10.0.234.95'
+        self.p2_src_start_ip = u"20.0.0.1"
+        self.p2_dst_start_ip = u"10.0.0.0"
+        self.p2_dst_end_ip = u"10.0.234.95"
 
     def define_packets(self):
         """Defines the packets to be sent from the traffic generator.
@@ -58,7 +61,7 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
         """
 
         # Direction 0 --> 1
-        base_pkt_a = (Ether() /
+        base_pkt_a = (Ether(dst=self.p1_dst_start_mac) /
                       IP(src=self.p1_src_start_ip,
                          dst=self.p1_dst_start_ip,
                          proto=61))
@@ -69,24 +72,29 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
                          proto=61))
 
         # Direction 0 --> 1
-        vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="dst",
+        vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name=u"mac_dst",
+                                       min_value=0,
+                                       max_value=0,
+                                       size=1, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
+                          STLVmFlowVar(name=u"dst",
                                        min_value=self.p1_dst_start_ip,
                                        max_value=self.p1_dst_end_ip,
-                                       size=4, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="dst", pkt_offset="IP.dst"),
-                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+                                       size=4, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"dst", pkt_offset=u"IP.dst"),
+                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset=u"IP")])
         # Direction 1 --> 0
-        vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="mac_dst",
+        vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name=u"mac_dst",
                                        min_value=0,
                                        max_value=0,
-                                       size=1, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
-                          STLVmFlowVar(name="dst",
+                                       size=1, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
+                          STLVmFlowVar(name=u"dst",
                                        min_value=self.p2_dst_start_ip,
                                        max_value=self.p2_dst_end_ip,
-                                       size=4, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="dst", pkt_offset="IP.dst"),
-                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+                                       size=4, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"dst", pkt_offset=u"IP.dst"),
+                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset=u"IP")])
 
         return base_pkt_a, base_pkt_b, vm1, vm2
 
diff --git a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst60000-2cnf.py b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst60000-2cnf.py
index d72a17d1e8..d3c720d1f9 100644
--- a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst60000-2cnf.py
+++ b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst60000-2cnf.py
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ Stream profile:
  - Packet: ETH / IP /
  - Direction 0 --> 1:
    - Source IP address range:      10.0.0.1
-   - Destination IP address range: 20.0.0.0 - 20.0.234.95
+   - Destination IP address range: 20.0.0.0 - 20.0.1.143
  - Direction 1 --> 0:
    - Source IP address range:      20.0.0.1
-   - Destination IP address range: 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.234.95
+   - Destination IP address range: 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.1.143
 """
 
 from trex.stl.api import *
@@ -36,17 +36,20 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
 
         super(TrafficStreamsBaseClass, self).__init__()
 
-        self.p2_dst_start_mac = '02:02:00:00:00:00'
-        self.p2_dst_end_mac = '02:02:00:00:00:01'
+        self.p1_dst_start_mac = u"02:02:00:00:12:00"
+        self.p1_dst_end_mac = u"02:02:00:00:12:01"
+
+        self.p2_dst_start_mac = u"02:02:00:00:02:00"
+        self.p2_dst_end_mac = u"02:02:00:00:02:01"
 
         # IPs used in packet headers.
-        self.p1_src_start_ip = '10.0.0.1'
-        self.p1_dst_start_ip = '20.0.0.0'
-        self.p1_dst_end_ip = '20.0.234.95'
+        self.p1_src_start_ip = u"10.0.0.1"
+        self.p1_dst_start_ip = u"20.0.0.0"
+        self.p1_dst_end_ip = u"20.0.234.95"
 
-        self.p2_src_start_ip = '20.0.0.1'
-        self.p2_dst_start_ip = '10.0.0.0'
-        self.p2_dst_end_ip = '10.0.234.95'
+        self.p2_src_start_ip = u"20.0.0.1"
+        self.p2_dst_start_ip = u"10.0.0.0"
+        self.p2_dst_end_ip = u"10.0.234.95"
 
     def define_packets(self):
         """Defines the packets to be sent from the traffic generator.
@@ -58,7 +61,7 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
         """
 
         # Direction 0 --> 1
-        base_pkt_a = (Ether() /
+        base_pkt_a = (Ether(dst=self.p1_dst_start_mac) /
                       IP(src=self.p1_src_start_ip,
                          dst=self.p1_dst_start_ip,
                          proto=61))
@@ -69,24 +72,29 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
                          proto=61))
 
         # Direction 0 --> 1
-        vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="dst",
+        vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name=u"mac_dst",
+                                       min_value=0,
+                                       max_value=1,
+                                       size=1, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
+                          STLVmFlowVar(name=u"dst",
                                        min_value=self.p1_dst_start_ip,
                                        max_value=self.p1_dst_end_ip,
-                                       size=4, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="dst", pkt_offset="IP.dst"),
-                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+                                       size=4, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"dst", pkt_offset=u"IP.dst"),
+                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset=u"IP")])
         # Direction 1 --> 0
-        vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="mac_dst",
+        vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name=u"mac_dst",
                                        min_value=0,
                                        max_value=1,
-                                       size=1, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
-                          STLVmFlowVar(name="dst",
+                                       size=1, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
+                          STLVmFlowVar(name=u"dst",
                                        min_value=self.p2_dst_start_ip,
                                        max_value=self.p2_dst_end_ip,
-                                       size=4, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="dst", pkt_offset="IP.dst"),
-                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+                                       size=4, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"dst", pkt_offset=u"IP.dst"),
+                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset=u"IP")])
 
         return base_pkt_a, base_pkt_b, vm1, vm2
 
diff --git a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst60000-4cnf.py b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst60000-4cnf.py
index 7d5b92ce3f..034cd5738f 100644
--- a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst60000-4cnf.py
+++ b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst60000-4cnf.py
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ Stream profile:
  - Packet: ETH / IP /
  - Direction 0 --> 1:
    - Source IP address range:      10.0.0.1
-   - Destination IP address range: 20.0.0.0 - 20.0.234.95
+   - Destination IP address range: 20.0.0.0 - 20.0.1.143
  - Direction 1 --> 0:
    - Source IP address range:      20.0.0.1
-   - Destination IP address range: 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.234.95
+   - Destination IP address range: 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.1.143
 """
 
 from trex.stl.api import *
@@ -36,17 +36,20 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
 
         super(TrafficStreamsBaseClass, self).__init__()
 
-        self.p2_dst_start_mac = '02:02:00:00:00:00'
-        self.p2_dst_end_mac = '02:02:00:00:00:03'
+        self.p1_dst_start_mac = u"02:02:00:00:12:00"
+        self.p1_dst_end_mac = u"02:02:00:00:12:03"
+
+        self.p2_dst_start_mac = u"02:02:00:00:02:00"
+        self.p2_dst_end_mac = u"02:02:00:00:02:03"
 
         # IPs used in packet headers.
-        self.p1_src_start_ip = '10.0.0.1'
-        self.p1_dst_start_ip = '20.0.0.0'
-        self.p1_dst_end_ip = '20.0.234.95'
+        self.p1_src_start_ip = u"10.0.0.1"
+        self.p1_dst_start_ip = u"20.0.0.0"
+        self.p1_dst_end_ip = u"20.0.234.95"
 
-        self.p2_src_start_ip = '20.0.0.1'
-        self.p2_dst_start_ip = '10.0.0.0'
-        self.p2_dst_end_ip = '10.0.234.95'
+        self.p2_src_start_ip = u"20.0.0.1"
+        self.p2_dst_start_ip = u"10.0.0.0"
+        self.p2_dst_end_ip = u"10.0.234.95"
 
     def define_packets(self):
         """Defines the packets to be sent from the traffic generator.
@@ -58,7 +61,7 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
         """
 
         # Direction 0 --> 1
-        base_pkt_a = (Ether() /
+        base_pkt_a = (Ether(dst=self.p1_dst_start_mac) /
                       IP(src=self.p1_src_start_ip,
                          dst=self.p1_dst_start_ip,
                          proto=61))
@@ -69,24 +72,29 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
                          proto=61))
 
         # Direction 0 --> 1
-        vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="dst",
+        vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name=u"mac_dst",
+                                       min_value=0,
+                                       max_value=3,
+                                       size=1, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
+                          STLVmFlowVar(name=u"dst",
                                        min_value=self.p1_dst_start_ip,
                                        max_value=self.p1_dst_end_ip,
-                                       size=4, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="dst", pkt_offset="IP.dst"),
-                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+                                       size=4, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"dst", pkt_offset=u"IP.dst"),
+                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset=u"IP")])
         # Direction 1 --> 0
-        vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="mac_dst",
+        vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name=u"mac_dst",
                                        min_value=0,
                                        max_value=3,
-                                       size=1, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
-                          STLVmFlowVar(name="dst",
+                                       size=1, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
+                          STLVmFlowVar(name=u"dst",
                                        min_value=self.p2_dst_start_ip,
                                        max_value=self.p2_dst_end_ip,
-                                       size=4, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="dst", pkt_offset="IP.dst"),
-                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+                                       size=4, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"dst", pkt_offset=u"IP.dst"),
+                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset=u"IP")])
 
         return base_pkt_a, base_pkt_b, vm1, vm2
 
diff --git a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst60000-8cnf.py b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst60000-8cnf.py
index 8f5739e587..b6fbf8c213 100644
--- a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst60000-8cnf.py
+++ b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4dst60000-8cnf.py
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ Stream profile:
  - Packet: ETH / IP /
  - Direction 0 --> 1:
    - Source IP address range:      10.0.0.1
-   - Destination IP address range: 20.0.0.0 - 20.0.234.95
+   - Destination IP address range: 20.0.0.0 - 20.0.1.143
  - Direction 1 --> 0:
    - Source IP address range:      20.0.0.1
-   - Destination IP address range: 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.234.95
+   - Destination IP address range: 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.1.143
 """
 
 from trex.stl.api import *
@@ -36,17 +36,20 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
 
         super(TrafficStreamsBaseClass, self).__init__()
 
-        self.p2_dst_start_mac = '02:02:00:00:00:00'
-        self.p2_dst_end_mac = '02:02:00:00:00:07'
+        self.p1_dst_start_mac = u"02:02:00:00:12:00"
+        self.p1_dst_end_mac = u"02:02:00:00:12:07"
+
+        self.p2_dst_start_mac = u"02:02:00:00:02:00"
+        self.p2_dst_end_mac = u"02:02:00:00:02:07"
 
         # IPs used in packet headers.
-        self.p1_src_start_ip = '10.0.0.1'
-        self.p1_dst_start_ip = '20.0.0.0'
-        self.p1_dst_end_ip = '20.0.234.95'
+        self.p1_src_start_ip = u"10.0.0.1"
+        self.p1_dst_start_ip = u"20.0.0.0"
+        self.p1_dst_end_ip = u"20.0.234.95"
 
-        self.p2_src_start_ip = '20.0.0.1'
-        self.p2_dst_start_ip = '10.0.0.0'
-        self.p2_dst_end_ip = '10.0.234.95'
+        self.p2_src_start_ip = u"20.0.0.1"
+        self.p2_dst_start_ip = u"10.0.0.0"
+        self.p2_dst_end_ip = u"10.0.234.95"
 
     def define_packets(self):
         """Defines the packets to be sent from the traffic generator.
@@ -58,7 +61,7 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
         """
 
         # Direction 0 --> 1
-        base_pkt_a = (Ether() /
+        base_pkt_a = (Ether(dst=self.p1_dst_start_mac) /
                       IP(src=self.p1_src_start_ip,
                          dst=self.p1_dst_start_ip,
                          proto=61))
@@ -69,24 +72,29 @@ class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
                          proto=61))
 
         # Direction 0 --> 1
-        vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="dst",
+        vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name=u"mac_dst",
+                                       min_value=0,
+                                       max_value=7,
+                                       size=1, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
+                          STLVmFlowVar(name=u"dst",
                                        min_value=self.p1_dst_start_ip,
                                        max_value=self.p1_dst_end_ip,
-                                       size=4, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="dst", pkt_offset="IP.dst"),
-                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+                                       size=4, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"dst", pkt_offset=u"IP.dst"),
+                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset=u"IP")])
         # Direction 1 --> 0
-        vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="mac_dst",
+        vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name=u"mac_dst",
                                        min_value=0,
                                        max_value=7,
-                                       size=1, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
-                          STLVmFlowVar(name="dst",
+                                       size=1, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"mac_dst", pkt_offset=5),
+                          STLVmFlowVar(name=u"dst",
                                        min_value=self.p2_dst_start_ip,
                                        max_value=self.p2_dst_end_ip,
-                                       size=4, op="inc"),
-                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="dst", pkt_offset="IP.dst"),
-                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+                                       size=4, op=u"inc"),
+                          STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name=u"dst", pkt_offset=u"IP.dst"),
+                          STLVmFixIpv4(offset=u"IP")])
 
         return base_pkt_a, base_pkt_b, vm1, vm2