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diff --git a/docs/tag_documentation.rst b/docs/tag_documentation.rst
index 6247fc5dff..7cb71f115e 100644
--- a/docs/tag_documentation.rst
+++ b/docs/tag_documentation.rst
@@ -185,6 +185,22 @@ Scaling TAGs
Traffic stream with 100 000 unique flows (100 IPs/users x 1000 UDP ports) in
one direction.
+.. topic:: 1C1N
+
+ 1 service chain with 1 network function per chain.
+
+.. topic:: 2C1N
+
+ 2 service chains with 1 network function per chain.
+
+.. topic:: 1C2N
+
+ 1 service chain with 2 network functions per chain.
+
+.. topic:: 2C2N
+
+ 2 service chains with 2 network functions per chain.
+
Tags marking functional vs. performance of tests
------------------------------------------------
@@ -319,6 +335,11 @@ Test type tags
Tests which use HTTP.
+.. topic:: SERVICE_DENSITY
+
+ Performance tests which measures performance of service density by creating
+ topology of multiple sevice chains of network functions.
+
Forwarding mode tags
--------------------
diff --git a/resources/libraries/robot/performance/performance_configuration.robot b/resources/libraries/robot/performance/performance_configuration.robot
index f8628d0734..53bb4365e6 100644
--- a/resources/libraries/robot/performance/performance_configuration.robot
+++ b/resources/libraries/robot/performance/performance_configuration.robot
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright (c) 2018 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
# You may obtain a copy of the License at:
@@ -1686,7 +1686,8 @@
| | ...
| | ... | *Arguments:*
| | ... | - dut - DUT node. Type: string
-| | ... | - vm_count - VM count. Type: integer
+| | ... | - nf_chain - NF chain. Type: integer
+| | ... | - nf_nodes - Number of NFs nodes per chain. Type: integer
| | ...
| | ... | *Note:*
| | ... | Socket paths for VM are defined in following format:
@@ -1696,47 +1697,72 @@
| | ... | *Example:*
| | ...
| | ... | \| Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User on node \| DUT1 \
-| | ... | \| 1 \|
+| | ... | \| 1 \| 1 \|
| | ...
-| | [Arguments] | ${dut} | ${vm_count}=${1}
+| | [Arguments] | ${dut} | ${nf_chain}=${1} | ${nf_nodes}=${1}
| | ...
-| | ${bd_id2}= | Evaluate | ${vm_count}+1
+| | ${bd_id2}= | Evaluate | ${nf_nodes}+1
| | Add interface to bridge domain | ${nodes['${dut}']}
| | ... | ${${dut}_if1} | ${1}
| | Add interface to bridge domain | ${nodes['${dut}']}
| | ... | ${${dut}_if2} | ${bd_id2}
-| | :FOR | ${number} | IN RANGE | 1 | ${vm_count}+1
-| | | ${sock1}= | Set Variable | /tmp/sock-${number}-1
-| | | ${sock2}= | Set Variable | /tmp/sock-${number}-2
+| | :FOR | ${nf_node} | IN RANGE | 1 | ${nf_nodes}+1
+| | | ${qemu_id}= | Evaluate | (${nf_chain} - ${1}) * ${nf_nodes} + ${nf_node}
+| | | ${sock1}= | Set Variable | /tmp/sock-${qemu_id}-1
+| | | ${sock2}= | Set Variable | /tmp/sock-${qemu_id}-2
| | | Configure vhost interfaces for L2BD forwarding | ${nodes['${dut}']}
-| | | ... | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | ${dut}-vhost-${number}-if1
-| | | ... | ${dut}-vhost-${number}-if2
-| | | ${bd_id2}= | Evaluate | ${number}+1
+| | | ... | ${sock1} | ${sock2}
+| | | ... | ${dut}-vhost-${qemu_id}-if1
+| | | ... | ${dut}-vhost-${qemu_id}-if2
+| | | ${bd_id2}= | Evaluate | ${nf_node}+1
| | | Add interface to bridge domain | ${nodes['${dut}']}
-| | | ... | ${${dut}-vhost-${number}-if1} | ${number}
+| | | ... | ${${dut}-vhost-${qemu_id}-if1} | ${nf_node}
| | | Add interface to bridge domain | ${nodes['${dut}']}
-| | | ... | ${${dut}-vhost-${number}-if2} | ${bd_id2}
+| | | ... | ${${dut}-vhost-${qemu_id}-if2} | ${bd_id2}
| Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User
| | [Documentation]
-| | ... | Create pairs of Vhost-User interfaces for defined number of VMs on all
-| | ... | defined VPP nodes. Add each Vhost-User interface into L2 bridge
+| | ... | Create pairs of Vhost-User interfaces for defined number of VNF nodes
+| | ... | on all defined VPP nodes. Add each Vhost-User interface into L2 bridge
| | ... | domains with learning enabled with physical inteface or Vhost-User
| | ... | interface of another VM.
| | ...
| | ... | *Arguments:*
-| | ... | - vm_count - VM count. Type: integer
+| | ... | - nf_chain - NF chain. Type: integer
+| | ... | - nf_nodes - Number of NFs nodes per chain. Type: integer
| | ...
| | ... | *Example:*
| | ...
-| | ... | \| Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User \| 1 \|
+| | ... | \| Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User \| 1 \| 1 \|
| | ...
-| | [Arguments] | ${vm_count}=${1}
+| | [Arguments] | ${nf_chain}=${1} | ${nf_nodes}=${1}
| | ...
| | ${duts}= | Get Matches | ${nodes} | DUT*
| | :FOR | ${dut} | IN | @{duts}
| | | Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User on node | ${dut}
-| | | ... | vm_count=${vm_count}
+| | | ... | nf_chain=${nf_chain} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes}
+
+| Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | Create pairs of Vhost-User interfaces for defined number of NF chains
+| | ... | with defined number of VNF nodes on all defined VPP nodes. Add each
+| | ... | Vhost-User interface into L2 bridge domains with learning enabled
+| | ... | with physical inteface or Vhost-User interface of another VM.
+| | ...
+| | ... | *Arguments:*
+| | ... | - nf_chains - Number of chains of NFs. Type: integer
+| | ... | - nf_nodes - Number of NFs nodes per chain. Type: integer
+| | ...
+| | ... | *Example:*
+| | ...
+| | ... | \| Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User \
+| | ... | \| 1 \| 1 \|
+| | ...
+| | [Arguments] | ${nf_chains}=${1} | ${nf_nodes}=${1}
+| | ...
+| | :FOR | ${nf_chain} | IN RANGE | 1 | ${nf_chains}+1
+| | | Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User | nf_chain=${nf_chain}
+| | | ... | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes}
| Initialize L2 bridge domain with VXLANoIPv4 in 3-node circular topology
| | [Documentation]
@@ -2263,8 +2289,7 @@
| | ... | - sock2 - Socket path for second Vhost-User interface.
| | ... | Type: string
| | ... | - vm_name - QemuUtil instance name. Type: string
-| | ... | - chains: Total number of chains. Type: integer
-| | ... | - nodeness: Total number of nodes per chain. Type: integer
+| | ... | - nf_cpus: List of allocated CPUs. Type: list
| | ... | - qemu_id - Qemu Id when starting more then one guest VM on DUT
| | ... | node. Type: integer
| | ... | - jumbo - Set True if jumbo frames are used in the test.
@@ -2280,16 +2305,13 @@
| | ... | *Example:*
| | ...
| | ... | \| Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user \
-| | ... | \| ${nodes['DUT1']} \| /tmp/sock-2-1 \| /tmp/sock-2-2 \| DUT1_VM2 \
-| | ... | \| qemu_id=${2} \|
+| | ... | \| ${nodes['DUT1']} \| /tmp/sock-1-1 \| /tmp/sock-1-2 \
+| | ... | \| DUT1_VM2 \| qemu_id=${2} \|
| | ...
-| | [Arguments] | ${dut} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | ${vm_name} | ${chains}=${1}
-| | ... | ${nodeness}=${1} | ${qemu_id}=${1} | ${jumbo}=${False}
-| | ... | ${perf_qemu_qsz}=${256} | ${use_tuned_cfs}=${False}
+| | [Arguments] | ${dut} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | ${vm_name} | ${nf_cpus}
+| | ... | ${qemu_id}=${1} | ${jumbo}=${False} | ${perf_qemu_qsz}=${256}
+| | ... | ${use_tuned_cfs}=${False}
| | ...
-| | ${nf_cpus}= | Create network function CPU list | ${dut}
-| | ... | chains=${chains} | nodeness=${nodeness} | chain_id=${1}
-| | ... | node_id=${qemu_id} | auto_scale=${True}
| | ${nf_cpus_count}= | Get Length | ${nf_cpus}
| | Import Library | resources.libraries.python.QemuUtils | qemu_id=${qemu_id}
| | ... | WITH NAME | ${vm_name}
@@ -2319,9 +2341,8 @@
| | Run keyword | ${vm_name}.Qemu Set Affinity | @{nf_cpus}
| | Run keyword If | ${use_tuned_cfs} | ${vm_name}.Qemu Set Scheduler Policy
| | ${max_pkt_len}= | Set Variable If | ${jumbo} | 9200 | ${EMPTY}
-| | ${testpmd_cpus}= | Evaluate | ${thr_count_int} + ${1}
| | ${testpmd_cpus}= | Cpu list per node str | ${nodes['${dut}']} | ${0}
-| | ... | cpu_cnt=${testpmd_cpus}
+| | ... | cpu_cnt=${nf_cpus_count}
| | Dpdk Testpmd Start | ${vm} | eal_corelist=${testpmd_cpus}
| | ... | eal_mem_channels=4 | pmd_fwd_mode=io | pmd_disable_hw_vlan=${TRUE}
| | ... | pmd_rxd=${perf_qemu_qsz} | pmd_txd=${perf_qemu_qsz}
@@ -2353,12 +2374,15 @@
| | ... | ${perf_qemu_qsz}=${256} | ${use_tuned_cfs}=${False}
| | ...
| | :FOR | ${number} | IN RANGE | 1 | ${vm_count}+1
+| | | ${nf_cpus}= | Create network function CPU list | ${dut}
+| | | ... | chains=${1} | nodeness=${vm_count} | chain_id=${1}
+| | | ... | node_id=${number} | auto_scale=${True}
| | | ${sock1}= | Set Variable | /tmp/sock-${number}-1
| | | ${sock2}= | Set Variable | /tmp/sock-${number}-2
| | | ${vm}=
| | | ... | Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
| | | ... | ${dut} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | ${dut}_VM${number}
-| | | ... | nodeness=${vm_count} | qemu_id=${number} | jumbo=${jumbo}
+| | | ... | ${nf_cpus} | qemu_id=${number} | jumbo=${jumbo}
| | | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${perf_qemu_qsz} | use_tuned_cfs=${use_tuned_cfs}
| | | Set To Dictionary | ${${dut}_vm_refs} | ${dut}_VM${number} | ${vm}
@@ -2405,8 +2429,7 @@
| | ... | - vm_name - QemuUtil instance name. Type: string
| | ... | - eth0_mac - MAC address of first Vhost interface. Type: string
| | ... | - eth1_mac - MAC address of second Vhost interface. Type: string
-| | ... | - chains: Total number of chains. Type: integer
-| | ... | - nodeness: Total number of nodes per chain. Type: integer
+| | ... | - nf_cpus: List of allocated CPUs. Type: list
| | ... | - qemu_id - Qemu Id when starting more then one guest VM on DUT
| | ... | node. Type: integer
| | ... | - jumbo - Set True if jumbo frames are used in the test.
@@ -2426,13 +2449,10 @@
| | ... | \| 00:00:00:00:00:01 \| 00:00:00:00:00:02 \|
| | ...
| | [Arguments] | ${dut} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | ${vm_name}
-| | ... | ${eth0_mac} | ${eth1_mac} | ${chains}=${1} | ${nodeness}=${1}
-| | ... | ${qemu_id}=${1} | ${jumbo}=${False} | ${perf_qemu_qsz}=${256}
+| | ... | ${eth0_mac} | ${eth1_mac} | ${nf_cpus} | ${qemu_id}=${1}
+| | ... | ${jumbo}=${False} | ${perf_qemu_qsz}=${256}
| | ... | ${use_tuned_cfs}=${False}
| | ...
-| | ${nf_cpus}= | Create network function CPU list | ${dut}
-| | ... | chains=${chains} | nodeness=${nodeness} | chain_id=${1}
-| | ... | node_id=${qemu_id} | auto_scale=${True}
| | ${nf_cpus_count}= | Get Length | ${nf_cpus}
| | Import Library | resources.libraries.python.QemuUtils | qemu_id=${qemu_id}
| | ... | WITH NAME | ${vm_name}
@@ -2462,9 +2482,8 @@
| | Run keyword | ${vm_name}.Qemu Set Affinity | @{nf_cpus}
| | Run keyword If | ${use_tuned_cfs} | ${vm_name}.Qemu Set Scheduler Policy
| | ${max_pkt_len}= | Set Variable If | ${jumbo} | 9200 | ${EMPTY}
-| | ${testpmd_cpus}= | Evaluate | ${thr_count_int} + ${1}
| | ${testpmd_cpus}= | Cpu list per node str | ${nodes['${dut}']} | ${0}
-| | ... | cpu_cnt=${testpmd_cpus}
+| | ... | cpu_cnt=${nf_cpus_count}
| | Dpdk Testpmd Start | ${vm} | eal_corelist=${testpmd_cpus}
| | ... | eal_mem_channels=4 | pmd_fwd_mode=mac | pmd_eth_peer_0=0,${eth0_mac}
| | ... | pmd_eth_peer_1=1,${eth1_mac} | pmd_disable_hw_vlan=${TRUE}
@@ -2481,7 +2500,7 @@
| | ...
| | ... | *Arguments:*
| | ... | - dut - DUT node to start guest VM on. Type: dictionary
-| | ... | - vm_count} - Number of guest VMs. Type: int
+| | ... | - vm_count - Number of guest VMs. Type: int
| | ... | - jumbo - Jumbo frames are used (True) or are not used (False)
| | ... | in the test. Type: boolean
| | ... | - perf_qemu_qsz - Virtio Queue Size. Type: int
@@ -2500,13 +2519,16 @@
| | ... | ${perf_qemu_qsz}=${256} | ${use_tuned_cfs}=${False}
| | ...
| | :FOR | ${number} | IN RANGE | 1 | ${vm_count}+1
+| | | ${nf_cpus}= | Create network function CPU list | ${dut}
+| | | ... | chains=${1} | nodeness=${vm_count} | chain_id=${1}
+| | | ... | node_id=${number} | auto_scale=${True}
| | | ${sock1}= | Set Variable | /tmp/sock-${number}-1
| | | ${sock2}= | Set Variable | /tmp/sock-${number}-2
| | | ${vm}=
| | | ... | Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user
| | | ... | ${dut} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | ${dut}_VM${number}
| | | ... | ${${dut}-vhost-${number}-if1_mac}
-| | | ... | ${${dut}-vhost-${number}-if2_mac} | nodeness=${vm_count}
+| | | ... | ${${dut}-vhost-${number}-if2_mac} | nf_cpus=${nf_cpus}
| | | ... | qemu_id=${number} | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${perf_qemu_qsz}
| | | ... | use_tuned_cfs=${use_tuned_cfs}
| | | Set To Dictionary | ${${dut}_vm_refs} | ${dut}_VM${number} | ${vm}
@@ -2540,6 +2562,123 @@
| | | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${perf_qemu_qsz} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
| | All VPP Interfaces Ready Wait | ${nodes}
+| Configure chain of NFs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user on node
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | Start 1 chain of 1..N QEMU guests (VNFs) with two vhost-user\
+| | ... | interfaces and interconnecting DPDK testpmd with fwd mode set to mac\
+| | ... | rewrite on VPP node.
+| | ...
+| | ... | *Arguments:*
+| | ... | - dut - DUT node to start guest VM on. Type: dictionary
+| | ... | - nf_chains - Number of chains of NFs. Type: integer
+| | ... | - nf_chain - NF chain ID. Type: integer
+| | ... | - nf_nodes - Number of guest VMs. Type: integer
+| | ... | - jumbo - Jumbo frames are used (True) or are not used (False)
+| | ... | in the test. Type: boolean
+| | ... | - perf_qemu_qsz - Virtio Queue Size. Type: integer
+| | ... | - use_tuned_cfs - Set True if CFS RR should be used for Qemu SMP.
+| | ... | Type: boolean
+| | ...
+| | ... | *Example:*
+| | ...
+| | ... | \| Configure chain of NFs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via \
+| | ... | vhost-user on node \| DUT1 \| 1 \| 1 \| 1 \| False \| 256 \|
+| | ...
+| | [Arguments] | ${dut} | ${nf_chains}=${1} | ${nf_chain}=${1}
+| | ... | ${nf_nodes}=${1} | ${jumbo}=${False} | ${perf_qemu_qsz}=${256}
+| | ... | ${use_tuned_cfs}=${False}
+| | ...
+| | ${tg_if1_mac}= | Get Interface MAC | ${tg} | ${tg_if1}
+| | ${tg_if2_mac}= | Get Interface MAC | ${tg} | ${tg_if2}
+| | :FOR | ${nf_node} | IN RANGE | 1 | ${nf_nodes} + ${1}
+| | | ${nf_cpus}= | Create network function CPU list | ${dut}
+| | | ... | chains=${nf_chains} | nodeness=${nf_nodes} | chain_id=${nf_chain}
+| | | ... | node_id=${nf_node} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | | ${qemu_id}= | Evaluate | (${nf_chain} - ${1}) * ${nf_nodes} + ${nf_node}
+| | | ${sock1}= | Set Variable | /tmp/sock-${qemu_id}-1
+| | | ${sock2}= | Set Variable | /tmp/sock-${qemu_id}-2
+| | | ${nf_name}= | Set Variable | ${dut}_VM${qemu_id}
+| | | ${prev_qemu_id}= | Evaluate | ${qemu_id} - ${1}
+| | | ${next_qemu_id}= | Evaluate | ${qemu_id} + ${1}
+| | | ${prev_qemu_id_hex}= | Convert To Hex | ${prev_qemu_id} | length=2
+| | | ... | lowercase=yes
+| | | ${next_qemu_id_hex}= | Convert To Hex | ${next_qemu_id} | length=2
+| | | ... | lowercase=yes
+| | | ${vif1_mac}= | Set Variable If | ${nf_node} == ${1}
+| | | ... | ${tg_if1_mac}
+| | | ... | 52:54:00:00:${prev_qemu_id_hex}:02
+| | | ${vif2_mac}= | Set Variable If | ${nf_node} == ${nf_nodes}
+| | | ... | ${tg_if2_mac}
+| | | ... | 52:54:00:00:${next_qemu_id_hex}:01
+| | | ${vm}=
+| | | ... | Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user
+| | | ... | ${dut} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | ${nf_name} | ${vif1_mac}
+| | | ... | ${vif2_mac} | ${nf_cpus} | qemu_id=${qemu_id} | jumbo=${jumbo}
+| | | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${perf_qemu_qsz} | use_tuned_cfs=${use_tuned_cfs}
+| | | Set To Dictionary | ${${dut}_vm_refs} | ${nf_name} | ${vm}
+
+| Configure chain of NFs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | Start 1 chain of 1..N QEMU guests (VNFs) with two vhost-user\
+| | ... | interfaces and interconnecting DPDK testpmd with fwd mode set to mac\
+| | ... | rewrite on all defined VPP nodes.
+| | ...
+| | ... | *Arguments:*
+| | ... | - nf_chains - Number of chains of NFs. Type: integer
+| | ... | - nf_chain - NF chain ID. Type: integer
+| | ... | - nf_nodes - Number of NFs nodes per chain. Type: integer
+| | ... | - jumbo - Jumbo frames are used (True) or are not used (False)
+| | ... | in the test. Type: boolean
+| | ... | - perf_qemu_qsz - Virtio Queue Size. Type: integer
+| | ... | - use_tuned_cfs - Set True if CFS RR should be used for Qemu SMP.
+| | ... | Type: boolean
+| | ...
+| | ... | *Example:*
+| | ...
+| | ... | \| Configure chain of NFs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via\
+| | ... | vhost-user \| 1 \| 1 \| 1 \| False \| 256 \|
+| | ...
+| | [Arguments] | ${nf_chains}=${1} | ${nf_chain}=${1} | ${nf_nodes}=${1}
+| | ... | ${jumbo}=${False} | ${perf_qemu_qsz}=${256}
+| | ... | ${use_tuned_cfs}=${False}
+| | ...
+| | ${duts}= | Get Matches | ${nodes} | DUT*
+| | :FOR | ${dut} | IN | @{duts}
+| | | Configure chain of NFs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user on node
+| | | ... | ${dut} | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_chain=${nf_chain}
+| | | ... | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | jumbo=${jumbo}
+| | | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${perf_qemu_qsz} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
+
+| Configure chains of NFs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | Start 1..N chains of 1..N QEMU guests (VNFs) with two vhost-user\
+| | ... | interfaces and interconnecting DPDK testpmd with fwd mode set to mac\
+| | ... | rewrite on all defined VPP nodes.
+| | ...
+| | ... | *Arguments:*
+| | ... | - nf_chains - Number of chains of NFs. Type: integer
+| | ... | - nf_nodes - Number of NFs nodes per chain. Type: integer
+| | ... | - jumbo - Jumbo frames are used (True) or are not used (False)
+| | ... | in the test. Type: boolean
+| | ... | - perf_qemu_qsz - Virtio Queue Size. Type: integer
+| | ... | - use_tuned_cfs - Set True if CFS RR should be used for Qemu SMP.
+| | ... | Type: boolean
+| | ...
+| | ... | *Example:*
+| | ...
+| | ... | \| Configure chains of VMs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via \
+| | ... | vhost-user \| 1 \| 1 \| False \| 256 \|
+| | ...
+| | [Arguments] | ${nf_chains}=${1} | ${nf_nodes}=${1} | ${jumbo}=${False}
+| | ... | ${perf_qemu_qsz}=${256} | ${use_tuned_cfs}=${False}
+| | ...
+| | :FOR | ${nf_chain} | IN RANGE | 1 | ${nf_chains}+1
+| | | Configure chain of NFs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user
+| | | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_chain=${nf_chain} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes}
+| | | ... | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${perf_qemu_qsz}
+| | | ... | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
+| | All VPP Interfaces Ready Wait | ${nodes}
+
| Initialize LISP IPv4 forwarding in 3-node circular topology
| | [Documentation] | Custom setup of IPv4 addresses on all DUT nodes and TG \
| | ... | Don`t set route.
diff --git a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-10c1n.py b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-10c1n.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..33a472c53d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-10c1n.py
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+"""Stream profile for T-rex traffic generator.
+
+Stream profile:
+ - Two streams sent in directions 0 --> 1 and 1 --> 0 at the same time.
+ - Packet: ETH / IP /
+ - Direction 0 --> 1:
+ - Destination MAC address: 52:54:00:00:nf_id:01
+ - Source IP address range: 10.10.10.1 - 10.10.10.254
+ - Destination IP address range: 20.20.20.1
+ - Direction 1 --> 0:
+ - Destination MAC address: 52:54:00:00:nf_id:02
+ - Source IP address range: 20.20.20.1 - 20.20.20.254
+ - Destination IP address range: 10.10.10.1
+"""
+
+from trex_stl_lib.api import *
+from profile_trex_stateless_base_class import TrafficStreamsBaseClass
+
+
+class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
+ """Stream profile."""
+
+ def __init__(self):
+ """Initialization and setting of streams' parameters."""
+
+ super(TrafficStreamsBaseClass, self).__init__()
+
+ # Service density parameters.
+ self.nf_chains = 10
+ self.nf_nodes = 1
+
+ # MACs used in packet headers.
+ self.p1_dst_start_mac = '52:54:00:00:00:01'
+ self.p2_dst_start_mac = '52:54:00:00:00:02'
+
+ # IPs used in packet headers.
+ self.p1_src_start_ip = '10.10.10.1'
+ self.p1_src_end_ip = '10.10.10.254'
+ self.p1_dst_start_ip = '20.20.20.1'
+
+ self.p2_src_start_ip = '20.20.20.1'
+ self.p2_src_end_ip = '20.20.20.254'
+ self.p2_dst_start_ip = '10.10.10.1'
+
+ def define_packets(self):
+ """Defines the packets to be sent from the traffic generator.
+
+ Packet definition: | ETH | IP |
+
+ :returns: Packets to be sent from the traffic generator.
+ :rtype: tuple
+ """
+
+ # Direction 0 --> 1
+ 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))
+ # Direction 1 --> 0
+ base_pkt_b = (Ether(dst=self.p2_dst_start_mac) /
+ IP(src=self.p2_src_start_ip,
+ dst=self.p2_dst_start_ip,
+ proto=61))
+
+ # Direction 0 --> 1
+ vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="mac_dst",
+ min_value=1,
+ max_value=self.nf_chains*self.nf_nodes,
+ size=1, step=self.nf_nodes, op="inc"),
+ STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="mac_dst", pkt_offset=4),
+ STLVmFlowVar(name="src",
+ min_value=self.p1_src_start_ip,
+ max_value=self.p1_src_end_ip,
+ size=4, op="inc"),
+ STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="src", pkt_offset="IP.src"),
+ STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+ # Direction 1 --> 0
+ vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="mac_dst",
+ min_value=self.nf_nodes,
+ max_value=self.nf_chains*self.nf_nodes,
+ size=1, step=self.nf_nodes, op="inc"),
+ STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="mac_dst", pkt_offset=4),
+ STLVmFlowVar(name="src",
+ min_value=self.p2_src_start_ip,
+ max_value=self.p2_src_end_ip,
+ size=4, op="inc"),
+ STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="src", pkt_offset="IP.src"),
+ STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+
+ return base_pkt_a, base_pkt_b, vm1, vm2
+
+
+def register():
+ """Register this traffic profile to T-rex.
+
+ Do not change this function.
+
+ :return: Traffic streams.
+ :rtype: Object
+ """
+ return TrafficStreams()
diff --git a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-1c10n.py b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-1c10n.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6ced7d702e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-1c10n.py
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+"""Stream profile for T-rex traffic generator.
+
+Stream profile:
+ - Two streams sent in directions 0 --> 1 and 1 --> 0 at the same time.
+ - Packet: ETH / IP /
+ - Direction 0 --> 1:
+ - Destination MAC address: 52:54:00:00:nf_id:01
+ - Source IP address range: 10.10.10.1 - 10.10.10.254
+ - Destination IP address range: 20.20.20.1
+ - Direction 1 --> 0:
+ - Destination MAC address: 52:54:00:00:nf_id:02
+ - Source IP address range: 20.20.20.1 - 20.20.20.254
+ - Destination IP address range: 10.10.10.1
+"""
+
+from trex_stl_lib.api import *
+from profile_trex_stateless_base_class import TrafficStreamsBaseClass
+
+
+class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
+ """Stream profile."""
+
+ def __init__(self):
+ """Initialization and setting of streams' parameters."""
+
+ super(TrafficStreamsBaseClass, self).__init__()
+
+ # Service density parameters.
+ self.nf_chains = 1
+ self.nf_nodes = 10
+
+ # MACs used in packet headers.
+ self.p1_dst_start_mac = '52:54:00:00:00:01'
+ self.p2_dst_start_mac = '52:54:00:00:00:02'
+
+ # IPs used in packet headers.
+ self.p1_src_start_ip = '10.10.10.1'
+ self.p1_src_end_ip = '10.10.10.254'
+ self.p1_dst_start_ip = '20.20.20.1'
+
+ self.p2_src_start_ip = '20.20.20.1'
+ self.p2_src_end_ip = '20.20.20.254'
+ self.p2_dst_start_ip = '10.10.10.1'
+
+ def define_packets(self):
+ """Defines the packets to be sent from the traffic generator.
+
+ Packet definition: | ETH | IP |
+
+ :returns: Packets to be sent from the traffic generator.
+ :rtype: tuple
+ """
+
+ # Direction 0 --> 1
+ 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))
+ # Direction 1 --> 0
+ base_pkt_b = (Ether(dst=self.p2_dst_start_mac) /
+ IP(src=self.p2_src_start_ip,
+ dst=self.p2_dst_start_ip,
+ proto=61))
+
+ # Direction 0 --> 1
+ vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="mac_dst",
+ min_value=1,
+ max_value=self.nf_chains*self.nf_nodes,
+ size=1, step=self.nf_nodes, op="inc"),
+ STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="mac_dst", pkt_offset=4),
+ STLVmFlowVar(name="src",
+ min_value=self.p1_src_start_ip,
+ max_value=self.p1_src_end_ip,
+ size=4, op="inc"),
+ STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="src", pkt_offset="IP.src"),
+ STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+ # Direction 1 --> 0
+ vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="mac_dst",
+ min_value=self.nf_nodes,
+ max_value=self.nf_chains*self.nf_nodes,
+ size=1, step=self.nf_nodes, op="inc"),
+ STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="mac_dst", pkt_offset=4),
+ STLVmFlowVar(name="src",
+ min_value=self.p2_src_start_ip,
+ max_value=self.p2_src_end_ip,
+ size=4, op="inc"),
+ STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="src", pkt_offset="IP.src"),
+ STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+
+ return base_pkt_a, base_pkt_b, vm1, vm2
+
+
+def register():
+ """Register this traffic profile to T-rex.
+
+ Do not change this function.
+
+ :return: Traffic streams.
+ :rtype: Object
+ """
+ return TrafficStreams()
diff --git a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-1c1n.py b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-1c1n.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..760b60e50c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-1c1n.py
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+"""Stream profile for T-rex traffic generator.
+
+Stream profile:
+ - Two streams sent in directions 0 --> 1 and 1 --> 0 at the same time.
+ - Packet: ETH / IP /
+ - Direction 0 --> 1:
+ - Destination MAC address: 52:54:00:00:nf_id:01
+ - Source IP address range: 10.10.10.1 - 10.10.10.254
+ - Destination IP address range: 20.20.20.1
+ - Direction 1 --> 0:
+ - Destination MAC address: 52:54:00:00:nf_id:02
+ - Source IP address range: 20.20.20.1 - 20.20.20.254
+ - Destination IP address range: 10.10.10.1
+"""
+
+from re import finditer
+
+from trex_stl_lib.api import *
+from profile_trex_stateless_base_class import TrafficStreamsBaseClass
+
+
+class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
+ """Stream profile."""
+
+ def __init__(self):
+ """Initialization and setting of streams' parameters."""
+
+ super(TrafficStreamsBaseClass, self).__init__()
+
+ # Service density parameters.
+ self.nf_chains = 1
+ self.nf_nodes = 1
+
+ # MACs used in packet headers.
+ self.p1_dst_start_mac = '52:54:00:00:00:01'
+ self.p2_dst_start_mac = '52:54:00:00:00:02'
+
+ # IPs used in packet headers.
+ self.p1_src_start_ip = '10.10.10.1'
+ self.p1_src_end_ip = '10.10.10.254'
+ self.p1_dst_start_ip = '20.20.20.1'
+
+ self.p2_src_start_ip = '20.20.20.1'
+ self.p2_src_end_ip = '20.20.20.254'
+ self.p2_dst_start_ip = '10.10.10.1'
+
+ def define_packets(self):
+ """Defines the packets to be sent from the traffic generator.
+
+ Packet definition: | ETH | IP |
+
+ :returns: Packets to be sent from the traffic generator.
+ :rtype: tuple
+ """
+
+ # Direction 0 --> 1
+ 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))
+ # Direction 1 --> 0
+ base_pkt_b = (Ether(dst=self.p2_dst_start_mac) /
+ IP(src=self.p2_src_start_ip,
+ dst=self.p2_dst_start_ip,
+ proto=61))
+
+ # Direction 0 --> 1
+ vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="mac_dst",
+ min_value=1,
+ max_value=self.nf_chains*self.nf_nodes,
+ size=1, step=self.nf_nodes, op="inc"),
+ STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="mac_dst", pkt_offset=4),
+ STLVmFlowVar(name="src",
+ min_value=self.p1_src_start_ip,
+ max_value=self.p1_src_end_ip,
+ size=4, op="inc"),
+ STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="src", pkt_offset="IP.src"),
+ STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+ # Direction 1 --> 0
+ vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="mac_dst",
+ min_value=self.nf_nodes,
+ max_value=self.nf_chains*self.nf_nodes,
+ size=1, step=self.nf_nodes, op="inc"),
+ STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="mac_dst", pkt_offset=4),
+ STLVmFlowVar(name="src",
+ min_value=self.p2_src_start_ip,
+ max_value=self.p2_src_end_ip,
+ size=4, op="inc"),
+ STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="src", pkt_offset="IP.src"),
+ STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+
+ return base_pkt_a, base_pkt_b, vm1, vm2
+
+
+def register():
+ """Register this traffic profile to T-rex.
+
+ Do not change this function.
+
+ :return: Traffic streams.
+ :rtype: Object
+ """
+ return TrafficStreams()
diff --git a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-1c2n.py b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-1c2n.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3de8b6c186
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-1c2n.py
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+"""Stream profile for T-rex traffic generator.
+
+Stream profile:
+ - Two streams sent in directions 0 --> 1 and 1 --> 0 at the same time.
+ - Packet: ETH / IP /
+ - Direction 0 --> 1:
+ - Destination MAC address: 52:54:00:00:nf_id:01
+ - Source IP address range: 10.10.10.1 - 10.10.10.254
+ - Destination IP address range: 20.20.20.1
+ - Direction 1 --> 0:
+ - Destination MAC address: 52:54:00:00:nf_id:02
+ - Source IP address range: 20.20.20.1 - 20.20.20.254
+ - Destination IP address range: 10.10.10.1
+"""
+
+from trex_stl_lib.api import *
+from profile_trex_stateless_base_class import TrafficStreamsBaseClass
+
+
+class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
+ """Stream profile."""
+
+ def __init__(self):
+ """Initialization and setting of streams' parameters."""
+
+ super(TrafficStreamsBaseClass, self).__init__()
+
+ # Service density parameters.
+ self.nf_chains = 1
+ self.nf_nodes = 2
+
+ # MACs used in packet headers.
+ self.p1_dst_start_mac = '52:54:00:00:00:01'
+ self.p2_dst_start_mac = '52:54:00:00:00:02'
+
+ # IPs used in packet headers.
+ self.p1_src_start_ip = '10.10.10.1'
+ self.p1_src_end_ip = '10.10.10.254'
+ self.p1_dst_start_ip = '20.20.20.1'
+
+ self.p2_src_start_ip = '20.20.20.1'
+ self.p2_src_end_ip = '20.20.20.254'
+ self.p2_dst_start_ip = '10.10.10.1'
+
+ def define_packets(self):
+ """Defines the packets to be sent from the traffic generator.
+
+ Packet definition: | ETH | IP |
+
+ :returns: Packets to be sent from the traffic generator.
+ :rtype: tuple
+ """
+
+ # Direction 0 --> 1
+ 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))
+ # Direction 1 --> 0
+ base_pkt_b = (Ether(dst=self.p2_dst_start_mac) /
+ IP(src=self.p2_src_start_ip,
+ dst=self.p2_dst_start_ip,
+ proto=61))
+
+ # Direction 0 --> 1
+ vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="mac_dst",
+ min_value=1,
+ max_value=self.nf_chains*self.nf_nodes,
+ size=1, step=self.nf_nodes, op="inc"),
+ STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="mac_dst", pkt_offset=4),
+ STLVmFlowVar(name="src",
+ min_value=self.p1_src_start_ip,
+ max_value=self.p1_src_end_ip,
+ size=4, op="inc"),
+ STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="src", pkt_offset="IP.src"),
+ STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+ # Direction 1 --> 0
+ vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="mac_dst",
+ min_value=self.nf_nodes,
+ max_value=self.nf_chains*self.nf_nodes,
+ size=1, step=self.nf_nodes, op="inc"),
+ STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="mac_dst", pkt_offset=4),
+ STLVmFlowVar(name="src",
+ min_value=self.p2_src_start_ip,
+ max_value=self.p2_src_end_ip,
+ size=4, op="inc"),
+ STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="src", pkt_offset="IP.src"),
+ STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+
+ return base_pkt_a, base_pkt_b, vm1, vm2
+
+
+def register():
+ """Register this traffic profile to T-rex.
+
+ Do not change this function.
+
+ :return: Traffic streams.
+ :rtype: Object
+ """
+ return TrafficStreams()
diff --git a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-1c4n.py b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-1c4n.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..74392235a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-1c4n.py
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+"""Stream profile for T-rex traffic generator.
+
+Stream profile:
+ - Two streams sent in directions 0 --> 1 and 1 --> 0 at the same time.
+ - Packet: ETH / IP /
+ - Direction 0 --> 1:
+ - Destination MAC address: 52:54:00:00:nf_id:01
+ - Source IP address range: 10.10.10.1 - 10.10.10.254
+ - Destination IP address range: 20.20.20.1
+ - Direction 1 --> 0:
+ - Destination MAC address: 52:54:00:00:nf_id:02
+ - Source IP address range: 20.20.20.1 - 20.20.20.254
+ - Destination IP address range: 10.10.10.1
+"""
+
+from trex_stl_lib.api import *
+from profile_trex_stateless_base_class import TrafficStreamsBaseClass
+
+
+class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
+ """Stream profile."""
+
+ def __init__(self):
+ """Initialization and setting of streams' parameters."""
+
+ super(TrafficStreamsBaseClass, self).__init__()
+
+ # Service density parameters.
+ self.nf_chains = 1
+ self.nf_nodes = 4
+
+ # MACs used in packet headers.
+ self.p1_dst_start_mac = '52:54:00:00:00:01'
+ self.p2_dst_start_mac = '52:54:00:00:00:02'
+
+ # IPs used in packet headers.
+ self.p1_src_start_ip = '10.10.10.1'
+ self.p1_src_end_ip = '10.10.10.254'
+ self.p1_dst_start_ip = '20.20.20.1'
+
+ self.p2_src_start_ip = '20.20.20.1'
+ self.p2_src_end_ip = '20.20.20.254'
+ self.p2_dst_start_ip = '10.10.10.1'
+
+ def define_packets(self):
+ """Defines the packets to be sent from the traffic generator.
+
+ Packet definition: | ETH | IP |
+
+ :returns: Packets to be sent from the traffic generator.
+ :rtype: tuple
+ """
+
+ # Direction 0 --> 1
+ 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))
+ # Direction 1 --> 0
+ base_pkt_b = (Ether(dst=self.p2_dst_start_mac) /
+ IP(src=self.p2_src_start_ip,
+ dst=self.p2_dst_start_ip,
+ proto=61))
+
+ # Direction 0 --> 1
+ vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="mac_dst",
+ min_value=1,
+ max_value=self.nf_chains*self.nf_nodes,
+ size=1, step=self.nf_nodes, op="inc"),
+ STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="mac_dst", pkt_offset=4),
+ STLVmFlowVar(name="src",
+ min_value=self.p1_src_start_ip,
+ max_value=self.p1_src_end_ip,
+ size=4, op="inc"),
+ STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="src", pkt_offset="IP.src"),
+ STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+ # Direction 1 --> 0
+ vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="mac_dst",
+ min_value=self.nf_nodes,
+ max_value=self.nf_chains*self.nf_nodes,
+ size=1, step=self.nf_nodes, op="inc"),
+ STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="mac_dst", pkt_offset=4),
+ STLVmFlowVar(name="src",
+ min_value=self.p2_src_start_ip,
+ max_value=self.p2_src_end_ip,
+ size=4, op="inc"),
+ STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="src", pkt_offset="IP.src"),
+ STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+
+ return base_pkt_a, base_pkt_b, vm1, vm2
+
+
+def register():
+ """Register this traffic profile to T-rex.
+
+ Do not change this function.
+
+ :return: Traffic streams.
+ :rtype: Object
+ """
+ return TrafficStreams()
diff --git a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-1c6n.py b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-1c6n.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c7493eb01b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-1c6n.py
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+"""Stream profile for T-rex traffic generator.
+
+Stream profile:
+ - Two streams sent in directions 0 --> 1 and 1 --> 0 at the same time.
+ - Packet: ETH / IP /
+ - Direction 0 --> 1:
+ - Destination MAC address: 52:54:00:00:nf_id:01
+ - Source IP address range: 10.10.10.1 - 10.10.10.254
+ - Destination IP address range: 20.20.20.1
+ - Direction 1 --> 0:
+ - Destination MAC address: 52:54:00:00:nf_id:02
+ - Source IP address range: 20.20.20.1 - 20.20.20.254
+ - Destination IP address range: 10.10.10.1
+"""
+
+from trex_stl_lib.api import *
+from profile_trex_stateless_base_class import TrafficStreamsBaseClass
+
+
+class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
+ """Stream profile."""
+
+ def __init__(self):
+ """Initialization and setting of streams' parameters."""
+
+ super(TrafficStreamsBaseClass, self).__init__()
+
+ # Service density parameters.
+ self.nf_chains = 1
+ self.nf_nodes = 6
+
+ # MACs used in packet headers.
+ self.p1_dst_start_mac = '52:54:00:00:00:01'
+ self.p2_dst_start_mac = '52:54:00:00:00:02'
+
+ # IPs used in packet headers.
+ self.p1_src_start_ip = '10.10.10.1'
+ self.p1_src_end_ip = '10.10.10.254'
+ self.p1_dst_start_ip = '20.20.20.1'
+
+ self.p2_src_start_ip = '20.20.20.1'
+ self.p2_src_end_ip = '20.20.20.254'
+ self.p2_dst_start_ip = '10.10.10.1'
+
+ def define_packets(self):
+ """Defines the packets to be sent from the traffic generator.
+
+ Packet definition: | ETH | IP |
+
+ :returns: Packets to be sent from the traffic generator.
+ :rtype: tuple
+ """
+
+ # Direction 0 --> 1
+ 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))
+ # Direction 1 --> 0
+ base_pkt_b = (Ether(dst=self.p2_dst_start_mac) /
+ IP(src=self.p2_src_start_ip,
+ dst=self.p2_dst_start_ip,
+ proto=61))
+
+ # Direction 0 --> 1
+ vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="mac_dst",
+ min_value=1,
+ max_value=self.nf_chains*self.nf_nodes,
+ size=1, step=self.nf_nodes, op="inc"),
+ STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="mac_dst", pkt_offset=4),
+ STLVmFlowVar(name="src",
+ min_value=self.p1_src_start_ip,
+ max_value=self.p1_src_end_ip,
+ size=4, op="inc"),
+ STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="src", pkt_offset="IP.src"),
+ STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+ # Direction 1 --> 0
+ vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="mac_dst",
+ min_value=self.nf_nodes,
+ max_value=self.nf_chains*self.nf_nodes,
+ size=1, step=self.nf_nodes, op="inc"),
+ STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="mac_dst", pkt_offset=4),
+ STLVmFlowVar(name="src",
+ min_value=self.p2_src_start_ip,
+ max_value=self.p2_src_end_ip,
+ size=4, op="inc"),
+ STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="src", pkt_offset="IP.src"),
+ STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+
+ return base_pkt_a, base_pkt_b, vm1, vm2
+
+
+def register():
+ """Register this traffic profile to T-rex.
+
+ Do not change this function.
+
+ :return: Traffic streams.
+ :rtype: Object
+ """
+ return TrafficStreams()
diff --git a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-1c8n.py b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-1c8n.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3c0b164f02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-1c8n.py
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+"""Stream profile for T-rex traffic generator.
+
+Stream profile:
+ - Two streams sent in directions 0 --> 1 and 1 --> 0 at the same time.
+ - Packet: ETH / IP /
+ - Direction 0 --> 1:
+ - Destination MAC address: 52:54:00:00:nf_id:01
+ - Source IP address range: 10.10.10.1 - 10.10.10.254
+ - Destination IP address range: 20.20.20.1
+ - Direction 1 --> 0:
+ - Destination MAC address: 52:54:00:00:nf_id:02
+ - Source IP address range: 20.20.20.1 - 20.20.20.254
+ - Destination IP address range: 10.10.10.1
+"""
+
+from trex_stl_lib.api import *
+from profile_trex_stateless_base_class import TrafficStreamsBaseClass
+
+
+class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
+ """Stream profile."""
+
+ def __init__(self):
+ """Initialization and setting of streams' parameters."""
+
+ super(TrafficStreamsBaseClass, self).__init__()
+
+ # Service density parameters.
+ self.nf_chains = 1
+ self.nf_nodes = 8
+
+ # MACs used in packet headers.
+ self.p1_dst_start_mac = '52:54:00:00:00:01'
+ self.p2_dst_start_mac = '52:54:00:00:00:02'
+
+ # IPs used in packet headers.
+ self.p1_src_start_ip = '10.10.10.1'
+ self.p1_src_end_ip = '10.10.10.254'
+ self.p1_dst_start_ip = '20.20.20.1'
+
+ self.p2_src_start_ip = '20.20.20.1'
+ self.p2_src_end_ip = '20.20.20.254'
+ self.p2_dst_start_ip = '10.10.10.1'
+
+ def define_packets(self):
+ """Defines the packets to be sent from the traffic generator.
+
+ Packet definition: | ETH | IP |
+
+ :returns: Packets to be sent from the traffic generator.
+ :rtype: tuple
+ """
+
+ # Direction 0 --> 1
+ 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))
+ # Direction 1 --> 0
+ base_pkt_b = (Ether(dst=self.p2_dst_start_mac) /
+ IP(src=self.p2_src_start_ip,
+ dst=self.p2_dst_start_ip,
+ proto=61))
+
+ # Direction 0 --> 1
+ vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="mac_dst",
+ min_value=1,
+ max_value=self.nf_chains*self.nf_nodes,
+ size=1, step=self.nf_nodes, op="inc"),
+ STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="mac_dst", pkt_offset=4),
+ STLVmFlowVar(name="src",
+ min_value=self.p1_src_start_ip,
+ max_value=self.p1_src_end_ip,
+ size=4, op="inc"),
+ STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="src", pkt_offset="IP.src"),
+ STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+ # Direction 1 --> 0
+ vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="mac_dst",
+ min_value=self.nf_nodes,
+ max_value=self.nf_chains*self.nf_nodes,
+ size=1, step=self.nf_nodes, op="inc"),
+ STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="mac_dst", pkt_offset=4),
+ STLVmFlowVar(name="src",
+ min_value=self.p2_src_start_ip,
+ max_value=self.p2_src_end_ip,
+ size=4, op="inc"),
+ STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="src", pkt_offset="IP.src"),
+ STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+
+ return base_pkt_a, base_pkt_b, vm1, vm2
+
+
+def register():
+ """Register this traffic profile to T-rex.
+
+ Do not change this function.
+
+ :return: Traffic streams.
+ :rtype: Object
+ """
+ return TrafficStreams()
diff --git a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-2c1n.py b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-2c1n.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..70c263fbda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-2c1n.py
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+"""Stream profile for T-rex traffic generator.
+
+Stream profile:
+ - Two streams sent in directions 0 --> 1 and 1 --> 0 at the same time.
+ - Packet: ETH / IP /
+ - Direction 0 --> 1:
+ - Destination MAC address: 52:54:00:00:nf_id:01
+ - Source IP address range: 10.10.10.1 - 10.10.10.254
+ - Destination IP address range: 20.20.20.1
+ - Direction 1 --> 0:
+ - Destination MAC address: 52:54:00:00:nf_id:02
+ - Source IP address range: 20.20.20.1 - 20.20.20.254
+ - Destination IP address range: 10.10.10.1
+"""
+
+from trex_stl_lib.api import *
+from profile_trex_stateless_base_class import TrafficStreamsBaseClass
+
+
+class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
+ """Stream profile."""
+
+ def __init__(self):
+ """Initialization and setting of streams' parameters."""
+
+ super(TrafficStreamsBaseClass, self).__init__()
+
+ # Service density parameters.
+ self.nf_chains = 2
+ self.nf_nodes = 1
+
+ # MACs used in packet headers.
+ self.p1_dst_start_mac = '52:54:00:00:00:01'
+ self.p2_dst_start_mac = '52:54:00:00:00:02'
+
+ # IPs used in packet headers.
+ self.p1_src_start_ip = '10.10.10.1'
+ self.p1_src_end_ip = '10.10.10.254'
+ self.p1_dst_start_ip = '20.20.20.1'
+
+ self.p2_src_start_ip = '20.20.20.1'
+ self.p2_src_end_ip = '20.20.20.254'
+ self.p2_dst_start_ip = '10.10.10.1'
+
+ def define_packets(self):
+ """Defines the packets to be sent from the traffic generator.
+
+ Packet definition: | ETH | IP |
+
+ :returns: Packets to be sent from the traffic generator.
+ :rtype: tuple
+ """
+
+ # Direction 0 --> 1
+ 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))
+ # Direction 1 --> 0
+ base_pkt_b = (Ether(dst=self.p2_dst_start_mac) /
+ IP(src=self.p2_src_start_ip,
+ dst=self.p2_dst_start_ip,
+ proto=61))
+
+ # Direction 0 --> 1
+ vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="mac_dst",
+ min_value=1,
+ max_value=self.nf_chains*self.nf_nodes,
+ size=1, step=self.nf_nodes, op="inc"),
+ STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="mac_dst", pkt_offset=4),
+ STLVmFlowVar(name="src",
+ min_value=self.p1_src_start_ip,
+ max_value=self.p1_src_end_ip,
+ size=4, op="inc"),
+ STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="src", pkt_offset="IP.src"),
+ STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+ # Direction 1 --> 0
+ vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="mac_dst",
+ min_value=self.nf_nodes,
+ max_value=self.nf_chains*self.nf_nodes,
+ size=1, step=self.nf_nodes, op="inc"),
+ STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="mac_dst", pkt_offset=4),
+ STLVmFlowVar(name="src",
+ min_value=self.p2_src_start_ip,
+ max_value=self.p2_src_end_ip,
+ size=4, op="inc"),
+ STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="src", pkt_offset="IP.src"),
+ STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+
+ return base_pkt_a, base_pkt_b, vm1, vm2
+
+
+def register():
+ """Register this traffic profile to T-rex.
+
+ Do not change this function.
+
+ :return: Traffic streams.
+ :rtype: Object
+ """
+ return TrafficStreams()
diff --git a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-2c2n.py b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-2c2n.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1f4a4421c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-2c2n.py
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+"""Stream profile for T-rex traffic generator.
+
+Stream profile:
+ - Two streams sent in directions 0 --> 1 and 1 --> 0 at the same time.
+ - Packet: ETH / IP /
+ - Direction 0 --> 1:
+ - Destination MAC address: 52:54:00:00:nf_id:01
+ - Source IP address range: 10.10.10.1 - 10.10.10.254
+ - Destination IP address range: 20.20.20.1
+ - Direction 1 --> 0:
+ - Destination MAC address: 52:54:00:00:nf_id:02
+ - Source IP address range: 20.20.20.1 - 20.20.20.254
+ - Destination IP address range: 10.10.10.1
+"""
+
+from trex_stl_lib.api import *
+from profile_trex_stateless_base_class import TrafficStreamsBaseClass
+
+
+class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
+ """Stream profile."""
+
+ def __init__(self):
+ """Initialization and setting of streams' parameters."""
+
+ super(TrafficStreamsBaseClass, self).__init__()
+
+ # Service density parameters.
+ self.nf_chains = 2
+ self.nf_nodes = 2
+
+ # MACs used in packet headers.
+ self.p1_dst_start_mac = '52:54:00:00:00:01'
+ self.p2_dst_start_mac = '52:54:00:00:00:02'
+
+ # IPs used in packet headers.
+ self.p1_src_start_ip = '10.10.10.1'
+ self.p1_src_end_ip = '10.10.10.254'
+ self.p1_dst_start_ip = '20.20.20.1'
+
+ self.p2_src_start_ip = '20.20.20.1'
+ self.p2_src_end_ip = '20.20.20.254'
+ self.p2_dst_start_ip = '10.10.10.1'
+
+ def define_packets(self):
+ """Defines the packets to be sent from the traffic generator.
+
+ Packet definition: | ETH | IP |
+
+ :returns: Packets to be sent from the traffic generator.
+ :rtype: tuple
+ """
+
+ # Direction 0 --> 1
+ 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))
+ # Direction 1 --> 0
+ base_pkt_b = (Ether(dst=self.p2_dst_start_mac) /
+ IP(src=self.p2_src_start_ip,
+ dst=self.p2_dst_start_ip,
+ proto=61))
+
+ # Direction 0 --> 1
+ vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="mac_dst",
+ min_value=1,
+ max_value=self.nf_chains*self.nf_nodes,
+ size=1, step=self.nf_nodes, op="inc"),
+ STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="mac_dst", pkt_offset=4),
+ STLVmFlowVar(name="src",
+ min_value=self.p1_src_start_ip,
+ max_value=self.p1_src_end_ip,
+ size=4, op="inc"),
+ STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="src", pkt_offset="IP.src"),
+ STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+ # Direction 1 --> 0
+ vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="mac_dst",
+ min_value=self.nf_nodes,
+ max_value=self.nf_chains*self.nf_nodes,
+ size=1, step=self.nf_nodes, op="inc"),
+ STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="mac_dst", pkt_offset=4),
+ STLVmFlowVar(name="src",
+ min_value=self.p2_src_start_ip,
+ max_value=self.p2_src_end_ip,
+ size=4, op="inc"),
+ STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="src", pkt_offset="IP.src"),
+ STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+
+ return base_pkt_a, base_pkt_b, vm1, vm2
+
+
+def register():
+ """Register this traffic profile to T-rex.
+
+ Do not change this function.
+
+ :return: Traffic streams.
+ :rtype: Object
+ """
+ return TrafficStreams()
diff --git a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-2c4n.py b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-2c4n.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..310834543a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-2c4n.py
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+"""Stream profile for T-rex traffic generator.
+
+Stream profile:
+ - Two streams sent in directions 0 --> 1 and 1 --> 0 at the same time.
+ - Packet: ETH / IP /
+ - Direction 0 --> 1:
+ - Destination MAC address: 52:54:00:00:nf_id:01
+ - Source IP address range: 10.10.10.1 - 10.10.10.254
+ - Destination IP address range: 20.20.20.1
+ - Direction 1 --> 0:
+ - Destination MAC address: 52:54:00:00:nf_id:02
+ - Source IP address range: 20.20.20.1 - 20.20.20.254
+ - Destination IP address range: 10.10.10.1
+"""
+
+from trex_stl_lib.api import *
+from profile_trex_stateless_base_class import TrafficStreamsBaseClass
+
+
+class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
+ """Stream profile."""
+
+ def __init__(self):
+ """Initialization and setting of streams' parameters."""
+
+ super(TrafficStreamsBaseClass, self).__init__()
+
+ # Service density parameters.
+ self.nf_chains = 2
+ self.nf_nodes = 4
+
+ # MACs used in packet headers.
+ self.p1_dst_start_mac = '52:54:00:00:00:01'
+ self.p2_dst_start_mac = '52:54:00:00:00:02'
+
+ # IPs used in packet headers.
+ self.p1_src_start_ip = '10.10.10.1'
+ self.p1_src_end_ip = '10.10.10.254'
+ self.p1_dst_start_ip = '20.20.20.1'
+
+ self.p2_src_start_ip = '20.20.20.1'
+ self.p2_src_end_ip = '20.20.20.254'
+ self.p2_dst_start_ip = '10.10.10.1'
+
+ def define_packets(self):
+ """Defines the packets to be sent from the traffic generator.
+
+ Packet definition: | ETH | IP |
+
+ :returns: Packets to be sent from the traffic generator.
+ :rtype: tuple
+ """
+
+ # Direction 0 --> 1
+ 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))
+ # Direction 1 --> 0
+ base_pkt_b = (Ether(dst=self.p2_dst_start_mac) /
+ IP(src=self.p2_src_start_ip,
+ dst=self.p2_dst_start_ip,
+ proto=61))
+
+ # Direction 0 --> 1
+ vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="mac_dst",
+ min_value=1,
+ max_value=self.nf_chains*self.nf_nodes,
+ size=1, step=self.nf_nodes, op="inc"),
+ STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="mac_dst", pkt_offset=4),
+ STLVmFlowVar(name="src",
+ min_value=self.p1_src_start_ip,
+ max_value=self.p1_src_end_ip,
+ size=4, op="inc"),
+ STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="src", pkt_offset="IP.src"),
+ STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+ # Direction 1 --> 0
+ vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="mac_dst",
+ min_value=self.nf_nodes,
+ max_value=self.nf_chains*self.nf_nodes,
+ size=1, step=self.nf_nodes, op="inc"),
+ STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="mac_dst", pkt_offset=4),
+ STLVmFlowVar(name="src",
+ min_value=self.p2_src_start_ip,
+ max_value=self.p2_src_end_ip,
+ size=4, op="inc"),
+ STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="src", pkt_offset="IP.src"),
+ STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+
+ return base_pkt_a, base_pkt_b, vm1, vm2
+
+
+def register():
+ """Register this traffic profile to T-rex.
+
+ Do not change this function.
+
+ :return: Traffic streams.
+ :rtype: Object
+ """
+ return TrafficStreams()
diff --git a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-2c6n.py b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-2c6n.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3c85a6796c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-2c6n.py
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+"""Stream profile for T-rex traffic generator.
+
+Stream profile:
+ - Two streams sent in directions 0 --> 1 and 1 --> 0 at the same time.
+ - Packet: ETH / IP /
+ - Direction 0 --> 1:
+ - Destination MAC address: 52:54:00:00:nf_id:01
+ - Source IP address range: 10.10.10.1 - 10.10.10.254
+ - Destination IP address range: 20.20.20.1
+ - Direction 1 --> 0:
+ - Destination MAC address: 52:54:00:00:nf_id:02
+ - Source IP address range: 20.20.20.1 - 20.20.20.254
+ - Destination IP address range: 10.10.10.1
+"""
+
+from trex_stl_lib.api import *
+from profile_trex_stateless_base_class import TrafficStreamsBaseClass
+
+
+class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
+ """Stream profile."""
+
+ def __init__(self):
+ """Initialization and setting of streams' parameters."""
+
+ super(TrafficStreamsBaseClass, self).__init__()
+
+ # Service density parameters.
+ self.nf_chains = 2
+ self.nf_nodes = 6
+
+ # MACs used in packet headers.
+ self.p1_dst_start_mac = '52:54:00:00:00:01'
+ self.p2_dst_start_mac = '52:54:00:00:00:02'
+
+ # IPs used in packet headers.
+ self.p1_src_start_ip = '10.10.10.1'
+ self.p1_src_end_ip = '10.10.10.254'
+ self.p1_dst_start_ip = '20.20.20.1'
+
+ self.p2_src_start_ip = '20.20.20.1'
+ self.p2_src_end_ip = '20.20.20.254'
+ self.p2_dst_start_ip = '10.10.10.1'
+
+ def define_packets(self):
+ """Defines the packets to be sent from the traffic generator.
+
+ Packet definition: | ETH | IP |
+
+ :returns: Packets to be sent from the traffic generator.
+ :rtype: tuple
+ """
+
+ # Direction 0 --> 1
+ 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))
+ # Direction 1 --> 0
+ base_pkt_b = (Ether(dst=self.p2_dst_start_mac) /
+ IP(src=self.p2_src_start_ip,
+ dst=self.p2_dst_start_ip,
+ proto=61))
+
+ # Direction 0 --> 1
+ vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="mac_dst",
+ min_value=1,
+ max_value=self.nf_chains*self.nf_nodes,
+ size=1, step=self.nf_nodes, op="inc"),
+ STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="mac_dst", pkt_offset=4),
+ STLVmFlowVar(name="src",
+ min_value=self.p1_src_start_ip,
+ max_value=self.p1_src_end_ip,
+ size=4, op="inc"),
+ STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="src", pkt_offset="IP.src"),
+ STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+ # Direction 1 --> 0
+ vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="mac_dst",
+ min_value=self.nf_nodes,
+ max_value=self.nf_chains*self.nf_nodes,
+ size=1, step=self.nf_nodes, op="inc"),
+ STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="mac_dst", pkt_offset=4),
+ STLVmFlowVar(name="src",
+ min_value=self.p2_src_start_ip,
+ max_value=self.p2_src_end_ip,
+ size=4, op="inc"),
+ STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="src", pkt_offset="IP.src"),
+ STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+
+ return base_pkt_a, base_pkt_b, vm1, vm2
+
+
+def register():
+ """Register this traffic profile to T-rex.
+
+ Do not change this function.
+
+ :return: Traffic streams.
+ :rtype: Object
+ """
+ return TrafficStreams()
diff --git a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-2c8n.py b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-2c8n.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b0e7a8e768
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-2c8n.py
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+"""Stream profile for T-rex traffic generator.
+
+Stream profile:
+ - Two streams sent in directions 0 --> 1 and 1 --> 0 at the same time.
+ - Packet: ETH / IP /
+ - Direction 0 --> 1:
+ - Destination MAC address: 52:54:00:00:nf_id:01
+ - Source IP address range: 10.10.10.1 - 10.10.10.254
+ - Destination IP address range: 20.20.20.1
+ - Direction 1 --> 0:
+ - Destination MAC address: 52:54:00:00:nf_id:02
+ - Source IP address range: 20.20.20.1 - 20.20.20.254
+ - Destination IP address range: 10.10.10.1
+"""
+
+from trex_stl_lib.api import *
+from profile_trex_stateless_base_class import TrafficStreamsBaseClass
+
+
+class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
+ """Stream profile."""
+
+ def __init__(self):
+ """Initialization and setting of streams' parameters."""
+
+ super(TrafficStreamsBaseClass, self).__init__()
+
+ # Service density parameters.
+ self.nf_chains = 2
+ self.nf_nodes = 8
+
+ # MACs used in packet headers.
+ self.p1_dst_start_mac = '52:54:00:00:00:01'
+ self.p2_dst_start_mac = '52:54:00:00:00:02'
+
+ # IPs used in packet headers.
+ self.p1_src_start_ip = '10.10.10.1'
+ self.p1_src_end_ip = '10.10.10.254'
+ self.p1_dst_start_ip = '20.20.20.1'
+
+ self.p2_src_start_ip = '20.20.20.1'
+ self.p2_src_end_ip = '20.20.20.254'
+ self.p2_dst_start_ip = '10.10.10.1'
+
+ def define_packets(self):
+ """Defines the packets to be sent from the traffic generator.
+
+ Packet definition: | ETH | IP |
+
+ :returns: Packets to be sent from the traffic generator.
+ :rtype: tuple
+ """
+
+ # Direction 0 --> 1
+ 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))
+ # Direction 1 --> 0
+ base_pkt_b = (Ether(dst=self.p2_dst_start_mac) /
+ IP(src=self.p2_src_start_ip,
+ dst=self.p2_dst_start_ip,
+ proto=61))
+
+ # Direction 0 --> 1
+ vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="mac_dst",
+ min_value=1,
+ max_value=self.nf_chains*self.nf_nodes,
+ size=1, step=self.nf_nodes, op="inc"),
+ STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="mac_dst", pkt_offset=4),
+ STLVmFlowVar(name="src",
+ min_value=self.p1_src_start_ip,
+ max_value=self.p1_src_end_ip,
+ size=4, op="inc"),
+ STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="src", pkt_offset="IP.src"),
+ STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+ # Direction 1 --> 0
+ vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="mac_dst",
+ min_value=self.nf_nodes,
+ max_value=self.nf_chains*self.nf_nodes,
+ size=1, step=self.nf_nodes, op="inc"),
+ STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="mac_dst", pkt_offset=4),
+ STLVmFlowVar(name="src",
+ min_value=self.p2_src_start_ip,
+ max_value=self.p2_src_end_ip,
+ size=4, op="inc"),
+ STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="src", pkt_offset="IP.src"),
+ STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+
+ return base_pkt_a, base_pkt_b, vm1, vm2
+
+
+def register():
+ """Register this traffic profile to T-rex.
+
+ Do not change this function.
+
+ :return: Traffic streams.
+ :rtype: Object
+ """
+ return TrafficStreams()
diff --git a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-4c1n.py b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-4c1n.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b0ccff8d49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-4c1n.py
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+"""Stream profile for T-rex traffic generator.
+
+Stream profile:
+ - Two streams sent in directions 0 --> 1 and 1 --> 0 at the same time.
+ - Packet: ETH / IP /
+ - Direction 0 --> 1:
+ - Destination MAC address: 52:54:00:00:nf_id:01
+ - Source IP address range: 10.10.10.1 - 10.10.10.254
+ - Destination IP address range: 20.20.20.1
+ - Direction 1 --> 0:
+ - Destination MAC address: 52:54:00:00:nf_id:02
+ - Source IP address range: 20.20.20.1 - 20.20.20.254
+ - Destination IP address range: 10.10.10.1
+"""
+
+from trex_stl_lib.api import *
+from profile_trex_stateless_base_class import TrafficStreamsBaseClass
+
+
+class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
+ """Stream profile."""
+
+ def __init__(self):
+ """Initialization and setting of streams' parameters."""
+
+ super(TrafficStreamsBaseClass, self).__init__()
+
+ # Service density parameters.
+ self.nf_chains = 4
+ self.nf_nodes = 1
+
+ # MACs used in packet headers.
+ self.p1_dst_start_mac = '52:54:00:00:00:01'
+ self.p2_dst_start_mac = '52:54:00:00:00:02'
+
+ # IPs used in packet headers.
+ self.p1_src_start_ip = '10.10.10.1'
+ self.p1_src_end_ip = '10.10.10.254'
+ self.p1_dst_start_ip = '20.20.20.1'
+
+ self.p2_src_start_ip = '20.20.20.1'
+ self.p2_src_end_ip = '20.20.20.254'
+ self.p2_dst_start_ip = '10.10.10.1'
+
+ def define_packets(self):
+ """Defines the packets to be sent from the traffic generator.
+
+ Packet definition: | ETH | IP |
+
+ :returns: Packets to be sent from the traffic generator.
+ :rtype: tuple
+ """
+
+ # Direction 0 --> 1
+ 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))
+ # Direction 1 --> 0
+ base_pkt_b = (Ether(dst=self.p2_dst_start_mac) /
+ IP(src=self.p2_src_start_ip,
+ dst=self.p2_dst_start_ip,
+ proto=61))
+
+ # Direction 0 --> 1
+ vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="mac_dst",
+ min_value=1,
+ max_value=self.nf_chains*self.nf_nodes,
+ size=1, step=self.nf_nodes, op="inc"),
+ STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="mac_dst", pkt_offset=4),
+ STLVmFlowVar(name="src",
+ min_value=self.p1_src_start_ip,
+ max_value=self.p1_src_end_ip,
+ size=4, op="inc"),
+ STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="src", pkt_offset="IP.src"),
+ STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+ # Direction 1 --> 0
+ vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="mac_dst",
+ min_value=self.nf_nodes,
+ max_value=self.nf_chains*self.nf_nodes,
+ size=1, step=self.nf_nodes, op="inc"),
+ STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="mac_dst", pkt_offset=4),
+ STLVmFlowVar(name="src",
+ min_value=self.p2_src_start_ip,
+ max_value=self.p2_src_end_ip,
+ size=4, op="inc"),
+ STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="src", pkt_offset="IP.src"),
+ STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+
+ return base_pkt_a, base_pkt_b, vm1, vm2
+
+
+def register():
+ """Register this traffic profile to T-rex.
+
+ Do not change this function.
+
+ :return: Traffic streams.
+ :rtype: Object
+ """
+ return TrafficStreams()
diff --git a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-4c2n.py b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-4c2n.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..249e57ce45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-4c2n.py
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+"""Stream profile for T-rex traffic generator.
+
+Stream profile:
+ - Two streams sent in directions 0 --> 1 and 1 --> 0 at the same time.
+ - Packet: ETH / IP /
+ - Direction 0 --> 1:
+ - Destination MAC address: 52:54:00:00:nf_id:01
+ - Source IP address range: 10.10.10.1 - 10.10.10.254
+ - Destination IP address range: 20.20.20.1
+ - Direction 1 --> 0:
+ - Destination MAC address: 52:54:00:00:nf_id:02
+ - Source IP address range: 20.20.20.1 - 20.20.20.254
+ - Destination IP address range: 10.10.10.1
+"""
+
+from trex_stl_lib.api import *
+from profile_trex_stateless_base_class import TrafficStreamsBaseClass
+
+
+class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
+ """Stream profile."""
+
+ def __init__(self):
+ """Initialization and setting of streams' parameters."""
+
+ super(TrafficStreamsBaseClass, self).__init__()
+
+ # Service density parameters.
+ self.nf_chains = 4
+ self.nf_nodes = 2
+
+ # MACs used in packet headers.
+ self.p1_dst_start_mac = '52:54:00:00:00:01'
+ self.p2_dst_start_mac = '52:54:00:00:00:02'
+
+ # IPs used in packet headers.
+ self.p1_src_start_ip = '10.10.10.1'
+ self.p1_src_end_ip = '10.10.10.254'
+ self.p1_dst_start_ip = '20.20.20.1'
+
+ self.p2_src_start_ip = '20.20.20.1'
+ self.p2_src_end_ip = '20.20.20.254'
+ self.p2_dst_start_ip = '10.10.10.1'
+
+ def define_packets(self):
+ """Defines the packets to be sent from the traffic generator.
+
+ Packet definition: | ETH | IP |
+
+ :returns: Packets to be sent from the traffic generator.
+ :rtype: tuple
+ """
+
+ # Direction 0 --> 1
+ 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))
+ # Direction 1 --> 0
+ base_pkt_b = (Ether(dst=self.p2_dst_start_mac) /
+ IP(src=self.p2_src_start_ip,
+ dst=self.p2_dst_start_ip,
+ proto=61))
+
+ # Direction 0 --> 1
+ vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="mac_dst",
+ min_value=1,
+ max_value=self.nf_chains*self.nf_nodes,
+ size=1, step=self.nf_nodes, op="inc"),
+ STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="mac_dst", pkt_offset=4),
+ STLVmFlowVar(name="src",
+ min_value=self.p1_src_start_ip,
+ max_value=self.p1_src_end_ip,
+ size=4, op="inc"),
+ STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="src", pkt_offset="IP.src"),
+ STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+ # Direction 1 --> 0
+ vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="mac_dst",
+ min_value=self.nf_nodes,
+ max_value=self.nf_chains*self.nf_nodes,
+ size=1, step=self.nf_nodes, op="inc"),
+ STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="mac_dst", pkt_offset=4),
+ STLVmFlowVar(name="src",
+ min_value=self.p2_src_start_ip,
+ max_value=self.p2_src_end_ip,
+ size=4, op="inc"),
+ STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="src", pkt_offset="IP.src"),
+ STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+
+ return base_pkt_a, base_pkt_b, vm1, vm2
+
+
+def register():
+ """Register this traffic profile to T-rex.
+
+ Do not change this function.
+
+ :return: Traffic streams.
+ :rtype: Object
+ """
+ return TrafficStreams()
diff --git a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-4c4n.py b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-4c4n.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1f2c258627
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-4c4n.py
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+"""Stream profile for T-rex traffic generator.
+
+Stream profile:
+ - Two streams sent in directions 0 --> 1 and 1 --> 0 at the same time.
+ - Packet: ETH / IP /
+ - Direction 0 --> 1:
+ - Destination MAC address: 52:54:00:00:nf_id:01
+ - Source IP address range: 10.10.10.1 - 10.10.10.254
+ - Destination IP address range: 20.20.20.1
+ - Direction 1 --> 0:
+ - Destination MAC address: 52:54:00:00:nf_id:02
+ - Source IP address range: 20.20.20.1 - 20.20.20.254
+ - Destination IP address range: 10.10.10.1
+"""
+
+from trex_stl_lib.api import *
+from profile_trex_stateless_base_class import TrafficStreamsBaseClass
+
+
+class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
+ """Stream profile."""
+
+ def __init__(self):
+ """Initialization and setting of streams' parameters."""
+
+ super(TrafficStreamsBaseClass, self).__init__()
+
+ # Service density parameters.
+ self.nf_chains = 4
+ self.nf_nodes = 4
+
+ # MACs used in packet headers.
+ self.p1_dst_start_mac = '52:54:00:00:00:01'
+ self.p2_dst_start_mac = '52:54:00:00:00:02'
+
+ # IPs used in packet headers.
+ self.p1_src_start_ip = '10.10.10.1'
+ self.p1_src_end_ip = '10.10.10.254'
+ self.p1_dst_start_ip = '20.20.20.1'
+
+ self.p2_src_start_ip = '20.20.20.1'
+ self.p2_src_end_ip = '20.20.20.254'
+ self.p2_dst_start_ip = '10.10.10.1'
+
+ def define_packets(self):
+ """Defines the packets to be sent from the traffic generator.
+
+ Packet definition: | ETH | IP |
+
+ :returns: Packets to be sent from the traffic generator.
+ :rtype: tuple
+ """
+
+ # Direction 0 --> 1
+ 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))
+ # Direction 1 --> 0
+ base_pkt_b = (Ether(dst=self.p2_dst_start_mac) /
+ IP(src=self.p2_src_start_ip,
+ dst=self.p2_dst_start_ip,
+ proto=61))
+
+ # Direction 0 --> 1
+ vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="mac_dst",
+ min_value=1,
+ max_value=self.nf_chains*self.nf_nodes,
+ size=1, step=self.nf_nodes, op="inc"),
+ STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="mac_dst", pkt_offset=4),
+ STLVmFlowVar(name="src",
+ min_value=self.p1_src_start_ip,
+ max_value=self.p1_src_end_ip,
+ size=4, op="inc"),
+ STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="src", pkt_offset="IP.src"),
+ STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+ # Direction 1 --> 0
+ vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="mac_dst",
+ min_value=self.nf_nodes,
+ max_value=self.nf_chains*self.nf_nodes,
+ size=1, step=self.nf_nodes, op="inc"),
+ STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="mac_dst", pkt_offset=4),
+ STLVmFlowVar(name="src",
+ min_value=self.p2_src_start_ip,
+ max_value=self.p2_src_end_ip,
+ size=4, op="inc"),
+ STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="src", pkt_offset="IP.src"),
+ STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+
+ return base_pkt_a, base_pkt_b, vm1, vm2
+
+
+def register():
+ """Register this traffic profile to T-rex.
+
+ Do not change this function.
+
+ :return: Traffic streams.
+ :rtype: Object
+ """
+ return TrafficStreams()
diff --git a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-6c1n.py b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-6c1n.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..319d4b8bc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-6c1n.py
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+"""Stream profile for T-rex traffic generator.
+
+Stream profile:
+ - Two streams sent in directions 0 --> 1 and 1 --> 0 at the same time.
+ - Packet: ETH / IP /
+ - Direction 0 --> 1:
+ - Destination MAC address: 52:54:00:00:nf_id:01
+ - Source IP address range: 10.10.10.1 - 10.10.10.254
+ - Destination IP address range: 20.20.20.1
+ - Direction 1 --> 0:
+ - Destination MAC address: 52:54:00:00:nf_id:02
+ - Source IP address range: 20.20.20.1 - 20.20.20.254
+ - Destination IP address range: 10.10.10.1
+"""
+
+from trex_stl_lib.api import *
+from profile_trex_stateless_base_class import TrafficStreamsBaseClass
+
+
+class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
+ """Stream profile."""
+
+ def __init__(self):
+ """Initialization and setting of streams' parameters."""
+
+ super(TrafficStreamsBaseClass, self).__init__()
+
+ # Service density parameters.
+ self.nf_chains = 6
+ self.nf_nodes = 1
+
+ # MACs used in packet headers.
+ self.p1_dst_start_mac = '52:54:00:00:00:01'
+ self.p2_dst_start_mac = '52:54:00:00:00:02'
+
+ # IPs used in packet headers.
+ self.p1_src_start_ip = '10.10.10.1'
+ self.p1_src_end_ip = '10.10.10.254'
+ self.p1_dst_start_ip = '20.20.20.1'
+
+ self.p2_src_start_ip = '20.20.20.1'
+ self.p2_src_end_ip = '20.20.20.254'
+ self.p2_dst_start_ip = '10.10.10.1'
+
+ def define_packets(self):
+ """Defines the packets to be sent from the traffic generator.
+
+ Packet definition: | ETH | IP |
+
+ :returns: Packets to be sent from the traffic generator.
+ :rtype: tuple
+ """
+
+ # Direction 0 --> 1
+ 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))
+ # Direction 1 --> 0
+ base_pkt_b = (Ether(dst=self.p2_dst_start_mac) /
+ IP(src=self.p2_src_start_ip,
+ dst=self.p2_dst_start_ip,
+ proto=61))
+
+ # Direction 0 --> 1
+ vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="mac_dst",
+ min_value=1,
+ max_value=self.nf_chains*self.nf_nodes,
+ size=1, step=self.nf_nodes, op="inc"),
+ STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="mac_dst", pkt_offset=4),
+ STLVmFlowVar(name="src",
+ min_value=self.p1_src_start_ip,
+ max_value=self.p1_src_end_ip,
+ size=4, op="inc"),
+ STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="src", pkt_offset="IP.src"),
+ STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+ # Direction 1 --> 0
+ vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="mac_dst",
+ min_value=self.nf_nodes,
+ max_value=self.nf_chains*self.nf_nodes,
+ size=1, step=self.nf_nodes, op="inc"),
+ STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="mac_dst", pkt_offset=4),
+ STLVmFlowVar(name="src",
+ min_value=self.p2_src_start_ip,
+ max_value=self.p2_src_end_ip,
+ size=4, op="inc"),
+ STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="src", pkt_offset="IP.src"),
+ STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+
+ return base_pkt_a, base_pkt_b, vm1, vm2
+
+
+def register():
+ """Register this traffic profile to T-rex.
+
+ Do not change this function.
+
+ :return: Traffic streams.
+ :rtype: Object
+ """
+ return TrafficStreams()
diff --git a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-6c2n.py b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-6c2n.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cea3f08e89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-6c2n.py
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+"""Stream profile for T-rex traffic generator.
+
+Stream profile:
+ - Two streams sent in directions 0 --> 1 and 1 --> 0 at the same time.
+ - Packet: ETH / IP /
+ - Direction 0 --> 1:
+ - Destination MAC address: 52:54:00:00:nf_id:01
+ - Source IP address range: 10.10.10.1 - 10.10.10.254
+ - Destination IP address range: 20.20.20.1
+ - Direction 1 --> 0:
+ - Destination MAC address: 52:54:00:00:nf_id:02
+ - Source IP address range: 20.20.20.1 - 20.20.20.254
+ - Destination IP address range: 10.10.10.1
+"""
+
+from trex_stl_lib.api import *
+from profile_trex_stateless_base_class import TrafficStreamsBaseClass
+
+
+class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
+ """Stream profile."""
+
+ def __init__(self):
+ """Initialization and setting of streams' parameters."""
+
+ super(TrafficStreamsBaseClass, self).__init__()
+
+ # Service density parameters.
+ self.nf_chains = 6
+ self.nf_nodes = 2
+
+ # MACs used in packet headers.
+ self.p1_dst_start_mac = '52:54:00:00:00:01'
+ self.p2_dst_start_mac = '52:54:00:00:00:02'
+
+ # IPs used in packet headers.
+ self.p1_src_start_ip = '10.10.10.1'
+ self.p1_src_end_ip = '10.10.10.254'
+ self.p1_dst_start_ip = '20.20.20.1'
+
+ self.p2_src_start_ip = '20.20.20.1'
+ self.p2_src_end_ip = '20.20.20.254'
+ self.p2_dst_start_ip = '10.10.10.1'
+
+ def define_packets(self):
+ """Defines the packets to be sent from the traffic generator.
+
+ Packet definition: | ETH | IP |
+
+ :returns: Packets to be sent from the traffic generator.
+ :rtype: tuple
+ """
+
+ # Direction 0 --> 1
+ 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))
+ # Direction 1 --> 0
+ base_pkt_b = (Ether(dst=self.p2_dst_start_mac) /
+ IP(src=self.p2_src_start_ip,
+ dst=self.p2_dst_start_ip,
+ proto=61))
+
+ # Direction 0 --> 1
+ vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="mac_dst",
+ min_value=1,
+ max_value=self.nf_chains*self.nf_nodes,
+ size=1, step=self.nf_nodes, op="inc"),
+ STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="mac_dst", pkt_offset=4),
+ STLVmFlowVar(name="src",
+ min_value=self.p1_src_start_ip,
+ max_value=self.p1_src_end_ip,
+ size=4, op="inc"),
+ STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="src", pkt_offset="IP.src"),
+ STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+ # Direction 1 --> 0
+ vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="mac_dst",
+ min_value=self.nf_nodes,
+ max_value=self.nf_chains*self.nf_nodes,
+ size=1, step=self.nf_nodes, op="inc"),
+ STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="mac_dst", pkt_offset=4),
+ STLVmFlowVar(name="src",
+ min_value=self.p2_src_start_ip,
+ max_value=self.p2_src_end_ip,
+ size=4, op="inc"),
+ STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="src", pkt_offset="IP.src"),
+ STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+
+ return base_pkt_a, base_pkt_b, vm1, vm2
+
+
+def register():
+ """Register this traffic profile to T-rex.
+
+ Do not change this function.
+
+ :return: Traffic streams.
+ :rtype: Object
+ """
+ return TrafficStreams()
diff --git a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-8c1n.py b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-8c1n.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..20d654df23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-8c1n.py
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+"""Stream profile for T-rex traffic generator.
+
+Stream profile:
+ - Two streams sent in directions 0 --> 1 and 1 --> 0 at the same time.
+ - Packet: ETH / IP /
+ - Direction 0 --> 1:
+ - Destination MAC address: 52:54:00:00:nf_id:01
+ - Source IP address range: 10.10.10.1 - 10.10.10.254
+ - Destination IP address range: 20.20.20.1
+ - Direction 1 --> 0:
+ - Destination MAC address: 52:54:00:00:nf_id:02
+ - Source IP address range: 20.20.20.1 - 20.20.20.254
+ - Destination IP address range: 10.10.10.1
+"""
+
+from trex_stl_lib.api import *
+from profile_trex_stateless_base_class import TrafficStreamsBaseClass
+
+
+class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
+ """Stream profile."""
+
+ def __init__(self):
+ """Initialization and setting of streams' parameters."""
+
+ super(TrafficStreamsBaseClass, self).__init__()
+
+ # Service density parameters.
+ self.nf_chains = 8
+ self.nf_nodes = 1
+
+ # MACs used in packet headers.
+ self.p1_dst_start_mac = '52:54:00:00:00:01'
+ self.p2_dst_start_mac = '52:54:00:00:00:02'
+
+ # IPs used in packet headers.
+ self.p1_src_start_ip = '10.10.10.1'
+ self.p1_src_end_ip = '10.10.10.254'
+ self.p1_dst_start_ip = '20.20.20.1'
+
+ self.p2_src_start_ip = '20.20.20.1'
+ self.p2_src_end_ip = '20.20.20.254'
+ self.p2_dst_start_ip = '10.10.10.1'
+
+ def define_packets(self):
+ """Defines the packets to be sent from the traffic generator.
+
+ Packet definition: | ETH | IP |
+
+ :returns: Packets to be sent from the traffic generator.
+ :rtype: tuple
+ """
+
+ # Direction 0 --> 1
+ 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))
+ # Direction 1 --> 0
+ base_pkt_b = (Ether(dst=self.p2_dst_start_mac) /
+ IP(src=self.p2_src_start_ip,
+ dst=self.p2_dst_start_ip,
+ proto=61))
+
+ # Direction 0 --> 1
+ vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="mac_dst",
+ min_value=1,
+ max_value=self.nf_chains*self.nf_nodes,
+ size=1, step=self.nf_nodes, op="inc"),
+ STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="mac_dst", pkt_offset=4),
+ STLVmFlowVar(name="src",
+ min_value=self.p1_src_start_ip,
+ max_value=self.p1_src_end_ip,
+ size=4, op="inc"),
+ STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="src", pkt_offset="IP.src"),
+ STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+ # Direction 1 --> 0
+ vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="mac_dst",
+ min_value=self.nf_nodes,
+ max_value=self.nf_chains*self.nf_nodes,
+ size=1, step=self.nf_nodes, op="inc"),
+ STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="mac_dst", pkt_offset=4),
+ STLVmFlowVar(name="src",
+ min_value=self.p2_src_start_ip,
+ max_value=self.p2_src_end_ip,
+ size=4, op="inc"),
+ STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="src", pkt_offset="IP.src"),
+ STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+
+ return base_pkt_a, base_pkt_b, vm1, vm2
+
+
+def register():
+ """Register this traffic profile to T-rex.
+
+ Do not change this function.
+
+ :return: Traffic streams.
+ :rtype: Object
+ """
+ return TrafficStreams()
diff --git a/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-8c2n.py b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-8c2n.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..36d618fad6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/traffic_profiles/trex/trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-8c2n.py
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+"""Stream profile for T-rex traffic generator.
+
+Stream profile:
+ - Two streams sent in directions 0 --> 1 and 1 --> 0 at the same time.
+ - Packet: ETH / IP /
+ - Direction 0 --> 1:
+ - Destination MAC address: 52:54:00:00:nf_id:01
+ - Source IP address range: 10.10.10.1 - 10.10.10.254
+ - Destination IP address range: 20.20.20.1
+ - Direction 1 --> 0:
+ - Destination MAC address: 52:54:00:00:nf_id:02
+ - Source IP address range: 20.20.20.1 - 20.20.20.254
+ - Destination IP address range: 10.10.10.1
+"""
+
+from trex_stl_lib.api import *
+from profile_trex_stateless_base_class import TrafficStreamsBaseClass
+
+
+class TrafficStreams(TrafficStreamsBaseClass):
+ """Stream profile."""
+
+ def __init__(self):
+ """Initialization and setting of streams' parameters."""
+
+ super(TrafficStreamsBaseClass, self).__init__()
+
+ # Service density parameters.
+ self.nf_chains = 8
+ self.nf_nodes = 2
+
+ # MACs used in packet headers.
+ self.p1_dst_start_mac = '52:54:00:00:00:01'
+ self.p2_dst_start_mac = '52:54:00:00:00:02'
+
+ # IPs used in packet headers.
+ self.p1_src_start_ip = '10.10.10.1'
+ self.p1_src_end_ip = '10.10.10.254'
+ self.p1_dst_start_ip = '20.20.20.1'
+
+ self.p2_src_start_ip = '20.20.20.1'
+ self.p2_src_end_ip = '20.20.20.254'
+ self.p2_dst_start_ip = '10.10.10.1'
+
+ def define_packets(self):
+ """Defines the packets to be sent from the traffic generator.
+
+ Packet definition: | ETH | IP |
+
+ :returns: Packets to be sent from the traffic generator.
+ :rtype: tuple
+ """
+
+ # Direction 0 --> 1
+ 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))
+ # Direction 1 --> 0
+ base_pkt_b = (Ether(dst=self.p2_dst_start_mac) /
+ IP(src=self.p2_src_start_ip,
+ dst=self.p2_dst_start_ip,
+ proto=61))
+
+ # Direction 0 --> 1
+ vm1 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="mac_dst",
+ min_value=1,
+ max_value=self.nf_chains*self.nf_nodes,
+ size=1, step=self.nf_nodes, op="inc"),
+ STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="mac_dst", pkt_offset=4),
+ STLVmFlowVar(name="src",
+ min_value=self.p1_src_start_ip,
+ max_value=self.p1_src_end_ip,
+ size=4, op="inc"),
+ STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="src", pkt_offset="IP.src"),
+ STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+ # Direction 1 --> 0
+ vm2 = STLScVmRaw([STLVmFlowVar(name="mac_dst",
+ min_value=self.nf_nodes,
+ max_value=self.nf_chains*self.nf_nodes,
+ size=1, step=self.nf_nodes, op="inc"),
+ STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="mac_dst", pkt_offset=4),
+ STLVmFlowVar(name="src",
+ min_value=self.p2_src_start_ip,
+ max_value=self.p2_src_end_ip,
+ size=4, op="inc"),
+ STLVmWrFlowVar(fv_name="src", pkt_offset="IP.src"),
+ STLVmFixIpv4(offset="IP")])
+
+ return base_pkt_a, base_pkt_b, vm1, vm2
+
+
+def register():
+ """Register this traffic profile to T-rex.
+
+ Do not change this function.
+
+ :return: Traffic streams.
+ :rtype: Object
+ """
+ return TrafficStreams()
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-1lbdpdk-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-1lbdpdk-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot
index 965126804a..fccaaaa26c 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-1lbdpdk-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-1lbdpdk-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot
@@ -102,14 +102,9 @@
| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User and VLAN with DPDK link bonding in a 3-node circular topology
| | ... | ${bd_id1} | ${bd_id2} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | ${subid}
| | ... | ${tag_rewrite}
-| | ${vm1}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
-| | ... | DUT1 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1 | jumbo=${jumbo}
-| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
-| | And Set To Dictionary | ${dut1_vm_refs} | DUT1_VM1 | ${vm1}
-| | ${vm2}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
-| | ... | DUT2 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1 | jumbo=${jumbo}
-| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
-| | And Set To Dictionary | ${dut2_vm_refs} | DUT2_VM1 | ${vm2}
+| | And Configure guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
+| | ... | vm_count=${1} | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024}
+| | ... | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
| | Then Traffic should pass with maximum rate
| | ... | ${max_rate}pps | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-1lbdpdk-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-1lbdpdk-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
index 918bac196d..2073255780 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-1lbdpdk-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-1lbdpdk-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -107,14 +107,9 @@
| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User and VLAN with DPDK link bonding in a 3-node circular topology
| | ... | ${bd_id1} | ${bd_id2} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | ${subid}
| | ... | ${tag_rewrite}
-| | ${vm1}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
-| | ... | DUT1 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1 | jumbo=${jumbo}
-| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
-| | And Set To Dictionary | ${dut1_vm_refs} | DUT1_VM1 | ${vm1}
-| | ${vm2}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
-| | ... | DUT2 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1 | jumbo=${jumbo}
-| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
-| | And Set To Dictionary | ${dut2_vm_refs} | DUT2_VM1 | ${vm2}
+| | And Configure guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
+| | ... | vm_count=${1} | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024}
+| | ... | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
| | ... | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile} | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-1lbdpdk-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-1lbdpdk-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot
index 7a6b2c8520..e59609f39c 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-1lbdpdk-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-1lbdpdk-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@
| ${tag_rewrite}= | pop-1
| ${overhead}= | ${4}
# Socket names
-| ${sock1}= | /tmp/sock-1
-| ${sock2}= | /tmp/sock-2
+| ${sock1}= | /tmp/sock-1-1
+| ${sock2}= | /tmp/sock-1-2
# X520-DA2 bandwidth limit
| ${s_limit}= | ${10000000000}
# Traffic profile:
@@ -99,14 +99,9 @@
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
| | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User and VLAN with DPDK link bonding in 3-node circular topology
| | ... | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | ${subid} | ${tag_rewrite}
-| | ${vm1}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
-| | ... | DUT1 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1 | jumbo=${jumbo}
-| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
-| | And Set To Dictionary | ${dut1_vm_refs} | DUT1_VM1 | ${vm1}
-| | ${vm2}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
-| | ... | DUT2 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1 | jumbo=${jumbo}
-| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
-| | And Set To Dictionary | ${dut2_vm_refs} | DUT2_VM1 | ${vm2}
+| | And Configure guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
+| | ... | vm_count=${1} | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024}
+| | ... | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
| | Then Traffic should pass with maximum rate
| | ... | ${max_rate}pps | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-1lbdpdk-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-1lbdpdk-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
index da953d60f7..8e7c696626 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-1lbdpdk-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-1lbdpdk-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@
| ${tag_rewrite}= | pop-1
| ${overhead}= | ${4}
# Socket names
-| ${sock1}= | /tmp/sock-1
-| ${sock2}= | /tmp/sock-2
+| ${sock1}= | /tmp/sock-1-1
+| ${sock2}= | /tmp/sock-1-2
# X520-DA2 bandwidth limit
| ${s_limit}= | ${10000000000}
# Traffic profile:
@@ -104,14 +104,9 @@
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
| | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User and VLAN with DPDK link bonding in 3-node circular topology
| | ... | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | ${subid} | ${tag_rewrite}
-| | ${vm1}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
-| | ... | DUT1 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1 | jumbo=${jumbo}
-| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
-| | And Set To Dictionary | ${dut1_vm_refs} | DUT1_VM1 | ${vm1}
-| | ${vm2}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
-| | ... | DUT2 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1 | jumbo=${jumbo}
-| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
-| | And Set To Dictionary | ${dut2_vm_refs} | DUT2_VM1 | ${vm2}
+| | And Configure guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
+| | ... | vm_count=${1} | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024}
+| | ... | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
| | ... | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile} | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-1lbvpplacp-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-1lbvpplacp-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot
index 9c44952464..0ef92162ff 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-1lbvpplacp-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-1lbvpplacp-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot
@@ -104,14 +104,9 @@
| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User and VLAN with VPP link bonding in a 3-node circular topology
| | ... | ${bd_id1} | ${bd_id2} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | ${subid}
| | ... | ${tag_rewrite} | ${bond_mode} | ${lb_mode}
-| | ${vm1}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
-| | ... | DUT1 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1 | jumbo=${jumbo}
-| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
-| | And Set To Dictionary | ${dut1_vm_refs} | DUT1_VM1 | ${vm1}
-| | ${vm2}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
-| | ... | DUT2 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1 | jumbo=${jumbo}
-| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
-| | And Set To Dictionary | ${dut2_vm_refs} | DUT2_VM1 | ${vm2}
+| | And Configure guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
+| | ... | vm_count=${1} | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024}
+| | ... | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
| | And All Vpp Interfaces Ready Wait | ${nodes}
| | Then Traffic should pass with maximum rate
| | ... | ${max_rate}pps | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-1lbvpplacp-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-1lbvpplacp-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
index e65e215489..f2b1112d2b 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-1lbvpplacp-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-1lbvpplacp-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -108,14 +108,9 @@
| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User and VLAN with VPP link bonding in a 3-node circular topology
| | ... | ${bd_id1} | ${bd_id2} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | ${subid}
| | ... | ${tag_rewrite} | ${bond_mode} | ${lb_mode}
-| | ${vm1}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
-| | ... | DUT1 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1 | jumbo=${jumbo}
-| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
-| | And Set To Dictionary | ${dut1_vm_refs} | DUT1_VM1 | ${vm1}
-| | ${vm2}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
-| | ... | DUT2 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1 | jumbo=${jumbo}
-| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
-| | And Set To Dictionary | ${dut2_vm_refs} | DUT2_VM1 | ${vm2}
+| | And Configure guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
+| | ... | vm_count=${1} | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024}
+| | ... | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
| | And All Vpp Interfaces Ready Wait | ${nodes}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
| | ... | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile} | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-1lbvpplacp-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-1lbvpplacp-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot
index fa1172cb5d..7b50b97be0 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-1lbvpplacp-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-1lbvpplacp-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@
| ${bond_mode}= | lacp
| ${lb_mode}= | l34
# Socket names
-| ${sock1}= | /tmp/sock-1
-| ${sock2}= | /tmp/sock-2
+| ${sock1}= | /tmp/sock-1-1
+| ${sock2}= | /tmp/sock-1-2
# X520-DA2 bandwidth limit
| ${s_limit}= | ${10000000000}
# Traffic profile:
@@ -101,14 +101,9 @@
| | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User and VLAN with VPP link bonding in 3-node circular topology
| | ... | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | ${subid} | ${tag_rewrite} | ${bond_mode}
| | ... | ${lb_mode}
-| | ${vm1}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
-| | ... | DUT1 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1 | jumbo=${jumbo}
-| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
-| | And Set To Dictionary | ${dut1_vm_refs} | DUT1_VM1 | ${vm1}
-| | ${vm2}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
-| | ... | DUT2 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1 | jumbo=${jumbo}
-| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
-| | And Set To Dictionary | ${dut2_vm_refs} | DUT2_VM1 | ${vm2}
+| | And Configure guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
+| | ... | vm_count=${1} | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024}
+| | ... | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
| | And All Vpp Interfaces Ready Wait | ${nodes}
| | Then Traffic should pass with maximum rate
| | ... | ${max_rate}pps | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-1lbvpplacp-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-1lbvpplacp-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
index b7b3d4bf67..8fb21bcfa2 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-1lbvpplacp-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-1lbvpplacp-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@
| ${bond_mode}= | lacp
| ${lb_mode}= | l34
# Socket names
-| ${sock1}= | /tmp/sock-1
-| ${sock2}= | /tmp/sock-2
+| ${sock1}= | /tmp/sock-1-1
+| ${sock2}= | /tmp/sock-1-2
# X520-DA2 bandwidth limit
| ${s_limit}= | ${10000000000}
# Traffic profile:
@@ -106,14 +106,9 @@
| | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User and VLAN with VPP link bonding in 3-node circular topology
| | ... | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | ${subid} | ${tag_rewrite} | ${bond_mode}
| | ... | ${lb_mode}
-| | ${vm1}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
-| | ... | DUT1 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1 | jumbo=${jumbo}
-| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
-| | And Set To Dictionary | ${dut1_vm_refs} | DUT1_VM1 | ${vm1}
-| | ${vm2}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
-| | ... | DUT2 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1 | jumbo=${jumbo}
-| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
-| | And Set To Dictionary | ${dut2_vm_refs} | DUT2_VM1 | ${vm2}
+| | And Configure guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
+| | ... | vm_count=${1} | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024}
+| | ... | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
| | And All Vpp Interfaces Ready Wait | ${nodes}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
| | ... | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile} | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot
index 4618f5d7d1..c621496166 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot
@@ -93,14 +93,9 @@
| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User and VLAN in circular topology
| | ... | ${bd_id1} | ${bd_id2} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | ${subid}
| | ... | ${tag_rewrite}
-| | ${vm1}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
-| | ... | DUT1 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1 | jumbo=${jumbo}
-| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
-| | Set To Dictionary | ${dut1_vm_refs} | DUT1_VM1 | ${vm1}
-| | ${vm2}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
-| | ... | DUT2 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1 | jumbo=${jumbo}
-| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
-| | Set To Dictionary | ${dut2_vm_refs} | DUT2_VM1 | ${vm2}
+| | And Configure guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
+| | ... | vm_count=${1} | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024}
+| | ... | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
| | Then Traffic should pass with maximum rate
| | ... | ${max_rate}pps | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
index cefde1454e..2169fa8433 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -99,14 +99,9 @@
| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User and VLAN in circular topology
| | ... | ${bd_id1} | ${bd_id2} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | ${subid}
| | ... | ${tag_rewrite}
-| | ${vm1}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
-| | ... | DUT1 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1 | jumbo=${jumbo}
-| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
-| | Set To Dictionary | ${dut1_vm_refs} | DUT1_VM1 | ${vm1}
-| | ${vm2}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
-| | ... | DUT2 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1 | jumbo=${jumbo}
-| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
-| | Set To Dictionary | ${dut2_vm_refs} | DUT2_VM1 | ${vm2}
+| | And Configure guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
+| | ... | vm_count=${1} | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024}
+| | ... | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
| | ... | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile} | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot
index c0ff7d9c67..d06d7fc2e5 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@
| ${tag_rewrite}= | pop-1
| ${overhead}= | ${4}
# Socket names
-| ${sock1}= | /tmp/sock-1
-| ${sock2}= | /tmp/sock-2
+| ${sock1}= | /tmp/sock-1-1
+| ${sock2}= | /tmp/sock-1-2
# X520-DA2 bandwidth limit
| ${s_limit}= | ${10000000000}
# Traffic profile:
@@ -91,14 +91,9 @@
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
| | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User and VLAN in 3-node circular topology
| | ... | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | ${subid} | ${tag_rewrite}
-| | ${vm1}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
-| | ... | DUT1 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1 | jumbo=${jumbo}
-| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
-| | Set To Dictionary | ${dut1_vm_refs} | DUT1_VM1 | ${vm1}
-| | ${vm2}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
-| | ... | DUT2 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1 | jumbo=${jumbo}
-| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
-| | Set To Dictionary | ${dut2_vm_refs} | DUT2_VM1 | ${vm2}
+| | And Configure guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
+| | ... | vm_count=${1} | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024}
+| | ... | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
| | Then Traffic should pass with maximum rate
| | ... | ${max_rate}pps | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
index b882d0f157..76c73fe390 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@
| ${tag_rewrite}= | pop-1
| ${overhead}= | ${4}
# Socket names
-| ${sock1}= | /tmp/sock-1
-| ${sock2}= | /tmp/sock-2
+| ${sock1}= | /tmp/sock-1-1
+| ${sock2}= | /tmp/sock-1-2
# X520-DA2 bandwidth limit
| ${s_limit}= | ${10000000000}
# Traffic profile:
@@ -96,14 +96,9 @@
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
| | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User and VLAN in 3-node circular topology
| | ... | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | ${subid} | ${tag_rewrite}
-| | ${vm1}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
-| | ... | DUT1 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1 | jumbo=${jumbo}
-| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
-| | Set To Dictionary | ${dut1_vm_refs} | DUT1_VM1 | ${vm1}
-| | ${vm2}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
-| | ... | DUT2 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1 | jumbo=${jumbo}
-| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
-| | Set To Dictionary | ${dut2_vm_refs} | DUT2_VM1 | ${vm2}
+| | And Configure guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
+| | ... | vm_count=${1} | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024}
+| | ... | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
| | ... | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile} | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-cfsrr1-mrr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-cfsrr1-mrr.robot
index 46db16b48a..84b70727a9 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-cfsrr1-mrr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-cfsrr1-mrr.robot
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
| | ${max_rate} | ${jumbo} = | Get Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | ... | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User | vm_count=${1}
+| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User | nf_nodes=${1}
| | And Configure guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
| | ... | vm_count=${1} | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024}
| | ... | use_tuned_cfs=${True}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-cfsrr1-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-cfsrr1-ndrpdr.robot
index 78051f8bcb..9d40165c16 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-cfsrr1-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-cfsrr1-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
| | ${max_rate} | ${jumbo} = | Get Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | ... | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User | vm_count=${1}
+| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User | nf_nodes=${1}
| | And Configure guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
| | ... | vm_count=${1} | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024}
| | ... | use_tuned_cfs=${True}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot
index bff6ba9ea7..8bbc63656b 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
| | ${max_rate} | ${jumbo} = | Get Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | ... | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User | vm_count=${1}
+| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User | nf_nodes=${1}
| | And Configure guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
| | ... | vm_count=${1} | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024}
| | ... | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
index f993dec5f4..b13404b72f 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
| | ${max_rate} | ${jumbo} = | Get Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | ... | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User | vm_count=${1}
+| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User | nf_nodes=${1}
| | And Configure guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
| | ... | vm_count=${1} | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024}
| | ... | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr256-1vm-cfsrr1-mrr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr256-1vm-cfsrr1-mrr.robot
index 3ee7bed463..21d5c1dc8a 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr256-1vm-cfsrr1-mrr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr256-1vm-cfsrr1-mrr.robot
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
| | ${max_rate} | ${jumbo} = | Get Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | ... | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User | vm_count=${1}
+| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User | nf_nodes=${1}
| | And Configure guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
| | ... | vm_count=${1} | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${256}
| | ... | use_tuned_cfs=${True}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr256-1vm-cfsrr1-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr256-1vm-cfsrr1-ndrpdr.robot
index 519fd50603..0088e28e94 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr256-1vm-cfsrr1-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr256-1vm-cfsrr1-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
| | ${max_rate} | ${jumbo} = | Get Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | ... | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User | vm_count=${1}
+| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User | nf_nodes=${1}
| | And Configure guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
| | ... | vm_count=${1} | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${256}
| | ... | use_tuned_cfs=${True}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr256-1vm-mrr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr256-1vm-mrr.robot
index a469193eb0..e56d5682c0 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr256-1vm-mrr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr256-1vm-mrr.robot
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
| | ${max_rate} | ${jumbo} = | Get Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | ... | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User | vm_count=${1}
+| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User | nf_nodes=${1}
| | And Configure guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
| | ... | vm_count=${1} | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${256}
| | ... | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr256-1vm-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr256-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
index 46c46cb1fa..52b9aa216b 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr256-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr256-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
| | ${max_rate} | ${jumbo} = | Get Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | ... | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User | vm_count=${1}
+| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User | nf_nodes=${1}
| | And Configure guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
| | ... | vm_count=${1} | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${256}
| | ... | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-mrr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-mrr.robot
index 0a26c2ccd6..a47666360a 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-mrr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-mrr.robot
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
| | ${max_rate} | ${jumbo} = | Get Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | ... | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User | vm_count=${2}
+| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User | nf_nodes=${2}
| | And Configure guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
| | ... | vm_count=${2} | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024}
| | ... | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrpdr.robot
index ecab5ebe22..e12ebcebc3 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
| | ${max_rate} | ${jumbo} = | Get Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | ... | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User | vm_count=${2}
+| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User | nf_nodes=${2}
| | And Configure guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
| | ... | vm_count=${2} | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024}
| | ... | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdscale100kmaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-cfsrr1-mrr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdscale100kmaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-cfsrr1-mrr.robot
index d03a04d39a..891a3b8487 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdscale100kmaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-cfsrr1-mrr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdscale100kmaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-cfsrr1-mrr.robot
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
| | ${max_rate} | ${jumbo} = | Get Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | ... | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User | vm_count=${1}
+| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User | nf_nodes=${1}
| | And Configure guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
| | ... | vm_count=${1} | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024}
| | ... | use_tuned_cfs=${True}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdscale100kmaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-cfsrr1-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdscale100kmaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-cfsrr1-ndrpdr.robot
index 7d5f87b7e1..020f9867c5 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdscale100kmaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-cfsrr1-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdscale100kmaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-cfsrr1-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
| | ${max_rate} | ${jumbo} = | Get Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | ... | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User | vm_count=${1}
+| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User | nf_nodes=${1}
| | And Configure guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
| | ... | vm_count=${1} | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024}
| | ... | use_tuned_cfs=${True}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdscale10kmaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-cfsrr1-mrr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdscale10kmaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-cfsrr1-mrr.robot
index ea76ed2881..d0f2e0881a 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdscale10kmaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-cfsrr1-mrr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdscale10kmaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-cfsrr1-mrr.robot
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
| | ${max_rate} | ${jumbo} = | Get Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | ... | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User | vm_count=${1}
+| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User | nf_nodes=${1}
| | And Configure guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
| | ... | vm_count=${1} | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024}
| | ... | use_tuned_cfs=${True}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdscale10kmaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-cfsrr1-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdscale10kmaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-cfsrr1-ndrpdr.robot
index f253544dd2..94ee8180cf 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdscale10kmaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-cfsrr1-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdscale10kmaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-cfsrr1-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
| | ${max_rate} | ${jumbo} = | Get Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | ... | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User | vm_count=${1}
+| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User | nf_nodes=${1}
| | And Configure guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
| | ... | vm_count=${1} | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024}
| | ... | use_tuned_cfs=${True}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdscale1mmaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-cfsrr1-mrr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdscale1mmaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-cfsrr1-mrr.robot
index e5909ee4aa..a1e0704ba7 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdscale1mmaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-cfsrr1-mrr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdscale1mmaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-cfsrr1-mrr.robot
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
| | ${max_rate} | ${jumbo} = | Get Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | ... | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User | vm_count=${1}
+| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User | nf_nodes=${1}
| | And Configure guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
| | ... | vm_count=${1} | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024}
| | ... | use_tuned_cfs=${True}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-ethip4vxlan-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-ethip4vxlan-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot
index a544d06b6e..dee07212c2 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-ethip4vxlan-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-ethip4vxlan-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot
@@ -94,14 +94,9 @@
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User and VXLANoIPv4 in 3-node circular topology
| | ... | ${bd_id1} | ${bd_id2} | ${sock1} | ${sock2}
-| | ${vm1}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
-| | ... | DUT1 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1 | jumbo=${jumbo}
-| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
-| | Set To Dictionary | ${dut1_vm_refs} | DUT1_VM1 | ${vm1}
-| | ${vm2}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
-| | ... | DUT2 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1 | jumbo=${jumbo}
-| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
-| | Set To Dictionary | ${dut2_vm_refs} | DUT2_VM1 | ${vm2}
+| | And Configure guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
+| | ... | vm_count=${1} | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024}
+| | ... | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
| | Then Traffic should pass with maximum rate
| | ... | ${max_rate}pps | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-ethip4vxlan-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-ethip4vxlan-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
index 90fd5b9c0e..751c29a557 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-ethip4vxlan-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-ethip4vxlan-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -99,14 +99,9 @@
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User and VXLANoIPv4 in 3-node circular topology
| | ... | ${bd_id1} | ${bd_id2} | ${sock1} | ${sock2}
-| | ${vm1}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
-| | ... | DUT1 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1 | jumbo=${jumbo}
-| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
-| | Set To Dictionary | ${dut1_vm_refs} | DUT1_VM1 | ${vm1}
-| | ${vm2}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
-| | ... | DUT2 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1 | jumbo=${jumbo}
-| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
-| | Set To Dictionary | ${dut2_vm_refs} | DUT2_VM1 | ${vm2}
+| | And Configure guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
+| | ... | vm_count=${1} | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024}
+| | ... | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
| | ... | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile} | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-1lbdpdk-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-1lbdpdk-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot
index bae5123cc7..48ee9fc252 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-1lbdpdk-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-1lbdpdk-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot
@@ -103,14 +103,9 @@
| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User and VLAN with DPDK link bonding in a 3-node circular topology
| | ... | ${bd_id1} | ${bd_id2} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | ${subid}
| | ... | ${tag_rewrite}
-| | ${vm1}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
-| | ... | DUT1 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1 | jumbo=${jumbo}
-| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
-| | And Set To Dictionary | ${dut1_vm_refs} | DUT1_VM1 | ${vm1}
-| | ${vm2}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
-| | ... | DUT2 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1 | jumbo=${jumbo}
-| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
-| | And Set To Dictionary | ${dut2_vm_refs} | DUT2_VM1 | ${vm2}
+| | And Configure guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
+| | ... | vm_count=${1} | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024}
+| | ... | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
| | Then Traffic should pass with maximum rate
| | ... | ${max_rate}pps | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-1lbdpdk-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-1lbdpdk-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
index e2f32e0933..303caccef2 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-1lbdpdk-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-1lbdpdk-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -108,14 +108,9 @@
| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User and VLAN with DPDK link bonding in a 3-node circular topology
| | ... | ${bd_id1} | ${bd_id2} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | ${subid}
| | ... | ${tag_rewrite}
-| | ${vm1}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
-| | ... | DUT1 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1 | jumbo=${jumbo}
-| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
-| | And Set To Dictionary | ${dut1_vm_refs} | DUT1_VM1 | ${vm1}
-| | ${vm2}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
-| | ... | DUT2 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1 | jumbo=${jumbo}
-| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
-| | And Set To Dictionary | ${dut2_vm_refs} | DUT2_VM1 | ${vm2}
+| | And Configure guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
+| | ... | vm_count=${1} | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024}
+| | ... | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
| | ... | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile} | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-1lbdpdk-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-1lbdpdk-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot
index 1f1a540ebb..6ce1668239 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-1lbdpdk-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-1lbdpdk-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@
| ${tag_rewrite}= | pop-1
| ${overhead}= | ${4}
# Socket names
-| ${sock1}= | /tmp/sock-1
-| ${sock2}= | /tmp/sock-2
+| ${sock1}= | /tmp/sock-1-1
+| ${sock2}= | /tmp/sock-1-2
# X710 bandwidth limit
| ${s_limit}= | ${10000000000}
# Traffic profile:
@@ -100,14 +100,9 @@
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
| | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User and VLAN with DPDK link bonding in 3-node circular topology
| | ... | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | ${subid} | ${tag_rewrite}
-| | ${vm1}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
-| | ... | DUT1 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1 | jumbo=${jumbo}
-| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
-| | And Set To Dictionary | ${dut1_vm_refs} | DUT1_VM1 | ${vm1}
-| | ${vm2}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
-| | ... | DUT2 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1 | jumbo=${jumbo}
-| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
-| | And Set To Dictionary | ${dut2_vm_refs} | DUT2_VM1 | ${vm2}
+| | And Configure guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
+| | ... | vm_count=${1} | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024}
+| | ... | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
| | Then Traffic should pass with maximum rate
| | ... | ${max_rate}pps | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-1lbdpdk-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-1lbdpdk-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
index 3c7095d640..10594c67c0 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-1lbdpdk-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-1lbdpdk-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@
| ${tag_rewrite}= | pop-1
| ${overhead}= | ${4}
# Socket names
-| ${sock1}= | /tmp/sock-1
-| ${sock2}= | /tmp/sock-2
+| ${sock1}= | /tmp/sock-1-1
+| ${sock2}= | /tmp/sock-1-2
# X710 bandwidth limit
| ${s_limit}= | ${10000000000}
# Traffic profile:
@@ -105,14 +105,9 @@
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
| | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User and VLAN with DPDK link bonding in 3-node circular topology
| | ... | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | ${subid} | ${tag_rewrite}
-| | ${vm1}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
-| | ... | DUT1 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1 | jumbo=${jumbo}
-| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
-| | And Set To Dictionary | ${dut1_vm_refs} | DUT1_VM1 | ${vm1}
-| | ${vm2}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
-| | ... | DUT2 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1 | jumbo=${jumbo}
-| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
-| | And Set To Dictionary | ${dut2_vm_refs} | DUT2_VM1 | ${vm2}
+| | And Configure guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
+| | ... | vm_count=${1} | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024}
+| | ... | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
| | ... | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile} | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-1lbvpplacp-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-1lbvpplacp-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot
index 148831fb12..4af1d81a71 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-1lbvpplacp-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-1lbvpplacp-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot
@@ -105,14 +105,9 @@
| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User and VLAN with VPP link bonding in a 3-node circular topology
| | ... | ${bd_id1} | ${bd_id2} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | ${subid}
| | ... | ${tag_rewrite} | ${bond_mode} | ${lb_mode}
-| | ${vm1}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
-| | ... | DUT1 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1 | jumbo=${jumbo}
-| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
-| | And Set To Dictionary | ${dut1_vm_refs} | DUT1_VM1 | ${vm1}
-| | ${vm2}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
-| | ... | DUT2 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1 | jumbo=${jumbo}
-| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
-| | And Set To Dictionary | ${dut2_vm_refs} | DUT2_VM1 | ${vm2}
+| | And Configure guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
+| | ... | vm_count=${1} | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024}
+| | ... | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
| | And All Vpp Interfaces Ready Wait | ${nodes}
| | Then Traffic should pass with maximum rate
| | ... | ${max_rate}pps | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-1lbvpplacp-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-1lbvpplacp-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
index 451baa5507..d877783e1b 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-1lbvpplacp-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-1lbvpplacp-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -109,14 +109,9 @@
| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User and VLAN with VPP link bonding in a 3-node circular topology
| | ... | ${bd_id1} | ${bd_id2} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | ${subid}
| | ... | ${tag_rewrite} | ${bond_mode} | ${lb_mode}
-| | ${vm1}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
-| | ... | DUT1 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1 | jumbo=${jumbo}
-| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
-| | And Set To Dictionary | ${dut1_vm_refs} | DUT1_VM1 | ${vm1}
-| | ${vm2}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
-| | ... | DUT2 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1 | jumbo=${jumbo}
-| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
-| | And Set To Dictionary | ${dut2_vm_refs} | DUT2_VM1 | ${vm2}
+| | And Configure guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
+| | ... | vm_count=${1} | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024}
+| | ... | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
| | And All Vpp Interfaces Ready Wait | ${nodes}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
| | ... | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile} | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-1lbvpplacp-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-1lbvpplacp-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot
index 585144940d..ffb6452e5b 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-1lbvpplacp-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-1lbvpplacp-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@
| ${bond_mode}= | lacp
| ${lb_mode}= | l34
# Socket names
-| ${sock1}= | /tmp/sock-1
-| ${sock2}= | /tmp/sock-2
+| ${sock1}= | /tmp/sock-1-1
+| ${sock2}= | /tmp/sock-1-2
# X710 bandwidth limit
| ${s_limit}= | ${10000000000}
# Traffic profile:
@@ -102,14 +102,9 @@
| | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User and VLAN with VPP link bonding in 3-node circular topology
| | ... | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | ${subid} | ${tag_rewrite} | ${bond_mode}
| | ... | ${lb_mode}
-| | ${vm1}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
-| | ... | DUT1 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1 | jumbo=${jumbo}
-| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
-| | And Set To Dictionary | ${dut1_vm_refs} | DUT1_VM1 | ${vm1}
-| | ${vm2}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
-| | ... | DUT2 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1 | jumbo=${jumbo}
-| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
-| | And Set To Dictionary | ${dut2_vm_refs} | DUT2_VM1 | ${vm2}
+| | And Configure guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
+| | ... | vm_count=${1} | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024}
+| | ... | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
| | And All Vpp Interfaces Ready Wait | ${nodes}
| | Then Traffic should pass with maximum rate
| | ... | ${max_rate}pps | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-1lbvpplacp-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-1lbvpplacp-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
index 4f00a97310..f21808f8d8 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-1lbvpplacp-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-1lbvpplacp-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@
| ${bond_mode}= | lacp
| ${lb_mode}= | l34
# Socket names
-| ${sock1}= | /tmp/sock-1
-| ${sock2}= | /tmp/sock-2
+| ${sock1}= | /tmp/sock-1-1
+| ${sock2}= | /tmp/sock-1-2
# X710 bandwidth limit
| ${s_limit}= | ${10000000000}
# Traffic profile:
@@ -107,14 +107,9 @@
| | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User and VLAN with VPP link bonding in 3-node circular topology
| | ... | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | ${subid} | ${tag_rewrite} | ${bond_mode}
| | ... | ${lb_mode}
-| | ${vm1}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
-| | ... | DUT1 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1 | jumbo=${jumbo}
-| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
-| | And Set To Dictionary | ${dut1_vm_refs} | DUT1_VM1 | ${vm1}
-| | ${vm2}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
-| | ... | DUT2 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1 | jumbo=${jumbo}
-| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
-| | And Set To Dictionary | ${dut2_vm_refs} | DUT2_VM1 | ${vm2}
+| | And Configure guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
+| | ... | vm_count=${1} | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024}
+| | ... | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
| | And All Vpp Interfaces Ready Wait | ${nodes}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
| | ... | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile} | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-2lbvpplacp-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-2lbvpplacp-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot
index 09fc88613e..8be849c9ac 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-2lbvpplacp-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-2lbvpplacp-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot
@@ -106,14 +106,9 @@
| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User and VLAN with VPP link bonding in a 3-node circular topology
| | ... | ${bd_id1} | ${bd_id2} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | ${subid}
| | ... | ${tag_rewrite} | ${bond_mode} | ${lb_mode}
-| | ${vm1}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
-| | ... | DUT1 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1 | jumbo=${jumbo}
-| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
-| | And Set To Dictionary | ${dut1_vm_refs} | DUT1_VM1 | ${vm1}
-| | ${vm2}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
-| | ... | DUT2 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1 | jumbo=${jumbo}
-| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
-| | And Set To Dictionary | ${dut2_vm_refs} | DUT2_VM1 | ${vm2}
+| | And Configure guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
+| | ... | vm_count=${1} | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024}
+| | ... | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
| | And All Vpp Interfaces Ready Wait | ${nodes}
| | Then Traffic should pass with maximum rate
| | ... | ${max_rate}pps | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-2lbvpplacp-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-2lbvpplacp-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
index d4f3f625b5..58beb36bfa 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-2lbvpplacp-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-2lbvpplacp-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -110,14 +110,9 @@
| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User and VLAN with VPP link bonding in a 3-node circular topology
| | ... | ${bd_id1} | ${bd_id2} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | ${subid}
| | ... | ${tag_rewrite} | ${bond_mode} | ${lb_mode}
-| | ${vm1}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
-| | ... | DUT1 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1 | jumbo=${jumbo}
-| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
-| | And Set To Dictionary | ${dut1_vm_refs} | DUT1_VM1 | ${vm1}
-| | ${vm2}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
-| | ... | DUT2 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1 | jumbo=${jumbo}
-| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
-| | And Set To Dictionary | ${dut2_vm_refs} | DUT2_VM1 | ${vm2}
+| | And Configure guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
+| | ... | vm_count=${1} | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024}
+| | ... | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
| | And All Vpp Interfaces Ready Wait | ${nodes}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
| | ... | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile} | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-2lbvpplacp-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-2lbvpplacp-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot
index a6084d2b80..f717f4f1e0 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-2lbvpplacp-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-2lbvpplacp-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@
| ${bond_mode}= | lacp
| ${lb_mode}= | l34
# Socket names
-| ${sock1}= | /tmp/sock-1
-| ${sock2}= | /tmp/sock-2
+| ${sock1}= | /tmp/sock-1-1
+| ${sock2}= | /tmp/sock-1-2
# X710 bandwidth limit
| ${s_limit}= | ${10000000000}
# Traffic profile:
@@ -103,14 +103,9 @@
| | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User and VLAN with VPP link bonding in 3-node circular topology
| | ... | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | ${subid} | ${tag_rewrite} | ${bond_mode}
| | ... | ${lb_mode}
-| | ${vm1}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
-| | ... | DUT1 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1 | jumbo=${jumbo}
-| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
-| | And Set To Dictionary | ${dut1_vm_refs} | DUT1_VM1 | ${vm1}
-| | ${vm2}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
-| | ... | DUT2 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1 | jumbo=${jumbo}
-| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
-| | And Set To Dictionary | ${dut2_vm_refs} | DUT2_VM1 | ${vm2}
+| | And Configure guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
+| | ... | vm_count=${1} | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024}
+| | ... | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
| | And All Vpp Interfaces Ready Wait | ${nodes}
| | Then Traffic should pass with maximum rate
| | ... | ${max_rate}pps | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-2lbvpplacp-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-2lbvpplacp-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
index b535f95636..33a21ffdca 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-2lbvpplacp-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-2lbvpplacp-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@
| ${bond_mode}= | lacp
| ${lb_mode}= | l34
# Socket names
-| ${sock1}= | /tmp/sock-1
-| ${sock2}= | /tmp/sock-2
+| ${sock1}= | /tmp/sock-1-1
+| ${sock2}= | /tmp/sock-1-2
# X710 bandwidth limit
| ${s_limit}= | ${10000000000}
# Traffic profile:
@@ -108,14 +108,9 @@
| | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User and VLAN with VPP link bonding in 3-node circular topology
| | ... | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | ${subid} | ${tag_rewrite} | ${bond_mode}
| | ... | ${lb_mode}
-| | ${vm1}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
-| | ... | DUT1 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1 | jumbo=${jumbo}
-| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
-| | And Set To Dictionary | ${dut1_vm_refs} | DUT1_VM1 | ${vm1}
-| | ${vm2}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
-| | ... | DUT2 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1 | jumbo=${jumbo}
-| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
-| | And Set To Dictionary | ${dut2_vm_refs} | DUT2_VM1 | ${vm2}
+| | And Configure guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
+| | ... | vm_count=${1} | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024}
+| | ... | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
| | And All Vpp Interfaces Ready Wait | ${nodes}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
| | ... | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile} | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot
index 5b7faee295..bcc2c707db 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot
@@ -93,14 +93,9 @@
| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User and VLAN in circular topology
| | ... | ${bd_id1} | ${bd_id2} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | ${subid}
| | ... | ${tag_rewrite}
-| | ${vm1}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
-| | ... | DUT1 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1 | jumbo=${jumbo}
-| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
-| | Set To Dictionary | ${dut1_vm_refs} | DUT1_VM1 | ${vm1}
-| | ${vm2}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
-| | ... | DUT2 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1 | jumbo=${jumbo}
-| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
-| | Set To Dictionary | ${dut2_vm_refs} | DUT2_VM1 | ${vm2}
+| | And Configure guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
+| | ... | vm_count=${1} | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024}
+| | ... | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
| | Then Traffic should pass with maximum rate
| | ... | ${max_rate}pps | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
index 42b5472a6c..33508b741f 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -99,14 +99,9 @@
| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User and VLAN in circular topology
| | ... | ${bd_id1} | ${bd_id2} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | ${subid}
| | ... | ${tag_rewrite}
-| | ${vm1}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
-| | ... | DUT1 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1 | jumbo=${jumbo}
-| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
-| | Set To Dictionary | ${dut1_vm_refs} | DUT1_VM1 | ${vm1}
-| | ${vm2}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
-| | ... | DUT2 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1 | jumbo=${jumbo}
-| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
-| | Set To Dictionary | ${dut2_vm_refs} | DUT2_VM1 | ${vm2}
+| | And Configure guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
+| | ... | vm_count=${1} | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024}
+| | ... | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
| | ... | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile} | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot
index 82406fb752..1f4b362a6e 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@
| ${subid}= | 10
| ${tag_rewrite}= | pop-1
# Socket names
-| ${sock1}= | /tmp/sock-1
-| ${sock2}= | /tmp/sock-2
+| ${sock1}= | /tmp/sock-1-1
+| ${sock2}= | /tmp/sock-1-2
# X710 bandwidth limit
| ${s_limit}= | ${10000000000}
# Traffic profile:
@@ -90,14 +90,9 @@
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
| | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User and VLAN in 3-node circular topology
| | ... | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | ${subid} | ${tag_rewrite}
-| | ${vm1}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
-| | ... | DUT1 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1 | jumbo=${jumbo}
-| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
-| | Set To Dictionary | ${dut1_vm_refs} | DUT1_VM1 | ${vm1}
-| | ${vm2}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
-| | ... | DUT2 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1 | jumbo=${jumbo}
-| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
-| | Set To Dictionary | ${dut2_vm_refs} | DUT2_VM1 | ${vm2}
+| | And Configure guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
+| | ... | vm_count=${1} | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024}
+| | ... | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
| | Then Traffic should pass with maximum rate
| | ... | ${max_rate}pps | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
index eb504a12a7..4d21c1185a 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@
| ${subid}= | 10
| ${tag_rewrite}= | pop-1
# Socket names
-| ${sock1}= | /tmp/sock-1
-| ${sock2}= | /tmp/sock-2
+| ${sock1}= | /tmp/sock-1-1
+| ${sock2}= | /tmp/sock-1-2
# X710 bandwidth limit
| ${s_limit}= | ${10000000000}
# Traffic profile:
@@ -95,14 +95,9 @@
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
| | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User and VLAN in 3-node circular topology
| | ... | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | ${subid} | ${tag_rewrite}
-| | ${vm1}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
-| | ... | DUT1 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1 | jumbo=${jumbo}
-| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
-| | Set To Dictionary | ${dut1_vm_refs} | DUT1_VM1 | ${vm1}
-| | ${vm2}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
-| | ... | DUT2 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1 | jumbo=${jumbo}
-| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
-| | Set To Dictionary | ${dut2_vm_refs} | DUT2_VM1 | ${vm2}
+| | And Configure guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
+| | ... | vm_count=${1} | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024}
+| | ... | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
| | ... | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile} | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot
index b91716d601..d84e27654c 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
| | ${max_rate} | ${jumbo} = | Get Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | ... | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User | vm_count=${1}
+| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User | nf_nodes=${1}
| | And Configure guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
| | ... | vm_count=${1} | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024}
| | ... | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
index 90920943b5..d298c44fc0 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
| | ${max_rate} | ${jumbo} = | Get Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | ... | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User | vm_count=${1}
+| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User | nf_nodes=${1}
| | And Configure guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
| | ... | vm_count=${1} | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024}
| | ... | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr256-1vm-mrr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr256-1vm-mrr.robot
index d01df8ccb9..a49f46b80c 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr256-1vm-mrr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr256-1vm-mrr.robot
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
| | ${max_rate} | ${jumbo} = | Get Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | ... | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User | vm_count=${1}
+| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User | nf_nodes=${1}
| | And Configure guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
| | ... | vm_count=${1} | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${256}
| | ... | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr256-1vm-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr256-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
index 92416a9d22..871751e37a 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr256-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr256-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
| | ${max_rate} | ${jumbo} = | Get Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | ... | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User | vm_count=${1}
+| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User | nf_nodes=${1}
| | And Configure guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
| | ... | vm_count=${1} | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${256}
| | ... | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-mrr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-mrr.robot
index a0f3059f73..021dff0808 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-mrr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-mrr.robot
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
| | ${max_rate} | ${jumbo} = | Get Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | ... | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User | vm_count=${2}
+| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User | nf_nodes=${2}
| | And Configure guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
| | ... | vm_count=${2} | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024}
| | ... | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrpdr.robot
index 3c459e8e90..99c8503439 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
| | ${max_rate} | ${jumbo} = | Get Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | ... | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User | vm_count=${2}
+| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User | nf_nodes=${2}
| | And Configure guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
| | ... | vm_count=${2} | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024}
| | ... | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-ethip4vxlan-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-ethip4vxlan-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot
index ea37bc9c5a..2aedd4c2ca 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-ethip4vxlan-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-ethip4vxlan-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot
@@ -94,14 +94,9 @@
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User and VXLANoIPv4 in 3-node circular topology
| | ... | ${bd_id1} | ${bd_id2} | ${sock1} | ${sock2}
-| | ${vm1}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
-| | ... | DUT1 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1 | jumbo=${jumbo}
-| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
-| | Set To Dictionary | ${dut1_vm_refs} | DUT1_VM1 | ${vm1}
-| | ${vm2}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
-| | ... | DUT2 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1 | jumbo=${jumbo}
-| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
-| | Set To Dictionary | ${dut2_vm_refs} | DUT2_VM1 | ${vm2}
+| | And Configure guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
+| | ... | vm_count=${1} | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024}
+| | ... | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
| | Then Traffic should pass with maximum rate
| | ... | ${max_rate}pps | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-ethip4vxlan-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-ethip4vxlan-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
index b7611f41ec..d0922da47c 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-ethip4vxlan-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-ethip4vxlan-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -99,14 +99,9 @@
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User and VXLANoIPv4 in 3-node circular topology
| | ... | ${bd_id1} | ${bd_id2} | ${sock1} | ${sock2}
-| | ${vm1}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
-| | ... | DUT1 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1 | jumbo=${jumbo}
-| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
-| | Set To Dictionary | ${dut1_vm_refs} | DUT1_VM1 | ${vm1}
-| | ${vm2}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
-| | ... | DUT2 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1 | jumbo=${jumbo}
-| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
-| | Set To Dictionary | ${dut2_vm_refs} | DUT2_VM1 | ${vm2}
+| | And Configure guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
+| | ... | vm_count=${1} | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024}
+| | ... | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
| | ... | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile} | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-10chain-10vm-l3fwd-mrr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-10chain-10vm-l3fwd-mrr.robot
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..24b09b8bc4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-10chain-10vm-l3fwd-mrr.robot
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+*** Settings ***
+| Resource | resources/libraries/robot/performance/performance_setup.robot
+| Library | resources.libraries.python.QemuUtils
+| ...
+| Force Tags | 2_NODE_SINGLE_LINK_TOPO | PERFTEST | HW_ENV | MRR
+| ... | NIC_Intel-X710 | ETH | L2BDMACLRN | BASE | VHOST | VM | 10C1N
+| ... | VHOST_1024 | SERVICE_DENSITY
+| ...
+| Suite Setup | Set up 2-node performance topology with DUT's NIC model
+| ... | L3 | Intel-X710
+| Suite Teardown | Tear down 2-node performance topology
+| ...
+| Test Setup | Set up performance test
+| Test Teardown | Tear down performance mrr test with vhost and VM with dpdk-testpmd
+| ... | dut1_node=${dut1} | dut1_vm_refs=${dut1_vm_refs}
+| ...
+| Test Template | Local Template
+| ...
+| Documentation | *Raw results L2BD test cases with vhost 10 chains 1 VM*
+| ...
+| ... | *[Top] Network Topologies:* TG-DUT1-TG 2-node circular topology
+| ... | with single links between nodes.
+| ... | *[Enc] Packet Encapsulations:* Eth-IPv4 for L2 switching of IPv4.
+| ... | *[Cfg] DUT configuration:* DUT1 is configured with L2 bridge-
+| ... | domain and MAC learning enabled. Qemu VNFs are connected to VPP via
+| ... | vhost-user interfaces. Guest is running DPDK testpmd
+| ... | interconnecting vhost-user interfaces, forwarding mode is
+| ... | set to io, rxd/txd=1024. DUT1 is tested with 2p10GE NIC X710 by Intel.
+| ... | *[Ver] TG verification:* In MaxReceivedRate test TG sends traffic
+| ... | at line rate and reports total received/sent packets over trial period.
+| ... | Test packets are generated by TG on
+| ... | links to DUTs. TG traffic profile contains two L3 flow-groups
+| ... | (flow-group per direction, 254 flows per flow-group) with all packets
+| ... | containing Ethernet header, IPv4 header with IP protocol=61 and static
+| ... | payload. MAC addresses are matching MAC addresses of NFs nodes
+| ... | interfaces.
+| ... | *[Ref] Applicable standard specifications:* RFC2544.
+
+*** Variables ***
+# X710 bandwidth limit
+| ${s_limit}= | ${10000000000}
+# Traffic profile:
+| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-10c1n
+
+*** Keywords ***
+| Local Template
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2BD switching config.
+| | ... | Each DUT uses ${phy_cores} physical core(s) for worker threads.
+| | ... | [Ver] Measure MaxReceivedRate for ${framesize}B frames using single\
+| | ... | trial throughput test.
+| | ...
+| | ... | *Arguments:*
+| | ... | - framesize - Framesize in Bytes in integer or string (IMIX_v4_1).
+| | ... | Type: integer, string
+| | ... | - phy_cores - Number of physical cores. Type: integer
+| | ... | - rxq - Number of RX queues, default value: ${None}. Type: integer
+| | ...
+| | [Arguments] | ${framesize} | ${phy_cores} | ${rxq}=${None}
+| | ...
+| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
+| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
+| | ...
+| | Given Add worker threads and rxqueues to all DUTs | ${phy_cores} | ${rxq}
+| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
+| | ${max_rate} | ${jumbo} = | Get Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
+| | ... | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
+| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
+| | ... | nf_chains=${10} | nf_nodes=${1}
+| | And Configure chains of NFs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user
+| | ... | nf_chains=${10} | nf_nodes=${1} | jumbo=${jumbo}
+| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
+| | Then Traffic should pass with maximum rate
+| | ... | ${max_rate}pps | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile}
+
+*** Test Cases ***
+| tc01-64B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-10chain-10vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 1C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc02-64B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-10chain-10vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 2C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc03-64B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-10chain-10vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 4C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc04-1518B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-10chain-10vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 1C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc05-1518B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-10chain-10vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 2C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc06-1518B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-10chain-10vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 4C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc07-9000B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-10chain-10vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 1C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc08-9000B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-10chain-10vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 2C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc09-9000B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-10chain-10vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 4C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc10-IMIX-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-10chain-10vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 1C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc11-IMIX-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-10chain-10vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 2C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc12-IMIX-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-10chain-10vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 4C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${4}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-10chain-10vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-10chain-10vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr.robot
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..47680916fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-10chain-10vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+*** Settings ***
+| Resource | resources/libraries/robot/performance/performance_setup.robot
+| Library | resources.libraries.python.QemuUtils
+| ...
+| Force Tags | 2_NODE_SINGLE_LINK_TOPO | PERFTEST | HW_ENV | NDRPDR
+| ... | NIC_Intel-X710 | ETH | L2BDMACLRN | BASE | VHOST | VM | 10C1N
+| ... | VHOST_1024 | SERVICE_DENSITY
+| ...
+| Suite Setup | Set up 2-node performance topology with DUT's NIC model
+| ... | L3 | Intel-X710
+| Suite Teardown | Tear down 2-node performance topology
+| ...
+| Test Setup | Set up performance test
+| Test Teardown | Tear down performance test with vhost and VM with dpdk-testpmd
+| ... | ${min_rate}pps | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile}
+| ... | dut1_node=${dut1} | dut1_vm_refs=${dut1_vm_refs}
+| ...
+| Test Template | Local Template
+| ...
+| Documentation | *RFC2544: Pkt throughput L2BD test cases with vhost 10 chains
+| ... | 1 VM*
+| ...
+| ... | *[Top] Network Topologies:* TG-DUT1-TG 2-node circular topology
+| ... | with single links between nodes.
+| ... | *[Enc] Packet Encapsulations:* Eth-IPv4 for L2 switching of IPv4.
+| ... | *[Cfg] DUT configuration:* DUT1 is configured with L2 bridge-
+| ... | domain and MAC learning enabled. Qemu VNFs are connected to VPP via
+| ... | vhost-user interfaces. Guest is running DPDK testpmd
+| ... | interconnecting vhost-user interfaces, forwarding mode is
+| ... | set to io, rxd/txd=1024. DUT1 is tested with 2p10GE NIC X710 by Intel.
+| ... | *[Ver] TG verification:* TG finds and reports throughput NDR (Non Drop
+| ... | Rate) with zero packet loss tolerance or throughput PDR (Partial Drop
+| ... | Rate) with non-zero packet loss tolerance (LT) expressed in percentage
+| ... | of packets transmitted. NDR and PDR are discovered for different
+| ... | Ethernet L2 frame sizes using MLRsearch library.
+| ... | Test packets are generated by TG on links to DUTs. TG traffic profile
+| ... | contains two L3 flow-groups (flow-group per direction, 254 flows per
+| ... | flow-group) with all packets containing Ethernet header, IPv4 header
+| ... | with IP protocol=61 and static payload. MAC addresses are matching MAC
+| ... | addresses of the TG node interfaces.
+| ... | *[Ref] Applicable standard specifications:* RFC2544.
+
+*** Variables ***
+# X710 bandwidth limit
+| ${s_limit}= | ${10000000000}
+# Traffic profile:
+| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-10c1n
+
+*** Keywords ***
+| Local Template
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2BD switching config.
+| | ... | Each DUT uses ${phy_cores} physical core(s) for worker threads.
+| | ... | [Ver] Measure NDR and PDR values using MLRsearch algorithm.\
+| | ...
+| | ... | *Arguments:*
+| | ... | - framesize - Framesize in Bytes in integer or string (IMIX_v4_1).
+| | ... | Type: integer, string
+| | ... | - phy_cores - Number of physical cores. Type: integer
+| | ... | - rxq - Number of RX queues, default value: ${None}. Type: integer
+| | ...
+| | [Arguments] | ${framesize} | ${phy_cores} | ${rxq}=${None}
+| | ...
+| | Set Test Variable | ${framesize}
+| | Set Test Variable | ${min_rate} | ${10000}
+| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
+| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
+| | ...
+| | Given Add worker threads and rxqueues to all DUTs | ${phy_cores} | ${rxq}
+| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
+| | ${max_rate} | ${jumbo} = | Get Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
+| | ... | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
+| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
+| | ... | nf_chains=${10} | nf_nodes=${1}
+| | And Configure chains of NFs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user
+| | ... | nf_chains=${10} | nf_nodes=${1} | jumbo=${jumbo}
+| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
+| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
+| | ... | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile} | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
+
+*** Test Cases ***
+| tc01-64B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-10chain-1vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 1C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc02-64B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-10chain-1vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 2C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc03-64B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-10chain-1vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 4C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc04-1518B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-10chain-1vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 1C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc05-1518B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-10chain-1vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 2C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc06-1518B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-10chain-1vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 4C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc07-9000B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-10chain-1vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 1C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc08-9000B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-10chain-1vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 2C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc09-9000B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-10chain-1vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 4C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc10-IMIX-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-10chain-1vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 1C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc11-IMIX-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-10chain-1vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 2C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc12-IMIX-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-10chain-1vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 4C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${4}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-10vm-l3fwd-mrr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-10vm-l3fwd-mrr.robot
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2f58da4e31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-10vm-l3fwd-mrr.robot
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+*** Settings ***
+| Resource | resources/libraries/robot/performance/performance_setup.robot
+| Library | resources.libraries.python.QemuUtils
+| ...
+| Force Tags | 2_NODE_SINGLE_LINK_TOPO | PERFTEST | HW_ENV | MRR
+| ... | NIC_Intel-X710 | ETH | L2BDMACLRN | BASE | VHOST | VM | 1C10N
+| ... | VHOST_1024 | SERVICE_DENSITY
+| ...
+| Suite Setup | Set up 2-node performance topology with DUT's NIC model
+| ... | L3 | Intel-X710
+| Suite Teardown | Tear down 2-node performance topology
+| ...
+| Test Setup | Set up performance test
+| Test Teardown | Tear down performance mrr test with vhost and VM with dpdk-testpmd
+| ... | dut1_node=${dut1} | dut1_vm_refs=${dut1_vm_refs}
+| ...
+| Test Template | Local Template
+| ...
+| Documentation | *Raw results L2BD test cases with vhost 1 chain 10 VMs*
+| ...
+| ... | *[Top] Network Topologies:* TG-DUT1-TG 2-node circular topology
+| ... | with single links between nodes.
+| ... | *[Enc] Packet Encapsulations:* Eth-IPv4 for L2 switching of IPv4.
+| ... | *[Cfg] DUT configuration:* DUT1 is configured with L2 bridge-
+| ... | domain and MAC learning enabled. Qemu VNFs are connected to VPP via
+| ... | vhost-user interfaces. Guest is running DPDK testpmd
+| ... | interconnecting vhost-user interfaces, forwarding mode is
+| ... | set to io, rxd/txd=1024. DUT1 is tested with 2p10GE NIC X710 by Intel.
+| ... | *[Ver] TG verification:* In MaxReceivedRate test TG sends traffic
+| ... | at line rate and reports total received/sent packets over trial period.
+| ... | Test packets are generated by TG on
+| ... | links to DUTs. TG traffic profile contains two L3 flow-groups
+| ... | (flow-group per direction, 254 flows per flow-group) with all packets
+| ... | containing Ethernet header, IPv4 header with IP protocol=61 and static
+| ... | payload. MAC addresses are matching MAC addresses of NFs nodes
+| ... | interfaces.
+| ... | *[Ref] Applicable standard specifications:* RFC2544.
+
+*** Variables ***
+# X710 bandwidth limit
+| ${s_limit}= | ${10000000000}
+# Traffic profile:
+| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-1c10n
+
+*** Keywords ***
+| Local Template
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2BD switching config.
+| | ... | Each DUT uses ${phy_cores} physical core(s) for worker threads.
+| | ... | [Ver] Measure MaxReceivedRate for ${framesize}B frames using single\
+| | ... | trial throughput test.
+| | ...
+| | ... | *Arguments:*
+| | ... | - framesize - Framesize in Bytes in integer or string (IMIX_v4_1).
+| | ... | Type: integer, string
+| | ... | - phy_cores - Number of physical cores. Type: integer
+| | ... | - rxq - Number of RX queues, default value: ${None}. Type: integer
+| | ...
+| | [Arguments] | ${framesize} | ${phy_cores} | ${rxq}=${None}
+| | ...
+| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
+| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
+| | ...
+| | Given Add worker threads and rxqueues to all DUTs | ${phy_cores} | ${rxq}
+| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
+| | ${max_rate} | ${jumbo} = | Get Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
+| | ... | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
+| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
+| | ... | nf_chains=${1} | nf_nodes=${10}
+| | And Configure chains of NFs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user
+| | ... | nf_chains=${1} | nf_nodes=${10} | jumbo=${jumbo}
+| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
+| | Then Traffic should pass with maximum rate
+| | ... | ${max_rate}pps | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile}
+
+*** Test Cases ***
+| tc01-64B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-10vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 1C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc02-64B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-10vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 2C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc03-64B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-10vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 4C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc04-1518B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-10vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 1C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc05-1518B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-10vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 2C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc06-1518B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-10vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 4C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc07-9000B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-10vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 1C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc08-9000B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-10vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 2C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc09-9000B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-10vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 4C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc10-IMIX-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-10vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 1C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc11-IMIX-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-10vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 2C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc12-IMIX-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-10vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 4C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${4}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-10vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-10vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr.robot
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9b7130ba80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-10vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+*** Settings ***
+| Resource | resources/libraries/robot/performance/performance_setup.robot
+| Library | resources.libraries.python.QemuUtils
+| ...
+| Force Tags | 2_NODE_SINGLE_LINK_TOPO | PERFTEST | HW_ENV | NDRPDR
+| ... | NIC_Intel-X710 | ETH | L2BDMACLRN | BASE | VHOST | VM | 1C10N
+| ... | VHOST_1024 | SERVICE_DENSITY
+| ...
+| Suite Setup | Set up 2-node performance topology with DUT's NIC model
+| ... | L3 | Intel-X710
+| Suite Teardown | Tear down 2-node performance topology
+| ...
+| Test Setup | Set up performance test
+| Test Teardown | Tear down performance test with vhost and VM with dpdk-testpmd
+| ... | ${min_rate}pps | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile}
+| ... | dut1_node=${dut1} | dut1_vm_refs=${dut1_vm_refs}
+| ...
+| Test Template | Local Template
+| ...
+| Documentation | *RFC2544: Pkt throughput L2BD test cases with vhost 1 chain
+| ... | 10 VMs*
+| ...
+| ... | *[Top] Network Topologies:* TG-DUT1-TG 2-node circular topology
+| ... | with single links between nodes.
+| ... | *[Enc] Packet Encapsulations:* Eth-IPv4 for L2 switching of IPv4.
+| ... | *[Cfg] DUT configuration:* DUT1 is configured with L2 bridge-
+| ... | domain and MAC learning enabled. Qemu VNFs are connected to VPP via
+| ... | vhost-user interfaces. Guest is running DPDK testpmd
+| ... | interconnecting vhost-user interfaces, forwarding mode is
+| ... | set to io, rxd/txd=1024. DUT1 is tested with 2p10GE NIC X710 by Intel.
+| ... | *[Ver] TG verification:* TG finds and reports throughput NDR (Non Drop
+| ... | Rate) with zero packet loss tolerance or throughput PDR (Partial Drop
+| ... | Rate) with non-zero packet loss tolerance (LT) expressed in percentage
+| ... | of packets transmitted. NDR and PDR are discovered for different
+| ... | Ethernet L2 frame sizes using MLRsearch library.
+| ... | Test packets are generated by TG on links to DUTs. TG traffic profile
+| ... | contains two L3 flow-groups (flow-group per direction, 254 flows per
+| ... | flow-group) with all packets containing Ethernet header, IPv4 header
+| ... | with IP protocol=61 and static payload. MAC addresses are matching MAC
+| ... | addresses of the TG node interfaces.
+| ... | *[Ref] Applicable standard specifications:* RFC2544.
+
+*** Variables ***
+# X710 bandwidth limit
+| ${s_limit}= | ${10000000000}
+# Traffic profile:
+| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-1c10n
+
+*** Keywords ***
+| Local Template
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2BD switching config.
+| | ... | Each DUT uses ${phy_cores} physical core(s) for worker threads.
+| | ... | [Ver] Measure NDR and PDR values using MLRsearch algorithm.\
+| | ...
+| | ... | *Arguments:*
+| | ... | - framesize - Framesize in Bytes in integer or string (IMIX_v4_1).
+| | ... | Type: integer, string
+| | ... | - phy_cores - Number of physical cores. Type: integer
+| | ... | - rxq - Number of RX queues, default value: ${None}. Type: integer
+| | ...
+| | [Arguments] | ${framesize} | ${phy_cores} | ${rxq}=${None}
+| | ...
+| | Set Test Variable | ${framesize}
+| | Set Test Variable | ${min_rate} | ${10000}
+| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
+| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
+| | ...
+| | Given Add worker threads and rxqueues to all DUTs | ${phy_cores} | ${rxq}
+| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
+| | ${max_rate} | ${jumbo} = | Get Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
+| | ... | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
+| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
+| | ... | nf_chains=${1} | nf_nodes=${10}
+| | And Configure chains of NFs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user
+| | ... | nf_chains=${1} | nf_nodes=${10} | jumbo=${jumbo}
+| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
+| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
+| | ... | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile} | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
+
+*** Test Cases ***
+| tc01-64B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-10vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 1C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc02-64B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-10vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 2C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc03-64B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-10vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 4C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc04-1518B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-10vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 1C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc05-1518B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-10vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 2C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc06-1518B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-10vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 4C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc07-9000B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-10vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 1C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc08-9000B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-10vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 2C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc09-9000B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-10vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 4C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc10-IMIX-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-10vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 1C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc11-IMIX-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-10vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 2C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc12-IMIX-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-10vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 4C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${4}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-1vm-l3fwd-mrr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-1vm-l3fwd-mrr.robot
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8d36b70079
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-1vm-l3fwd-mrr.robot
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+*** Settings ***
+| Resource | resources/libraries/robot/performance/performance_setup.robot
+| Library | resources.libraries.python.QemuUtils
+| ...
+| Force Tags | 2_NODE_SINGLE_LINK_TOPO | PERFTEST | HW_ENV | MRR
+| ... | NIC_Intel-X710 | ETH | L2BDMACLRN | BASE | VHOST | VM | 1C1N
+| ... | VHOST_1024 | SERVICE_DENSITY
+| ...
+| Suite Setup | Set up 2-node performance topology with DUT's NIC model
+| ... | L3 | Intel-X710
+| Suite Teardown | Tear down 2-node performance topology
+| ...
+| Test Setup | Set up performance test
+| Test Teardown | Tear down performance mrr test with vhost and VM with dpdk-testpmd
+| ... | dut1_node=${dut1} | dut1_vm_refs=${dut1_vm_refs}
+| ...
+| Test Template | Local Template
+| ...
+| Documentation | *Raw results L2BD test cases with vhost 1 chain 1 VM*
+| ...
+| ... | *[Top] Network Topologies:* TG-DUT1-TG 2-node circular topology
+| ... | with single links between nodes.
+| ... | *[Enc] Packet Encapsulations:* Eth-IPv4 for L2 switching of IPv4.
+| ... | *[Cfg] DUT configuration:* DUT1 is configured with L2 bridge-
+| ... | domain and MAC learning enabled. Qemu VNFs are connected to VPP via
+| ... | vhost-user interfaces. Guest is running DPDK testpmd
+| ... | interconnecting vhost-user interfaces, forwarding mode is
+| ... | set to io, rxd/txd=1024. DUT1 is tested with 2p10GE NIC X710 by Intel.
+| ... | *[Ver] TG verification:* In MaxReceivedRate test TG sends traffic
+| ... | at line rate and reports total received/sent packets over trial period.
+| ... | Test packets are generated by TG on
+| ... | links to DUTs. TG traffic profile contains two L3 flow-groups
+| ... | (flow-group per direction, 254 flows per flow-group) with all packets
+| ... | containing Ethernet header, IPv4 header with IP protocol=61 and static
+| ... | payload. MAC addresses are matching MAC addresses of NFs nodes
+| ... | interfaces.
+| ... | *[Ref] Applicable standard specifications:* RFC2544.
+
+*** Variables ***
+# X710 bandwidth limit
+| ${s_limit}= | ${10000000000}
+# Traffic profile:
+| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-1c1n
+
+*** Keywords ***
+| Local Template
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2BD switching config.
+| | ... | Each DUT uses ${phy_cores} physical core(s) for worker threads.
+| | ... | [Ver] Measure MaxReceivedRate for ${framesize}B frames using single\
+| | ... | trial throughput test.
+| | ...
+| | ... | *Arguments:*
+| | ... | - framesize - Framesize in Bytes in integer or string (IMIX_v4_1).
+| | ... | Type: integer, string
+| | ... | - phy_cores - Number of physical cores. Type: integer
+| | ... | - rxq - Number of RX queues, default value: ${None}. Type: integer
+| | ...
+| | [Arguments] | ${framesize} | ${phy_cores} | ${rxq}=${None}
+| | ...
+| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
+| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
+| | ...
+| | Given Add worker threads and rxqueues to all DUTs | ${phy_cores} | ${rxq}
+| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
+| | ${max_rate} | ${jumbo} = | Get Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
+| | ... | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
+| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
+| | ... | nf_chains=${1} | nf_nodes=${1}
+| | And Configure chains of NFs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user
+| | ... | nf_chains=${1} | nf_nodes=${1} | jumbo=${jumbo}
+| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
+| | Then Traffic should pass with maximum rate
+| | ... | ${max_rate}pps | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile}
+
+*** Test Cases ***
+| tc01-64B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-1vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 1C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc02-64B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-1vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 2C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc03-64B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-1vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 4C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc04-1518B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-1vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 1C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc05-1518B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-1vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 2C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc06-1518B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-1vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 4C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc07-9000B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-1vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 1C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc08-9000B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-1vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 2C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc09-9000B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-1vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 4C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc10-IMIX-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-1vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 1C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc11-IMIX-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-1vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 2C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc12-IMIX-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-1vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 4C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${4}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-1vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-1vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr.robot
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7da1b40de5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-1vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+*** Settings ***
+| Resource | resources/libraries/robot/performance/performance_setup.robot
+| Library | resources.libraries.python.QemuUtils
+| ...
+| Force Tags | 2_NODE_SINGLE_LINK_TOPO | PERFTEST | HW_ENV | NDRPDR
+| ... | NIC_Intel-X710 | ETH | L2BDMACLRN | BASE | VHOST | VM | 1C1N
+| ... | VHOST_1024 | SERVICE_DENSITY
+| ...
+| Suite Setup | Set up 2-node performance topology with DUT's NIC model
+| ... | L3 | Intel-X710
+| Suite Teardown | Tear down 2-node performance topology
+| ...
+| Test Setup | Set up performance test
+| Test Teardown | Tear down performance test with vhost and VM with dpdk-testpmd
+| ... | ${min_rate}pps | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile}
+| ... | dut1_node=${dut1} | dut1_vm_refs=${dut1_vm_refs}
+| ...
+| Test Template | Local Template
+| ...
+| Documentation | *RFC2544: Pkt throughput L2BD test cases with vhost 1 chain
+| ... | 1 VM*
+| ...
+| ... | *[Top] Network Topologies:* TG-DUT1-TG 2-node circular topology
+| ... | with single links between nodes.
+| ... | *[Enc] Packet Encapsulations:* Eth-IPv4 for L2 switching of IPv4.
+| ... | *[Cfg] DUT configuration:* DUT1 is configured with L2 bridge-
+| ... | domain and MAC learning enabled. Qemu VNFs are connected to VPP via
+| ... | vhost-user interfaces. Guest is running DPDK testpmd
+| ... | interconnecting vhost-user interfaces, forwarding mode is
+| ... | set to io, rxd/txd=1024. DUT1 is tested with 2p10GE NIC X710 by Intel.
+| ... | *[Ver] TG verification:* TG finds and reports throughput NDR (Non Drop
+| ... | Rate) with zero packet loss tolerance or throughput PDR (Partial Drop
+| ... | Rate) with non-zero packet loss tolerance (LT) expressed in percentage
+| ... | of packets transmitted. NDR and PDR are discovered for different
+| ... | Ethernet L2 frame sizes using MLRsearch library.
+| ... | Test packets are generated by TG on links to DUTs. TG traffic profile
+| ... | contains two L3 flow-groups (flow-group per direction, 254 flows per
+| ... | flow-group) with all packets containing Ethernet header, IPv4 header
+| ... | with IP protocol=61 and static payload. MAC addresses are matching MAC
+| ... | addresses of the TG node interfaces.
+| ... | *[Ref] Applicable standard specifications:* RFC2544.
+
+*** Variables ***
+# X710 bandwidth limit
+| ${s_limit}= | ${10000000000}
+# Traffic profile:
+| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-1c1n
+
+*** Keywords ***
+| Local Template
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2BD switching config.
+| | ... | Each DUT uses ${phy_cores} physical core(s) for worker threads.
+| | ... | [Ver] Measure NDR and PDR values using MLRsearch algorithm.\
+| | ...
+| | ... | *Arguments:*
+| | ... | - framesize - Framesize in Bytes in integer or string (IMIX_v4_1).
+| | ... | Type: integer, string
+| | ... | - phy_cores - Number of physical cores. Type: integer
+| | ... | - rxq - Number of RX queues, default value: ${None}. Type: integer
+| | ...
+| | [Arguments] | ${framesize} | ${phy_cores} | ${rxq}=${None}
+| | ...
+| | Set Test Variable | ${framesize}
+| | Set Test Variable | ${min_rate} | ${10000}
+| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
+| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
+| | ...
+| | Given Add worker threads and rxqueues to all DUTs | ${phy_cores} | ${rxq}
+| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
+| | ${max_rate} | ${jumbo} = | Get Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
+| | ... | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
+| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
+| | ... | nf_chains=${1} | nf_nodes=${1}
+| | And Configure chains of NFs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user
+| | ... | nf_chains=${1} | nf_nodes=${1} | jumbo=${jumbo}
+| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
+| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
+| | ... | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile} | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
+
+*** Test Cases ***
+| tc01-64B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-1vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 1C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc02-64B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-1vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 2C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc03-64B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-1vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 4C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc04-1518B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-1vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 1C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc05-1518B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-1vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 2C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc06-1518B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-1vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 4C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc07-9000B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-1vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 1C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc08-9000B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-1vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 2C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc09-9000B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-1vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 4C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc10-IMIX-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-1vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 1C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc11-IMIX-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-1vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 2C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc12-IMIX-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-1vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 4C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${4}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-2vm-l3fwd-mrr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-2vm-l3fwd-mrr.robot
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..932234a378
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-2vm-l3fwd-mrr.robot
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+*** Settings ***
+| Resource | resources/libraries/robot/performance/performance_setup.robot
+| Library | resources.libraries.python.QemuUtils
+| ...
+| Force Tags | 2_NODE_SINGLE_LINK_TOPO | PERFTEST | HW_ENV | MRR
+| ... | NIC_Intel-X710 | ETH | L2BDMACLRN | BASE | VHOST | VM | 1C2N
+| ... | VHOST_1024 | SERVICE_DENSITY
+| ...
+| Suite Setup | Set up 2-node performance topology with DUT's NIC model
+| ... | L3 | Intel-X710
+| Suite Teardown | Tear down 2-node performance topology
+| ...
+| Test Setup | Set up performance test
+| Test Teardown | Tear down performance mrr test with vhost and VM with dpdk-testpmd
+| ... | dut1_node=${dut1} | dut1_vm_refs=${dut1_vm_refs}
+| ...
+| Test Template | Local Template
+| ...
+| Documentation | *Raw results L2BD test cases with vhost 1 chain 2 VMs*
+| ...
+| ... | *[Top] Network Topologies:* TG-DUT1-TG 2-node circular topology
+| ... | with single links between nodes.
+| ... | *[Enc] Packet Encapsulations:* Eth-IPv4 for L2 switching of IPv4.
+| ... | *[Cfg] DUT configuration:* DUT1 is configured with L2 bridge-
+| ... | domain and MAC learning enabled. Qemu VNFs are connected to VPP via
+| ... | vhost-user interfaces. Guest is running DPDK testpmd
+| ... | interconnecting vhost-user interfaces, forwarding mode is
+| ... | set to io, rxd/txd=1024. DUT1 is tested with 2p10GE NIC X710 by Intel.
+| ... | *[Ver] TG verification:* In MaxReceivedRate test TG sends traffic
+| ... | at line rate and reports total received/sent packets over trial period.
+| ... | Test packets are generated by TG on
+| ... | links to DUTs. TG traffic profile contains two L3 flow-groups
+| ... | (flow-group per direction, 254 flows per flow-group) with all packets
+| ... | containing Ethernet header, IPv4 header with IP protocol=61 and static
+| ... | payload. MAC addresses are matching MAC addresses of NFs nodes
+| ... | interfaces.
+| ... | *[Ref] Applicable standard specifications:* RFC2544.
+
+*** Variables ***
+# X710 bandwidth limit
+| ${s_limit}= | ${10000000000}
+# Traffic profile:
+| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-1c2n
+
+*** Keywords ***
+| Local Template
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2BD switching config.
+| | ... | Each DUT uses ${phy_cores} physical core(s) for worker threads.
+| | ... | [Ver] Measure MaxReceivedRate for ${framesize}B frames using single\
+| | ... | trial throughput test.
+| | ...
+| | ... | *Arguments:*
+| | ... | - framesize - Framesize in Bytes in integer or string (IMIX_v4_1).
+| | ... | Type: integer, string
+| | ... | - phy_cores - Number of physical cores. Type: integer
+| | ... | - rxq - Number of RX queues, default value: ${None}. Type: integer
+| | ...
+| | [Arguments] | ${framesize} | ${phy_cores} | ${rxq}=${None}
+| | ...
+| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
+| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
+| | ...
+| | Given Add worker threads and rxqueues to all DUTs | ${phy_cores} | ${rxq}
+| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
+| | ${max_rate} | ${jumbo} = | Get Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
+| | ... | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
+| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
+| | ... | nf_chains=${1} | nf_nodes=${2}
+| | And Configure chains of NFs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user
+| | ... | nf_chains=${1} | nf_nodes=${2} | jumbo=${jumbo}
+| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
+| | Then Traffic should pass with maximum rate
+| | ... | ${max_rate}pps | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile}
+
+*** Test Cases ***
+| tc01-64B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-2vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 1C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc02-64B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-2vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 2C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc03-64B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-2vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 4C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc04-1518B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-2vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 1C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc05-1518B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-2vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 2C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc06-1518B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-2vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 4C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc07-9000B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-2vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 1C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc08-9000B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-2vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 2C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc09-9000B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-2vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 4C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc10-IMIX-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-2vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 1C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc11-IMIX-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-2vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 2C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc12-IMIX-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-2vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 4C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${4}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-2vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-2vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr.robot
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b89fb46fa2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-2vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+*** Settings ***
+| Resource | resources/libraries/robot/performance/performance_setup.robot
+| Library | resources.libraries.python.QemuUtils
+| ...
+| Force Tags | 2_NODE_SINGLE_LINK_TOPO | PERFTEST | HW_ENV | NDRPDR
+| ... | NIC_Intel-X710 | ETH | L2BDMACLRN | BASE | VHOST | VM | 1C2N
+| ... | VHOST_1024 | SERVICE_DENSITY
+| ...
+| Suite Setup | Set up 2-node performance topology with DUT's NIC model
+| ... | L3 | Intel-X710
+| Suite Teardown | Tear down 2-node performance topology
+| ...
+| Test Setup | Set up performance test
+| Test Teardown | Tear down performance test with vhost and VM with dpdk-testpmd
+| ... | ${min_rate}pps | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile}
+| ... | dut1_node=${dut1} | dut1_vm_refs=${dut1_vm_refs}
+| ...
+| Test Template | Local Template
+| ...
+| Documentation | *RFC2544: Pkt throughput L2BD test cases with vhost 1 chain
+| ... | 2 VMs*
+| ...
+| ... | *[Top] Network Topologies:* TG-DUT1-TG 2-node circular topology
+| ... | with single links between nodes.
+| ... | *[Enc] Packet Encapsulations:* Eth-IPv4 for L2 switching of IPv4.
+| ... | *[Cfg] DUT configuration:* DUT1 is configured with L2 bridge-
+| ... | domain and MAC learning enabled. Qemu VNFs are connected to VPP via
+| ... | vhost-user interfaces. Guest is running DPDK testpmd
+| ... | interconnecting vhost-user interfaces, forwarding mode is
+| ... | set to io, rxd/txd=1024. DUT1 is tested with 2p10GE NIC X710 by Intel.
+| ... | *[Ver] TG verification:* TG finds and reports throughput NDR (Non Drop
+| ... | Rate) with zero packet loss tolerance or throughput PDR (Partial Drop
+| ... | Rate) with non-zero packet loss tolerance (LT) expressed in percentage
+| ... | of packets transmitted. NDR and PDR are discovered for different
+| ... | Ethernet L2 frame sizes using MLRsearch library.
+| ... | Test packets are generated by TG on links to DUTs. TG traffic profile
+| ... | contains two L3 flow-groups (flow-group per direction, 254 flows per
+| ... | flow-group) with all packets containing Ethernet header, IPv4 header
+| ... | with IP protocol=61 and static payload. MAC addresses are matching MAC
+| ... | addresses of the TG node interfaces.
+| ... | *[Ref] Applicable standard specifications:* RFC2544.
+
+*** Variables ***
+# X710 bandwidth limit
+| ${s_limit}= | ${10000000000}
+# Traffic profile:
+| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-1c2n
+
+*** Keywords ***
+| Local Template
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2BD switching config.
+| | ... | Each DUT uses ${phy_cores} physical core(s) for worker threads.
+| | ... | [Ver] Measure NDR and PDR values using MLRsearch algorithm.\
+| | ...
+| | ... | *Arguments:*
+| | ... | - framesize - Framesize in Bytes in integer or string (IMIX_v4_1).
+| | ... | Type: integer, string
+| | ... | - phy_cores - Number of physical cores. Type: integer
+| | ... | - rxq - Number of RX queues, default value: ${None}. Type: integer
+| | ...
+| | [Arguments] | ${framesize} | ${phy_cores} | ${rxq}=${None}
+| | ...
+| | Set Test Variable | ${framesize}
+| | Set Test Variable | ${min_rate} | ${10000}
+| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
+| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
+| | ...
+| | Given Add worker threads and rxqueues to all DUTs | ${phy_cores} | ${rxq}
+| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
+| | ${max_rate} | ${jumbo} = | Get Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
+| | ... | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
+| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
+| | ... | nf_chains=${1} | nf_nodes=${2}
+| | And Configure chains of NFs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user
+| | ... | nf_chains=${1} | nf_nodes=${2} | jumbo=${jumbo}
+| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
+| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
+| | ... | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile} | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
+
+*** Test Cases ***
+| tc01-64B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-2vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 1C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc02-64B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-2vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 2C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc03-64B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-2vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 4C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc04-1518B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-2vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 1C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc05-1518B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-2vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 2C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc06-1518B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-2vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 4C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc07-9000B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-2vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 1C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc08-9000B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-2vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 2C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc09-9000B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-2vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 4C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc10-IMIX-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-2vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 1C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc11-IMIX-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-2vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 2C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc12-IMIX-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-2vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 4C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${4}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-4vm-l3fwd-mrr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-4vm-l3fwd-mrr.robot
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4706e55ee3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-4vm-l3fwd-mrr.robot
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+*** Settings ***
+| Resource | resources/libraries/robot/performance/performance_setup.robot
+| Library | resources.libraries.python.QemuUtils
+| ...
+| Force Tags | 2_NODE_SINGLE_LINK_TOPO | PERFTEST | HW_ENV | MRR
+| ... | NIC_Intel-X710 | ETH | L2BDMACLRN | BASE | VHOST | VM | 1C4N
+| ... | VHOST_1024 | SERVICE_DENSITY
+| ...
+| Suite Setup | Set up 2-node performance topology with DUT's NIC model
+| ... | L3 | Intel-X710
+| Suite Teardown | Tear down 2-node performance topology
+| ...
+| Test Setup | Set up performance test
+| Test Teardown | Tear down performance mrr test with vhost and VM with dpdk-testpmd
+| ... | dut1_node=${dut1} | dut1_vm_refs=${dut1_vm_refs}
+| ...
+| Test Template | Local Template
+| ...
+| Documentation | *Raw results L2BD test cases with vhost 1 chain 4 VMs*
+| ...
+| ... | *[Top] Network Topologies:* TG-DUT1-TG 2-node circular topology
+| ... | with single links between nodes.
+| ... | *[Enc] Packet Encapsulations:* Eth-IPv4 for L2 switching of IPv4.
+| ... | *[Cfg] DUT configuration:* DUT1 is configured with L2 bridge-
+| ... | domain and MAC learning enabled. Qemu VNFs are connected to VPP via
+| ... | vhost-user interfaces. Guest is running DPDK testpmd
+| ... | interconnecting vhost-user interfaces, forwarding mode is
+| ... | set to io, rxd/txd=1024. DUT1 is tested with 2p10GE NIC X710 by Intel.
+| ... | *[Ver] TG verification:* In MaxReceivedRate test TG sends traffic
+| ... | at line rate and reports total received/sent packets over trial period.
+| ... | Test packets are generated by TG on
+| ... | links to DUTs. TG traffic profile contains two L3 flow-groups
+| ... | (flow-group per direction, 254 flows per flow-group) with all packets
+| ... | containing Ethernet header, IPv4 header with IP protocol=61 and static
+| ... | payload. MAC addresses are matching MAC addresses of NFs nodes
+| ... | interfaces.
+| ... | *[Ref] Applicable standard specifications:* RFC2544.
+
+*** Variables ***
+# X710 bandwidth limit
+| ${s_limit}= | ${10000000000}
+# Traffic profile:
+| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-1c4n
+
+*** Keywords ***
+| Local Template
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2BD switching config.
+| | ... | Each DUT uses ${phy_cores} physical core(s) for worker threads.
+| | ... | [Ver] Measure MaxReceivedRate for ${framesize}B frames using single\
+| | ... | trial throughput test.
+| | ...
+| | ... | *Arguments:*
+| | ... | - framesize - Framesize in Bytes in integer or string (IMIX_v4_1).
+| | ... | Type: integer, string
+| | ... | - phy_cores - Number of physical cores. Type: integer
+| | ... | - rxq - Number of RX queues, default value: ${None}. Type: integer
+| | ...
+| | [Arguments] | ${framesize} | ${phy_cores} | ${rxq}=${None}
+| | ...
+| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
+| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
+| | ...
+| | Given Add worker threads and rxqueues to all DUTs | ${phy_cores} | ${rxq}
+| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
+| | ${max_rate} | ${jumbo} = | Get Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
+| | ... | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
+| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
+| | ... | nf_chains=${1} | nf_nodes=${4}
+| | And Configure chains of NFs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user
+| | ... | nf_chains=${1} | nf_nodes=${4} | jumbo=${jumbo}
+| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
+| | Then Traffic should pass with maximum rate
+| | ... | ${max_rate}pps | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile}
+
+*** Test Cases ***
+| tc01-64B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-4vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 1C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc02-64B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-4vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 2C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc03-64B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-4vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 4C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc04-1518B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-4vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 1C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc05-1518B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-4vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 2C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc06-1518B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-4vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 4C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc07-9000B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-4vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 1C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc08-9000B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-4vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 2C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc09-9000B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-4vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 4C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc10-IMIX-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-4vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 1C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc11-IMIX-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-4vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 2C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc12-IMIX-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-4vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 4C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${4}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-4vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-4vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr.robot
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c65e43cfde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-4vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+*** Settings ***
+| Resource | resources/libraries/robot/performance/performance_setup.robot
+| Library | resources.libraries.python.QemuUtils
+| ...
+| Force Tags | 2_NODE_SINGLE_LINK_TOPO | PERFTEST | HW_ENV | NDRPDR
+| ... | NIC_Intel-X710 | ETH | L2BDMACLRN | BASE | VHOST | VM | 1C4N
+| ... | VHOST_1024 | SERVICE_DENSITY
+| ...
+| Suite Setup | Set up 2-node performance topology with DUT's NIC model
+| ... | L3 | Intel-X710
+| Suite Teardown | Tear down 2-node performance topology
+| ...
+| Test Setup | Set up performance test
+| Test Teardown | Tear down performance test with vhost and VM with dpdk-testpmd
+| ... | ${min_rate}pps | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile}
+| ... | dut1_node=${dut1} | dut1_vm_refs=${dut1_vm_refs}
+| ...
+| Test Template | Local Template
+| ...
+| Documentation | *RFC2544: Pkt throughput L2BD test cases with vhost 1 chain
+| ... | 4 VMs*
+| ...
+| ... | *[Top] Network Topologies:* TG-DUT1-TG 2-node circular topology
+| ... | with single links between nodes.
+| ... | *[Enc] Packet Encapsulations:* Eth-IPv4 for L2 switching of IPv4.
+| ... | *[Cfg] DUT configuration:* DUT1 is configured with L2 bridge-
+| ... | domain and MAC learning enabled. Qemu VNFs are connected to VPP via
+| ... | vhost-user interfaces. Guest is running DPDK testpmd
+| ... | interconnecting vhost-user interfaces, forwarding mode is
+| ... | set to io, rxd/txd=1024. DUT1 is tested with 2p10GE NIC X710 by Intel.
+| ... | *[Ver] TG verification:* TG finds and reports throughput NDR (Non Drop
+| ... | Rate) with zero packet loss tolerance or throughput PDR (Partial Drop
+| ... | Rate) with non-zero packet loss tolerance (LT) expressed in percentage
+| ... | of packets transmitted. NDR and PDR are discovered for different
+| ... | Ethernet L2 frame sizes using MLRsearch library.
+| ... | Test packets are generated by TG on links to DUTs. TG traffic profile
+| ... | contains two L3 flow-groups (flow-group per direction, 254 flows per
+| ... | flow-group) with all packets containing Ethernet header, IPv4 header
+| ... | with IP protocol=61 and static payload. MAC addresses are matching MAC
+| ... | addresses of the TG node interfaces.
+| ... | *[Ref] Applicable standard specifications:* RFC2544.
+
+*** Variables ***
+# X710 bandwidth limit
+| ${s_limit}= | ${10000000000}
+# Traffic profile:
+| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-1c4n
+
+*** Keywords ***
+| Local Template
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2BD switching config.
+| | ... | Each DUT uses ${phy_cores} physical core(s) for worker threads.
+| | ... | [Ver] Measure NDR and PDR values using MLRsearch algorithm.\
+| | ...
+| | ... | *Arguments:*
+| | ... | - framesize - Framesize in Bytes in integer or string (IMIX_v4_1).
+| | ... | Type: integer, string
+| | ... | - phy_cores - Number of physical cores. Type: integer
+| | ... | - rxq - Number of RX queues, default value: ${None}. Type: integer
+| | ...
+| | [Arguments] | ${framesize} | ${phy_cores} | ${rxq}=${None}
+| | ...
+| | Set Test Variable | ${framesize}
+| | Set Test Variable | ${min_rate} | ${10000}
+| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
+| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
+| | ...
+| | Given Add worker threads and rxqueues to all DUTs | ${phy_cores} | ${rxq}
+| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
+| | ${max_rate} | ${jumbo} = | Get Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
+| | ... | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
+| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
+| | ... | nf_chains=${1} | nf_nodes=${4}
+| | And Configure chains of NFs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user
+| | ... | nf_chains=${1} | nf_nodes=${4} | jumbo=${jumbo}
+| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
+| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
+| | ... | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile} | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
+
+*** Test Cases ***
+| tc01-64B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-4vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 1C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc02-64B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-4vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 2C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc03-64B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-4vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 4C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc04-1518B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-4vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 1C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc05-1518B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-4vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 2C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc06-1518B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-4vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 4C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc07-9000B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-4vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 1C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc08-9000B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-4vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 2C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc09-9000B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-4vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 4C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc10-IMIX-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-4vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 1C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc11-IMIX-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-4vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 2C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc12-IMIX-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-4vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 4C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${4}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-6vm-l3fwd-mrr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-6vm-l3fwd-mrr.robot
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a3a7e6bc1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-6vm-l3fwd-mrr.robot
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+*** Settings ***
+| Resource | resources/libraries/robot/performance/performance_setup.robot
+| Library | resources.libraries.python.QemuUtils
+| ...
+| Force Tags | 2_NODE_SINGLE_LINK_TOPO | PERFTEST | HW_ENV | MRR
+| ... | NIC_Intel-X710 | ETH | L2BDMACLRN | BASE | VHOST | VM | 1C6N
+| ... | VHOST_1024 | SERVICE_DENSITY
+| ...
+| Suite Setup | Set up 2-node performance topology with DUT's NIC model
+| ... | L3 | Intel-X710
+| Suite Teardown | Tear down 2-node performance topology
+| ...
+| Test Setup | Set up performance test
+| Test Teardown | Tear down performance mrr test with vhost and VM with dpdk-testpmd
+| ... | dut1_node=${dut1} | dut1_vm_refs=${dut1_vm_refs}
+| ...
+| Test Template | Local Template
+| ...
+| Documentation | *Raw results L2BD test cases with vhost 1 chain 6 VMs*
+| ...
+| ... | *[Top] Network Topologies:* TG-DUT1-TG 2-node circular topology
+| ... | with single links between nodes.
+| ... | *[Enc] Packet Encapsulations:* Eth-IPv4 for L2 switching of IPv4.
+| ... | *[Cfg] DUT configuration:* DUT1 is configured with L2 bridge-
+| ... | domain and MAC learning enabled. Qemu VNFs are connected to VPP via
+| ... | vhost-user interfaces. Guest is running DPDK testpmd
+| ... | interconnecting vhost-user interfaces, forwarding mode is
+| ... | set to io, rxd/txd=1024. DUT1 is tested with 2p10GE NIC X710 by Intel.
+| ... | *[Ver] TG verification:* In MaxReceivedRate test TG sends traffic
+| ... | at line rate and reports total received/sent packets over trial period.
+| ... | Test packets are generated by TG on
+| ... | links to DUTs. TG traffic profile contains two L3 flow-groups
+| ... | (flow-group per direction, 254 flows per flow-group) with all packets
+| ... | containing Ethernet header, IPv4 header with IP protocol=61 and static
+| ... | payload. MAC addresses are matching MAC addresses of NFs nodes
+| ... | interfaces.
+| ... | *[Ref] Applicable standard specifications:* RFC2544.
+
+*** Variables ***
+# X710 bandwidth limit
+| ${s_limit}= | ${10000000000}
+# Traffic profile:
+| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-1c6n
+
+*** Keywords ***
+| Local Template
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2BD switching config.
+| | ... | Each DUT uses ${phy_cores} physical core(s) for worker threads.
+| | ... | [Ver] Measure MaxReceivedRate for ${framesize}B frames using single\
+| | ... | trial throughput test.
+| | ...
+| | ... | *Arguments:*
+| | ... | - framesize - Framesize in Bytes in integer or string (IMIX_v4_1).
+| | ... | Type: integer, string
+| | ... | - phy_cores - Number of physical cores. Type: integer
+| | ... | - rxq - Number of RX queues, default value: ${None}. Type: integer
+| | ...
+| | [Arguments] | ${framesize} | ${phy_cores} | ${rxq}=${None}
+| | ...
+| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
+| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
+| | ...
+| | Given Add worker threads and rxqueues to all DUTs | ${phy_cores} | ${rxq}
+| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
+| | ${max_rate} | ${jumbo} = | Get Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
+| | ... | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
+| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
+| | ... | nf_chains=${1} | nf_nodes=${6}
+| | And Configure chains of NFs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user
+| | ... | nf_chains=${1} | nf_nodes=${6} | jumbo=${jumbo}
+| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
+| | Then Traffic should pass with maximum rate
+| | ... | ${max_rate}pps | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile}
+
+*** Test Cases ***
+| tc01-64B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-6vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 1C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc02-64B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-6vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 2C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc03-64B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-6vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 4C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc04-1518B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-6vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 1C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc05-1518B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-6vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 2C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc06-1518B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-6vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 4C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc07-9000B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-6vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 1C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc08-9000B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-6vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 2C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc09-9000B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-6vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 4C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc10-IMIX-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-6vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 1C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc11-IMIX-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-6vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 2C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc12-IMIX-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-6vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 4C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${4}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-6vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-6vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr.robot
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..46b40b213d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-6vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+*** Settings ***
+| Resource | resources/libraries/robot/performance/performance_setup.robot
+| Library | resources.libraries.python.QemuUtils
+| ...
+| Force Tags | 2_NODE_SINGLE_LINK_TOPO | PERFTEST | HW_ENV | NDRPDR
+| ... | NIC_Intel-X710 | ETH | L2BDMACLRN | BASE | VHOST | VM | 1C6N
+| ... | VHOST_1024 | SERVICE_DENSITY
+| ...
+| Suite Setup | Set up 2-node performance topology with DUT's NIC model
+| ... | L3 | Intel-X710
+| Suite Teardown | Tear down 2-node performance topology
+| ...
+| Test Setup | Set up performance test
+| Test Teardown | Tear down performance test with vhost and VM with dpdk-testpmd
+| ... | ${min_rate}pps | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile}
+| ... | dut1_node=${dut1} | dut1_vm_refs=${dut1_vm_refs}
+| ...
+| Test Template | Local Template
+| ...
+| Documentation | *RFC2544: Pkt throughput L2BD test cases with vhost 1 chain
+| ... | 6 VMs*
+| ...
+| ... | *[Top] Network Topologies:* TG-DUT1-TG 2-node circular topology
+| ... | with single links between nodes.
+| ... | *[Enc] Packet Encapsulations:* Eth-IPv4 for L2 switching of IPv4.
+| ... | *[Cfg] DUT configuration:* DUT1 is configured with L2 bridge-
+| ... | domain and MAC learning enabled. Qemu VNFs are connected to VPP via
+| ... | vhost-user interfaces. Guest is running DPDK testpmd
+| ... | interconnecting vhost-user interfaces, forwarding mode is
+| ... | set to io, rxd/txd=1024. DUT1 is tested with 2p10GE NIC X710 by Intel.
+| ... | *[Ver] TG verification:* TG finds and reports throughput NDR (Non Drop
+| ... | Rate) with zero packet loss tolerance or throughput PDR (Partial Drop
+| ... | Rate) with non-zero packet loss tolerance (LT) expressed in percentage
+| ... | of packets transmitted. NDR and PDR are discovered for different
+| ... | Ethernet L2 frame sizes using MLRsearch library.
+| ... | Test packets are generated by TG on links to DUTs. TG traffic profile
+| ... | contains two L3 flow-groups (flow-group per direction, 254 flows per
+| ... | flow-group) with all packets containing Ethernet header, IPv4 header
+| ... | with IP protocol=61 and static payload. MAC addresses are matching MAC
+| ... | addresses of the TG node interfaces.
+| ... | *[Ref] Applicable standard specifications:* RFC2544.
+
+*** Variables ***
+# X710 bandwidth limit
+| ${s_limit}= | ${10000000000}
+# Traffic profile:
+| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-1c6n
+
+*** Keywords ***
+| Local Template
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2BD switching config.
+| | ... | Each DUT uses ${phy_cores} physical core(s) for worker threads.
+| | ... | [Ver] Measure NDR and PDR values using MLRsearch algorithm.\
+| | ...
+| | ... | *Arguments:*
+| | ... | - framesize - Framesize in Bytes in integer or string (IMIX_v4_1).
+| | ... | Type: integer, string
+| | ... | - phy_cores - Number of physical cores. Type: integer
+| | ... | - rxq - Number of RX queues, default value: ${None}. Type: integer
+| | ...
+| | [Arguments] | ${framesize} | ${phy_cores} | ${rxq}=${None}
+| | ...
+| | Set Test Variable | ${framesize}
+| | Set Test Variable | ${min_rate} | ${10000}
+| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
+| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
+| | ...
+| | Given Add worker threads and rxqueues to all DUTs | ${phy_cores} | ${rxq}
+| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
+| | ${max_rate} | ${jumbo} = | Get Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
+| | ... | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
+| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
+| | ... | nf_chains=${1} | nf_nodes=${6}
+| | And Configure chains of NFs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user
+| | ... | nf_chains=${1} | nf_nodes=${6} | jumbo=${jumbo}
+| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
+| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
+| | ... | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile} | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
+
+*** Test Cases ***
+| tc01-64B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-6vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 1C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc02-64B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-6vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 2C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc03-64B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-6vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 4C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc04-1518B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-6vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 1C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc05-1518B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-6vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 2C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc06-1518B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-6vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 4C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc07-9000B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-6vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 1C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc08-9000B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-6vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 2C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc09-9000B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-6vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 4C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc10-IMIX-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-6vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 1C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc11-IMIX-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-6vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 2C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc12-IMIX-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-6vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 4C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${4}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-8vm-l3fwd-mrr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-8vm-l3fwd-mrr.robot
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e6030ae17b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-8vm-l3fwd-mrr.robot
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+*** Settings ***
+| Resource | resources/libraries/robot/performance/performance_setup.robot
+| Library | resources.libraries.python.QemuUtils
+| ...
+| Force Tags | 2_NODE_SINGLE_LINK_TOPO | PERFTEST | HW_ENV | MRR
+| ... | NIC_Intel-X710 | ETH | L2BDMACLRN | BASE | VHOST | VM | 1C8N
+| ... | VHOST_1024 | SERVICE_DENSITY
+| ...
+| Suite Setup | Set up 2-node performance topology with DUT's NIC model
+| ... | L3 | Intel-X710
+| Suite Teardown | Tear down 2-node performance topology
+| ...
+| Test Setup | Set up performance test
+| Test Teardown | Tear down performance mrr test with vhost and VM with dpdk-testpmd
+| ... | dut1_node=${dut1} | dut1_vm_refs=${dut1_vm_refs}
+| ...
+| Test Template | Local Template
+| ...
+| Documentation | *Raw results L2BD test cases with vhost 1 chain 8 VMs*
+| ...
+| ... | *[Top] Network Topologies:* TG-DUT1-TG 2-node circular topology
+| ... | with single links between nodes.
+| ... | *[Enc] Packet Encapsulations:* Eth-IPv4 for L2 switching of IPv4.
+| ... | *[Cfg] DUT configuration:* DUT1 is configured with L2 bridge-
+| ... | domain and MAC learning enabled. Qemu VNFs are connected to VPP via
+| ... | vhost-user interfaces. Guest is running DPDK testpmd
+| ... | interconnecting vhost-user interfaces, forwarding mode is
+| ... | set to io, rxd/txd=1024. DUT1 is tested with 2p10GE NIC X710 by Intel.
+| ... | *[Ver] TG verification:* In MaxReceivedRate test TG sends traffic
+| ... | at line rate and reports total received/sent packets over trial period.
+| ... | Test packets are generated by TG on
+| ... | links to DUTs. TG traffic profile contains two L3 flow-groups
+| ... | (flow-group per direction, 254 flows per flow-group) with all packets
+| ... | containing Ethernet header, IPv4 header with IP protocol=61 and static
+| ... | payload. MAC addresses are matching MAC addresses of NFs nodes
+| ... | interfaces.
+| ... | *[Ref] Applicable standard specifications:* RFC2544.
+
+*** Variables ***
+# X710 bandwidth limit
+| ${s_limit}= | ${10000000000}
+# Traffic profile:
+| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-1c8n
+
+*** Keywords ***
+| Local Template
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2BD switching config.
+| | ... | Each DUT uses ${phy_cores} physical core(s) for worker threads.
+| | ... | [Ver] Measure MaxReceivedRate for ${framesize}B frames using single\
+| | ... | trial throughput test.
+| | ...
+| | ... | *Arguments:*
+| | ... | - framesize - Framesize in Bytes in integer or string (IMIX_v4_1).
+| | ... | Type: integer, string
+| | ... | - phy_cores - Number of physical cores. Type: integer
+| | ... | - rxq - Number of RX queues, default value: ${None}. Type: integer
+| | ...
+| | [Arguments] | ${framesize} | ${phy_cores} | ${rxq}=${None}
+| | ...
+| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
+| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
+| | ...
+| | Given Add worker threads and rxqueues to all DUTs | ${phy_cores} | ${rxq}
+| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
+| | ${max_rate} | ${jumbo} = | Get Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
+| | ... | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
+| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
+| | ... | nf_chains=${1} | nf_nodes=${8}
+| | And Configure chains of NFs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user
+| | ... | nf_chains=${1} | nf_nodes=${8} | jumbo=${jumbo}
+| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
+| | Then Traffic should pass with maximum rate
+| | ... | ${max_rate}pps | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile}
+
+*** Test Cases ***
+| tc01-64B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-8vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 1C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc02-64B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-8vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 2C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc03-64B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-8vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 4C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc04-1518B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-8vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 1C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc05-1518B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-8vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 2C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc06-1518B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-8vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 4C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc07-9000B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-8vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 1C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc08-9000B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-8vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 2C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc09-9000B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-8vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 4C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc10-IMIX-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-8vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 1C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc11-IMIX-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-8vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 2C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc12-IMIX-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-8vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 4C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${4}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-8vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-8vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr.robot
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..caa2b24495
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-8vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+*** Settings ***
+| Resource | resources/libraries/robot/performance/performance_setup.robot
+| Library | resources.libraries.python.QemuUtils
+| ...
+| Force Tags | 2_NODE_SINGLE_LINK_TOPO | PERFTEST | HW_ENV | NDRPDR
+| ... | NIC_Intel-X710 | ETH | L2BDMACLRN | BASE | VHOST | VM | 1C8N
+| ... | VHOST_1024 | SERVICE_DENSITY
+| ...
+| Suite Setup | Set up 2-node performance topology with DUT's NIC model
+| ... | L3 | Intel-X710
+| Suite Teardown | Tear down 2-node performance topology
+| ...
+| Test Setup | Set up performance test
+| Test Teardown | Tear down performance test with vhost and VM with dpdk-testpmd
+| ... | ${min_rate}pps | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile}
+| ... | dut1_node=${dut1} | dut1_vm_refs=${dut1_vm_refs}
+| ...
+| Test Template | Local Template
+| ...
+| Documentation | *RFC2544: Pkt throughput L2BD test cases with vhost 1 chain
+| ... | 8 VMs*
+| ...
+| ... | *[Top] Network Topologies:* TG-DUT1-TG 2-node circular topology
+| ... | with single links between nodes.
+| ... | *[Enc] Packet Encapsulations:* Eth-IPv4 for L2 switching of IPv4.
+| ... | *[Cfg] DUT configuration:* DUT1 is configured with L2 bridge-
+| ... | domain and MAC learning enabled. Qemu VNFs are connected to VPP via
+| ... | vhost-user interfaces. Guest is running DPDK testpmd
+| ... | interconnecting vhost-user interfaces, forwarding mode is
+| ... | set to io, rxd/txd=1024. DUT1 is tested with 2p10GE NIC X710 by Intel.
+| ... | *[Ver] TG verification:* TG finds and reports throughput NDR (Non Drop
+| ... | Rate) with zero packet loss tolerance or throughput PDR (Partial Drop
+| ... | Rate) with non-zero packet loss tolerance (LT) expressed in percentage
+| ... | of packets transmitted. NDR and PDR are discovered for different
+| ... | Ethernet L2 frame sizes using MLRsearch library.
+| ... | Test packets are generated by TG on links to DUTs. TG traffic profile
+| ... | contains two L3 flow-groups (flow-group per direction, 254 flows per
+| ... | flow-group) with all packets containing Ethernet header, IPv4 header
+| ... | with IP protocol=61 and static payload. MAC addresses are matching MAC
+| ... | addresses of the TG node interfaces.
+| ... | *[Ref] Applicable standard specifications:* RFC2544.
+
+*** Variables ***
+# X710 bandwidth limit
+| ${s_limit}= | ${10000000000}
+# Traffic profile:
+| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-1c1n
+
+*** Keywords ***
+| Local Template
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2BD switching config.
+| | ... | Each DUT uses ${phy_cores} physical core(s) for worker threads.
+| | ... | [Ver] Measure NDR and PDR values using MLRsearch algorithm.\
+| | ...
+| | ... | *Arguments:*
+| | ... | - framesize - Framesize in Bytes in integer or string (IMIX_v4_1).
+| | ... | Type: integer, string
+| | ... | - phy_cores - Number of physical cores. Type: integer
+| | ... | - rxq - Number of RX queues, default value: ${None}. Type: integer
+| | ...
+| | [Arguments] | ${framesize} | ${phy_cores} | ${rxq}=${None}
+| | ...
+| | Set Test Variable | ${framesize}
+| | Set Test Variable | ${min_rate} | ${10000}
+| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
+| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
+| | ...
+| | Given Add worker threads and rxqueues to all DUTs | ${phy_cores} | ${rxq}
+| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
+| | ${max_rate} | ${jumbo} = | Get Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
+| | ... | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
+| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
+| | ... | nf_chains=${1} | nf_nodes=${8}
+| | And Configure chains of NFs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user
+| | ... | nf_chains=${1} | nf_nodes=${8} | jumbo=${jumbo}
+| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
+| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
+| | ... | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile} | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
+
+*** Test Cases ***
+| tc01-64B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-8vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 1C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc02-64B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-8vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 2C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc03-64B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-8vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 4C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc04-1518B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-8vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 1C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc05-1518B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-8vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 2C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc06-1518B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-8vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 4C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc07-9000B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-8vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 1C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc08-9000B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-8vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 2C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc09-9000B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-8vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 4C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc10-IMIX-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-8vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 1C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc11-IMIX-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-8vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 2C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc12-IMIX-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-8vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 4C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${4}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-12vm-l3fwd-mrr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-12vm-l3fwd-mrr.robot
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0d16e128dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-12vm-l3fwd-mrr.robot
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+*** Settings ***
+| Resource | resources/libraries/robot/performance/performance_setup.robot
+| Library | resources.libraries.python.QemuUtils
+| ...
+| Force Tags | 2_NODE_SINGLE_LINK_TOPO | PERFTEST | HW_ENV | MRR
+| ... | NIC_Intel-X710 | ETH | L2BDMACLRN | BASE | VHOST | VM | 2C6N
+| ... | VHOST_1024 | SERVICE_DENSITY
+| ...
+| Suite Setup | Set up 2-node performance topology with DUT's NIC model
+| ... | L3 | Intel-X710
+| Suite Teardown | Tear down 2-node performance topology
+| ...
+| Test Setup | Set up performance test
+| Test Teardown | Tear down performance mrr test with vhost and VM with dpdk-testpmd
+| ... | dut1_node=${dut1} | dut1_vm_refs=${dut1_vm_refs}
+| ...
+| Test Template | Local Template
+| ...
+| Documentation | *Raw results L2BD test cases with vhost 2 chains 12 VMs*
+| ...
+| ... | *[Top] Network Topologies:* TG-DUT1-TG 2-node circular topology
+| ... | with single links between nodes.
+| ... | *[Enc] Packet Encapsulations:* Eth-IPv4 for L2 switching of IPv4.
+| ... | *[Cfg] DUT configuration:* DUT1 is configured with L2 bridge-
+| ... | domain and MAC learning enabled. Qemu VNFs are connected to VPP via
+| ... | vhost-user interfaces. Guest is running DPDK testpmd
+| ... | interconnecting vhost-user interfaces, forwarding mode is
+| ... | set to io, rxd/txd=1024. DUT1 is tested with 2p10GE NIC X710 by Intel.
+| ... | *[Ver] TG verification:* In MaxReceivedRate test TG sends traffic
+| ... | at line rate and reports total received/sent packets over trial period.
+| ... | Test packets are generated by TG on
+| ... | links to DUTs. TG traffic profile contains two L3 flow-groups
+| ... | (flow-group per direction, 254 flows per flow-group) with all packets
+| ... | containing Ethernet header, IPv4 header with IP protocol=61 and static
+| ... | payload. MAC addresses are matching MAC addresses of NFs nodes
+| ... | interfaces.
+| ... | *[Ref] Applicable standard specifications:* RFC2544.
+
+*** Variables ***
+# X710 bandwidth limit
+| ${s_limit}= | ${10000000000}
+# Traffic profile:
+| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-2c6n
+
+*** Keywords ***
+| Local Template
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2BD switching config.
+| | ... | Each DUT uses ${phy_cores} physical core(s) for worker threads.
+| | ... | [Ver] Measure MaxReceivedRate for ${framesize}B frames using single\
+| | ... | trial throughput test.
+| | ...
+| | ... | *Arguments:*
+| | ... | - framesize - Framesize in Bytes in integer or string (IMIX_v4_1).
+| | ... | Type: integer, string
+| | ... | - phy_cores - Number of physical cores. Type: integer
+| | ... | - rxq - Number of RX queues, default value: ${None}. Type: integer
+| | ...
+| | [Arguments] | ${framesize} | ${phy_cores} | ${rxq}=${None}
+| | ...
+| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
+| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
+| | ...
+| | Given Add worker threads and rxqueues to all DUTs | ${phy_cores} | ${rxq}
+| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
+| | ${max_rate} | ${jumbo} = | Get Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
+| | ... | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
+| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
+| | ... | nf_chains=${2} | nf_nodes=${6}
+| | And Configure chains of NFs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user
+| | ... | nf_chains=${2} | nf_nodes=${6} | jumbo=${jumbo}
+| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
+| | Then Traffic should pass with maximum rate
+| | ... | ${max_rate}pps | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile}
+
+*** Test Cases ***
+| tc01-64B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-12vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 1C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc02-64B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-12vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 2C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc03-64B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-12vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 4C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc04-1518B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-12vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 1C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc05-1518B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-12vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 2C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc06-1518B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-12vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 4C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc07-9000B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-12vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 1C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc08-9000B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-12vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 2C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc09-9000B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-12vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 4C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc10-IMIX-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-12vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 1C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc11-IMIX-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-12vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 2C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc12-IMIX-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-12vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 4C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${4}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-12vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-12vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr.robot
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..135982a616
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-12vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+*** Settings ***
+| Resource | resources/libraries/robot/performance/performance_setup.robot
+| Library | resources.libraries.python.QemuUtils
+| ...
+| Force Tags | 2_NODE_SINGLE_LINK_TOPO | PERFTEST | HW_ENV | NDRPDR
+| ... | NIC_Intel-X710 | ETH | L2BDMACLRN | BASE | VHOST | VM | 2C6N
+| ... | VHOST_1024 | SERVICE_DENSITY
+| ...
+| Suite Setup | Set up 2-node performance topology with DUT's NIC model
+| ... | L3 | Intel-X710
+| Suite Teardown | Tear down 2-node performance topology
+| ...
+| Test Setup | Set up performance test
+| Test Teardown | Tear down performance test with vhost and VM with dpdk-testpmd
+| ... | ${min_rate}pps | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile}
+| ... | dut1_node=${dut1} | dut1_vm_refs=${dut1_vm_refs}
+| ...
+| Test Template | Local Template
+| ...
+| Documentation | *RFC2544: Pkt throughput L2BD test cases with vhost 6 chains
+| ... | 12 VMs*
+| ...
+| ... | *[Top] Network Topologies:* TG-DUT1-TG 2-node circular topology
+| ... | with single links between nodes.
+| ... | *[Enc] Packet Encapsulations:* Eth-IPv4 for L2 switching of IPv4.
+| ... | *[Cfg] DUT configuration:* DUT1 is configured with L2 bridge-
+| ... | domain and MAC learning enabled. Qemu VNFs are connected to VPP via
+| ... | vhost-user interfaces. Guest is running DPDK testpmd
+| ... | interconnecting vhost-user interfaces, forwarding mode is
+| ... | set to io, rxd/txd=1024. DUT1 is tested with 2p10GE NIC X710 by Intel.
+| ... | *[Ver] TG verification:* TG finds and reports throughput NDR (Non Drop
+| ... | Rate) with zero packet loss tolerance or throughput PDR (Partial Drop
+| ... | Rate) with non-zero packet loss tolerance (LT) expressed in percentage
+| ... | of packets transmitted. NDR and PDR are discovered for different
+| ... | Ethernet L2 frame sizes using MLRsearch library.
+| ... | Test packets are generated by TG on links to DUTs. TG traffic profile
+| ... | contains two L3 flow-groups (flow-group per direction, 254 flows per
+| ... | flow-group) with all packets containing Ethernet header, IPv4 header
+| ... | with IP protocol=61 and static payload. MAC addresses are matching MAC
+| ... | addresses of the TG node interfaces.
+| ... | *[Ref] Applicable standard specifications:* RFC2544.
+
+*** Variables ***
+# X710 bandwidth limit
+| ${s_limit}= | ${10000000000}
+# Traffic profile:
+| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-2c6n
+
+*** Keywords ***
+| Local Template
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2BD switching config.
+| | ... | Each DUT uses ${phy_cores} physical core(s) for worker threads.
+| | ... | [Ver] Measure NDR and PDR values using MLRsearch algorithm.\
+| | ...
+| | ... | *Arguments:*
+| | ... | - framesize - Framesize in Bytes in integer or string (IMIX_v4_1).
+| | ... | Type: integer, string
+| | ... | - phy_cores - Number of physical cores. Type: integer
+| | ... | - rxq - Number of RX queues, default value: ${None}. Type: integer
+| | ...
+| | [Arguments] | ${framesize} | ${phy_cores} | ${rxq}=${None}
+| | ...
+| | Set Test Variable | ${framesize}
+| | Set Test Variable | ${min_rate} | ${10000}
+| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
+| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
+| | ...
+| | Given Add worker threads and rxqueues to all DUTs | ${phy_cores} | ${rxq}
+| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
+| | ${max_rate} | ${jumbo} = | Get Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
+| | ... | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
+| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
+| | ... | nf_chains=${2} | nf_nodes=${6}
+| | And Configure chains of NFs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user
+| | ... | nf_chains=${2} | nf_nodes=${6} | jumbo=${jumbo}
+| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
+| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
+| | ... | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile} | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
+
+*** Test Cases ***
+| tc01-64B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-12vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 1C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc02-64B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-12vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 2C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc03-64B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-12vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 4C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc04-1518B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-12vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 1C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc05-1518B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-12vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 2C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc06-1518B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-12vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 4C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc07-9000B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-12vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 1C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc08-9000B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-12vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 2C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc09-9000B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-12vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 4C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc10-IMIX-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-12vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 1C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc11-IMIX-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-12vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 2C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc12-IMIX-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-12vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 4C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${4}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-16vm-l3fwd-mrr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-16vm-l3fwd-mrr.robot
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7111fe7685
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-16vm-l3fwd-mrr.robot
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+*** Settings ***
+| Resource | resources/libraries/robot/performance/performance_setup.robot
+| Library | resources.libraries.python.QemuUtils
+| ...
+| Force Tags | 2_NODE_SINGLE_LINK_TOPO | PERFTEST | HW_ENV | MRR
+| ... | NIC_Intel-X710 | ETH | L2BDMACLRN | BASE | VHOST | VM | 2C8N
+| ... | VHOST_1024 | SERVICE_DENSITY
+| ...
+| Suite Setup | Set up 2-node performance topology with DUT's NIC model
+| ... | L3 | Intel-X710
+| Suite Teardown | Tear down 2-node performance topology
+| ...
+| Test Setup | Set up performance test
+| Test Teardown | Tear down performance mrr test with vhost and VM with dpdk-testpmd
+| ... | dut1_node=${dut1} | dut1_vm_refs=${dut1_vm_refs}
+| ...
+| Test Template | Local Template
+| ...
+| Documentation | *Raw results L2BD test cases with vhost 2 chains 16 VMs*
+| ...
+| ... | *[Top] Network Topologies:* TG-DUT1-TG 2-node circular topology
+| ... | with single links between nodes.
+| ... | *[Enc] Packet Encapsulations:* Eth-IPv4 for L2 switching of IPv4.
+| ... | *[Cfg] DUT configuration:* DUT1 is configured with L2 bridge-
+| ... | domain and MAC learning enabled. Qemu VNFs are connected to VPP via
+| ... | vhost-user interfaces. Guest is running DPDK testpmd
+| ... | interconnecting vhost-user interfaces, forwarding mode is
+| ... | set to io, rxd/txd=1024. DUT1 is tested with 2p10GE NIC X710 by Intel.
+| ... | *[Ver] TG verification:* In MaxReceivedRate test TG sends traffic
+| ... | at line rate and reports total received/sent packets over trial period.
+| ... | Test packets are generated by TG on
+| ... | links to DUTs. TG traffic profile contains two L3 flow-groups
+| ... | (flow-group per direction, 254 flows per flow-group) with all packets
+| ... | containing Ethernet header, IPv4 header with IP protocol=61 and static
+| ... | payload. MAC addresses are matching MAC addresses of NFs nodes
+| ... | interfaces.
+| ... | *[Ref] Applicable standard specifications:* RFC2544.
+
+*** Variables ***
+# X710 bandwidth limit
+| ${s_limit}= | ${10000000000}
+# Traffic profile:
+| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-2c8n
+
+*** Keywords ***
+| Local Template
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2BD switching config.
+| | ... | Each DUT uses ${phy_cores} physical core(s) for worker threads.
+| | ... | [Ver] Measure MaxReceivedRate for ${framesize}B frames using single\
+| | ... | trial throughput test.
+| | ...
+| | ... | *Arguments:*
+| | ... | - framesize - Framesize in Bytes in integer or string (IMIX_v4_1).
+| | ... | Type: integer, string
+| | ... | - phy_cores - Number of physical cores. Type: integer
+| | ... | - rxq - Number of RX queues, default value: ${None}. Type: integer
+| | ...
+| | [Arguments] | ${framesize} | ${phy_cores} | ${rxq}=${None}
+| | ...
+| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
+| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
+| | ...
+| | Given Add worker threads and rxqueues to all DUTs | ${phy_cores} | ${rxq}
+| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
+| | ${max_rate} | ${jumbo} = | Get Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
+| | ... | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
+| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
+| | ... | nf_chains=${2} | nf_nodes=${8}
+| | And Configure chains of NFs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user
+| | ... | nf_chains=${2} | nf_nodes=${8} | jumbo=${jumbo}
+| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
+| | Then Traffic should pass with maximum rate
+| | ... | ${max_rate}pps | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile}
+
+*** Test Cases ***
+| tc01-64B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-16vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 1C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc02-64B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-16vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 2C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc03-64B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-16vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 4C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc04-1518B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-16vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 1C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc05-1518B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-16vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 2C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc06-1518B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-16vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 4C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc07-9000B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-16vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 1C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc08-9000B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-16vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 2C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc09-9000B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-16vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 4C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc10-IMIX-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-16vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 1C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc11-IMIX-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-16vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 2C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc12-IMIX-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-16vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 4C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${4}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-16vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-16vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr.robot
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..efb1c3a079
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-16vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+*** Settings ***
+| Resource | resources/libraries/robot/performance/performance_setup.robot
+| Library | resources.libraries.python.QemuUtils
+| ...
+| Force Tags | 2_NODE_SINGLE_LINK_TOPO | PERFTEST | HW_ENV | NDRPDR
+| ... | NIC_Intel-X710 | ETH | L2BDMACLRN | BASE | VHOST | VM | 2C8N
+| ... | VHOST_1024 | SERVICE_DENSITY
+| ...
+| Suite Setup | Set up 2-node performance topology with DUT's NIC model
+| ... | L3 | Intel-X710
+| Suite Teardown | Tear down 2-node performance topology
+| ...
+| Test Setup | Set up performance test
+| Test Teardown | Tear down performance test with vhost and VM with dpdk-testpmd
+| ... | ${min_rate}pps | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile}
+| ... | dut1_node=${dut1} | dut1_vm_refs=${dut1_vm_refs}
+| ...
+| Test Template | Local Template
+| ...
+| Documentation | *RFC2544: Pkt throughput L2BD test cases with vhost 2 chains
+| ... | 16 VMs*
+| ...
+| ... | *[Top] Network Topologies:* TG-DUT1-TG 2-node circular topology
+| ... | with single links between nodes.
+| ... | *[Enc] Packet Encapsulations:* Eth-IPv4 for L2 switching of IPv4.
+| ... | *[Cfg] DUT configuration:* DUT1 is configured with L2 bridge-
+| ... | domain and MAC learning enabled. Qemu VNFs are connected to VPP via
+| ... | vhost-user interfaces. Guest is running DPDK testpmd
+| ... | interconnecting vhost-user interfaces, forwarding mode is
+| ... | set to io, rxd/txd=1024. DUT1 is tested with 2p10GE NIC X710 by Intel.
+| ... | *[Ver] TG verification:* TG finds and reports throughput NDR (Non Drop
+| ... | Rate) with zero packet loss tolerance or throughput PDR (Partial Drop
+| ... | Rate) with non-zero packet loss tolerance (LT) expressed in percentage
+| ... | of packets transmitted. NDR and PDR are discovered for different
+| ... | Ethernet L2 frame sizes using MLRsearch library.
+| ... | Test packets are generated by TG on links to DUTs. TG traffic profile
+| ... | contains two L3 flow-groups (flow-group per direction, 254 flows per
+| ... | flow-group) with all packets containing Ethernet header, IPv4 header
+| ... | with IP protocol=61 and static payload. MAC addresses are matching MAC
+| ... | addresses of the TG node interfaces.
+| ... | *[Ref] Applicable standard specifications:* RFC2544.
+
+*** Variables ***
+# X710 bandwidth limit
+| ${s_limit}= | ${10000000000}
+# Traffic profile:
+| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-2c8n
+
+*** Keywords ***
+| Local Template
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2BD switching config.
+| | ... | Each DUT uses ${phy_cores} physical core(s) for worker threads.
+| | ... | [Ver] Measure NDR and PDR values using MLRsearch algorithm.\
+| | ...
+| | ... | *Arguments:*
+| | ... | - framesize - Framesize in Bytes in integer or string (IMIX_v4_1).
+| | ... | Type: integer, string
+| | ... | - phy_cores - Number of physical cores. Type: integer
+| | ... | - rxq - Number of RX queues, default value: ${None}. Type: integer
+| | ...
+| | [Arguments] | ${framesize} | ${phy_cores} | ${rxq}=${None}
+| | ...
+| | Set Test Variable | ${framesize}
+| | Set Test Variable | ${min_rate} | ${10000}
+| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
+| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
+| | ...
+| | Given Add worker threads and rxqueues to all DUTs | ${phy_cores} | ${rxq}
+| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
+| | ${max_rate} | ${jumbo} = | Get Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
+| | ... | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
+| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
+| | ... | nf_chains=${2} | nf_nodes=${8}
+| | And Configure chains of NFs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user
+| | ... | nf_chains=${2} | nf_nodes=${8} | jumbo=${jumbo}
+| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
+| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
+| | ... | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile} | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
+
+*** Test Cases ***
+| tc01-64B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-16vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 1C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc02-64B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-16vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 2C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc03-64B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-16vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 4C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc04-1518B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-16vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 1C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc05-1518B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-16vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 2C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc06-1518B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-16vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 4C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc07-9000B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-16vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 1C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc08-9000B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-16vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 2C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc09-9000B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-16vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 4C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc10-IMIX-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-16vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 1C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc11-IMIX-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-16vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 2C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc12-IMIX-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-16vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 4C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${4}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-2vm-l3fwd-mrr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-2vm-l3fwd-mrr.robot
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e1100f7a11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-2vm-l3fwd-mrr.robot
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+*** Settings ***
+| Resource | resources/libraries/robot/performance/performance_setup.robot
+| Library | resources.libraries.python.QemuUtils
+| ...
+| Force Tags | 2_NODE_SINGLE_LINK_TOPO | PERFTEST | HW_ENV | MRR
+| ... | NIC_Intel-X710 | ETH | L2BDMACLRN | BASE | VHOST | VM | 2C1N
+| ... | VHOST_1024 | SERVICE_DENSITY
+| ...
+| Suite Setup | Set up 2-node performance topology with DUT's NIC model
+| ... | L3 | Intel-X710
+| Suite Teardown | Tear down 2-node performance topology
+| ...
+| Test Setup | Set up performance test
+| Test Teardown | Tear down performance mrr test with vhost and VM with dpdk-testpmd
+| ... | dut1_node=${dut1} | dut1_vm_refs=${dut1_vm_refs}
+| ...
+| Test Template | Local Template
+| ...
+| Documentation | *Raw results L2BD test cases with vhost 2 chains 2 VMs*
+| ...
+| ... | *[Top] Network Topologies:* TG-DUT1-TG 2-node circular topology
+| ... | with single links between nodes.
+| ... | *[Enc] Packet Encapsulations:* Eth-IPv4 for L2 switching of IPv4.
+| ... | *[Cfg] DUT configuration:* DUT1 is configured with L2 bridge-
+| ... | domain and MAC learning enabled. Qemu VNFs are connected to VPP via
+| ... | vhost-user interfaces. Guest is running DPDK testpmd
+| ... | interconnecting vhost-user interfaces, forwarding mode is
+| ... | set to io, rxd/txd=1024. DUT1 is tested with 2p10GE NIC X710 by Intel.
+| ... | *[Ver] TG verification:* In MaxReceivedRate test TG sends traffic
+| ... | at line rate and reports total received/sent packets over trial period.
+| ... | Test packets are generated by TG on
+| ... | links to DUTs. TG traffic profile contains two L3 flow-groups
+| ... | (flow-group per direction, 254 flows per flow-group) with all packets
+| ... | containing Ethernet header, IPv4 header with IP protocol=61 and static
+| ... | payload. MAC addresses are matching MAC addresses of NFs nodes
+| ... | interfaces.
+| ... | *[Ref] Applicable standard specifications:* RFC2544.
+
+*** Variables ***
+# X710 bandwidth limit
+| ${s_limit}= | ${10000000000}
+# Traffic profile:
+| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-2c1n
+
+*** Keywords ***
+| Local Template
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2BD switching config.
+| | ... | Each DUT uses ${phy_cores} physical core(s) for worker threads.
+| | ... | [Ver] Measure MaxReceivedRate for ${framesize}B frames using single\
+| | ... | trial throughput test.
+| | ...
+| | ... | *Arguments:*
+| | ... | - framesize - Framesize in Bytes in integer or string (IMIX_v4_1).
+| | ... | Type: integer, string
+| | ... | - phy_cores - Number of physical cores. Type: integer
+| | ... | - rxq - Number of RX queues, default value: ${None}. Type: integer
+| | ...
+| | [Arguments] | ${framesize} | ${phy_cores} | ${rxq}=${None}
+| | ...
+| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
+| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
+| | ...
+| | Given Add worker threads and rxqueues to all DUTs | ${phy_cores} | ${rxq}
+| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
+| | ${max_rate} | ${jumbo} = | Get Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
+| | ... | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
+| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
+| | ... | nf_chains=${2} | nf_nodes=${1}
+| | And Configure chains of NFs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user
+| | ... | nf_chains=${2} | nf_nodes=${1} | jumbo=${jumbo}
+| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
+| | Then Traffic should pass with maximum rate
+| | ... | ${max_rate}pps | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile}
+
+*** Test Cases ***
+| tc01-64B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-2vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 1C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc02-64B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-2vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 2C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc03-64B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-2vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 4C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc04-1518B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-2vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 1C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc05-1518B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-2vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 2C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc06-1518B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-2vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 4C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc07-9000B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-2vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 1C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc08-9000B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-2vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 2C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc09-9000B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-2vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 4C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc10-IMIX-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-2vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 1C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc11-IMIX-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-2vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 2C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc12-IMIX-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-2vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 4C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${4}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-2vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-2vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr.robot
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2d758d98cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-2vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+*** Settings ***
+| Resource | resources/libraries/robot/performance/performance_setup.robot
+| Library | resources.libraries.python.QemuUtils
+| ...
+| Force Tags | 2_NODE_SINGLE_LINK_TOPO | PERFTEST | HW_ENV | NDRPDR
+| ... | NIC_Intel-X710 | ETH | L2BDMACLRN | BASE | VHOST | VM | 2C1N
+| ... | VHOST_1024 | SERVICE_DENSITY
+| ...
+| Suite Setup | Set up 2-node performance topology with DUT's NIC model
+| ... | L3 | Intel-X710
+| Suite Teardown | Tear down 2-node performance topology
+| ...
+| Test Setup | Set up performance test
+| Test Teardown | Tear down performance test with vhost and VM with dpdk-testpmd
+| ... | ${min_rate}pps | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile}
+| ... | dut1_node=${dut1} | dut1_vm_refs=${dut1_vm_refs}
+| ...
+| Test Template | Local Template
+| ...
+| Documentation | *RFC2544: Pkt throughput L2BD test cases with vhost 2 chains
+| ... | 2 VMs*
+| ...
+| ... | *[Top] Network Topologies:* TG-DUT1-TG 2-node circular topology
+| ... | with single links between nodes.
+| ... | *[Enc] Packet Encapsulations:* Eth-IPv4 for L2 switching of IPv4.
+| ... | *[Cfg] DUT configuration:* DUT1 is configured with L2 bridge-
+| ... | domain and MAC learning enabled. Qemu VNFs are connected to VPP via
+| ... | vhost-user interfaces. Guest is running DPDK testpmd
+| ... | interconnecting vhost-user interfaces, forwarding mode is
+| ... | set to io, rxd/txd=1024. DUT1 is tested with 2p10GE NIC X710 by Intel.
+| ... | *[Ver] TG verification:* TG finds and reports throughput NDR (Non Drop
+| ... | Rate) with zero packet loss tolerance or throughput PDR (Partial Drop
+| ... | Rate) with non-zero packet loss tolerance (LT) expressed in percentage
+| ... | of packets transmitted. NDR and PDR are discovered for different
+| ... | Ethernet L2 frame sizes using MLRsearch library.
+| ... | Test packets are generated by TG on links to DUTs. TG traffic profile
+| ... | contains two L3 flow-groups (flow-group per direction, 254 flows per
+| ... | flow-group) with all packets containing Ethernet header, IPv4 header
+| ... | with IP protocol=61 and static payload. MAC addresses are matching MAC
+| ... | addresses of the TG node interfaces.
+| ... | *[Ref] Applicable standard specifications:* RFC2544.
+
+*** Variables ***
+# X710 bandwidth limit
+| ${s_limit}= | ${10000000000}
+# Traffic profile:
+| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-2c1n
+
+*** Keywords ***
+| Local Template
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2BD switching config.
+| | ... | Each DUT uses ${phy_cores} physical core(s) for worker threads.
+| | ... | [Ver] Measure NDR and PDR values using MLRsearch algorithm.\
+| | ...
+| | ... | *Arguments:*
+| | ... | - framesize - Framesize in Bytes in integer or string (IMIX_v4_1).
+| | ... | Type: integer, string
+| | ... | - phy_cores - Number of physical cores. Type: integer
+| | ... | - rxq - Number of RX queues, default value: ${None}. Type: integer
+| | ...
+| | [Arguments] | ${framesize} | ${phy_cores} | ${rxq}=${None}
+| | ...
+| | Set Test Variable | ${framesize}
+| | Set Test Variable | ${min_rate} | ${10000}
+| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
+| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
+| | ...
+| | Given Add worker threads and rxqueues to all DUTs | ${phy_cores} | ${rxq}
+| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
+| | ${max_rate} | ${jumbo} = | Get Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
+| | ... | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
+| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
+| | ... | nf_chains=${2} | nf_nodes=${1}
+| | And Configure chains of NFs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user
+| | ... | nf_chains=${2} | nf_nodes=${1} | jumbo=${jumbo}
+| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
+| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
+| | ... | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile} | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
+
+*** Test Cases ***
+| tc01-64B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-2vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 1C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc02-64B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-2vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 2C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc03-64B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-2vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 4C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc04-1518B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-2vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 1C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc05-1518B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-2vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 2C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc06-1518B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-2vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 4C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc07-9000B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-2vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 1C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc08-9000B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-2vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 2C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc09-9000B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-2vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 4C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc10-IMIX-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-2vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 1C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc11-IMIX-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-2vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 2C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc12-IMIX-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-2vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 4C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${4}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-4vm-l3fwd-mrr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-4vm-l3fwd-mrr.robot
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2e8eeed4b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-4vm-l3fwd-mrr.robot
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+*** Settings ***
+| Resource | resources/libraries/robot/performance/performance_setup.robot
+| Library | resources.libraries.python.QemuUtils
+| ...
+| Force Tags | 2_NODE_SINGLE_LINK_TOPO | PERFTEST | HW_ENV | MRR
+| ... | NIC_Intel-X710 | ETH | L2BDMACLRN | BASE | VHOST | VM | 2C2N
+| ... | VHOST_1024 | SERVICE_DENSITY
+| ...
+| Suite Setup | Set up 2-node performance topology with DUT's NIC model
+| ... | L3 | Intel-X710
+| Suite Teardown | Tear down 2-node performance topology
+| ...
+| Test Setup | Set up performance test
+| Test Teardown | Tear down performance mrr test with vhost and VM with dpdk-testpmd
+| ... | dut1_node=${dut1} | dut1_vm_refs=${dut1_vm_refs}
+| ...
+| Test Template | Local Template
+| ...
+| Documentation | *Raw results L2BD test cases with vhost 2 chains 4 VMs*
+| ...
+| ... | *[Top] Network Topologies:* TG-DUT1-TG 2-node circular topology
+| ... | with single links between nodes.
+| ... | *[Enc] Packet Encapsulations:* Eth-IPv4 for L2 switching of IPv4.
+| ... | *[Cfg] DUT configuration:* DUT1 is configured with L2 bridge-
+| ... | domain and MAC learning enabled. Qemu VNFs are connected to VPP via
+| ... | vhost-user interfaces. Guest is running DPDK testpmd
+| ... | interconnecting vhost-user interfaces, forwarding mode is
+| ... | set to io, rxd/txd=1024. DUT1 is tested with 2p10GE NIC X710 by Intel.
+| ... | *[Ver] TG verification:* In MaxReceivedRate test TG sends traffic
+| ... | at line rate and reports total received/sent packets over trial period.
+| ... | Test packets are generated by TG on
+| ... | links to DUTs. TG traffic profile contains two L3 flow-groups
+| ... | (flow-group per direction, 254 flows per flow-group) with all packets
+| ... | containing Ethernet header, IPv4 header with IP protocol=61 and static
+| ... | payload. MAC addresses are matching MAC addresses of NFs nodes
+| ... | interfaces.
+| ... | *[Ref] Applicable standard specifications:* RFC2544.
+
+*** Variables ***
+# X710 bandwidth limit
+| ${s_limit}= | ${10000000000}
+# Traffic profile:
+| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-2c2n
+
+*** Keywords ***
+| Local Template
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2BD switching config.
+| | ... | Each DUT uses ${phy_cores} physical core(s) for worker threads.
+| | ... | [Ver] Measure MaxReceivedRate for ${framesize}B frames using single\
+| | ... | trial throughput test.
+| | ...
+| | ... | *Arguments:*
+| | ... | - framesize - Framesize in Bytes in integer or string (IMIX_v4_1).
+| | ... | Type: integer, string
+| | ... | - phy_cores - Number of physical cores. Type: integer
+| | ... | - rxq - Number of RX queues, default value: ${None}. Type: integer
+| | ...
+| | [Arguments] | ${framesize} | ${phy_cores} | ${rxq}=${None}
+| | ...
+| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
+| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
+| | ...
+| | Given Add worker threads and rxqueues to all DUTs | ${phy_cores} | ${rxq}
+| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
+| | ${max_rate} | ${jumbo} = | Get Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
+| | ... | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
+| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
+| | ... | nf_chains=${2} | nf_nodes=${2}
+| | And Configure chains of NFs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user
+| | ... | nf_chains=${2} | nf_nodes=${2} | jumbo=${jumbo}
+| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
+| | Then Traffic should pass with maximum rate
+| | ... | ${max_rate}pps | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile}
+
+*** Test Cases ***
+| tc01-64B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-4vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 1C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc02-64B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-4vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 2C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc03-64B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-4vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 4C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc04-1518B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-4vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 1C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc05-1518B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-4vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 2C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc06-1518B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-4vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 4C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc07-9000B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-4vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 1C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc08-9000B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-4vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 2C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc09-9000B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-4vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 4C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc10-IMIX-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-4vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 1C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc11-IMIX-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-4vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 2C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc12-IMIX-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-4vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 4C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${4}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-4vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-4vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr.robot
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e720ceae34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-4vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+*** Settings ***
+| Resource | resources/libraries/robot/performance/performance_setup.robot
+| Library | resources.libraries.python.QemuUtils
+| ...
+| Force Tags | 2_NODE_SINGLE_LINK_TOPO | PERFTEST | HW_ENV | NDRPDR
+| ... | NIC_Intel-X710 | ETH | L2BDMACLRN | BASE | VHOST | VM | 2C2N
+| ... | VHOST_1024 | SERVICE_DENSITY
+| ...
+| Suite Setup | Set up 2-node performance topology with DUT's NIC model
+| ... | L3 | Intel-X710
+| Suite Teardown | Tear down 2-node performance topology
+| ...
+| Test Setup | Set up performance test
+| Test Teardown | Tear down performance test with vhost and VM with dpdk-testpmd
+| ... | ${min_rate}pps | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile}
+| ... | dut1_node=${dut1} | dut1_vm_refs=${dut1_vm_refs}
+| ...
+| Test Template | Local Template
+| ...
+| Documentation | *RFC2544: Pkt throughput L2BD test cases with vhost 2 chains
+| ... | 4 VMs*
+| ...
+| ... | *[Top] Network Topologies:* TG-DUT1-TG 2-node circular topology
+| ... | with single links between nodes.
+| ... | *[Enc] Packet Encapsulations:* Eth-IPv4 for L2 switching of IPv4.
+| ... | *[Cfg] DUT configuration:* DUT1 is configured with L2 bridge-
+| ... | domain and MAC learning enabled. Qemu VNFs are connected to VPP via
+| ... | vhost-user interfaces. Guest is running DPDK testpmd
+| ... | interconnecting vhost-user interfaces, forwarding mode is
+| ... | set to io, rxd/txd=1024. DUT1 is tested with 2p10GE NIC X710 by Intel.
+| ... | *[Ver] TG verification:* TG finds and reports throughput NDR (Non Drop
+| ... | Rate) with zero packet loss tolerance or throughput PDR (Partial Drop
+| ... | Rate) with non-zero packet loss tolerance (LT) expressed in percentage
+| ... | of packets transmitted. NDR and PDR are discovered for different
+| ... | Ethernet L2 frame sizes using MLRsearch library.
+| ... | Test packets are generated by TG on links to DUTs. TG traffic profile
+| ... | contains two L3 flow-groups (flow-group per direction, 254 flows per
+| ... | flow-group) with all packets containing Ethernet header, IPv4 header
+| ... | with IP protocol=61 and static payload. MAC addresses are matching MAC
+| ... | addresses of the TG node interfaces.
+| ... | *[Ref] Applicable standard specifications:* RFC2544.
+
+*** Variables ***
+# X710 bandwidth limit
+| ${s_limit}= | ${10000000000}
+# Traffic profile:
+| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-2c2n
+
+*** Keywords ***
+| Local Template
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2BD switching config.
+| | ... | Each DUT uses ${phy_cores} physical core(s) for worker threads.
+| | ... | [Ver] Measure NDR and PDR values using MLRsearch algorithm.\
+| | ...
+| | ... | *Arguments:*
+| | ... | - framesize - Framesize in Bytes in integer or string (IMIX_v4_1).
+| | ... | Type: integer, string
+| | ... | - phy_cores - Number of physical cores. Type: integer
+| | ... | - rxq - Number of RX queues, default value: ${None}. Type: integer
+| | ...
+| | [Arguments] | ${framesize} | ${phy_cores} | ${rxq}=${None}
+| | ...
+| | Set Test Variable | ${framesize}
+| | Set Test Variable | ${min_rate} | ${10000}
+| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
+| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
+| | ...
+| | Given Add worker threads and rxqueues to all DUTs | ${phy_cores} | ${rxq}
+| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
+| | ${max_rate} | ${jumbo} = | Get Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
+| | ... | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
+| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
+| | ... | nf_chains=${2} | nf_nodes=${2}
+| | And Configure chains of NFs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user
+| | ... | nf_chains=${2} | nf_nodes=${2} | jumbo=${jumbo}
+| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
+| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
+| | ... | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile} | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
+
+*** Test Cases ***
+| tc01-64B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-4vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 1C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc02-64B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-4vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 2C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc03-64B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-4vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 4C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc04-1518B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-4vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 1C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc05-1518B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-4vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 2C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc06-1518B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-4vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 4C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc07-9000B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-4vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 1C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc08-9000B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-4vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 2C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc09-9000B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-4vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 4C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc10-IMIX-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-4vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 1C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc11-IMIX-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-4vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 2C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc12-IMIX-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-4vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 4C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${4}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-8vm-l3fwd-mrr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-8vm-l3fwd-mrr.robot
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2a9890f613
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-8vm-l3fwd-mrr.robot
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+*** Settings ***
+| Resource | resources/libraries/robot/performance/performance_setup.robot
+| Library | resources.libraries.python.QemuUtils
+| ...
+| Force Tags | 2_NODE_SINGLE_LINK_TOPO | PERFTEST | HW_ENV | MRR
+| ... | NIC_Intel-X710 | ETH | L2BDMACLRN | BASE | VHOST | VM | 2C4N
+| ... | VHOST_1024 | SERVICE_DENSITY
+| ...
+| Suite Setup | Set up 2-node performance topology with DUT's NIC model
+| ... | L3 | Intel-X710
+| Suite Teardown | Tear down 2-node performance topology
+| ...
+| Test Setup | Set up performance test
+| Test Teardown | Tear down performance mrr test with vhost and VM with dpdk-testpmd
+| ... | dut1_node=${dut1} | dut1_vm_refs=${dut1_vm_refs}
+| ...
+| Test Template | Local Template
+| ...
+| Documentation | *Raw results L2BD test cases with vhost 2 chains 8 VMs*
+| ...
+| ... | *[Top] Network Topologies:* TG-DUT1-TG 2-node circular topology
+| ... | with single links between nodes.
+| ... | *[Enc] Packet Encapsulations:* Eth-IPv4 for L2 switching of IPv4.
+| ... | *[Cfg] DUT configuration:* DUT1 is configured with L2 bridge-
+| ... | domain and MAC learning enabled. Qemu VNFs are connected to VPP via
+| ... | vhost-user interfaces. Guest is running DPDK testpmd
+| ... | interconnecting vhost-user interfaces, forwarding mode is
+| ... | set to io, rxd/txd=1024. DUT1 is tested with 2p10GE NIC X710 by Intel.
+| ... | *[Ver] TG verification:* In MaxReceivedRate test TG sends traffic
+| ... | at line rate and reports total received/sent packets over trial period.
+| ... | Test packets are generated by TG on
+| ... | links to DUTs. TG traffic profile contains two L3 flow-groups
+| ... | (flow-group per direction, 254 flows per flow-group) with all packets
+| ... | containing Ethernet header, IPv4 header with IP protocol=61 and static
+| ... | payload. MAC addresses are matching MAC addresses of NFs nodes
+| ... | interfaces.
+| ... | *[Ref] Applicable standard specifications:* RFC2544.
+
+*** Variables ***
+# X710 bandwidth limit
+| ${s_limit}= | ${10000000000}
+# Traffic profile:
+| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-2c4n
+
+*** Keywords ***
+| Local Template
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2BD switching config.
+| | ... | Each DUT uses ${phy_cores} physical core(s) for worker threads.
+| | ... | [Ver] Measure MaxReceivedRate for ${framesize}B frames using single\
+| | ... | trial throughput test.
+| | ...
+| | ... | *Arguments:*
+| | ... | - framesize - Framesize in Bytes in integer or string (IMIX_v4_1).
+| | ... | Type: integer, string
+| | ... | - phy_cores - Number of physical cores. Type: integer
+| | ... | - rxq - Number of RX queues, default value: ${None}. Type: integer
+| | ...
+| | [Arguments] | ${framesize} | ${phy_cores} | ${rxq}=${None}
+| | ...
+| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
+| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
+| | ...
+| | Given Add worker threads and rxqueues to all DUTs | ${phy_cores} | ${rxq}
+| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
+| | ${max_rate} | ${jumbo} = | Get Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
+| | ... | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
+| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
+| | ... | nf_chains=${2} | nf_nodes=${4}
+| | And Configure chains of NFs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user
+| | ... | nf_chains=${2} | nf_nodes=${4} | jumbo=${jumbo}
+| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
+| | Then Traffic should pass with maximum rate
+| | ... | ${max_rate}pps | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile}
+
+*** Test Cases ***
+| tc01-64B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-8vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 1C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc02-64B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-8vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 2C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc03-64B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-8vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 4C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc04-1518B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-8vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 1C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc05-1518B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-8vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 2C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc06-1518B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-8vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 4C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc07-9000B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-8vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 1C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc08-9000B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-8vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 2C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc09-9000B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-8vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 4C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc10-IMIX-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-8vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 1C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc11-IMIX-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-8vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 2C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc12-IMIX-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-8vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 4C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${4}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-8vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-8vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr.robot
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b9ea7c8f0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-8vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+*** Settings ***
+| Resource | resources/libraries/robot/performance/performance_setup.robot
+| Library | resources.libraries.python.QemuUtils
+| ...
+| Force Tags | 2_NODE_SINGLE_LINK_TOPO | PERFTEST | HW_ENV | NDRPDR
+| ... | NIC_Intel-X710 | ETH | L2BDMACLRN | BASE | VHOST | VM | 2C4N
+| ... | VHOST_1024 | SERVICE_DENSITY
+| ...
+| Suite Setup | Set up 2-node performance topology with DUT's NIC model
+| ... | L3 | Intel-X710
+| Suite Teardown | Tear down 2-node performance topology
+| ...
+| Test Setup | Set up performance test
+| Test Teardown | Tear down performance test with vhost and VM with dpdk-testpmd
+| ... | ${min_rate}pps | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile}
+| ... | dut1_node=${dut1} | dut1_vm_refs=${dut1_vm_refs}
+| ...
+| Test Template | Local Template
+| ...
+| Documentation | *RFC2544: Pkt throughput L2BD test cases with vhost 2 chains
+| ... | 8 VMs*
+| ...
+| ... | *[Top] Network Topologies:* TG-DUT1-TG 2-node circular topology
+| ... | with single links between nodes.
+| ... | *[Enc] Packet Encapsulations:* Eth-IPv4 for L2 switching of IPv4.
+| ... | *[Cfg] DUT configuration:* DUT1 is configured with L2 bridge-
+| ... | domain and MAC learning enabled. Qemu VNFs are connected to VPP via
+| ... | vhost-user interfaces. Guest is running DPDK testpmd
+| ... | interconnecting vhost-user interfaces, forwarding mode is
+| ... | set to io, rxd/txd=1024. DUT1 is tested with 2p10GE NIC X710 by Intel.
+| ... | *[Ver] TG verification:* TG finds and reports throughput NDR (Non Drop
+| ... | Rate) with zero packet loss tolerance or throughput PDR (Partial Drop
+| ... | Rate) with non-zero packet loss tolerance (LT) expressed in percentage
+| ... | of packets transmitted. NDR and PDR are discovered for different
+| ... | Ethernet L2 frame sizes using MLRsearch library.
+| ... | Test packets are generated by TG on links to DUTs. TG traffic profile
+| ... | contains two L3 flow-groups (flow-group per direction, 254 flows per
+| ... | flow-group) with all packets containing Ethernet header, IPv4 header
+| ... | with IP protocol=61 and static payload. MAC addresses are matching MAC
+| ... | addresses of the TG node interfaces.
+| ... | *[Ref] Applicable standard specifications:* RFC2544.
+
+*** Variables ***
+# X710 bandwidth limit
+| ${s_limit}= | ${10000000000}
+# Traffic profile:
+| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-2c4n
+
+*** Keywords ***
+| Local Template
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2BD switching config.
+| | ... | Each DUT uses ${phy_cores} physical core(s) for worker threads.
+| | ... | [Ver] Measure NDR and PDR values using MLRsearch algorithm.\
+| | ...
+| | ... | *Arguments:*
+| | ... | - framesize - Framesize in Bytes in integer or string (IMIX_v4_1).
+| | ... | Type: integer, string
+| | ... | - phy_cores - Number of physical cores. Type: integer
+| | ... | - rxq - Number of RX queues, default value: ${None}. Type: integer
+| | ...
+| | [Arguments] | ${framesize} | ${phy_cores} | ${rxq}=${None}
+| | ...
+| | Set Test Variable | ${framesize}
+| | Set Test Variable | ${min_rate} | ${10000}
+| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
+| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
+| | ...
+| | Given Add worker threads and rxqueues to all DUTs | ${phy_cores} | ${rxq}
+| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
+| | ${max_rate} | ${jumbo} = | Get Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
+| | ... | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
+| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
+| | ... | nf_chains=${2} | nf_nodes=${4}
+| | And Configure chains of NFs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user
+| | ... | nf_chains=${2} | nf_nodes=${4} | jumbo=${jumbo}
+| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
+| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
+| | ... | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile} | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
+
+*** Test Cases ***
+| tc01-64B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-8vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 1C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc02-64B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-8vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 2C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc03-64B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-8vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 4C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc04-1518B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-8vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 1C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc05-1518B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-8vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 2C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc06-1518B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-8vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 4C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc07-9000B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-8vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 1C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc08-9000B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-8vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 2C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc09-9000B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-8vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 4C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc10-IMIX-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-8vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 1C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc11-IMIX-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-8vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 2C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc12-IMIX-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-8vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 4C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${4}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-16vm-l3fwd-mrr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-16vm-l3fwd-mrr.robot
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3f9390f549
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-16vm-l3fwd-mrr.robot
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+*** Settings ***
+| Resource | resources/libraries/robot/performance/performance_setup.robot
+| Library | resources.libraries.python.QemuUtils
+| ...
+| Force Tags | 2_NODE_SINGLE_LINK_TOPO | PERFTEST | HW_ENV | MRR
+| ... | NIC_Intel-X710 | ETH | L2BDMACLRN | BASE | VHOST | VM | 4C4N
+| ... | VHOST_1024 | SERVICE_DENSITY
+| ...
+| Suite Setup | Set up 2-node performance topology with DUT's NIC model
+| ... | L3 | Intel-X710
+| Suite Teardown | Tear down 2-node performance topology
+| ...
+| Test Setup | Set up performance test
+| Test Teardown | Tear down performance mrr test with vhost and VM with dpdk-testpmd
+| ... | dut1_node=${dut1} | dut1_vm_refs=${dut1_vm_refs}
+| ...
+| Test Template | Local Template
+| ...
+| Documentation | *Raw results L2BD test cases with vhost 4 chains 16 VMs*
+| ...
+| ... | *[Top] Network Topologies:* TG-DUT1-TG 2-node circular topology
+| ... | with single links between nodes.
+| ... | *[Enc] Packet Encapsulations:* Eth-IPv4 for L2 switching of IPv4.
+| ... | *[Cfg] DUT configuration:* DUT1 is configured with L2 bridge-
+| ... | domain and MAC learning enabled. Qemu VNFs are connected to VPP via
+| ... | vhost-user interfaces. Guest is running DPDK testpmd
+| ... | interconnecting vhost-user interfaces, forwarding mode is
+| ... | set to io, rxd/txd=1024. DUT1 is tested with 2p10GE NIC X710 by Intel.
+| ... | *[Ver] TG verification:* In MaxReceivedRate test TG sends traffic
+| ... | at line rate and reports total received/sent packets over trial period.
+| ... | Test packets are generated by TG on
+| ... | links to DUTs. TG traffic profile contains two L3 flow-groups
+| ... | (flow-group per direction, 254 flows per flow-group) with all packets
+| ... | containing Ethernet header, IPv4 header with IP protocol=61 and static
+| ... | payload. MAC addresses are matching MAC addresses of NFs nodes
+| ... | interfaces.
+| ... | *[Ref] Applicable standard specifications:* RFC2544.
+
+*** Variables ***
+# X710 bandwidth limit
+| ${s_limit}= | ${10000000000}
+# Traffic profile:
+| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-4c4n
+
+*** Keywords ***
+| Local Template
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2BD switching config.
+| | ... | Each DUT uses ${phy_cores} physical core(s) for worker threads.
+| | ... | [Ver] Measure MaxReceivedRate for ${framesize}B frames using single\
+| | ... | trial throughput test.
+| | ...
+| | ... | *Arguments:*
+| | ... | - framesize - Framesize in Bytes in integer or string (IMIX_v4_1).
+| | ... | Type: integer, string
+| | ... | - phy_cores - Number of physical cores. Type: integer
+| | ... | - rxq - Number of RX queues, default value: ${None}. Type: integer
+| | ...
+| | [Arguments] | ${framesize} | ${phy_cores} | ${rxq}=${None}
+| | ...
+| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
+| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
+| | ...
+| | Given Add worker threads and rxqueues to all DUTs | ${phy_cores} | ${rxq}
+| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
+| | ${max_rate} | ${jumbo} = | Get Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
+| | ... | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
+| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
+| | ... | nf_chains=${4} | nf_nodes=${4}
+| | And Configure chains of NFs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user
+| | ... | nf_chains=${4} | nf_nodes=${4} | jumbo=${jumbo}
+| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
+| | Then Traffic should pass with maximum rate
+| | ... | ${max_rate}pps | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile}
+
+*** Test Cases ***
+| tc01-64B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-16vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 1C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc02-64B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-16vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 2C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc03-64B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-16vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 4C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc04-1518B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-16vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 1C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc05-1518B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-16vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 2C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc06-1518B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-16vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 4C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc07-9000B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-16vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 1C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc08-9000B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-16vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 2C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc09-9000B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-16vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 4C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc10-IMIX-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-16vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 1C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc11-IMIX-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-16vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 2C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc12-IMIX-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-16vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 4C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${4}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-16vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-16vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr.robot
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eee381f15c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-16vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+*** Settings ***
+| Resource | resources/libraries/robot/performance/performance_setup.robot
+| Library | resources.libraries.python.QemuUtils
+| ...
+| Force Tags | 2_NODE_SINGLE_LINK_TOPO | PERFTEST | HW_ENV | NDRPDR
+| ... | NIC_Intel-X710 | ETH | L2BDMACLRN | BASE | VHOST | VM | 4C4N
+| ... | VHOST_1024 | SERVICE_DENSITY
+| ...
+| Suite Setup | Set up 2-node performance topology with DUT's NIC model
+| ... | L3 | Intel-X710
+| Suite Teardown | Tear down 2-node performance topology
+| ...
+| Test Setup | Set up performance test
+| Test Teardown | Tear down performance test with vhost and VM with dpdk-testpmd
+| ... | ${min_rate}pps | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile}
+| ... | dut1_node=${dut1} | dut1_vm_refs=${dut1_vm_refs}
+| ...
+| Test Template | Local Template
+| ...
+| Documentation | *RFC2544: Pkt throughput L2BD test cases with vhost 4 chains
+| ... | 16 VMs*
+| ...
+| ... | *[Top] Network Topologies:* TG-DUT1-TG 2-node circular topology
+| ... | with single links between nodes.
+| ... | *[Enc] Packet Encapsulations:* Eth-IPv4 for L2 switching of IPv4.
+| ... | *[Cfg] DUT configuration:* DUT1 is configured with L2 bridge-
+| ... | domain and MAC learning enabled. Qemu VNFs are connected to VPP via
+| ... | vhost-user interfaces. Guest is running DPDK testpmd
+| ... | interconnecting vhost-user interfaces, forwarding mode is
+| ... | set to io, rxd/txd=1024. DUT1 is tested with 2p10GE NIC X710 by Intel.
+| ... | *[Ver] TG verification:* TG finds and reports throughput NDR (Non Drop
+| ... | Rate) with zero packet loss tolerance or throughput PDR (Partial Drop
+| ... | Rate) with non-zero packet loss tolerance (LT) expressed in percentage
+| ... | of packets transmitted. NDR and PDR are discovered for different
+| ... | Ethernet L2 frame sizes using MLRsearch library.
+| ... | Test packets are generated by TG on links to DUTs. TG traffic profile
+| ... | contains two L3 flow-groups (flow-group per direction, 254 flows per
+| ... | flow-group) with all packets containing Ethernet header, IPv4 header
+| ... | with IP protocol=61 and static payload. MAC addresses are matching MAC
+| ... | addresses of the TG node interfaces.
+| ... | *[Ref] Applicable standard specifications:* RFC2544.
+
+*** Variables ***
+# X710 bandwidth limit
+| ${s_limit}= | ${10000000000}
+# Traffic profile:
+| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-4c16n
+
+*** Keywords ***
+| Local Template
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2BD switching config.
+| | ... | Each DUT uses ${phy_cores} physical core(s) for worker threads.
+| | ... | [Ver] Measure NDR and PDR values using MLRsearch algorithm.\
+| | ...
+| | ... | *Arguments:*
+| | ... | - framesize - Framesize in Bytes in integer or string (IMIX_v4_1).
+| | ... | Type: integer, string
+| | ... | - phy_cores - Number of physical cores. Type: integer
+| | ... | - rxq - Number of RX queues, default value: ${None}. Type: integer
+| | ...
+| | [Arguments] | ${framesize} | ${phy_cores} | ${rxq}=${None}
+| | ...
+| | Set Test Variable | ${framesize}
+| | Set Test Variable | ${min_rate} | ${10000}
+| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
+| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
+| | ...
+| | Given Add worker threads and rxqueues to all DUTs | ${phy_cores} | ${rxq}
+| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
+| | ${max_rate} | ${jumbo} = | Get Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
+| | ... | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
+| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
+| | ... | nf_chains=${4} | nf_nodes=${4}
+| | And Configure chains of NFs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user
+| | ... | nf_chains=${4} | nf_nodes=${4} | jumbo=${jumbo}
+| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
+| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
+| | ... | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile} | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
+
+*** Test Cases ***
+| tc01-64B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-16vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 1C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc02-64B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-16vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 2C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc03-64B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-16vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 4C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc04-1518B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-16vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 1C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc05-1518B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-16vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 2C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc06-1518B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-16vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 4C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc07-9000B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-16vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 1C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc08-9000B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-16vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 2C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc09-9000B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-16vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 4C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc10-IMIX-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-16vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 1C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc11-IMIX-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-16vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 2C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc12-IMIX-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-16vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 4C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${4}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-4vm-l3fwd-mrr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-4vm-l3fwd-mrr.robot
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2eeab886c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-4vm-l3fwd-mrr.robot
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+*** Settings ***
+| Resource | resources/libraries/robot/performance/performance_setup.robot
+| Library | resources.libraries.python.QemuUtils
+| ...
+| Force Tags | 2_NODE_SINGLE_LINK_TOPO | PERFTEST | HW_ENV | MRR
+| ... | NIC_Intel-X710 | ETH | L2BDMACLRN | BASE | VHOST | VM | 4C1N
+| ... | VHOST_1024 | SERVICE_DENSITY
+| ...
+| Suite Setup | Set up 2-node performance topology with DUT's NIC model
+| ... | L3 | Intel-X710
+| Suite Teardown | Tear down 2-node performance topology
+| ...
+| Test Setup | Set up performance test
+| Test Teardown | Tear down performance mrr test with vhost and VM with dpdk-testpmd
+| ... | dut1_node=${dut1} | dut1_vm_refs=${dut1_vm_refs}
+| ...
+| Test Template | Local Template
+| ...
+| Documentation | *Raw results L2BD test cases with vhost 4 chains 4 VMs*
+| ...
+| ... | *[Top] Network Topologies:* TG-DUT1-TG 2-node circular topology
+| ... | with single links between nodes.
+| ... | *[Enc] Packet Encapsulations:* Eth-IPv4 for L2 switching of IPv4.
+| ... | *[Cfg] DUT configuration:* DUT1 is configured with L2 bridge-
+| ... | domain and MAC learning enabled. Qemu VNFs are connected to VPP via
+| ... | vhost-user interfaces. Guest is running DPDK testpmd
+| ... | interconnecting vhost-user interfaces, forwarding mode is
+| ... | set to io, rxd/txd=1024. DUT1 is tested with 2p10GE NIC X710 by Intel.
+| ... | *[Ver] TG verification:* In MaxReceivedRate test TG sends traffic
+| ... | at line rate and reports total received/sent packets over trial period.
+| ... | Test packets are generated by TG on
+| ... | links to DUTs. TG traffic profile contains two L3 flow-groups
+| ... | (flow-group per direction, 254 flows per flow-group) with all packets
+| ... | containing Ethernet header, IPv4 header with IP protocol=61 and static
+| ... | payload. MAC addresses are matching MAC addresses of NFs nodes
+| ... | interfaces.
+| ... | *[Ref] Applicable standard specifications:* RFC2544.
+
+*** Variables ***
+# X710 bandwidth limit
+| ${s_limit}= | ${10000000000}
+# Traffic profile:
+| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-4c1n
+
+*** Keywords ***
+| Local Template
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2BD switching config.
+| | ... | Each DUT uses ${phy_cores} physical core(s) for worker threads.
+| | ... | [Ver] Measure MaxReceivedRate for ${framesize}B frames using single\
+| | ... | trial throughput test.
+| | ...
+| | ... | *Arguments:*
+| | ... | - framesize - Framesize in Bytes in integer or string (IMIX_v4_1).
+| | ... | Type: integer, string
+| | ... | - phy_cores - Number of physical cores. Type: integer
+| | ... | - rxq - Number of RX queues, default value: ${None}. Type: integer
+| | ...
+| | [Arguments] | ${framesize} | ${phy_cores} | ${rxq}=${None}
+| | ...
+| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
+| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
+| | ...
+| | Given Add worker threads and rxqueues to all DUTs | ${phy_cores} | ${rxq}
+| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
+| | ${max_rate} | ${jumbo} = | Get Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
+| | ... | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
+| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
+| | ... | nf_chains=${4} | nf_nodes=${1}
+| | And Configure chains of NFs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user
+| | ... | nf_chains=${4} | nf_nodes=${1} | jumbo=${jumbo}
+| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
+| | Then Traffic should pass with maximum rate
+| | ... | ${max_rate}pps | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile}
+
+*** Test Cases ***
+| tc01-64B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-4vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 1C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc02-64B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-4vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 2C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc03-64B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-4vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 4C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc04-1518B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-4vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 1C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc05-1518B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-4vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 2C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc06-1518B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-4vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 4C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc07-9000B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-4vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 1C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc08-9000B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-4vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 2C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc09-9000B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-4vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 4C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc10-IMIX-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-4vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 1C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc11-IMIX-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-4vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 2C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc12-IMIX-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-4vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 4C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${4}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-4vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-4vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr.robot
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..be78b2ebcc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-4vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+*** Settings ***
+| Resource | resources/libraries/robot/performance/performance_setup.robot
+| Library | resources.libraries.python.QemuUtils
+| ...
+| Force Tags | 2_NODE_SINGLE_LINK_TOPO | PERFTEST | HW_ENV | NDRPDR
+| ... | NIC_Intel-X710 | ETH | L2BDMACLRN | BASE | VHOST | VM | 4C1N
+| ... | VHOST_1024 | SERVICE_DENSITY
+| ...
+| Suite Setup | Set up 2-node performance topology with DUT's NIC model
+| ... | L3 | Intel-X710
+| Suite Teardown | Tear down 2-node performance topology
+| ...
+| Test Setup | Set up performance test
+| Test Teardown | Tear down performance test with vhost and VM with dpdk-testpmd
+| ... | ${min_rate}pps | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile}
+| ... | dut1_node=${dut1} | dut1_vm_refs=${dut1_vm_refs}
+| ...
+| Test Template | Local Template
+| ...
+| Documentation | *RFC2544: Pkt throughput L2BD test cases with vhost 4 chains
+| ... | 4 VMs*
+| ...
+| ... | *[Top] Network Topologies:* TG-DUT1-TG 2-node circular topology
+| ... | with single links between nodes.
+| ... | *[Enc] Packet Encapsulations:* Eth-IPv4 for L2 switching of IPv4.
+| ... | *[Cfg] DUT configuration:* DUT1 is configured with L2 bridge-
+| ... | domain and MAC learning enabled. Qemu VNFs are connected to VPP via
+| ... | vhost-user interfaces. Guest is running DPDK testpmd
+| ... | interconnecting vhost-user interfaces, forwarding mode is
+| ... | set to io, rxd/txd=1024. DUT1 is tested with 2p10GE NIC X710 by Intel.
+| ... | *[Ver] TG verification:* TG finds and reports throughput NDR (Non Drop
+| ... | Rate) with zero packet loss tolerance or throughput PDR (Partial Drop
+| ... | Rate) with non-zero packet loss tolerance (LT) expressed in percentage
+| ... | of packets transmitted. NDR and PDR are discovered for different
+| ... | Ethernet L2 frame sizes using MLRsearch library.
+| ... | Test packets are generated by TG on links to DUTs. TG traffic profile
+| ... | contains two L3 flow-groups (flow-group per direction, 254 flows per
+| ... | flow-group) with all packets containing Ethernet header, IPv4 header
+| ... | with IP protocol=61 and static payload. MAC addresses are matching MAC
+| ... | addresses of the TG node interfaces.
+| ... | *[Ref] Applicable standard specifications:* RFC2544.
+
+*** Variables ***
+# X710 bandwidth limit
+| ${s_limit}= | ${10000000000}
+# Traffic profile:
+| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-4c1n
+
+*** Keywords ***
+| Local Template
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2BD switching config.
+| | ... | Each DUT uses ${phy_cores} physical core(s) for worker threads.
+| | ... | [Ver] Measure NDR and PDR values using MLRsearch algorithm.\
+| | ...
+| | ... | *Arguments:*
+| | ... | - framesize - Framesize in Bytes in integer or string (IMIX_v4_1).
+| | ... | Type: integer, string
+| | ... | - phy_cores - Number of physical cores. Type: integer
+| | ... | - rxq - Number of RX queues, default value: ${None}. Type: integer
+| | ...
+| | [Arguments] | ${framesize} | ${phy_cores} | ${rxq}=${None}
+| | ...
+| | Set Test Variable | ${framesize}
+| | Set Test Variable | ${min_rate} | ${10000}
+| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
+| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
+| | ...
+| | Given Add worker threads and rxqueues to all DUTs | ${phy_cores} | ${rxq}
+| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
+| | ${max_rate} | ${jumbo} = | Get Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
+| | ... | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
+| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
+| | ... | nf_chains=${4} | nf_nodes=${1}
+| | And Configure chains of NFs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user
+| | ... | nf_chains=${4} | nf_nodes=${1} | jumbo=${jumbo}
+| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
+| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
+| | ... | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile} | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
+
+*** Test Cases ***
+| tc01-64B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-4vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 1C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc02-64B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-4vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 2C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc03-64B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-4vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 4C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc04-1518B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-4vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 1C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc05-1518B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-4vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 2C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc06-1518B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-4vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 4C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc07-9000B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-4vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 1C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc08-9000B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-4vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 2C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc09-9000B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-4vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 4C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc10-IMIX-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-4vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 1C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc11-IMIX-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-4vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 2C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc12-IMIX-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-4vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 4C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${4}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-8vm-l3fwd-mrr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-8vm-l3fwd-mrr.robot
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c544c01e72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-8vm-l3fwd-mrr.robot
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+*** Settings ***
+| Resource | resources/libraries/robot/performance/performance_setup.robot
+| Library | resources.libraries.python.QemuUtils
+| ...
+| Force Tags | 2_NODE_SINGLE_LINK_TOPO | PERFTEST | HW_ENV | MRR
+| ... | NIC_Intel-X710 | ETH | L2BDMACLRN | BASE | VHOST | VM | 4C2N
+| ... | VHOST_1024 | SERVICE_DENSITY
+| ...
+| Suite Setup | Set up 2-node performance topology with DUT's NIC model
+| ... | L3 | Intel-X710
+| Suite Teardown | Tear down 2-node performance topology
+| ...
+| Test Setup | Set up performance test
+| Test Teardown | Tear down performance mrr test with vhost and VM with dpdk-testpmd
+| ... | dut1_node=${dut1} | dut1_vm_refs=${dut1_vm_refs}
+| ...
+| Test Template | Local Template
+| ...
+| Documentation | *Raw results L2BD test cases with vhost 4 chains 8 VMs*
+| ...
+| ... | *[Top] Network Topologies:* TG-DUT1-TG 2-node circular topology
+| ... | with single links between nodes.
+| ... | *[Enc] Packet Encapsulations:* Eth-IPv4 for L2 switching of IPv4.
+| ... | *[Cfg] DUT configuration:* DUT1 is configured with L2 bridge-
+| ... | domain and MAC learning enabled. Qemu VNFs are connected to VPP via
+| ... | vhost-user interfaces. Guest is running DPDK testpmd
+| ... | interconnecting vhost-user interfaces, forwarding mode is
+| ... | set to io, rxd/txd=1024. DUT1 is tested with 2p10GE NIC X710 by Intel.
+| ... | *[Ver] TG verification:* In MaxReceivedRate test TG sends traffic
+| ... | at line rate and reports total received/sent packets over trial period.
+| ... | Test packets are generated by TG on
+| ... | links to DUTs. TG traffic profile contains two L3 flow-groups
+| ... | (flow-group per direction, 254 flows per flow-group) with all packets
+| ... | containing Ethernet header, IPv4 header with IP protocol=61 and static
+| ... | payload. MAC addresses are matching MAC addresses of NFs nodes
+| ... | interfaces.
+| ... | *[Ref] Applicable standard specifications:* RFC2544.
+
+*** Variables ***
+# X710 bandwidth limit
+| ${s_limit}= | ${10000000000}
+# Traffic profile:
+| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-4c2n
+
+*** Keywords ***
+| Local Template
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2BD switching config.
+| | ... | Each DUT uses ${phy_cores} physical core(s) for worker threads.
+| | ... | [Ver] Measure MaxReceivedRate for ${framesize}B frames using single\
+| | ... | trial throughput test.
+| | ...
+| | ... | *Arguments:*
+| | ... | - framesize - Framesize in Bytes in integer or string (IMIX_v4_1).
+| | ... | Type: integer, string
+| | ... | - phy_cores - Number of physical cores. Type: integer
+| | ... | - rxq - Number of RX queues, default value: ${None}. Type: integer
+| | ...
+| | [Arguments] | ${framesize} | ${phy_cores} | ${rxq}=${None}
+| | ...
+| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
+| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
+| | ...
+| | Given Add worker threads and rxqueues to all DUTs | ${phy_cores} | ${rxq}
+| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
+| | ${max_rate} | ${jumbo} = | Get Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
+| | ... | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
+| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
+| | ... | nf_chains=${4} | nf_nodes=${2}
+| | And Configure chains of NFs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user
+| | ... | nf_chains=${4} | nf_nodes=${2} | jumbo=${jumbo}
+| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
+| | Then Traffic should pass with maximum rate
+| | ... | ${max_rate}pps | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile}
+
+*** Test Cases ***
+| tc01-64B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-8vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 1C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc02-64B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-8vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 2C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc03-64B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-8vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 4C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc04-1518B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-8vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 1C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc05-1518B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-8vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 2C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc06-1518B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-8vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 4C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc07-9000B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-8vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 1C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc08-9000B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-8vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 2C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc09-9000B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-8vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 4C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc10-IMIX-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-8vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 1C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc11-IMIX-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-8vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 2C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc12-IMIX-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-8vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 4C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${4}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-8vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-8vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr.robot
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..85fdee2e47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-8vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+*** Settings ***
+| Resource | resources/libraries/robot/performance/performance_setup.robot
+| Library | resources.libraries.python.QemuUtils
+| ...
+| Force Tags | 2_NODE_SINGLE_LINK_TOPO | PERFTEST | HW_ENV | NDRPDR
+| ... | NIC_Intel-X710 | ETH | L2BDMACLRN | BASE | VHOST | VM | 4C2N
+| ... | VHOST_1024 | SERVICE_DENSITY
+| ...
+| Suite Setup | Set up 2-node performance topology with DUT's NIC model
+| ... | L3 | Intel-X710
+| Suite Teardown | Tear down 2-node performance topology
+| ...
+| Test Setup | Set up performance test
+| Test Teardown | Tear down performance test with vhost and VM with dpdk-testpmd
+| ... | ${min_rate}pps | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile}
+| ... | dut1_node=${dut1} | dut1_vm_refs=${dut1_vm_refs}
+| ...
+| Test Template | Local Template
+| ...
+| Documentation | *RFC2544: Pkt throughput L2BD test cases with vhost 4 chains
+| ... | 2 VMs*
+| ...
+| ... | *[Top] Network Topologies:* TG-DUT1-TG 2-node circular topology
+| ... | with single links between nodes.
+| ... | *[Enc] Packet Encapsulations:* Eth-IPv4 for L2 switching of IPv4.
+| ... | *[Cfg] DUT configuration:* DUT1 is configured with L2 bridge-
+| ... | domain and MAC learning enabled. Qemu VNFs are connected to VPP via
+| ... | vhost-user interfaces. Guest is running DPDK testpmd
+| ... | interconnecting vhost-user interfaces, forwarding mode is
+| ... | set to io, rxd/txd=1024. DUT1 is tested with 2p10GE NIC X710 by Intel.
+| ... | *[Ver] TG verification:* TG finds and reports throughput NDR (Non Drop
+| ... | Rate) with zero packet loss tolerance or throughput PDR (Partial Drop
+| ... | Rate) with non-zero packet loss tolerance (LT) expressed in percentage
+| ... | of packets transmitted. NDR and PDR are discovered for different
+| ... | Ethernet L2 frame sizes using MLRsearch library.
+| ... | Test packets are generated by TG on links to DUTs. TG traffic profile
+| ... | contains two L3 flow-groups (flow-group per direction, 254 flows per
+| ... | flow-group) with all packets containing Ethernet header, IPv4 header
+| ... | with IP protocol=61 and static payload. MAC addresses are matching MAC
+| ... | addresses of the TG node interfaces.
+| ... | *[Ref] Applicable standard specifications:* RFC2544.
+
+*** Variables ***
+# X710 bandwidth limit
+| ${s_limit}= | ${10000000000}
+# Traffic profile:
+| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-4c2n
+
+*** Keywords ***
+| Local Template
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2BD switching config.
+| | ... | Each DUT uses ${phy_cores} physical core(s) for worker threads.
+| | ... | [Ver] Measure NDR and PDR values using MLRsearch algorithm.\
+| | ...
+| | ... | *Arguments:*
+| | ... | - framesize - Framesize in Bytes in integer or string (IMIX_v4_1).
+| | ... | Type: integer, string
+| | ... | - phy_cores - Number of physical cores. Type: integer
+| | ... | - rxq - Number of RX queues, default value: ${None}. Type: integer
+| | ...
+| | [Arguments] | ${framesize} | ${phy_cores} | ${rxq}=${None}
+| | ...
+| | Set Test Variable | ${framesize}
+| | Set Test Variable | ${min_rate} | ${10000}
+| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
+| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
+| | ...
+| | Given Add worker threads and rxqueues to all DUTs | ${phy_cores} | ${rxq}
+| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
+| | ${max_rate} | ${jumbo} = | Get Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
+| | ... | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
+| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
+| | ... | nf_chains=${4} | nf_nodes=${2}
+| | And Configure chains of NFs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user
+| | ... | nf_chains=${4} | nf_nodes=${2} | jumbo=${jumbo}
+| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
+| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
+| | ... | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile} | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
+
+*** Test Cases ***
+| tc01-64B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-8vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 1C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc02-64B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-8vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 2C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc03-64B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-8vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 4C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc04-1518B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-8vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 1C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc05-1518B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-8vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 2C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc06-1518B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-8vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 4C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc07-9000B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-8vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 1C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc08-9000B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-8vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 2C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc09-9000B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-8vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 4C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc10-IMIX-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-8vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 1C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc11-IMIX-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-8vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 2C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc12-IMIX-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-8vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 4C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${4}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-6chain-12vm-l3fwd-mrr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-6chain-12vm-l3fwd-mrr.robot
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f1037a480a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-6chain-12vm-l3fwd-mrr.robot
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+*** Settings ***
+| Resource | resources/libraries/robot/performance/performance_setup.robot
+| Library | resources.libraries.python.QemuUtils
+| ...
+| Force Tags | 2_NODE_SINGLE_LINK_TOPO | PERFTEST | HW_ENV | MRR
+| ... | NIC_Intel-X710 | ETH | L2BDMACLRN | BASE | VHOST | VM | 6C2N
+| ... | VHOST_1024 | SERVICE_DENSITY
+| ...
+| Suite Setup | Set up 2-node performance topology with DUT's NIC model
+| ... | L3 | Intel-X710
+| Suite Teardown | Tear down 2-node performance topology
+| ...
+| Test Setup | Set up performance test
+| Test Teardown | Tear down performance mrr test with vhost and VM with dpdk-testpmd
+| ... | dut1_node=${dut1} | dut1_vm_refs=${dut1_vm_refs}
+| ...
+| Test Template | Local Template
+| ...
+| Documentation | *Raw results L2BD test cases with vhost 6 chains 12 VMs*
+| ...
+| ... | *[Top] Network Topologies:* TG-DUT1-TG 2-node circular topology
+| ... | with single links between nodes.
+| ... | *[Enc] Packet Encapsulations:* Eth-IPv4 for L2 switching of IPv4.
+| ... | *[Cfg] DUT configuration:* DUT1 is configured with L2 bridge-
+| ... | domain and MAC learning enabled. Qemu VNFs are connected to VPP via
+| ... | vhost-user interfaces. Guest is running DPDK testpmd
+| ... | interconnecting vhost-user interfaces, forwarding mode is
+| ... | set to io, rxd/txd=1024. DUT1 is tested with 2p10GE NIC X710 by Intel.
+| ... | *[Ver] TG verification:* In MaxReceivedRate test TG sends traffic
+| ... | at line rate and reports total received/sent packets over trial period.
+| ... | Test packets are generated by TG on
+| ... | links to DUTs. TG traffic profile contains two L3 flow-groups
+| ... | (flow-group per direction, 254 flows per flow-group) with all packets
+| ... | containing Ethernet header, IPv4 header with IP protocol=61 and static
+| ... | payload. MAC addresses are matching MAC addresses of NFs nodes
+| ... | interfaces.
+| ... | *[Ref] Applicable standard specifications:* RFC2544.
+
+*** Variables ***
+# X710 bandwidth limit
+| ${s_limit}= | ${10000000000}
+# Traffic profile:
+| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-6c2n
+
+*** Keywords ***
+| Local Template
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2BD switching config.
+| | ... | Each DUT uses ${phy_cores} physical core(s) for worker threads.
+| | ... | [Ver] Measure MaxReceivedRate for ${framesize}B frames using single\
+| | ... | trial throughput test.
+| | ...
+| | ... | *Arguments:*
+| | ... | - framesize - Framesize in Bytes in integer or string (IMIX_v4_1).
+| | ... | Type: integer, string
+| | ... | - phy_cores - Number of physical cores. Type: integer
+| | ... | - rxq - Number of RX queues, default value: ${None}. Type: integer
+| | ...
+| | [Arguments] | ${framesize} | ${phy_cores} | ${rxq}=${None}
+| | ...
+| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
+| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
+| | ...
+| | Given Add worker threads and rxqueues to all DUTs | ${phy_cores} | ${rxq}
+| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
+| | ${max_rate} | ${jumbo} = | Get Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
+| | ... | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
+| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
+| | ... | nf_chains=${6} | nf_nodes=${2}
+| | And Configure chains of NFs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user
+| | ... | nf_chains=${6} | nf_nodes=${2} | jumbo=${jumbo}
+| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
+| | Then Traffic should pass with maximum rate
+| | ... | ${max_rate}pps | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile}
+
+*** Test Cases ***
+| tc01-64B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-6chain-12vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 1C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc02-64B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-6chain-12vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 2C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc03-64B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-6chain-12vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 4C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc04-1518B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-6chain-12vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 1C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc05-1518B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-6chain-12vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 2C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc06-1518B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-6chain-12vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 4C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc07-9000B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-6chain-12vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 1C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc08-9000B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-6chain-12vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 2C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc09-9000B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-6chain-12vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 4C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc10-IMIX-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-6chain-12vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 1C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc11-IMIX-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-6chain-12vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 2C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc12-IMIX-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-6chain-12vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 4C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${4}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-6chain-12vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-6chain-12vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr.robot
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..22f9135741
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-6chain-12vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+*** Settings ***
+| Resource | resources/libraries/robot/performance/performance_setup.robot
+| Library | resources.libraries.python.QemuUtils
+| ...
+| Force Tags | 2_NODE_SINGLE_LINK_TOPO | PERFTEST | HW_ENV | NDRPDR
+| ... | NIC_Intel-X710 | ETH | L2BDMACLRN | BASE | VHOST | VM | 6C2N
+| ... | VHOST_1024 | SERVICE_DENSITY
+| ...
+| Suite Setup | Set up 2-node performance topology with DUT's NIC model
+| ... | L3 | Intel-X710
+| Suite Teardown | Tear down 2-node performance topology
+| ...
+| Test Setup | Set up performance test
+| Test Teardown | Tear down performance test with vhost and VM with dpdk-testpmd
+| ... | ${min_rate}pps | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile}
+| ... | dut1_node=${dut1} | dut1_vm_refs=${dut1_vm_refs}
+| ...
+| Test Template | Local Template
+| ...
+| Documentation | *RFC2544: Pkt throughput L2BD test cases with vhost 6 chains
+| ... | 12 VMs*
+| ...
+| ... | *[Top] Network Topologies:* TG-DUT1-TG 2-node circular topology
+| ... | with single links between nodes.
+| ... | *[Enc] Packet Encapsulations:* Eth-IPv4 for L2 switching of IPv4.
+| ... | *[Cfg] DUT configuration:* DUT1 is configured with L2 bridge-
+| ... | domain and MAC learning enabled. Qemu VNFs are connected to VPP via
+| ... | vhost-user interfaces. Guest is running DPDK testpmd
+| ... | interconnecting vhost-user interfaces, forwarding mode is
+| ... | set to io, rxd/txd=1024. DUT1 is tested with 2p10GE NIC X710 by Intel.
+| ... | *[Ver] TG verification:* TG finds and reports throughput NDR (Non Drop
+| ... | Rate) with zero packet loss tolerance or throughput PDR (Partial Drop
+| ... | Rate) with non-zero packet loss tolerance (LT) expressed in percentage
+| ... | of packets transmitted. NDR and PDR are discovered for different
+| ... | Ethernet L2 frame sizes using MLRsearch library.
+| ... | Test packets are generated by TG on links to DUTs. TG traffic profile
+| ... | contains two L3 flow-groups (flow-group per direction, 254 flows per
+| ... | flow-group) with all packets containing Ethernet header, IPv4 header
+| ... | with IP protocol=61 and static payload. MAC addresses are matching MAC
+| ... | addresses of the TG node interfaces.
+| ... | *[Ref] Applicable standard specifications:* RFC2544.
+
+*** Variables ***
+# X710 bandwidth limit
+| ${s_limit}= | ${10000000000}
+# Traffic profile:
+| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-6c2n
+
+*** Keywords ***
+| Local Template
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2BD switching config.
+| | ... | Each DUT uses ${phy_cores} physical core(s) for worker threads.
+| | ... | [Ver] Measure NDR and PDR values using MLRsearch algorithm.\
+| | ...
+| | ... | *Arguments:*
+| | ... | - framesize - Framesize in Bytes in integer or string (IMIX_v4_1).
+| | ... | Type: integer, string
+| | ... | - phy_cores - Number of physical cores. Type: integer
+| | ... | - rxq - Number of RX queues, default value: ${None}. Type: integer
+| | ...
+| | [Arguments] | ${framesize} | ${phy_cores} | ${rxq}=${None}
+| | ...
+| | Set Test Variable | ${framesize}
+| | Set Test Variable | ${min_rate} | ${10000}
+| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
+| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
+| | ...
+| | Given Add worker threads and rxqueues to all DUTs | ${phy_cores} | ${rxq}
+| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
+| | ${max_rate} | ${jumbo} = | Get Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
+| | ... | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
+| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
+| | ... | nf_chains=${6} | nf_nodes=${2}
+| | And Configure chains of NFs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user
+| | ... | nf_chains=${6} | nf_nodes=${2} | jumbo=${jumbo}
+| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
+| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
+| | ... | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile} | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
+
+*** Test Cases ***
+| tc01-64B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-6chain-12vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 1C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc02-64B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-6chain-12vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 2C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc03-64B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-6chain-12vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 4C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc04-1518B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-6chain-12vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 1C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc05-1518B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-6chain-12vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 2C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc06-1518B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-6chain-12vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 4C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc07-9000B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-6chain-12vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 1C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc08-9000B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-6chain-12vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 2C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc09-9000B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-6chain-12vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 4C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc10-IMIX-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-6chain-12vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 1C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc11-IMIX-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-6chain-12vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 2C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc12-IMIX-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-6chain-12vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 4C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${4}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-6chain-6vm-l3fwd-mrr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-6chain-6vm-l3fwd-mrr.robot
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..098bcbcc5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-6chain-6vm-l3fwd-mrr.robot
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+*** Settings ***
+| Resource | resources/libraries/robot/performance/performance_setup.robot
+| Library | resources.libraries.python.QemuUtils
+| ...
+| Force Tags | 2_NODE_SINGLE_LINK_TOPO | PERFTEST | HW_ENV | MRR
+| ... | NIC_Intel-X710 | ETH | L2BDMACLRN | BASE | VHOST | VM | 6C1N
+| ... | VHOST_1024 | SERVICE_DENSITY
+| ...
+| Suite Setup | Set up 2-node performance topology with DUT's NIC model
+| ... | L3 | Intel-X710
+| Suite Teardown | Tear down 2-node performance topology
+| ...
+| Test Setup | Set up performance test
+| Test Teardown | Tear down performance mrr test with vhost and VM with dpdk-testpmd
+| ... | dut1_node=${dut1} | dut1_vm_refs=${dut1_vm_refs}
+| ...
+| Test Template | Local Template
+| ...
+| Documentation | *Raw results L2BD test cases with vhost 6 chains 6 VMs*
+| ...
+| ... | *[Top] Network Topologies:* TG-DUT1-TG 2-node circular topology
+| ... | with single links between nodes.
+| ... | *[Enc] Packet Encapsulations:* Eth-IPv4 for L2 switching of IPv4.
+| ... | *[Cfg] DUT configuration:* DUT1 is configured with L2 bridge-
+| ... | domain and MAC learning enabled. Qemu VNFs are connected to VPP via
+| ... | vhost-user interfaces. Guest is running DPDK testpmd
+| ... | interconnecting vhost-user interfaces, forwarding mode is
+| ... | set to io, rxd/txd=1024. DUT1 is tested with 2p10GE NIC X710 by Intel.
+| ... | *[Ver] TG verification:* In MaxReceivedRate test TG sends traffic
+| ... | at line rate and reports total received/sent packets over trial period.
+| ... | Test packets are generated by TG on
+| ... | links to DUTs. TG traffic profile contains two L3 flow-groups
+| ... | (flow-group per direction, 254 flows per flow-group) with all packets
+| ... | containing Ethernet header, IPv4 header with IP protocol=61 and static
+| ... | payload. MAC addresses are matching MAC addresses of NFs nodes
+| ... | interfaces.
+| ... | *[Ref] Applicable standard specifications:* RFC2544.
+
+*** Variables ***
+# X710 bandwidth limit
+| ${s_limit}= | ${10000000000}
+# Traffic profile:
+| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-6c1n
+
+*** Keywords ***
+| Local Template
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2BD switching config.
+| | ... | Each DUT uses ${phy_cores} physical core(s) for worker threads.
+| | ... | [Ver] Measure MaxReceivedRate for ${framesize}B frames using single\
+| | ... | trial throughput test.
+| | ...
+| | ... | *Arguments:*
+| | ... | - framesize - Framesize in Bytes in integer or string (IMIX_v4_1).
+| | ... | Type: integer, string
+| | ... | - phy_cores - Number of physical cores. Type: integer
+| | ... | - rxq - Number of RX queues, default value: ${None}. Type: integer
+| | ...
+| | [Arguments] | ${framesize} | ${phy_cores} | ${rxq}=${None}
+| | ...
+| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
+| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
+| | ...
+| | Given Add worker threads and rxqueues to all DUTs | ${phy_cores} | ${rxq}
+| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
+| | ${max_rate} | ${jumbo} = | Get Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
+| | ... | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
+| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
+| | ... | nf_chains=${6} | nf_nodes=${1}
+| | And Configure chains of NFs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user
+| | ... | nf_chains=${6} | nf_nodes=${1} | jumbo=${jumbo}
+| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
+| | Then Traffic should pass with maximum rate
+| | ... | ${max_rate}pps | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile}
+
+*** Test Cases ***
+| tc01-64B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-6chain-6vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 1C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc02-64B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-6chain-6vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 2C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc03-64B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-6chain-6vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 4C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc04-1518B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-6chain-6vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 1C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc05-1518B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-6chain-6vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 2C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc06-1518B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-6chain-6vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 4C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc07-9000B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-6chain-6vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 1C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc08-9000B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-6chain-6vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 2C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc09-9000B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-6chain-6vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 4C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc10-IMIX-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-6chain-6vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 1C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc11-IMIX-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-6chain-6vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 2C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc12-IMIX-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-6chain-6vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 4C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${4}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-6chain-6vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-6chain-6vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr.robot
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d34d5ad5e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-6chain-6vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+*** Settings ***
+| Resource | resources/libraries/robot/performance/performance_setup.robot
+| Library | resources.libraries.python.QemuUtils
+| ...
+| Force Tags | 2_NODE_SINGLE_LINK_TOPO | PERFTEST | HW_ENV | NDRPDR
+| ... | NIC_Intel-X710 | ETH | L2BDMACLRN | BASE | VHOST | VM | 6C1N
+| ... | VHOST_1024 | SERVICE_DENSITY
+| ...
+| Suite Setup | Set up 2-node performance topology with DUT's NIC model
+| ... | L3 | Intel-X710
+| Suite Teardown | Tear down 2-node performance topology
+| ...
+| Test Setup | Set up performance test
+| Test Teardown | Tear down performance test with vhost and VM with dpdk-testpmd
+| ... | ${min_rate}pps | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile}
+| ... | dut1_node=${dut1} | dut1_vm_refs=${dut1_vm_refs}
+| ...
+| Test Template | Local Template
+| ...
+| Documentation | *RFC2544: Pkt throughput L2BD test cases with vhost 6 chains
+| ... | 6 VMs*
+| ...
+| ... | *[Top] Network Topologies:* TG-DUT1-TG 2-node circular topology
+| ... | with single links between nodes.
+| ... | *[Enc] Packet Encapsulations:* Eth-IPv4 for L2 switching of IPv4.
+| ... | *[Cfg] DUT configuration:* DUT1 is configured with L2 bridge-
+| ... | domain and MAC learning enabled. Qemu VNFs are connected to VPP via
+| ... | vhost-user interfaces. Guest is running DPDK testpmd
+| ... | interconnecting vhost-user interfaces, forwarding mode is
+| ... | set to io, rxd/txd=1024. DUT1 is tested with 2p10GE NIC X710 by Intel.
+| ... | *[Ver] TG verification:* TG finds and reports throughput NDR (Non Drop
+| ... | Rate) with zero packet loss tolerance or throughput PDR (Partial Drop
+| ... | Rate) with non-zero packet loss tolerance (LT) expressed in percentage
+| ... | of packets transmitted. NDR and PDR are discovered for different
+| ... | Ethernet L2 frame sizes using MLRsearch library.
+| ... | Test packets are generated by TG on links to DUTs. TG traffic profile
+| ... | contains two L3 flow-groups (flow-group per direction, 254 flows per
+| ... | flow-group) with all packets containing Ethernet header, IPv4 header
+| ... | with IP protocol=61 and static payload. MAC addresses are matching MAC
+| ... | addresses of the TG node interfaces.
+| ... | *[Ref] Applicable standard specifications:* RFC2544.
+
+*** Variables ***
+# X710 bandwidth limit
+| ${s_limit}= | ${10000000000}
+# Traffic profile:
+| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-6c1n
+
+*** Keywords ***
+| Local Template
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2BD switching config.
+| | ... | Each DUT uses ${phy_cores} physical core(s) for worker threads.
+| | ... | [Ver] Measure NDR and PDR values using MLRsearch algorithm.\
+| | ...
+| | ... | *Arguments:*
+| | ... | - framesize - Framesize in Bytes in integer or string (IMIX_v4_1).
+| | ... | Type: integer, string
+| | ... | - phy_cores - Number of physical cores. Type: integer
+| | ... | - rxq - Number of RX queues, default value: ${None}. Type: integer
+| | ...
+| | [Arguments] | ${framesize} | ${phy_cores} | ${rxq}=${None}
+| | ...
+| | Set Test Variable | ${framesize}
+| | Set Test Variable | ${min_rate} | ${10000}
+| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
+| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
+| | ...
+| | Given Add worker threads and rxqueues to all DUTs | ${phy_cores} | ${rxq}
+| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
+| | ${max_rate} | ${jumbo} = | Get Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
+| | ... | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
+| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
+| | ... | nf_chains=${6} | nf_nodes=${1}
+| | And Configure chains of NFs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user
+| | ... | nf_chains=${6} | nf_nodes=${1} | jumbo=${jumbo}
+| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
+| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
+| | ... | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile} | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
+
+*** Test Cases ***
+| tc01-64B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-6chain-6vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 1C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc02-64B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-6chain-6vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 2C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc03-64B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-6chain-6vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 4C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc04-1518B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-6chain-6vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 1C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc05-1518B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-6chain-6vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 2C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc06-1518B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-6chain-6vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 4C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc07-9000B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-6chain-6vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 1C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc08-9000B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-6chain-6vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 2C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc09-9000B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-6chain-6vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 4C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc10-IMIX-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-6chain-6vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 1C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc11-IMIX-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-6chain-6vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 2C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc12-IMIX-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-6chain-6vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 4C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${4}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-8chain-16vm-l3fwd-mrr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-8chain-16vm-l3fwd-mrr.robot
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d5c825d0e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-8chain-16vm-l3fwd-mrr.robot
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+*** Settings ***
+| Resource | resources/libraries/robot/performance/performance_setup.robot
+| Library | resources.libraries.python.QemuUtils
+| ...
+| Force Tags | 2_NODE_SINGLE_LINK_TOPO | PERFTEST | HW_ENV | MRR
+| ... | NIC_Intel-X710 | ETH | L2BDMACLRN | BASE | VHOST | VM | 8C2N
+| ... | VHOST_1024 | SERVICE_DENSITY
+| ...
+| Suite Setup | Set up 2-node performance topology with DUT's NIC model
+| ... | L3 | Intel-X710
+| Suite Teardown | Tear down 2-node performance topology
+| ...
+| Test Setup | Set up performance test
+| Test Teardown | Tear down performance mrr test with vhost and VM with dpdk-testpmd
+| ... | dut1_node=${dut1} | dut1_vm_refs=${dut1_vm_refs}
+| ...
+| Test Template | Local Template
+| ...
+| Documentation | *Raw results L2BD test cases with vhost 8 chains 16 VMs*
+| ...
+| ... | *[Top] Network Topologies:* TG-DUT1-TG 2-node circular topology
+| ... | with single links between nodes.
+| ... | *[Enc] Packet Encapsulations:* Eth-IPv4 for L2 switching of IPv4.
+| ... | *[Cfg] DUT configuration:* DUT1 is configured with L2 bridge-
+| ... | domain and MAC learning enabled. Qemu VNFs are connected to VPP via
+| ... | vhost-user interfaces. Guest is running DPDK testpmd
+| ... | interconnecting vhost-user interfaces, forwarding mode is
+| ... | set to io, rxd/txd=1024. DUT1 is tested with 2p10GE NIC X710 by Intel.
+| ... | *[Ver] TG verification:* In MaxReceivedRate test TG sends traffic
+| ... | at line rate and reports total received/sent packets over trial period.
+| ... | Test packets are generated by TG on
+| ... | links to DUTs. TG traffic profile contains two L3 flow-groups
+| ... | (flow-group per direction, 254 flows per flow-group) with all packets
+| ... | containing Ethernet header, IPv4 header with IP protocol=61 and static
+| ... | payload. MAC addresses are matching MAC addresses of NFs nodes
+| ... | interfaces.
+| ... | *[Ref] Applicable standard specifications:* RFC2544.
+
+*** Variables ***
+# X710 bandwidth limit
+| ${s_limit}= | ${10000000000}
+# Traffic profile:
+| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-8c2n
+
+*** Keywords ***
+| Local Template
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2BD switching config.
+| | ... | Each DUT uses ${phy_cores} physical core(s) for worker threads.
+| | ... | [Ver] Measure MaxReceivedRate for ${framesize}B frames using single\
+| | ... | trial throughput test.
+| | ...
+| | ... | *Arguments:*
+| | ... | - framesize - Framesize in Bytes in integer or string (IMIX_v4_1).
+| | ... | Type: integer, string
+| | ... | - phy_cores - Number of physical cores. Type: integer
+| | ... | - rxq - Number of RX queues, default value: ${None}. Type: integer
+| | ...
+| | [Arguments] | ${framesize} | ${phy_cores} | ${rxq}=${None}
+| | ...
+| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
+| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
+| | ...
+| | Given Add worker threads and rxqueues to all DUTs | ${phy_cores} | ${rxq}
+| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
+| | ${max_rate} | ${jumbo} = | Get Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
+| | ... | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
+| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
+| | ... | nf_chains=${8} | nf_nodes=${2}
+| | And Configure chains of NFs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user
+| | ... | nf_chains=${8} | nf_nodes=${2} | jumbo=${jumbo}
+| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
+| | Then Traffic should pass with maximum rate
+| | ... | ${max_rate}pps | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile}
+
+*** Test Cases ***
+| tc01-64B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-8chain-16vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 1C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc02-64B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-8chain-16vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 2C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc03-64B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-8chain-16vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 4C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc04-1518B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-8chain-16vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 1C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc05-1518B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-8chain-16vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 2C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc06-1518B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-8chain-16vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 4C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc07-9000B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-8chain-16vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 1C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc08-9000B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-8chain-16vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 2C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc09-9000B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-8chain-16vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 4C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc10-IMIX-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-8chain-16vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 1C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc11-IMIX-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-8chain-16vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 2C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc12-IMIX-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-8chain-16vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 4C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${4}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-8chain-16vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-8chain-16vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr.robot
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..14c4e188ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-8chain-16vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+*** Settings ***
+| Resource | resources/libraries/robot/performance/performance_setup.robot
+| Library | resources.libraries.python.QemuUtils
+| ...
+| Force Tags | 2_NODE_SINGLE_LINK_TOPO | PERFTEST | HW_ENV | NDRPDR
+| ... | NIC_Intel-X710 | ETH | L2BDMACLRN | BASE | VHOST | VM | 8C2N
+| ... | VHOST_1024 | SERVICE_DENSITY
+| ...
+| Suite Setup | Set up 2-node performance topology with DUT's NIC model
+| ... | L3 | Intel-X710
+| Suite Teardown | Tear down 2-node performance topology
+| ...
+| Test Setup | Set up performance test
+| Test Teardown | Tear down performance test with vhost and VM with dpdk-testpmd
+| ... | ${min_rate}pps | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile}
+| ... | dut1_node=${dut1} | dut1_vm_refs=${dut1_vm_refs}
+| ...
+| Test Template | Local Template
+| ...
+| Documentation | *RFC2544: Pkt throughput L2BD test cases with vhost 8 chains
+| ... | 16 VMs*
+| ...
+| ... | *[Top] Network Topologies:* TG-DUT1-TG 2-node circular topology
+| ... | with single links between nodes.
+| ... | *[Enc] Packet Encapsulations:* Eth-IPv4 for L2 switching of IPv4.
+| ... | *[Cfg] DUT configuration:* DUT1 is configured with L2 bridge-
+| ... | domain and MAC learning enabled. Qemu VNFs are connected to VPP via
+| ... | vhost-user interfaces. Guest is running DPDK testpmd
+| ... | interconnecting vhost-user interfaces, forwarding mode is
+| ... | set to io, rxd/txd=1024. DUT1 is tested with 2p10GE NIC X710 by Intel.
+| ... | *[Ver] TG verification:* TG finds and reports throughput NDR (Non Drop
+| ... | Rate) with zero packet loss tolerance or throughput PDR (Partial Drop
+| ... | Rate) with non-zero packet loss tolerance (LT) expressed in percentage
+| ... | of packets transmitted. NDR and PDR are discovered for different
+| ... | Ethernet L2 frame sizes using MLRsearch library.
+| ... | Test packets are generated by TG on links to DUTs. TG traffic profile
+| ... | contains two L3 flow-groups (flow-group per direction, 254 flows per
+| ... | flow-group) with all packets containing Ethernet header, IPv4 header
+| ... | with IP protocol=61 and static payload. MAC addresses are matching MAC
+| ... | addresses of the TG node interfaces.
+| ... | *[Ref] Applicable standard specifications:* RFC2544.
+
+*** Variables ***
+# X710 bandwidth limit
+| ${s_limit}= | ${10000000000}
+# Traffic profile:
+| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-8c2n
+
+*** Keywords ***
+| Local Template
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2BD switching config.
+| | ... | Each DUT uses ${phy_cores} physical core(s) for worker threads.
+| | ... | [Ver] Measure NDR and PDR values using MLRsearch algorithm.\
+| | ...
+| | ... | *Arguments:*
+| | ... | - framesize - Framesize in Bytes in integer or string (IMIX_v4_1).
+| | ... | Type: integer, string
+| | ... | - phy_cores - Number of physical cores. Type: integer
+| | ... | - rxq - Number of RX queues, default value: ${None}. Type: integer
+| | ...
+| | [Arguments] | ${framesize} | ${phy_cores} | ${rxq}=${None}
+| | ...
+| | Set Test Variable | ${framesize}
+| | Set Test Variable | ${min_rate} | ${10000}
+| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
+| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
+| | ...
+| | Given Add worker threads and rxqueues to all DUTs | ${phy_cores} | ${rxq}
+| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
+| | ${max_rate} | ${jumbo} = | Get Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
+| | ... | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
+| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
+| | ... | nf_chains=${8} | nf_nodes=${2}
+| | And Configure chains of NFs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user
+| | ... | nf_chains=${8} | nf_nodes=${2} | jumbo=${jumbo}
+| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
+| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
+| | ... | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile} | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
+
+*** Test Cases ***
+| tc01-64B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-8chain-16vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 1C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc02-64B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-8chain-16vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 2C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc03-64B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-8chain-16vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 4C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc04-1518B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-8chain-16vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 1C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc05-1518B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-8chain-16vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 2C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc06-1518B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-8chain-16vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 4C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc07-9000B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-8chain-16vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 1C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc08-9000B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-8chain-16vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 2C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc09-9000B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-8chain-16vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 4C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc10-IMIX-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-8chain-16vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 1C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc11-IMIX-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-8chain-16vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 2C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc12-IMIX-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-8chain-16vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 4C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${4}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-8chain-8vm-l3fwd-mrr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-8chain-8vm-l3fwd-mrr.robot
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..66ca860dce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-8chain-8vm-l3fwd-mrr.robot
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+*** Settings ***
+| Resource | resources/libraries/robot/performance/performance_setup.robot
+| Library | resources.libraries.python.QemuUtils
+| ...
+| Force Tags | 2_NODE_SINGLE_LINK_TOPO | PERFTEST | HW_ENV | MRR
+| ... | NIC_Intel-X710 | ETH | L2BDMACLRN | BASE | VHOST | VM | 8C1N
+| ... | VHOST_1024 | SERVICE_DENSITY
+| ...
+| Suite Setup | Set up 2-node performance topology with DUT's NIC model
+| ... | L3 | Intel-X710
+| Suite Teardown | Tear down 2-node performance topology
+| ...
+| Test Setup | Set up performance test
+| Test Teardown | Tear down performance mrr test with vhost and VM with dpdk-testpmd
+| ... | dut1_node=${dut1} | dut1_vm_refs=${dut1_vm_refs}
+| ...
+| Test Template | Local Template
+| ...
+| Documentation | *Raw results L2BD test cases with vhost 8 chains 8 VMs*
+| ...
+| ... | *[Top] Network Topologies:* TG-DUT1-TG 2-node circular topology
+| ... | with single links between nodes.
+| ... | *[Enc] Packet Encapsulations:* Eth-IPv4 for L2 switching of IPv4.
+| ... | *[Cfg] DUT configuration:* DUT1 is configured with L2 bridge-
+| ... | domain and MAC learning enabled. Qemu VNFs are connected to VPP via
+| ... | vhost-user interfaces. Guest is running DPDK testpmd
+| ... | interconnecting vhost-user interfaces, forwarding mode is
+| ... | set to io, rxd/txd=1024. DUT1 is tested with 2p10GE NIC X710 by Intel.
+| ... | *[Ver] TG verification:* In MaxReceivedRate test TG sends traffic
+| ... | at line rate and reports total received/sent packets over trial period.
+| ... | Test packets are generated by TG on
+| ... | links to DUTs. TG traffic profile contains two L3 flow-groups
+| ... | (flow-group per direction, 254 flows per flow-group) with all packets
+| ... | containing Ethernet header, IPv4 header with IP protocol=61 and static
+| ... | payload. MAC addresses are matching MAC addresses of NFs nodes
+| ... | interfaces.
+| ... | *[Ref] Applicable standard specifications:* RFC2544.
+
+*** Variables ***
+# X710 bandwidth limit
+| ${s_limit}= | ${10000000000}
+# Traffic profile:
+| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-8c1n
+
+*** Keywords ***
+| Local Template
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2BD switching config.
+| | ... | Each DUT uses ${phy_cores} physical core(s) for worker threads.
+| | ... | [Ver] Measure MaxReceivedRate for ${framesize}B frames using single\
+| | ... | trial throughput test.
+| | ...
+| | ... | *Arguments:*
+| | ... | - framesize - Framesize in Bytes in integer or string (IMIX_v4_1).
+| | ... | Type: integer, string
+| | ... | - phy_cores - Number of physical cores. Type: integer
+| | ... | - rxq - Number of RX queues, default value: ${None}. Type: integer
+| | ...
+| | [Arguments] | ${framesize} | ${phy_cores} | ${rxq}=${None}
+| | ...
+| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
+| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
+| | ...
+| | Given Add worker threads and rxqueues to all DUTs | ${phy_cores} | ${rxq}
+| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
+| | ${max_rate} | ${jumbo} = | Get Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
+| | ... | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
+| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
+| | ... | nf_chains=${8} | nf_nodes=${1}
+| | And Configure chains of NFs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user
+| | ... | nf_chains=${8} | nf_nodes=${1} | jumbo=${jumbo}
+| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
+| | Then Traffic should pass with maximum rate
+| | ... | ${max_rate}pps | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile}
+
+*** Test Cases ***
+| tc01-64B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-8chain-8vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 1C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc02-64B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-8chain-8vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 2C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc03-64B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-8chain-8vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 4C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc04-1518B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-8chain-8vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 1C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc05-1518B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-8chain-8vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 2C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc06-1518B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-8chain-8vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 4C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc07-9000B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-8chain-8vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 1C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc08-9000B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-8chain-8vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 2C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc09-9000B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-8chain-8vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 4C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc10-IMIX-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-8chain-8vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 1C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc11-IMIX-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-8chain-8vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 2C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc12-IMIX-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-8chain-8vm-l3fwd-mrr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 4C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${4}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-8chain-8vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-8chain-8vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr.robot
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..79f210e081
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-8chain-8vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+*** Settings ***
+| Resource | resources/libraries/robot/performance/performance_setup.robot
+| Library | resources.libraries.python.QemuUtils
+| ...
+| Force Tags | 2_NODE_SINGLE_LINK_TOPO | PERFTEST | HW_ENV | NDRPDR
+| ... | NIC_Intel-X710 | ETH | L2BDMACLRN | BASE | VHOST | VM | 8C1N
+| ... | VHOST_1024 | SERVICE_DENSITY
+| ...
+| Suite Setup | Set up 2-node performance topology with DUT's NIC model
+| ... | L3 | Intel-X710
+| Suite Teardown | Tear down 2-node performance topology
+| ...
+| Test Setup | Set up performance test
+| Test Teardown | Tear down performance test with vhost and VM with dpdk-testpmd
+| ... | ${min_rate}pps | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile}
+| ... | dut1_node=${dut1} | dut1_vm_refs=${dut1_vm_refs}
+| ...
+| Test Template | Local Template
+| ...
+| Documentation | *RFC2544: Pkt throughput L2BD test cases with vhost 8 chains
+| ... | 8 VMs*
+| ...
+| ... | *[Top] Network Topologies:* TG-DUT1-TG 2-node circular topology
+| ... | with single links between nodes.
+| ... | *[Enc] Packet Encapsulations:* Eth-IPv4 for L2 switching of IPv4.
+| ... | *[Cfg] DUT configuration:* DUT1 is configured with L2 bridge-
+| ... | domain and MAC learning enabled. Qemu VNFs are connected to VPP via
+| ... | vhost-user interfaces. Guest is running DPDK testpmd
+| ... | interconnecting vhost-user interfaces, forwarding mode is
+| ... | set to io, rxd/txd=1024. DUT1 is tested with 2p10GE NIC X710 by Intel.
+| ... | *[Ver] TG verification:* TG finds and reports throughput NDR (Non Drop
+| ... | Rate) with zero packet loss tolerance or throughput PDR (Partial Drop
+| ... | Rate) with non-zero packet loss tolerance (LT) expressed in percentage
+| ... | of packets transmitted. NDR and PDR are discovered for different
+| ... | Ethernet L2 frame sizes using MLRsearch library.
+| ... | Test packets are generated by TG on links to DUTs. TG traffic profile
+| ... | contains two L3 flow-groups (flow-group per direction, 254 flows per
+| ... | flow-group) with all packets containing Ethernet header, IPv4 header
+| ... | with IP protocol=61 and static payload. MAC addresses are matching MAC
+| ... | addresses of the TG node interfaces.
+| ... | *[Ref] Applicable standard specifications:* RFC2544.
+
+*** Variables ***
+# X710 bandwidth limit
+| ${s_limit}= | ${10000000000}
+# Traffic profile:
+| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-8c1n
+
+*** Keywords ***
+| Local Template
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2BD switching config.
+| | ... | Each DUT uses ${phy_cores} physical core(s) for worker threads.
+| | ... | [Ver] Measure NDR and PDR values using MLRsearch algorithm.\
+| | ...
+| | ... | *Arguments:*
+| | ... | - framesize - Framesize in Bytes in integer or string (IMIX_v4_1).
+| | ... | Type: integer, string
+| | ... | - phy_cores - Number of physical cores. Type: integer
+| | ... | - rxq - Number of RX queues, default value: ${None}. Type: integer
+| | ...
+| | [Arguments] | ${framesize} | ${phy_cores} | ${rxq}=${None}
+| | ...
+| | Set Test Variable | ${framesize}
+| | Set Test Variable | ${min_rate} | ${10000}
+| | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
+| | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
+| | ...
+| | Given Add worker threads and rxqueues to all DUTs | ${phy_cores} | ${rxq}
+| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
+| | ${max_rate} | ${jumbo} = | Get Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
+| | ... | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
+| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
+| | ... | nf_chains=${8} | nf_nodes=${1}
+| | And Configure chains of NFs with dpdk-testpmd-mac connected via vhost-user
+| | ... | nf_chains=${8} | nf_nodes=${1} | jumbo=${jumbo}
+| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
+| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
+| | ... | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile} | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
+
+*** Test Cases ***
+| tc01-64B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-8chain-8vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 1C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc02-64B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-8chain-8vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 2C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc03-64B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-8chain-8vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 4C
+| | framesize=${64} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc04-1518B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-8chain-8vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 1C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc05-1518B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-8chain-8vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 2C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc06-1518B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-8chain-8vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 4C
+| | framesize=${1518} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc07-9000B-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-8chain-8vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 1C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc08-9000B-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-8chain-8vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 2C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc09-9000B-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-8chain-8vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 4C
+| | framesize=${9000} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| tc10-IMIX-1c-eth-l2bd-vhost-8chain-8vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 1C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| tc11-IMIX-2c-eth-l2bd-vhost-8chain-8vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 2C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| tc12-IMIX-4c-eth-l2bd-vhost-8chain-8vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 4C
+| | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | phy_cores=${4}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-10ge2p1x710-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-10ge2p1x710-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot
index d4df2df83a..0e3ac021b5 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-10ge2p1x710-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-10ge2p1x710-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot
@@ -90,10 +90,8 @@
| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User and VLAN in circular topology
| | ... | ${bd_id1} | ${bd_id2} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | ${subid}
| | ... | ${tag_rewrite}
-| | ${vm1}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
-| | ... | DUT1 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1 | jumbo=${jumbo}
-| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
-| | Set To Dictionary | ${dut1_vm_refs} | DUT1_VM1 | ${vm1}
+| | And Configure guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
+| | ... | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
| | Then Traffic should pass with maximum rate
| | ... | ${max_rate}pps | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-10ge2p1x710-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-10ge2p1x710-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
index 94b585f7e2..4b952b735e 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-10ge2p1x710-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-10ge2p1x710-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -96,10 +96,8 @@
| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User and VLAN in circular topology
| | ... | ${bd_id1} | ${bd_id2} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | ${subid}
| | ... | ${tag_rewrite}
-| | ${vm1}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
-| | ... | DUT1 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1 | jumbo=${jumbo}
-| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
-| | Set To Dictionary | ${dut1_vm_refs} | DUT1_VM1 | ${vm1}
+| | And Configure guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
+| | ... | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
| | ... | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile} | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot
index edb94fa88a..431871b0e9 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
| | ${max_rate} | ${jumbo} = | Get Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | ... | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User | vm_count=${1}
+| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User | nf_nodes=${1}
| | And Configure guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
| | ... | vm_count=${1} | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024}
| | ... | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
index 385f7623c4..9a4253e419 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
| | ${max_rate} | ${jumbo} = | Get Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | ... | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User | vm_count=${1}
+| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User | nf_nodes=${1}
| | And Configure guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
| | ... | vm_count=${1} | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024}
| | ... | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr256-1vm-mrr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr256-1vm-mrr.robot
index 2e15578661..1cff907e47 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr256-1vm-mrr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr256-1vm-mrr.robot
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
| | ${max_rate} | ${jumbo} = | Get Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | ... | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User | vm_count=${1}
+| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User | nf_nodes=${1}
| | And Configure guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
| | ... | vm_count=${1} | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${256}
| | ... | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr256-1vm-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr256-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
index a48ad90c75..b012d872b4 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr256-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr256-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
| | ${max_rate} | ${jumbo} = | Get Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | ... | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User | vm_count=${1}
+| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User | nf_nodes=${1}
| | And Configure guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
| | ... | vm_count=${1} | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${256}
| | ... | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-mrr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-mrr.robot
index 3a128c3daa..614b728071 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-mrr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-mrr.robot
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
| | ${max_rate} | ${jumbo} = | Get Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | ... | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User | vm_count=${2}
+| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User | nf_nodes=${2}
| | And Configure guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
| | ... | vm_count=${2} | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024}
| | ... | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrpdr.robot
index 90c7086582..966a3875d8 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
| | ${max_rate} | ${jumbo} = | Get Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | ... | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User | vm_count=${2}
+| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User | nf_nodes=${2}
| | And Configure guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
| | ... | vm_count=${2} | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024}
| | ... | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-25ge2p1xxv710-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-25ge2p1xxv710-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot
index 35ca753f2f..b775b33a32 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-25ge2p1xxv710-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-25ge2p1xxv710-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot
@@ -93,10 +93,8 @@
| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User and VLAN in circular topology
| | ... | ${bd_id1} | ${bd_id2} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | ${subid}
| | ... | ${tag_rewrite}
-| | ${vm1}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
-| | ... | DUT1 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1 | jumbo=${jumbo}
-| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
-| | Set To Dictionary | ${dut1_vm_refs} | DUT1_VM1 | ${vm1}
+| | And Configure guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
+| | ... | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
| | Then Traffic should pass with maximum rate
| | ... | ${max_rate}pps | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-25ge2p1xxv710-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-25ge2p1xxv710-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
index e1c98ffa0e..36c944816e 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-25ge2p1xxv710-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-25ge2p1xxv710-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -99,10 +99,8 @@
| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User and VLAN in circular topology
| | ... | ${bd_id1} | ${bd_id2} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | ${subid}
| | ... | ${tag_rewrite}
-| | ${vm1}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
-| | ... | DUT1 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1 | jumbo=${jumbo}
-| | ... | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
-| | Set To Dictionary | ${dut1_vm_refs} | DUT1_VM1 | ${vm1}
+| | And Configure guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
+| | ... | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
| | ... | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile} | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-25ge2p1xxv710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-25ge2p1xxv710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot
index 69488f3b06..7e4af89e66 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-25ge2p1xxv710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-25ge2p1xxv710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
| | ${max_rate} | ${jumbo} = | Get Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | ... | ${s_24.5G} | ${framesize} | pps_limit=${s_18.75Mpps}
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User | vm_count=${1}
+| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User | nf_nodes=${1}
| | And Configure guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
| | ... | vm_count=${1} | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024}
| | ... | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-25ge2p1xxv710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-25ge2p1xxv710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
index 1184a26e02..8f4e0a3a96 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-25ge2p1xxv710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-25ge2p1xxv710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
| | ${max_rate} | ${jumbo} = | Get Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | ... | ${s_24.5G} | ${framesize} | pps_limit=${s_18.75Mpps}
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User | vm_count=${1}
+| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User | nf_nodes=${1}
| | And Configure guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
| | ... | vm_count=${1} | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024}
| | ... | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-25ge2p1xxv710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr256-1vm-mrr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-25ge2p1xxv710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr256-1vm-mrr.robot
index 7af011b552..e477214ff6 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-25ge2p1xxv710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr256-1vm-mrr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-25ge2p1xxv710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr256-1vm-mrr.robot
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
| | ${max_rate} | ${jumbo} = | Get Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | ... | ${s_24.5G} | ${framesize} | pps_limit=${s_18.75Mpps}
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User | vm_count=${1}
+| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User | nf_nodes=${1}
| | And Configure guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
| | ... | vm_count=${1} | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${256}
| | ... | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-25ge2p1xxv710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr256-1vm-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-25ge2p1xxv710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr256-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
index f6614c6970..dbace436e3 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-25ge2p1xxv710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr256-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-25ge2p1xxv710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr256-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
| | ${max_rate} | ${jumbo} = | Get Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | ... | ${s_24.5G} | ${framesize} | pps_limit=${s_18.75Mpps}
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User | vm_count=${1}
+| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User | nf_nodes=${1}
| | And Configure guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
| | ... | vm_count=${1} | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${256}
| | ... | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-25ge2p1xxv710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-mrr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-25ge2p1xxv710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-mrr.robot
index f6ea54b10f..4e8b6d1102 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-25ge2p1xxv710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-mrr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-25ge2p1xxv710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-mrr.robot
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
| | ${max_rate} | ${jumbo} = | Get Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | ... | ${s_24.5G} | ${framesize} | pps_limit=${s_18.75Mpps}
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User | vm_count=${2}
+| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User | nf_nodes=${2}
| | And Configure guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
| | ... | vm_count=${2} | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024}
| | ... | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-25ge2p1xxv710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-25ge2p1xxv710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrpdr.robot
index 50da40edda..3033e901ab 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-25ge2p1xxv710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-25ge2p1xxv710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
| | ${max_rate} | ${jumbo} = | Get Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | ... | ${s_24.5G} | ${framesize} | pps_limit=${s_18.75Mpps}
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User | vm_count=${2}
+| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User | nf_nodes=${2}
| | And Configure guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
| | ... | vm_count=${2} | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024}
| | ... | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/40ge2p1xl710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/40ge2p1xl710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot
index b8d93cc87d..3e05732cdc 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/40ge2p1xl710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/40ge2p1xl710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
| | ${max_rate} | ${jumbo} = | Get Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | ... | ${s_24.5G} | ${framesize} | pps_limit=${s_18.75Mpps}
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User | vm_count=${1}
+| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User | nf_nodes=${1}
| | And Configure guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
| | ... | vm_count=${1} | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024}
| | ... | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/40ge2p1xl710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/40ge2p1xl710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
index 06b10f22f7..1d0829c4cb 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/40ge2p1xl710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/40ge2p1xl710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
| | ${max_rate} | ${jumbo} = | Get Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | ... | ${s_24.5G} | ${framesize} | pps_limit=${s_18.75Mpps}
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User | vm_count=${1}
+| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User | nf_nodes=${1}
| | And Configure guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
| | ... | vm_count=${1} | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024}
| | ... | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/40ge2p1xl710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-mrr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/40ge2p1xl710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-mrr.robot
index 4e0a52ae56..24cab8e3c1 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/40ge2p1xl710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-mrr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/40ge2p1xl710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-mrr.robot
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
| | ${max_rate} | ${jumbo} = | Get Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | ... | ${s_24.5G} | ${framesize} | pps_limit=${s_18.75Mpps}
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User | vm_count=${2}
+| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User | nf_nodes=${2}
| | And Configure guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
| | ... | vm_count=${2} | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024}
| | ... | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/40ge2p1xl710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/40ge2p1xl710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrpdr.robot
index c95f452fe6..a100363e9a 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/40ge2p1xl710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/40ge2p1xl710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
| | ${max_rate} | ${jumbo} = | Get Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | ... | ${s_24.5G} | ${framesize} | pps_limit=${s_18.75Mpps}
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User | vm_count=${2}
+| | When Initialize L2 bridge domains with Vhost-User | nf_nodes=${2}
| | And Configure guest VMs with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
| | ... | vm_count=${2} | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024}
| | ... | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vts/10ge2p1x520-ethip4vxlan-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-iacldstbase-aclpermit-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vts/10ge2p1x520-ethip4vxlan-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-iacldstbase-aclpermit-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot
index ece1b11bc2..787f40d1cc 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vts/10ge2p1x520-ethip4vxlan-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-iacldstbase-aclpermit-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vts/10ge2p1x520-ethip4vxlan-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-iacldstbase-aclpermit-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot
@@ -107,8 +107,11 @@
| | Run Keyword If | '${acl_type}' != '${EMPTY}'
| | ... | Configure ACLs on a single interface | ${dut1} | ${dut1_if2} | input
| | ... | ${acl_type} | @{permit_list}
+| | ${nf_cpus}= | Create network function CPU list | DUT1
+| | ... | chains=${1} | nodeness=${1} | chain_id=${1}
+| | ... | node_id=${1} | auto_scale=${True}
| | ${vm1} = | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
-| | ... | DUT1 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1
+| | ... | DUT1 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1 | ${nf_cpus}
| | ... | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
| | Set Test Variable | &{dut1_vm_refs} | DUT1_VM1=${vm1}
| | Then Traffic should pass with maximum rate
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vts/10ge2p1x520-ethip4vxlan-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-iacldstbase-aclpermit-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vts/10ge2p1x520-ethip4vxlan-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-iacldstbase-aclpermit-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
index 325e3dd97d..583d5b8a6e 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vts/10ge2p1x520-ethip4vxlan-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-iacldstbase-aclpermit-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vts/10ge2p1x520-ethip4vxlan-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-iacldstbase-aclpermit-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -114,8 +114,11 @@
| | Run Keyword If | '${acl_type}' != '${EMPTY}'
| | ... | Configure ACLs on a single interface | ${dut1} | ${dut1_if2} | input
| | ... | ${acl_type} | @{permit_list}
+| | ${nf_cpus}= | Create network function CPU list | DUT1
+| | ... | chains=${1} | nodeness=${1} | chain_id=${1}
+| | ... | node_id=${1} | auto_scale=${True}
| | ${vm1} = | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
-| | ... | DUT1 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1
+| | ... | DUT1 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1 | ${nf_cpus}
| | ... | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
| | Set Test Variable | &{dut1_vm_refs} | DUT1_VM1=${vm1}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vts/10ge2p1x520-ethip4vxlan-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-iacldstbase-aclpermitreflect-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vts/10ge2p1x520-ethip4vxlan-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-iacldstbase-aclpermitreflect-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot
index 1d303a2226..14831c1052 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vts/10ge2p1x520-ethip4vxlan-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-iacldstbase-aclpermitreflect-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vts/10ge2p1x520-ethip4vxlan-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-iacldstbase-aclpermitreflect-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot
@@ -107,8 +107,11 @@
| | Run Keyword If | '${acl_type}' != '${EMPTY}'
| | ... | Configure ACLs on a single interface | ${dut1} | ${dut1_if2} | input
| | ... | ${acl_type} | @{permit_list}
+| | ${nf_cpus}= | Create network function CPU list | DUT1
+| | ... | chains=${1} | nodeness=${1} | chain_id=${1}
+| | ... | node_id=${1} | auto_scale=${True}
| | ${vm1} = | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
-| | ... | DUT1 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1
+| | ... | DUT1 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1 | ${nf_cpus}
| | ... | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
| | Set Test Variable | &{dut1_vm_refs} | DUT1_VM1=${vm1}
| | Then Traffic should pass with maximum rate
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vts/10ge2p1x520-ethip4vxlan-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-iacldstbase-aclpermitreflect-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vts/10ge2p1x520-ethip4vxlan-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-iacldstbase-aclpermitreflect-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
index c9d12219bf..bb0314cc00 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vts/10ge2p1x520-ethip4vxlan-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-iacldstbase-aclpermitreflect-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vts/10ge2p1x520-ethip4vxlan-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-iacldstbase-aclpermitreflect-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -114,8 +114,11 @@
| | Run Keyword If | '${acl_type}' != '${EMPTY}'
| | ... | Configure ACLs on a single interface | ${dut1} | ${dut1_if2} | input
| | ... | ${acl_type} | @{permit_list}
+| | ${nf_cpus}= | Create network function CPU list | DUT1
+| | ... | chains=${1} | nodeness=${1} | chain_id=${1}
+| | ... | node_id=${1} | auto_scale=${True}
| | ${vm1} = | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
-| | ... | DUT1 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1
+| | ... | DUT1 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1 | ${nf_cpus}
| | ... | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
| | Set Test Variable | &{dut1_vm_refs} | DUT1_VM1=${vm1}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vts/10ge2p1x520-ethip4vxlan-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-iacldstbase-noacl-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vts/10ge2p1x520-ethip4vxlan-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-iacldstbase-noacl-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot
index fedf4177c5..bbbe2179be 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vts/10ge2p1x520-ethip4vxlan-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-iacldstbase-noacl-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vts/10ge2p1x520-ethip4vxlan-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-iacldstbase-noacl-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot
@@ -107,8 +107,11 @@
| | Run Keyword If | '${acl_type}' != '${EMPTY}'
| | ... | Configure ACLs on a single interface | ${dut1} | ${dut1_if2} | input
| | ... | ${acl_type} | @{permit_list}
+| | ${nf_cpus}= | Create network function CPU list | DUT1
+| | ... | chains=${1} | nodeness=${1} | chain_id=${1}
+| | ... | node_id=${1} | auto_scale=${True}
| | ${vm1} = | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
-| | ... | DUT1 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1
+| | ... | DUT1 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1 | ${nf_cpus}
| | ... | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
| | Set Test Variable | &{dut1_vm_refs} | DUT1_VM1=${vm1}
| | Then Traffic should pass with maximum rate
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vts/10ge2p1x520-ethip4vxlan-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-iacldstbase-noacl-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vts/10ge2p1x520-ethip4vxlan-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-iacldstbase-noacl-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
index c103ae6ce8..63e7d24744 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vts/10ge2p1x520-ethip4vxlan-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-iacldstbase-noacl-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vts/10ge2p1x520-ethip4vxlan-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-iacldstbase-noacl-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -114,8 +114,11 @@
| | Run Keyword If | '${acl_type}' != '${EMPTY}'
| | ... | Configure ACLs on a single interface | ${dut1} | ${dut1_if2} | input
| | ... | ${acl_type} | @{permit_list}
+| | ${nf_cpus}= | Create network function CPU list | DUT1
+| | ... | chains=${1} | nodeness=${1} | chain_id=${1}
+| | ... | node_id=${1} | auto_scale=${True}
| | ${vm1} = | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
-| | ... | DUT1 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1
+| | ... | DUT1 | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1 | ${nf_cpus}
| | ... | jumbo=${jumbo} | perf_qemu_qsz=${1024} | use_tuned_cfs=${False}
| | Set Test Variable | &{dut1_vm_refs} | DUT1_VM1=${vm1}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search