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-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-1lbdpdk-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot11
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-1lbdpdk-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot11
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-1lbdpdk-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot15
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-1lbdpdk-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot15
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-1lbvpplacp-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot11
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-1lbvpplacp-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot11
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-1lbvpplacp-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot15
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-1lbvpplacp-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot15
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot11
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot11
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot15
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot15
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-cfsrr1-mrr.robot2
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-cfsrr1-ndrpdr.robot2
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot2
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot2
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr256-1vm-cfsrr1-mrr.robot2
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr256-1vm-cfsrr1-ndrpdr.robot2
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr256-1vm-mrr.robot2
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr256-1vm-ndrpdr.robot2
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-mrr.robot2
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrpdr.robot2
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdscale100kmaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-cfsrr1-mrr.robot2
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdscale100kmaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-cfsrr1-ndrpdr.robot2
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdscale10kmaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-cfsrr1-mrr.robot2
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdscale10kmaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-cfsrr1-ndrpdr.robot2
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2bdscale1mmaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-cfsrr1-mrr.robot2
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-ethip4vxlan-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot11
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-ethip4vxlan-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot11
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-1lbdpdk-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot11
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-1lbdpdk-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot11
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-1lbdpdk-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot15
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-1lbdpdk-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot15
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-1lbvpplacp-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot11
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-1lbvpplacp-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot11
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-1lbvpplacp-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot15
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-1lbvpplacp-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot15
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-2lbvpplacp-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot11
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-2lbvpplacp-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot11
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-2lbvpplacp-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot15
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-2lbvpplacp-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot15
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot11
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot11
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot15
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot15
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot2
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot2
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr256-1vm-mrr.robot2
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr256-1vm-ndrpdr.robot2
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-mrr.robot2
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrpdr.robot2
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-ethip4vxlan-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot11
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x710-ethip4vxlan-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot11
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-10chain-10vm-l3fwd-mrr.robot137
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-10chain-10vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr.robot142
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-10vm-l3fwd-mrr.robot137
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-10vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr.robot142
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-1vm-l3fwd-mrr.robot137
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-1vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr.robot142
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-2vm-l3fwd-mrr.robot137
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-2vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr.robot142
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-4vm-l3fwd-mrr.robot137
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-4vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr.robot142
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-6vm-l3fwd-mrr.robot137
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-6vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr.robot142
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-8vm-l3fwd-mrr.robot137
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-1chain-8vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr.robot142
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-12vm-l3fwd-mrr.robot137
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-12vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr.robot142
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-16vm-l3fwd-mrr.robot137
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-16vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr.robot142
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-2vm-l3fwd-mrr.robot137
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-2vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr.robot142
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-4vm-l3fwd-mrr.robot137
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-4vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr.robot142
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-8vm-l3fwd-mrr.robot137
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-2chain-8vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr.robot142
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-16vm-l3fwd-mrr.robot137
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-16vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr.robot142
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-4vm-l3fwd-mrr.robot137
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-4vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr.robot142
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-8vm-l3fwd-mrr.robot137
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-4chain-8vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr.robot142
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-6chain-12vm-l3fwd-mrr.robot137
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-6chain-12vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr.robot142
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-6chain-6vm-l3fwd-mrr.robot137
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-6chain-6vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr.robot142
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-8chain-16vm-l3fwd-mrr.robot137
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-8chain-16vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr.robot142
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-8chain-8vm-l3fwd-mrr.robot137
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-vhost-8chain-8vm-l3fwd-ndrpdr.robot142
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-10ge2p1x710-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot6
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-10ge2p1x710-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot6
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot2
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot2
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr256-1vm-mrr.robot2
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr256-1vm-ndrpdr.robot2
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-mrr.robot2
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrpdr.robot2
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-25ge2p1xxv710-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot6
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-25ge2p1xxv710-dot1q-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot6
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-25ge2p1xxv710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot2
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-25ge2p1xxv710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot2
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-25ge2p1xxv710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr256-1vm-mrr.robot2
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-25ge2p1xxv710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr256-1vm-ndrpdr.robot2
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-25ge2p1xxv710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-mrr.robot2
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/2n1l-25ge2p1xxv710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrpdr.robot2
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/40ge2p1xl710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-mrr.robot2
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/40ge2p1xl710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdr.robot2
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/40ge2p1xl710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-mrr.robot2
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/40ge2p1xl710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-4vhostvr1024-2vm-ndrpdr.robot2
111 files changed, 5470 insertions, 337 deletions
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}