+ @staticmethod
+ def vpp_set_interface_mac(node, interface, mac):
+ """Set MAC address for the given interface.
+
+ :param node: VPP node to set interface MAC.
+ :param interface: Numeric index or name string of a specific interface.
+ :param mac: Required MAC address.
+ :type node: dict
+ :type interface: int or str
+ :type mac: str
+ """
+ cmd = u"sw_interface_set_mac_address"
+ args = dict(
+ sw_if_index=InterfaceUtil.get_interface_index(node, interface),
+ mac_address=L2Util.mac_to_bin(mac)
+ )
+ err_msg = f"Failed to set MAC address of interface {interface}" \
+ f"on host {node[u'host']}"
+ with PapiSocketExecutor(node) as papi_exec:
+ papi_exec.add(cmd, **args).get_reply(err_msg)
+