+| | VPP Interface Set IP Address
+| | ... | ${dut1} | ${DUT1_${int}1}[0] | ${dut1_if1_ip4} | 24
+| | VPP Add IP Neighbor
+| | ... | ${dut1} | ${DUT1_${int}1}[0] | ${tg_if1_ip4} | ${TG_pf1_mac}[0]
+| | Vpp Route Add
+| | ... | ${dut1} | ${laddr_ip4} | 8 | gateway=${tg_if1_ip4}
+| | ... | interface=${DUT1_${int}1}[0]
+
+| Initialize IPSec in 2-node circular topology
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | Set UP state on VPP interfaces in path on node in 2-node circular
+| | ... | topology. Get the interface MAC address and setup ARP on VPP
+| | ... | interface towards TG. Setup IPv4 address with /24 prefix on one
+| | ... | DUT-TG link. Set routing for decrypted traffic on DUT
+| | ... | with prefix /8 and next hop of neighbour TG interface IPv4 address.
+| |
+| | Set interfaces in path up
+| | VPP Interface Set IP Address
+| | ... | ${dut1} | ${DUT1_${int}1}[0] | ${dut1_if1_ip4} | 24
+| | VPP Add IP Neighbor
+| | ... | ${dut1} | ${DUT1_${int}1}[0] | ${tg_if1_ip4} | ${TG_pf1_mac}[0]
+| | Vpp Route Add
+| | ... | ${dut1} | ${laddr_ip4} | 8 | gateway=${tg_if1_ip4}
+| | ... | interface=${DUT1_${int}1}[0]
+
+| Enable IPSec Async Mode on all VPP DUTs
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | Set IPsec async mode on for all DUT nodes.
+| |
+| | FOR | ${dut} | IN | @{duts}
+| | | VPP Ipsec Set Async Mode | ${nodes['${dut}']}
+| | END
+
+| Disable Crypto Work of VPP Worker Threads on all VPP DUTs
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | Disable crypto work for specified data plane CPU cores
+| | ... | on all DUT nodes.
+| | ... | Currently only "port" (physical) interfaces are supported.
+| | ... | Will need a redesign if virtual interfaces (memif, vhost-user)
+| | ... | are present.
+| |
+| | ... | *Arguments:*
+| | ... | - dp_cores - Number of physical cores. Type: integer
+| |
+| | [Arguments] | ${dp_cores}
+| |
+| | VPP Round Robin Rx Placement on all DUTs
+| | ... | ${nodes} | prefix=port | dp_core_limit=${dp_cores}
+| | FOR | ${dut} | IN | @{duts}
+| | | Disable Crypto Work of VPP Worker Threads on node
+| | | ... | ${dut} | ${dp_cores}
+| | END
+
+| Disable Crypto Work of VPP Worker Threads on node
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | Disable crypto work for specified data plane cores
+| | ... | on DUT node.
+| |
+| | ... | *Arguments:*
+| | ... | - dut - DUT node. Type: string
+| | ... | - dp_cores - Number of physical cores. Type: integer
+| |
+| | [Arguments] | ${dut} | ${dp_cores}
+| |
+| | # Workers From Physical Cores keyword is currently defined in default.robot
+| | ${dp_worker_count} = | Workers From Physical Cores | ${dp_cores}
+| | FOR | ${worker_index} | IN RANGE | ${dp_worker_count}
+| | | VPP IPSec Crypto SW Scheduler Set Worker
+| | | ... | ${nodes['${dut}']} | ${worker_index} | crypto_enable=${False}
+| | END