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diff --git a/tests/suites/performance/Long_Xconnect_Dot1q_Intel-X520-DA2.robot b/tests/suites/performance/Long_Xconnect_Dot1q_Intel-X520-DA2.robot
index 23339d6031..86716f460d 100644
--- a/tests/suites/performance/Long_Xconnect_Dot1q_Intel-X520-DA2.robot
+++ b/tests/suites/performance/Long_Xconnect_Dot1q_Intel-X520-DA2.robot
@@ -20,12 +20,14 @@
 | ... | L2 | Intel-X520-DA2
 | Suite Teardown | 3-node Performance Suite Teardown
 | Test Setup | Setup all DUTs before test
-| Test Teardown | Run Keyword | Remove startup configuration of VPP from all DUTs
-| Documentation | *RFC2544: Pkt throughput L2XC test cases*
+| Test Teardown | Run Keywords | Remove startup configuration of VPP from all DUTs
+| ...           | AND          | Show vpp trace dump on all DUTs
+| Documentation | *RFC2544: Pkt throughput L2XC with 802.1q test cases*
 | ...
 | ... | *[Top] Network Topologies:* TG-DUT1-DUT2-TG 3-node circular topology
 | ... | with single links between nodes.
-| ... | *[Enc] Packet Encapsulations:* Eth-IPv4 for L2 switching of IPv4.
+| ... | *[Enc] Packet Encapsulations:* Eth-IPv4 for L2 cross connect. 802.1q
+| ... | tagging is applied on link between DUT1 and DUT2.
 | ... | *[Cfg] DUT configuration:* DUT1 and DUT2 are configured with L2 cross-
 | ... | connect. DUT1 and DUT2 tested with 2p10GE NIC X520 Niantic by Intel.
 | ... | *[Ver] TG verification:* TG finds and reports throughput NDR (Non Drop
@@ -47,12 +49,12 @@
 | ${tag_rewrite}= | pop-1
 
 *** Test Cases ***
-| TC01: 64B NDR binary search - DUT L2XC with dot1q - 1thread 1core 1rxq
+| TC01: 64B NDR binary search - DUT L2XC with 802.1q - 1thread 1core 1rxq
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 1 thread, 1 phy core, \
 | | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find NDR for 64 Byte frames
 | | ... | using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 100kpps.
-| | [Tags] | 1_THREAD_NOHTT_RXQUEUES_1 | SINGLE_THREAD | NDR
+| | [Tags] | 1_THREAD_NOHTT_RXQUEUES_1 | SINGLE_THREAD | NDR | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | 64
 | | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | 100000
 | | ${max_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10Ge_linerate_pps_68B}
@@ -63,7 +65,7 @@
 | | And   Add all PCI devices to all DUTs
 | | And   Add No Multi Seg to all DUTs
 | | And   Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | And   VPP interfaces in path are up
+| | And   VPP interfaces in path are up in a 3-node circular topology
 | | When VLAN dot1q subinterfaces initialized on 3-node topology
 | | ... | ${dut1} | ${dut1_if2} | ${dut2} | ${dut2_if1} | ${subid}
 | | And L2 tag rewrite method setup on interfaces
@@ -77,7 +79,7 @@
 | | ...                                       | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
 | | ...                                       | ${threshold}
 
-| TC02: 64B PDR binary search - DUT L2XC with dot1q - 1thread 1core 1rxq
+| TC02: 64B PDR binary search - DUT L2XC with 802.1q - 1thread 1core 1rxq
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 1 thread, 1 phy core, \
 | | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find PDR for 64 Byte frames
@@ -93,7 +95,7 @@
 | | And   Add all PCI devices to all DUTs
 | | And   Add No Multi Seg to all DUTs
 | | And   Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | And   VPP interfaces in path are up
+| | And   VPP interfaces in path are up in a 3-node circular topology
 | | When VLAN dot1q subinterfaces initialized on 3-node topology
 | | ... | ${dut1} | ${dut1_if2} | ${dut2} | ${dut2_if1} | ${subid}
 | | And L2 tag rewrite method setup on interfaces
@@ -109,12 +111,12 @@
 | | ...                                       | ${glob_loss_acceptance}
 | | ...                                       | ${glob_loss_acceptance_type}
 
-| TC03: 1518B NDR binary search - DUT L2XC with dot1q - 1thread 1core 1rxq
+| TC03: 1518B NDR binary search - DUT L2XC with 802.1q - 1thread 1core 1rxq
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 1 thread, 1 phy core, \
 | | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find NDR for 1518 Byte frames
 | | ... | using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps.
-| | [Tags] | 1_THREAD_NOHTT_RXQUEUES_1 | SINGLE_THREAD | NDR
+| | [Tags] | 1_THREAD_NOHTT_RXQUEUES_1 | SINGLE_THREAD | NDR | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | 1518
 | | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | 10000
 | | ${max_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10Ge_linerate_pps_1522B}
@@ -125,7 +127,7 @@
 | | And   Add all PCI devices to all DUTs
 | | And   Add No Multi Seg to all DUTs
 | | And   Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | And   VPP interfaces in path are up
+| | And   VPP interfaces in path are up in a 3-node circular topology
 | | When VLAN dot1q subinterfaces initialized on 3-node topology
 | | ... | ${dut1} | ${dut1_if2} | ${dut2} | ${dut2_if1} | ${subid}
 | | And L2 tag rewrite method setup on interfaces
@@ -139,7 +141,7 @@
 | | ...                                       | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
 | | ...                                       | ${threshold}
 
-| TC04: 1518B PDR binary search - DUT L2XC with dot1q - 1thread 1core 1rxq
+| TC04: 1518B PDR binary search - DUT L2XC with 802.1q - 1thread 1core 1rxq
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 1 thread, 1 phy core, \
 | | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find PDR for 1518 Byte frames
@@ -155,7 +157,7 @@
 | | And   Add all PCI devices to all DUTs
 | | And   Add No Multi Seg to all DUTs
 | | And   Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | And   VPP interfaces in path are up
+| | And   VPP interfaces in path are up in a 3-node circular topology
 | | When VLAN dot1q subinterfaces initialized on 3-node topology
 | | ... | ${dut1} | ${dut1_if2} | ${dut2} | ${dut2_if1} | ${subid}
 | | And L2 tag rewrite method setup on interfaces
@@ -171,12 +173,12 @@
 | | ...                                       | ${glob_loss_acceptance}
 | | ...                                       | ${glob_loss_acceptance_type}
 
-| TC05: 9000B NDR binary search - DUT L2XC with dot1q - 1thread 1core 1rxq
+| TC05: 9000B NDR binary search - DUT L2XC with 802.1q - 1thread 1core 1rxq
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 1 thread, 1 phy core, \
 | | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find NDR for 9000 Byte frames
 | | ... | using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 5kpps.
-| | [Tags] | 1_THREAD_NOHTT_RXQUEUES_1 | SINGLE_THREAD | NDR
+| | [Tags] | 1_THREAD_NOHTT_RXQUEUES_1 | SINGLE_THREAD | NDR | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | 9000
 | | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | 5000
 | | ${max_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10Ge_linerate_pps_9004B}
@@ -186,7 +188,7 @@
 | | Given Add '1' worker threads and rxqueues '1' without HTT to all DUTs
 | | And   Add all PCI devices to all DUTs
 | | And   Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | And   VPP interfaces in path are up
+| | And   VPP interfaces in path are up in a 3-node circular topology
 | | When VLAN dot1q subinterfaces initialized on 3-node topology
 | | ... | ${dut1} | ${dut1_if2} | ${dut2} | ${dut2_if1} | ${subid}
 | | And L2 tag rewrite method setup on interfaces
@@ -200,7 +202,7 @@
 | | ...                                       | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
 | | ...                                       | ${threshold}
 
-| TC06: 9000B PDR binary search - DUT L2XC with dot1q - 1thread 1core 1rxq
+| TC06: 9000B PDR binary search - DUT L2XC with 802.1q - 1thread 1core 1rxq
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 1 thread, 1 phy core, \
 | | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find PDR for 9000 Byte frames
@@ -215,7 +217,7 @@
 | | Given Add '1' worker threads and rxqueues '1' without HTT to all DUTs
 | | And   Add all PCI devices to all DUTs
 | | And   Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | And   VPP interfaces in path are up
+| | And   VPP interfaces in path are up in a 3-node circular topology
 | | When VLAN dot1q subinterfaces initialized on 3-node topology
 | | ... | ${dut1} | ${dut1_if2} | ${dut2} | ${dut2_if1} | ${subid}
 | | And L2 tag rewrite method setup on interfaces
@@ -231,12 +233,12 @@
 | | ...                                       | ${glob_loss_acceptance}
 | | ...                                       | ${glob_loss_acceptance_type}
 
-| TC07: 64B NDR binary search - DUT L2XC with dot1q - 2threads 2cores 1rxq
+| TC07: 64B NDR binary search - DUT L2XC with 802.1q - 2threads 2cores 1rxq
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 2 threads, 2 phy cores, \
 | | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find NDR for 64 Byte frames
 | | ... | using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 100kpps.
-| | [Tags] | 2_THREAD_NOHTT_RXQUEUES_1 | MULTI_THREAD | NDR
+| | [Tags] | 2_THREAD_NOHTT_RXQUEUES_1 | MULTI_THREAD | NDR | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | 64
 | | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | 100000
 | | ${max_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10Ge_linerate_pps_68B}
@@ -247,7 +249,7 @@
 | | And   Add all PCI devices to all DUTs
 | | And   Add No Multi Seg to all DUTs
 | | And   Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | And   VPP interfaces in path are up
+| | And   VPP interfaces in path are up in a 3-node circular topology
 | | When VLAN dot1q subinterfaces initialized on 3-node topology
 | | ... | ${dut1} | ${dut1_if2} | ${dut2} | ${dut2_if1} | ${subid}
 | | And L2 tag rewrite method setup on interfaces
@@ -261,7 +263,7 @@
 | | ...                                       | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
 | | ...                                       | ${threshold}
 
-| TC08: 64B PDR binary search - DUT L2XC with dot1q - 2threads 2cores 1rxq
+| TC08: 64B PDR binary search - DUT L2XC with 802.1q - 2threads 2cores 1rxq
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 2 threads, 2 phy cores, \
 | | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find PDR for 64 Byte frames
@@ -277,7 +279,7 @@
 | | And   Add all PCI devices to all DUTs
 | | And   Add No Multi Seg to all DUTs
 | | And   Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | And   VPP interfaces in path are up
+| | And   VPP interfaces in path are up in a 3-node circular topology
 | | When VLAN dot1q subinterfaces initialized on 3-node topology
 | | ... | ${dut1} | ${dut1_if2} | ${dut2} | ${dut2_if1} | ${subid}
 | | And L2 tag rewrite method setup on interfaces
@@ -293,12 +295,12 @@
 | | ...                                       | ${glob_loss_acceptance}
 | | ...                                       | ${glob_loss_acceptance_type}
 
-| TC09: 1518B NDR binary search - DUT L2XC with dot1q - 2threads 2cores 1rxq
+| TC09: 1518B NDR binary search - DUT L2XC with 802.1q - 2threads 2cores 1rxq
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 2 threads, 2 phy cores, \
 | | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find NDR for 1518 Byte frames
 | | ... | using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps.
-| | [Tags] | 2_THREAD_NOHTT_RXQUEUES_1 | MULTI_THREAD | NDR
+| | [Tags] | 2_THREAD_NOHTT_RXQUEUES_1 | MULTI_THREAD | NDR | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | 1518
 | | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | 10000
 | | ${max_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10Ge_linerate_pps_1522B}
@@ -309,7 +311,7 @@
 | | And   Add all PCI devices to all DUTs
 | | And   Add No Multi Seg to all DUTs
 | | And   Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | And   VPP interfaces in path are up
+| | And   VPP interfaces in path are up in a 3-node circular topology
 | | When VLAN dot1q subinterfaces initialized on 3-node topology
 | | ... | ${dut1} | ${dut1_if2} | ${dut2} | ${dut2_if1} | ${subid}
 | | And L2 tag rewrite method setup on interfaces
@@ -323,12 +325,12 @@
 | | ...                                       | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
 | | ...                                       | ${threshold}
 
-| TC10: 1518B PDR binary search - DUT L2XC with dot1q - 2threads 2cores 1rxq
+| TC10: 1518B PDR binary search - DUT L2XC with 802.1q - 2threads 2cores 1rxq
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 2 threads, 2 phy cores, \
 | | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find PDR for 1518 Byte frames
 | | ... | using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
-| | [Tags] | 2_THREAD_NOHTT_RXQUEUES_1 | MULTI_THREAD | PDR
+| | [Tags] | 2_THREAD_NOHTT_RXQUEUES_1 | MULTI_THREAD | PDR | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | 1518
 | | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | 10000
 | | ${max_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10Ge_linerate_pps_1522B}
@@ -339,7 +341,7 @@
 | | And   Add all PCI devices to all DUTs
 | | And   Add No Multi Seg to all DUTs
 | | And   Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | And   VPP interfaces in path are up
+| | And   VPP interfaces in path are up in a 3-node circular topology
 | | When VLAN dot1q subinterfaces initialized on 3-node topology
 | | ... | ${dut1} | ${dut1_if2} | ${dut2} | ${dut2_if1} | ${subid}
 | | And L2 tag rewrite method setup on interfaces
@@ -355,12 +357,12 @@
 | | ...                                       | ${glob_loss_acceptance}
 | | ...                                       | ${glob_loss_acceptance_type}
 
-| TC11: 9000B NDR binary search - DUT L2XC with dot1q - 2threads 2cores 1rxq
+| TC11: 9000B NDR binary search - DUT L2XC with 802.1q - 2threads 2cores 1rxq
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 2 threads, 2 phy cores, \
 | | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find NDR for 9000 Byte frames
 | | ... | using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 5kpps.
-| | [Tags] | 2_THREAD_NOHTT_RXQUEUES_1 | MULTI_THREAD | NDR
+| | [Tags] | 2_THREAD_NOHTT_RXQUEUES_1 | MULTI_THREAD | NDR | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | 9000
 | | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | 5000
 | | ${max_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10Ge_linerate_pps_9004B}
@@ -370,7 +372,7 @@
 | | Given Add '2' worker threads and rxqueues '1' without HTT to all DUTs
 | | And   Add all PCI devices to all DUTs
 | | And   Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | And   VPP interfaces in path are up
+| | And   VPP interfaces in path are up in a 3-node circular topology
 | | When VLAN dot1q subinterfaces initialized on 3-node topology
 | | ... | ${dut1} | ${dut1_if2} | ${dut2} | ${dut2_if1} | ${subid}
 | | And L2 tag rewrite method setup on interfaces
@@ -384,12 +386,12 @@
 | | ...                                       | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
 | | ...                                       | ${threshold}
 
-| TC12: 9000B PDR binary search - DUT L2XC with dot1q - 2threads 2cores 1rxq
+| TC12: 9000B PDR binary search - DUT L2XC with 802.1q - 2threads 2cores 1rxq
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 2 threads, 2 phy cores, \
 | | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find PDR for 9000 Byte frames
 | | ... | using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 5kpps, LT=0.5%.
-| | [Tags] | 2_THREAD_NOHTT_RXQUEUES_1 | MULTI_THREAD | PDR
+| | [Tags] | 2_THREAD_NOHTT_RXQUEUES_1 | MULTI_THREAD | PDR | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | 9000
 | | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | 5000
 | | ${max_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10Ge_linerate_pps_9004B}
@@ -399,7 +401,7 @@
 | | Given Add '2' worker threads and rxqueues '1' without HTT to all DUTs
 | | And   Add all PCI devices to all DUTs
 | | And   Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | And   VPP interfaces in path are up
+| | And   VPP interfaces in path are up in a 3-node circular topology
 | | When VLAN dot1q subinterfaces initialized on 3-node topology
 | | ... | ${dut1} | ${dut1_if2} | ${dut2} | ${dut2_if1} | ${subid}
 | | And L2 tag rewrite method setup on interfaces
@@ -415,12 +417,12 @@
 | | ...                                       | ${glob_loss_acceptance}
 | | ...                                       | ${glob_loss_acceptance_type}
 
-| TC13: 64B NDR binary search - DUT L2XC with dot1q - 4threads 4cores 2rxq
+| TC13: 64B NDR binary search - DUT L2XC with 802.1q - 4threads 4cores 2rxq
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 4 threads, 4 phy cores, \
 | | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port. [Ver] Find NDR for 64 Byte frames
 | | ... | using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 100kpps.
-| | [Tags] | 4_THREAD_NOHTT_RXQUEUES_2 | MULTI_THREAD | NDR
+| | [Tags] | 4_THREAD_NOHTT_RXQUEUES_2 | MULTI_THREAD | NDR | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | 64
 | | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | 100000
 | | ${max_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10Ge_linerate_pps_68B}
@@ -431,7 +433,7 @@
 | | And   Add all PCI devices to all DUTs
 | | And   Add No Multi Seg to all DUTs
 | | And   Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | And   VPP interfaces in path are up
+| | And   VPP interfaces in path are up in a 3-node circular topology
 | | When VLAN dot1q subinterfaces initialized on 3-node topology
 | | ... | ${dut1} | ${dut1_if2} | ${dut2} | ${dut2_if1} | ${subid}
 | | And L2 tag rewrite method setup on interfaces
@@ -445,7 +447,7 @@
 | | ...                                       | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
 | | ...                                       | ${threshold}
 
-| TC14: 64B PDR binary search - DUT L2XC with dot1q - 4threads 4cores 2rxq
+| TC14: 64B PDR binary search - DUT L2XC with 802.1q - 4threads 4cores 2rxq
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 4 threads, 4 phy cores, \
 | | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port. [Ver] Find PDR for 64 Byte frames
@@ -461,7 +463,7 @@
 | | And   Add all PCI devices to all DUTs
 | | And   Add No Multi Seg to all DUTs
 | | And   Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | And   VPP interfaces in path are up
+| | And   VPP interfaces in path are up in a 3-node circular topology
 | | When VLAN dot1q subinterfaces initialized on 3-node topology
 | | ... | ${dut1} | ${dut1_if2} | ${dut2} | ${dut2_if1} | ${subid}
 | | And L2 tag rewrite method setup on interfaces
@@ -477,12 +479,12 @@
 | | ...                                       | ${glob_loss_acceptance}
 | | ...                                       | ${glob_loss_acceptance_type}
 
-| TC15: 1518B NDR binary search - DUT L2XC with dot1q - 4threads 4cores 2rxq
+| TC15: 1518B NDR binary search - DUT L2XC with 802.1q - 4threads 4cores 2rxq
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 4 threads, 4 phy cores, \
 | | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port. [Ver] Find NDR for 1518 Byte frames
 | | ... | using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps.
-| | [Tags] | 4_THREAD_NOHTT_RXQUEUES_2 | MULTI_THREAD | NDR
+| | [Tags] | 4_THREAD_NOHTT_RXQUEUES_2 | MULTI_THREAD | NDR | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | 1518
 | | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | 10000
 | | ${max_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10Ge_linerate_pps_1522B}
@@ -493,7 +495,7 @@
 | | And   Add all PCI devices to all DUTs
 | | And   Add No Multi Seg to all DUTs
 | | And   Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | And   VPP interfaces in path are up
+| | And   VPP interfaces in path are up in a 3-node circular topology
 | | When VLAN dot1q subinterfaces initialized on 3-node topology
 | | ... | ${dut1} | ${dut1_if2} | ${dut2} | ${dut2_if1} | ${subid}
 | | And L2 tag rewrite method setup on interfaces
@@ -507,12 +509,12 @@
 | | ...                                       | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
 | | ...                                       | ${threshold}
 
-| TC16: 1518B PDR binary search - DUT L2XC with dot1q - 4threads 4cores 2rxq
+| TC16: 1518B PDR binary search - DUT L2XC with 802.1q - 4threads 4cores 2rxq
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 4 threads, 4 phy cores, \
 | | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port. [Ver] Find PDR for 1518 Byte frames
 | | ... | using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
-| | [Tags] | 4_THREAD_NOHTT_RXQUEUES_2 | MULTI_THREAD | PDR
+| | [Tags] | 4_THREAD_NOHTT_RXQUEUES_2 | MULTI_THREAD | PDR | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | 1518
 | | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | 10000
 | | ${max_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10Ge_linerate_pps_1522B}
@@ -523,7 +525,7 @@
 | | And   Add all PCI devices to all DUTs
 | | And   Add No Multi Seg to all DUTs
 | | And   Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | And   VPP interfaces in path are up
+| | And   VPP interfaces in path are up in a 3-node circular topology
 | | When VLAN dot1q subinterfaces initialized on 3-node topology
 | | ... | ${dut1} | ${dut1_if2} | ${dut2} | ${dut2_if1} | ${subid}
 | | And L2 tag rewrite method setup on interfaces
@@ -539,12 +541,12 @@
 | | ...                                       | ${glob_loss_acceptance}
 | | ...                                       | ${glob_loss_acceptance_type}
 
-| TC17: 9000B NDR binary search - DUT L2XC with dot1q - 4threads 4cores 2rxq
+| TC17: 9000B NDR binary search - DUT L2XC with 802.1q - 4threads 4cores 2rxq
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 4 threads, 4 phy cores, \
 | | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port. [Ver] Find NDR for 9000 Byte frames
 | | ... | using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 5kpps.
-| | [Tags] | 4_THREAD_NOHTT_RXQUEUES_2 | MULTI_THREAD | NDR
+| | [Tags] | 4_THREAD_NOHTT_RXQUEUES_2 | MULTI_THREAD | NDR | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | 9000
 | | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | 5000
 | | ${max_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10Ge_linerate_pps_9004B}
@@ -554,7 +556,7 @@
 | | Given Add '4' worker threads and rxqueues '2' without HTT to all DUTs
 | | And   Add all PCI devices to all DUTs
 | | And   Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | And   VPP interfaces in path are up
+| | And   VPP interfaces in path are up in a 3-node circular topology
 | | When VLAN dot1q subinterfaces initialized on 3-node topology
 | | ... | ${dut1} | ${dut1_if2} | ${dut2} | ${dut2_if1} | ${subid}
 | | And L2 tag rewrite method setup on interfaces
@@ -568,12 +570,12 @@
 | | ...                                       | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
 | | ...                                       | ${threshold}
 
-| TC18: 9000B PDR binary search - DUT L2XC with dot1q - 4threads 4cores 2rxq
+| TC18: 9000B PDR binary search - DUT L2XC with 802.1q - 4threads 4cores 2rxq
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 4 threads, 4 phy cores, \
 | | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port. [Ver] Find PDR for 9000 Byte frames
 | | ... | using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 5kpps, LT=0.5%.
-| | [Tags] | 4_THREAD_NOHTT_RXQUEUES_2 | MULTI_THREAD | PDR
+| | [Tags] | 4_THREAD_NOHTT_RXQUEUES_2 | MULTI_THREAD | PDR | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | 9000
 | | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | 5000
 | | ${max_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10Ge_linerate_pps_9004B}
@@ -583,7 +585,7 @@
 | | Given Add '4' worker threads and rxqueues '2' without HTT to all DUTs
 | | And   Add all PCI devices to all DUTs
 | | And   Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | And   VPP interfaces in path are up
+| | And   VPP interfaces in path are up in a 3-node circular topology
 | | When VLAN dot1q subinterfaces initialized on 3-node topology
 | | ... | ${dut1} | ${dut1_if2} | ${dut2} | ${dut2_if1} | ${subid}
 | | And L2 tag rewrite method setup on interfaces