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diff --git a/tests/perf/10ge2p1x520-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrpdrdisc.robot b/tests/perf/10ge2p1x520-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrpdrdisc.robot
index 575bda7b59..1ff0708fff 100644
--- a/tests/perf/10ge2p1x520-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrpdrdisc.robot
+++ b/tests/perf/10ge2p1x520-dot1q-l2xcbase-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrpdrdisc.robot
@@ -12,19 +12,19 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 *** Settings ***
-| Resource | resources/libraries/robot/performance.robot
+| Resource | resources/libraries/robot/performance_setup.robot
 | Library | resources.libraries.python.NodePath
 | ...
 | Force Tags | 3_NODE_SINGLE_LINK_TOPO | PERFTEST | HW_ENV | NDRPDRDISC
 | ... | NIC_Intel-X520-DA2 | DOT1Q | L2XCFWD | BASE | VHOST | VM
 | ...
-| Suite Setup | 3-node Performance Suite Setup with DUT's NIC model
+| Suite Setup | Set up 3-node performance topology with DUT's NIC model
 | ... | L2 | Intel-X520-DA2
-| Suite Teardown | 3-node Performance Suite Teardown
+| Suite Teardown | Tear down 3-node performance topology
 | ...
-| Test Setup | Performance test setup
-| Test Teardown | Performance test with vhost and VM with dpdk-testpmd teardown
-| ... | ${min_rate}pps | ${framesize} | 3-node-xconnect
+| 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=${dut1_vm_refs}
 | ... | dut2_node=${dut2} | dut2_vm_refs=${dut2_vm_refs}
 | ...
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@
 | ${sock2}= | /tmp/sock-2
 # X520-DA2 bandwidth limit
 | ${s_limit}= | ${10000000000}
+# Traffic profile:
+| ${traffic_profile} | trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4src254
 
 *** Test Cases ***
 | tc01-64B-1t1c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc
@@ -73,7 +75,7 @@
 | | ... | [Ver] Find NDR for 64 Byte frames using binary search start at 10GE\
 | | ... | linerate, step 10kpps.
 | | ...
-| | [Tags] | 1T1C | STHREAD | NDRDISC
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 1T1C | STHREAD | NDRDISC
 | | ...
 | | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${64}
 | | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
@@ -83,22 +85,21 @@
 | | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
 | | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
 | | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Given Add '1' worker threads and rxqueues '1' in 3-node single-link topo
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs from 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add No Multi Seg to all DUTs
+| | Given Add '1' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
+| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
+| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
 | | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When L2 xconnect with Vhost-User and VLAN initialized in a 3-node circular topology
+| | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User and VLAN in 3-node circular topology
 | | ... | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | ${subid} | ${tag_rewrite}
-| | ${vm1}= | And Guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user is setup
+| | ${vm1}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
 | | ... | ${dut1} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1
 | | Set To Dictionary | ${dut1_vm_refs} | DUT1_VM1 | ${vm1}
-| | ${vm2}= | And Guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user is setup
+| | ${vm2}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
 | | ... | ${dut2} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1
 | | Set To Dictionary | ${dut2_vm_refs} | DUT2_VM1 | ${vm2}
-| | And Setup scheduler policy for VPP on all DUTs
 | | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps | ${framesize} | ${binary_min}
-| | ... | ${binary_max} | 3-node-bridge | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
-| | ... | ${threshold}
+| | ... | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
+| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
 
 | tc02-64B-1t1c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-2vhost-1vm-pdrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@
 | | ... | [Ver] Find PDR for 64 Byte frames using binary search start at 10GE\
 | | ... | linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
 | | ...
-| | [Tags] | 1T1C | STHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 1T1C | STHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ...
 | | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${64}
 | | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
@@ -117,22 +118,21 @@
 | | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
 | | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
 | | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Given Add '1' worker threads and rxqueues '1' in 3-node single-link topo
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs from 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add No Multi Seg to all DUTs
+| | Given Add '1' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
+| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
+| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
 | | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When L2 xconnect with Vhost-User and VLAN initialized in a 3-node circular topology
+| | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User and VLAN in 3-node circular topology
 | | ... | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | ${subid} | ${tag_rewrite}
-| | ${vm1}= | And Guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user is setup
+| | ${vm1}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
 | | ... | ${dut1} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1
 | | Set To Dictionary | ${dut1_vm_refs} | DUT1_VM1 | ${vm1}
-| | ${vm2}= | And Guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user is setup
+| | ${vm2}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
 | | ... | ${dut2} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1
 | | Set To Dictionary | ${dut2_vm_refs} | DUT2_VM1 | ${vm2}
-| | And Setup scheduler policy for VPP on all DUTs
 | | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps | ${framesize} | ${binary_min}
-| | ... | ${binary_max} | 3-node-bridge | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
-| | ... | ${threshold} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance}
+| | ... | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
+| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance}
 | | ... | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}
 
 | tc03-1518B-1t1c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
 | | ... | [Ver] Find NDR for 1518 Byte frames using binary search start at 10GE\
 | | ... | linerate, step 10kpps.
 | | ...
-| | [Tags] | 1T1C | STHREAD | NDRDISC
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 1T1C | STHREAD | NDRDISC
 | | ...
 | | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${1518}
 | | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
@@ -152,22 +152,21 @@
 | | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
 | | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
 | | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Given Add '1' worker threads and rxqueues '1' in 3-node single-link topo
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs from 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add No Multi Seg to all DUTs
+| | Given Add '1' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
+| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
+| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
 | | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When L2 xconnect with Vhost-User and VLAN initialized in a 3-node circular topology
+| | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User and VLAN in 3-node circular topology
 | | ... | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | ${subid} | ${tag_rewrite}
-| | ${vm1}= | And Guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user is setup
+| | ${vm1}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
 | | ... | ${dut1} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1
 | | Set To Dictionary | ${dut1_vm_refs} | DUT1_VM1 | ${vm1}
-| | ${vm2}= | And Guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user is setup
+| | ${vm2}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
 | | ... | ${dut2} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1
 | | Set To Dictionary | ${dut2_vm_refs} | DUT2_VM1 | ${vm2}
-| | And Setup scheduler policy for VPP on all DUTs
 | | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps | ${framesize} | ${binary_min}
-| | ... | ${binary_max} | 3-node-bridge | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
-| | ... | ${threshold}
+| | ... | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
+| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
 
 | tc04-1518B-1t1c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-2vhost-1vm-pdrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
@@ -176,7 +175,7 @@
 | | ... | [Ver] Find PDR for 1518 Byte frames using binary search start at 10GE\
 | | ... | linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
 | | ...
-| | [Tags] | 1T1C | STHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 1T1C | STHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ...
 | | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${1518}
 | | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
@@ -186,22 +185,21 @@
 | | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
 | | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
 | | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Given Add '1' worker threads and rxqueues '1' in 3-node single-link topo
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs from 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add No Multi Seg to all DUTs
+| | Given Add '1' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
+| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
+| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
 | | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When L2 xconnect with Vhost-User and VLAN initialized in a 3-node circular topology
+| | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User and VLAN in 3-node circular topology
 | | ... | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | ${subid} | ${tag_rewrite}
-| | ${vm1}= | And Guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user is setup
+| | ${vm1}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
 | | ... | ${dut1} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1
 | | Set To Dictionary | ${dut1_vm_refs} | DUT1_VM1 | ${vm1}
-| | ${vm2}= | And Guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user is setup
+| | ${vm2}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
 | | ... | ${dut2} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1
 | | Set To Dictionary | ${dut2_vm_refs} | DUT2_VM1 | ${vm2}
-| | And Setup scheduler policy for VPP on all DUTs
 | | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps | ${framesize} | ${binary_min}
-| | ... | ${binary_max} | 3-node-bridge | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
-| | ... | ${threshold} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance}
+| | ... | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
+| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance}
 | | ... | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}
 
 | tc05-IMIX-1t1c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc
@@ -212,7 +210,7 @@
 | | ... | 10GE linerate, step 10kpps.
 | | ... | IMIX_v4_1 = (28x64B; 16x570B; 4x1518B)
 | | ...
-| | [Tags] | 1T1C | STHREAD | NDRDISC
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 1T1C | STHREAD | NDRDISC
 | | ...
 | | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | IMIX_v4_1
 | | ${avg_framesize}= | Set Variable | ${357.833}
@@ -223,22 +221,21 @@
 | | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
 | | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
 | | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Given Add '1' worker threads and rxqueues '1' in 3-node single-link topo
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs from 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add No Multi Seg to all DUTs
+| | Given Add '1' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
+| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
+| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
 | | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When L2 xconnect with Vhost-User and VLAN initialized in a 3-node circular topology
+| | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User and VLAN in 3-node circular topology
 | | ... | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | ${subid} | ${tag_rewrite}
-| | ${vm1}= | And Guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user is setup
+| | ${vm1}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
 | | ... | ${dut1} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1
 | | Set To Dictionary | ${dut1_vm_refs} | DUT1_VM1 | ${vm1}
-| | ${vm2}= | And Guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user is setup
+| | ${vm2}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
 | | ... | ${dut2} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1
 | | Set To Dictionary | ${dut2_vm_refs} | DUT2_VM1 | ${vm2}
-| | And Setup scheduler policy for VPP on all DUTs
 | | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps | ${framesize} | ${binary_min}
-| | ... | ${binary_max} | 3-node-bridge | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
-| | ... | ${threshold}
+| | ... | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
+| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
 
 | tc06-IMIX-1t1c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-2vhost-1vm-pdrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
@@ -248,7 +245,7 @@
 | | ... | 10GE linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
 | | ... | IMIX_v4_1 = (28x64B; 16x570B; 4x1518B)
 | | ...
-| | [Tags] | 1T1C | STHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 1T1C | STHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ...
 | | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | IMIX_v4_1
 | | ${avg_framesize}= | Set Variable | ${357.833}
@@ -259,22 +256,21 @@
 | | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
 | | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
 | | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Given Add '1' worker threads and rxqueues '1' in 3-node single-link topo
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs from 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add No Multi Seg to all DUTs
+| | Given Add '1' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
+| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
+| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
 | | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When L2 xconnect with Vhost-User and VLAN initialized in a 3-node circular topology
+| | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User and VLAN in 3-node circular topology
 | | ... | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | ${subid} | ${tag_rewrite}
-| | ${vm1}= | And Guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user is setup
+| | ${vm1}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
 | | ... | ${dut1} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1
 | | Set To Dictionary | ${dut1_vm_refs} | DUT1_VM1 | ${vm1}
-| | ${vm2}= | And Guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user is setup
+| | ${vm2}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
 | | ... | ${dut2} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1
 | | Set To Dictionary | ${dut2_vm_refs} | DUT2_VM1 | ${vm2}
-| | And Setup scheduler policy for VPP on all DUTs
 | | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps | ${framesize} | ${binary_min}
-| | ... | ${binary_max} | 3-node-bridge | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
-| | ... | ${threshold} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance}
+| | ... | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
+| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance}
 | | ... | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}
 
 | tc07-64B-2t2c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc
@@ -284,7 +280,7 @@
 | | ... | [Ver] Find NDR for 64 Byte frames using binary search start at 10GE\
 | | ... | linerate, step 10kpps.
 | | ...
-| | [Tags] | 2T2C | STHREAD | NDRDISC
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 2T2C | STHREAD | NDRDISC
 | | ...
 | | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${64}
 | | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
@@ -294,22 +290,21 @@
 | | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
 | | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
 | | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Given Add '2' worker threads and rxqueues '1' in 3-node single-link topo
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs from 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add No Multi Seg to all DUTs
+| | Given Add '2' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
+| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
+| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
 | | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When L2 xconnect with Vhost-User and VLAN initialized in a 3-node circular topology
+| | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User and VLAN in 3-node circular topology
 | | ... | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | ${subid} | ${tag_rewrite}
-| | ${vm1}= | And Guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user is setup
+| | ${vm1}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
 | | ... | ${dut1} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1
 | | Set To Dictionary | ${dut1_vm_refs} | DUT1_VM1 | ${vm1}
-| | ${vm2}= | And Guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user is setup
+| | ${vm2}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
 | | ... | ${dut2} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1
 | | Set To Dictionary | ${dut2_vm_refs} | DUT2_VM1 | ${vm2}
-| | And Setup scheduler policy for VPP on all DUTs
 | | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps | ${framesize} | ${binary_min}
-| | ... | ${binary_max} | 3-node-bridge | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
-| | ... | ${threshold}
+| | ... | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
+| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
 
 | tc08-64B-2t2c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-2vhost-1vm-pdrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
@@ -318,7 +313,7 @@
 | | ... | [Ver] Find PDR for 64 Byte frames using binary search start at 10GE\
 | | ... | linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
 | | ...
-| | [Tags] | 2T2C | STHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 2T2C | STHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ...
 | | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${64}
 | | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
@@ -328,22 +323,21 @@
 | | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
 | | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
 | | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Given Add '2' worker threads and rxqueues '1' in 3-node single-link topo
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs from 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add No Multi Seg to all DUTs
+| | Given Add '2' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
+| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
+| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
 | | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When L2 xconnect with Vhost-User and VLAN initialized in a 3-node circular topology
+| | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User and VLAN in 3-node circular topology
 | | ... | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | ${subid} | ${tag_rewrite}
-| | ${vm1}= | And Guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user is setup
+| | ${vm1}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
 | | ... | ${dut1} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1
 | | Set To Dictionary | ${dut1_vm_refs} | DUT1_VM1 | ${vm1}
-| | ${vm2}= | And Guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user is setup
+| | ${vm2}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
 | | ... | ${dut2} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1
 | | Set To Dictionary | ${dut2_vm_refs} | DUT2_VM1 | ${vm2}
-| | And Setup scheduler policy for VPP on all DUTs
 | | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps | ${framesize} | ${binary_min}
-| | ... | ${binary_max} | 3-node-bridge | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
-| | ... | ${threshold} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance}
+| | ... | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
+| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance}
 | | ... | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}
 
 | tc09-1518B-2t2c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc
@@ -353,7 +347,7 @@
 | | ... | [Ver] Find NDR for 1518 Byte frames using binary search start at 10GE\
 | | ... | linerate, step 10kpps.
 | | ...
-| | [Tags] | 2T2C | STHREAD | NDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 2T2C | STHREAD | NDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ...
 | | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${1518}
 | | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
@@ -363,22 +357,21 @@
 | | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
 | | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
 | | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Given Add '2' worker threads and rxqueues '1' in 3-node single-link topo
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs from 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add No Multi Seg to all DUTs
+| | Given Add '2' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
+| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
+| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
 | | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When L2 xconnect with Vhost-User and VLAN initialized in a 3-node circular topology
+| | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User and VLAN in 3-node circular topology
 | | ... | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | ${subid} | ${tag_rewrite}
-| | ${vm1}= | And Guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user is setup
+| | ${vm1}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
 | | ... | ${dut1} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1
 | | Set To Dictionary | ${dut1_vm_refs} | DUT1_VM1 | ${vm1}
-| | ${vm2}= | And Guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user is setup
+| | ${vm2}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
 | | ... | ${dut2} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1
 | | Set To Dictionary | ${dut2_vm_refs} | DUT2_VM1 | ${vm2}
-| | And Setup scheduler policy for VPP on all DUTs
 | | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps | ${framesize} | ${binary_min}
-| | ... | ${binary_max} | 3-node-bridge | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
-| | ... | ${threshold}
+| | ... | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
+| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
 
 | tc10-1518B-2t2c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-2vhost-1vm-pdrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
@@ -387,7 +380,7 @@
 | | ... | [Ver] Find PDR for 1518 Byte frames using binary search start at 10GE\
 | | ... | linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
 | | ...
-| | [Tags] | 2T2C | STHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 2T2C | STHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ...
 | | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${1518}
 | | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
@@ -397,22 +390,21 @@
 | | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
 | | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
 | | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Given Add '2' worker threads and rxqueues '1' in 3-node single-link topo
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs from 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add No Multi Seg to all DUTs
+| | Given Add '2' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
+| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
+| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
 | | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When L2 xconnect with Vhost-User and VLAN initialized in a 3-node circular topology
+| | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User and VLAN in 3-node circular topology
 | | ... | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | ${subid} | ${tag_rewrite}
-| | ${vm1}= | And Guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user is setup
+| | ${vm1}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
 | | ... | ${dut1} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1
 | | Set To Dictionary | ${dut1_vm_refs} | DUT1_VM1 | ${vm1}
-| | ${vm2}= | And Guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user is setup
+| | ${vm2}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
 | | ... | ${dut2} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1
 | | Set To Dictionary | ${dut2_vm_refs} | DUT2_VM1 | ${vm2}
-| | And Setup scheduler policy for VPP on all DUTs
 | | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps | ${framesize} | ${binary_min}
-| | ... | ${binary_max} | 3-node-bridge | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
-| | ... | ${threshold} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance}
+| | ... | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
+| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance}
 | | ... | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}
 
 | tc11-IMIX-2t2c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc
@@ -423,7 +415,7 @@
 | | ... | 10GE linerate, step 10kpps.
 | | ... | IMIX_v4_1 = (28x64B; 16x570B; 4x1518B)
 | | ...
-| | [Tags] | 2T2C | STHREAD | NDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 2T2C | STHREAD | NDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ...
 | | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | IMIX_v4_1
 | | ${avg_framesize}= | Set Variable | ${357.833}
@@ -434,22 +426,21 @@
 | | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
 | | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
 | | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Given Add '2' worker threads and rxqueues '1' in 3-node single-link topo
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs from 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add No Multi Seg to all DUTs
+| | Given Add '2' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
+| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
+| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
 | | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When L2 xconnect with Vhost-User and VLAN initialized in a 3-node circular topology
+| | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User and VLAN in 3-node circular topology
 | | ... | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | ${subid} | ${tag_rewrite}
-| | ${vm1}= | And Guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user is setup
+| | ${vm1}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
 | | ... | ${dut1} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1
 | | Set To Dictionary | ${dut1_vm_refs} | DUT1_VM1 | ${vm1}
-| | ${vm2}= | And Guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user is setup
+| | ${vm2}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
 | | ... | ${dut2} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1
 | | Set To Dictionary | ${dut2_vm_refs} | DUT2_VM1 | ${vm2}
-| | And Setup scheduler policy for VPP on all DUTs
 | | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps | ${framesize} | ${binary_min}
-| | ... | ${binary_max} | 3-node-bridge | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
-| | ... | ${threshold}
+| | ... | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
+| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
 
 | tc12-IMIX-2t2c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-2vhost-1vm-pdrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
@@ -459,7 +450,7 @@
 | | ... | 10GE linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
 | | ... | IMIX_v4_1 = (28x64B; 16x570B; 4x1518B)
 | | ...
-| | [Tags] | 2T2C | STHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 2T2C | STHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ...
 | | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | IMIX_v4_1
 | | ${avg_framesize}= | Set Variable | ${357.833}
@@ -470,22 +461,21 @@
 | | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
 | | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
 | | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Given Add '2' worker threads and rxqueues '1' in 3-node single-link topo
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs from 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add No Multi Seg to all DUTs
+| | Given Add '2' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
+| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
+| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
 | | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When L2 xconnect with Vhost-User and VLAN initialized in a 3-node circular topology
+| | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User and VLAN in 3-node circular topology
 | | ... | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | ${subid} | ${tag_rewrite}
-| | ${vm1}= | And Guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user is setup
+| | ${vm1}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
 | | ... | ${dut1} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1
 | | Set To Dictionary | ${dut1_vm_refs} | DUT1_VM1 | ${vm1}
-| | ${vm2}= | And Guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user is setup
+| | ${vm2}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
 | | ... | ${dut2} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1
 | | Set To Dictionary | ${dut2_vm_refs} | DUT2_VM1 | ${vm2}
-| | And Setup scheduler policy for VPP on all DUTs
 | | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps | ${framesize} | ${binary_min}
-| | ... | ${binary_max} | 3-node-bridge | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
-| | ... | ${threshold} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance}
+| | ... | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
+| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance}
 | | ... | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}
 
 | tc13-64B-4t4c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc
@@ -495,7 +485,7 @@
 | | ... | [Ver] Find NDR for 64 Byte frames using binary search start at 10GE\
 | | ... | linerate, step 10kpps.
 | | ...
-| | [Tags] | 4T4C | STHREAD | NDRDISC
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 4T4C | STHREAD | NDRDISC
 | | ...
 | | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${64}
 | | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
@@ -505,22 +495,21 @@
 | | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
 | | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
 | | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Given Add '4' worker threads and rxqueues '2' in 3-node single-link topo
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs from 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add No Multi Seg to all DUTs
+| | Given Add '4' worker threads and '2' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
+| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
+| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
 | | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When L2 xconnect with Vhost-User and VLAN initialized in a 3-node circular topology
+| | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User and VLAN in 3-node circular topology
 | | ... | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | ${subid} | ${tag_rewrite}
-| | ${vm1}= | And Guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user is setup
+| | ${vm1}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
 | | ... | ${dut1} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1
 | | Set To Dictionary | ${dut1_vm_refs} | DUT1_VM1 | ${vm1}
-| | ${vm2}= | And Guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user is setup
+| | ${vm2}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
 | | ... | ${dut2} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1
 | | Set To Dictionary | ${dut2_vm_refs} | DUT2_VM1 | ${vm2}
-| | And Setup scheduler policy for VPP on all DUTs
 | | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps | ${framesize} | ${binary_min}
-| | ... | ${binary_max} | 3-node-bridge | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
-| | ... | ${threshold}
+| | ... | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
+| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
 
 | tc14-64B-4t4c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-2vhost-1vm-pdrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
@@ -529,7 +518,7 @@
 | | ... | [Ver] Find PDR for 64 Byte frames using binary search start at 10GE\
 | | ... | linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
 | | ...
-| | [Tags] | 4T4C | STHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 4T4C | STHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ...
 | | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${64}
 | | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
@@ -539,22 +528,21 @@
 | | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
 | | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
 | | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Given Add '4' worker threads and rxqueues '2' in 3-node single-link topo
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs from 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add No Multi Seg to all DUTs
+| | Given Add '4' worker threads and '2' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
+| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
+| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
 | | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When L2 xconnect with Vhost-User and VLAN initialized in a 3-node circular topology
+| | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User and VLAN in 3-node circular topology
 | | ... | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | ${subid} | ${tag_rewrite}
-| | ${vm1}= | And Guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user is setup
+| | ${vm1}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
 | | ... | ${dut1} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1
 | | Set To Dictionary | ${dut1_vm_refs} | DUT1_VM1 | ${vm1}
-| | ${vm2}= | And Guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user is setup
+| | ${vm2}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
 | | ... | ${dut2} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1
 | | Set To Dictionary | ${dut2_vm_refs} | DUT2_VM1 | ${vm2}
-| | And Setup scheduler policy for VPP on all DUTs
 | | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps | ${framesize} | ${binary_min}
-| | ... | ${binary_max} | 3-node-bridge | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
-| | ... | ${threshold} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance}
+| | ... | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
+| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance}
 | | ... | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}
 
 | tc15-1518B-4t4c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc
@@ -564,7 +552,7 @@
 | | ... | [Ver] Find NDR for 1518 Byte frames using binary search start at 10GE\
 | | ... | linerate, step 10kpps.
 | | ...
-| | [Tags] | 4T4C | STHREAD | NDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 4T4C | STHREAD | NDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ...
 | | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${1518}
 | | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
@@ -574,22 +562,21 @@
 | | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
 | | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
 | | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Given Add '4' worker threads and rxqueues '2' in 3-node single-link topo
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs from 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add No Multi Seg to all DUTs
+| | Given Add '4' worker threads and '2' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
+| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
+| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
 | | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When L2 xconnect with Vhost-User and VLAN initialized in a 3-node circular topology
+| | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User and VLAN in 3-node circular topology
 | | ... | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | ${subid} | ${tag_rewrite}
-| | ${vm1}= | And Guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user is setup
+| | ${vm1}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
 | | ... | ${dut1} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1
 | | Set To Dictionary | ${dut1_vm_refs} | DUT1_VM1 | ${vm1}
-| | ${vm2}= | And Guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user is setup
+| | ${vm2}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
 | | ... | ${dut2} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1
 | | Set To Dictionary | ${dut2_vm_refs} | DUT2_VM1 | ${vm2}
-| | And Setup scheduler policy for VPP on all DUTs
 | | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps | ${framesize} | ${binary_min}
-| | ... | ${binary_max} | 3-node-bridge | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
-| | ... | ${threshold}
+| | ... | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
+| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
 
 | tc16-1518B-4t4c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-2vhost-1vm-pdrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
@@ -598,7 +585,7 @@
 | | ... | [Ver] Find PDR for 1518 Byte frames using binary search start at 10GE\
 | | ... | linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
 | | ...
-| | [Tags] | 4T4C | STHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 4T4C | STHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ...
 | | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${1518}
 | | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
@@ -608,22 +595,21 @@
 | | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
 | | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
 | | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Given Add '4' worker threads and rxqueues '2' in 3-node single-link topo
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs from 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add No Multi Seg to all DUTs
+| | Given Add '4' worker threads and '2' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
+| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
+| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
 | | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When L2 xconnect with Vhost-User and VLAN initialized in a 3-node circular topology
+| | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User and VLAN in 3-node circular topology
 | | ... | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | ${subid} | ${tag_rewrite}
-| | ${vm1}= | And Guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user is setup
+| | ${vm1}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
 | | ... | ${dut1} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1
 | | Set To Dictionary | ${dut1_vm_refs} | DUT1_VM1 | ${vm1}
-| | ${vm2}= | And Guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user is setup
+| | ${vm2}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
 | | ... | ${dut2} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1
 | | Set To Dictionary | ${dut2_vm_refs} | DUT2_VM1 | ${vm2}
-| | And Setup scheduler policy for VPP on all DUTs
 | | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps | ${framesize} | ${binary_min}
-| | ... | ${binary_max} | 3-node-bridge | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
-| | ... | ${threshold} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance}
+| | ... | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
+| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance}
 | | ... | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}
 
 | tc17-IMIX-4t4c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc
@@ -634,7 +620,7 @@
 | | ... | 10GE linerate, step 10kpps.
 | | ... | IMIX_v4_1 = (28x64B; 16x570B; 4x1518B)
 | | ...
-| | [Tags] | 4T4C | STHREAD | NDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 4T4C | STHREAD | NDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ...
 | | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | IMIX_v4_1
 | | ${avg_framesize}= | Set Variable | ${357.833}
@@ -645,22 +631,21 @@
 | | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
 | | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
 | | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Given Add '4' worker threads and rxqueues '2' in 3-node single-link topo
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs from 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add No Multi Seg to all DUTs
+| | Given Add '4' worker threads and '2' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
+| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
+| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
 | | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When L2 xconnect with Vhost-User and VLAN initialized in a 3-node circular topology
+| | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User and VLAN in 3-node circular topology
 | | ... | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | ${subid} | ${tag_rewrite}
-| | ${vm1}= | And Guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user is setup
+| | ${vm1}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
 | | ... | ${dut1} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1
 | | Set To Dictionary | ${dut1_vm_refs} | DUT1_VM1 | ${vm1}
-| | ${vm2}= | And Guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user is setup
+| | ${vm2}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
 | | ... | ${dut2} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1
 | | Set To Dictionary | ${dut2_vm_refs} | DUT2_VM1 | ${vm2}
-| | And Setup scheduler policy for VPP on all DUTs
 | | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps | ${framesize} | ${binary_min}
-| | ... | ${binary_max} | 3-node-bridge | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
-| | ... | ${threshold}
+| | ... | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
+| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
 
 | tc18-IMIX-4t4c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-2vhost-1vm-pdrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
@@ -670,7 +655,7 @@
 | | ... | 10GE linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
 | | ... | IMIX_v4_1 = (28x64B; 16x570B; 4x1518B)
 | | ...
-| | [Tags] | 4T4C | STHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 4T4C | STHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ...
 | | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | IMIX_v4_1
 | | ${avg_framesize}= | Set Variable | ${357.833}
@@ -681,20 +666,19 @@
 | | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
 | | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
 | | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Given Add '4' worker threads and rxqueues '2' in 3-node single-link topo
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs from 3-node single link topology
-| | And Add No Multi Seg to all DUTs
+| | Given Add '4' worker threads and '2' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
+| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
+| | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
 | | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When L2 xconnect with Vhost-User and VLAN initialized in a 3-node circular topology
+| | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User and VLAN in 3-node circular topology
 | | ... | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | ${subid} | ${tag_rewrite}
-| | ${vm1}= | And Guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user is setup
+| | ${vm1}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
 | | ... | ${dut1} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1
 | | Set To Dictionary | ${dut1_vm_refs} | DUT1_VM1 | ${vm1}
-| | ${vm2}= | And Guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user is setup
+| | ${vm2}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
 | | ... | ${dut2} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1
 | | Set To Dictionary | ${dut2_vm_refs} | DUT2_VM1 | ${vm2}
-| | And Setup scheduler policy for VPP on all DUTs
 | | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps | ${framesize} | ${binary_min}
-| | ... | ${binary_max} | 3-node-bridge | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
-| | ... | ${threshold} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance}
+| | ... | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
+| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance}
 | | ... | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}