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diff --git a/tests/perf/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2xcbase-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrpdrdisc.robot b/tests/perf/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2xcbase-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrpdrdisc.robot
index 17a339328a..a4054a0278 100644
--- a/tests/perf/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2xcbase-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrpdrdisc.robot
+++ b/tests/perf/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2xcbase-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrpdrdisc.robot
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 | ...
 | Test Setup | Performance test setup
 | Test Teardown | Performance test with vhost and VM with dpdk-testpmd teardown
-| ... | ${min_rate}pps | ${framesize} | 3-node-xconnect
+| ... | ${min_rate}pps | ${framesize} | ${traffic_profile}
 | ... | dut1_node=${dut1} | dut1_vm_refs=${dut1_vm_refs}
 | ... | dut2_node=${dut2} | dut2_vm_refs=${dut2_vm_refs}
 | ...
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@
 | ${sock2}= | /tmp/sock-1-${bd_id2}
 # 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
@@ -68,7 +70,7 @@
 | | ... | [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 10kpps.
-| | [Tags] | 1T1C | STHREAD | NDRDISC
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 1T1C | STHREAD | NDRDISC
 | | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${64}
 | | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
 | | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
@@ -78,29 +80,27 @@
 | | ${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
-| | And   Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When  L2 xconnect with Vhost-User initialized in a 3-node circular topology
-| | ...   | ${sock1} | ${sock2}
+| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs from 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 initialized in a 3-node circular topology
+| | ... | ${sock1} | ${sock2}
 | | ${vm1}= | And Guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user is setup
-| | ...     | ${dut1} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1
+| | ... | ${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
-| | ...     | ${dut2} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1
+| | ... | ${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]
 | | ... | [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 \
 | | ... | 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}
 | | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
@@ -110,31 +110,28 @@
 | | ${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
-| | And   Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When  L2 xconnect with Vhost-User initialized in a 3-node circular topology
-| | ...   | ${sock1} | ${sock2}
+| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs from 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 initialized in a 3-node circular topology
+| | ... | ${sock1} | ${sock2}
 | | ${vm1}= | And Guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user is setup
-| | ...     | ${dut1} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1
+| | ... | ${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
-| | ...     | ${dut2} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1
+| | ... | ${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}
-| | ...                                       | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}
+| | ... | ${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
 | | [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] | 1T1C | STHREAD | NDRDISC
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 1T1C | STHREAD | NDRDISC
 | | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${1518}
 | | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
 | | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
@@ -144,29 +141,27 @@
 | | ${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
-| | And   Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When  L2 xconnect with Vhost-User initialized in a 3-node circular topology
-| | ...   | ${sock1} | ${sock2}
+| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs from 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 initialized in a 3-node circular topology
+| | ... | ${sock1} | ${sock2}
 | | ${vm1}= | And Guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user is setup
-| | ...     | ${dut1} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1
+| | ... | ${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
-| | ...     | ${dut2} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1
+| | ... | ${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]
 | | ... | [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 \
 | | ... | 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}
 | | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
@@ -176,32 +171,29 @@
 | | ${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
-| | And   Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When  L2 xconnect with Vhost-User initialized in a 3-node circular topology
-| | ...   | ${sock1} | ${sock2}
+| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs from 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 initialized in a 3-node circular topology
+| | ... | ${sock1} | ${sock2}
 | | ${vm1}= | And Guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user is setup
-| | ...     | ${dut1} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1
+| | ... | ${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
-| | ...     | ${dut2} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1
+| | ... | ${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}
-| | ...                                       | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}
+| | ... | ${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
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 1 thread, 1 phy core, \
 | | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find NDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
-| | ... | size using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 5kpps.
+| | ... | size using binary search start at 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
 | | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
 | | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
@@ -211,30 +203,28 @@
 | | ${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
-| | And   Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When  L2 xconnect with Vhost-User initialized in a 3-node circular topology
-| | ...   | ${sock1} | ${sock2}
+| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs from 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 initialized in a 3-node circular topology
+| | ... | ${sock1} | ${sock2}
 | | ${vm1}= | And Guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user is setup
-| | ...     | ${dut1} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1
+| | ... | ${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
-| | ...     | ${dut2} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1
+| | ... | ${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]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 1 thread, 1 phy core, \
 | | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find PDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
-| | ... | size using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 5kpps, LT=0.5%.
+| | ... | size using binary search start at 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
 | | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
 | | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
@@ -244,31 +234,28 @@
 | | ${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
-| | And   Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When  L2 xconnect with Vhost-User initialized in a 3-node circular topology
-| | ...   | ${sock1} | ${sock2}
+| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs from 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 initialized in a 3-node circular topology
+| | ... | ${sock1} | ${sock2}
 | | ${vm1}= | And Guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user is setup
-| | ...     | ${dut1} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1
+| | ... | ${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
-| | ...     | ${dut2} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1
+| | ... | ${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}
-| | ...                                       | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}
+| | ... | ${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
 | | [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 10kpps.
-| | [Tags] | 2T2C | MTHREAD | NDRDISC
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 2T2C | MTHREAD | NDRDISC
 | | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${64}
 | | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
 | | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
@@ -278,29 +265,27 @@
 | | ${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
-| | And   Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When  L2 xconnect with Vhost-User initialized in a 3-node circular topology
-| | ...   | ${sock1} | ${sock2}
+| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs from 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 initialized in a 3-node circular topology
+| | ... | ${sock1} | ${sock2}
 | | ${vm1}= | And Guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user is setup
-| | ...     | ${dut1} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1
+| | ... | ${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
-| | ...     | ${dut2} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1
+| | ... | ${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]
 | | ... | [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 \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
-| | [Tags] | 2T2C | MTHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 2T2C | MTHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${64}
 | | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
 | | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
@@ -310,31 +295,28 @@
 | | ${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
-| | And   Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When  L2 xconnect with Vhost-User initialized in a 3-node circular topology
-| | ...   | ${sock1} | ${sock2}
+| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs from 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 initialized in a 3-node circular topology
+| | ... | ${sock1} | ${sock2}
 | | ${vm1}= | And Guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user is setup
-| | ...     | ${dut1} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1
+| | ... | ${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
-| | ...     | ${dut2} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1
+| | ... | ${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}
-| | ...                                       | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}
+| | ... | ${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
 | | [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] | 2T2C | MTHREAD | NDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 2T2C | MTHREAD | NDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${1518}
 | | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
 | | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
@@ -344,29 +326,27 @@
 | | ${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
-| | And   Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When  L2 xconnect with Vhost-User initialized in a 3-node circular topology
-| | ...   | ${sock1} | ${sock2}
+| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs from 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 initialized in a 3-node circular topology
+| | ... | ${sock1} | ${sock2}
 | | ${vm1}= | And Guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user is setup
-| | ...     | ${dut1} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1
+| | ... | ${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
-| | ...     | ${dut2} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1
+| | ... | ${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]
 | | ... | [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] | 2T2C | MTHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 2T2C | MTHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${1518}
 | | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
 | | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
@@ -376,32 +356,29 @@
 | | ${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
-| | And   Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When  L2 xconnect with Vhost-User initialized in a 3-node circular topology
-| | ...   | ${sock1} | ${sock2}
+| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs from 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 initialized in a 3-node circular topology
+| | ... | ${sock1} | ${sock2}
 | | ${vm1}= | And Guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user is setup
-| | ...     | ${dut1} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1
+| | ... | ${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
-| | ...     | ${dut2} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1
+| | ... | ${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}
-| | ...                                       | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}
+| | ... | ${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
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 2 threads, 2 phy cores, \
 | | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find NDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
-| | ... | size using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 5kpps.
+| | ... | size using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps.
 | | ... | IMIX_v4_1 = (28x64B;16x570B;4x1518B)
-| | [Tags] | 2T2C | MTHREAD | NDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 2T2C | MTHREAD | NDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | IMIX_v4_1
 | | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
 | | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
@@ -411,30 +388,28 @@
 | | ${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
-| | And   Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When  L2 xconnect with Vhost-User initialized in a 3-node circular topology
-| | ...   | ${sock1} | ${sock2}
+| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs from 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 initialized in a 3-node circular topology
+| | ... | ${sock1} | ${sock2}
 | | ${vm1}= | And Guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user is setup
-| | ...     | ${dut1} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1
+| | ... | ${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
-| | ...     | ${dut2} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1
+| | ... | ${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]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 2 threads, 2 phy cores, \
 | | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find PDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
-| | ... | size using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 5kpps, LT=0.5%.
+| | ... | size using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
 | | ... | IMIX_v4_1 = (28x64B;16x570B;4x1518B)
-| | [Tags] | 2T2C | MTHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 2T2C | MTHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | IMIX_v4_1
 | | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
 | | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
@@ -444,31 +419,28 @@
 | | ${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
-| | And   Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When  L2 xconnect with Vhost-User initialized in a 3-node circular topology
-| | ...   | ${sock1} | ${sock2}
+| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs from 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 initialized in a 3-node circular topology
+| | ... | ${sock1} | ${sock2}
 | | ${vm1}= | And Guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user is setup
-| | ...     | ${dut1} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1
+| | ... | ${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
-| | ...     | ${dut2} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1
+| | ... | ${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}
-| | ...                                       | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}
+| | ... | ${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
 | | [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 10kpps.
-| | [Tags] | 4T4C | MTHREAD | NDRDISC
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 4T4C | MTHREAD | NDRDISC
 | | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${64}
 | | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
 | | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
@@ -478,29 +450,27 @@
 | | ${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
-| | And   Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When  L2 xconnect with Vhost-User initialized in a 3-node circular topology
-| | ...   | ${sock1} | ${sock2}
+| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs from 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 initialized in a 3-node circular topology
+| | ... | ${sock1} | ${sock2}
 | | ${vm1}= | And Guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user is setup
-| | ...     | ${dut1} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1
+| | ... | ${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
-| | ...     | ${dut2} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1
+| | ... | ${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]
 | | ... | [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 \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
-| | [Tags] | 4T4C | MTHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 4T4C | MTHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${64}
 | | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
 | | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
@@ -510,31 +480,28 @@
 | | ${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
-| | And   Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When  L2 xconnect with Vhost-User initialized in a 3-node circular topology
-| | ...   | ${sock1} | ${sock2}
+| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs from 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 initialized in a 3-node circular topology
+| | ... | ${sock1} | ${sock2}
 | | ${vm1}= | And Guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user is setup
-| | ...     | ${dut1} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1
+| | ... | ${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
-| | ...     | ${dut2} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1
+| | ... | ${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}
-| | ...                                       | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}
+| | ... | ${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
 | | [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] | 4T4C | MTHREAD | NDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 4T4C | MTHREAD | NDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${1518}
 | | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
 | | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
@@ -544,29 +511,27 @@
 | | ${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
-| | And   Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When  L2 xconnect with Vhost-User initialized in a 3-node circular topology
-| | ...   | ${sock1} | ${sock2}
+| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs from 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 initialized in a 3-node circular topology
+| | ... | ${sock1} | ${sock2}
 | | ${vm1}= | And Guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user is setup
-| | ...     | ${dut1} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1
+| | ... | ${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
-| | ...     | ${dut2} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1
+| | ... | ${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]
 | | ... | [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] | 4T4C | MTHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 4T4C | MTHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${1518}
 | | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
 | | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
@@ -576,32 +541,29 @@
 | | ${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
-| | And   Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When  L2 xconnect with Vhost-User initialized in a 3-node circular topology
-| | ...   | ${sock1} | ${sock2}
+| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs from 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 initialized in a 3-node circular topology
+| | ... | ${sock1} | ${sock2}
 | | ${vm1}= | And Guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user is setup
-| | ...     | ${dut1} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1
+| | ... | ${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
-| | ...     | ${dut2} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1
+| | ... | ${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}
-| | ...                                       | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}
+| | ... | ${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
 | | [Documentation]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 4 threads, 4 phy cores, \
 | | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port. [Ver] Find NDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
-| | ... | size using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 5kpps.
+| | ... | size using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps.
 | | ... | IMIX_v4_1 = (28x64B;16x570B;4x1518B)
-| | [Tags] | 4T4C | MTHREAD | NDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 4T4C | MTHREAD | NDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | IMIX_v4_1
 | | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
 | | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
@@ -611,30 +573,28 @@
 | | ${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
-| | And   Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When  L2 xconnect with Vhost-User initialized in a 3-node circular topology
-| | ...   | ${sock1} | ${sock2}
+| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs from 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 initialized in a 3-node circular topology
+| | ... | ${sock1} | ${sock2}
 | | ${vm1}= | And Guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user is setup
-| | ...     | ${dut1} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1
+| | ... | ${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
-| | ...     | ${dut2} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1
+| | ... | ${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]
 | | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 4 threads, 4 phy cores, \
 | | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port. [Ver] Find PDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
-| | ... | size using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 5kpps, LT=0.5%.
+| | ... | size using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
 | | ... | IMIX_v4_1 = (28x64B;16x570B;4x1518B)
-| | [Tags] | 4T4C | MTHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 4T4C | MTHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | IMIX_v4_1
 | | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
 | | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
@@ -644,22 +604,18 @@
 | | ${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
-| | And   Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When  L2 xconnect with Vhost-User initialized in a 3-node circular topology
-| | ...   | ${sock1} | ${sock2}
+| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs from 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 initialized in a 3-node circular topology
+| | ... | ${sock1} | ${sock2}
 | | ${vm1}= | And Guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user is setup
-| | ...     | ${dut1} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT1_VM1
+| | ... | ${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
-| | ...     | ${dut2} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1
+| | ... | ${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}
-| | ...                                       | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}
-
+| | ... | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
+| | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
+| | ... | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance} | ${perf_pdr_loss_acceptance_type}