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+
+def checkRouteNum( main, routeNumExpected, ONOScli = "ONOScli1" ):
+    main.step( "Check routes installed" )
+    main.log.info( "Route number expected:" )
+    main.log.info( routeNumExpected )
+    main.log.info( "Route number from ONOS CLI:" )
+
+    if ONOScli == "ONOScli1":
+        routeNumActual = main.ONOScli1.ipv4RouteNumber()
+    else:
+        routeNumActual = main.ONOScli2.ipv4RouteNumber()
+
+    main.log.info( routeNumActual )
+    utilities.assertEquals( \
+        expect = routeNumExpected, actual = routeNumActual,
+        onpass = "Route number is correct!",
+        onfail = "Route number is wrong!" )
+
+def checkM2SintentNum( main, intentNumExpected, ONOScli = "ONOScli1" ):
+    main.step( "Check M2S intents installed" )
+    main.log.info( "Intent number expected:" )
+    main.log.info( intentNumExpected )
+    main.log.info( "Intent number from ONOS CLI:" )
+    if ONOScli == "ONOScli1":
+        jsonResult = main.ONOScli1.intents( jsonFormat = True, summary = True,
+                                            TYPE = "multiPointToSinglePoint" )
+    else:
+        jsonResult = main.ONOScli2.intents( jsonFormat = True, summary = True,
+                                            TYPE = "multiPointToSinglePoint" )
+    intentNumActual = jsonResult['installed']
+    main.log.info( intentNumActual )
+    utilities.assertEquals( \
+        expect = intentNumExpected, actual = intentNumActual,
+        onpass = "M2S intent number is correct!",
+        onfail = "M2S intent number is wrong!" )
+
+def checkP2PintentNum( main, intentNumExpected, ONOScli = "ONOScli1" ):
+    main.step( "Check P2P intents installed" )
+    main.log.info( "Intent number expected:" )
+    main.log.info( intentNumExpected )
+    main.log.info( "Intent number from ONOS CLI:" )
+    if ONOScli == "ONOScli1":
+        jsonResult = main.ONOScli1.intents( jsonFormat = True, summary = True,
+                                            TYPE = "pointToPoint" )
+    else:
+        jsonResult = main.ONOScli2.intents( jsonFormat = True, summary = True,
+                                            TYPE = "pointToPoint" )
+    intentNumActual = jsonResult['installed']
+    main.log.info( intentNumActual )
+    utilities.assertEquals( \
+        expect = intentNumExpected, actual = intentNumActual,
+        onpass = "P2P intent number is correct!",
+        onfail = "P2P intent number is wrong!" )
+
+def checkFlowNum( main, switch, flowNumExpected ):
+    main.step( "Check flow entry number in " + switch )
+    main.log.info( "Flow number expected:" )
+    main.log.info( flowNumExpected )
+    main.log.info( "Flow number actual:" )
+    flowNumActual = main.Mininet.getSwitchFlowCount( switch )
+    main.log.info( flowNumActual )
+    utilities.assertEquals( \
+        expect = flowNumExpected, actual = flowNumActual,
+        onpass = "Flow number in " + switch + " is correct!",
+        onfail = "Flow number in " + switch + " is wrong!" )
+
+
+def pingSpeakerToPeer( main, speakers = ["speaker1"],
+                       peers = ["peer64514", "peer64515", "peer64516"],
+                       expectAllSuccess = True ):
+    """
+    Carry out ping test between each BGP speaker and peer pair
+    Optional argument:
+        * speakers - BGP speakers
+        * peers - BGP peers
+        * expectAllSuccess - boolean indicating if you expect all results
+        succeed if True, otherwise expect all results fail if False
+    """
+    if len( speakers ) == 0:
+        main.log.error( "Parameter speakers can not be empty." )
+        main.cleanup()
+        main.exit()
+    if len( peers ) == 0:
+        main.log.error( "Parameter speakers can not be empty." )
+        main.cleanup()
+        main.exit()
+
+    if expectAllSuccess:
+        main.step( "BGP speakers ping peers, expect all tests to succeed" )
+    else:
+        main.step( "BGP speakers ping peers, expect all tests to fail" )
+
+    result = True
+    if expectAllSuccess:
+        for speaker in speakers:
+            for peer in peers:
+                tmpResult = main.Mininet.pingHost( src = speaker,
+                                                   target = peer )
+                result = result and ( tmpResult == main.TRUE )
+    else:
+        for speaker in speakers:
+            for peer in peers:
+                tmpResult = main.Mininet.pingHost( src = speaker,
+                                                   target = peer )
+
+    utilities.assert_equals( expect = True, actual = result,
+                             onpass = "Ping test results are expected",
+                             onfail = "Ping test results are Not expected" )
+
+    if result == False:
+        main.cleanup()
+        main.exit()
+
+
+def pingHostToHost( main, hosts = ["host64514", "host64515", "host64516"],
+                expectAllSuccess = True ):
+    """
+    Carry out ping test between each BGP host pair
+    Optional argument:
+        * hosts - hosts behind BGP peer routers
+        * expectAllSuccess - boolean indicating if you expect all results
+        succeed if True, otherwise expect all results fail if False
+    """
+    main.step( "Check ping between each host pair" )
+    if len( hosts ) == 0:
+        main.log.error( "Parameter hosts can not be empty." )
+        main.cleanup()
+        main.exit()
+
+    result = True
+    if expectAllSuccess:
+        for srcHost in hosts:
+            for targetHost in hosts:
+                if srcHost != targetHost:
+                    tmpResult = main.Mininet.pingHost( src = srcHost,
+                                                       target = targetHost )
+                    result = result and ( tmpResult == main.TRUE )
+    else:
+        for srcHost in hosts:
+            for targetHost in hosts:
+                if srcHost != targetHost:
+                    tmpResult = main.Mininet.pingHost( src = srcHost,
+                                                       target = targetHost )
+                    result = result and ( tmpResult == main.FALSE )
+
+    utilities.assert_equals( expect = True, actual = result,
+                             onpass = "Ping test results are expected",
+                             onfail = "Ping test results are Not expected" )
+
+    '''
+    if result == False:
+        main.cleanup()
+        main.exit()
+    '''
+
+
+def setupTunnel( main, srcIp, srcPort, dstIp, dstPort ):
+    """
+    Create a tunnel from Mininet host to host outside Mininet
+    """
+    main.step( "Set up tunnel from Mininet node " +
+               str( srcIp ) + ":" + str( srcPort ) + " to ONOS node "
+               + str(dstIp) + ":" + str(dstPort) )
+    forwarding = '%s:%s:%s:%s' % ( srcIp, srcPort, dstIp, dstPort )
+    command = 'ssh -nNT -o "PasswordAuthentication no" \
+        -o "StrictHostKeyChecking no" -l sdn -L %s %s & ' % ( forwarding, dstIp )
+
+
+    tunnelResult = main.TRUE
+    tunnelResult = main.Mininet.node( "root", command )
+    utilities.assert_equals( expect = True,
+                             actual = ( "PasswordAuthentication" in tunnelResult ),
+                             onpass = "Created tunnel succeeded",
+                             onfail = "Create tunnel failed" )
+    if ( "PasswordAuthentication" not in tunnelResult ) :
+        main.cleanup()
+        main.exit()
+