Provide functional performance method to run performance tests using a
user-supplied performance traffic generator. The single core performance
test is included, with some basic statistics checks verifying TG packet
transmission rates.

Bugzilla ID: 1697
Signed-off-by: Nicholas Pratte <npra...@iol.unh.edu>
---
 dts/framework/test_suite.py             | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
 dts/tests/TestSuite_single_core_perf.py | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 51 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 dts/tests/TestSuite_single_core_perf.py

diff --git a/dts/framework/test_suite.py b/dts/framework/test_suite.py
index 507df508cb..a89faac2d5 100644
--- a/dts/framework/test_suite.py
+++ b/dts/framework/test_suite.py
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@
     CapturingTrafficGenerator,
     PacketFilteringConfig,
 )
+from framework.testbed_model.traffic_generator.performance_traffic_generator 
import (
+    PerformanceTrafficGenerator,
+    PerformanceTrafficStats,
+)
 
 from .exception import ConfigurationError, InternalError, TestCaseVerifyError
 from .logger import DTSLogger, get_dts_logger
@@ -266,6 +270,26 @@ def send_packets_and_capture(
             duration,
         )
 
+    def assess_performance_by_packet(
+        self, packet: Packet, duration: int = 60
+    ) -> PerformanceTrafficStats:
+        """Send a given packet for a given duration and assess basic 
performance statistics.
+
+        Send `packet` and assess NIC performance for a given duration, 
corresponding to the test
+        suite's given topology.
+
+        Args:
+            packet: The packet to send.
+            duration: Performance test duration (in seconds)
+
+        Returns:
+            Performance statistics of the generated test.
+        """
+        assert isinstance(
+            self._ctx.perf_tg, PerformanceTrafficGenerator
+        ), "Cannot run performance tests on non-performance traffic generator."
+        return self._ctx.perf_tg.generate_traffic_and_stats(packet, duration)
+
     def send_packets(
         self,
         packets: list[Packet],
@@ -275,6 +299,9 @@ def send_packets(
         Args:
             packets: Packets to send.
         """
+        assert isinstance(
+            self._ctx.perf_tg, CapturingTrafficGenerator
+        ), "Cannot run performance tests on non-capturing traffic generator."
         packets = self._adjust_addresses(packets)
         self._ctx.func_tg.send_packets(packets, 
self._ctx.topology.tg_port_egress)
 
diff --git a/dts/tests/TestSuite_single_core_perf.py 
b/dts/tests/TestSuite_single_core_perf.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..31a8c8608f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dts/tests/TestSuite_single_core_perf.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+"""Single core performance test suite."""
+
+from scapy.layers.inet import IP
+from scapy.layers.l2 import Ether
+from scapy.packet import Raw
+
+from framework.remote_session.testpmd_shell import TestPmdShell
+from framework.test_suite import TestSuite, perf_test
+
+
+class TestSingleCorePerf(TestSuite):
+    """Single core performance test suite."""
+
+    @perf_test
+    def test_perf_test(self) -> None:
+        """Prototype test case."""
+        with TestPmdShell() as testpmd:
+            packet = Ether() / IP() / Raw(load="x" * 1484)  # 1518 byte packet.
+
+            testpmd.start()
+            stats = self.assess_performance_by_packet(packet, duration=5)
+            self.verify(
+                stats.tx_expected_bps == 40, "Expected output does not patch 
recorded output."
+            )
-- 
2.47.1

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