proc ApplyTraffic {} {
    puts "\nApplying configuration to hardware ..."
    set traffic [ixNet getRoot]traffic

    set stopCounter 10
    for {set startCounter 1} {$startCounter <= $stopCounter} {incr startCounter} {
	catch {ixNet exec apply $traffic} errMsg
	if {$errMsg != "::ixNet::OK" && $startCounter < $stopCounter} {
	        puts "ApplyTraffic warning: Attempting to apply traffic: $startCounter/$stopCounter tries"
	        after 1000
	        continue
	}
	if {$errMsg != "::ixNet::OK" && $startCounter == $stopCounter} {
	        puts "ApplyTraffic error: $errMsg"
	        exit
	}
	if {$errMsg == "::ixNet::OK" && $startCounter < $stopCounter} {
	        puts "Successfully applied traffic to hardware"
	        break
	}
    }
    after 2000
}