def ConfigProtocolInterfaceNgpfHlPy(**kwargs):
    """ Usage:

     PortConfigProtocolIntNgpf(
        mode = 'config',
        protocol_handle = device_group_1_handle,
        mtu = '1500',
        src_mac_addr = '00:01:01:01:00:01',
        src_mac_addr_step = '00:00:00:00:00:01',
        intf_ip_addr = '1.1.1.1',
        intf_ip_addr_step = '0.0.0.1',
        netmask = '255.255.255.0',
        gateway = '1.1.1.4',
        gateway_step = '0.0.0.0',
        arp_send_req = '1',
        arp_req_retries = '3',
        ipv4_resolve_gateway = '1',
        vlan = '0',
        vlan_id = '101',
        vlan_id_step = '1',
        vlan_id_count = '1',
        vlan_user_priority = '0',
        vlan_user_priority_step = '0'
        )
    """

    print '\nConfigProtocolInterfaceNgpfHlPy:'
    ShowKwargs(**kwargs)

    status = ixia_ngpf.interface_config(**kwargs)
    if status['status'] != '1':
        return 1

    '''
    status: 1
    ethernet_handle: /topology:1/deviceGroup:1/ethernet:1
    ipv4_handle: /topology:1/deviceGroup:1/ethernet:1/ipv4:1
    interface_handle: /topology:1/deviceGroup:1/ethernet:1/ipv4:1/item:1
                      /topology:1/deviceGroup:1/ethernet:1/ipv4:1/item:2
                      /topology:1/deviceGroup:1/ethernet:1/ipv4:1/item:3
                      /topology:1/deviceGroup:1/ethernet:1/item:1
                      /topology:1/deviceGroup:1/ethernet:1/item:2
                      /topology:1/deviceGroup:1/ethernet:1/item:3
    '''
    return status