def GetStatsNgpfHlPy(type_of_stats='flow'):
    print '\nGetStatsNgpfHlPy:', type_of_stats
    status = ixia_ngpf.traffic_stats(mode = type_of_stats)    
    if status['status'] != '1':
        print '\nGetStatsNgpfHlPy failed: ', status['log']
        sys.exit()

    PrintDict(status)
    return status