proc PortConfigStaticIpHlt { port portConfigParams } {
    # This API is for scaling L3 without Protocol Interface config.
    # No protocol configurations on the host.
    # Calling this API requires you to also call StartAllProtocols
    # to start StaticIpAuth for ARPing.

    upvar $portConfigParams params

    foreach {properties values} [array get params $port,*] {
	set property [lindex [split $properties ,] end]
	append paramList "$property $values "
    }

    puts "\nPortConfigStaticIpHlt: $port"
    set interfaceConfigStatus [eval ::ixia::interface_config $paramList]

    if {[keylget interfaceConfigStatus status] != $::SUCCESS} {
	puts "\nError PortConfigStaticIp:\n$interfaceConfigStatus\n"
	return 1
    }

    # Need to enable global ARP for each IP address
    EnableGlobalArpForEachIp
    
    # We want to parse out and return ::ixNet::OBJ-/vport:1/protocolStack.
    # For Traffic Item endpoint usage.
    set interfaceHandle [keylget interfaceConfigStatus interface_handle]
    return $interfaceHandle
}