def getConfiguredProtocols(self):
        """
        Description
            Get the list of protocols configured on vports.

        Return
            A list or one or more congfigured protocols eg: "['ospf','bgp']"
            return [] if no protocol is configured
        """
        time.sleep(5)
        configuredProtocolList = []
        protocolList = ['bfd', 'bgp', 'eigrp', 'isis', 'ldp', 'lisp',
                        'mplsOam', 'mplsTp', 'ospf', 'ospfV3', 'pimsm',
                        'rip', 'ripng']
        response = self.ixnObj.get(self.ixnObj.sessionUrl + '/vport')
        if response == False:
            raise IxNetRestApiException('No ports connected to chassis')

        vportList = ['%s' % vport['links'][0]['href'] for vport in response.json()]
        for eachVport in vportList:
            for eachProtocol in protocolList:
                node = '/router'
                if re.search('bgp', eachProtocol, re.I):
                    node = '/neighborRange'
                protocolResponse = self.ixnObj.get(self.ixnObj.httpHeader + eachVport + '/protocols/' + eachProtocol)
                response = self.ixnObj.get(self.ixnObj.httpHeader + eachVport + '/protocols/' + eachProtocol + node)
                if response.json() != []:
                    if response.json()[0]['enabled'] == True and protocolResponse.json()['runningState'] == 'started':
                        configuredProtocolList.append(eachProtocol)
        configuredProtocolList = list(set(configuredProtocolList))
        return configuredProtocolList