def getProtocolSessionsStats(self, portName, protocol):
        """
        Description
            Get a protocol session status for a specified protocol on a port

        Parameters
            portName: <str>: Name of the Port to get the protocol session stats eg: "1/1/11"
            protocol: <str>: Name of the protocol. eg: <ospf/ospfV3/bgp/isis/ripng/bfd/rip/ldp/mplsoam/pim>

        Examples
            getProtocolSessionsStats(portName='1/1/11', protocol='ospf')

        Return
            Protocol stats in dictionary format eg: {'ospf': {'Configured': 2, 'Up': 1}}
        """
        protocolStats = {}
        vport = self.portMgmtObj.getVportObjectByName(portName)
        if vport == None:
            raise IxNetRestApiException('PortName {0} not connected to chassis'.format(portName))

        node = '/router'
        if re.search('bgp', protocol, re.I):
            node = '/neighborRange'
        protocolResponse = self.ixnObj.get(vport + '/protocols/' + protocol)
        response = self.ixnObj.get(vport + '/protocols/' + protocol + node)

        if response.json() != []:
            if response.json()[0]['enabled'] == True and protocolResponse.json()['runningState'] == 'started':
                if re.search('ospf', protocol, re.I):
                    protocolViewName = 'OSPF Aggregated Statistics'
                elif re.search('ospfV3', protocol, re.I):
                    protocolViewName = 'OSPFv3 Aggregated Statistics'
                elif re.search('bgp', protocol, re.I):
                    protocolViewName = 'BGP Aggregated Statistics'
                elif re.search('isis', protocol, re.I):
                    protocolViewName = 'ISIS Aggregated Statistics'
                elif re.search('ripng', protocol, re.I):
                    protocolViewName = 'RIPng Aggregated Statistics'
                elif re.search('bfd', protocol, re.I):
                    protocolViewName = 'BFD Aggregated Statistics'
                elif re.search('rip', protocol, re.I):
                    protocolViewName = 'RIP Aggregated Statistics'
                elif re.search('ldp', protocol, re.I):
                    protocolViewName = 'LDP Aggregated Statistics'
                elif re.search('mplsoam', protocol, re.I):
                    protocolViewName = 'MPLSOAM Aggregated Statistics'
                elif re.search('pim', protocol, re.I):
                    protocolViewName = 'PIMSM Aggregated Statistics'
                else:
                    raise IxNetRestApiException('No viewName defined')
            else:
                raise IxNetRestApiException('No {0} protocol running or enabled on port {1}'.format(protocol, portName))
        else:
            raise IxNetRestApiException('No {0} protocol configured on port {1}'.format(protocol, portName))

        stats = self.statObj.getStats(viewName=protocolViewName, displayStats=False)

        #totalPorts = len(stats.keys());  # Length stats.keys() represents total ports.
        self.ixnObj.logInfo('ProtocolViewName: {0}'.format(protocolViewName))
        for session in stats.keys():
            if re.search('OSPF', protocolViewName, re.I):
                sessionsUp = int(stats[session]['Full Nbrs.'])
                totalSessions = int(stats[session]['Sess. Configured'])
            elif re.search('BGP', protocolViewName, re.I):
                sessionsUp = int(stats[session]['Sess. Up'])
                totalSessions = int(stats[session]['Sess. Configured'])
            elif re.search('ISIS', protocolViewName, re.I):
                sessionsUp = int(stats[session]['L2 Sess. Up'])
                totalSessions = int(stats[session]['L2 Sess. Configured'])
            elif re.search('RIPng', protocolViewName, re.I) or re.search('BFD', protocolViewName, re.I):
                sessionsUp = int(stats[session]['Routers Running'])
                totalSessions = int(stats[session]['Routers Configured'])
            elif re.search('RIP', protocolViewName, re.I):
                sessionsUp = int(stats[session]['Request Packet Tx'])
                totalSessions = int(stats[session]['Routers Configured'])
            elif re.search('LACP', protocolViewName, re.I):
                sessionsUp = int(stats[session]['LAG Member Ports UP'])
                totalSessions = int(stats[session]['Total LAG Member Ports'])
            elif re.search('LDP', protocolViewName, re.I):
                sessionsUp = int(stats[session]['Targeted Sess. Up'])
                totalSessions = int(stats[session]['Targeted Sess. Configured'])
            elif re.search('MPLS', protocolViewName, re.I):
                sessionsUp = int(stats[session]['BFD Up-Sessions'])
                totalSessions = int(stats[session]['BFD Session Count'])
            elif re.search('PIM', protocolViewName, re.I):
                sessionsUp = int(stats[session]['Rtrs. Running'])
                totalSessions = int(stats[session]['Rtrs. Configured'])
                # totalSessionsNotStarted = int(stats[session]['Sessions Not Started'])
            else:
                raise IxNetRestApiException('No protocol viewName found')

            if stats[session]['Port Name'] == portName:
                self.ixnObj.logInfo('\n\tPortName: {0}\n\t   TotalSessionsUp: {1}\n\t   TotalSessionsConfigured: {2}'.format(
                    stats[session]['Port Name'], sessionsUp, totalSessions), timestamp=False)
                protocolStats[protocol] = {'Configured': totalSessions, 'Up': sessionsUp}
        return protocolStats