def getTrafficItemType(self, trafficItemName):
        """
        Description
            Get the Traffic Item traffic type by the Traffic Item name.

        Parameter
            trafficItemName: The Traffic Item name

        Return
            The traffic type
        """
        queryData = {'from': '/traffic',
                    'nodes': [{'node': 'trafficItem', 'properties': ['name', 'trafficType'], 'where': [{'property': 'name', 'regex': trafficItemName}]},
                    ]}
        queryResponse = self.ixnObj.query(data=queryData)
        if queryResponse.json()['result'][0]['trafficItem'] == []:
            raise IxNetRestApiException('getTrafficItemType: No such Traffic Item Name found: %s' % trafficItemName)
        return (queryResponse.json()['result'][0]['trafficItem'][0]['trafficType'])