def verifyAllProtocolSessionsInternal(self, protocol, timeout=120, silentMode=True):
        """
        Description
            Verify protocol sessions for UP state.
            Initially created for verifyAllProtocolSessionsNgpf(), but this API will also work
            by passing in a protocol object.

        Parameters
           protocol: <str>: The protocol object to verify the session state.
           timeout: <int>: The timeout value for declaring as failed. Default = 120 seconds.
           silentMode: <bool>: True to not display less on the terminal.  False for debugging purpose.
        """
        sessionDownList = ['down', 'notStarted']
        startCounter = 1
        response = self.ixnObj.get(self.ixnObj.httpHeader+protocol, silentMode=silentMode)
        protocolActiveMultivalue = response.json()['active']
        response = self.ixnObj.getMultivalueValues(protocolActiveMultivalue, silentMode=silentMode)
        self.ixnObj.logInfo('\t%s' % protocol, timestamp=False)
        self.ixnObj.logInfo('\tProtocol is enabled: %s\n' % response[0], timestamp=False)
        if response[0] == 'false':
            return

        for timer in range(startCounter, timeout+1):
            currentStatus = self.getSessionStatus(protocol)
            self.ixnObj.logInfo('\n%s' % protocol, timestamp=False)
            self.ixnObj.logInfo('\tTotal sessions: %d' % len(currentStatus), timestamp=False)
            totalDownSessions = 0
            for eachStatus in currentStatus:
                if eachStatus != 'up':
                    totalDownSessions += 1
            self.ixnObj.logInfo('\tTotal sessions Down: %d' % totalDownSessions, timestamp=False)
            #self.ixnObj.logInfo('\tCurrentStatus: %s' % currentStatus, timestamp=False)

            if timer < timeout and [element for element in sessionDownList if element in currentStatus] == []:
                self.ixnObj.logInfo('Protocol sessions are all up')
                startCounter = timer
                break

            if timer < timeout and [element for element in sessionDownList if element in currentStatus] != []:
                self.ixnObj.logInfo('\tWait %d/%d seconds' % (timer, timeout), timestamp=False)
                time.sleep(1)
                continue

            if timer == timeout and [element for element in sessionDownList if element in currentStatus] != []:
                raise IxNetRestApiException('\nError: Protocols failed')