def verifyProtocolSessionsUp(self, protocolViewName='BGP Peer Per Port', timeout=60):
        """
        Description
            Verify the specified protocol sessions are UP or not.

        Parameters
            protocolViewName: <str>: The protocol view name. Get this name from API browser or in IxNetwork GUI statistic tabs.
            timeout: <int>: Duration to wait for the protocol sessions to up. Default = 60 seconds.

        protocolViewName options:
            'BFD Aggregated Statistics'
            'BGP Aggregated Statistics'
            'ISIS Aggregated Statistics'
            'OSPF Aggregated Statistics'
            'RIPng Aggregated Statistics'
            'RIP Aggregated Statistics'
            'LDP Aggregated Statistics'
            'PIMSM Aggregated Statistics'
            'MPLSOAM Aggregated Statistics'

        Examples
            verifyProtocolSessionsUp(protcolViewName='ospf Aggregated Statistics')
            verifyProtocolSessionsUp(protcolViewName='ospf Aggregated Statistics',timeout=90)
        """
        totalSessionsDetectedUp = 0
        totalSessionsDetectedDown = 0
        totalPortsUpFlag = 0
        self.ixnObj.logInfo('Protocol view name %s' % protocolViewName)
        time.sleep(10)
        for counter in range(1, timeout + 1):
            stats = self.statObj.getStats(viewName=protocolViewName, displayStats=False)
            totalPorts = len(stats.keys())  # Length stats.keys() represents total ports.
            self.ixnObj.logInfo('ProtocolName: {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'])
                totalExpectedSessionsUp = totalSessions

                if totalExpectedSessionsUp != 0:
                    self.ixnObj.logInfo(
                        '\n\tPortName: {0}\n\t   TotalSessionsUp: {1}\n\t   ExpectedTotalSessionsup: {2}'.format(
                            stats[session]['Port Name'], sessionsUp, totalExpectedSessionsUp), timestamp=False)
                    if counter < timeout and sessionsUp != totalExpectedSessionsUp:
                        self.ixnObj.logInfo('\t   Protocol Session is still down', timestamp=False)

                    if counter < timeout and sessionsUp == totalExpectedSessionsUp:
                        totalPortsUpFlag += 1
                        if totalPortsUpFlag == totalPorts:
                            self.ixnObj.logInfo('All protocol sessions are up!')
                            return

            if counter == timeout and sessionsUp != totalExpectedSessionsUp:
                raise IxNetRestApiException('Protocol Sessions failed to come up')

            self.ixnObj.logInfo('\n\tWait {0}/{1} seconds\n'.format(counter, timeout), timestamp=False)
            time.sleep(1)