def verifyProtocolSessionsUp1(self, protocolViewName='BGP Peer Per Port', timeout=60):
        """
        Description
            Verify a specified protocol sessions for UP.
            This method is mainly for IxNetwork version prior to 8.50.  8.50+ could still use this method,
            but using verifyProtocolSessionsUp2 is more robust because 8.50 introduced new APIs.

        Parameter
            protocolViewName: The protocol view name.

        Some protocolViewName options:
            'ISIS-L3 RTR Per Port'
            'BGP Peer Per Port'
            'OSPFv2-RTR Per Port'
        """
        totalSessionsDetectedUp = 0
        totalSessionsDetectedDown = 0
        totalPortsUpFlag = 0

        for counter in range(1,timeout+1):
            stats = self.ixnObj.getStatsPage(viewName=protocolViewName, displayStats=False)
            totalPorts = len(stats.keys()) ;# Length stats.keys() represents total ports.
            self.ixnObj.logInfo('\nProtocolName: {0}'.format(protocolViewName))

            for session in stats.keys():
                sessionsUp = int(stats[session]['Sessions Up'])
                totalSessions = int(stats[session]['Sessions Total'])
                totalSessionsNotStarted = int(stats[session]['Sessions Not Started'])
                totalExpectedSessionsUp = totalSessions - totalSessionsNotStarted

                self.ixnObj.logInfo('\n\tPortName: {0}\n\t   TotalSessionsUp: {1}\n\t   ExpectedTotalSessionsup: {2}'.format(
                    stats[session]['Port'], sessionsUp, totalExpectedSessionsUp))

                if counter < timeout and sessionsUp != totalExpectedSessionsUp:
                    self.ixnObj.logInfo('\t   Session is still down')

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

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

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