diff --git a/cloudbuild/virtual.sh b/cloudbuild/virtual.sh
index 25399c7ec57..88a2805d39d 100755
--- a/cloudbuild/virtual.sh
+++ b/cloudbuild/virtual.sh
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ function metadata_kne_topology() {
   kne_topology_file["TESTBED_DUT_ATE_2LINKS"]="${topo_prefix}/dutate.textproto"
   kne_topology_file["TESTBED_DUT_ATE_4LINKS"]="${topo_prefix}/dutate.textproto"
   kne_topology_file["TESTBED_DUT_ATE_9LINKS_LAG"]="${topo_prefix}/dutate_lag.textproto"
+  kne_topology_file["TESTBED_DUT_DUT_ATE_2LINKS"]="${topo_prefix}/dutdutate.textproto"
   for p in "${!kne_topology_file[@]}"; do
     if grep -q "testbed.*${p}$" "${metadata_test_path}"/metadata.textproto; then
       echo "${kne_topology_file[${p}]}"
diff --git a/internal/fptest/runtests.go b/internal/fptest/runtests.go
index fcc0d3a395a..d6aa487f6c8 100644
--- a/internal/fptest/runtests.go
+++ b/internal/fptest/runtests.go
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ func testbedPathFromMetadata() (string, error) {
 		mpb.Metadata_TESTBED_DUT_ATE_2LINKS:     "atedut_2.testbed",
 		mpb.Metadata_TESTBED_DUT_ATE_4LINKS:     "atedut_4.testbed",
 		mpb.Metadata_TESTBED_DUT_ATE_9LINKS_LAG: "atedut_9_lag.testbed",
+		mpb.Metadata_TESTBED_DUT_DUT_ATE_2LINKS: "dutdutate.testbed",
 	}
 	testbedFile, ok := testbedToFile[testbed]
 	if !ok {
diff --git a/proto/metadata.proto b/proto/metadata.proto
index fbbf5b0b4a0..66920f7d097 100644
--- a/proto/metadata.proto
+++ b/proto/metadata.proto
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ message Metadata {
     TESTBED_DUT_ATE_2LINKS = 3;
     TESTBED_DUT_ATE_4LINKS = 4;
     TESTBED_DUT_ATE_9LINKS_LAG = 5;
+    TESTBED_DUT_DUT_ATE_2LINKS = 6;
   }
   // Testbed on which the test is intended to run.
   Testbed testbed = 4;
diff --git a/proto/metadata_go_proto/metadata.pb.go b/proto/metadata_go_proto/metadata.pb.go
index 6169fecfd73..e0f9386124e 100644
--- a/proto/metadata_go_proto/metadata.pb.go
+++ b/proto/metadata_go_proto/metadata.pb.go
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ const (
 	Metadata_TESTBED_DUT_ATE_2LINKS     Metadata_Testbed = 3
 	Metadata_TESTBED_DUT_ATE_4LINKS     Metadata_Testbed = 4
 	Metadata_TESTBED_DUT_ATE_9LINKS_LAG Metadata_Testbed = 5
+	Metadata_TESTBED_DUT_DUT_ATE_2LINKS Metadata_Testbed = 6
 )
 
 // Enum value maps for Metadata_Testbed.
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ var (
 		3: "TESTBED_DUT_ATE_2LINKS",
 		4: "TESTBED_DUT_ATE_4LINKS",
 		5: "TESTBED_DUT_ATE_9LINKS_LAG",
+		6: "TESTBED_DUT_DUT_ATE_2LINKS",
 	}
 	Metadata_Testbed_value = map[string]int32{
 		"TESTBED_UNSPECIFIED":        0,
@@ -65,6 +67,7 @@ var (
 		"TESTBED_DUT_ATE_2LINKS":     3,
 		"TESTBED_DUT_ATE_4LINKS":     4,
 		"TESTBED_DUT_ATE_9LINKS_LAG": 5,
+		"TESTBED_DUT_DUT_ATE_2LINKS": 6,
 	}
 )
 
@@ -1369,7 +1372,7 @@ var file_metadata_proto_rawDesc = []byte{
 	0x74, 0x69, 0x6e, 0x67, 0x1a, 0x31, 0x67, 0x69, 0x74, 0x68, 0x75, 0x62, 0x2e, 0x63, 0x6f, 0x6d,
 	0x2f, 0x6f, 0x70, 0x65, 0x6e, 0x63, 0x6f, 0x6e, 0x66, 0x69, 0x67, 0x2f, 0x6f, 0x6e, 0x64, 0x61,
 	0x74, 0x72, 0x61, 0x2f, 0x70, 0x72, 0x6f, 0x74, 0x6f, 0x2f, 0x74, 0x65, 0x73, 0x74, 0x62, 0x65,
-	0x64, 0x2e, 0x70, 0x72, 0x6f, 0x74, 0x6f, 0x22, 0x99, 0x3d, 0x0a, 0x08, 0x4d, 0x65, 0x74, 0x61,
+	0x64, 0x2e, 0x70, 0x72, 0x6f, 0x74, 0x6f, 0x22, 0xb9, 0x3d, 0x0a, 0x08, 0x4d, 0x65, 0x74, 0x61,
 	0x64, 0x61, 0x74, 0x61, 0x12, 0x12, 0x0a, 0x04, 0x75, 0x75, 0x69, 0x64, 0x18, 0x01, 0x20, 0x01,
 	0x28, 0x09, 0x52, 0x04, 0x75, 0x75, 0x69, 0x64, 0x12, 0x17, 0x0a, 0x07, 0x70, 0x6c, 0x61, 0x6e,
 	0x5f, 0x69, 0x64, 0x18, 0x02, 0x20, 0x01, 0x28, 0x09, 0x52, 0x06, 0x70, 0x6c, 0x61, 0x6e, 0x49,
@@ -1841,7 +1844,7 @@ var file_metadata_proto_rawDesc = []byte{
 	0x02, 0x20, 0x01, 0x28, 0x0b, 0x32, 0x27, 0x2e, 0x6f, 0x70, 0x65, 0x6e, 0x63, 0x6f, 0x6e, 0x66,
 	0x69, 0x67, 0x2e, 0x74, 0x65, 0x73, 0x74, 0x69, 0x6e, 0x67, 0x2e, 0x4d, 0x65, 0x74, 0x61, 0x64,
 	0x61, 0x74, 0x61, 0x2e, 0x44, 0x65, 0x76, 0x69, 0x61, 0x74, 0x69, 0x6f, 0x6e, 0x73, 0x52, 0x0a,
-	0x64, 0x65, 0x76, 0x69, 0x61, 0x74, 0x69, 0x6f, 0x6e, 0x73, 0x22, 0xa7, 0x01, 0x0a, 0x07, 0x54,
+	0x64, 0x65, 0x76, 0x69, 0x61, 0x74, 0x69, 0x6f, 0x6e, 0x73, 0x22, 0xc7, 0x01, 0x0a, 0x07, 0x54,
 	0x65, 0x73, 0x74, 0x62, 0x65, 0x64, 0x12, 0x17, 0x0a, 0x13, 0x54, 0x45, 0x53, 0x54, 0x42, 0x45,
 	0x44, 0x5f, 0x55, 0x4e, 0x53, 0x50, 0x45, 0x43, 0x49, 0x46, 0x49, 0x45, 0x44, 0x10, 0x00, 0x12,
 	0x0f, 0x0a, 0x0b, 0x54, 0x45, 0x53, 0x54, 0x42, 0x45, 0x44, 0x5f, 0x44, 0x55, 0x54, 0x10, 0x01,
@@ -1852,7 +1855,9 @@ var file_metadata_proto_rawDesc = []byte{
 	0x42, 0x45, 0x44, 0x5f, 0x44, 0x55, 0x54, 0x5f, 0x41, 0x54, 0x45, 0x5f, 0x34, 0x4c, 0x49, 0x4e,
 	0x4b, 0x53, 0x10, 0x04, 0x12, 0x1e, 0x0a, 0x1a, 0x54, 0x45, 0x53, 0x54, 0x42, 0x45, 0x44, 0x5f,
 	0x44, 0x55, 0x54, 0x5f, 0x41, 0x54, 0x45, 0x5f, 0x39, 0x4c, 0x49, 0x4e, 0x4b, 0x53, 0x5f, 0x4c,
-	0x41, 0x47, 0x10, 0x05, 0x22, 0x6d, 0x0a, 0x04, 0x54, 0x61, 0x67, 0x73, 0x12, 0x14, 0x0a, 0x10,
+	0x41, 0x47, 0x10, 0x05, 0x12, 0x1e, 0x0a, 0x1a, 0x54, 0x45, 0x53, 0x54, 0x42, 0x45, 0x44, 0x5f,
+	0x44, 0x55, 0x54, 0x5f, 0x44, 0x55, 0x54, 0x5f, 0x41, 0x54, 0x45, 0x5f, 0x32, 0x4c, 0x49, 0x4e,
+	0x4b, 0x53, 0x10, 0x06, 0x22, 0x6d, 0x0a, 0x04, 0x54, 0x61, 0x67, 0x73, 0x12, 0x14, 0x0a, 0x10,
 	0x54, 0x41, 0x47, 0x53, 0x5f, 0x55, 0x4e, 0x53, 0x50, 0x45, 0x43, 0x49, 0x46, 0x49, 0x45, 0x44,
 	0x10, 0x00, 0x12, 0x14, 0x0a, 0x10, 0x54, 0x41, 0x47, 0x53, 0x5f, 0x41, 0x47, 0x47, 0x52, 0x45,
 	0x47, 0x41, 0x54, 0x49, 0x4f, 0x4e, 0x10, 0x01, 0x12, 0x18, 0x0a, 0x14, 0x54, 0x41, 0x47, 0x53,
diff --git a/topologies/dutdutate.testbed b/topologies/dutdutate.testbed
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f440a5180fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/topologies/dutdutate.testbed
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# proto-file: github.com/openconfig/ondatra/blob/main/proto/testbed.proto
+# proto-message: ondatra.Testbed
+
+# This testbed provides 2 DUTs and ATE connected serially. 
+# This is used for control plane testing, not traffic testing.
+
+duts {
+  id: "dut1"
+  ports {
+    id: "port1"
+  }
+  ports {
+    id: "port2"
+  }
+}
+
+duts {
+  id: "dut2"
+  ports {
+    id: "port1"
+  }
+}
+
+ates {
+  id: "ate"
+  ports {
+    id: "port1"
+  }
+}
+
+links {
+  a: "dut1:port1"
+  b: "ate:port1"
+}
+
+links {
+  a: "dut1:port2"
+  b: "dut2:port1"
+}
diff --git a/topologies/kne/arista/ceos/dutdutate.textproto b/topologies/kne/arista/ceos/dutdutate.textproto
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ca353a0a6b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/topologies/kne/arista/ceos/dutdutate.textproto
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+name: "arista-ceos-dutdut"
+nodes: {
+    name: "dut1"
+    vendor: ARISTA
+    model: "ceos"
+    os: "eos"
+    config: {
+        image: "ceos:latest"
+        file: "config.cfg"
+        config_path: "/mnt/flash"
+        config_file: "startup-config"
+        cert: {
+            self_signed: {
+                cert_name: "gnmiCert.pem"
+                key_name: "gnmiCertKey.pem"
+                key_size: 4096
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+nodes: {
+    name: "dut2"
+    vendor: ARISTA
+    model: "ceos"
+    os: "eos"
+    config: {
+        image: "ceos:latest"
+        file: "config.cfg"
+        config_path: "/mnt/flash"
+        config_file: "startup-config"
+        cert: {
+            self_signed: {
+                cert_name: "gnmiCert.pem"
+                key_name: "gnmiCertKey.pem"
+                key_size: 4096
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+nodes: {
+    name: "otg"
+    vendor: KEYSIGHT
+    version: "0.0.1-9999" # Please update this with the local version from ixiatg-configmap.yaml
+}
+links: {
+    a_node: "otg"
+    a_int: "eth1"
+    z_node: "dut1"
+    z_int: "eth1"
+}
+links: {
+    a_node: "dut1"
+    a_int: "eth2"
+    z_node: "dut2"
+    z_int: "eth1"
+}
diff --git a/topologies/kne/cisco/8000e/dutdutate.textproto b/topologies/kne/cisco/8000e/dutdutate.textproto
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..35b040c836f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/topologies/kne/cisco/8000e/dutdutate.textproto
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+name: "cisco-8000e-dutdut"
+nodes: {
+    name: "dut1"
+    vendor: CISCO
+    model: "8201"
+    os: "ios-xr"
+    config: {
+        image: "8000e:latest"
+        file: "config.cfg"
+    }
+    interfaces: {
+        key: "eth1"
+        value: {
+            name: "FourHundredGigE0/0/0/0"
+        }
+    }
+    interfaces: {
+        key: "eth2"
+        value: {
+            name: "FourHundredGigE0/0/0/1"
+        }
+    }
+}
+nodes: {
+    name: "dut2"
+    vendor: CISCO
+    model: "8201"
+    os: "ios-xr"
+    config: {
+        image: "8000e:latest"
+        file: "config.cfg"
+    }
+    interfaces: {
+        key: "eth1"
+        value: {
+            name: "FourHundredGigE0/0/0/0"
+        }
+    }
+}
+nodes: {
+    name: "otg"
+    vendor: KEYSIGHT
+    version: "0.0.1-9999" # Please update this with the local version from ixiatg-configmap.yaml
+}
+links: {
+    a_node: "otg"
+    a_int: "eth1"
+    z_node: "dut1"
+    z_int: "eth1"
+}
+links: {
+    a_node: "dut1"
+    a_int: "eth2"
+    z_node: "dut2"
+    z_int: "eth1"
+}
diff --git a/topologies/kne/cisco/xrd/dutdutate.textproto b/topologies/kne/cisco/xrd/dutdutate.textproto
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b1a3593bfc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/topologies/kne/cisco/xrd/dutdutate.textproto
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+name: "cisco-xrd-dutdut"
+nodes: {
+    name: "dut1"
+    vendor: CISCO
+    model: "xrd"
+    os: "ios-xr"
+    config: {
+        image: "xrd:latest"
+        file: "config.cfg"
+    }
+    interfaces: {
+        key: "eth1"
+        value: {
+            name: "GigabitEthernet0/0/0/0"
+        }
+    }
+    interfaces: {
+        key: "eth2"
+        value: {
+            name: "GigabitEthernet0/0/0/1"
+        }
+    }
+}
+nodes: {
+    name: "dut2"
+    vendor: CISCO
+    model: "xrd"
+    os: "ios-xr"
+    config: {
+        image: "xrd:latest"
+        file: "config.cfg"
+    }
+    interfaces: {
+        key: "eth1"
+        value: {
+            name: "GigabitEthernet0/0/0/0"
+        }
+    }
+}
+nodes: {
+    name: "otg"
+    vendor: KEYSIGHT
+    version: "0.0.1-9999" # Please update this with the local version from ixiatg-configmap.yaml
+}
+links: {
+    a_node: "otg"
+    a_int: "eth1"
+    z_node: "dut"
+    z_int: "eth1"
+}
+links: {
+    a_node: "dut1"
+    a_int: "eth2"
+    z_node: "dut2"
+    z_int: "eth1"
+}
diff --git a/topologies/kne/juniper/cptx/dutdutate.textproto b/topologies/kne/juniper/cptx/dutdutate.textproto
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a1a97e39204
--- /dev/null
+++ b/topologies/kne/juniper/cptx/dutdutate.textproto
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+name: "juniper-cptx-dutdutate"
+nodes: {
+    name: "dut1"
+    vendor: JUNIPER
+    model: "cptx"
+    os: "evo"
+    config: {
+        image: "cptx:latest"
+        config_path: "/home/evo/configdisk"
+        config_file: "juniper.conf"
+        file: "config.cfg"
+        cert: {
+            self_signed: {
+                cert_name: "grpc-server-cert"
+                key_name: "N/A"
+                key_size: 4096
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    interfaces: {
+        key: "eth4"
+        value: {
+          name: "et-0/0/0:0"
+        }
+    }
+    interfaces: {
+        key: "eth12"
+        value: {
+          name: "et-0/0/1:0"
+        }
+    }
+}
+nodes: {
+    name: "dut2"
+    vendor: JUNIPER
+    model: "cptx"
+    os: "evo"
+    config: {
+        image: "cptx:latest"
+        config_path: "/home/evo/configdisk"
+        config_file: "juniper.conf"
+        file: "config.cfg"
+        cert: {
+            self_signed: {
+                cert_name: "grpc-server-cert"
+                key_name: "N/A"
+                key_size: 4096
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    interfaces: {
+        key: "eth12"
+        value: {
+          name: "et-0/0/1:0"
+        }
+    }
+}
+nodes: {
+    name: "otg"
+    vendor: KEYSIGHT
+    version: "0.0.1-9999" # Please update this with the local version from ixiatg-configmap.yaml
+}
+links: {
+    a_node: "otg"
+    a_int: "eth1"
+    z_node: "dut1"
+    z_int: "eth4"
+}
+links: {
+    a_node: "dut1"
+    a_int: "eth12"
+    z_node: "dut2"
+    z_int: "eth12"
+}
+
diff --git a/topologies/kne/nokia/srlinux/dutdutate.textproto b/topologies/kne/nokia/srlinux/dutdutate.textproto
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4e9a6b4cba5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/topologies/kne/nokia/srlinux/dutdutate.textproto
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+name: "nokia-srlinux-dutdut"
+nodes: {
+    name: "dut1"
+    vendor: NOKIA
+    model: "ixr10"
+    config: {
+        image: "srlinux:latest"
+        file: "config.cfg"
+        cert: {
+            self_signed: {
+                cert_name: "kne-profile"
+                key_name: "N/A"
+                key_size: 4096
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    interfaces: {
+        key: "e1-1"
+        value: {
+            name: "ethernet-1/1"
+        }
+    }
+    interfaces: {
+        key: "e1-2"
+        value: {
+            name: "ethernet-1/2"
+        }
+    }
+}
+nodes: {
+    name: "dut2"
+    vendor: NOKIA
+    model: "ixr10"
+    config: {
+        image: "srlinux:latest"
+        file: "config.cfg"
+        cert: {
+            self_signed: {
+                cert_name: "kne-profile"
+                key_name: "N/A"
+                key_size: 4096
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    interfaces: {
+        key: "e1-1"
+        value: {
+            name: "ethernet-1/1"
+        }
+    }
+}
+nodes: {
+    name: "otg"
+    vendor: KEYSIGHT
+    version: "0.0.1-9999" # Please update this with the local version from ixiatg-configmap.yaml
+}
+links: {
+    a_node: "otg"
+    a_int: "eth1"
+    z_node: "dut1"
+    z_int: "e1-1"
+}
+links: {
+    a_node: "dut1"
+    a_int: "e1-2"
+    z_node: "dut2"
+    z_int: "e1-1"
+}
diff --git a/topologies/kne/openconfig/lemming/dutdutate.textproto b/topologies/kne/openconfig/lemming/dutdutate.textproto
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c0b8c9423c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/topologies/kne/openconfig/lemming/dutdutate.textproto
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+name: "openconfig-lemming-dutdut"
+nodes: {
+    name: "dut1"
+    vendor: OPENCONFIG
+    model: "LEMMING"
+}
+nodes: {
+    name: "dut2"
+    vendor: OPENCONFIG
+    model: "LEMMING"
+}
+nodes: {
+    name: "otg"
+    vendor: KEYSIGHT
+    version: "0.0.1-9999" # Please update this with the local version from ixiatg-configmap.yaml
+}
+links: {
+    a_node: "otg"
+    a_int: "eth1"
+    z_node: "dut"
+    z_int: "eth1"
+}
+links: {
+    a_node: "dut1"
+    a_int: "eth2"
+    z_node: "dut2"
+    z_int: "eth1"
+}