diff --git a/dts/framework/runner.py b/dts/framework/runner.py
index acc1c4d6db..933685d638 100644
--- a/dts/framework/runner.py
+++ b/dts/framework/runner.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 import logging
 import sys
+from types import MethodType
 
 from .config import (
     BuildTargetConfiguration,
@@ -26,10 +27,18 @@
     TestSuiteConfig,
     load_config,
 )
-from .exception import BlockingTestSuiteError
+from .exception import BlockingTestSuiteError, SSHTimeoutError, TestCaseVerifyError
 from .logger import DTSLOG, getLogger
-from .test_result import BuildTargetResult, DTSResult, ExecutionResult, Result
-from .test_suite import get_test_suites
+from .settings import SETTINGS
+from .test_result import (
+    BuildTargetResult,
+    DTSResult,
+    ExecutionResult,
+    Result,
+    TestCaseResult,
+    TestSuiteResult,
+)
+from .test_suite import TestSuite, get_test_suites
 from .testbed_model import SutNode, TGNode
 
 
@@ -227,7 +236,7 @@ def _run_build_target(
             build_target_result.update_setup(Result.FAIL, e)
 
         else:
-            self._run_all_suites(sut_node, tg_node, execution, build_target_result)
+            self._run_test_suites(sut_node, tg_node, execution, build_target_result)
 
         finally:
             try:
@@ -237,7 +246,7 @@ def _run_build_target(
                 self._logger.exception("Build target teardown failed.")
                 build_target_result.update_teardown(Result.FAIL, e)
 
-    def _run_all_suites(
+    def _run_test_suites(
         self,
         sut_node: SutNode,
         tg_node: TGNode,
@@ -249,6 +258,9 @@ def _run_all_suites(
         The method assumes the build target we're testing has already been built on the SUT node.
         The current build target thus corresponds to the current DPDK build present on the SUT node.
 
+        If a blocking test suite (such as the smoke test suite) fails, the rest of the test suites
+        in the current build target won't be executed.
+
         Args:
             sut_node: The execution's SUT node.
             tg_node: The execution's TG node.
@@ -262,7 +274,7 @@ def _run_all_suites(
             execution.test_suites[:0] = [TestSuiteConfig.from_dict("smoke_tests")]
         for test_suite_config in execution.test_suites:
             try:
-                self._run_single_suite(
+                self._run_test_suite_module(
                     sut_node, tg_node, execution, build_target_result, test_suite_config
                 )
             except BlockingTestSuiteError as e:
@@ -276,7 +288,7 @@ def _run_all_suites(
             if end_build_target:
                 break
 
-    def _run_single_suite(
+    def _run_test_suite_module(
         self,
         sut_node: SutNode,
         tg_node: TGNode,
@@ -284,11 +296,18 @@ def _run_single_suite(
         build_target_result: BuildTargetResult,
         test_suite_config: TestSuiteConfig,
     ) -> None:
-        """Run all test suites in a single test suite module.
+        """Set up, execute and tear down all test suites in a single test suite module.
 
         The method assumes the build target we're testing has already been built on the SUT node.
         The current build target thus corresponds to the current DPDK build present on the SUT node.
 
+        Test suite execution consists of running the discovered test cases.
+        A test case run consists of setup, execution and teardown of said test case.
+
+        Record the setup and the teardown and handle failures.
+
+        The test cases to execute are discovered when creating the :class:`TestSuite` object.
+
         Args:
             sut_node: The execution's SUT node.
             tg_node: The execution's TG node.
@@ -313,14 +332,140 @@ def _run_single_suite(
 
         else:
             for test_suite_class in test_suite_classes:
-                test_suite = test_suite_class(
-                    sut_node,
-                    tg_node,
-                    test_suite_config.test_cases,
-                    execution.func,
-                    build_target_result,
+                test_suite = test_suite_class(sut_node, tg_node, test_suite_config.test_cases)
+
+                test_suite_name = test_suite.__class__.__name__
+                test_suite_result = build_target_result.add_test_suite(test_suite_name)
+                try:
+                    self._logger.info(f"Starting test suite setup: {test_suite_name}")
+                    test_suite.set_up_suite()
+                    test_suite_result.update_setup(Result.PASS)
+                    self._logger.info(f"Test suite setup successful: {test_suite_name}")
+                except Exception as e:
+                    self._logger.exception(f"Test suite setup ERROR: {test_suite_name}")
+                    test_suite_result.update_setup(Result.ERROR, e)
+
+                else:
+                    self._execute_test_suite(execution.func, test_suite, test_suite_result)
+
+                finally:
+                    try:
+                        test_suite.tear_down_suite()
+                        sut_node.kill_cleanup_dpdk_apps()
+                        test_suite_result.update_teardown(Result.PASS)
+                    except Exception as e:
+                        self._logger.exception(f"Test suite teardown ERROR: {test_suite_name}")
+                        self._logger.warning(
+                            f"Test suite '{test_suite_name}' teardown failed, "
+                            f"the next test suite may be affected."
+                        )
+                        test_suite_result.update_setup(Result.ERROR, e)
+                    if len(test_suite_result.get_errors()) > 0 and test_suite.is_blocking:
+                        raise BlockingTestSuiteError(test_suite_name)
+
+    def _execute_test_suite(
+        self, func: bool, test_suite: TestSuite, test_suite_result: TestSuiteResult
+    ) -> None:
+        """Execute all discovered test cases in `test_suite`.
+
+        If the :option:`--re-run` command line argument or the :envvar:`DTS_RERUN` environment
+        variable is set, in case of a test case failure, the test case will be executed again
+        until it passes or it fails that many times in addition of the first failure.
+
+        Args:
+            func: Whether to execute functional test cases.
+            test_suite: The test suite object.
+            test_suite_result: The test suite level result object associated
+                with the current test suite.
+        """
+        if func:
+            for test_case_method in test_suite._get_functional_test_cases():
+                test_case_name = test_case_method.__name__
+                test_case_result = test_suite_result.add_test_case(test_case_name)
+                all_attempts = SETTINGS.re_run + 1
+                attempt_nr = 1
+                self._run_test_case(test_suite, test_case_method, test_case_result)
+                while not test_case_result and attempt_nr < all_attempts:
+                    attempt_nr += 1
+                    self._logger.info(
+                        f"Re-running FAILED test case '{test_case_name}'. "
+                        f"Attempt number {attempt_nr} out of {all_attempts}."
+                    )
+                    self._run_test_case(test_suite, test_case_method, test_case_result)
+
+    def _run_test_case(
+        self,
+        test_suite: TestSuite,
+        test_case_method: MethodType,
+        test_case_result: TestCaseResult,
+    ) -> None:
+        """Setup, execute and teardown a test case in `test_suite`.
+
+        Record the result of the setup and the teardown and handle failures.
+
+        Args:
+            test_suite: The test suite object.
+            test_case_method: The test case method.
+            test_case_result: The test case level result object associated
+                with the current test case.
+        """
+        test_case_name = test_case_method.__name__
+
+        try:
+            # run set_up function for each case
+            test_suite.set_up_test_case()
+            test_case_result.update_setup(Result.PASS)
+        except SSHTimeoutError as e:
+            self._logger.exception(f"Test case setup FAILED: {test_case_name}")
+            test_case_result.update_setup(Result.FAIL, e)
+        except Exception as e:
+            self._logger.exception(f"Test case setup ERROR: {test_case_name}")
+            test_case_result.update_setup(Result.ERROR, e)
+
+        else:
+            # run test case if setup was successful
+            self._execute_test_case(test_case_method, test_case_result)
+
+        finally:
+            try:
+                test_suite.tear_down_test_case()
+                test_case_result.update_teardown(Result.PASS)
+            except Exception as e:
+                self._logger.exception(f"Test case teardown ERROR: {test_case_name}")
+                self._logger.warning(
+                    f"Test case '{test_case_name}' teardown failed, "
+                    f"the next test case may be affected."
                 )
-                test_suite.run()
+                test_case_result.update_teardown(Result.ERROR, e)
+                test_case_result.update(Result.ERROR)
+
+    def _execute_test_case(
+        self, test_case_method: MethodType, test_case_result: TestCaseResult
+    ) -> None:
+        """Execute one test case, record the result and handle failures.
+
+        Args:
+            test_case_method: The test case method.
+            test_case_result: The test case level result object associated
+                with the current test case.
+        """
+        test_case_name = test_case_method.__name__
+        try:
+            self._logger.info(f"Starting test case execution: {test_case_name}")
+            test_case_method()
+            test_case_result.update(Result.PASS)
+            self._logger.info(f"Test case execution PASSED: {test_case_name}")
+
+        except TestCaseVerifyError as e:
+            self._logger.exception(f"Test case execution FAILED: {test_case_name}")
+            test_case_result.update(Result.FAIL, e)
+        except Exception as e:
+            self._logger.exception(f"Test case execution ERROR: {test_case_name}")
+            test_case_result.update(Result.ERROR, e)
+        except KeyboardInterrupt:
+            self._logger.error(f"Test case execution INTERRUPTED by user: {test_case_name}")
+            test_case_result.update(Result.SKIP)
+            raise KeyboardInterrupt("Stop DTS")
 
     def _exit_dts(self) -> None:
         """Process all errors and exit with the proper exit code."""
diff --git a/dts/framework/test_suite.py b/dts/framework/test_suite.py
index dfb391ffbd..b02fd36147 100644
--- a/dts/framework/test_suite.py
+++ b/dts/framework/test_suite.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 must be extended by subclasses which add test cases. The :class:`TestSuite` contains the basics
 needed by subclasses:
 
-    * Test suite and test case execution flow,
     * Testbed (SUT, TG) configuration,
     * Packet sending and verification,
     * Test case verification.
@@ -28,27 +27,22 @@
 from scapy.layers.l2 import Ether  # type: ignore[import]
 from scapy.packet import Packet, Padding  # type: ignore[import]
 
-from .exception import (
-    BlockingTestSuiteError,
-    ConfigurationError,
-    SSHTimeoutError,
-    TestCaseVerifyError,
-)
+from .exception import ConfigurationError, TestCaseVerifyError
 from .logger import DTSLOG, getLogger
 from .settings import SETTINGS
-from .test_result import BuildTargetResult, Result, TestCaseResult, TestSuiteResult
 from .testbed_model import Port, PortLink, SutNode, TGNode
 from .utils import get_packet_summaries
 
 
 class TestSuite(object):
-    """The base class with methods for handling the basic flow of a test suite.
+    """The base class with building blocks needed by most test cases.
 
         * Test case filtering and collection,
-        * Test suite setup/cleanup,
-        * Test setup/cleanup,
-        * Test case execution,
-        * Error handling and results storage.
+        * Test suite setup/cleanup methods to override,
+        * Test case setup/cleanup methods to override,
+        * Test case verification,
+        * Testbed configuration,
+        * Traffic sending and verification.
 
     Test cases are implemented by subclasses. Test cases are all methods starting with ``test_``,
     further divided into performance test cases (starting with ``test_perf_``)
@@ -60,10 +54,6 @@ class TestSuite(object):
     The union of both lists will be used. Any unknown test cases from the latter lists
     will be silently ignored.
 
-    If the :option:`--re-run` command line argument or the :envvar:`DTS_RERUN` environment variable
-    is set, in case of a test case failure, the test case will be executed again until it passes
-    or it fails that many times in addition of the first failure.
-
     The methods named ``[set_up|tear_down]_[suite|test_case]`` should be overridden in subclasses
     if the appropriate test suite/test case fixtures are needed.
 
@@ -82,8 +72,6 @@ class TestSuite(object):
     is_blocking: ClassVar[bool] = False
     _logger: DTSLOG
     _test_cases_to_run: list[str]
-    _func: bool
-    _result: TestSuiteResult
     _port_links: list[PortLink]
     _sut_port_ingress: Port
     _sut_port_egress: Port
@@ -99,30 +87,23 @@ def __init__(
         sut_node: SutNode,
         tg_node: TGNode,
         test_cases: list[str],
-        func: bool,
-        build_target_result: BuildTargetResult,
     ):
         """Initialize the test suite testbed information and basic configuration.
 
-        Process what test cases to run, create the associated
-        :class:`~.test_result.TestSuiteResult`, find links between ports
-        and set up default IP addresses to be used when configuring them.
+        Process what test cases to run, find links between ports and set up
+        default IP addresses to be used when configuring them.
 
         Args:
             sut_node: The SUT node where the test suite will run.
             tg_node: The TG node where the test suite will run.
             test_cases: The list of test cases to execute.
                 If empty, all test cases will be executed.
-            func: Whether to run functional tests.
-            build_target_result: The build target result this test suite is run in.
         """
         self.sut_node = sut_node
         self.tg_node = tg_node
         self._logger = getLogger(self.__class__.__name__)
         self._test_cases_to_run = test_cases
         self._test_cases_to_run.extend(SETTINGS.test_cases)
-        self._func = func
-        self._result = build_target_result.add_test_suite(self.__class__.__name__)
         self._port_links = []
         self._process_links()
         self._sut_port_ingress, self._tg_port_egress = (
@@ -384,62 +365,6 @@ def _verify_l3_packet(self, received_packet: IP, expected_packet: IP) -> bool:
             return False
         return True
 
-    def run(self) -> None:
-        """Set up, execute and tear down the whole suite.
-
-        Test suite execution consists of running all test cases scheduled to be executed.
-        A test case run consists of setup, execution and teardown of said test case.
-
-        Record the setup and the teardown and handle failures.
-
-        The list of scheduled test cases is constructed when creating the :class:`TestSuite` object.
-        """
-        test_suite_name = self.__class__.__name__
-
-        try:
-            self._logger.info(f"Starting test suite setup: {test_suite_name}")
-            self.set_up_suite()
-            self._result.update_setup(Result.PASS)
-            self._logger.info(f"Test suite setup successful: {test_suite_name}")
-        except Exception as e:
-            self._logger.exception(f"Test suite setup ERROR: {test_suite_name}")
-            self._result.update_setup(Result.ERROR, e)
-
-        else:
-            self._execute_test_suite()
-
-        finally:
-            try:
-                self.tear_down_suite()
-                self.sut_node.kill_cleanup_dpdk_apps()
-                self._result.update_teardown(Result.PASS)
-            except Exception as e:
-                self._logger.exception(f"Test suite teardown ERROR: {test_suite_name}")
-                self._logger.warning(
-                    f"Test suite '{test_suite_name}' teardown failed, "
-                    f"the next test suite may be affected."
-                )
-                self._result.update_setup(Result.ERROR, e)
-            if len(self._result.get_errors()) > 0 and self.is_blocking:
-                raise BlockingTestSuiteError(test_suite_name)
-
-    def _execute_test_suite(self) -> None:
-        """Execute all test cases scheduled to be executed in this suite."""
-        if self._func:
-            for test_case_method in self._get_functional_test_cases():
-                test_case_name = test_case_method.__name__
-                test_case_result = self._result.add_test_case(test_case_name)
-                all_attempts = SETTINGS.re_run + 1
-                attempt_nr = 1
-                self._run_test_case(test_case_method, test_case_result)
-                while not test_case_result and attempt_nr < all_attempts:
-                    attempt_nr += 1
-                    self._logger.info(
-                        f"Re-running FAILED test case '{test_case_name}'. "
-                        f"Attempt number {attempt_nr} out of {all_attempts}."
-                    )
-                    self._run_test_case(test_case_method, test_case_result)
-
     def _get_functional_test_cases(self) -> list[MethodType]:
         """Get all functional test cases defined in this TestSuite.
 
@@ -471,65 +396,6 @@ def _should_be_executed(self, test_case_name: str, test_case_regex: str) -> bool
 
         return match
 
-    def _run_test_case(
-        self, test_case_method: MethodType, test_case_result: TestCaseResult
-    ) -> None:
-        """Setup, execute and teardown a test case in this suite.
-
-        Record the result of the setup and the teardown and handle failures.
-        """
-        test_case_name = test_case_method.__name__
-
-        try:
-            # run set_up function for each case
-            self.set_up_test_case()
-            test_case_result.update_setup(Result.PASS)
-        except SSHTimeoutError as e:
-            self._logger.exception(f"Test case setup FAILED: {test_case_name}")
-            test_case_result.update_setup(Result.FAIL, e)
-        except Exception as e:
-            self._logger.exception(f"Test case setup ERROR: {test_case_name}")
-            test_case_result.update_setup(Result.ERROR, e)
-
-        else:
-            # run test case if setup was successful
-            self._execute_test_case(test_case_method, test_case_result)
-
-        finally:
-            try:
-                self.tear_down_test_case()
-                test_case_result.update_teardown(Result.PASS)
-            except Exception as e:
-                self._logger.exception(f"Test case teardown ERROR: {test_case_name}")
-                self._logger.warning(
-                    f"Test case '{test_case_name}' teardown failed, "
-                    f"the next test case may be affected."
-                )
-                test_case_result.update_teardown(Result.ERROR, e)
-                test_case_result.update(Result.ERROR)
-
-    def _execute_test_case(
-        self, test_case_method: MethodType, test_case_result: TestCaseResult
-    ) -> None:
-        """Execute one test case, record the result and handle failures."""
-        test_case_name = test_case_method.__name__
-        try:
-            self._logger.info(f"Starting test case execution: {test_case_name}")
-            test_case_method()
-            test_case_result.update(Result.PASS)
-            self._logger.info(f"Test case execution PASSED: {test_case_name}")
-
-        except TestCaseVerifyError as e:
-            self._logger.exception(f"Test case execution FAILED: {test_case_name}")
-            test_case_result.update(Result.FAIL, e)
-        except Exception as e:
-            self._logger.exception(f"Test case execution ERROR: {test_case_name}")
-            test_case_result.update(Result.ERROR, e)
-        except KeyboardInterrupt:
-            self._logger.error(f"Test case execution INTERRUPTED by user: {test_case_name}")
-            test_case_result.update(Result.SKIP)
-            raise KeyboardInterrupt("Stop DTS")
-
 
 def get_test_suites(testsuite_module_path: str) -> list[type[TestSuite]]:
     r"""Find all :class:`TestSuite`\s in a Python module.
