def verifyPortState(self, timeout=70):
        """
        Description
            Verify port states for all the vports connected to physical ports.

        Parameter
            timeout: <int>: The timeout value to declare as failed. Default=70 seconds.
        """
        response = self.ixnObj.get(self.ixnObj.sessionUrl+'/vport')
        vportList = [metaDatas["links"][0]['href'] for metaDatas in response.json()]
        for eachVport in vportList:
            for counter in range(1,timeout+1):
                stateResponse = self.ixnObj.get(self.ixnObj.httpHeader+eachVport+'?includes=state,connectionStatus', silentMode=True)
                assignedToResponse = self.ixnObj.get(self.ixnObj.httpHeader+eachVport+'?includes=assignedTo', silentMode=True)

                if 'Port Released' in stateResponse.json()['connectionStatus']:
                    raise IxNetRestApiException(stateResponse.json()['connectionStatus'])

                if stateResponse.json()['state'] == 'unassigned':
                    self.ixnObj.logWarning('\nThe vport {0} is not assigned to a physical port. Skipping this vport verification.'.format(eachVport))
                    break

                self.ixnObj.logInfo('Port: %s' % assignedToResponse.json()['assignedTo'])
                self.ixnObj.logInfo('\tVerifyPortState: %s\n\tWaiting %s/%s seconds' % (stateResponse.json()['state'], counter, timeout), timestamp=False)
                if counter < timeout and stateResponse.json()['state'] in ['down', 'busy']:
                    time.sleep(1)
                    continue
                if counter < timeout and stateResponse.json()['state'] in ['up', 'connectedLinkUp']:
                    break
                if counter == timeout and stateResponse.json()['state'] == 'down':
                    # Failed
                    raise IxNetRestApiException('Port failed to come up')