diff --git a/profiles/default.py b/profiles/default.py
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+"""
+Default profile
+
+No tests skipped.
+"""
+
+#@var skip_test_list The list of tests to skip for this run
+skip_test_list = [
+]
diff --git a/profiles/example.py b/profiles/example.py
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+"""
+Sample profile
+
+A profile determines run specific behavior.  It is meant to capture
+variations between different switch targets.
+
+A profile defines two target specific variables.
+
+1. A set of tests to skip
+
+TO BE IMPLEMENTED:
+
+2. A set of tests to run (overriding the default "skip" priority)
+optionally specifying a test parameters specific to the test run
+
+@todo Allow a test to be run multiple times with different params
+"""
+
+#@var skip_test_list The list of tests to skip for this run
+skip_test_list = []
+
+# TO BE IMPLEMENTED
+# A list of test cases with parameters(?)
+# TBD
+#@var run_test_list List of tests to run which would normally be skipped
+run_test_list = dict(
+    # Example
+    # SomeTestCase = [dict(<params1>), dict(<params2>),...],
+)
+
+# for test_dict in profile.run_test_list:
+#     for test_name, test_params in test_dict.items():
+#          ...
diff --git a/profiles/noing.py b/profiles/noing.py
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+"""
+No-ingress action profile
+
+Profile for switch that does not support the IN_PORT port
+in the output action.
+
+We also don't run the port config modify test for this profile.
+"""
+
+#@var skip_test_list The list of tests to skip for this run
+skip_test_list = [
+    "PortConfigMod",
+    "FloodMinusPort",
+    "ModifyL2DstIngressMC",
+    "ModifyL2DstIngress",
+    "DirectMC",
+    "AllPlusIngress",
+    "FloodPlusIngress",
+    "ModifyVIDToIngress",
+]