diff --git a/embedded/template/cpInit.yaml b/embedded/template/cpInit.yaml
index 3c53750..9336c95 100644
--- a/embedded/template/cpInit.yaml
+++ b/embedded/template/cpInit.yaml
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-dictname: exampleName
+dictname: embedded
 initlist:
   Crypto:
     cfg:
       cryptoProcess: '{"timingcode": {}, "directprefix": ["encrypt", "decrypt"], "trace":
-        0, "msg2mc": {}}'
+        "0", "msg2mc": {}}'
     cptype: Crypto
     msgs: []
     name: Crypto
@@ -11,15 +11,15 @@ initlist:
   Embedded:
     cfg:
       embeddedProcess: '{"timingcode": {"process": "packet-process"}, "accelname":
-        "", "trace": 0, "msg2mc": {}, "msg2msg": {}}'
-      reqDecrypt: '{"bypass": 0, "trace": 0, "srvCP": "Crypto", "srvLabel": "cryptoProcess",
-        "srvOp": "decrypt-$crypto", "rspOp": "", "msg2mc": {"*": "default"}, "msg2msg":
-        {}}'
-      reqEncrypt: '{"bypass": 0, "trace": 0, "srvCP": "Crypto", "srvLabel": "cryptoProcess",
-        "srvOp": "encrypt-$crypto", "rspOp": "", "msg2mc": {"*": "default"}, "msg2msg":
-        {}}'
-      validateSrc: '{"bypass": 0, "trace": 0, "srvCP": "", "srvLabel": "", "srvOp":
-        "auth", "rspOp": "", "msg2mc": {"*": "default"}, "msg2msg": {}}'
+        "", "trace": "0", "msg2mc": {}, "msg2msg": {}}'
+      reqDecrypt: '{"bypass": "$bypass", "trace": "0", "srvCP": "Crypto", "srvLabel":
+        "cryptoProcess", "srvOp": "decrypt-$crypto", "rspOp": "", "msg2mc": {"*":
+        "default"}, "msg2msg": {}}'
+      reqEncrypt: '{"bypass": "$bypass", "trace": "0", "srvCP": "Crypto", "srvLabel":
+        "cryptoProcess", "srvOp": "encrypt-$crypto", "rspOp": "", "msg2mc": {"*":
+        "default"}, "msg2msg": {}}'
+      validateSrc: '{"bypass": "$bypass", "trace": "0", "srvCP": "", "srvLabel": "",
+        "srvOp": "auth", "rspOp": "", "msg2mc": {"*": "default"}, "msg2msg": {}}'
     cptype: Embedded
     msgs:
     - ispckt: true
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ initlist:
   EmbeddedAuth:
     cfg:
       authenticate: '{"timingcode": {"auth": "authenticate"}, "directprefix": [],
-        "trace": 0, "msg2mc": {}}'
+        "trace": "0", "msg2mc": {}}'
     cptype: EmbeddedAuth
     msgs: []
     name: EmbeddedAuth
@@ -43,21 +43,22 @@ initlist:
   HMI:
     cfg:
       accelDecrypt: '{"timingcode": {"decrypt": "decrypt-$crypto"}, "accelname": "hmiAccel",
-        "trace": 1, "msg2mc": {}, "msg2msg": {}}'
+        "trace": "1", "msg2mc": {}, "msg2msg": {}}'
       accelEncrypt: '{"timingcode": {"encrypt": "encrypt-$crypto"}, "accelname": "hmiAccel",
-        "trace": 1, "msg2mc": {}, "msg2msg": {}}'
-      endMeasure: '{"msrname": "end2end", "msrop": "end", "trace": 0, "msg2mc": {}}'
-      endThread: '{"trace": 0, "msg2mc": {"finish": "default"}}'
+        "trace": "1", "msg2mc": {}, "msg2msg": {}}'
+      endMeasure: '{"msrname": "end2end", "msrop": "end", "trace": "0", "msg2mc":
+        {}}'
+      endThread: '{"trace": "0", "msg2mc": {"finish": "default"}}'
       generatePckt: '{"timingcode": {"generate": "packet-generation"}, "accelname":
-        "", "trace": 1, "msg2mc": {}, "msg2msg": {}}'
+        "", "trace": "1", "msg2mc": {}, "msg2msg": {}}'
       processRtn: '{"timingcode": {"process": "packet-return"}, "accelname": "", "trace":
-        0, "msg2mc": {}, "msg2msg": {}}'
-      startMeasure: '{"msrname": "end2end", "msrop": "start", "trace": 0, "msg2mc":
+        "0", "msg2mc": {}, "msg2msg": {}}'
+      startMeasure: '{"msrname": "end2end", "msrop": "start", "trace": "0", "msg2mc":
         {}}'
-      startThread: '{"pcktlen": 1000, "msglen": 1500, "msgtype": "measure", "starttime":
-        10.0, "data": "", "trace": 0}'
-      validateSrc: '{"bypass": 0, "trace": 0, "srvCP": "", "srvLabel": "", "srvOp":
-        "auth", "rspOp": "", "msg2mc": {"*": "default"}, "msg2msg": {}}'
+      startThread: '{"pcktlen": "1000", "msglen": "1500", "msgtype": "measure", "starttime":
+        "10", "data": "", "trace": "0"}'
+      validateSrc: '{"bypass": "$bypass", "trace": "0", "srvCP": "", "srvLabel": "",
+        "srvOp": "auth", "rspOp": "", "msg2mc": {"*": "default"}, "msg2msg": {}}'
     cptype: HMI
     msgs:
     - ispckt: true
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ initlist:
   HMIAuth:
     cfg:
       authenticate: '{"timingcode": {"auth": "authenticate"}, "directprefix": [],
-        "trace": 0, "msg2mc": {}}'
+        "trace": "0", "msg2mc": {}}'
     cptype: HMIAuth
     msgs: []
     name: HMIAuth
diff --git a/embedded/template/devExec.yaml b/embedded/template/devExec.yaml
index ca62356..2ec2cf0 100644
--- a/embedded/template/devExec.yaml
+++ b/embedded/template/devExec.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-listname: exampleName
+listname: embedded
 times:
   switch:
   - devop: switch
diff --git a/embedded/template/exp.yaml b/embedded/template/exp.yaml
index bbbfefa..fbb9512 100644
--- a/embedded/template/exp.yaml
+++ b/embedded/template/exp.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-expname: exampleName
+expname: embedded
 parameters:
 - attributes:
   - attrbname: name
@@ -23,22 +23,22 @@ parameters:
     attrbvalue: central
   param: trace
   paramObj: Network
-  value: 0
+  value: '0'
 - attributes:
   - attrbname: '*'
-    attrbvalue: 1
+    attrbvalue: '1'
   param: latency
   paramObj: Interface
   value: 5e-06
 - attributes:
   - attrbname: '*'
-    attrbvalue: 1
+    attrbvalue: '1'
   param: bandwidth
   paramObj: Interface
-  value: $bndwidth
+  value: $bndwdth
 - attributes:
   - attrbname: '*'
-    attrbvalue: 1
+    attrbvalue: '1'
   param: trace
   paramObj: Interface
-  value: 0
+  value: '0'
diff --git a/embedded/template/experiments.yaml b/embedded/template/experiments.yaml
index 194d319..361f072 100644
--- a/embedded/template/experiments.yaml
+++ b/embedded/template/experiments.yaml
@@ -1,12 +1,32 @@
 - $bndwdth,netParams: '1000'
+  $bypass,cp: '0'
   $crypto,cp: AES-256-CBC
   name: exp-1
 - $bndwdth,netParams: '10'
+  $bypass,cp: '0'
   $crypto,cp: AES-256-CBC
   name: exp-2
 - $bndwdth,netParams: '1000'
+  $bypass,cp: '0'
   $crypto,cp: AES-128-CBC
   name: exp-3
 - $bndwdth,netParams: '10'
+  $bypass,cp: '0'
   $crypto,cp: AES-128-CBC
   name: exp-4
+- $bndwdth,netParams: '1000'
+  $bypass,cp: '1'
+  $crypto,cp: AES-256-CBC
+  name: exp-5
+- $bndwdth,netParams: '10'
+  $bypass,cp: '1'
+  $crypto,cp: AES-256-CBC
+  name: exp-6
+- $bndwdth,netParams: '1000'
+  $bypass,cp: '1'
+  $crypto,cp: AES-128-CBC
+  name: exp-7
+- $bndwdth,netParams: '10'
+  $bypass,cp: '1'
+  $crypto,cp: AES-128-CBC
+  name: exp-8
diff --git a/embedded/template/funcExec.yaml b/embedded/template/funcExec.yaml
index eb3709d..f26f401 100644
--- a/embedded/template/funcExec.yaml
+++ b/embedded/template/funcExec.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-listname: exampleName
+listname: embedded
 times:
   authenticate:
   - cpumodel: AMD EPYC 9534 64-Core Processor
diff --git a/embedded/template/map.yaml b/embedded/template/map.yaml
index bfc2196..69a4bb3 100644
--- a/embedded/template/map.yaml
+++ b/embedded/template/map.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-dictname: exampleName
+dictname: embedded
 map:
   Crypto:
     funcmap:
diff --git a/embedded/template/topo.yaml b/embedded/template/topo.yaml
index 795cef6..3602a80 100644
--- a/embedded/template/topo.yaml
+++ b/embedded/template/topo.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ endpts:
   - cable: intrfc@hub-hmiDev
     carry: []
     device: hmiDev
-    devname: hmiDev
     devtype: Endpt
     faces: central
     groups: []
@@ -23,7 +22,6 @@ endpts:
   - cable: intrfc@hub-embeddedDev
     carry: []
     device: embeddedDev
-    devname: embeddedDev
     devtype: Endpt
     faces: central
     groups: []
@@ -39,7 +37,6 @@ endpts:
   - cable: intrfc@hub-sslDev
     carry: []
     device: sslDev
-    devname: sslDev
     devtype: Endpt
     faces: central
     groups: []
@@ -48,7 +45,7 @@ endpts:
     wireless: []
   model: AMD EPYC 9534 64-Core Processor
   name: sslDev
-name: exampleName
+name: embedded
 networks:
 - endpts:
   - hmiDev
@@ -68,7 +65,6 @@ switches:
   - cable: intrfc@hmiDev-hub
     carry: []
     device: hub
-    devname: hub
     devtype: Switch
     faces: central
     groups: []
@@ -78,7 +74,6 @@ switches:
   - cable: intrfc@sslDev-hub
     carry: []
     device: hub
-    devname: hub
     devtype: Switch
     faces: central
     groups: []
@@ -88,7 +83,6 @@ switches:
   - cable: intrfc@embeddedDev-hub
     carry: []
     device: hub
-    devname: hub
     devtype: Switch
     faces: central
     groups: []
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 47ac834..a749fa7 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -5,15 +5,15 @@ go 1.22.7
 require (
 	github.com/iti/evt/evtm v0.1.4
 	github.com/iti/evt/vrtime v0.1.5
-	github.com/iti/pces v0.0.17
+	github.com/iti/pces v0.0.19
 )
 
 require (
 	github.com/iti/cmdline v0.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/iti/evt/evtq v0.1.4 // indirect
-	github.com/iti/mrnes v0.0.16 // indirect
+	github.com/iti/mrnes v0.0.17 // indirect
 	github.com/iti/rngstream v0.2.2 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20241009180824-f66d83c29e7c // indirect
+	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20241217172543-b2144cdd0a67 // indirect
 	gonum.org/v1/gonum v0.15.1 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index de0b068..7636f05 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -6,14 +6,14 @@ github.com/iti/evt/evtq v0.1.4 h1:cLkfhqiCRUSeiDVN/YN2ZC2L1mznL9n5o9CFKt/pwkc=
 github.com/iti/evt/evtq v0.1.4/go.mod h1:85Zm3A+dgRd72YV8DS2VoNExUCt3Ckq2GqYnI4oqlBY=
 github.com/iti/evt/vrtime v0.1.5 h1:5d2O3ZGb9OruBkBxZ1PzyXBlHkAUmW27jz9fUXHc6MI=
 github.com/iti/evt/vrtime v0.1.5/go.mod h1:NtgQQ20CSeaLxWNsAROKuHtAdeXNZ86Wg6ox2l5LtrU=
-github.com/iti/mrnes v0.0.16 h1:TiyBzSFo4teG0EvKjbdOPHhvC6HywDmGmVRRtD06wkI=
-github.com/iti/mrnes v0.0.16/go.mod h1:1P8kC384qaei5i84ZK42VYDrXmRLiYZHmx52yeLL37E=
-github.com/iti/pces v0.0.17 h1:lvKIPrlzTHesEJDO6QeCv9vwjXqvN5+3gkXMI/cn+zo=
-github.com/iti/pces v0.0.17/go.mod h1:puOlSzKF8W6wXiK6IwSGOjR7S3gGGKpC0fn9JjakXeA=
+github.com/iti/mrnes v0.0.17 h1:0OAg0M+XTuiX65DN2rhk7c5sbsmuEu1SBjakpbMPtCw=
+github.com/iti/mrnes v0.0.17/go.mod h1:1P8kC384qaei5i84ZK42VYDrXmRLiYZHmx52yeLL37E=
+github.com/iti/pces v0.0.19 h1:1kTDa8SCisJS+aap13/S5O3nkKvtsV5cf7hCpfqBCFg=
+github.com/iti/pces v0.0.19/go.mod h1:MokpQUKXx3cRfPAOyV5/Q00Px8ziLkUuM+CPXupAHqM=
 github.com/iti/rngstream v0.2.2 h1:9cfSikwWPW1Yie+RjdJ23uUuMryLu+Ou38/TChYLPZ8=
 github.com/iti/rngstream v0.2.2/go.mod h1:sf9vdWtEjVW4dxOocgIqbivkNIrfcl10H8jEeeqFNnQ=
-golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20241009180824-f66d83c29e7c h1:7dEasQXItcW1xKJ2+gg5VOiBnqWrJc+rq0DPKyvvdbY=
-golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20241009180824-f66d83c29e7c/go.mod h1:NQtJDoLvd6faHhE7m4T/1IY708gDefGGjR/iUW8yQQ8=
+golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20241217172543-b2144cdd0a67 h1:1UoZQm6f0P/ZO0w1Ri+f+ifG/gXhegadRdwBIXEFWDo=
+golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20241217172543-b2144cdd0a67/go.mod h1:qj5a5QZpwLU2NLQudwIN5koi3beDhSAlJwa67PuM98c=
 gonum.org/v1/gonum v0.15.1 h1:FNy7N6OUZVUaWG9pTiD+jlhdQ3lMP+/LcTpJ6+a8sQ0=
 gonum.org/v1/gonum v0.15.1/go.mod h1:eZTZuRFrzu5pcyjN5wJhcIhnUdNijYxX1T2IcrOGY0o=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405 h1:yhCVgyC4o1eVCa2tZl7eS0r+SDo693bJlVdllGtEeKM=
diff --git a/simulator/sim-dir/go.mod b/simulator/sim-dir/go.mod
index 47ac834..a749fa7 100644
--- a/simulator/sim-dir/go.mod
+++ b/simulator/sim-dir/go.mod
@@ -5,15 +5,15 @@ go 1.22.7
 require (
 	github.com/iti/evt/evtm v0.1.4
 	github.com/iti/evt/vrtime v0.1.5
-	github.com/iti/pces v0.0.17
+	github.com/iti/pces v0.0.19
 )
 
 require (
 	github.com/iti/cmdline v0.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/iti/evt/evtq v0.1.4 // indirect
-	github.com/iti/mrnes v0.0.16 // indirect
+	github.com/iti/mrnes v0.0.17 // indirect
 	github.com/iti/rngstream v0.2.2 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20241009180824-f66d83c29e7c // indirect
+	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20241217172543-b2144cdd0a67 // indirect
 	gonum.org/v1/gonum v0.15.1 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/simulator/sim-dir/go.sum b/simulator/sim-dir/go.sum
index de0b068..7636f05 100644
--- a/simulator/sim-dir/go.sum
+++ b/simulator/sim-dir/go.sum
@@ -6,14 +6,14 @@ github.com/iti/evt/evtq v0.1.4 h1:cLkfhqiCRUSeiDVN/YN2ZC2L1mznL9n5o9CFKt/pwkc=
 github.com/iti/evt/evtq v0.1.4/go.mod h1:85Zm3A+dgRd72YV8DS2VoNExUCt3Ckq2GqYnI4oqlBY=
 github.com/iti/evt/vrtime v0.1.5 h1:5d2O3ZGb9OruBkBxZ1PzyXBlHkAUmW27jz9fUXHc6MI=
 github.com/iti/evt/vrtime v0.1.5/go.mod h1:NtgQQ20CSeaLxWNsAROKuHtAdeXNZ86Wg6ox2l5LtrU=
-github.com/iti/mrnes v0.0.16 h1:TiyBzSFo4teG0EvKjbdOPHhvC6HywDmGmVRRtD06wkI=
-github.com/iti/mrnes v0.0.16/go.mod h1:1P8kC384qaei5i84ZK42VYDrXmRLiYZHmx52yeLL37E=
-github.com/iti/pces v0.0.17 h1:lvKIPrlzTHesEJDO6QeCv9vwjXqvN5+3gkXMI/cn+zo=
-github.com/iti/pces v0.0.17/go.mod h1:puOlSzKF8W6wXiK6IwSGOjR7S3gGGKpC0fn9JjakXeA=
+github.com/iti/mrnes v0.0.17 h1:0OAg0M+XTuiX65DN2rhk7c5sbsmuEu1SBjakpbMPtCw=
+github.com/iti/mrnes v0.0.17/go.mod h1:1P8kC384qaei5i84ZK42VYDrXmRLiYZHmx52yeLL37E=
+github.com/iti/pces v0.0.19 h1:1kTDa8SCisJS+aap13/S5O3nkKvtsV5cf7hCpfqBCFg=
+github.com/iti/pces v0.0.19/go.mod h1:MokpQUKXx3cRfPAOyV5/Q00Px8ziLkUuM+CPXupAHqM=
 github.com/iti/rngstream v0.2.2 h1:9cfSikwWPW1Yie+RjdJ23uUuMryLu+Ou38/TChYLPZ8=
 github.com/iti/rngstream v0.2.2/go.mod h1:sf9vdWtEjVW4dxOocgIqbivkNIrfcl10H8jEeeqFNnQ=
-golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20241009180824-f66d83c29e7c h1:7dEasQXItcW1xKJ2+gg5VOiBnqWrJc+rq0DPKyvvdbY=
-golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20241009180824-f66d83c29e7c/go.mod h1:NQtJDoLvd6faHhE7m4T/1IY708gDefGGjR/iUW8yQQ8=
+golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20241217172543-b2144cdd0a67 h1:1UoZQm6f0P/ZO0w1Ri+f+ifG/gXhegadRdwBIXEFWDo=
+golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20241217172543-b2144cdd0a67/go.mod h1:qj5a5QZpwLU2NLQudwIN5koi3beDhSAlJwa67PuM98c=
 gonum.org/v1/gonum v0.15.1 h1:FNy7N6OUZVUaWG9pTiD+jlhdQ3lMP+/LcTpJ6+a8sQ0=
 gonum.org/v1/gonum v0.15.1/go.mod h1:eZTZuRFrzu5pcyjN5wJhcIhnUdNijYxX1T2IcrOGY0o=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405 h1:yhCVgyC4o1eVCa2tZl7eS0r+SDo693bJlVdllGtEeKM=