diff --git a/dts/framework/dts.py b/dts/framework/dts.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e16d4578a0..0000000000
--- a/dts/framework/dts.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,338 +0,0 @@
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
-# Copyright(c) 2010-2019 Intel Corporation
-# Copyright(c) 2022-2023 PANTHEON.tech s.r.o.
-# Copyright(c) 2022-2023 University of New Hampshire
-
-r"""Test suite runner module.
-
-A DTS run is split into stages:
-
-    #. Execution stage,
-    #. Build target stage,
-    #. Test suite stage,
-    #. Test case stage.
-
-The module is responsible for running tests on testbeds defined in the test run configuration.
-Each setup or teardown of each stage is recorded in a :class:`~.test_result.DTSResult` or
-one of its subclasses. The test case results are also recorded.
-
-If an error occurs, the current stage is aborted, the error is recorded and the run continues in
-the next iteration of the same stage. The return code is the highest `severity` of all
-:class:`~.exception.DTSError`\s.
-
-Example:
-    An error occurs in a build target setup. The current build target is aborted and the run
-    continues with the next build target. If the errored build target was the last one in the given
-    execution, the next execution begins.
-
-Attributes:
-    dts_logger: The logger instance used in this module.
-    result: The top level result used in the module.
-"""
-
-import sys
-
-from .config import (
-    BuildTargetConfiguration,
-    ExecutionConfiguration,
-    TestSuiteConfig,
-    load_config,
-)
-from .exception import BlockingTestSuiteError
-from .logger import DTSLOG, getLogger
-from .test_result import BuildTargetResult, DTSResult, ExecutionResult, Result
-from .test_suite import get_test_suites
-from .testbed_model import SutNode, TGNode
-
-# dummy defaults to satisfy linters
-dts_logger: DTSLOG = None  # type: ignore[assignment]
-result: DTSResult = DTSResult(dts_logger)
-
-
-def run_all() -> None:
-    """Run all build targets in all executions from the test run configuration.
-
-    Before running test suites, executions and build targets are first set up.
-    The executions and build targets defined in the test run configuration are iterated over.
-    The executions define which tests to run and where to run them and build targets define
-    the DPDK build setup.
-
-    The tests suites are set up for each execution/build target tuple and each scheduled
-    test case within the test suite is set up, executed and torn down. After all test cases
-    have been executed, the test suite is torn down and the next build target will be tested.
-
-    All the nested steps look like this:
-
-        #. Execution setup
-
-            #. Build target setup
-
-                #. Test suite setup
-
-                    #. Test case setup
-                    #. Test case logic
-                    #. Test case teardown
-
-                #. Test suite teardown
-
-            #. Build target teardown
-
-        #. Execution teardown
-
-    The test cases are filtered according to the specification in the test run configuration and
-    the :option:`--test-cases` command line argument or
-    the :envvar:`DTS_TESTCASES` environment variable.
-    """
-    global dts_logger
-    global result
-
-    # create a regular DTS logger and create a new result with it
-    dts_logger = getLogger("DTSRunner")
-    result = DTSResult(dts_logger)
-
-    # check the python version of the server that run dts
-    _check_dts_python_version()
-
-    sut_nodes: dict[str, SutNode] = {}
-    tg_nodes: dict[str, TGNode] = {}
-    try:
-        # for all Execution sections
-        for execution in load_config().executions:
-            sut_node = sut_nodes.get(execution.system_under_test_node.name)
-            tg_node = tg_nodes.get(execution.traffic_generator_node.name)
-
-            try:
-                if not sut_node:
-                    sut_node = SutNode(execution.system_under_test_node)
-                    sut_nodes[sut_node.name] = sut_node
-                if not tg_node:
-                    tg_node = TGNode(execution.traffic_generator_node)
-                    tg_nodes[tg_node.name] = tg_node
-                result.update_setup(Result.PASS)
-            except Exception as e:
-                failed_node = execution.system_under_test_node.name
-                if sut_node:
-                    failed_node = execution.traffic_generator_node.name
-                dts_logger.exception(f"Creation of node {failed_node} failed.")
-                result.update_setup(Result.FAIL, e)
-
-            else:
-                _run_execution(sut_node, tg_node, execution, result)
-
-    except Exception as e:
-        dts_logger.exception("An unexpected error has occurred.")
-        result.add_error(e)
-        raise
-
-    finally:
-        try:
-            for node in (sut_nodes | tg_nodes).values():
-                node.close()
-            result.update_teardown(Result.PASS)
-        except Exception as e:
-            dts_logger.exception("Final cleanup of nodes failed.")
-            result.update_teardown(Result.ERROR, e)
-
-    # we need to put the sys.exit call outside the finally clause to make sure
-    # that unexpected exceptions will propagate
-    # in that case, the error that should be reported is the uncaught exception as
-    # that is a severe error originating from the framework
-    # at that point, we'll only have partial results which could be impacted by the
-    # error causing the uncaught exception, making them uninterpretable
-    _exit_dts()
-
-
-def _check_dts_python_version() -> None:
-    """Check the required Python version - v3.10."""
-
-    def RED(text: str) -> str:
-        return f"\u001B[31;1m{str(text)}\u001B[0m"
-
-    if sys.version_info.major < 3 or (sys.version_info.major == 3 and sys.version_info.minor < 10):
-        print(
-            RED(
-                (
-                    "WARNING: DTS execution node's python version is lower than"
-                    "python 3.10, is deprecated and will not work in future releases."
-                )
-            ),
-            file=sys.stderr,
-        )
-        print(RED("Please use Python >= 3.10 instead"), file=sys.stderr)
-
-
-def _run_execution(
-    sut_node: SutNode,
-    tg_node: TGNode,
-    execution: ExecutionConfiguration,
-    result: DTSResult,
-) -> None:
-    """Run the given execution.
-
-    This involves running the execution setup as well as running all build targets
-    in the given execution. After that, execution teardown is run.
-
-    Args:
-        sut_node: The execution's SUT node.
-        tg_node: The execution's TG node.
-        execution: An execution's test run configuration.
-        result: The top level result object.
-    """
-    dts_logger.info(f"Running execution with SUT '{execution.system_under_test_node.name}'.")
-    execution_result = result.add_execution(sut_node.config)
-    execution_result.add_sut_info(sut_node.node_info)
-
-    try:
-        sut_node.set_up_execution(execution)
-        execution_result.update_setup(Result.PASS)
-    except Exception as e:
-        dts_logger.exception("Execution setup failed.")
-        execution_result.update_setup(Result.FAIL, e)
-
-    else:
-        for build_target in execution.build_targets:
-            _run_build_target(sut_node, tg_node, build_target, execution, execution_result)
-
-    finally:
-        try:
-            sut_node.tear_down_execution()
-            execution_result.update_teardown(Result.PASS)
-        except Exception as e:
-            dts_logger.exception("Execution teardown failed.")
-            execution_result.update_teardown(Result.FAIL, e)
-
-
-def _run_build_target(
-    sut_node: SutNode,
-    tg_node: TGNode,
-    build_target: BuildTargetConfiguration,
-    execution: ExecutionConfiguration,
-    execution_result: ExecutionResult,
-) -> None:
-    """Run the given build target.
-
-    This involves running the build target setup as well as running all test suites
-    in the given execution the build target is defined in.
-    After that, build target teardown is run.
-
-    Args:
-        sut_node: The execution's SUT node.
-        tg_node: The execution's TG node.
-        build_target: A build target's test run configuration.
-        execution: The build target's execution's test run configuration.
-        execution_result: The execution level result object associated with the execution.
-    """
-    dts_logger.info(f"Running build target '{build_target.name}'.")
-    build_target_result = execution_result.add_build_target(build_target)
-
-    try:
-        sut_node.set_up_build_target(build_target)
-        result.dpdk_version = sut_node.dpdk_version
-        build_target_result.add_build_target_info(sut_node.get_build_target_info())
-        build_target_result.update_setup(Result.PASS)
-    except Exception as e:
-        dts_logger.exception("Build target setup failed.")
-        build_target_result.update_setup(Result.FAIL, e)
-
-    else:
-        _run_all_suites(sut_node, tg_node, execution, build_target_result)
-
-    finally:
-        try:
-            sut_node.tear_down_build_target()
-            build_target_result.update_teardown(Result.PASS)
-        except Exception as e:
-            dts_logger.exception("Build target teardown failed.")
-            build_target_result.update_teardown(Result.FAIL, e)
-
-
-def _run_all_suites(
-    sut_node: SutNode,
-    tg_node: TGNode,
-    execution: ExecutionConfiguration,
-    build_target_result: BuildTargetResult,
-) -> None:
-    """Run the execution's (possibly a subset) test suites using the current build target.
-
-    The function 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.
-        execution: The execution's test run configuration associated with the current build target.
-        build_target_result: The build target level result object associated
-            with the current build target.
-    """
-    end_build_target = False
-    if not execution.skip_smoke_tests:
-        execution.test_suites[:0] = [TestSuiteConfig.from_dict("smoke_tests")]
-    for test_suite_config in execution.test_suites:
-        try:
-            _run_single_suite(sut_node, tg_node, execution, build_target_result, test_suite_config)
-        except BlockingTestSuiteError as e:
-            dts_logger.exception(
-                f"An error occurred within {test_suite_config.test_suite}. Skipping build target."
-            )
-            result.add_error(e)
-            end_build_target = True
-        # if a blocking test failed and we need to bail out of suite executions
-        if end_build_target:
-            break
-
-
-def _run_single_suite(
-    sut_node: SutNode,
-    tg_node: TGNode,
-    execution: ExecutionConfiguration,
-    build_target_result: BuildTargetResult,
-    test_suite_config: TestSuiteConfig,
-) -> None:
-    """Run all test suite in a single test suite module.
-
-    The function 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.
-
-    Args:
-        sut_node: The execution's SUT node.
-        tg_node: The execution's TG node.
-        execution: The execution's test run configuration associated with the current build target.
-        build_target_result: The build target level result object associated
-            with the current build target.
-        test_suite_config: Test suite test run configuration specifying the test suite module
-            and possibly a subset of test cases of test suites in that module.
-
-    Raises:
-        BlockingTestSuiteError: If a blocking test suite fails.
-    """
-    try:
-        full_suite_path = f"tests.TestSuite_{test_suite_config.test_suite}"
-        test_suite_classes = get_test_suites(full_suite_path)
-        suites_str = ", ".join((x.__name__ for x in test_suite_classes))
-        dts_logger.debug(f"Found test suites '{suites_str}' in '{full_suite_path}'.")
-    except Exception as e:
-        dts_logger.exception("An error occurred when searching for test suites.")
-        result.update_setup(Result.ERROR, e)
-
-    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.run()
-
-
-def _exit_dts() -> None:
-    """Process all errors and exit with the proper exit code."""
-    result.process()
-
-    if dts_logger:
-        dts_logger.info("DTS execution has ended.")
-    sys.exit(result.get_return_code())
diff --git a/dts/framework/runner.py b/dts/framework/runner.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..acc1c4d6db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dts/framework/runner.py
@@ -0,0 +1,333 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+# Copyright(c) 2010-2019 Intel Corporation
+# Copyright(c) 2022-2023 PANTHEON.tech s.r.o.
+# Copyright(c) 2022-2023 University of New Hampshire
+
+"""Test suite runner module.
+
+The module is responsible for running DTS in a series of stages:
+
+    #. Execution stage,
+    #. Build target stage,
+    #. Test suite stage,
+    #. Test case stage.
+
+The execution and build target stages set up the environment before running test suites.
+The test suite stage sets up steps common to all test cases
+and the test case stage runs test cases individually.
+"""
+
+import logging
+import sys
+
+from .config import (
+    BuildTargetConfiguration,
+    ExecutionConfiguration,
+    TestSuiteConfig,
+    load_config,
+)
+from .exception import BlockingTestSuiteError
+from .logger import DTSLOG, getLogger
+from .test_result import BuildTargetResult, DTSResult, ExecutionResult, Result
+from .test_suite import get_test_suites
+from .testbed_model import SutNode, TGNode
+
+
+class DTSRunner:
+    r"""Test suite runner class.
+
+    The class is responsible for running tests on testbeds defined in the test run configuration.
+    Each setup or teardown of each stage is recorded in a :class:`~framework.test_result.DTSResult`
+    or one of its subclasses. The test case results are also recorded.
+
+    If an error occurs, the current stage is aborted, the error is recorded and the run continues in
+    the next iteration of the same stage. The return code is the highest `severity` of all
+    :class:`~.framework.exception.DTSError`\s.
+
+    Example:
+        An error occurs in a build target setup. The current build target is aborted and the run
+        continues with the next build target. If the errored build target was the last one in the
+        given execution, the next execution begins.
+    """
+
+    _logger: DTSLOG
+    _result: DTSResult
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        """Initialize the instance with logger and result."""
+        self._logger = getLogger("DTSRunner")
+        self._result = DTSResult(self._logger)
+
+    def run(self):
+        """Run all build targets in all executions from the test run configuration.
+
+        Before running test suites, executions and build targets are first set up.
+        The executions and build targets defined in the test run configuration are iterated over.
+        The executions define which tests to run and where to run them and build targets define
+        the DPDK build setup.
+
+        The tests suites are set up for each execution/build target tuple and each discovered
+        test case within the test suite is set up, executed and torn down. After all test cases
+        have been executed, the test suite is torn down and the next build target will be tested.
+
+        All the nested steps look like this:
+
+            #. Execution setup
+
+                #. Build target setup
+
+                    #. Test suite setup
+
+                        #. Test case setup
+                        #. Test case logic
+                        #. Test case teardown
+
+                    #. Test suite teardown
+
+                #. Build target teardown
+
+            #. Execution teardown
+
+        The test cases are filtered according to the specification in the test run configuration and
+        the :option:`--test-cases` command line argument or
+        the :envvar:`DTS_TESTCASES` environment variable.
+        """
+        sut_nodes: dict[str, SutNode] = {}
+        tg_nodes: dict[str, TGNode] = {}
+        try:
+            # check the python version of the server that runs dts
+            self._check_dts_python_version()
+
+            # for all Execution sections
+            for execution in load_config().executions:
+                sut_node = sut_nodes.get(execution.system_under_test_node.name)
+                tg_node = tg_nodes.get(execution.traffic_generator_node.name)
+
+                try:
+                    if not sut_node:
+                        sut_node = SutNode(execution.system_under_test_node)
+                        sut_nodes[sut_node.name] = sut_node
+                    if not tg_node:
+                        tg_node = TGNode(execution.traffic_generator_node)
+                        tg_nodes[tg_node.name] = tg_node
+                    self._result.update_setup(Result.PASS)
+                except Exception as e:
+                    failed_node = execution.system_under_test_node.name
+                    if sut_node:
+                        failed_node = execution.traffic_generator_node.name
+                    self._logger.exception(f"The Creation of node {failed_node} failed.")
+                    self._result.update_setup(Result.FAIL, e)
+
+                else:
+                    self._run_execution(sut_node, tg_node, execution)
+
+        except Exception as e:
+            self._logger.exception("An unexpected error has occurred.")
+            self._result.add_error(e)
+            raise
+
+        finally:
+            try:
+                for node in (sut_nodes | tg_nodes).values():
+                    node.close()
+                self._result.update_teardown(Result.PASS)
+            except Exception as e:
+                self._logger.exception("The final cleanup of nodes failed.")
+                self._result.update_teardown(Result.ERROR, e)
+
+        # we need to put the sys.exit call outside the finally clause to make sure
+        # that unexpected exceptions will propagate
+        # in that case, the error that should be reported is the uncaught exception as
+        # that is a severe error originating from the framework
+        # at that point, we'll only have partial results which could be impacted by the
+        # error causing the uncaught exception, making them uninterpretable
+        self._exit_dts()
+
+    def _check_dts_python_version(self) -> None:
+        """Check the required Python version - v3.10."""
+        if sys.version_info.major < 3 or (
+            sys.version_info.major == 3 and sys.version_info.minor < 10
+        ):
+            self._logger.warning(
+                "DTS execution node's python version is lower than Python 3.10, "
+                "is deprecated and will not work in future releases."
+            )
+            self._logger.warning("Please use Python >= 3.10 instead.")
+
+    def _run_execution(
+        self,
+        sut_node: SutNode,
+        tg_node: TGNode,
+        execution: ExecutionConfiguration,
+    ) -> None:
+        """Run the given execution.
+
+        This involves running the execution setup as well as running all build targets
+        in the given execution. After that, execution teardown is run.
+
+        Args:
+            sut_node: The execution's SUT node.
+            tg_node: The execution's TG node.
+            execution: An execution's test run configuration.
+        """
+        self._logger.info(f"Running execution with SUT '{execution.system_under_test_node.name}'.")
+        execution_result = self._result.add_execution(sut_node.config)
+        execution_result.add_sut_info(sut_node.node_info)
+
+        try:
+            sut_node.set_up_execution(execution)
+            execution_result.update_setup(Result.PASS)
+        except Exception as e:
+            self._logger.exception("Execution setup failed.")
+            execution_result.update_setup(Result.FAIL, e)
+
+        else:
+            for build_target in execution.build_targets:
+                self._run_build_target(sut_node, tg_node, build_target, execution, execution_result)
+
+        finally:
+            try:
+                sut_node.tear_down_execution()
+                execution_result.update_teardown(Result.PASS)
+            except Exception as e:
+                self._logger.exception("Execution teardown failed.")
+                execution_result.update_teardown(Result.FAIL, e)
+
+    def _run_build_target(
+        self,
+        sut_node: SutNode,
+        tg_node: TGNode,
+        build_target: BuildTargetConfiguration,
+        execution: ExecutionConfiguration,
+        execution_result: ExecutionResult,
+    ) -> None:
+        """Run the given build target.
+
+        This involves running the build target setup as well as running all test suites
+        of the build target's execution.
+        After that, build target teardown is run.
+
+        Args:
+            sut_node: The execution's sut node.
+            tg_node: The execution's tg node.
+            build_target: A build target's test run configuration.
+            execution: The build target's execution's test run configuration.
+            execution_result: The execution level result object associated with the execution.
+        """
+        self._logger.info(f"Running build target '{build_target.name}'.")
+        build_target_result = execution_result.add_build_target(build_target)
+
+        try:
+            sut_node.set_up_build_target(build_target)
+            self._result.dpdk_version = sut_node.dpdk_version
+            build_target_result.add_build_target_info(sut_node.get_build_target_info())
+            build_target_result.update_setup(Result.PASS)
+        except Exception as e:
+            self._logger.exception("Build target setup failed.")
+            build_target_result.update_setup(Result.FAIL, e)
+
+        else:
+            self._run_all_suites(sut_node, tg_node, execution, build_target_result)
+
+        finally:
+            try:
+                sut_node.tear_down_build_target()
+                build_target_result.update_teardown(Result.PASS)
+            except Exception as e:
+                self._logger.exception("Build target teardown failed.")
+                build_target_result.update_teardown(Result.FAIL, e)
+
+    def _run_all_suites(
+        self,
+        sut_node: SutNode,
+        tg_node: TGNode,
+        execution: ExecutionConfiguration,
+        build_target_result: BuildTargetResult,
+    ) -> None:
+        """Run the execution's (possibly a subset of) test suites using the current build target.
+
+        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.
+
+        Args:
+            sut_node: The execution's SUT node.
+            tg_node: The execution's TG node.
+            execution: The execution's test run configuration associated
+                with the current build target.
+            build_target_result: The build target level result object associated
+                with the current build target.
+        """
+        end_build_target = False
+        if not execution.skip_smoke_tests:
+            execution.test_suites[:0] = [TestSuiteConfig.from_dict("smoke_tests")]
+        for test_suite_config in execution.test_suites:
+            try:
+                self._run_single_suite(
+                    sut_node, tg_node, execution, build_target_result, test_suite_config
+                )
+            except BlockingTestSuiteError as e:
+                self._logger.exception(
+                    f"An error occurred within {test_suite_config.test_suite}. "
+                    "Skipping build target..."
+                )
+                self._result.add_error(e)
+                end_build_target = True
+            # if a blocking test failed and we need to bail out of suite executions
+            if end_build_target:
+                break
+
+    def _run_single_suite(
+        self,
+        sut_node: SutNode,
+        tg_node: TGNode,
+        execution: ExecutionConfiguration,
+        build_target_result: BuildTargetResult,
+        test_suite_config: TestSuiteConfig,
+    ) -> None:
+        """Run 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.
+
+        Args:
+            sut_node: The execution's SUT node.
+            tg_node: The execution's TG node.
+            execution: The execution's test run configuration associated
+                with the current build target.
+            build_target_result: The build target level result object associated
+                with the current build target.
+            test_suite_config: Test suite test run configuration specifying the test suite module
+                and possibly a subset of test cases of test suites in that module.
+
+        Raises:
+            BlockingTestSuiteError: If a blocking test suite fails.
+        """
+        try:
+            full_suite_path = f"tests.TestSuite_{test_suite_config.test_suite}"
+            test_suite_classes = get_test_suites(full_suite_path)
+            suites_str = ", ".join((x.__name__ for x in test_suite_classes))
+            self._logger.debug(f"Found test suites '{suites_str}' in '{full_suite_path}'.")
+        except Exception as e:
+            self._logger.exception("An error occurred when searching for test suites.")
+            self._result.update_setup(Result.ERROR, e)
+
+        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.run()
+
+    def _exit_dts(self) -> None:
+        """Process all errors and exit with the proper exit code."""
+        self._result.process()
+
+        if self._logger:
+            self._logger.info("DTS execution has ended.")
+
+        logging.shutdown()
+        sys.exit(self._result.get_return_code())
diff --git a/dts/main.py b/dts/main.py
index f703615d11..1ffe8ff81f 100755
--- a/dts/main.py
+++ b/dts/main.py
@@ -21,9 +21,11 @@ def main() -> None:
     be modified before the settings module is imported anywhere else in the framework.
     """
     settings.SETTINGS = settings.get_settings()
-    from framework import dts
 
-    dts.run_all()
+    from framework.runner import DTSRunner
+
+    dts = DTSRunner()
+    dts.run()
 
 
 # Main program begins here
