diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 51de507..bfc8fde 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@
 | internet_at_vms | 'true' | In case True, the Internet is present at VMs, and the tests are able to install iperf3 by _apt update; apt install iperf3_. In case VMs have no Internet, set 'false' and the iperf3 will be installed from offline *.deb packages. |
 | iperf_deb_package_dir_path | /opt/packages/ | Path to the local directory where the iperf3 *.deb packages are present. In the toolset offline images they are located at /opt/packages. Or you can download iperf3 deb package and its dependencies and put them at some custom folder. |
 | iperf_time | 60 | iperf3 -t option value: time in seconds to transmit for (iperf -t option). |
+| multiple_threads_number | 10 | Number of iperf/iperf3 parallel client threads to run (iperf3/iperf -P option value) |
+| multiple_threads_iperf_utility | 'iperf3' | The tool for bandwidth measurements. Options to set: 'iperf' to use v2 and 'iperf3' to use v3. Eventually, this is the name of the utility that is installed at Ubuntu VMs from apt. |
 
  In case _internet_at_vms=false_, please make sure that _iperf_deb_package_dir_path_ is set correctly and has iperf3 deb package and its dependencies.
 
diff --git a/global_config.yaml b/global_config.yaml
index d47e11b..7e2105a 100644
--- a/global_config.yaml
+++ b/global_config.yaml
@@ -17,5 +17,6 @@
 iperf_deb_package_dir_path: '/opt/packages/'
 iperf_time: 60 # time in seconds to transmit for (iperf -t option)
 multiple_threads_number: 10
+multiple_threads_iperf_utility: "iperf3" # set "iperf" for v2, "iperf3" for v3
 ssh_timeout: 500
 skipped_nodes: []
diff --git a/tests/test_vm2vm.py b/tests/test_vm2vm.py
index 9c6d107..1b81268 100644
--- a/tests/test_vm2vm.py
+++ b/tests/test_vm2vm.py
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
     private_key = os_resources['keypair'].private_key
     ssh_timeout = int(config.get('ssh_timeout', 500))
     threads = int(config.get('multiple_threads_number', 10))
+    iperf_utility = config.get('multiple_threads_iperf_utility', 'iperf3')
+    utils.check_iperf_utility(iperf_utility)
     result_table = Texttable(max_width=120)
 
     try:
@@ -142,13 +144,22 @@
         logger.info("Doing 'VM to VM in same tenant on different HW nodes "
                     "via Private IP, {} threads' measurement..."
                     "".format(threads))
-        result3 = transport1.exec_command(
-            'iperf -c {} -P {} -t {} | tail -n 1'.format(
-                vm_info[2]['private_address'], threads, iperf_time))
-        res3 = (b" ".join(result3.split()[-2::])).decode('utf-8')
+        if iperf_utility == "iperf3":
+            result3 = transport1.exec_command(
+                '{} -c {} -P {} -t {} | grep sender | tail -n 1'
+                ''.format(iperf_utility, vm_info[2]['private_address'],
+                          threads, iperf_time))
+            res3 = (b" ".join(result3.split()[-4:-2:])).decode('utf-8')
+        else:
+            iperf_utility = "iperf"
+            result3 = transport1.exec_command(
+                '{} -c {} -P {} -t {} | tail -n 1'.format(iperf_utility,
+                    vm_info[2]['private_address'], threads, iperf_time))
+            res3 = (b" ".join(result3.split()[-2::])).decode('utf-8')
         logger.info("Result #3 is {}".format(res3))
         table_rows.append(['VM to VM in same tenant on different HW nodes '
-                           'via Private IP, {} threads; iperf (v2)'.format(threads),
+                           'via Private IP, {} threads; {}'
+                           ''.format(threads, iperf_utility),
                            "{}".format(pair[0]),
                            "{}".format(pair[1]),
                            "{}, {}".format(mtus[0], mtus[2]),
diff --git a/utils/__init__.py b/utils/__init__.py
index 8b04bab..8cfe897 100644
--- a/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/utils/__init__.py
@@ -72,3 +72,13 @@
                 global_config[param] = os.environ[param]
 
     return global_config
+
+
+def check_iperf_utility(actual_iperf_utility):
+    valid_values = ["iperf", "iperf3"]
+    if actual_iperf_utility not in valid_values:
+        raise BaseException("The iperf utility for multiple threads test case "
+                            "is not correct. Valid value is one of {}. Actual "
+                            "value is {}. Please set the correct value in "
+                            "global_config.yaml:multiple_threads_iperf_utility"
+                            "".format(valid_values, actual_iperf_utility))