diff --git a/api/bbsim/bbsim.pb.go b/api/bbsim/bbsim.pb.go
index ffa0154..a4b6f11 100644
--- a/api/bbsim/bbsim.pb.go
+++ b/api/bbsim/bbsim.pb.go
@@ -1419,7 +1419,7 @@
 	StopgRPCServer(ctx context.Context, in *Empty, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*Response, error)
 	// Start the Openolt gRPC server
 	StartgRPCServer(ctx context.Context, in *Empty, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*Response, error)
-	// Start the Openolt gRPC server
+	// Restart the Openolt gRPC server after the given timeout
 	RestartgRPCServer(ctx context.Context, in *Timeout, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*Response, error)
 	// Get status of an ONU by serial number
 	GetONU(ctx context.Context, in *ONURequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*ONU, error)
@@ -1717,7 +1717,7 @@
 	StopgRPCServer(context.Context, *Empty) (*Response, error)
 	// Start the Openolt gRPC server
 	StartgRPCServer(context.Context, *Empty) (*Response, error)
-	// Start the Openolt gRPC server
+	// Restart the Openolt gRPC server after the given timeout
 	RestartgRPCServer(context.Context, *Timeout) (*Response, error)
 	// Get status of an ONU by serial number
 	GetONU(context.Context, *ONURequest) (*ONU, error)
diff --git a/api/bbsim/bbsim_dmi.pb.go b/api/bbsim/bbsim_dmi.pb.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7dd373d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/bbsim/bbsim_dmi.pb.go
@@ -0,0 +1,216 @@
+// Code generated by protoc-gen-go. DO NOT EDIT.
+// source: api/bbsim/bbsim_dmi.proto
+
+package bbsim
+
+import (
+	context "context"
+	fmt "fmt"
+	proto "github.com/golang/protobuf/proto"
+	grpc "google.golang.org/grpc"
+	codes "google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
+	status "google.golang.org/grpc/status"
+	math "math"
+)
+
+// Reference imports to suppress errors if they are not otherwise used.
+var _ = proto.Marshal
+var _ = fmt.Errorf
+var _ = math.Inf
+
+// This is a compile-time assertion to ensure that this generated file
+// is compatible with the proto package it is being compiled against.
+// A compilation error at this line likely means your copy of the
+// proto package needs to be updated.
+const _ = proto.ProtoPackageIsVersion3 // please upgrade the proto package
+
+type DmiEvent struct {
+	EventName            string   `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=event_name,json=eventName,proto3" json:"event_name,omitempty"`
+	XXX_NoUnkeyedLiteral struct{} `json:"-"`
+	XXX_unrecognized     []byte   `json:"-"`
+	XXX_sizecache        int32    `json:"-"`
+}
+
+func (m *DmiEvent) Reset()         { *m = DmiEvent{} }
+func (m *DmiEvent) String() string { return proto.CompactTextString(m) }
+func (*DmiEvent) ProtoMessage()    {}
+func (*DmiEvent) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) {
+	return fileDescriptor_49e784b4938902cc, []int{0}
+}
+
+func (m *DmiEvent) XXX_Unmarshal(b []byte) error {
+	return xxx_messageInfo_DmiEvent.Unmarshal(m, b)
+}
+func (m *DmiEvent) XXX_Marshal(b []byte, deterministic bool) ([]byte, error) {
+	return xxx_messageInfo_DmiEvent.Marshal(b, m, deterministic)
+}
+func (m *DmiEvent) XXX_Merge(src proto.Message) {
+	xxx_messageInfo_DmiEvent.Merge(m, src)
+}
+func (m *DmiEvent) XXX_Size() int {
+	return xxx_messageInfo_DmiEvent.Size(m)
+}
+func (m *DmiEvent) XXX_DiscardUnknown() {
+	xxx_messageInfo_DmiEvent.DiscardUnknown(m)
+}
+
+var xxx_messageInfo_DmiEvent proto.InternalMessageInfo
+
+func (m *DmiEvent) GetEventName() string {
+	if m != nil {
+		return m.EventName
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+type DmiCreateEventResponse struct {
+	StatusCode           int32    `protobuf:"varint,1,opt,name=status_code,json=statusCode,proto3" json:"status_code,omitempty"`
+	Message              string   `protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=message,proto3" json:"message,omitempty"`
+	XXX_NoUnkeyedLiteral struct{} `json:"-"`
+	XXX_unrecognized     []byte   `json:"-"`
+	XXX_sizecache        int32    `json:"-"`
+}
+
+func (m *DmiCreateEventResponse) Reset()         { *m = DmiCreateEventResponse{} }
+func (m *DmiCreateEventResponse) String() string { return proto.CompactTextString(m) }
+func (*DmiCreateEventResponse) ProtoMessage()    {}
+func (*DmiCreateEventResponse) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) {
+	return fileDescriptor_49e784b4938902cc, []int{1}
+}
+
+func (m *DmiCreateEventResponse) XXX_Unmarshal(b []byte) error {
+	return xxx_messageInfo_DmiCreateEventResponse.Unmarshal(m, b)
+}
+func (m *DmiCreateEventResponse) XXX_Marshal(b []byte, deterministic bool) ([]byte, error) {
+	return xxx_messageInfo_DmiCreateEventResponse.Marshal(b, m, deterministic)
+}
+func (m *DmiCreateEventResponse) XXX_Merge(src proto.Message) {
+	xxx_messageInfo_DmiCreateEventResponse.Merge(m, src)
+}
+func (m *DmiCreateEventResponse) XXX_Size() int {
+	return xxx_messageInfo_DmiCreateEventResponse.Size(m)
+}
+func (m *DmiCreateEventResponse) XXX_DiscardUnknown() {
+	xxx_messageInfo_DmiCreateEventResponse.DiscardUnknown(m)
+}
+
+var xxx_messageInfo_DmiCreateEventResponse proto.InternalMessageInfo
+
+func (m *DmiCreateEventResponse) GetStatusCode() int32 {
+	if m != nil {
+		return m.StatusCode
+	}
+	return 0
+}
+
+func (m *DmiCreateEventResponse) GetMessage() string {
+	if m != nil {
+		return m.Message
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+func init() {
+	proto.RegisterType((*DmiEvent)(nil), "bbsim.DmiEvent")
+	proto.RegisterType((*DmiCreateEventResponse)(nil), "bbsim.DmiCreateEventResponse")
+}
+
+func init() { proto.RegisterFile("api/bbsim/bbsim_dmi.proto", fileDescriptor_49e784b4938902cc) }
+
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+}
+
+// Reference imports to suppress errors if they are not otherwise used.
+var _ context.Context
+var _ grpc.ClientConn
+
+// This is a compile-time assertion to ensure that this generated file
+// is compatible with the grpc package it is being compiled against.
+const _ = grpc.SupportPackageIsVersion4
+
+// BBsimDmiClient is the client API for BBsimDmi service.
+//
+// For semantics around ctx use and closing/ending streaming RPCs, please refer to https://godoc.org/google.golang.org/grpc#ClientConn.NewStream.
+type BBsimDmiClient interface {
+	// Ask the DMI Server to create an event
+	CreateEvent(ctx context.Context, in *DmiEvent, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*DmiCreateEventResponse, error)
+}
+
+type bBsimDmiClient struct {
+	cc *grpc.ClientConn
+}
+
+func NewBBsimDmiClient(cc *grpc.ClientConn) BBsimDmiClient {
+	return &bBsimDmiClient{cc}
+}
+
+func (c *bBsimDmiClient) CreateEvent(ctx context.Context, in *DmiEvent, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*DmiCreateEventResponse, error) {
+	out := new(DmiCreateEventResponse)
+	err := c.cc.Invoke(ctx, "/bbsim.BBsim_dmi/CreateEvent", in, out, opts...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return out, nil
+}
+
+// BBsimDmiServer is the server API for BBsimDmi service.
+type BBsimDmiServer interface {
+	// Ask the DMI Server to create an event
+	CreateEvent(context.Context, *DmiEvent) (*DmiCreateEventResponse, error)
+}
+
+// UnimplementedBBsimDmiServer can be embedded to have forward compatible implementations.
+type UnimplementedBBsimDmiServer struct {
+}
+
+func (*UnimplementedBBsimDmiServer) CreateEvent(ctx context.Context, req *DmiEvent) (*DmiCreateEventResponse, error) {
+	return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Unimplemented, "method CreateEvent not implemented")
+}
+
+func RegisterBBsimDmiServer(s *grpc.Server, srv BBsimDmiServer) {
+	s.RegisterService(&_BBsimDmi_serviceDesc, srv)
+}
+
+func _BBsimDmi_CreateEvent_Handler(srv interface{}, ctx context.Context, dec func(interface{}) error, interceptor grpc.UnaryServerInterceptor) (interface{}, error) {
+	in := new(DmiEvent)
+	if err := dec(in); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if interceptor == nil {
+		return srv.(BBsimDmiServer).CreateEvent(ctx, in)
+	}
+	info := &grpc.UnaryServerInfo{
+		Server:     srv,
+		FullMethod: "/bbsim.BBsim_dmi/CreateEvent",
+	}
+	handler := func(ctx context.Context, req interface{}) (interface{}, error) {
+		return srv.(BBsimDmiServer).CreateEvent(ctx, req.(*DmiEvent))
+	}
+	return interceptor(ctx, in, info, handler)
+}
+
+var _BBsimDmi_serviceDesc = grpc.ServiceDesc{
+	ServiceName: "bbsim.BBsim_dmi",
+	HandlerType: (*BBsimDmiServer)(nil),
+	Methods: []grpc.MethodDesc{
+		{
+			MethodName: "CreateEvent",
+			Handler:    _BBsimDmi_CreateEvent_Handler,
+		},
+	},
+	Streams:  []grpc.StreamDesc{},
+	Metadata: "api/bbsim/bbsim_dmi.proto",
+}
diff --git a/api/bbsim/bbsim_dmi.proto b/api/bbsim/bbsim_dmi.proto
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c560598
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/bbsim/bbsim_dmi.proto
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2018 Open Networking Foundation
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+syntax = "proto3";
+package bbsim;
+
+
+message DmiEvent {
+   string event_name= 1;
+}
+
+message DmiCreateEventResponse {
+    int32 status_code = 1;
+    string message = 2;
+}
+
+service BBsim_dmi {
+    // Ask the DMI Server to create an event
+    rpc CreateEvent (DmiEvent) returns (DmiCreateEventResponse){
+    }
+}