diff --git a/src/test/igmp/igmpTest.py b/src/test/igmp/igmpTest.py
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+import unittest
+from nose.tools import *
+from nose.twistedtools import reactor, deferred
+from twisted.internet import defer
+from scapy.all import *
+import time
+import os, sys
+CORD_TEST_UTILS = 'utils'
+test_root = os.getenv('CORD_TEST_ROOT') or './'
+sys.path.append(test_root + CORD_TEST_UTILS)
+from IGMP import *
+
+class IGMPTestState:
+
+      def __init__(self, groups = [], df = None, state = 0):
+            self.df = df
+            self.state = state
+            self.counter = 0
+            self.groups = groups
+            self.group_map = {} ##create a send/recv count map
+            for g in groups:
+                self.group_map[g] = [0, 0]
+
+      def update(self, group, tx = 0, rx = 0):
+            index = 0 if rx == 0 else 1
+            v = tx if rx == 0 else rx
+            if self.group_map.has_key(group):
+                self.group_map[group][index] += v
+
+      def update_state(self):
+          self.state = self.state ^ 1
+          self.counter += 1
+
+class igmp_exchange(unittest.TestCase):
+    
+    def igmp_verify(self, igmpState):
+        ## check if the send is received for the groups
+        for g in igmpState.groups:
+            tx = igmpState.group_map[g][0]
+            rx = igmpState.group_map[g][1]
+            assert_greater(tx, 0)
+            assert_equal(tx, rx)
+        print 'IGMP test verification success'
+
+    def igmp_send(self, igmpState, iface = 'veth2'):
+        dst_mac = '01:00:5e:00:01:01'
+        src_mac = '02:88:b4:e4:90:77'
+        src_ip = '1.2.3.4'
+        eth = Ether(dst = dst_mac, src = src_mac)
+        data = repr(time.time())
+        for g in igmpState.groups:
+            ip = IP(dst = g, src = src_ip)
+            sendp(eth/ip/data, iface=iface)
+            igmpState.update(g, tx = 1)
+
+        ##done sending. Bounce the states
+        igmpState.update_state()
+        return 0
+
+    def igmp_recv(self, igmpState, iface = 'veth0'):
+        for g in igmpState.groups:
+            igmpState.update(g, rx = 1)
+        ##done receiving. Bounce the state back to send
+        igmpState.update_state()
+        return 0
+
+    def send_igmp_join(self, igmpState, iface = 'veth0'):
+        src_list = ['1.2.3.4']
+        for g in igmpState.groups:
+            igmp = IGMP(mtype = IGMPV3_REPORT, 
+                        group = g,
+                        rtype = IGMP_EXCLUDE,
+                        src_list = src_list)
+            sendp(igmp.scapify(), iface = iface)
+
+    @deferred(timeout=10)
+    def test_igmp_sendrecv(self):
+        groups = ['224.0.1.1', '225.0.0.1']
+        def igmp_srp_task(stateObject):
+            if stateObject.state == 0:
+                result = self.igmp_send(stateObject)
+            else:
+                result = self.igmp_recv(stateObject)
+
+            if stateObject.counter < 20:
+                reactor.callLater(0, igmp_srp_task, stateObject)
+            else:
+                self.igmp_verify(stateObject)
+                stateObject.df.callback(0)
+
+        df = defer.Deferred()
+        igmpState = IGMPTestState(groups = groups, df = df)
+        self.send_igmp_join(igmpState)
+        reactor.callLater(0, igmp_srp_task, igmpState)
+        return df
+