diff --git a/src/test/utils/Channels.py b/src/test/utils/Channels.py
index 19e84d7..e0b11c8 100644
--- a/src/test/utils/Channels.py
+++ b/src/test/utils/Channels.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
             time.sleep(self.delay)
 
     def onos_load_config(self, config):
-        status, code = self.onos_ctrl.config(config)
+        status, code = OnosCtrl.config(config)
         if status is False:
             log.info('JSON config request returned status %d' %code)
         time.sleep(2)
diff --git a/src/test/utils/OltConfig.py b/src/test/utils/OltConfig.py
index 8fad75b..24c5410 100644
--- a/src/test/utils/OltConfig.py
+++ b/src/test/utils/OltConfig.py
@@ -30,3 +30,11 @@
             return port_map
         else:
             return None
+
+    def olt_device_data(self):
+        if self.on_olt():
+            accessDeviceDict = {}
+            accessDeviceDict['uplink'] = str(self.olt_conf['uplink'])
+            accessDeviceDict['vlan'] = str(self.olt_conf['vlan'])
+            return accessDeviceDict
+        return None
diff --git a/src/test/utils/OnosCtrl.py b/src/test/utils/OnosCtrl.py
index 043438f..bad2016 100644
--- a/src/test/utils/OnosCtrl.py
+++ b/src/test/utils/OnosCtrl.py
@@ -3,21 +3,24 @@
 import os,sys,time
 
 class OnosCtrl:
-    
+
+    auth = ('karaf', 'karaf')
+    controller = os.getenv('ONOS_CONTROLLER_IP') or 'localhost'
+    cfg_url = 'http://%s:8181/onos/v1/network/configuration/' %(controller)
+
     def __init__(self, app, controller = None):
         self.app = app
-        if controller is None:
-            self.controller = os.getenv('ONOS_CONTROLLER_IP') or 'localhost'
-        else:
+        if controller is not None:
             self.controller = controller
         self.app_url = 'http://%s:8181/onos/v1/applications/%s' %(self.controller, self.app)
         self.cfg_url = 'http://%s:8181/onos/v1/network/configuration/' %(self.controller)
         self.auth = ('karaf', 'karaf')
 
-    def config(self, config):
+    @classmethod
+    def config(cls, config):
         if config:
             json_data = json.dumps(config)
-            resp = requests.post(self.cfg_url, auth = self.auth, data = json_data)
+            resp = requests.post(cls.cfg_url, auth = cls.auth, data = json_data)
             return resp.ok, resp.status_code
         return False, 400
 
@@ -29,4 +32,39 @@
         resp = requests.delete(self.app_url + '/active', auth = self.auth)
         return resp.ok, resp.status_code
 
+    @classmethod
+    def get_devices(cls):
+        url = 'http://%s:8181/onos/v1/devices' %(cls.controller)
+        result = requests.get(url, auth = cls.auth)
+        if result.ok:
+            devices = result.json()['devices']
+            return filter(lambda d: d['available'], devices)
 
+        return None
+
+    @classmethod
+    def get_flows(cls, device_id):
+        url = 'http://%s:8181/onos/v1/flows/' %(cls.controller) + device_id
+        result = requests.get(url, auth = cls.auth)
+        if result.ok:
+            return result.json()['flows']
+        return None
+
+    @classmethod
+    def cord_olt_config(cls, olt_device_data = None):
+        '''Configures OLT data for existing devices/switches'''
+        if olt_device_data is None:
+            return
+        did_dict = {}
+        config = { 'devices' : did_dict }
+        devices = cls.get_devices()
+        if not devices:
+            return
+        device_ids = map(lambda d: d['id'], devices)
+        for did in device_ids:
+            access_device_dict = {}
+            access_device_dict['accessDevice'] = olt_device_data
+            did_dict[did] = access_device_dict
+
+        ##configure the device list with access information
+        return cls.config(config)