diff --git a/src/python/oftest/testutils.py b/src/python/oftest/testutils.py
index 323119a..1d48c60 100755
--- a/src/python/oftest/testutils.py
+++ b/src/python/oftest/testutils.py
@@ -69,7 +69,9 @@
     """
     logging.info("Deleting groups")
     while (not group_queue.empty()):
-        msg = ofp.message.group_delete(group_id=group_queue.get())
+        group_id = group_queue.get()
+        print "0x%x" % group_id
+        msg = ofp.message.group_delete(group_id=group_id)
         ctrl.message_send(msg)
         do_barrier(ctrl)
 
@@ -450,6 +452,87 @@
 
     return pkt
 
+def pw_packet(pktlen=100,
+                      out_eth_dst='00:01:02:03:04:05',
+                      out_eth_src='00:06:07:08:09:0a',
+                      label=None,
+                      cw=None,
+                      in_eth_dst='00:01:02:03:04:05',
+                      in_eth_src='00:06:07:08:09:0a',
+                      out_dl_vlan_enable=False,
+                      in_dl_vlan_enable=False,
+                      out_vlan_vid=0,
+                      out_vlan_pcp=0,
+                      out_dl_vlan_cfi=0,
+                      in_vlan_vid=0,
+                      in_vlan_pcp=0,
+                      in_dl_vlan_cfi=0,
+                      ip_src='192.168.0.1',
+                      ip_dst='192.168.0.2',
+                      ip_tos=0,
+                      ip_ttl=64,
+                      tcp_sport=1234,
+                      tcp_dport=80,
+                      tcp_flags="S",
+                      ip_ihl=None,
+                      ip_options=False
+                      ):
+    """
+    Return a simple dataplane TCP packet encapsulated
+    in a pw packet
+    """
+
+    # Add the outer ethernet header
+    if MINSIZE > pktlen:
+        pktlen = MINSIZE
+
+    pkt = scapy.Ether(dst=out_eth_dst, src=out_eth_src)
+
+    #add MPLS header
+    for i in range(len(label)):
+        l,c,s,t=label[i]
+        pkt = pkt/scapy.MPLS(label=l, cos=c, s=s, ttl=t)
+
+    #add the PW CW
+    l,c,s,t=cw
+    pkt = pkt/scapy.MPLS(label=l, cos=c, s=s, ttl=t)
+
+    # Note Dot1Q.id is really CFI
+    if (out_dl_vlan_enable and in_dl_vlan_enable):
+
+        pkt = pkt/scapy.Ether(dst=in_eth_dst, src=in_eth_src)/ \
+            scapy.Dot1Q(prio=out_vlan_pcp, id=out_dl_vlan_cfi, vlan=out_vlan_vid)
+
+        pkt = pkt/scapy.Dot1Q(prio=in_vlan_pcp, id=in_dl_vlan_cfi, vlan=in_vlan_vid)
+
+        pkt = pkt/scapy.IP(src=ip_src, dst=ip_dst, tos=ip_tos, ttl=ip_ttl, ihl=ip_ihl)/ \
+            scapy.TCP(sport=tcp_sport, dport=tcp_dport, flags=tcp_flags)
+
+    elif (out_dl_vlan_enable and (not in_dl_vlan_enable)):
+
+        pkt = pkt/scapy.Ether(dst=in_eth_dst, src=in_eth_src)/ \
+            scapy.Dot1Q(prio=out_vlan_pcp, id=out_dl_vlan_cfi, vlan=out_vlan_vid)/ \
+            scapy.IP(src=ip_src, dst=ip_dst, tos=ip_tos, ttl=ip_ttl, ihl=ip_ihl)/ \
+            scapy.TCP(sport=tcp_sport, dport=tcp_dport, flags=tcp_flags)
+
+    elif ((not out_dl_vlan_enable) and in_dl_vlan_enable):
+
+        assert(0) #shall not have this caes
+
+    else:
+        if not ip_options:
+            pkt = pkt/scapy.Ether(dst=in_eth_dst, src=in_eth_src)/ \
+                scapy.IP(src=ip_src, dst=ip_dst, tos=ip_tos, ttl=ip_ttl, ihl=ip_ihl)/ \
+                scapy.TCP(sport=tcp_sport, dport=tcp_dport, flags=tcp_flags)
+        else:
+            pkt = pkt/scapy.Ether(dst=in_eth_dst, src=in_eth_src)/ \
+                scapy.IP(src=ip_src, dst=ip_dst, tos=ip_tos, ttl=ip_ttl, ihl=ip_ihl, options=ip_options)/ \
+                scapy.TCP(sport=tcp_sport, dport=tcp_dport, flags=tcp_flags)
+
+    pkt = pkt/("D" * (pktlen - len(pkt)))
+
+    return pkt
+
 def simple_mpls_packet(eth_dst='00:01:02:03:04:05',
                       eth_src='00:06:07:08:09:0a',
                       dl_vlan_enable=False,