diff --git a/ofdpa/utils.py b/ofdpa/utils.py
index 5bbce7f..7fd78a0 100644
--- a/ofdpa/utils.py
+++ b/ofdpa/utils.py
@@ -3,6 +3,126 @@
 from oftest.testutils import *
 from accton_util import *
 
+def fill_mcast_pipeline_L3toL2(
+    controller,
+    logging,
+    ports,
+    is_ingress_tagged,
+    is_egress_tagged,
+    is_vlan_translated,
+    is_max_vlan
+    ):
+    """
+    This method, according to the scenario, fills properly
+    the pipeline. The method generates using ports data the
+    necessary information to fill the multicast pipeline and
+    fills properly the pipeline which consists in this scenario:
+
+    i) to create l2 interface groups;
+    ii) to create l3 multicast groups;
+    iii) to add multicast flows;
+    iv) to add termination; flows;
+    v) to add vlan flows
+
+    Scenarios:
+    1) ingress untagged, egress untagged
+    2) ingress untagged, egress tagged
+    3) ingress tagged, egress untagged
+    4) ingress tagged, egress tagged, no translation
+    5) ingress tagged, egress tagged, translation
+    """
+
+    MAX_INTERNAL_VLAN           = 4094
+    # Used for no translation
+    FIXED_VLAN                  = 300
+    Groups                      = Queue.LifoQueue( )
+    L2_Groups                   = []
+    port_to_in_vlan             = {}
+    port_to_out_vlan            = {}
+    port_to_src_mac             = {}
+    port_to_src_mac_str         = {}
+    port_to_dst_mac             = {}
+    port_to_dst_mac_str         = {}
+    port_to_src_ip              = {}
+    port_to_src_ip_str          = {}
+    src_ip_0                    = 0xc0a80100
+    src_ip_0_str                = "192.168.1.%s"
+    dst_ip                      = 0xe0000001
+    switch_mac                  = [ 0x01, 0x00, 0x5e, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00 ]
+
+    for port in ports:
+        in_vlan_id  = port + 1
+        out_vlan_id = MAX_INTERNAL_VLAN - port
+        if is_max_vlan and not is_vlan_translated:
+            in_vlan_id  = MAX_INTERNAL_VLAN
+            out_vlan_id = MAX_INTERNAL_VLAN
+        elif not is_max_vlan and not is_vlan_translated:
+            in_vlan_id  = FIXED_VLAN
+            out_vlan_id = FIXED_VLAN
+        src_mac                     = [ 0x00, 0x11, 0x11, 0x11, 0x11, port ]
+        src_mac_str                 = ':'.join( [ '%02X' % x for x in src_mac ] )
+        dst_mac                     = [ 0x01, 0x00, 0x5e, 0x01, 0x01, port ]
+        dst_mac_str                 = ':'.join( [ '%02X' % x for x in dst_mac ] )
+        src_ip                      = src_ip_0 + port
+        src_ip_str                  = src_ip_0_str % port
+        port_to_in_vlan[port]       = in_vlan_id
+        port_to_out_vlan[port]      = out_vlan_id
+        port_to_src_mac[port]       = src_mac
+        port_to_src_mac_str[port]   = src_mac_str
+        port_to_dst_mac[port]       = dst_mac
+        port_to_dst_mac_str[port]   = dst_mac_str
+        port_to_src_ip[port]        = src_ip
+        port_to_src_ip_str[port]    = src_ip_str
+
+    for in_port in ports:
+
+        L2_Groups = []
+        # add vlan flows table
+        add_one_vlan_table_flow( controller, in_port, port_to_in_vlan[in_port], flag=VLAN_TABLE_FLAG_ONLY_TAG )
+        if not is_ingress_tagged:
+            add_one_vlan_table_flow( controller, in_port, port_to_in_vlan[in_port], flag=VLAN_TABLE_FLAG_ONLY_UNTAG )
+        elif is_vlan_translated:
+            add_one_vlan_table_flow_translation( controller, in_port, port_to_in_vlan[in_port], port_to_out_vlan[in_port], flag=VLAN_TABLE_FLAG_ONLY_TAG)
+        # add termination flow
+        if not is_vlan_translated:
+            add_termination_flow( controller, in_port, 0x0800, switch_mac, port_to_in_vlan[in_port] )
+        else:
+            add_termination_flow( controller, in_port, 0x0800, switch_mac, port_to_out_vlan[in_port] )
+
+        for out_port in ports:
+            if out_port == in_port:
+                continue
+            # add l2 interface group, vlan_id equals for each port and must coincide with mcast_group vlan_id
+            if not is_vlan_translated:
+                l2gid, msg = add_one_l2_interface_group( controller, out_port, vlan_id=port_to_in_vlan[in_port],
+                is_tagged=is_egress_tagged, send_barrier=True )
+            else:
+                l2gid, msg = add_one_l2_interface_group( controller, out_port, vlan_id=port_to_out_vlan[in_port],
+                is_tagged=is_egress_tagged, send_barrier=True )
+            Groups._put( l2gid )
+            L2_Groups.append( l2gid )
+
+        # add l3 mcast group
+        if not is_vlan_translated:
+            mcat_group_msg = add_l3_mcast_group( controller, port_to_in_vlan[in_port], in_port, L2_Groups )
+        else:
+            mcat_group_msg = add_l3_mcast_group( controller, port_to_out_vlan[in_port], in_port, L2_Groups )
+        Groups._put( mcat_group_msg.group_id )
+        # add mcast routing flow
+        if not is_vlan_translated:
+            add_mcast4_routing_flow( controller, port_to_in_vlan[in_port], port_to_src_ip[in_port], 0, dst_ip, mcat_group_msg.group_id )
+        else:
+            add_mcast4_routing_flow( controller, port_to_out_vlan[in_port], port_to_src_ip[in_port], 0, dst_ip, mcat_group_msg.group_id )
+
+    return (
+        port_to_in_vlan,
+        port_to_out_vlan,
+        port_to_src_mac_str,
+        port_to_dst_mac_str,
+        port_to_src_ip_str,
+        Groups
+        )
+
 def fill_mcast_pipeline_L3toL3(
     controller,
     logging,