diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index eebe8db..ab5fd2e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@
             <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
             <artifactId>onos-api</artifactId>
             <version>${onos.version}</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+            <classifier>tests</classifier>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/opencord/igmpproxy/IgmpManager.java b/src/main/java/org/opencord/igmpproxy/IgmpManager.java
index 691e58f..7c5bfaf 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/opencord/igmpproxy/IgmpManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/opencord/igmpproxy/IgmpManager.java
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@
             IgmpSender.getInstance().setMvlan(mvlan);
         }
         deviceService.addListener(deviceListener);
-        scheduledExecutorService.scheduleAtFixedRate(new IgmpProxyTimerTask(), 0, 1000, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
+        scheduledExecutorService.scheduleAtFixedRate(new IgmpProxyTimerTask(), 1000, 1000, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
         eventExecutor = newSingleThreadScheduledExecutor(groupedThreads("cord/igmpproxy",
                                                                         "events-igmp-%d", log));
 
@@ -474,7 +474,6 @@
                     log.error("Device not registered in netcfg :" + deviceId.toString());
                     return;
                 }
-
                 IGMP igmp = (IGMP) ipv4Pkt.getPayload();
                 switch (igmp.getIgmpType()) {
                     case IGMP.TYPE_IGMPV3_MEMBERSHIP_QUERY:
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/opencord/igmpproxy/SingleStateMachine.java b/src/main/java/org/opencord/igmpproxy/SingleStateMachine.java
index 657b683..c5aaee7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/opencord/igmpproxy/SingleStateMachine.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/opencord/igmpproxy/SingleStateMachine.java
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
  * RFC 2236 "6. Host State Diagram".
  */
 public class SingleStateMachine {
+    // Only for tests purposes
+    static boolean sendQuery = true;
+
     static final int STATE_NON = 0;
     static final int STATE_DELAY = 1;
     static final int STATE_IDLE = 2;
@@ -166,9 +169,11 @@
         }
 
         public void timeOut() {
-            Ethernet eth = IgmpSender.getInstance().buildIgmpV3ResponseQuery(groupIp, srcIp);
-            IgmpSender.getInstance().sendIgmpPacketUplink(eth, devId);
-            timeOut = DEFAULT_MAX_RESP;
+            if (sendQuery) {
+                Ethernet eth = IgmpSender.getInstance().buildIgmpV3ResponseQuery(groupIp, srcIp);
+                IgmpSender.getInstance().sendIgmpPacketUplink(eth, devId);
+                timeOut = DEFAULT_MAX_RESP;
+            }
         }
 
     }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/opencord/igmpproxy/IgmpManagerBase.java b/src/test/java/org/opencord/igmpproxy/IgmpManagerBase.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fa4e504
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/org/opencord/igmpproxy/IgmpManagerBase.java
@@ -0,0 +1,446 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2017-present 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.
+ */
+package org.opencord.igmpproxy;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.LinkedList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+import org.onlab.packet.Ethernet;
+import org.onlab.packet.Ip4Address;
+import org.onlab.packet.IpAddress;
+import org.onlab.packet.VlanId;
+import org.onosproject.core.ApplicationId;
+import org.onosproject.mastership.MastershipServiceAdapter;
+import org.onosproject.mcast.api.McastListener;
+import org.onosproject.mcast.api.McastRoute;
+import org.onosproject.mcast.api.McastRouteData;
+import org.onosproject.mcast.api.MulticastRouteService;
+import org.onosproject.net.config.ConfigFactory;
+import org.onosproject.net.config.NetworkConfigRegistryAdapter;
+import org.onosproject.net.AnnotationKeys;
+import org.onosproject.net.Annotations;
+import org.onosproject.net.ConnectPoint;
+import org.onosproject.net.DefaultAnnotations;
+import org.onosproject.net.DefaultDevice;
+import org.onosproject.net.Device;
+import org.onosproject.net.DeviceId;
+import org.onosproject.net.HostId;
+import org.onosproject.net.Port;
+import org.onosproject.net.PortNumber;
+import org.onosproject.net.SparseAnnotations;
+import org.onosproject.net.config.Config;
+import org.onosproject.net.config.basics.McastConfig;
+import org.onosproject.net.config.basics.SubjectFactories;
+import org.onosproject.net.device.DeviceServiceAdapter;
+import org.onosproject.net.packet.DefaultInboundPacket;
+import org.onosproject.net.packet.DefaultPacketContext;
+import org.onosproject.net.packet.InboundPacket;
+import org.onosproject.net.packet.OutboundPacket;
+import org.onosproject.net.packet.PacketContext;
+import org.onosproject.net.packet.PacketProcessor;
+import org.onosproject.net.packet.PacketServiceAdapter;
+import org.opencord.cordconfig.access.AccessDeviceConfig;
+import org.opencord.cordconfig.access.AccessDeviceData;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
+
+public class IgmpManagerBase {
+
+    // Device configuration
+    protected static final DeviceId DEVICE_ID_OF_A = DeviceId.deviceId("of:1");
+    protected static final DeviceId DEVICE_ID_OF_B = DeviceId.deviceId("of:2");
+
+    //Multicast ip address
+    protected static final Ip4Address GROUP_IP = Ip4Address.valueOf("224.0.0.0");
+    // Source ip address of two different device.
+    protected static final Ip4Address SOURCE_IP_OF_A = Ip4Address.valueOf("10.177.125.4");
+    protected static final Ip4Address SOURCE_IP_OF_B = Ip4Address.valueOf("10.177.125.5");
+
+    // Common connect point of aggregation switch used by all devices.
+    protected static final ConnectPoint COMMON_CONNECT_POINT =
+           ConnectPoint.deviceConnectPoint("of:00000000000000003/3");
+    // Uplink ports for two olts A and B
+    protected static final PortNumber PORT_A = PortNumber.portNumber(1);
+    protected static final PortNumber PORT_B = PortNumber.portNumber(2);
+
+    // Connect Point mode for two olts
+    protected static final ConnectPoint CONNECT_POINT_A = new ConnectPoint(DEVICE_ID_OF_A, PORT_A);
+    protected static final ConnectPoint CONNECT_POINT_B = new ConnectPoint(DEVICE_ID_OF_B, PORT_B);
+
+    // setOfDevices which will store device id of two olts
+    protected Set<DeviceId> setOfDevices = new HashSet<DeviceId>(Arrays.asList(DEVICE_ID_OF_A, DEVICE_ID_OF_B));
+    protected List<Port> lsPorts = new ArrayList<Port>();
+    // Flag for adding two different devices in oltData
+    protected boolean flagForDevice = true;
+    PacketContext context;
+    // Flag for sending two different packets
+    protected boolean flagForPacket = true;
+    // List to store the packets emitted
+    protected List<OutboundPacket> savedPackets;
+    protected PacketProcessor packetProcessor;
+    private Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(getClass());
+
+    class MockDeviceService extends DeviceServiceAdapter {
+
+        @Override
+        public Device getDevice(DeviceId deviceId) {
+           if (flagForDevice) {
+               DefaultAnnotations.Builder annotationsBuilder = DefaultAnnotations.builder()
+                           .set(AnnotationKeys.MANAGEMENT_ADDRESS, SOURCE_IP_OF_A.toString());
+               SparseAnnotations annotations = annotationsBuilder.build();
+               Annotations[] da = {annotations };
+               Device deviceA = new DefaultDevice(null, DEVICE_ID_OF_A, Device.Type.OTHER, "", "", "", "", null, da);
+               flagForDevice = false;
+               return deviceA;
+            } else {
+               DefaultAnnotations.Builder annotationsBuilder = DefaultAnnotations.builder()
+                          .set(AnnotationKeys.MANAGEMENT_ADDRESS, SOURCE_IP_OF_B.toString());
+               SparseAnnotations annotations = annotationsBuilder.build();
+               Annotations[] da = {annotations };
+               Device deviceB = new DefaultDevice(null, DEVICE_ID_OF_B, Device.Type.OTHER, "", "", "", "", null, da);
+               return deviceB;
+           }
+        }
+        @Override
+        public List<Port> getPorts(DeviceId deviceId) {
+            return lsPorts;
+        }
+    }
+
+    static final Class<AccessDeviceConfig> CONFIG_CLASS = AccessDeviceConfig.class;
+    static final Class<IgmpproxyConfig> IGMPPROXY_CONFIG_CLASS = IgmpproxyConfig.class;
+    static final Class<IgmpproxySsmTranslateConfig> IGMPPROXY_SSM_CONFIG_CLASS = IgmpproxySsmTranslateConfig.class;
+    static final Class<McastConfig> MCAST_CONFIG_CLASS = McastConfig.class;
+    ConfigFactory<ApplicationId, IgmpproxyConfig> igmpproxyConfigFactory =
+         new ConfigFactory<ApplicationId, IgmpproxyConfig>(
+        SubjectFactories.APP_SUBJECT_FACTORY, IGMPPROXY_CONFIG_CLASS, "igmpproxy") {
+    @Override
+    public IgmpproxyConfig createConfig() {
+          return new IgmpproxyConfig();
+        }
+    };
+
+    ConfigFactory<ApplicationId, IgmpproxySsmTranslateConfig> igmpproxySsmConfigFactory =
+        new ConfigFactory<ApplicationId, IgmpproxySsmTranslateConfig>(
+        SubjectFactories.APP_SUBJECT_FACTORY, IGMPPROXY_SSM_CONFIG_CLASS, "ssmTranslate", true) {
+
+        @Override
+        public IgmpproxySsmTranslateConfig createConfig() {
+            return new IgmpproxySsmTranslateConfig();
+        }
+    };
+
+
+    class MockIgmpProxyConfig extends IgmpproxyConfig {
+        boolean igmpOnPodBasis = true;
+
+        MockIgmpProxyConfig(boolean igmpFlagValue) {
+           igmpOnPodBasis = igmpFlagValue;
+       }
+        @Override
+        public boolean igmpOnPodBasis() {
+            return igmpOnPodBasis;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public ConnectPoint getSourceDeviceAndPort() {
+              return COMMON_CONNECT_POINT;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public ConnectPoint connectPoint() {
+               return COMMON_CONNECT_POINT;
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    static class MockAccessDeviceConfig extends AccessDeviceConfig {
+
+        public MockAccessDeviceConfig() {
+            super();
+        }
+
+        public MockAccessDeviceConfig(DeviceId id) {
+            super();
+            subject = id;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public AccessDeviceData getAccessDevice() {
+            PortNumber uplink = PortNumber.portNumber(3);
+            VlanId vlan = VlanId.vlanId((short) 0);
+            ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
+            JsonNode defaultVlanNode = null;
+            try {
+                  defaultVlanNode = (JsonNode) mapper.readTree("{\"driver\":\"pmc-olt\" , \"type \" : \"OLT\"}");
+            } catch (IOException e) {
+                  e.printStackTrace();
+            }
+
+            Optional<VlanId> defaultVlan;
+            if (defaultVlanNode.isMissingNode()) {
+                defaultVlan = Optional.empty();
+            } else {
+                defaultVlan = Optional.of(VlanId.vlanId(defaultVlanNode.shortValue()));
+            }
+            return new AccessDeviceData(subject, uplink, vlan, defaultVlan);
+        }
+    }
+
+    ConfigFactory<DeviceId, AccessDeviceConfig> cf =
+            new ConfigFactory<DeviceId, AccessDeviceConfig>(
+               SubjectFactories.DEVICE_SUBJECT_FACTORY, CONFIG_CLASS, "accessDevice") {
+        @Override
+        public AccessDeviceConfig createConfig() {
+            return new MockAccessDeviceConfig();
+        }
+     };
+
+     class TestNetworkConfigRegistry extends NetworkConfigRegistryAdapter {
+         Boolean igmpOnPodFlag = false;
+         TestNetworkConfigRegistry(Boolean igmpFlag) {
+             igmpOnPodFlag = igmpFlag;
+         }
+        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+        @Override
+        public <S, C extends Config<S>> C getConfig(S subject, Class<C> configClass) {
+            if (configClass.getName().equalsIgnoreCase("org.opencord.igmpproxy.IgmpproxyConfig")) {
+                IgmpproxyConfig igmpproxyConfig = new MockIgmpProxyConfig(igmpOnPodFlag);
+                return (C) igmpproxyConfig;
+            } else if (configClass.getName().equalsIgnoreCase("org.opencord.cordconfig.access.AccessDeviceConfig")) {
+
+                if (subject.toString().equals(DEVICE_ID_OF_A.toString())) {
+                    AccessDeviceConfig accessDeviceConfig = new MockAccessDeviceConfig(DEVICE_ID_OF_A);
+                return (C) accessDeviceConfig;
+                } else {
+                    AccessDeviceConfig accessDeviceConfig = new MockAccessDeviceConfig(DEVICE_ID_OF_B);
+                    return (C) accessDeviceConfig;
+                }
+            } else {
+                super.getConfig(subject, configClass);
+            }
+            return null;
+       }
+
+        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+        @Override
+        public <S, C extends Config<S>> ConfigFactory<S, C> getConfigFactory(Class<C> configClass) {
+            return (ConfigFactory<S, C>) cf;
+        }
+
+        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+        @Override
+        public <S, C extends Config<S>> Set<S> getSubjects(Class<S> subjectClass, Class<C> configClass) {
+            return (Set<S>) setOfDevices;
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Keeps a reference to the PacketProcessor and saves the OutboundPackets. Adds
+     * the emitted packet in savedPackets list
+     */
+    class MockPacketService extends PacketServiceAdapter {
+
+        public MockPacketService() {
+            savedPackets = new LinkedList<>();
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void addProcessor(PacketProcessor processor, int priority) {
+            packetProcessor = processor;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void emit(OutboundPacket packet) {
+            synchronized (savedPackets) {
+               savedPackets.add(packet);
+               savedPackets.notify();
+            }
+        }
+     }
+
+
+    class MockMastershipService extends MastershipServiceAdapter {
+        @Override
+        public boolean isLocalMaster(DeviceId deviceId) {
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    final class TestMulticastRouteService implements MulticastRouteService {
+        @Override
+        public void addListener(McastListener listener) {
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void removeListener(McastListener listener) {
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void add(McastRoute route) {
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void remove(McastRoute route) {
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public Set<McastRoute> getRoutes() {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public Set<McastRoute> getRoute(IpAddress groupIp, IpAddress sourceIp) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void addSource(McastRoute route, HostId source) {
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void addSources(McastRoute route, HostId hostId, Set<ConnectPoint> connectPoints) {
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void addSources(McastRoute route, Set<ConnectPoint> sources) {
+
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void removeSources(McastRoute route) {
+
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void removeSource(McastRoute route, HostId source) {
+
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void addSink(McastRoute route, HostId hostId) {
+
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void addSinks(McastRoute route, HostId hostId, Set<ConnectPoint> connectPoints) {
+
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void addSinks(McastRoute route, Set<ConnectPoint> sinks) {
+
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void removeSinks(McastRoute route) {
+
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void removeSink(McastRoute route, HostId hostId) {
+
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void removeSinks(McastRoute route, Set<ConnectPoint> sink) {
+
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public McastRouteData routeData(McastRoute route) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public Set<ConnectPoint> sources(McastRoute route) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public Set<ConnectPoint> sources(McastRoute route, HostId hostId) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public Set<ConnectPoint> sinks(McastRoute route) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public Set<ConnectPoint> sinks(McastRoute route, HostId hostId) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public Set<ConnectPoint> nonHostSinks(McastRoute route) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Mocks the DefaultPacketContext.
+     */
+    final class TestPacketContext extends DefaultPacketContext {
+       TestPacketContext(long time, InboundPacket inPkt, OutboundPacket outPkt, boolean block) {
+         super(time, inPkt, outPkt, block);
+         }
+
+        @Override
+        public void send() {
+            // We don't send anything out.
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sends an Ethernet packet to the process method of the Packet Processor.
+     *
+     * @param reply Ethernet packet
+     * @throws InterruptedException
+     */
+   void sendPacket(Ethernet reply) {
+
+        final ByteBuffer byteBuffer = ByteBuffer.wrap(reply.serialize());
+
+        if (flagForPacket) {
+            InboundPacket inPacket = new DefaultInboundPacket(CONNECT_POINT_A, reply, byteBuffer);
+            context = new TestPacketContext(127L, inPacket, null, false);
+            flagForPacket = false;
+
+            packetProcessor.process(context);
+        } else {
+            InboundPacket inBoundPacket = new DefaultInboundPacket(CONNECT_POINT_B, reply, byteBuffer);
+            context = new TestPacketContext(127L, inBoundPacket, null, false);
+            flagForPacket = true;
+
+            packetProcessor.process(context);
+        }
+   }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/opencord/igmpproxy/IgmpManagerTest.java b/src/test/java/org/opencord/igmpproxy/IgmpManagerTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..62ab4c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/org/opencord/igmpproxy/IgmpManagerTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2017-present 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.
+ */
+package org.opencord.igmpproxy;
+
+import org.junit.After;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.onlab.packet.Ethernet;
+import org.onosproject.core.CoreServiceAdapter;
+import org.onosproject.net.flow.FlowRuleServiceAdapter;
+import org.onosproject.net.flowobjective.FlowObjectiveServiceAdapter;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+
+public class IgmpManagerTest extends IgmpManagerBase {
+
+    private static final int WAIT_TIMEOUT = 1000;
+
+    private IgmpManager igmpManager;
+
+    // Set up the IGMP application.
+    @Before
+    public void setUp() {
+        igmpManager = new IgmpManager();
+        igmpManager.coreService = new CoreServiceAdapter();
+        igmpManager.mastershipService = new MockMastershipService();
+        igmpManager.flowObjectiveService = new FlowObjectiveServiceAdapter();
+        igmpManager.deviceService = new MockDeviceService();
+        igmpManager.packetService = new MockPacketService();
+        igmpManager.flowRuleService = new FlowRuleServiceAdapter();
+        igmpManager.multicastService = new TestMulticastRouteService();
+        // By default - we send query messages
+        SingleStateMachine.sendQuery = true;
+    }
+
+    // Tear Down the IGMP application.
+    @After
+    public void tearDown() {
+        igmpManager.deactivate();
+        IgmpManager.groupMemberMap.clear();
+        StateMachine.clearMap();
+    }
+
+    // Checking the Default value of IGMP_ON_POD_BASIS.
+    @Test
+    public void testIsIgmpOnPodBasisDefaultValue() {
+        igmpManager.networkConfig = new TestNetworkConfigRegistry(false);
+        igmpManager.activate();
+        assertFalse(IgmpManager.isIgmpOnPodBasis());
+    }
+
+
+    // Checking the value of IGMP_ON_POD_BASIS.
+    @Test
+    public void testIsIgmpOnPodBasisTrueValue() {
+        igmpManager.networkConfig = new TestNetworkConfigRegistry(true);
+        igmpManager.activate();
+        assertTrue(IgmpManager.isIgmpOnPodBasis());
+    }
+
+    // Testing the flow of packet when isIgmpOnPodBasis value is false.
+    @Test
+    public void testIgmpOnPodBasisDefaultValue() throws InterruptedException {
+        // We need to count join messages sent on the upstream
+        SingleStateMachine.sendQuery = false;
+
+        igmpManager.networkConfig = new TestNetworkConfigRegistry(false);
+        igmpManager.activate();
+
+        Ethernet firstPacket = IgmpSender.getInstance().buildIgmpV3Join(GROUP_IP, SOURCE_IP_OF_A);
+        Ethernet secondPacket = IgmpSender.getInstance().buildIgmpV3Join(GROUP_IP, SOURCE_IP_OF_B);
+        // Sending first packet and here shouldSendjoin flag will be true
+        sendPacket(firstPacket);
+        // Emitted packet is stored in list savedPackets
+        assertNotNull(savedPackets);
+        synchronized (savedPackets) {
+            savedPackets.wait(WAIT_TIMEOUT);
+        }
+        assertNotNull(savedPackets);
+        assertEquals(1, savedPackets.size());
+        // Sending the second packet with same group ip address
+        sendPacket(secondPacket);
+        synchronized (savedPackets) {
+            savedPackets.wait(WAIT_TIMEOUT);
+        }
+        // Emitted packet is stored in list savedPackets as shouldSendJoin flag is true
+        assertEquals(2, savedPackets.size());
+    }
+
+    // Testing IGMP_ON_POD_BASIS value by sending two packets.
+    @Test
+    public void testIgmpOnPodBasisTrueValue() throws InterruptedException {
+        // We need to count join messages
+        SingleStateMachine.sendQuery = false;
+
+        igmpManager.networkConfig = new TestNetworkConfigRegistry(true);
+        igmpManager.activate();
+
+        Ethernet firstPacket = IgmpSender.getInstance().buildIgmpV3Join(GROUP_IP, SOURCE_IP_OF_A);
+        Ethernet secondPacket = IgmpSender.getInstance().buildIgmpV3Join(GROUP_IP, SOURCE_IP_OF_B);
+        // Sending first packet and here shouldSendjoin flag will be true
+        sendPacket(firstPacket);
+        // Emitted packet is stored in list savedPackets
+        synchronized (savedPackets) {
+          savedPackets.wait(WAIT_TIMEOUT);
+        }
+        assertNotNull(savedPackets);
+        assertEquals(1, savedPackets.size());
+        // Sending the second packet with same group ip address which will not be emitted
+        // shouldSendJoin flag will be false.
+        sendPacket(secondPacket);
+        synchronized (savedPackets) {
+            savedPackets.wait(WAIT_TIMEOUT);
+        }
+        assertEquals(1, savedPackets.size());
+    }
+
+}