diff --git a/vendor/github.com/opencord/voltha-protos/v3/go/voltha/adapter.pb.go b/vendor/github.com/opencord/voltha-protos/v3/go/voltha/adapter.pb.go
index 1f24221..9359dc1 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/opencord/voltha-protos/v3/go/voltha/adapter.pb.go
+++ b/vendor/github.com/opencord/voltha-protos/v3/go/voltha/adapter.pb.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 	proto "github.com/golang/protobuf/proto"
 	any "github.com/golang/protobuf/ptypes/any"
 	timestamp "github.com/golang/protobuf/ptypes/timestamp"
-	common "github.com/opencord/voltha-protos/v3/go/common"
+	_ "github.com/opencord/voltha-protos/v3/go/common"
 	math "math"
 )
 
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@
 const _ = proto.ProtoPackageIsVersion3 // please upgrade the proto package
 
 type AdapterConfig struct {
-	// Common adapter config attributes here
-	LogLevel common.LogLevel_Types `protobuf:"varint,1,opt,name=log_level,json=logLevel,proto3,enum=common.LogLevel_Types" json:"log_level,omitempty"`
 	// Custom (vendor-specific) configuration attributes
 	AdditionalConfig     *any.Any `protobuf:"bytes,64,opt,name=additional_config,json=additionalConfig,proto3" json:"additional_config,omitempty"`
 	XXX_NoUnkeyedLiteral struct{} `json:"-"`
@@ -58,13 +56,6 @@
 
 var xxx_messageInfo_AdapterConfig proto.InternalMessageInfo
 
-func (m *AdapterConfig) GetLogLevel() common.LogLevel_Types {
-	if m != nil {
-		return m.LogLevel
-	}
-	return common.LogLevel_DEBUG
-}
-
 func (m *AdapterConfig) GetAdditionalConfig() *any.Any {
 	if m != nil {
 		return m.AdditionalConfig
@@ -74,8 +65,8 @@
 
 // Adapter (software plugin)
 type Adapter struct {
-	// Unique name of adapter, matching the python package name under
-	// voltha/adapters.
+	// the adapter ID has to be unique,
+	// it will be generated as Type + CurrentReplica
 	Id      string `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=id,proto3" json:"id,omitempty"`
 	Vendor  string `protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=vendor,proto3" json:"vendor,omitempty"`
 	Version string `protobuf:"bytes,3,opt,name=version,proto3" json:"version,omitempty"`
@@ -85,10 +76,16 @@
 	AdditionalDescription *any.Any `protobuf:"bytes,64,opt,name=additional_description,json=additionalDescription,proto3" json:"additional_description,omitempty"`
 	LogicalDeviceIds      []string `protobuf:"bytes,4,rep,name=logical_device_ids,json=logicalDeviceIds,proto3" json:"logical_device_ids,omitempty"`
 	// timestamp when the adapter last sent a message to the core
-	LastCommunication    *timestamp.Timestamp `protobuf:"bytes,5,opt,name=last_communication,json=lastCommunication,proto3" json:"last_communication,omitempty"`
-	XXX_NoUnkeyedLiteral struct{}             `json:"-"`
-	XXX_unrecognized     []byte               `json:"-"`
-	XXX_sizecache        int32                `json:"-"`
+	LastCommunication *timestamp.Timestamp `protobuf:"bytes,5,opt,name=last_communication,json=lastCommunication,proto3" json:"last_communication,omitempty"`
+	CurrentReplica    int32                `protobuf:"varint,6,opt,name=currentReplica,proto3" json:"currentReplica,omitempty"`
+	TotalReplicas     int32                `protobuf:"varint,7,opt,name=totalReplicas,proto3" json:"totalReplicas,omitempty"`
+	Endpoint          string               `protobuf:"bytes,8,opt,name=endpoint,proto3" json:"endpoint,omitempty"`
+	// all replicas of the same adapter will have the same type
+	// it is used to associate a device to an adapter
+	Type                 string   `protobuf:"bytes,9,opt,name=type,proto3" json:"type,omitempty"`
+	XXX_NoUnkeyedLiteral struct{} `json:"-"`
+	XXX_unrecognized     []byte   `json:"-"`
+	XXX_sizecache        int32    `json:"-"`
 }
 
 func (m *Adapter) Reset()         { *m = Adapter{} }
@@ -165,6 +162,34 @@
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (m *Adapter) GetCurrentReplica() int32 {
+	if m != nil {
+		return m.CurrentReplica
+	}
+	return 0
+}
+
+func (m *Adapter) GetTotalReplicas() int32 {
+	if m != nil {
+		return m.TotalReplicas
+	}
+	return 0
+}
+
+func (m *Adapter) GetEndpoint() string {
+	if m != nil {
+		return m.Endpoint
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+func (m *Adapter) GetType() string {
+	if m != nil {
+		return m.Type
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
 type Adapters struct {
 	Items                []*Adapter `protobuf:"bytes,1,rep,name=items,proto3" json:"items,omitempty"`
 	XXX_NoUnkeyedLiteral struct{}   `json:"-"`
@@ -213,33 +238,34 @@
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