diff --git a/openflow/utils.go b/openflow/utils.go
index 160b2ab..aba7400 100644
--- a/openflow/utils.go
+++ b/openflow/utils.go
@@ -17,9 +17,14 @@
 package openflow
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"log"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
+
+	ofp "github.com/donNewtonAlpha/goloxi/of13"
+	"github.com/opencord/voltha-protos/go/openflow_13"
 )
 
 var mu sync.Mutex
@@ -38,3 +43,73 @@
 	padded := strings.Repeat(null, nullsNeeded)
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%s%s", value, padded)
 }
+
+func extractAction(action ofp.IAction) *openflow_13.OfpAction {
+	var ofpAction openflow_13.OfpAction
+	switch action.GetType() {
+	case ofp.OFPATOutput:
+		var outputAction openflow_13.OfpAction_Output
+		loxiOutputAction := action.(*ofp.ActionOutput)
+		var output openflow_13.OfpActionOutput
+		output.Port = uint32(loxiOutputAction.Port)
+		output.MaxLen = uint32(loxiOutputAction.MaxLen)
+		outputAction.Output = &output
+		ofpAction.Action = &outputAction
+		ofpAction.Type = openflow_13.OfpActionType_OFPAT_OUTPUT
+	case ofp.OFPATCopyTtlOut: //CopyTtltOut
+	case ofp.OFPATCopyTtlIn: //CopyTtlIn
+	case ofp.OFPATSetMplsTtl: //SetMplsTtl
+	case ofp.OFPATDecMplsTtl: //DecMplsTtl
+	case ofp.OFPATPushVLAN: //PushVlan
+		var pushVlan openflow_13.OfpAction_Push
+		loxiPushAction := action.(*ofp.ActionPushVlan)
+		fields := loxiPushAction.GetActionFields()
+		fieldsJS, _ := json.Marshal(fields)
+		log.Printf("\n\nPushVlan fields %s\n\n", fieldsJS)
+		var push openflow_13.OfpActionPush
+		push.Ethertype = uint32(loxiPushAction.Ethertype) //TODO This should be available in the fields
+		pushVlan.Push = &push
+		ofpAction.Type = openflow_13.OfpActionType_OFPAT_PUSH_VLAN
+		ofpAction.Action = &pushVlan
+	case ofp.OFPATPopVLAN: //PopVlan
+		ofpAction.Type = openflow_13.OfpActionType_OFPAT_POP_VLAN
+	case ofp.OFPATPushMpls: //PushMpls
+	case ofp.OFPATPopMpls: //PopMpls
+	case ofp.OFPATSetQueue: //SetQueue
+	case ofp.OFPATGroup: //ActionGroup
+	case ofp.OFPATSetNwTtl: //SetNwTtl
+	case ofp.OFPATDecNwTtl: //DecNwTtl
+	case ofp.OFPATSetField: //SetField
+		ofpAction.Type = openflow_13.OfpActionType_OFPAT_SET_FIELD
+		var ofpAction_SetField openflow_13.OfpAction_SetField
+		var ofpActionSetField openflow_13.OfpActionSetField
+		var ofpOxmField openflow_13.OfpOxmField
+		ofpOxmField.OxmClass = openflow_13.OfpOxmClass_OFPXMC_OPENFLOW_BASIC
+		var ofpOxmField_OfbField openflow_13.OfpOxmField_OfbField
+		var ofpOxmOfbField openflow_13.OfpOxmOfbField
+		loxiSetField := action.(*ofp.ActionSetField)
+		oxmName := loxiSetField.Field.GetOXMName()
+		switch oxmName {
+		case "vlan_vid":
+			ofpOxmOfbField.Type = openflow_13.OxmOfbFieldTypes_OFPXMT_OFB_VLAN_VID
+			var vlanVid openflow_13.OfpOxmOfbField_VlanVid
+			var VlanVid = loxiSetField.Field.GetOXMValue().(uint16)
+			vlanVid.VlanVid = uint32(VlanVid)
+
+			ofpOxmOfbField.Value = &vlanVid
+		default:
+			log.Printf("UNHANDLED SET FIELD %s", oxmName)
+		}
+		ofpOxmField_OfbField.OfbField = &ofpOxmOfbField
+		ofpOxmField.Field = &ofpOxmField_OfbField
+		ofpActionSetField.Field = &ofpOxmField
+		ofpAction_SetField.SetField = &ofpActionSetField
+		ofpAction.Action = &ofpAction_SetField
+	case ofp.OFPATPushPbb: //PushPbb
+	case ofp.OFPATPopPbb: //PopPbb
+	case ofp.OFPATExperimenter: //Experimenter
+
+	}
+	return &ofpAction
+
+}