diff --git a/agent/Makefile.in b/agent/Makefile.in
index ad4c641..7512d1e 100644
--- a/agent/Makefile.in
+++ b/agent/Makefile.in
@@ -81,9 +81,13 @@
 LIBZ_PATH=$(shell pkg-config --libs-only-L zlib | sed s/-L// | sed s/\ //g)
 LIBPROTOBUF_PATH=$(shell PKG_CONFIG_ALLOW_SYSTEM_LIBS=true pkg-config --libs-only-L protobuf | sed s/-L// | sed s/\ //g)
 
+PCAPPLUSPLUS_INCLUDE_PATH=-I/usr/local/include/pcapplusplus/
+PCAPPLUSPLUS_LIB_PATH=-lPcap++ -lPacket++ -lCommon++
+
 CXX = @CXX@-4.9
 CXXFLAGS += @CXXFLAGS@
 CXXFLAGS += $(shell pkg-config --cflags-only-I grpc++)
+CXXFLAGS += $(PCAPPLUSPLUS_INCLUDE_PATH)
 CPPFLAGS += @CPPFLAGS@
 CPPFLAGS += `pkg-config --cflags protobuf grpc`
 
@@ -247,7 +251,7 @@
 .DEFAULT_GOAL := all
 all: $(BUILD_DIR)/openolt
 $(BUILD_DIR)/openolt: sdk protos $(OBJS)
-	$(CXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(BALLIBDIR) $(OBJS) $(OPENOLT_API_LIB) $(LIBPROTOBUF_PATH)/libprotobuf.a -o $@ -l$(BALLIBNAME) $(shell pkg-config --libs protobuf grpc++ grpc)
+	$(CXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(BALLIBDIR) $(OBJS) $(OPENOLT_API_LIB) $(LIBPROTOBUF_PATH)/libprotobuf.a -o $@ -l$(BALLIBNAME) $(shell pkg-config --libs protobuf grpc++ grpc) $(PCAPPLUSPLUS_LIB_PATH)
 	ln -sf $(TOP_DIR)/$(BAL_DIR)/build/fs/$(OPENOLTDEVICE)/release/release_$(OPENOLTDEVICE)_V$(BAL_VER).$(DEV_VER).tar.gz $(BUILD_DIR)/.
 	ln -sf $(TOP_DIR)/$(BAL_DIR)/build/host_reference/host_api/strip/libbal_host_api.so $(BUILD_DIR)/.
 	ln -sf $(TOP_DIR)/$(BAL_DIR)/build/host_driver/dev_mgmt_daemon/dev_mgmt_daemon $(BUILD_DIR)/.
diff --git a/agent/src/core_api_handler.cc b/agent/src/core_api_handler.cc
index 32bcfcc..8c2df06 100644
--- a/agent/src/core_api_handler.cc
+++ b/agent/src/core_api_handler.cc
@@ -342,6 +342,8 @@
         bcmos_fastlock_init(&voltha_flow_to_device_flow_lock, 0);
         bcmos_fastlock_init(&alloc_cfg_wait_lock, 0);
         bcmos_fastlock_init(&onu_deactivate_wait_lock, 0);
+        bcmos_fastlock_init(&acl_packet_trap_handler_lock, 0);
+
         OPENOLT_LOG(INFO, openolt_log_id, "Enable OLT - %s-%s\n", VENDOR_ID, MODEL_ID);
 
         //check BCM daemon is connected or not
@@ -1497,11 +1499,6 @@
         return ::Status(grpc::StatusCode::ALREADY_EXISTS, "voltha-flow-already-installed");
     }
 
-    // Trap-to-host voltha flows need not be replicated as they are installed as ACLs, not BAL flows.
-    if (action.cmd().trap_to_host()) {
-        replicate_flow = false;
-    }
-
     // This is the case of symmetric_voltha_flow_id
     // If symmetric_voltha_flow_id is available and valid in the Flow message,
     // check if it is installed, and use the corresponding device_flow_id
@@ -1677,7 +1674,7 @@
     BCMOLT_MSG_FIELD_SET(&cfg, cookie, cookie);
 
     if (action.cmd().trap_to_host()) {
-        Status resp = handle_acl_rule_install(onu_id, flow_id, flow_type, access_intf_id,
+        Status resp = handle_acl_rule_install(onu_id, flow_id, gemport_id, flow_type, access_intf_id,
                                               network_intf_id, classifier);
         return resp;
     }
@@ -2055,7 +2052,7 @@
     OPENOLT_LOG(INFO, openolt_log_id, "flow remove received for flow_id=%u, flow_type=%s\n",
             flow_id, flow_type.c_str());
 
-    bcmos_fastlock_lock(&data_lock);
+    bcmos_fastlock_lock(&acl_packet_trap_handler_lock);
     flow_id_flow_direction fl_id_fl_dir(flow_id, flow_type);
     int32_t gemport_id = -1;
     int32_t intf_id = -1;
@@ -2068,17 +2065,41 @@
         // cleanup acl only if it is a valid acl. If not valid acl, it may be datapath flow.
         if (acl_id >= 0) {
             Status resp = handle_acl_rule_cleanup(acl_id, intf_id, flow_type);
-            bcmos_fastlock_unlock(&data_lock, 0);
             if (resp.ok()) {
                 OPENOLT_LOG(INFO, openolt_log_id, "acl removed ok for flow_id = %u with acl_id = %d\n", flow_id, acl_id);
                 flow_to_acl_map.erase(fl_id_fl_dir);
+
+                // When flow is being removed, extract the value corresponding to flow_id from trap_to_host_pkt_info_with_vlan_for_flow_id if it exists
+                if (trap_to_host_pkt_info_with_vlan_for_flow_id.count(flow_id) > 0) {
+                    trap_to_host_pkt_info_with_vlan pkt_info_with_vlan = trap_to_host_pkt_info_with_vlan_for_flow_id[flow_id];
+                    // Formulate the trap_to_host_pkt_info tuple key
+                    trap_to_host_pkt_info pkt_info(std::get<0>(pkt_info_with_vlan),
+                                                   std::get<1>(pkt_info_with_vlan),
+                                                   std::get<2>(pkt_info_with_vlan),
+                                                   std::get<3>(pkt_info_with_vlan));
+                    // Extract the value corresponding to trap_to_host_pkt_info key from trap_to_host_vlan_ids_for_trap_to_host_pkt_info
+                    // The value is a list of vlan_ids for the given trap_to_host_pkt_info key
+                    // Remove the vlan_id from the list that corresponded to the flow being removed.
+                    if (trap_to_host_vlan_ids_for_trap_to_host_pkt_info.count(pkt_info) > 0) {
+                        trap_to_host_vlan_ids_for_trap_to_host_pkt_info[pkt_info].remove(std::get<4>(pkt_info_with_vlan));
+                    } else {
+                        OPENOLT_LOG(ERROR, openolt_log_id, "trap-to-host with intf_type = %d, intf_id = %d, pkt_type = %d gemport_id = %d not found in trap_to_host_vlan_ids_for_trap_to_host_pkt_info map",
+                                    std::get<0>(pkt_info_with_vlan), std::get<1>(pkt_info_with_vlan), std::get<2>(pkt_info_with_vlan), std::get<3>(pkt_info_with_vlan));
+                    }
+
+                } else {
+                    OPENOLT_LOG(ERROR, openolt_log_id, "flow id = %u not found in trap_to_host_pkt_info_with_vlan_for_flow_id map", flow_id);
+                }
             } else {
                 OPENOLT_LOG(ERROR, openolt_log_id, "acl remove error for flow_id = %u with acl_id = %d\n", flow_id, acl_id);
             }
+            bcmos_fastlock_unlock(&acl_packet_trap_handler_lock, 0);
             return resp;
         }
     }
+    bcmos_fastlock_unlock(&acl_packet_trap_handler_lock, 0);
 
+    bcmos_fastlock_lock(&data_lock);
     uint32_t port_no = flowid_to_port[key.flow_id];
     if (key.flow_type == BCMOLT_FLOW_TYPE_DOWNSTREAM) {
         flowid_to_gemport.erase(key.flow_id);
diff --git a/agent/src/core_data.cc b/agent/src/core_data.cc
index 1836263..ad66ae3 100644
--- a/agent/src/core_data.cc
+++ b/agent/src/core_data.cc
@@ -142,8 +142,8 @@
 
 bool operator<(const acl_classifier_key& a1, const acl_classifier_key& a2)
 {
-    return ((a1.ether_type + 2*a1.ip_proto + 3*a1.src_port + 4*a1.dst_port) <
-            (a2.ether_type + 2*a2.ip_proto + 3*a2.src_port + 4*a2.dst_port));
+    return ((a1.ether_type + 2*a1.ip_proto + 3*a1.src_port + 4*a1.dst_port + 5*a1.o_vid) <
+            (a2.ether_type + 2*a2.ip_proto + 3*a2.src_port + 4*a2.dst_port + 5*a2.o_vid));
 }
 
 typedef std::tuple<uint64_t, std::string> flow_id_flow_direction;
@@ -164,6 +164,19 @@
 typedef std::tuple<uint16_t, uint8_t, std::string> acl_id_intf_id_intf_type;
 std::map<acl_id_intf_id_intf_type, uint16_t> intf_acl_registration_ref_cnt;
 
+// Data structures to work around ACL limits on BAL -- start --
+
+// This flag is set as soon as ACL count reaches MAX_ACL_WITH_VLAN_CLASSIFIER is hit.
+// It is not reset when ACL count comes below MAX_ACL_WITH_VLAN_CLASSIFIER again
+bool max_acls_with_vlan_classifiers_hit = false;
+// Map of flow_id -> trap_to_host_pkt_info_with_vlan
+std::map<uint64_t, trap_to_host_pkt_info_with_vlan> trap_to_host_pkt_info_with_vlan_for_flow_id;
+// Map of trap_to_host_pkt_info -> cvid_list
+std::map<trap_to_host_pkt_info, std::list<uint16_t> > trap_to_host_vlan_ids_for_trap_to_host_pkt_info;
+
+// Data structures to work around ACL limits on BAL -- end --
+
+
 std::bitset<MAX_ACL_ID> acl_id_bitset;
 bcmos_fastlock acl_id_bitset_lock;
 
@@ -185,6 +198,8 @@
 std::map<uint64_t, device_flow> voltha_flow_to_device_flow;
 bcmos_fastlock voltha_flow_to_device_flow_lock;
 
+// Lock to protect critical section around handling data associated with ACL trap packet handling
+bcmos_fastlock acl_packet_trap_handler_lock;
 
 // General purpose lock used to gaurd critical section during various API handling at the core_api_handler
 bcmos_fastlock data_lock;
diff --git a/agent/src/core_data.h b/agent/src/core_data.h
index 322c834..7d76555 100644
--- a/agent/src/core_data.h
+++ b/agent/src/core_data.h
@@ -22,6 +22,16 @@
 #include "Queue.h"
 #include "device.h"
 
+// pcapplusplus packet decoder include files
+#include "Packet.h"
+#include "EthLayer.h"
+#include "IPv4Layer.h"
+#include "UdpLayer.h"
+#include "VlanLayer.h"
+
+#include <time.h>
+#include <arpa/inet.h>
+
 extern "C"
 {
 #include <bcmolt_api.h>
@@ -46,6 +56,9 @@
 
 
 #define MAX_ACL_ID 33
+#define MAX_ACL_WITH_VLAN_CLASSIFIER 10
+
+#define ANY_VLAN 4095
 
 // **************************************//
 // Enums and structures used by the core //
@@ -126,6 +139,7 @@
     int16_t ip_proto;
     int32_t src_port;
     int32_t dst_port;
+    int16_t o_vid;
     // Add more classifiers elements as needed here
     // For now, ACLs will be classified only based on
     // above elements.
@@ -248,6 +262,46 @@
 typedef std::tuple<uint16_t, uint8_t, std::string> acl_id_intf_id_intf_type;
 extern std::map<acl_id_intf_id_intf_type, uint16_t> intf_acl_registration_ref_cnt;
 
+// Data structures to work around ACL limits on BAL -- start --
+
+enum trap_to_host_packet_type {
+    dhcpv4 = 0,
+    lldp = 1,
+    eap = 2,
+    igmpv4 = 3,
+    unsupported_trap_to_host_pkt_type = 0xff
+};
+
+// Constants useful during trap-to-host packet header field classification
+#define EAP_ETH_TYPE  0x888e
+#define LLDP_ETH_TYPE 0x88cc
+#define IPV4_ETH_TYPE 0x0800
+#define VLAN_ETH_TYPE 0x8100
+
+#define IGMPv4_PROTOCOL 2
+#define UDP_PROTOCOL    17
+
+#define DHCP_SERVER_SRC_PORT 67
+#define DHCP_CLIENT_SRC_PORT 68
+
+// This flag is set as soon as ACL count reaches MAX_ACL_WITH_VLAN_CLASSIFIER is hit.
+// It is not reset when ACL count comes below MAX_ACL_WITH_VLAN_CLASSIFIER again
+extern bool max_acls_with_vlan_classifiers_hit;
+
+// Tuple of -> {bcmolt_flow_interface_type, intf-id, trap_to_host_packet_type, gemport-id, c-vid}
+typedef std::tuple<int32_t, uint32_t, int32_t, int32_t, uint16_t> trap_to_host_pkt_info_with_vlan;
+
+// Tuple of -> {bcmolt_flow_interface_type, intf-id, trap_to_host_packet_type, gemport-id}
+typedef std::tuple<int32_t, uint32_t, int32_t, int32_t> trap_to_host_pkt_info;
+
+// Map of flow_id -> trap_to_host_pkt_info_with_vlan
+extern std::map<uint64_t, trap_to_host_pkt_info_with_vlan> trap_to_host_pkt_info_with_vlan_for_flow_id;
+
+// Map of trap_to_host_pkt_info -> cvid_list
+extern std::map<trap_to_host_pkt_info, std::list<uint16_t> > trap_to_host_vlan_ids_for_trap_to_host_pkt_info;
+
+// Data structures to work around ACL limits on BAL -- end --
+
 extern std::bitset<MAX_ACL_ID> acl_id_bitset;
 extern bcmos_fastlock acl_id_bitset_lock;
 
@@ -265,6 +319,9 @@
 extern std::map<uint64_t, device_flow> voltha_flow_to_device_flow;
 extern bcmos_fastlock voltha_flow_to_device_flow_lock;
 
+// Lock to protect critical section around handling data associated with ACL trap packet handling
+extern bcmos_fastlock acl_packet_trap_handler_lock;
+
 extern Queue<openolt::Indication> oltIndQ;
 
 /*** ACL Handling related data end ***/
diff --git a/agent/src/core_utils.cc b/agent/src/core_utils.cc
index 6e1b17c..554e88d 100644
--- a/agent/src/core_utils.cc
+++ b/agent/src/core_utils.cc
@@ -1015,8 +1015,8 @@
     bcmolt_access_control_fwd_action_type action_type = BCMOLT_ACCESS_CONTROL_FWD_ACTION_TYPE_TRAP_TO_HOST;
     int acl_id = get_acl_id();
     if (acl_id < 0) {
-        OPENOLT_LOG(ERROR, openolt_log_id, "exhausted acl_id for eth_type = %d, ip_proto = %d, src_port = %d, dst_port = %d\n",
-                acl_key.ether_type, acl_key.ip_proto, acl_key.src_port, acl_key.dst_port);
+        OPENOLT_LOG(ERROR, openolt_log_id, "exhausted acl_id for eth_type = %d, ip_proto = %d, src_port = %d, dst_port = %d o_vid = %d, max_acl_hit=%d\n",
+                acl_key.ether_type, acl_key.ip_proto, acl_key.src_port, acl_key.dst_port, acl_key.o_vid, max_acls_with_vlan_classifiers_hit);
         return bcm_to_grpc_err(BCM_ERR_INTERNAL, "exhausted acl id");
     }
 
@@ -1043,6 +1043,12 @@
         BCMOLT_FIELD_SET(&c_val, classifier, src_port, acl_key.src_port);
     }
 
+    // Make sure that max_acls_with_vlan_classifiers_hit is not true to consider o_vid for ACL classification.
+    if (acl_key.o_vid > 0 && acl_key.o_vid != ANY_VLAN && !max_acls_with_vlan_classifiers_hit) {
+        OPENOLT_LOG(DEBUG, openolt_log_id, "Access_Control classify o_vid %d\n", acl_key.o_vid);
+        BCMOLT_FIELD_SET(&c_val, classifier, o_vid, acl_key.o_vid);
+    }
+
     BCMOLT_MSG_FIELD_SET(&cfg, classifier, c_val);
     BCMOLT_MSG_FIELD_SET(&cfg, priority, 10000);
     BCMOLT_MSG_FIELD_SET(&cfg, statistics_control, BCMOLT_CONTROL_STATE_ENABLE);
@@ -1061,6 +1067,11 @@
 
     // Update the map that we have installed an acl for the given classfier.
     acl_classifier_to_acl_id_map[acl_key] = acl_id;
+    // If there was a valid vlan classifier in the ACL and the ACL ID hit the ceiling, set max_acls_with_vlan_classifiers_hit to true
+    // After max_acls_with_vlan_classifiers_hit is set to true no more ACLs can have vlan as an ACL classifier.
+    if (acl_key.o_vid > 0 && acl_key.o_vid != ANY_VLAN && acl_id >= MAX_ACL_WITH_VLAN_CLASSIFIER) {
+        max_acls_with_vlan_classifiers_hit = true;
+    }
     return Status::OK;
 }
 
@@ -1131,18 +1142,30 @@
             OPENOLT_LOG(DEBUG, openolt_log_id, "classify dst_port %d\n", classifier.dst_port());
             key->dst_port = classifier.dst_port();
         } else key->dst_port = -1;
+
+        // We should also check the max_acls_with_vlan_classifiers_hit flag is not false to consider the vlan for flow classifier key
+        if (classifier.o_vid() && !max_acls_with_vlan_classifiers_hit) {
+            OPENOLT_LOG(DEBUG, openolt_log_id, "classify o_vid %d\n", classifier.o_vid());
+            key->o_vid = classifier.o_vid();
+        } else key->o_vid = ANY_VLAN;
+
 }
 
-Status handle_acl_rule_install(int32_t onu_id, uint64_t flow_id,
+Status handle_acl_rule_install(int32_t onu_id, uint64_t flow_id, int32_t gemport_id,
                                const std::string flow_type, int32_t access_intf_id,
                                int32_t network_intf_id,
                                const ::openolt::Classifier& classifier) {
     int acl_id;
-    int32_t intf_id = flow_type.compare(upstream) == 0? access_intf_id: network_intf_id;
+    uint32_t intf_id = flow_type.compare(upstream) == 0? access_intf_id: network_intf_id;
     const std::string intf_type = flow_type.compare(upstream) == 0? "pon": "nni";
     bcmolt_interface_type olt_if_type = intf_type == "pon"? BCMOLT_INTERFACE_TYPE_PON: BCMOLT_INTERFACE_TYPE_NNI;
 
     Status resp;
+    trap_to_host_packet_type pkt_type = get_trap_to_host_packet_type(classifier);
+    if (pkt_type == unsupported_trap_to_host_pkt_type) {
+        OPENOLT_LOG(ERROR, openolt_log_id, "unsupported pkt trap type");
+        return Status(grpc::StatusCode::UNIMPLEMENTED, "unsupported pkt trap type");
+    }
 
     // few map keys we are going to use later.
     flow_id_flow_direction fl_id_fl_dir(flow_id, flow_type);
@@ -1150,8 +1173,8 @@
     acl_classifier_key acl_key;
     formulate_acl_classifier_key(&acl_key, classifier);
     const acl_classifier_key acl_key_const = {.ether_type=acl_key.ether_type, .ip_proto=acl_key.ip_proto,
-        .src_port=acl_key.src_port, .dst_port=acl_key.dst_port};
-    bcmos_fastlock_lock(&data_lock);
+        .src_port=acl_key.src_port, .dst_port=acl_key.dst_port, .o_vid=acl_key.o_vid};
+    bcmos_fastlock_lock(&acl_packet_trap_handler_lock);
 
     // Check if the acl is already installed
     if (acl_classifier_to_acl_id_map.count(acl_key_const) > 0) {
@@ -1160,14 +1183,14 @@
 
 
         if (flow_to_acl_map.count(fl_id_fl_dir)) {
-            // coult happen if same trap flow is received again
+            // could happen if same trap flow is received again
             OPENOLT_LOG(INFO, openolt_log_id, "flow and related acl already handled, nothing more to do\n");
-            bcmos_fastlock_unlock(&data_lock, 0);
+            bcmos_fastlock_unlock(&acl_packet_trap_handler_lock, 0);
             return Status::OK;
         }
 
-        OPENOLT_LOG(INFO, openolt_log_id, "Acl for flow_id=%lu with eth_type = %d, ip_proto = %d, src_port = %d, dst_port = %d already installed with acl id = %u\n",
-                flow_id, acl_key.ether_type, acl_key.ip_proto, acl_key.src_port, acl_key.dst_port, acl_id);
+        OPENOLT_LOG(INFO, openolt_log_id, "Acl for flow_id=%lu with eth_type = %d, ip_proto = %d, src_port = %d, dst_port = %d o_vid = %d already installed with acl id = %u\n",
+                flow_id, acl_key.ether_type, acl_key.ip_proto, acl_key.src_port, acl_key.dst_port, acl_key.o_vid, acl_id);
 
         // The acl_ref_cnt is needed to know how many flows refer an ACL.
         // When the flow is removed, we decrement the reference count.
@@ -1183,9 +1206,9 @@
     } else {
         resp = install_acl(acl_key_const);
         if (!resp.ok()) {
-            OPENOLT_LOG(ERROR, openolt_log_id, "Acl for flow_id=%lu with eth_type = %d, ip_proto = %d, src_port = %d, dst_port = %d failed\n",
-                    flow_id, acl_key_const.ether_type, acl_key_const.ip_proto, acl_key_const.src_port, acl_key_const.dst_port);
-            bcmos_fastlock_unlock(&data_lock, 0);
+            OPENOLT_LOG(ERROR, openolt_log_id, "Acl for flow_id=%lu with eth_type = %d, ip_proto = %d, src_port = %d, dst_port = %d o_vid = %d failed\n",
+                    flow_id, acl_key_const.ether_type, acl_key_const.ip_proto, acl_key_const.src_port, acl_key_const.dst_port, acl_key_const.o_vid);
+            bcmos_fastlock_unlock(&acl_packet_trap_handler_lock, 0);
             return resp;
         }
 
@@ -1217,12 +1240,33 @@
     acl_id_intf_id ac_id_if_id(acl_id, intf_id);
     flow_to_acl_map[fl_id_fl_dir] = ac_id_if_id;
 
-    bcmos_fastlock_unlock(&data_lock, 0);
+    // Populate the trap_to_host_pkt_info_with_vlan corresponding to the trap-to-host voltha flow_id key.
+    // When the trap-to-host voltha flow-id is being removed, this entry is cleared too from the map.
+    trap_to_host_pkt_info_with_vlan pkt_info_with_vlan((int32_t)olt_if_type, intf_id, (int32_t)pkt_type, gemport_id, (short unsigned int)classifier.o_vid());
+    trap_to_host_pkt_info_with_vlan_for_flow_id[flow_id] = pkt_info_with_vlan;
+    trap_to_host_pkt_info pkt_info((int32_t)olt_if_type, intf_id, (int32_t)pkt_type, gemport_id);
+    bool duplicate = false;
+    // Check if the vlan_id corresponding to the trap_to_host_pkt_info key is found. Set the 'duplicate' flag accordingly.
+    if (trap_to_host_vlan_ids_for_trap_to_host_pkt_info.count(pkt_info) > 0) {
+        auto& vlan_id_list = trap_to_host_vlan_ids_for_trap_to_host_pkt_info[pkt_info];
+        auto it = std::find(vlan_id_list.begin(), vlan_id_list.end(), acl_key.o_vid);
+        if (it != vlan_id_list.end()) {
+            OPENOLT_LOG(DEBUG, openolt_log_id, "cvid = %d exists already in list", acl_key.o_vid);
+            duplicate = true;
+        }
+    }
+    // If the vlan_id is not found corresponding to the trap_to_host_pkt_info key, update it.
+    // This will be used to validate the vlan_id in the trapped packet. If vlan_id in the
+    // trapped packet is not match with the stored value, packet is dropped.
+    if (!duplicate) {
+        trap_to_host_vlan_ids_for_trap_to_host_pkt_info[pkt_info].push_back(acl_key.o_vid);
+    }
+
+    bcmos_fastlock_unlock(&acl_packet_trap_handler_lock, 0);
 
     return Status::OK;
 }
 
-//Status handle_acl_rule_cleanup(int16_t acl_id, int32_t gemport_id, int32_t intf_id, const std::string flow_type) {
 Status handle_acl_rule_cleanup(int16_t acl_id, int32_t intf_id, const std::string flow_type) {
     const std::string intf_type= flow_type.compare(upstream) == 0 ? "pon": "nni";
     acl_id_intf_id_intf_type ac_id_inf_id_inf_type(acl_id, intf_id, intf_type);
@@ -1448,3 +1492,153 @@
 
     return NULL;
 }
+
+trap_to_host_packet_type get_trap_to_host_packet_type(const ::openolt::Classifier& classifier) {
+    trap_to_host_packet_type type = unsupported_trap_to_host_pkt_type;
+    if (classifier.eth_type() == EAP_ETH_TYPE) {
+        type = eap;
+    } else if (classifier.src_port() == DHCP_SERVER_SRC_PORT || classifier.src_port() == DHCP_CLIENT_SRC_PORT) {
+        type = dhcpv4;
+    } else if (classifier.eth_type() == LLDP_ETH_TYPE) {
+        type = lldp;
+    } else if (classifier.ip_proto() == IGMPv4_PROTOCOL) {
+        type = igmpv4;
+    }
+
+    return type;
+}
+
+// is_packet_allowed extracts the VLAN, packet-type, interface-type, interface-id from incoming trap-to-host packet.
+// Then it verifies if this packet can be allowed upstream to host. It does this by checking if the vlan in the incoming packet
+//exists in trap_to_host_vlan_ids_for_trap_to_host_pkt_info map for (interface-type, interface-id, packet-type) key.
+bool is_packet_allowed(bcmolt_access_control_receive_eth_packet_data *data, int32_t gemport_id) {
+    bcmolt_interface_type intf_type = data->interface_ref.intf_type;
+    uint32_t intf_id = data->interface_ref.intf_id;
+    trap_to_host_packet_type pkt_type = unsupported_trap_to_host_pkt_type;
+    uint16_t vlan_id = 0;
+    int ethType;
+
+    struct timeval dummy_tv = {0, 0};
+    bool free_memory_of_raw_packet = false; // This indicates the pcap library to not free the message buffer. It will freed by the caller.
+
+    pcpp::RawPacket rawPacket(data->buffer.arr, data->buffer.len, dummy_tv, free_memory_of_raw_packet, pcpp::LINKTYPE_ETHERNET);
+    pcpp::Packet parsedPacket(&rawPacket);
+    pcpp::EthLayer* ethernetLayer = parsedPacket.getLayerOfType<pcpp::EthLayer>();
+    if (ethernetLayer == NULL)
+    {
+        OPENOLT_LOG(ERROR, openolt_log_id, "Something went wrong, couldn't find Ethernet layer\n");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    // Getting Vlan layer
+    pcpp::VlanLayer* vlanLayer = parsedPacket.getLayerOfType<pcpp::VlanLayer>();
+    if (vlanLayer == NULL)
+    {
+        // Allow Untagged LLDP Ether type packet to trap from NNI
+        if (ntohs(ethernetLayer->getEthHeader()->etherType) == LLDP_ETH_TYPE && intf_type == BCMOLT_INTERFACE_TYPE_NNI) {
+           return true;
+        } else {
+            OPENOLT_LOG(WARNING, openolt_log_id, "untagged packets other than lldp packets are dropped. ethertype=%d, intftype=%d, intf_id=%d\n",
+                        ntohs(ethernetLayer->getEthHeader()->etherType), intf_type, intf_id);
+            return false;
+        }
+    } else {
+        ethType = ntohs(vlanLayer->getVlanHeader()->etherType);
+        if (ethType == EAP_ETH_TYPE) { // single tagged packet with EAPoL payload
+            vlan_id = vlanLayer->getVlanID();
+            pkt_type = eap;
+        } else if (ethType == IPV4_ETH_TYPE) { // single tagged packet with IPv4 payload
+            vlan_id = vlanLayer->getVlanID();
+            vlanLayer->parseNextLayer();
+            pcpp::IPv4Layer *ipv4Layer = (pcpp::IPv4Layer*)vlanLayer->getNextLayer();
+            if(ipv4Layer->getIPv4Header()->protocol == UDP_PROTOCOL) { // UDP payload
+                // Check the UDP Ports to see if it is a DHCPv4 packet
+                ipv4Layer->parseNextLayer();
+                pcpp::UdpLayer *udpLayer = (pcpp::UdpLayer*)ipv4Layer->getNextLayer();
+                if (ntohs(udpLayer->getUdpHeader()->portSrc) ==  DHCP_SERVER_SRC_PORT|| ntohs(udpLayer->getUdpHeader()->portSrc) == DHCP_CLIENT_SRC_PORT) {
+                    pkt_type = dhcpv4;
+                } else {
+                    OPENOLT_LOG(ERROR, openolt_log_id, "unsupported udp source port = %d\n", ntohs(udpLayer->getUdpHeader()->portSrc));
+                    return false;
+                }
+            } else if (ipv4Layer->getIPv4Header()->protocol == IGMPv4_PROTOCOL) { // Igmpv4 payload
+                pkt_type = igmpv4;
+            } else {
+                OPENOLT_LOG(ERROR, openolt_log_id, "unsupported ip protocol = %d\n", ipv4Layer->getIPv4Header()->protocol);
+                return false;
+            }
+        } else if (ethType == VLAN_ETH_TYPE) { // double tagged packet
+
+            // Trap-to-host from NNI flows do not specify the VLANs, so no vlan validation is necessary.
+            if (intf_type == BCMOLT_INTERFACE_TYPE_NNI) {
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            // Here we parse the inner vlan payload and currently support only IPv4 packets
+
+            // Extract the vlan_id for trap-to-host packets arriving from the PON
+            // trap-to-host ACLs from the NNI do not care about VLAN.
+            if (intf_type == BCMOLT_INTERFACE_TYPE_PON) {
+                vlan_id = vlanLayer->getVlanID(); // This is the outer vlan id
+            }
+            vlanLayer->parseNextLayer();
+            vlanLayer = (pcpp::VlanLayer*)vlanLayer->getNextLayer(); // Here we extract the inner vlan layer
+            ethType = ntohs(vlanLayer->getVlanHeader()->etherType);
+            if (ethType == IPV4_ETH_TYPE) { // IPv4
+                uint16_t _inner_vlan_id = vlanLayer->getVlanID();
+                vlanLayer->parseNextLayer();
+                pcpp::IPv4Layer *ipv4Layer = (pcpp::IPv4Layer*)vlanLayer->getNextLayer(); // here we extract the inner vlan IPv4 payload
+                if(ipv4Layer->getIPv4Header()->protocol == UDP_PROTOCOL) { // UDP payload
+                    // Check the UDP Ports to see if it is a DHCPv4 packet
+                    ipv4Layer->parseNextLayer();
+                    pcpp::UdpLayer *udpLayer = (pcpp::UdpLayer*)ipv4Layer->getNextLayer();
+                    if (ntohs(udpLayer->getUdpHeader()->portSrc) == DHCP_SERVER_SRC_PORT || ntohs(udpLayer->getUdpHeader()->portSrc) == DHCP_CLIENT_SRC_PORT) {
+                        pkt_type = dhcpv4;
+                    } else {
+                        OPENOLT_LOG(ERROR, openolt_log_id, "unsupported udp source port = %d\n", ntohs(udpLayer->getUdpHeader()->portSrc));
+                        return false;
+                    }
+                } else if (ipv4Layer->getIPv4Header()->protocol == IGMPv4_PROTOCOL) { // Igmpv4 payload
+                    pkt_type = igmpv4;
+                } else {
+                    OPENOLT_LOG(ERROR, openolt_log_id, "unsupported ip protocol = %d\n", ipv4Layer->getIPv4Header()->protocol)
+                    return false;
+                }
+            }
+        } else {
+            OPENOLT_LOG(ERROR, openolt_log_id, "unsupported ether type = 0x%x\n", ntohs((vlanLayer->getVlanHeader()->etherType)));
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+#if 0 // Debug logs for test purpose only
+    std::cout << "vlan of received packet " << vlan_id << " intf_type " << intf_type << " intf_id " <<intf_id << " pkt_type " <<pkt_type << " gem_port_id" << gemport_id << "\n";
+    for(std::map<trap_to_host_pkt_info, std::list<uint16_t> >::const_iterator it = trap_to_host_vlan_ids_for_trap_to_host_pkt_info.begin();
+        it != trap_to_host_vlan_ids_for_trap_to_host_pkt_info.end(); ++it)
+    {
+        std::cout << "value entries" << " " << std::get<0>(it->first) << " "<< std::get<1>(it->first) << " "<< std::get<2>(it->first) << " "<< std::get<3>(it->first) << "\n\n";
+        std::cout << "vlans for the above key are => ";
+        for (std::list<uint16_t>::const_iterator _it=it->second.begin();
+             _it != it->second.end();
+             ++_it) {
+            std::cout << *_it << " ";
+        }
+        std::cout << "\n\n";
+    }
+#endif
+
+    trap_to_host_pkt_info pkt_info(intf_type, intf_id, pkt_type, gemport_id);
+    // Check for matching vlan only if the trap_to_host_pkt_info exists in the trap_to_host_vlan_ids_for_trap_to_host_pkt_info map
+    if (trap_to_host_vlan_ids_for_trap_to_host_pkt_info.count(pkt_info) > 0) {
+        // Iterate throught the vlan list to find matching vlan
+        auto& vlan_id_list = trap_to_host_vlan_ids_for_trap_to_host_pkt_info[pkt_info];
+        for (auto allowed_vlan_id : vlan_id_list) {
+            // Found exact matching vlan in the allowed list of vlans for the trap_to_host_pkt_info key or
+            // there is generic match ANY_VLAN in the list in the allowed vlan list.
+            if (allowed_vlan_id == vlan_id || allowed_vlan_id == ANY_VLAN) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return false;
+}
diff --git a/agent/src/core_utils.h b/agent/src/core_utils.h
index e4eec7f..8404912 100644
--- a/agent/src/core_utils.h
+++ b/agent/src/core_utils.h
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
 Status install_acl(const acl_classifier_key acl_key);
 Status remove_acl(int acl_id);
 void formulate_acl_classifier_key(acl_classifier_key *key, const ::openolt::Classifier& classifier);
-Status handle_acl_rule_install(int32_t onu_id, uint64_t flow_id,
+Status handle_acl_rule_install(int32_t onu_id, uint64_t flow_id, int32_t gemport_id,
                                const std::string flow_type, int32_t access_intf_id,
                                int32_t network_intf_id,
                                const ::openolt::Classifier& classifier);
@@ -114,4 +114,6 @@
 bool is_voltha_flow_installed(uint64_t voltha_flow_id );
 const device_flow* get_device_flow(uint64_t voltha_flow_id);
 const device_flow_params* get_device_flow_params(uint64_t voltha_flow_id);
+trap_to_host_packet_type get_trap_to_host_packet_type(const ::openolt::Classifier& classifier);
+bool is_packet_allowed(bcmolt_access_control_receive_eth_packet_data *data, int32_t gemport_id);
 #endif // OPENOLT_CORE_UTILS_H_
diff --git a/agent/src/indications.cc b/agent/src/indications.cc
index 03f81fe..0583ddb 100644
--- a/agent/src/indications.cc
+++ b/agent/src/indications.cc
@@ -490,18 +490,28 @@
 
 static void PacketIndication(bcmolt_devid olt, bcmolt_msg *msg) {
     openolt::Indication ind;
-    openolt::PacketIndication* pkt_ind = new openolt::PacketIndication;
 
     switch (msg->obj_type) {
         case BCMOLT_OBJ_ID_ACCESS_CONTROL:
             switch (msg->subgroup) {
                 case BCMOLT_ACCESS_CONTROL_AUTO_SUBGROUP_RECEIVE_ETH_PACKET:
                 {
+                    int32_t gemport_id;
                     bcmolt_access_control_receive_eth_packet *pkt =
                         (bcmolt_access_control_receive_eth_packet*)msg;
                     bcmolt_access_control_receive_eth_packet_data *pkt_data =
                         &((bcmolt_access_control_receive_eth_packet*)msg)->data;
 
+                    // Set the gemport_id to be passed to is_packet_allowed function
+                    gemport_id = pkt_data->svc_port_id == BCMOLT_SERVICE_PORT_ID_INVALID ? -1 : pkt_data->svc_port_id;
+
+                    // Allow the packet to host only if "is_packet_allowed" routine returns true, else drop the packet.
+                    if (! is_packet_allowed(pkt_data, gemport_id) ) {
+                        OPENOLT_LOG(WARNING, openolt_log_id, "packet not allowed to host\n");
+                        bcmolt_msg_free(msg);
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    openolt::PacketIndication* pkt_ind = new openolt::PacketIndication;
                     pkt_ind->set_intf_type(bcmolt_to_grpc_interface_rf__intf_type(
                                             (bcmolt_interface_type)pkt_data->interface_ref.intf_type));
                     pkt_ind->set_intf_id((bcmolt_interface_id)pkt_data->interface_ref.intf_id);
@@ -513,8 +523,8 @@
                         OPENOLT_LOG(INFO, openolt_log_id, "packet indication, ingress intf_type %s, ingress intf_id %d, gem_port %d\n",
                             pkt_ind->intf_type().c_str(), pkt_ind->intf_id(), pkt_data->svc_port_id);
                     } else if (pkt_data->interface_ref.intf_type == BCMOLT_INTERFACE_TYPE_NNI ) {
-                        OPENOLT_LOG(INFO, openolt_log_id, "packet indication, ingress intf_type %s, ingress intf_id %d\n",
-                            pkt_ind->intf_type().c_str(), pkt_ind->intf_id());
+                        OPENOLT_LOG(INFO, openolt_log_id, "packet indication, ingress intf_type %s, ingress intf_id %d, gem_port %d \n",
+                            pkt_ind->intf_type().c_str(), pkt_ind->intf_id(), pkt_data->svc_port_id);
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/agent/test/Makefile b/agent/test/Makefile
index e54da02..56bcce7 100644
--- a/agent/test/Makefile
+++ b/agent/test/Makefile
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@
 
 CXX = g++
 CXXFLAGS += -g -O2
-CXXFLAGS += `pkg-config --cflags-only-I grpc++`
+CXXFLAGS += `pkg-config --cflags-only-I grpc++` -I/usr/local/include/pcapplusplus/
 CPPFLAGS += `pkg-config --cflags protobuf grpc`
 CXXFLAGS += -std=c++11 -fpermissive -Wno-literal-suffix
 CXXFLAGS += -DTEST_MODE -DENABLE_LOG
-LDFLAGS += -lpthread -lm `pkg-config --libs protobuf grpc++ grpc` -ldl -lgpr
+LDFLAGS += -lpthread -lm `pkg-config --libs protobuf grpc++ grpc` -ldl -lgpr -lPcap++ -lPacket++ -lCommon++
 CXXFLAGSDEVICE = -I../device -I../device/$(OPENOLTDEVICE)
 
 export CXX CXXFLAGS OPENOLT_PROTO_VER