diff --git a/db/model/node_test.go b/db/model/node_test.go
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+package model
+
+import (
+	"crypto/md5"
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/golang/protobuf/ptypes/any"
+	"github.com/opencord/voltha/protos/go/bbf_fiber"
+	"github.com/opencord/voltha/protos/go/common"
+	"github.com/opencord/voltha/protos/go/openflow_13"
+	"github.com/opencord/voltha/protos/go/voltha"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func Test_Node_01_New(t *testing.T) {
+	ports := []*voltha.Port{
+		{
+			PortNo:     123,
+			Label:      "test-etcd_port-0",
+			Type:       voltha.Port_PON_OLT,
+			AdminState: common.AdminState_ENABLED,
+			OperStatus: common.OperStatus_ACTIVE,
+			DeviceId:   "etcd_port-0-device-id",
+			Peers:      []*voltha.Port_PeerPort{},
+		},
+	}
+	data := &voltha.Device{
+		Id:                  "Config-SomeNode-01-new-test",
+		Type:                "simulated_olt",
+		Root:                true,
+		ParentId:            "",
+		ParentPortNo:        0,
+		Vendor:              "voltha-test",
+		Model:               "GetLatest-voltha-simulated-olt",
+		HardwareVersion:     "1.0.0",
+		FirmwareVersion:     "1.0.0",
+		Images:              &voltha.Images{},
+		SerialNumber:        "abcdef-123456",
+		VendorId:            "DEADBEEF-INC",
+		Adapter:             "simulated_olt",
+		Vlan:                1234,
+		Address:             &voltha.Device_HostAndPort{HostAndPort: "1.2.3.4:5555"},
+		ExtraArgs:           "",
+		ProxyAddress:        &voltha.Device_ProxyAddress{},
+		AdminState:          voltha.AdminState_PREPROVISIONED,
+		OperStatus:          common.OperStatus_ACTIVE,
+		Reason:              "",
+		ConnectStatus:       common.ConnectStatus_REACHABLE,
+		Custom:              &any.Any{},
+		Ports:               ports,
+		Flows:               &openflow_13.Flows{},
+		FlowGroups:          &openflow_13.FlowGroups{},
+		PmConfigs:           &voltha.PmConfigs{},
+		ChannelTerminations: []*bbf_fiber.ChannelterminationConfig{},
+		ImageDownloads:      []*voltha.ImageDownload{},
+	}
+	root := &Root{}
+	txid := fmt.Sprintf("%x", md5.Sum([]byte("node_transaction_id")))
+
+	node := NewNode(root, data, true, txid)
+
+	t.Logf("new SomeNode created : %+v\n", node)
+}