diff --git a/db/model/root_test.go b/db/model/root_test.go
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+package model
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/opencord/voltha/protos/go/voltha"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+var (
+	backend *Backend
+	//rootPrefix = "service/voltha/data/core/0001"
+
+	basePrefix  = "service/voltha/service/vcores/data/devices"
+	deviceId    = "00016f13befaedcc"
+	rootPrefix  = basePrefix + "/" + deviceId
+	deviceProxy = "/devices/" + deviceId
+)
+
+func Test_NewRoot(t *testing.T) {
+	backend = NewBackend(ETCD_KV, etcd_host, etcd_port, timeout, rootPrefix)
+
+	//var msgClass *voltha.VolthaInstance
+	var msgClass *voltha.DeviceInstance
+	root := NewRoot(msgClass, backend, nil)
+
+	start := time.Now()
+
+	r := root.Load(msgClass)
+	afterLoad := time.Now()
+	fmt.Printf(">>>>>>>>>>>>> Time to load : %f\n", afterLoad.Sub(start).Seconds())
+
+	d := r.Node.Get(deviceProxy, "", 0, false, "")
+	afterGet := time.Now()
+	fmt.Printf(">>>>>>>>>>>>> Time to load and get: %f\n", afterGet.Sub(start).Seconds())
+
+	jr, _ := json.Marshal(r)
+	fmt.Printf("Content of ROOT --> \n%s\n", jr)
+
+	jd, _ := json.Marshal(d)
+	fmt.Printf("Content of GET --> \n%s\n", jd)
+
+}