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+syntax = "proto3";
+
+option go_package = "github.com/opencord/voltha-go/protos/voltha";
+
+package voltha;
+
+import "meta.proto";
+import "google/api/annotations.proto";
+
+message ConfigEventType {
+    enum ConfigEventType {
+        add = 0; // A new config has been added
+        remove = 1; // A config has been removed
+        update = 2; // A config has been updated
+    }
+}
+
+message ConfigEvent {
+    ConfigEventType.ConfigEventType type = 1;
+
+    string hash = 2; // hash for this change, can be used for quick lookup
+    string data = 3; // the actual new data, in json format
+}
+
+message KpiEventType {
+    enum KpiEventType {
+        slice = 0; // slice: a set of path/metric data for same time-stamp
+        ts = 1; // time-series: array of data for same metric
+    }
+}
+
+/*
+ * Struct to convey a dictionary of metric->value pairs. Typically used in
+ * pure shared-timestamp or shared-timestamp + shared object prefix situations.
+ */
+message MetricValuePairs {
+
+    // Metric / value pairs.
+    map<string, float> metrics = 1;
+
+}
+
+
+message KpiEvent {
+
+    KpiEventType.KpiEventType type = 1;
+
+    // Fields used when for slice:
+
+    float ts = 2; // UTC time-stamp of data in slice mode (seconds since epoc)
+
+    map<string, MetricValuePairs> prefixes = 3;
+
+}
+
+/*
+ * Identify to the area of the system impacted by the alarm
+ */
+message AlarmEventType {
+    enum AlarmEventType {
+        COMMUNICATION = 0;
+        ENVIRONMENT = 1;
+        EQUIPMENT = 2;
+        SERVICE = 3;
+        PROCESSING = 4;
+        SECURITY = 5;
+    }
+}
+
+/*
+ * Identify to the functional category originating the alarm
+ */
+message AlarmEventCategory {
+    enum AlarmEventCategory {
+        PON = 0;
+        OLT = 1;
+        ONT = 2;
+    }
+}
+
+/*
+ * Active state of the alarm
+ */
+message AlarmEventState {
+    enum AlarmEventState {
+        RAISED = 0;
+        CLEARED = 1;
+    }
+}
+
+/*
+ * Identify the overall impact of the alarm on the system
+ */
+message AlarmEventSeverity {
+    enum AlarmEventSeverity {
+        INDETERMINATE = 0;
+        WARNING = 1;
+        MINOR = 2;
+        MAJOR = 3;
+        CRITICAL = 4;
+    }
+}
+
+/*
+ *
+ */
+message AlarmEvent {
+    // Unique ID for this alarm.  e.g. voltha.some_olt.1234
+    string id = 1;
+
+    // Refers to the area of the system impacted by the alarm
+    AlarmEventType.AlarmEventType type = 2;
+
+    // Refers to functional category of the alarm
+    AlarmEventCategory.AlarmEventCategory category = 3;
+
+    // Current active state of the alarm
+    AlarmEventState.AlarmEventState state = 4;
+
+    // Overall impact of the alarm on the system
+    AlarmEventSeverity.AlarmEventSeverity severity = 5;
+
+    // Timestamp at which the alarm was first raised
+    float raised_ts = 6;
+
+    // Timestamp at which the alarm was reported
+    float reported_ts = 7;
+
+    // Timestamp at which the alarm has changed since it was raised
+    float changed_ts = 8;
+
+    // Identifier of the originating resource of the alarm
+    string resource_id = 9;
+
+    // Textual explanation of the alarm
+    string description = 10;
+
+    // Key/Value storage for extra information that may give context to the alarm
+    map<string, string> context = 11;
+}