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+/*
+ * Copyright 2018-present Open Networking Foundation
+
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+//Package core provides the utility for olt devices, flows and statistics
+package core
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"crypto/md5"
+	"encoding/hex"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"math/big"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/opencord/voltha-lib-go/v3/pkg/flows"
+	"github.com/opencord/voltha-lib-go/v3/pkg/log"
+	tp "github.com/opencord/voltha-lib-go/v3/pkg/techprofile"
+	rsrcMgr "github.com/opencord/voltha-openolt-adapter/internal/pkg/resourcemanager"
+	"github.com/opencord/voltha-protos/v3/go/common"
+	ic "github.com/opencord/voltha-protos/v3/go/inter_container"
+	ofp "github.com/opencord/voltha-protos/v3/go/openflow_13"
+	openoltpb2 "github.com/opencord/voltha-protos/v3/go/openolt"
+	tp_pb "github.com/opencord/voltha-protos/v3/go/tech_profile"
+	"github.com/opencord/voltha-protos/v3/go/voltha"
+
+	//deepcopy "github.com/getlantern/deepcopy"
+	"github.com/EagleChen/mapmutex"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
+)
+
+const (
+	// Flow categories
+
+	//HsiaFlow flow category
+	HsiaFlow = "HSIA_FLOW"
+
+	//EapolFlow flow category
+	EapolFlow = "EAPOL_FLOW"
+
+	//DhcpFlow flow category
+	DhcpFlow = "DHCP_FLOW"
+
+	//MulticastFlow flow category
+	MulticastFlow = "MULTICAST_FLOW"
+
+	//IgmpFlow flow category
+	IgmpFlow = "IGMP_FLOW"
+
+	//IPProtoDhcp flow category
+	IPProtoDhcp = 17
+
+	//IPProtoIgmp flow category
+	IPProtoIgmp = 2
+
+	//EapEthType eapethtype value
+	EapEthType = 0x888e
+	//LldpEthType lldp ethtype value
+	LldpEthType = 0x88cc
+	//IPv4EthType IPv4 ethernet type value
+	IPv4EthType = 0x800
+
+	//IgmpProto proto value
+	IgmpProto = 2
+
+	//FIXME - see also BRDCM_DEFAULT_VLAN in broadcom_onu.py
+
+	//ReservedVlan Transparent Vlan
+	ReservedVlan = 4095
+
+	//DefaultMgmtVlan default vlan value
+	DefaultMgmtVlan = 4091
+
+	// Openolt Flow
+
+	//Upstream constant
+	Upstream = "upstream"
+	//Downstream constant
+	Downstream = "downstream"
+	//Multicast constant
+	Multicast = "multicast"
+	//PacketTagType constant
+	PacketTagType = "pkt_tag_type"
+	//Untagged constant
+	Untagged = "untagged"
+	//SingleTag constant
+	SingleTag = "single_tag"
+	//DoubleTag constant
+	DoubleTag = "double_tag"
+
+	// classifierInfo
+
+	//EthType constant
+	EthType = "eth_type"
+	//EthDst constant
+	EthDst = "eth_dst"
+	//TPID constant
+	TPID = "tpid"
+	//IPProto constant
+	IPProto = "ip_proto"
+	//InPort constant
+	InPort = "in_port"
+	//VlanVid constant
+	VlanVid = "vlan_vid"
+	//VlanPcp constant
+	VlanPcp = "vlan_pcp"
+
+	//UDPDst constant
+	UDPDst = "udp_dst"
+	//UDPSrc constant
+	UDPSrc = "udp_src"
+	//Ipv4Dst constant
+	Ipv4Dst = "ipv4_dst"
+	//Ipv4Src constant
+	Ipv4Src = "ipv4_src"
+	//Metadata constant
+	Metadata = "metadata"
+	//TunnelID constant
+	TunnelID = "tunnel_id"
+	//Output constant
+	Output = "output"
+	//GroupID constant
+	GroupID = "group_id"
+	// Actions
+
+	//PopVlan constant
+	PopVlan = "pop_vlan"
+	//PushVlan constant
+	PushVlan = "push_vlan"
+	//TrapToHost constant
+	TrapToHost = "trap_to_host"
+	//MaxMeterBand constant
+	MaxMeterBand = 2
+	//VlanPCPMask contant
+	VlanPCPMask = 0xFF
+	//VlanvIDMask constant
+	VlanvIDMask = 0xFFF
+	//IntfID constant
+	IntfID = "intfId"
+	//OnuID constant
+	OnuID = "onuId"
+	//UniID constant
+	UniID = "uniId"
+	//PortNo constant
+	PortNo = "portNo"
+	//AllocID constant
+	AllocID = "allocId"
+
+	//NoneOnuID constant
+	NoneOnuID = -1
+	//NoneUniID constant
+	NoneUniID = -1
+	//NoneGemPortID constant
+	NoneGemPortID = -1
+
+	// BinaryStringPrefix is binary string prefix
+	BinaryStringPrefix = "0b"
+	// BinaryBit1 is binary bit 1 expressed as a character
+	BinaryBit1 = '1'
+)
+
+type gemPortKey struct {
+	intfID  uint32
+	gemPort uint32
+}
+
+type pendingFlowDeleteKey struct {
+	intfID uint32
+	onuID  uint32
+	uniID  uint32
+}
+
+type tpLockKey struct {
+	intfID uint32
+	onuID  uint32
+	uniID  uint32
+}
+
+type schedQueue struct {
+	direction    tp_pb.Direction
+	intfID       uint32
+	onuID        uint32
+	uniID        uint32
+	tpID         uint32
+	uniPort      uint32
+	tpInst       *tp.TechProfile
+	meterID      uint32
+	flowMetadata *voltha.FlowMetadata
+}
+
+type queueInfoBrief struct {
+	gemPortID       uint32
+	servicePriority uint32
+}
+
+//OpenOltFlowMgr creates the Structure of OpenOltFlowMgr obj
+type OpenOltFlowMgr struct {
+	techprofile        map[uint32]tp.TechProfileIf
+	deviceHandler      *DeviceHandler
+	resourceMgr        *rsrcMgr.OpenOltResourceMgr
+	onuIdsLock         sync.RWMutex
+	flowsUsedByGemPort map[gemPortKey][]uint32            //gem port id to flow ids
+	packetInGemPort    map[rsrcMgr.PacketInInfoKey]uint32 //packet in gem port local cache
+	onuGemInfo         map[uint32][]rsrcMgr.OnuGemInfo    //onu, gem and uni info local cache
+	lockCache          sync.RWMutex
+	pendingFlowDelete  sync.Map
+	// The mapmutex.Mutex can be fine tuned to use mapmutex.NewCustomizedMapMutex
+	perUserFlowHandleLock    *mapmutex.Mutex
+	interfaceToMcastQueueMap map[uint32]*queueInfoBrief /*pon interface -> multicast queue map. Required to assign GEM to a bucket during group population*/
+}
+
+//NewFlowManager creates OpenOltFlowMgr object and initializes the parameters
+func NewFlowManager(ctx context.Context, dh *DeviceHandler, rMgr *rsrcMgr.OpenOltResourceMgr) *OpenOltFlowMgr {
+	log.Info("Initializing flow manager")
+	var flowMgr OpenOltFlowMgr
+	var err error
+	var idx uint32
+
+	flowMgr.deviceHandler = dh
+	flowMgr.resourceMgr = rMgr
+	flowMgr.techprofile = make(map[uint32]tp.TechProfileIf)
+	if err = flowMgr.populateTechProfilePerPonPort(); err != nil {
+		log.Error("Error while populating tech profile mgr\n")
+		return nil
+	}
+	flowMgr.onuIdsLock = sync.RWMutex{}
+	flowMgr.flowsUsedByGemPort = make(map[gemPortKey][]uint32)
+	flowMgr.packetInGemPort = make(map[rsrcMgr.PacketInInfoKey]uint32)
+	flowMgr.onuGemInfo = make(map[uint32][]rsrcMgr.OnuGemInfo)
+	ponPorts := rMgr.DevInfo.GetPonPorts()
+	//Load the onugem info cache from kv store on flowmanager start
+	for idx = 0; idx < ponPorts; idx++ {
+		if flowMgr.onuGemInfo[idx], err = rMgr.GetOnuGemInfo(ctx, idx); err != nil {
+			log.Error("Failed to load onu gem info cache")
+		}
+		//Load flowID list per gem map per interface from the kvstore.
+		flowMgr.loadFlowIDlistForGem(ctx, idx)
+	}
+	flowMgr.lockCache = sync.RWMutex{}
+	flowMgr.pendingFlowDelete = sync.Map{}
+	flowMgr.perUserFlowHandleLock = mapmutex.NewMapMutex()
+	flowMgr.interfaceToMcastQueueMap = make(map[uint32]*queueInfoBrief)
+	//load interface to multicast queue map from kv store
+	flowMgr.loadInterfaceToMulticastQueueMap(ctx)
+	log.Info("Initialization of  flow manager success!!")
+	return &flowMgr
+}
+
+func (f *OpenOltFlowMgr) generateStoredFlowID(flowID uint32, direction string) (uint64, error) {
+	if direction == Upstream {
+		log.Debug("upstream flow, shifting id")
+		return 0x1<<15 | uint64(flowID), nil
+	} else if direction == Downstream {
+		log.Debug("downstream flow, not shifting id")
+		return uint64(flowID), nil
+	} else if direction == Multicast {
+		log.Debug("multicast flow, shifting id")
+		return 0x2<<15 | uint64(flowID), nil
+	} else {
+		return 0, NewErrInvalidValue(log.Fields{"direction": direction}, nil).Log()
+	}
+}
+
+func (f *OpenOltFlowMgr) registerFlow(ctx context.Context, flowFromCore *ofp.OfpFlowStats, deviceFlow *openoltpb2.Flow) {
+	log.Debug("Registering Flow for Device ", log.Fields{"flow": flowFromCore},
+		log.Fields{"device": f.deviceHandler.deviceID})
+	gemPK := gemPortKey{uint32(deviceFlow.AccessIntfId), uint32(deviceFlow.GemportId)}
+	flowIDList, ok := f.flowsUsedByGemPort[gemPK]
+	if !ok {
+		flowIDList = []uint32{deviceFlow.FlowId}
+	}
+	flowIDList = appendUnique(flowIDList, deviceFlow.FlowId)
+	f.flowsUsedByGemPort[gemPK] = flowIDList
+	// update the flowids for a gem to the KVstore
+	f.resourceMgr.UpdateFlowIDsForGem(ctx, uint32(deviceFlow.AccessIntfId), uint32(deviceFlow.GemportId), flowIDList)
+}
+
+func (f *OpenOltFlowMgr) divideAndAddFlow(ctx context.Context, intfID uint32, onuID uint32, uniID uint32, portNo uint32,
+	classifierInfo map[string]interface{}, actionInfo map[string]interface{}, flow *ofp.OfpFlowStats, TpID uint32,
+	UsMeterID uint32, DsMeterID uint32, flowMetadata *voltha.FlowMetadata) {
+	var allocID uint32
+	var gemPorts []uint32
+	var TpInst *tp.TechProfile
+
+	log.Infow("Dividing flow", log.Fields{"intfId": intfID, "onuId": onuID, "uniId": uniID, "portNo": portNo,
+		"classifier": classifierInfo, "action": actionInfo, "UsMeterID": UsMeterID, "DsMeterID": DsMeterID, "TpID": TpID})
+	// only create tcont/gemports if there is actually an onu id.  otherwise BAL throws an error.  Usually this
+	// is because the flow is an NNI flow and there would be no onu resources associated with it
+	// TODO: properly deal with NNI flows
+	if onuID <= 0 {
+		log.Errorw("No onu id for flow", log.Fields{"portNo": portNo, "classifer": classifierInfo, "action": actionInfo})
+		return
+	}
+
+	uni := getUniPortPath(intfID, int32(onuID), int32(uniID))
+	log.Debugw("Uni port name", log.Fields{"uni": uni})
+
+	tpLockMapKey := tpLockKey{intfID, onuID, uniID}
+	if f.perUserFlowHandleLock.TryLock(tpLockMapKey) {
+		allocID, gemPorts, TpInst = f.createTcontGemports(ctx, intfID, onuID, uniID, uni, portNo, TpID, UsMeterID, DsMeterID, flowMetadata)
+		if allocID == 0 || gemPorts == nil || TpInst == nil {
+			log.Error("alloc-id-gem-ports-tp-unavailable")
+			f.perUserFlowHandleLock.Unlock(tpLockMapKey)
+			return
+		}
+		args := make(map[string]uint32)
+		args[IntfID] = intfID
+		args[OnuID] = onuID
+		args[UniID] = uniID
+		args[PortNo] = portNo
+		args[AllocID] = allocID
+
+		/* Flows can be added specific to gemport if p-bits are received.
+		 * If no pbit mentioned then adding flows for all gemports
+		 */
+		f.checkAndAddFlow(ctx, args, classifierInfo, actionInfo, flow, TpInst, gemPorts, TpID, uni)
+		f.perUserFlowHandleLock.Unlock(tpLockMapKey)
+	} else {
+		log.Errorw("failed to acquire per user flow handle lock",
+			log.Fields{"intfId": intfID, "onuId": onuID, "uniId": uniID})
+		return
+	}
+}
+
+// CreateSchedulerQueues creates traffic schedulers on the device with the given scheduler configuration and traffic shaping info
+func (f *OpenOltFlowMgr) CreateSchedulerQueues(ctx context.Context, sq schedQueue) error {
+
+	log.Debugw("CreateSchedulerQueues", log.Fields{"Dir": sq.direction, "IntfID": sq.intfID,
+		"OnuID": sq.onuID, "UniID": sq.uniID, "TpID": sq.tpID, "MeterID": sq.meterID,
+		"TpInst": sq.tpInst, "flowMetadata": sq.flowMetadata})
+
+	Direction, err := verifyMeterIDAndGetDirection(sq.meterID, sq.direction)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	/* Lets make a simple assumption that if the meter-id is present on the KV store,
+	 * then the scheduler and queues configuration is applied on the OLT device
+	 * in the given direction.
+	 */
+
+	var SchedCfg *tp_pb.SchedulerConfig
+	KvStoreMeter, err := f.resourceMgr.GetMeterIDForOnu(ctx, Direction, sq.intfID, sq.onuID, sq.uniID, sq.tpID)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error("Failed to get meter for intf %d, onuid %d, uniid %d", sq.intfID, sq.onuID, sq.uniID)
+		return err
+	}
+	if KvStoreMeter != nil {
+		if KvStoreMeter.MeterId == sq.meterID {
+			log.Debug("Scheduler already created for upstream")
+			return nil
+		}
+		return NewErrInvalidValue(log.Fields{
+			"unsupported":       "meter-id",
+			"kv-store-meter-id": KvStoreMeter.MeterId,
+			"meter-id-in-flow":  sq.meterID}, nil).Log()
+	}
+
+	log.Debugw("Meter-does-not-exist-Creating-new", log.Fields{"MeterID": sq.meterID, "Direction": Direction})
+
+	if sq.direction == tp_pb.Direction_UPSTREAM {
+		SchedCfg, err = f.techprofile[sq.intfID].GetUsScheduler(sq.tpInst)
+	} else if sq.direction == tp_pb.Direction_DOWNSTREAM {
+		SchedCfg, err = f.techprofile[sq.intfID].GetDsScheduler(sq.tpInst)
+	}
+
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Errorw("Unable to get Scheduler config", log.Fields{"IntfID": sq.intfID, "Direction": sq.direction, "Error": err})
+		return err
+	}
+
+	var meterConfig *ofp.OfpMeterConfig
+	if sq.flowMetadata != nil {
+		for _, meter := range sq.flowMetadata.Meters {
+			if sq.meterID == meter.MeterId {
+				meterConfig = meter
+				log.Debugw("Found-meter-config-from-flowmetadata", log.Fields{"meterConfig": meterConfig})
+				break
+			}
+		}
+	} else {
+		log.Error("Flow-metadata-is-not-present-in-flow")
+	}
+	if meterConfig == nil {
+		return NewErrNotFound("meterbands", log.Fields{
+			"reason":        "Could-not-get-meterbands-from-flowMetadata",
+			"flow-metadata": sq.flowMetadata,
+			"meter-id":      sq.meterID}, nil).Log()
+	} else if len(meterConfig.Bands) < MaxMeterBand {
+		log.Errorw("Invalid-number-of-bands-in-meter", log.Fields{"Bands": meterConfig.Bands, "MeterID": sq.meterID})
+		return NewErrInvalidValue(log.Fields{
+			"reason":          "Invalid-number-of-bands-in-meter",
+			"meterband-count": len(meterConfig.Bands),
+			"metabands":       meterConfig.Bands,
+			"meter-id":        sq.meterID}, nil).Log()
+	}
+	cir := meterConfig.Bands[0].Rate
+	cbs := meterConfig.Bands[0].BurstSize
+	eir := meterConfig.Bands[1].Rate
+	ebs := meterConfig.Bands[1].BurstSize
+	pir := cir + eir
+	pbs := cbs + ebs
+	TrafficShaping := &tp_pb.TrafficShapingInfo{Cir: cir, Cbs: cbs, Pir: pir, Pbs: pbs}
+
+	TrafficSched := []*tp_pb.TrafficScheduler{f.techprofile[sq.intfID].GetTrafficScheduler(sq.tpInst, SchedCfg, TrafficShaping)}
+
+	if err := f.pushSchedulerQueuesToDevice(ctx, sq, TrafficShaping, TrafficSched); err != nil {
+		log.Errorw("Failed to push traffic scheduler and queues to device", log.Fields{"intfID": sq.intfID, "direction": sq.direction})
+		return err
+	}
+
+	/* After we successfully applied the scheduler configuration on the OLT device,
+	 * store the meter id on the KV store, for further reference.
+	 */
+	if err := f.resourceMgr.UpdateMeterIDForOnu(ctx, Direction, sq.intfID, sq.onuID, sq.uniID, sq.tpID, meterConfig); err != nil {
+		log.Error("Failed to update meter id for onu %d, meterid %d", sq.onuID, sq.meterID)
+		return err
+	}
+	log.Debugw("updated-meter-info into KV store successfully", log.Fields{"Direction": Direction,
+		"Meter": meterConfig})
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (f *OpenOltFlowMgr) pushSchedulerQueuesToDevice(ctx context.Context, sq schedQueue, TrafficShaping *tp_pb.TrafficShapingInfo, TrafficSched []*tp_pb.TrafficScheduler) error {
+
+	trafficQueues, err := f.techprofile[sq.intfID].GetTrafficQueues(sq.tpInst, sq.direction)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Errorw("Unable to construct traffic queue configuration", log.Fields{"intfID": sq.intfID, "direction": sq.direction})
+		return err
+	}
+
+	log.Debugw("Sending Traffic scheduler create to device", log.Fields{"Direction": sq.direction, "TrafficScheds": TrafficSched})
+	if _, err := f.deviceHandler.Client.CreateTrafficSchedulers(ctx, &tp_pb.TrafficSchedulers{
+		IntfId: sq.intfID, OnuId: sq.onuID,
+		UniId: sq.uniID, PortNo: sq.uniPort,
+		TrafficScheds: TrafficSched}); err != nil {
+		log.Errorw("Failed to create traffic schedulers", log.Fields{"error": err})
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// On receiving the CreateTrafficQueues request, the driver should create corresponding
+	// downstream queues.
+	log.Debugw("Sending Traffic Queues create to device", log.Fields{"Direction": sq.direction, "TrafficQueues": trafficQueues})
+	if _, err := f.deviceHandler.Client.CreateTrafficQueues(ctx,
+		&tp_pb.TrafficQueues{IntfId: sq.intfID, OnuId: sq.onuID,
+			UniId: sq.uniID, PortNo: sq.uniPort,
+			TrafficQueues: trafficQueues}); err != nil {
+		log.Errorw("Failed to create traffic queues in device", log.Fields{"error": err})
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if sq.direction == tp_pb.Direction_DOWNSTREAM {
+		multicastTrafficQueues := f.techprofile[sq.intfID].GetMulticastTrafficQueues(sq.tpInst)
+		if len(multicastTrafficQueues) > 0 {
+			if _, present := f.interfaceToMcastQueueMap[sq.intfID]; !present {
+				//assumed that there is only one queue per PON for the multicast service
+				//the default queue with multicastQueuePerPonPort.Priority per a pon interface is used for multicast service
+				//just put it in interfaceToMcastQueueMap to use for building group members
+				multicastQueuePerPonPort := multicastTrafficQueues[0]
+				f.interfaceToMcastQueueMap[sq.intfID] = &queueInfoBrief{
+					gemPortID:       multicastQueuePerPonPort.GemportId,
+					servicePriority: multicastQueuePerPonPort.Priority,
+				}
+				//also store the queue info in kv store
+				f.resourceMgr.AddMcastQueueForIntf(ctx, sq.intfID,
+					multicastQueuePerPonPort.GemportId,
+					multicastQueuePerPonPort.Priority)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// RemoveSchedulerQueues removes the traffic schedulers from the device based on the given scheduler configuration and traffic shaping info
+func (f *OpenOltFlowMgr) RemoveSchedulerQueues(ctx context.Context, sq schedQueue) error {
+
+	var Direction string
+	var SchedCfg *tp_pb.SchedulerConfig
+	var err error
+	log.Debugw("Removing schedulers and Queues in OLT", log.Fields{"Direction": sq.direction, "IntfID": sq.intfID,
+		"OnuID": sq.onuID, "UniID": sq.uniID, "UniPort": sq.uniPort})
+	if sq.direction == tp_pb.Direction_UPSTREAM {
+		SchedCfg, err = f.techprofile[sq.intfID].GetUsScheduler(sq.tpInst)
+		Direction = "upstream"
+	} else if sq.direction == tp_pb.Direction_DOWNSTREAM {
+		SchedCfg, err = f.techprofile[sq.intfID].GetDsScheduler(sq.tpInst)
+		Direction = "downstream"
+	}
+
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Errorw("Unable to get Scheduler config", log.Fields{"IntID": sq.intfID, "Direction": sq.direction, "Error": err})
+		return err
+	}
+
+	KVStoreMeter, err := f.resourceMgr.GetMeterIDForOnu(ctx, Direction, sq.intfID, sq.onuID, sq.uniID, sq.tpID)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Errorf("Failed to get Meter for Onu %d", sq.onuID)
+		return err
+	}
+	if KVStoreMeter == nil {
+		log.Debugw("No-meter-has-been-installed-yet", log.Fields{"direction": Direction, "IntfID": sq.intfID, "OnuID": sq.onuID, "UniID": sq.uniID})
+		return nil
+	}
+	cir := KVStoreMeter.Bands[0].Rate
+	cbs := KVStoreMeter.Bands[0].BurstSize
+	eir := KVStoreMeter.Bands[1].Rate
+	ebs := KVStoreMeter.Bands[1].BurstSize
+	pir := cir + eir
+	pbs := cbs + ebs
+
+	TrafficShaping := &tp_pb.TrafficShapingInfo{Cir: cir, Cbs: cbs, Pir: pir, Pbs: pbs}
+
+	TrafficSched := []*tp_pb.TrafficScheduler{f.techprofile[sq.intfID].GetTrafficScheduler(sq.tpInst, SchedCfg, TrafficShaping)}
+
+	TrafficQueues, err := f.techprofile[sq.intfID].GetTrafficQueues(sq.tpInst, sq.direction)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Errorw("Unable to construct traffic queue configuration", log.Fields{"intfID": sq.intfID, "direction": sq.direction})
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if _, err = f.deviceHandler.Client.RemoveTrafficQueues(ctx,
+		&tp_pb.TrafficQueues{IntfId: sq.intfID, OnuId: sq.onuID,
+			UniId: sq.uniID, PortNo: sq.uniPort,
+			TrafficQueues: TrafficQueues}); err != nil {
+		log.Errorw("Failed to remove traffic queues", log.Fields{"error": err})
+		return err
+	}
+	log.Debug("Removed traffic queues successfully")
+	if _, err = f.deviceHandler.Client.RemoveTrafficSchedulers(ctx, &tp_pb.TrafficSchedulers{
+		IntfId: sq.intfID, OnuId: sq.onuID,
+		UniId: sq.uniID, PortNo: sq.uniPort,
+		TrafficScheds: TrafficSched}); err != nil {
+		log.Errorw("failed to remove traffic schedulers", log.Fields{"error": err})
+		return err
+	}
+
+	log.Debug("Removed traffic schedulers successfully")
+
+	/* After we successfully remove the scheduler configuration on the OLT device,
+	 * delete the meter id on the KV store.
+	 */
+	err = f.resourceMgr.RemoveMeterIDForOnu(ctx, Direction, sq.intfID, sq.onuID, sq.uniID, sq.tpID)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Errorf("Failed to remove meter for onu %d, meter id %d", sq.onuID, KVStoreMeter.MeterId)
+		return err
+	}
+	log.Debugw("Removed-meter-from-KV-store successfully", log.Fields{"MeterId": KVStoreMeter.MeterId, "dir": Direction})
+	return err
+}
+
+// This function allocates tconts and GEM ports for an ONU
+func (f *OpenOltFlowMgr) createTcontGemports(ctx context.Context, intfID uint32, onuID uint32, uniID uint32, uni string, uniPort uint32, TpID uint32, UsMeterID uint32, DsMeterID uint32, flowMetadata *voltha.FlowMetadata) (uint32, []uint32, *tp.TechProfile) {
+	var allocIDs []uint32
+	var allgemPortIDs []uint32
+	var gemPortIDs []uint32
+	tpInstanceExists := false
+	var err error
+
+	allocIDs = f.resourceMgr.GetCurrentAllocIDsForOnu(ctx, intfID, onuID, uniID)
+	allgemPortIDs = f.resourceMgr.GetCurrentGEMPortIDsForOnu(ctx, intfID, onuID, uniID)
+
+	tpPath := f.getTPpath(intfID, uni, TpID)
+
+	log.Infow("creating-new-tcont-and-gem", log.Fields{"pon": intfID, "onu": onuID, "uni": uniID})
+
+	// Check tech profile instance already exists for derived port name
+	techProfileInstance, _ := f.techprofile[intfID].GetTPInstanceFromKVStore(ctx, TpID, tpPath)
+	if techProfileInstance == nil {
+		log.Infow("tp-instance-not-found--creating-new", log.Fields{"path": tpPath})
+		techProfileInstance, err = f.techprofile[intfID].CreateTechProfInstance(ctx, TpID, uni, intfID)
+		if err != nil {
+			// This should not happen, something wrong in KV backend transaction
+			log.Errorw("tp-instance-create-failed", log.Fields{"error": err, "tpID": TpID})
+			return 0, nil, nil
+		}
+		f.resourceMgr.UpdateTechProfileIDForOnu(ctx, intfID, onuID, uniID, TpID)
+	} else {
+		log.Debugw("Tech-profile-instance-already-exist-for-given port-name", log.Fields{"uni": uni})
+		tpInstanceExists = true
+	}
+	if UsMeterID != 0 {
+		sq := schedQueue{direction: tp_pb.Direction_UPSTREAM, intfID: intfID, onuID: onuID, uniID: uniID, tpID: TpID,
+			uniPort: uniPort, tpInst: techProfileInstance, meterID: UsMeterID, flowMetadata: flowMetadata}
+		if err := f.CreateSchedulerQueues(ctx, sq); err != nil {
+			log.Errorw("CreateSchedulerQueues Failed-upstream", log.Fields{"error": err, "meterID": UsMeterID})
+			return 0, nil, nil
+		}
+	}
+	if DsMeterID != 0 {
+		sq := schedQueue{direction: tp_pb.Direction_DOWNSTREAM, intfID: intfID, onuID: onuID, uniID: uniID, tpID: TpID,
+			uniPort: uniPort, tpInst: techProfileInstance, meterID: DsMeterID, flowMetadata: flowMetadata}
+		if err := f.CreateSchedulerQueues(ctx, sq); err != nil {
+			log.Errorw("CreateSchedulerQueues Failed-downstream", log.Fields{"error": err, "meterID": DsMeterID})
+			return 0, nil, nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	allocID := techProfileInstance.UsScheduler.AllocID
+	for _, gem := range techProfileInstance.UpstreamGemPortAttributeList {
+		gemPortIDs = append(gemPortIDs, gem.GemportID)
+	}
+
+	if tpInstanceExists {
+		return allocID, gemPortIDs, techProfileInstance
+	}
+
+	allocIDs = appendUnique(allocIDs, allocID)
+	for _, gemPortID := range gemPortIDs {
+		allgemPortIDs = appendUnique(allgemPortIDs, gemPortID)
+	}
+
+	log.Debugw("Allocated Tcont and GEM ports", log.Fields{"allocIDs": allocIDs, "gemports": allgemPortIDs})
+	// Send Tconts and GEM ports to KV store
+	f.storeTcontsGEMPortsIntoKVStore(ctx, intfID, onuID, uniID, allocIDs, allgemPortIDs)
+	return allocID, gemPortIDs, techProfileInstance
+}
+
+func (f *OpenOltFlowMgr) storeTcontsGEMPortsIntoKVStore(ctx context.Context, intfID uint32, onuID uint32, uniID uint32, allocID []uint32, gemPortIDs []uint32) {
+
+	log.Debugw("Storing allocated Tconts and GEM ports into KV store",
+		log.Fields{"intfId": intfID, "onuId": onuID, "uniId": uniID, "allocID": allocID, "gemPortIDs": gemPortIDs})
+	/* Update the allocated alloc_id and gem_port_id for the ONU/UNI to KV store  */
+	if err := f.resourceMgr.UpdateAllocIdsForOnu(ctx, intfID, onuID, uniID, allocID); err != nil {
+		log.Error("Errow while uploading allocID to KV store")
+	}
+	if err := f.resourceMgr.UpdateGEMPortIDsForOnu(ctx, intfID, onuID, uniID, gemPortIDs); err != nil {
+		log.Error("Errow while uploading GEMports to KV store")
+	}
+	if err := f.resourceMgr.UpdateGEMportsPonportToOnuMapOnKVStore(ctx, gemPortIDs, intfID, onuID, uniID); err != nil {
+		log.Error("Errow while uploading gemtopon map to KV store")
+	}
+	log.Debug("Stored tconts and GEM into KV store successfully")
+	for _, gemPort := range gemPortIDs {
+		f.addGemPortToOnuInfoMap(ctx, intfID, onuID, gemPort)
+	}
+}
+
+func (f *OpenOltFlowMgr) populateTechProfilePerPonPort() error {
+	var tpCount int
+	for _, techRange := range f.resourceMgr.DevInfo.Ranges {
+		for _, intfID := range techRange.IntfIds {
+			f.techprofile[intfID] = f.resourceMgr.ResourceMgrs[uint32(intfID)].TechProfileMgr
+			tpCount++
+			log.Debugw("Init tech profile done", log.Fields{"intfID": intfID})
+		}
+	}
+	//Make sure we have as many tech_profiles as there are pon ports on the device
+	if tpCount != int(f.resourceMgr.DevInfo.GetPonPorts()) {
+		return NewErrInvalidValue(log.Fields{
+			"reason":             "TP count does not match number of PON ports",
+			"tech-profile-count": tpCount,
+			"pon-port-count":     f.resourceMgr.DevInfo.GetPonPorts()}, nil).Log()
+	}
+	log.Infow("Populated techprofile for ponports successfully",
+		log.Fields{"numofTech": tpCount, "numPonPorts": f.resourceMgr.DevInfo.GetPonPorts()})
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (f *OpenOltFlowMgr) addUpstreamDataFlow(ctx context.Context, intfID uint32, onuID uint32, uniID uint32,
+	portNo uint32, uplinkClassifier map[string]interface{},
+	uplinkAction map[string]interface{}, logicalFlow *ofp.OfpFlowStats,
+	allocID uint32, gemportID uint32) error {
+	uplinkClassifier[PacketTagType] = SingleTag
+	log.Debugw("Adding upstream data flow", log.Fields{"uplinkClassifier": uplinkClassifier, "uplinkAction": uplinkAction})
+	return f.addHSIAFlow(ctx, intfID, onuID, uniID, portNo, uplinkClassifier, uplinkAction,
+		Upstream, logicalFlow, allocID, gemportID)
+	/* TODO: Install Secondary EAP on the subscriber vlan */
+}
+
+func (f *OpenOltFlowMgr) addDownstreamDataFlow(ctx context.Context, intfID uint32, onuID uint32, uniID uint32,
+	portNo uint32, downlinkClassifier map[string]interface{},
+	downlinkAction map[string]interface{}, logicalFlow *ofp.OfpFlowStats,
+	allocID uint32, gemportID uint32) error {
+	downlinkClassifier[PacketTagType] = DoubleTag
+	log.Debugw("Adding downstream data flow", log.Fields{"downlinkClassifier": downlinkClassifier,
+		"downlinkAction": downlinkAction})
+	// Ignore Downlink trap flow given by core, cannot do anything with this flow */
+	if vlan, exists := downlinkClassifier[VlanVid]; exists {
+		if vlan.(uint32) == (uint32(ofp.OfpVlanId_OFPVID_PRESENT) | 4000) { //private VLAN given by core
+			if metadata, exists := downlinkClassifier[Metadata]; exists { // inport is filled in metadata by core
+				if uint32(metadata.(uint64)) == MkUniPortNum(intfID, onuID, uniID) {
+					log.Infow("Ignoring DL trap device flow from core", log.Fields{"flow": logicalFlow})
+					return nil
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* Already this info available classifier? */
+	downlinkAction[PopVlan] = true
+	// vlan_vid is a uint32.  must be type asserted as such or conversion fails
+	dlClVid, ok := downlinkClassifier[VlanVid].(uint32)
+	if ok {
+		downlinkAction[VlanVid] = dlClVid & 0xfff
+	} else {
+		return NewErrInvalidValue(log.Fields{
+			"reason":  "failed to convert VLANID classifier",
+			"vlan-id": VlanVid}, nil).Log()
+	}
+
+	return f.addHSIAFlow(ctx, intfID, onuID, uniID, portNo, downlinkClassifier, downlinkAction,
+		Downstream, logicalFlow, allocID, gemportID)
+}
+
+func (f *OpenOltFlowMgr) addHSIAFlow(ctx context.Context, intfID uint32, onuID uint32, uniID uint32, portNo uint32, classifier map[string]interface{},
+	action map[string]interface{}, direction string, logicalFlow *ofp.OfpFlowStats,
+	allocID uint32, gemPortID uint32) error {
+	/* One of the OLT platform (Broadcom BAL) requires that symmetric
+	   flows require the same flow_id to be used across UL and DL.
+	   Since HSIA flow is the only symmetric flow currently, we need to
+	   re-use the flow_id across both direction. The 'flow_category'
+	   takes priority over flow_cookie to find any available HSIA_FLOW
+	   id for the ONU.
+	*/
+	log.Debugw("Adding HSIA flow", log.Fields{"intfId": intfID, "onuId": onuID, "uniId": uniID, "classifier": classifier,
+		"action": action, "direction": direction, "allocId": allocID, "gemPortId": gemPortID,
+		"logicalFlow": *logicalFlow})
+	var vlanPbit uint32 = 0xff // means no pbit
+	if _, ok := classifier[VlanPcp]; ok {
+		vlanPbit = classifier[VlanPcp].(uint32)
+		log.Debugw("Found pbit in the flow", log.Fields{"VlanPbit": vlanPbit})
+	} else {
+		log.Debugw("pbit-not-found-in-flow", log.Fields{"vlan-pcp": VlanPcp})
+	}
+	flowStoreCookie := getFlowStoreCookie(classifier, gemPortID)
+	if present := f.resourceMgr.IsFlowCookieOnKVStore(ctx, uint32(intfID), int32(onuID), int32(uniID), flowStoreCookie); present {
+		log.Debug("flow-already-exists")
+		return nil
+	}
+	flowID, err := f.resourceMgr.GetFlowID(ctx, intfID, int32(onuID), int32(uniID), gemPortID, flowStoreCookie, HsiaFlow, vlanPbit)
+	if err != nil {
+		return NewErrNotFound("hsia-flow-id", log.Fields{"direction": direction}, err).Log()
+	}
+	classifierProto, err := makeOpenOltClassifierField(classifier)
+	if err != nil {
+		return NewErrInvalidValue(log.Fields{"classifier": classifier}, err).Log()
+	}
+	log.Debugw("Created classifier proto", log.Fields{"classifier": *classifierProto})
+	actionProto, err := makeOpenOltActionField(action)
+	if err != nil {
+		return NewErrInvalidValue(log.Fields{"action": action}, err).Log()
+	}
+	log.Debugw("Created action proto", log.Fields{"action": *actionProto})
+	networkIntfID, err := getNniIntfID(classifier, action)
+	if err != nil {
+		return NewErrNotFound("nni-interface-id",
+			log.Fields{
+				"classifier": classifier,
+				"action":     action,
+			}, err).Log()
+	}
+	flow := openoltpb2.Flow{AccessIntfId: int32(intfID),
+		OnuId:         int32(onuID),
+		UniId:         int32(uniID),
+		FlowId:        flowID,
+		FlowType:      direction,
+		AllocId:       int32(allocID),
+		NetworkIntfId: int32(networkIntfID),
+		GemportId:     int32(gemPortID),
+		Classifier:    classifierProto,
+		Action:        actionProto,
+		Priority:      int32(logicalFlow.Priority),
+		Cookie:        logicalFlow.Cookie,
+		PortNo:        portNo}
+	if err := f.addFlowToDevice(ctx, logicalFlow, &flow); err != nil {
+		return NewErrFlowOp("add", flowID, nil, err).Log()
+	}
+	log.Debug("HSIA flow added to device successfully", log.Fields{"direction": direction})
+	flowsToKVStore := f.getUpdatedFlowInfo(ctx, &flow, flowStoreCookie, HsiaFlow, flowID, logicalFlow.Id)
+	if err := f.updateFlowInfoToKVStore(ctx, flow.AccessIntfId,
+		flow.OnuId,
+		flow.UniId,
+		flow.FlowId /*flowCategory,*/, flowsToKVStore); err != nil {
+		return NewErrPersistence("update", "flow", flowID, log.Fields{"flow": flow}, err).Log()
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (f *OpenOltFlowMgr) addDHCPTrapFlow(ctx context.Context, intfID uint32, onuID uint32, uniID uint32, portNo uint32, classifier map[string]interface{}, action map[string]interface{}, logicalFlow *ofp.OfpFlowStats, allocID uint32, gemPortID uint32) error {
+
+	networkIntfID, err := getNniIntfID(classifier, action)
+	if err != nil {
+		return NewErrNotFound("nni-interface-id", log.Fields{
+			"classifier": classifier,
+			"action":     action},
+			err).Log()
+	}
+
+	// Clear the action map
+	for k := range action {
+		delete(action, k)
+	}
+
+	action[TrapToHost] = true
+	classifier[UDPSrc] = uint32(68)
+	classifier[UDPDst] = uint32(67)
+	classifier[PacketTagType] = SingleTag
+	delete(classifier, VlanVid)
+
+	flowStoreCookie := getFlowStoreCookie(classifier, gemPortID)
+	if present := f.resourceMgr.IsFlowCookieOnKVStore(ctx, uint32(intfID), int32(onuID), int32(uniID), flowStoreCookie); present {
+		log.Debug("Flow-exists--not-re-adding")
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	flowID, err := f.resourceMgr.GetFlowID(ctx, intfID, int32(onuID), int32(uniID), gemPortID, flowStoreCookie, DhcpFlow, 0 /*classifier[VLAN_PCP].(uint32)*/)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return NewErrNotFound("flow", log.Fields{
+			"interface-id": intfID,
+			"gem-port":     gemPortID,
+			"cookie":       flowStoreCookie},
+			err).Log()
+	}
+
+	log.Debugw("Creating UL DHCP flow", log.Fields{"ul_classifier": classifier, "ul_action": action, "uplinkFlowId": flowID})
+
+	classifierProto, err := makeOpenOltClassifierField(classifier)
+	if err != nil {
+		return NewErrInvalidValue(log.Fields{"classifier": classifier}, err).Log()
+	}
+	log.Debugw("Created classifier proto", log.Fields{"classifier": *classifierProto})
+	actionProto, err := makeOpenOltActionField(action)
+	if err != nil {
+		return NewErrInvalidValue(log.Fields{"action": action}, err).Log()
+	}
+
+	dhcpFlow := openoltpb2.Flow{AccessIntfId: int32(intfID),
+		OnuId:         int32(onuID),
+		UniId:         int32(uniID),
+		FlowId:        flowID,
+		FlowType:      Upstream,
+		AllocId:       int32(allocID),
+		NetworkIntfId: int32(networkIntfID),
+		GemportId:     int32(gemPortID),
+		Classifier:    classifierProto,
+		Action:        actionProto,
+		Priority:      int32(logicalFlow.Priority),
+		Cookie:        logicalFlow.Cookie,
+		PortNo:        portNo}
+
+	if err := f.addFlowToDevice(ctx, logicalFlow, &dhcpFlow); err != nil {
+		return NewErrFlowOp("add", flowID, log.Fields{"dhcp-flow": dhcpFlow}, err).Log()
+	}
+	log.Debug("DHCP UL flow added to device successfully")
+	flowsToKVStore := f.getUpdatedFlowInfo(ctx, &dhcpFlow, flowStoreCookie, "DHCP", flowID, logicalFlow.Id)
+	if err := f.updateFlowInfoToKVStore(ctx, dhcpFlow.AccessIntfId,
+		dhcpFlow.OnuId,
+		dhcpFlow.UniId,
+		dhcpFlow.FlowId, flowsToKVStore); err != nil {
+		return NewErrPersistence("update", "flow", dhcpFlow.FlowId, log.Fields{"flow": dhcpFlow}, err).Log()
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+//addIGMPTrapFlow creates IGMP trap-to-host flow
+func (f *OpenOltFlowMgr) addIGMPTrapFlow(ctx context.Context, intfID uint32, onuID uint32, uniID uint32, portNo uint32, classifier map[string]interface{},
+	action map[string]interface{}, logicalFlow *ofp.OfpFlowStats, allocID uint32, gemPortID uint32) error {
+	return f.addUpstreamTrapFlow(ctx, intfID, onuID, uniID, portNo, classifier, action, logicalFlow, allocID, gemPortID, IgmpFlow)
+}
+
+//addUpstreamTrapFlow creates a trap-to-host flow
+func (f *OpenOltFlowMgr) addUpstreamTrapFlow(ctx context.Context, intfID uint32, onuID uint32, uniID uint32, portNo uint32, classifier map[string]interface{},
+	action map[string]interface{}, logicalFlow *ofp.OfpFlowStats, allocID uint32, gemPortID uint32, flowType string) error {
+
+	networkIntfID, err := getNniIntfID(classifier, action)
+	if err != nil {
+		return NewErrNotFound("nni-interface-id", log.Fields{
+			"classifier": classifier,
+			"action":     action},
+			err).Log()
+	}
+
+	// Clear the action map
+	for k := range action {
+		delete(action, k)
+	}
+
+	action[TrapToHost] = true
+	classifier[PacketTagType] = SingleTag
+	delete(classifier, VlanVid)
+
+	flowStoreCookie := getFlowStoreCookie(classifier, gemPortID)
+	if present := f.resourceMgr.IsFlowCookieOnKVStore(ctx, uint32(networkIntfID), int32(onuID), int32(uniID), flowStoreCookie); present {
+		log.Debug("Flow-exists-not-re-adding")
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	flowID, err := f.resourceMgr.GetFlowID(ctx, intfID, int32(onuID), int32(uniID), gemPortID, flowStoreCookie, flowType, 0, 0 /*classifier[VLAN_PCP].(uint32)*/)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return NewErrNotFound("flow-id", log.Fields{
+			"interface-id": intfID,
+			"oni-id":       onuID,
+			"cookie":       flowStoreCookie,
+			"flow-type":    flowType},
+			err).Log()
+	}
+
+	log.Debugw("Creating upstream trap flow", log.Fields{"ul_classifier": classifier, "ul_action": action, "uplinkFlowId": flowID, "flowType": flowType})
+
+	classifierProto, err := makeOpenOltClassifierField(classifier)
+	if err != nil {
+		return NewErrInvalidValue(log.Fields{"classifier": classifier}, err).Log()
+	}
+	log.Debugw("Created classifier proto", log.Fields{"classifier": *classifierProto})
+	actionProto, err := makeOpenOltActionField(action)
+	if err != nil {
+		return NewErrInvalidValue(log.Fields{"action": action}, err).Log()
+	}
+
+	flow := openoltpb2.Flow{AccessIntfId: int32(intfID),
+		OnuId:         int32(onuID),
+		UniId:         int32(uniID),
+		FlowId:        flowID,
+		FlowType:      Upstream,
+		AllocId:       int32(allocID),
+		NetworkIntfId: int32(networkIntfID),
+		GemportId:     int32(gemPortID),
+		Classifier:    classifierProto,
+		Action:        actionProto,
+		Priority:      int32(logicalFlow.Priority),
+		Cookie:        logicalFlow.Cookie,
+		PortNo:        portNo}
+
+	if err := f.addFlowToDevice(ctx, logicalFlow, &flow); err != nil {
+		return NewErrFlowOp("add", flowID, log.Fields{"flow": flow}, err).Log()
+	}
+	log.Debugf("%s UL flow added to device successfully", flowType)
+
+	flowsToKVStore := f.getUpdatedFlowInfo(ctx, &flow, flowStoreCookie, flowType, flowID, logicalFlow.Id)
+	if err := f.updateFlowInfoToKVStore(ctx, flow.AccessIntfId,
+		flow.OnuId,
+		flow.UniId,
+		flow.FlowId, flowsToKVStore); err != nil {
+		return NewErrPersistence("update", "flow", flow.FlowId, log.Fields{"flow": flow}, err).Log()
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Add EAPOL flow to  device with mac, vlanId as classifier for upstream and downstream
+func (f *OpenOltFlowMgr) addEAPOLFlow(ctx context.Context, intfID uint32, onuID uint32, uniID uint32, portNo uint32, classifier map[string]interface{}, action map[string]interface{}, logicalFlow *ofp.OfpFlowStats, allocID uint32, gemPortID uint32, vlanID uint32) error {
+	log.Debugw("Adding EAPOL to device", log.Fields{"intfId": intfID, "onuId": onuID, "portNo": portNo, "allocId": allocID, "gemPortId": gemPortID, "vlanId": vlanID, "flow": logicalFlow})
+
+	uplinkClassifier := make(map[string]interface{})
+	uplinkAction := make(map[string]interface{})
+
+	// Fill Classfier
+	uplinkClassifier[EthType] = uint32(EapEthType)
+	uplinkClassifier[PacketTagType] = SingleTag
+	uplinkClassifier[VlanVid] = vlanID
+	// Fill action
+	uplinkAction[TrapToHost] = true
+	flowStoreCookie := getFlowStoreCookie(uplinkClassifier, gemPortID)
+	if present := f.resourceMgr.IsFlowCookieOnKVStore(ctx, uint32(intfID), int32(onuID), int32(uniID), flowStoreCookie); present {
+		log.Debug("Flow-exists-not-re-adding")
+		return nil
+	}
+	//Add Uplink EAPOL Flow
+	uplinkFlowID, err := f.resourceMgr.GetFlowID(ctx, intfID, int32(onuID), int32(uniID), gemPortID, flowStoreCookie, "", 0)
+	if err != nil {
+		return NewErrNotFound("flow-id", log.Fields{
+			"interface-id": intfID,
+			"onu-id":       onuID,
+			"coookie":      flowStoreCookie},
+			err).Log()
+	}
+	log.Debugw("Creating UL EAPOL flow", log.Fields{"ul_classifier": uplinkClassifier, "ul_action": uplinkAction, "uplinkFlowId": uplinkFlowID})
+
+	classifierProto, err := makeOpenOltClassifierField(uplinkClassifier)
+	if err != nil {
+		return NewErrInvalidValue(log.Fields{"classifier": uplinkClassifier}, err).Log()
+	}
+	log.Debugw("Created classifier proto", log.Fields{"classifier": *classifierProto})
+	actionProto, err := makeOpenOltActionField(uplinkAction)
+	if err != nil {
+		return NewErrInvalidValue(log.Fields{"action": uplinkAction}, err).Log()
+	}
+	log.Debugw("Created action proto", log.Fields{"action": *actionProto})
+	networkIntfID, err := getNniIntfID(classifier, action)
+	if err != nil {
+		return NewErrNotFound("nni-interface-id", log.Fields{
+			"classifier": classifier,
+			"action":     action},
+			err).Log()
+	}
+
+	upstreamFlow := openoltpb2.Flow{AccessIntfId: int32(intfID),
+		OnuId:         int32(onuID),
+		UniId:         int32(uniID),
+		FlowId:        uplinkFlowID,
+		FlowType:      Upstream,
+		AllocId:       int32(allocID),
+		NetworkIntfId: int32(networkIntfID),
+		GemportId:     int32(gemPortID),
+		Classifier:    classifierProto,
+		Action:        actionProto,
+		Priority:      int32(logicalFlow.Priority),
+		Cookie:        logicalFlow.Cookie,
+		PortNo:        portNo}
+	if err := f.addFlowToDevice(ctx, logicalFlow, &upstreamFlow); err != nil {
+		return NewErrFlowOp("add", uplinkFlowID, log.Fields{"flow": upstreamFlow}, err).Log()
+	}
+	log.Debug("EAPOL UL flow added to device successfully")
+	flowCategory := "EAPOL"
+	flowsToKVStore := f.getUpdatedFlowInfo(ctx, &upstreamFlow, flowStoreCookie, flowCategory, uplinkFlowID, logicalFlow.Id)
+	if err := f.updateFlowInfoToKVStore(ctx, upstreamFlow.AccessIntfId,
+		upstreamFlow.OnuId,
+		upstreamFlow.UniId,
+		upstreamFlow.FlowId,
+		/* lowCategory, */
+		flowsToKVStore); err != nil {
+		return NewErrPersistence("update", "flow", upstreamFlow.FlowId, log.Fields{"flow": upstreamFlow}, err).Log()
+	}
+
+	log.Debugw("Added EAPOL flows to device successfully", log.Fields{"flow": logicalFlow})
+	return nil
+}
+
+func makeOpenOltClassifierField(classifierInfo map[string]interface{}) (*openoltpb2.Classifier, error) {
+	var classifier openoltpb2.Classifier
+
+	classifier.EthType, _ = classifierInfo[EthType].(uint32)
+	classifier.IpProto, _ = classifierInfo[IPProto].(uint32)
+	if vlanID, ok := classifierInfo[VlanVid].(uint32); ok {
+		vid := vlanID & VlanvIDMask
+		if vid != ReservedVlan {
+			classifier.OVid = vid
+		}
+	}
+	if metadata, ok := classifierInfo[Metadata].(uint64); ok {
+		vid := uint32(metadata)
+		if vid != ReservedVlan {
+			classifier.IVid = vid
+		}
+	}
+	// Use VlanPCPMask (0xff) to signify NO PCP. Else use valid PCP (0 to 7)
+	if vlanPcp, ok := classifierInfo[VlanPcp].(uint32); ok {
+		classifier.OPbits = vlanPcp
+	} else {
+		classifier.OPbits = VlanPCPMask
+	}
+	classifier.SrcPort, _ = classifierInfo[UDPSrc].(uint32)
+	classifier.DstPort, _ = classifierInfo[UDPDst].(uint32)
+	classifier.DstIp, _ = classifierInfo[Ipv4Dst].(uint32)
+	classifier.SrcIp, _ = classifierInfo[Ipv4Src].(uint32)
+	classifier.DstMac, _ = classifierInfo[EthDst].([]uint8)
+	if pktTagType, ok := classifierInfo[PacketTagType].(string); ok {
+		classifier.PktTagType = pktTagType
+
+		switch pktTagType {
+		case SingleTag:
+		case DoubleTag:
+		case Untagged:
+		default:
+			return nil, NewErrInvalidValue(log.Fields{"packet-tag-type": pktTagType}, nil).Log()
+		}
+	}
+	return &classifier, nil
+}
+
+func makeOpenOltActionField(actionInfo map[string]interface{}) (*openoltpb2.Action, error) {
+	var actionCmd openoltpb2.ActionCmd
+	var action openoltpb2.Action
+	action.Cmd = &actionCmd
+	if _, ok := actionInfo[PopVlan]; ok {
+		action.OVid = actionInfo[VlanVid].(uint32)
+		action.Cmd.RemoveOuterTag = true
+	} else if _, ok := actionInfo[PushVlan]; ok {
+		action.OVid = actionInfo[VlanVid].(uint32)
+		action.Cmd.AddOuterTag = true
+	} else if _, ok := actionInfo[TrapToHost]; ok {
+		action.Cmd.TrapToHost = actionInfo[TrapToHost].(bool)
+	} else {
+		return nil, NewErrInvalidValue(log.Fields{"action-command": actionInfo}, nil).Log()
+	}
+	return &action, nil
+}
+
+func (f *OpenOltFlowMgr) getTPpath(intfID uint32, uni string, TpID uint32) string {
+	return f.techprofile[intfID].GetTechProfileInstanceKVPath(TpID, uni)
+}
+
+// DeleteTechProfileInstances removes the tech profile instances from persistent storage
+func (f *OpenOltFlowMgr) DeleteTechProfileInstances(ctx context.Context, intfID uint32, onuID uint32, uniID uint32, sn string) error {
+	tpIDList := f.resourceMgr.GetTechProfileIDForOnu(ctx, intfID, onuID, uniID)
+	uniPortName := fmt.Sprintf("pon-{%d}/onu-{%d}/uni-{%d}", intfID, onuID, uniID)
+	for _, tpID := range tpIDList {
+		if err := f.DeleteTechProfileInstance(ctx, intfID, onuID, uniID, uniPortName, tpID); err != nil {
+			log.Debugw("Failed-to-delete-tp-instance-from-kv-store", log.Fields{"tp-id": tpID, "uni-port-name": uniPortName})
+			// return err
+			// We should continue to delete tech-profile instances for other TP IDs
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// DeleteTechProfileInstance removes the tech profile instance from persistent storage
+func (f *OpenOltFlowMgr) DeleteTechProfileInstance(ctx context.Context, intfID uint32, onuID uint32, uniID uint32, uniPortName string, tpID uint32) error {
+	if uniPortName == "" {
+		uniPortName = fmt.Sprintf("pon-{%d}/onu-{%d}/uni-{%d}", intfID, onuID, uniID)
+	}
+	if err := f.techprofile[intfID].DeleteTechProfileInstance(ctx, tpID, uniPortName); err != nil {
+		log.Debugw("Failed-to-delete-tp-instance-from-kv-store", log.Fields{"tp-id": tpID, "uni-port-name": uniPortName})
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func getFlowStoreCookie(classifier map[string]interface{}, gemPortID uint32) uint64 {
+	if len(classifier) == 0 { // should never happen
+		log.Error("Invalid classfier object")
+		return 0
+	}
+	log.Debugw("generating flow store cookie", log.Fields{"classifier": classifier, "gemPortID": gemPortID})
+	var jsonData []byte
+	var flowString string
+	var err error
+	// TODO: Do we need to marshall ??
+	if jsonData, err = json.Marshal(classifier); err != nil {
+		log.Error("Failed to encode classifier")
+		return 0
+	}
+	flowString = string(jsonData)
+	if gemPortID != 0 {
+		flowString = fmt.Sprintf("%s%s", string(jsonData), string(gemPortID))
+	}
+	h := md5.New()
+	_, _ = h.Write([]byte(flowString))
+	hash := big.NewInt(0)
+	hash.SetBytes(h.Sum(nil))
+	generatedHash := hash.Uint64()
+	log.Debugw("hash generated", log.Fields{"hash": generatedHash})
+	return generatedHash
+}
+
+func (f *OpenOltFlowMgr) getUpdatedFlowInfo(ctx context.Context, flow *openoltpb2.Flow, flowStoreCookie uint64, flowCategory string, deviceFlowID uint32, logicalFlowID uint64) *[]rsrcMgr.FlowInfo {
+	var flows = []rsrcMgr.FlowInfo{{Flow: flow, FlowCategory: flowCategory, FlowStoreCookie: flowStoreCookie, LogicalFlowID: logicalFlowID}}
+	var intfID uint32
+	/* For flows which trap out of the NNI, the AccessIntfId is invalid
+	   (set to -1). In such cases, we need to refer to the NetworkIntfId .
+	*/
+	if flow.AccessIntfId != -1 {
+		intfID = uint32(flow.AccessIntfId)
+	} else {
+		intfID = uint32(flow.NetworkIntfId)
+	}
+	// Get existing flows matching flowid for given subscriber from KV store
+	existingFlows := f.resourceMgr.GetFlowIDInfo(ctx, intfID, flow.OnuId, flow.UniId, flow.FlowId)
+	if existingFlows != nil {
+		log.Debugw("Flow exists for given flowID, appending it to current flow", log.Fields{"flowID": flow.FlowId})
+		//for _, f := range *existingFlows {
+		//	flows = append(flows, f)
+		//}
+		flows = append(flows, *existingFlows...)
+	}
+	log.Debugw("Updated flows for given flowID and onuid", log.Fields{"updatedflow": flows, "flowid": flow.FlowId, "onu": flow.OnuId})
+	return &flows
+}
+
+//func (f *OpenOltFlowMgr) getUpdatedFlowInfo(flow *openolt_pb2.Flow, flowStoreCookie uint64, flowCategory string) *[]rsrcMgr.FlowInfo {
+//	var flows []rsrcMgr.FlowInfo = []rsrcMgr.FlowInfo{rsrcMgr.FlowInfo{Flow: flow, FlowCategory: flowCategory, FlowStoreCookie: flowStoreCookie}}
+//	var intfId uint32
+//	/* For flows which trap out of the NNI, the AccessIntfId is invalid
+//	   (set to -1). In such cases, we need to refer to the NetworkIntfId .
+//	*/
+//	if flow.AccessIntfId != -1 {
+//		intfId = uint32(flow.AccessIntfId)
+//	} else {
+//		intfId = uint32(flow.NetworkIntfId)
+//	}
+//	// Get existing flows matching flowid for given subscriber from KV store
+//	existingFlows := f.resourceMgr.GetFlowIDInfo(intfId, uint32(flow.OnuId), uint32(flow.UniId), flow.FlowId)
+//	if existingFlows != nil {
+//		log.Debugw("Flow exists for given flowID, appending it to current flow", log.Fields{"flowID": flow.FlowId})
+//		for _, f := range *existingFlows {
+//			flows = append(flows, f)
+//		}
+//	}
+//	log.Debugw("Updated flows for given flowID and onuid", log.Fields{"updatedflow": flows, "flowid": flow.FlowId, "onu": flow.OnuId})
+//	return &flows
+//}
+
+func (f *OpenOltFlowMgr) updateFlowInfoToKVStore(ctx context.Context, intfID int32, onuID int32, uniID int32, flowID uint32, flows *[]rsrcMgr.FlowInfo) error {
+	log.Debugw("Storing flow(s) into KV store", log.Fields{"flows": *flows})
+	if err := f.resourceMgr.UpdateFlowIDInfo(ctx, intfID, onuID, uniID, flowID, flows); err != nil {
+		log.Debug("Error while Storing flow into KV store")
+		return err
+	}
+	log.Info("Stored flow(s) into KV store successfully!")
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (f *OpenOltFlowMgr) addFlowToDevice(ctx context.Context, logicalFlow *ofp.OfpFlowStats, deviceFlow *openoltpb2.Flow) error {
+
+	var intfID uint32
+	/* For flows which trap out of the NNI, the AccessIntfId is invalid
+	   (set to -1). In such cases, we need to refer to the NetworkIntfId .
+	*/
+	if deviceFlow.AccessIntfId != -1 {
+		intfID = uint32(deviceFlow.AccessIntfId)
+	} else {
+		// REVIST : Why ponport is given as network port?
+		intfID = uint32(deviceFlow.NetworkIntfId)
+	}
+
+	log.Debugw("Sending flow to device via grpc", log.Fields{"flow": *deviceFlow})
+	_, err := f.deviceHandler.Client.FlowAdd(context.Background(), deviceFlow)
+
+	st, _ := status.FromError(err)
+	if st.Code() == codes.AlreadyExists {
+		log.Debug("Flow already exists", log.Fields{"err": err, "deviceFlow": deviceFlow})
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Errorw("Failed to Add flow to device", log.Fields{"err": err, "deviceFlow": deviceFlow})
+		f.resourceMgr.FreeFlowID(ctx, intfID, deviceFlow.OnuId, deviceFlow.UniId, deviceFlow.FlowId)
+		return err
+	}
+	if deviceFlow.GemportId != -1 {
+		// No need to register the flow if it is a trap on nni flow.
+		f.registerFlow(ctx, logicalFlow, deviceFlow)
+	}
+	log.Debugw("Flow added to device successfully ", log.Fields{"flow": *deviceFlow})
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (f *OpenOltFlowMgr) removeFlowFromDevice(deviceFlow *openoltpb2.Flow) error {
+	log.Debugw("Sending flow to device via grpc", log.Fields{"flow": *deviceFlow})
+	_, err := f.deviceHandler.Client.FlowRemove(context.Background(), deviceFlow)
+	if err != nil {
+		if f.deviceHandler.device.ConnectStatus == common.ConnectStatus_UNREACHABLE {
+			log.Warnw("Can not remove flow from device since it's unreachable", log.Fields{"err": err, "deviceFlow": deviceFlow})
+			//Assume the flow is removed
+			return nil
+		}
+		log.Errorw("Failed to Remove flow from device", log.Fields{"err": err, "deviceFlow": deviceFlow})
+		return err
+
+	}
+	log.Debugw("Flow removed from device successfully ", log.Fields{"flow": *deviceFlow})
+	return nil
+}
+
+/*func register_flow(deviceFlow *openolt_pb2.Flow, logicalFlow *ofp.OfpFlowStats){
+ //update core flows_proxy : flows_proxy.update('/', flows)
+}
+
+func generateStoredId(flowId uint32, direction string)uint32{
+
+	if direction == Upstream{
+		log.Debug("Upstream flow shifting flowid")
+		return ((0x1 << 15) | flowId)
+	}else if direction == Downstream{
+		log.Debug("Downstream flow not shifting flowid")
+		return flowId
+	}else{
+		log.Errorw("Unrecognized direction",log.Fields{"direction": direction})
+		return flowId
+	}
+}
+
+*/
+
+func (f *OpenOltFlowMgr) addLLDPFlow(ctx context.Context, flow *ofp.OfpFlowStats, portNo uint32) error {
+
+	classifierInfo := make(map[string]interface{})
+	actionInfo := make(map[string]interface{})
+
+	classifierInfo[EthType] = uint32(LldpEthType)
+	classifierInfo[PacketTagType] = Untagged
+	actionInfo[TrapToHost] = true
+
+	// LLDP flow is installed to trap LLDP packets on the NNI port.
+	// We manage flow_id resource pool on per PON port basis.
+	// Since this situation is tricky, as a hack, we pass the NNI port
+	// index (network_intf_id) as PON port Index for the flow_id resource
+	// pool. Also, there is no ONU Id available for trapping LLDP packets
+	// on NNI port, use onu_id as -1 (invalid)
+	// ****************** CAVEAT *******************
+	// This logic works if the NNI Port Id falls within the same valid
+	// range of PON Port Ids. If this doesn't work for some OLT Vendor
+	// we need to have a re-look at this.
+	// *********************************************
+
+	var onuID = -1
+	var uniID = -1
+	var gemPortID = -1
+
+	networkInterfaceID, err := IntfIDFromNniPortNum(portNo)
+	if err != nil {
+		return NewErrInvalidValue(log.Fields{"nni-port-number": portNo}, err).Log()
+	}
+	var flowStoreCookie = getFlowStoreCookie(classifierInfo, uint32(0))
+	if present := f.resourceMgr.IsFlowCookieOnKVStore(ctx, uint32(networkInterfaceID), int32(onuID), int32(uniID), flowStoreCookie); present {
+		log.Debug("Flow-exists--not-re-adding")
+		return nil
+	}
+	flowID, err := f.resourceMgr.GetFlowID(ctx, uint32(networkInterfaceID), int32(onuID), int32(uniID), uint32(gemPortID), flowStoreCookie, "", 0)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return NewErrNotFound("flow-id", log.Fields{
+			"interface-id": networkInterfaceID,
+			"onu-id":       onuID,
+			"uni-id":       uniID,
+			"gem-port-id":  gemPortID,
+			"cookie":       flowStoreCookie},
+			err).Log()
+	}
+	classifierProto, err := makeOpenOltClassifierField(classifierInfo)
+	if err != nil {
+		return NewErrInvalidValue(log.Fields{"classifier": classifierInfo}, err).Log()
+	}
+	log.Debugw("Created classifier proto", log.Fields{"classifier": *classifierProto})
+	actionProto, err := makeOpenOltActionField(actionInfo)
+	if err != nil {
+		return NewErrInvalidValue(log.Fields{"action": actionInfo}, err).Log()
+	}
+	log.Debugw("Created action proto", log.Fields{"action": *actionProto})
+
+	downstreamflow := openoltpb2.Flow{AccessIntfId: int32(-1), // AccessIntfId not required
+		OnuId:         int32(onuID), // OnuId not required
+		UniId:         int32(uniID), // UniId not used
+		FlowId:        flowID,
+		FlowType:      Downstream,
+		NetworkIntfId: int32(networkInterfaceID),
+		GemportId:     int32(gemPortID),
+		Classifier:    classifierProto,
+		Action:        actionProto,
+		Priority:      int32(flow.Priority),
+		Cookie:        flow.Cookie,
+		PortNo:        portNo}
+	if err := f.addFlowToDevice(ctx, flow, &downstreamflow); err != nil {
+		return NewErrFlowOp("add", flowID, log.Fields{"flow": downstreamflow}, err).Log()
+	}
+	log.Debug("LLDP trap on NNI flow added to device successfully")
+	flowsToKVStore := f.getUpdatedFlowInfo(ctx, &downstreamflow, flowStoreCookie, "", flowID, flow.Id)
+	if err := f.updateFlowInfoToKVStore(ctx, int32(networkInterfaceID),
+		int32(onuID),
+		int32(uniID),
+		flowID, flowsToKVStore); err != nil {
+		return NewErrPersistence("update", "flow", flowID, log.Fields{"flow": downstreamflow}, err).Log()
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func getUniPortPath(intfID uint32, onuID int32, uniID int32) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("pon-{%d}/onu-{%d}/uni-{%d}", intfID, onuID, uniID)
+}
+
+//getOnuChildDevice to fetch onu
+func (f *OpenOltFlowMgr) getOnuChildDevice(intfID uint32, onuID uint32) (*voltha.Device, error) {
+	log.Debugw("GetChildDevice", log.Fields{"pon port": intfID, "onuId": onuID})
+	parentPortNo := IntfIDToPortNo(intfID, voltha.Port_PON_OLT)
+	onuDevice, err := f.deviceHandler.GetChildDevice(parentPortNo, onuID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, NewErrNotFound("onu", log.Fields{
+			"interface-id": parentPortNo,
+			"onu-id":       onuID},
+			err).Log()
+	}
+	log.Debugw("Successfully received child device from core", log.Fields{"child_device": *onuDevice})
+	return onuDevice, nil
+}
+
+func findNextFlow(flow *ofp.OfpFlowStats) *ofp.OfpFlowStats {
+	log.Info("unimplemented flow : %v", flow)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (f *OpenOltFlowMgr) clearFlowsAndSchedulerForLogicalPort(childDevice *voltha.Device, logicalPort *voltha.LogicalPort) {
+	log.Info("unimplemented device %v, logicalport %v", childDevice, logicalPort)
+}
+
+func (f *OpenOltFlowMgr) decodeStoredID(id uint64) (uint64, string) {
+	if id>>15 == 0x1 {
+		return id & 0x7fff, Upstream
+	}
+	return id, Downstream
+}
+
+func (f *OpenOltFlowMgr) sendDeleteGemPortToChild(intfID uint32, onuID uint32, uniID uint32, gemPortID uint32, tpPath string) error {
+	onuDevice, err := f.getOnuChildDevice(intfID, onuID)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Errorw("error fetching child device from core", log.Fields{"onuId": onuID})
+		return err
+	}
+
+	delGemPortMsg := &ic.InterAdapterDeleteGemPortMessage{UniId: uniID, TpPath: tpPath, GemPortId: gemPortID}
+	log.Debugw("sending gem port delete to openonu adapter", log.Fields{"msg": *delGemPortMsg})
+	if sendErr := f.deviceHandler.AdapterProxy.SendInterAdapterMessage(context.Background(),
+		delGemPortMsg,
+		ic.InterAdapterMessageType_DELETE_GEM_PORT_REQUEST,
+		f.deviceHandler.deviceType,
+		onuDevice.Type,
+		onuDevice.Id,
+		onuDevice.ProxyAddress.DeviceId, ""); sendErr != nil {
+		log.Errorw("failure sending del gem port to onu adapter", log.Fields{"fromAdapter": f.deviceHandler.deviceType,
+			"toAdapter": onuDevice.Type, "onuId": onuDevice.Id,
+			"proxyDeviceId": onuDevice.ProxyAddress.DeviceId})
+		return sendErr
+	}
+	log.Debugw("success sending del gem port to onu adapter", log.Fields{"msg": delGemPortMsg})
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (f *OpenOltFlowMgr) sendDeleteTcontToChild(intfID uint32, onuID uint32, uniID uint32, allocID uint32, tpPath string) error {
+	onuDevice, err := f.getOnuChildDevice(intfID, onuID)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Errorw("error fetching child device from core", log.Fields{"onuId": onuID})
+		return err
+	}
+
+	delTcontMsg := &ic.InterAdapterDeleteTcontMessage{UniId: uniID, TpPath: tpPath, AllocId: allocID}
+	log.Debugw("sending tcont delete to openonu adapter", log.Fields{"msg": *delTcontMsg})
+	if sendErr := f.deviceHandler.AdapterProxy.SendInterAdapterMessage(context.Background(),
+		delTcontMsg,
+		ic.InterAdapterMessageType_DELETE_TCONT_REQUEST,
+		f.deviceHandler.deviceType,
+		onuDevice.Type,
+		onuDevice.Id,
+		onuDevice.ProxyAddress.DeviceId, ""); sendErr != nil {
+		log.Errorw("failure sending del tcont to onu adapter", log.Fields{"fromAdapter": f.deviceHandler.deviceType,
+			"toAdapter": onuDevice.Type, "onuId": onuDevice.Id,
+			"proxyDeviceId": onuDevice.ProxyAddress.DeviceId})
+		return sendErr
+	}
+	log.Debugw("success sending del tcont to onu adapter", log.Fields{"msg": delTcontMsg})
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (f *OpenOltFlowMgr) deletePendingFlows(Intf uint32, onuID int32, uniID int32) {
+	pnFlDelKey := pendingFlowDeleteKey{Intf, uint32(onuID), uint32(uniID)}
+	if val, ok := f.pendingFlowDelete.Load(pnFlDelKey); ok {
+		if val.(int) > 0 {
+			pnFlDels := val.(int) - 1
+			if pnFlDels > 0 {
+				log.Debugw("flow delete succeeded, more pending",
+					log.Fields{"intf": Intf, "onuID": onuID, "uniID": uniID, "currPendingFlowCnt": pnFlDels})
+				f.pendingFlowDelete.Store(pnFlDelKey, pnFlDels)
+			} else {
+				log.Debugw("all pending flow deletes handled, removing entry from map",
+					log.Fields{"intf": Intf, "onuID": onuID, "uniID": uniID})
+				f.pendingFlowDelete.Delete(pnFlDelKey)
+			}
+		}
+	} else {
+		log.Debugw("no pending delete flows found",
+			log.Fields{"intf": Intf, "onuID": onuID, "uniID": uniID})
+
+	}
+
+}
+
+// Once the gemport is released for a given onu, it also has to be cleared from local cache
+// which was used for deriving the gemport->logicalPortNo during packet-in.
+// Otherwise stale info continues to exist after gemport is freed and wrong logicalPortNo
+// is conveyed to ONOS during packet-in OF message.
+func (f *OpenOltFlowMgr) deleteGemPortFromLocalCache(intfID uint32, onuID uint32, gemPortID uint32) {
+	f.lockCache.Lock()
+	defer f.lockCache.Unlock()
+	onugem := f.onuGemInfo[intfID]
+	for i, onu := range onugem {
+		if onu.OnuID == onuID {
+			for j, gem := range onu.GemPorts {
+				// If the gemport is found, delete it from local cache.
+				if gem == gemPortID {
+					onu.GemPorts = append(onu.GemPorts[:j], onu.GemPorts[j+1:]...)
+					onugem[i] = onu
+					log.Debugw("removed gemport from local cache",
+						log.Fields{"intfID": intfID, "onuID": onuID, "deletedGemPortID": gemPortID, "gemPorts": onu.GemPorts})
+					break
+				}
+			}
+			break
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+//clearResources clears pon resources in kv store and the device
+func (f *OpenOltFlowMgr) clearResources(ctx context.Context, flow *ofp.OfpFlowStats, Intf uint32, onuID int32, uniID int32,
+	gemPortID int32, flowID uint32, flowDirection string,
+	portNum uint32, updatedFlows []rsrcMgr.FlowInfo) error {
+
+	tpID, err := getTpIDFromFlow(flow)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error("metadata-is-not-present-invalid-flow-to-process", log.Fields{"pon": Intf, "onuID": onuID, "uniID": uniID})
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if len(updatedFlows) >= 0 {
+		// There are still flows referencing the same flow_id.
+		// So the flow should not be freed yet.
+		// For ex: Case of HSIA where same flow is shared
+		// between DS and US.
+		f.updateFlowInfoToKVStore(ctx, int32(Intf), int32(onuID), int32(uniID), flowID, &updatedFlows)
+		if len(updatedFlows) == 0 {
+			// Do this for subscriber flows only (not trap from NNI flows)
+			if onuID != -1 && uniID != -1 {
+				pnFlDelKey := pendingFlowDeleteKey{Intf, uint32(onuID), uint32(uniID)}
+				if val, ok := f.pendingFlowDelete.Load(pnFlDelKey); !ok {
+					log.Debugw("creating entry for pending flow delete",
+						log.Fields{"intf": Intf, "onuID": onuID, "uniID": uniID})
+					f.pendingFlowDelete.Store(pnFlDelKey, 1)
+				} else {
+					pnFlDels := val.(int) + 1
+					log.Debugw("updating flow delete entry",
+						log.Fields{"intf": Intf, "onuID": onuID, "uniID": uniID, "currPendingFlowCnt": pnFlDels})
+					f.pendingFlowDelete.Store(pnFlDelKey, pnFlDels)
+				}
+
+				defer f.deletePendingFlows(Intf, onuID, uniID)
+			}
+
+			log.Debugw("Releasing flow Id to resource manager", log.Fields{"Intf": Intf, "onuId": onuID, "uniId": uniID, "flowId": flowID})
+			f.resourceMgr.FreeFlowID(ctx, Intf, int32(onuID), int32(uniID), flowID)
+
+			uni := getUniPortPath(Intf, onuID, uniID)
+			tpPath := f.getTPpath(Intf, uni, tpID)
+			log.Debugw("Getting-techprofile-instance-for-subscriber", log.Fields{"TP-PATH": tpPath})
+			techprofileInst, err := f.techprofile[Intf].GetTPInstanceFromKVStore(ctx, tpID, tpPath)
+			if err != nil { // This should not happen, something wrong in KV backend transaction
+				log.Errorw("Error in fetching tech profile instance from KV store", log.Fields{"tpID": 20, "path": tpPath})
+				return err
+			}
+			if techprofileInst == nil {
+				log.Errorw("Tech-profile-instance-does-not-exist-in-KV Store", log.Fields{"tpPath": tpPath})
+				return err
+			}
+
+			gemPK := gemPortKey{Intf, uint32(gemPortID)}
+			if f.isGemPortUsedByAnotherFlow(gemPK) {
+				flowIDs := f.flowsUsedByGemPort[gemPK]
+				for i, flowIDinMap := range flowIDs {
+					if flowIDinMap == flowID {
+						flowIDs = append(flowIDs[:i], flowIDs[i+1:]...)
+						// everytime flowsUsedByGemPort cache is updated the same should be updated
+						// in kv store by calling UpdateFlowIDsForGem
+						f.flowsUsedByGemPort[gemPK] = flowIDs
+						f.resourceMgr.UpdateFlowIDsForGem(ctx, Intf, uint32(gemPortID), flowIDs)
+						break
+					}
+				}
+				log.Debugw("Gem port id is still used by other flows", log.Fields{"gemPortID": gemPortID, "usedByFlows": flowIDs})
+				return nil
+			}
+			log.Debugf("Gem port id %d is not used by another flow - releasing the gem port", gemPortID)
+			f.resourceMgr.RemoveGemPortIDForOnu(ctx, Intf, uint32(onuID), uint32(uniID), uint32(gemPortID))
+			// TODO: The TrafficQueue corresponding to this gem-port also should be removed immediately.
+			// But it is anyway eventually  removed later when the TechProfile is freed, so not a big issue for now.
+			f.resourceMgr.RemoveGEMportPonportToOnuMapOnKVStore(ctx, uint32(gemPortID), Intf)
+			f.deleteGemPortFromLocalCache(Intf, uint32(onuID), uint32(gemPortID))
+			f.onuIdsLock.Lock()
+			//everytime an entry is deleted from flowsUsedByGemPort cache, the same should be updated in kv as well
+			// by calling DeleteFlowIDsForGem
+			delete(f.flowsUsedByGemPort, gemPK)
+			f.resourceMgr.DeleteFlowIDsForGem(ctx, Intf, uint32(gemPortID))
+			f.resourceMgr.FreeGemPortID(ctx, Intf, uint32(onuID), uint32(uniID), uint32(gemPortID))
+			f.onuIdsLock.Unlock()
+			// Delete the gem port on the ONU.
+			if err := f.sendDeleteGemPortToChild(Intf, uint32(onuID), uint32(uniID), uint32(gemPortID), tpPath); err != nil {
+				log.Errorw("error processing delete gem-port towards onu",
+					log.Fields{"err": err, "pon": Intf, "onuID": onuID, "uniID": uniID, "gemPortId": gemPortID})
+			}
+
+			ok, _ := f.isTechProfileUsedByAnotherGem(ctx, Intf, uint32(onuID), uint32(uniID), tpID, techprofileInst, uint32(gemPortID))
+			if !ok {
+				f.resourceMgr.RemoveTechProfileIDForOnu(ctx, Intf, uint32(onuID), uint32(uniID), tpID)
+				f.RemoveSchedulerQueues(ctx, schedQueue{direction: tp_pb.Direction_UPSTREAM, intfID: Intf, onuID: uint32(onuID), uniID: uint32(uniID), tpID: tpID, uniPort: portNum, tpInst: techprofileInst})
+				f.RemoveSchedulerQueues(ctx, schedQueue{direction: tp_pb.Direction_DOWNSTREAM, intfID: Intf, onuID: uint32(onuID), uniID: uint32(uniID), tpID: tpID, uniPort: portNum, tpInst: techprofileInst})
+				f.DeleteTechProfileInstance(ctx, Intf, uint32(onuID), uint32(uniID), "", tpID)
+				f.resourceMgr.FreeAllocID(ctx, Intf, uint32(onuID), uint32(uniID), techprofileInst.UsScheduler.AllocID)
+				// Delete the TCONT on the ONU.
+				if err := f.sendDeleteTcontToChild(Intf, uint32(onuID), uint32(uniID), uint32(techprofileInst.UsScheduler.AllocID), tpPath); err != nil {
+					log.Errorw("error processing delete tcont towards onu",
+						log.Fields{"pon": Intf, "onuID": onuID, "uniID": uniID, "allocId": techprofileInst.UsScheduler.AllocID})
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// nolint: gocyclo
+func (f *OpenOltFlowMgr) clearFlowFromResourceManager(ctx context.Context, flow *ofp.OfpFlowStats, flowDirection string) {
+
+	log.Debugw("clearFlowFromResourceManager", log.Fields{"flowDirection": flowDirection, "flow": *flow})
+
+	if flowDirection == Multicast {
+		f.clearMulticastFlowFromResourceManager(ctx, flow)
+		return
+	}
+
+	var updatedFlows []rsrcMgr.FlowInfo
+	classifierInfo := make(map[string]interface{})
+
+	portNum, Intf, onu, uni, inPort, ethType, err := FlowExtractInfo(flow, flowDirection)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error(err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	onuID := int32(onu)
+	uniID := int32(uni)
+
+	for _, field := range flows.GetOfbFields(flow) {
+		if field.Type == flows.IP_PROTO {
+			classifierInfo[IPProto] = field.GetIpProto()
+			log.Debug("field-type-ip-proto", log.Fields{"classifierInfo[IP_PROTO]": classifierInfo[IPProto].(uint32)})
+		}
+	}
+	log.Debugw("Extracted access info from flow to be deleted",
+		log.Fields{"ponIntf": Intf, "onuID": onuID, "uniID": uniID})
+
+	if ethType == LldpEthType || ((classifierInfo[IPProto] == IPProtoDhcp) && (flowDirection == "downstream")) {
+		onuID = -1
+		uniID = -1
+		log.Debug("Trap on nni flow set oni, uni to -1")
+		Intf, err = IntfIDFromNniPortNum(inPort)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Errorw("invalid-in-port-number",
+				log.Fields{
+					"port-number": inPort,
+					"error":       err})
+			return
+		}
+	}
+	flowIds := f.resourceMgr.GetCurrentFlowIDsForOnu(ctx, Intf, onuID, uniID)
+	for _, flowID := range flowIds {
+		flowInfo := f.resourceMgr.GetFlowIDInfo(ctx, Intf, onuID, uniID, flowID)
+		if flowInfo == nil {
+			log.Debugw("No FlowInfo found found in KV store",
+				log.Fields{"Intf": Intf, "onuID": onuID, "uniID": uniID, "flowID": flowID})
+			return
+		}
+		updatedFlows = nil
+		for _, flow := range *flowInfo {
+			updatedFlows = append(updatedFlows, flow)
+		}
+
+		for i, storedFlow := range updatedFlows {
+			if flow.Id == storedFlow.LogicalFlowID {
+				removeFlowMessage := openoltpb2.Flow{FlowId: storedFlow.Flow.FlowId, FlowType: storedFlow.Flow.FlowType}
+				log.Debugw("Flow to be deleted", log.Fields{"flow": storedFlow})
+				// DKB
+				if err = f.removeFlowFromDevice(&removeFlowMessage); err != nil {
+					log.Errorw("failed-to-remove-flow", log.Fields{"error": err})
+					return
+				}
+				log.Debug("Flow removed from device successfully")
+				//Remove the Flow from FlowInfo
+				updatedFlows = append(updatedFlows[:i], updatedFlows[i+1:]...)
+				if err = f.clearResources(ctx, flow, Intf, onuID, uniID, storedFlow.Flow.GemportId,
+					flowID, flowDirection, portNum, updatedFlows); err != nil {
+					log.Error("Failed to clear resources for flow", log.Fields{"flow": storedFlow})
+					return
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+//clearMulticastFlowFromResourceManager  removes a multicast flow from the KV store and
+// clears resources reserved for this multicast flow
+func (f *OpenOltFlowMgr) clearMulticastFlowFromResourceManager(ctx context.Context, flow *ofp.OfpFlowStats) {
+	classifierInfo := make(map[string]interface{})
+	formulateClassifierInfoFromFlow(classifierInfo, flow)
+	inPort, err := f.getInPortOfMulticastFlow(ctx, classifierInfo)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Warnw("No inPort found. Cannot release resources of the multicast flow.", log.Fields{"flowId:": flow.Id})
+		return
+	}
+
+	networkInterfaceID, err := IntfIDFromNniPortNum(inPort)
+	if err != nil {
+		// DKB
+		log.Errorw("invalid-in-port-number",
+			log.Fields{
+				"port-number": inPort,
+				"error":       err})
+		return
+	}
+	var onuID = int32(NoneOnuID)
+	var uniID = int32(NoneUniID)
+	var flowID uint32
+	var updatedFlows []rsrcMgr.FlowInfo
+
+	flowIds := f.resourceMgr.GetCurrentFlowIDsForOnu(ctx, networkInterfaceID, onuID, uniID)
+
+	for _, flowID = range flowIds {
+		flowInfo := f.resourceMgr.GetFlowIDInfo(ctx, networkInterfaceID, onuID, uniID, flowID)
+		if flowInfo == nil {
+			log.Debugw("No multicast FlowInfo found in the KV store",
+				log.Fields{"Intf": networkInterfaceID, "onuID": onuID, "uniID": uniID, "flowID": flowID})
+			continue
+		}
+		updatedFlows = nil
+		for _, flow := range *flowInfo {
+			updatedFlows = append(updatedFlows, flow)
+		}
+		for i, storedFlow := range updatedFlows {
+			if flow.Id == storedFlow.LogicalFlowID {
+				removeFlowMessage := openoltpb2.Flow{FlowId: storedFlow.Flow.FlowId, FlowType: storedFlow.Flow.FlowType}
+				log.Debugw("Multicast flow to be deleted", log.Fields{"flow": storedFlow})
+				//remove from device
+				if err := f.removeFlowFromDevice(&removeFlowMessage); err != nil {
+					// DKB
+					log.Errorw("failed-to-remove-multicast-flow",
+						log.Fields{
+							"flow-id": flow.Id,
+							"error":   err})
+					return
+				}
+				log.Debugw("Multicast flow removed from device successfully", log.Fields{"flowId": flow.Id})
+				//Remove the Flow from FlowInfo
+				updatedFlows = append(updatedFlows[:i], updatedFlows[i+1:]...)
+				if err := f.updateFlowInfoToKVStore(ctx, int32(networkInterfaceID), NoneOnuID, NoneUniID, flowID, &updatedFlows); err != nil {
+					log.Error("Failed to delete multicast flow from the KV store", log.Fields{"flow": storedFlow, "err": err})
+					return
+				}
+				//release flow id
+				log.Debugw("Releasing multicast flow id", log.Fields{"flowId": flowID, "interfaceID": networkInterfaceID})
+				f.resourceMgr.FreeFlowID(ctx, uint32(networkInterfaceID), NoneOnuID, NoneUniID, flowID)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+//RemoveFlow removes the flow from the device
+func (f *OpenOltFlowMgr) RemoveFlow(ctx context.Context, flow *ofp.OfpFlowStats) {
+	log.Debugw("Removing Flow", log.Fields{"flow": flow})
+	var direction string
+	actionInfo := make(map[string]interface{})
+
+	for _, action := range flows.GetActions(flow) {
+		if action.Type == flows.OUTPUT {
+			if out := action.GetOutput(); out != nil {
+				actionInfo[Output] = out.GetPort()
+				log.Debugw("action-type-output", log.Fields{"out_port": actionInfo[Output].(uint32)})
+			} else {
+				log.Error("Invalid output port in action")
+				return
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if flows.HasGroup(flow) {
+		direction = Multicast
+	} else if IsUpstream(actionInfo[Output].(uint32)) {
+		direction = Upstream
+	} else {
+		direction = Downstream
+	}
+	f.clearFlowFromResourceManager(ctx, flow, direction) //TODO: Take care of the limitations
+
+	return
+}
+
+func (f *OpenOltFlowMgr) waitForFlowDeletesToCompleteForOnu(ctx context.Context, intfID uint32, onuID uint32,
+	uniID uint32, ch chan bool) {
+	pnFlDelKey := pendingFlowDeleteKey{intfID, onuID, uniID}
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-time.After(20 * time.Millisecond):
+			if flowDelRefCnt, ok := f.pendingFlowDelete.Load(pnFlDelKey); !ok || flowDelRefCnt == 0 {
+				log.Debug("pending flow deletes completed")
+				ch <- true
+				return
+			}
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			log.Error("flow delete wait handler routine canceled")
+			return
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+//isIgmpTrapDownstreamFlow return true if the flow is a downsteam IGMP trap-to-host flow; false otherwise
+func isIgmpTrapDownstreamFlow(classifierInfo map[string]interface{}) bool {
+	if portType := IntfIDToPortTypeName(classifierInfo[InPort].(uint32)); portType == voltha.Port_ETHERNET_NNI {
+		if ethType, ok := classifierInfo[EthType]; ok {
+			if ethType.(uint32) == IPv4EthType {
+				if ipProto, ok := classifierInfo[IPProto]; ok {
+					if ipProto.(uint32) == IgmpProto {
+						return true
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+// AddFlow add flow to device
+// nolint: gocyclo
+func (f *OpenOltFlowMgr) AddFlow(ctx context.Context, flow *ofp.OfpFlowStats, flowMetadata *voltha.FlowMetadata) {
+	classifierInfo := make(map[string]interface{})
+	actionInfo := make(map[string]interface{})
+	var UsMeterID uint32
+	var DsMeterID uint32
+
+	log.Debug("Adding Flow", log.Fields{"flow": flow, "flowMetadata": flowMetadata})
+	formulateClassifierInfoFromFlow(classifierInfo, flow)
+
+	err := formulateActionInfoFromFlow(actionInfo, classifierInfo, flow)
+	if err != nil {
+		// Error logging is already done in the called function
+		// So just return in case of error
+		return
+	}
+
+	if flows.HasGroup(flow) {
+		// handle multicast flow
+		f.handleFlowWithGroup(ctx, actionInfo, classifierInfo, flow)
+		return
+	}
+
+	/* Controller bound trap flows */
+	err = formulateControllerBoundTrapFlowInfo(actionInfo, classifierInfo, flow)
+	if err != nil {
+		// error if any, already logged in the called function
+		return
+	}
+
+	log.Infow("Flow ports", log.Fields{"classifierInfo_inport": classifierInfo[InPort], "action_output": actionInfo[Output]})
+	portNo, intfID, onuID, uniID := ExtractAccessFromFlow(classifierInfo[InPort].(uint32), actionInfo[Output].(uint32))
+
+	if ethType, ok := classifierInfo[EthType]; ok {
+		if ethType.(uint32) == LldpEthType {
+			log.Info("Adding LLDP flow")
+			f.addLLDPFlow(ctx, flow, portNo)
+			return
+		}
+	}
+	if ipProto, ok := classifierInfo[IPProto]; ok {
+		if ipProto.(uint32) == IPProtoDhcp {
+			if udpSrc, ok := classifierInfo[UDPSrc]; ok {
+				if udpSrc.(uint32) == uint32(67) || udpSrc.(uint32) == uint32(546) {
+					log.Debug("trap-dhcp-from-nni-flow")
+					f.addDHCPTrapFlowOnNNI(ctx, flow, classifierInfo, portNo)
+					return
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	if isIgmpTrapDownstreamFlow(classifierInfo) {
+		log.Debug("trap-igmp-from-nni-flow")
+		f.addIgmpTrapFlowOnNNI(ctx, flow, classifierInfo, portNo)
+		return
+	}
+
+	f.deviceHandler.AddUniPortToOnu(intfID, onuID, portNo)
+	f.resourceMgr.AddUniPortToOnuInfo(ctx, intfID, onuID, portNo)
+
+	TpID, err := getTpIDFromFlow(flow)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error("metadata-is-not-present-invalid-flow-to-process", log.Fields{"pon": intfID, "onuID": onuID, "uniID": uniID})
+		return
+	}
+	log.Debugw("TPID for this subcriber", log.Fields{"TpId": TpID, "pon": intfID, "onuID": onuID, "uniID": uniID})
+	if IsUpstream(actionInfo[Output].(uint32)) {
+		UsMeterID = flows.GetMeterIdFromFlow(flow)
+		log.Debugw("Upstream-flow-meter-id", log.Fields{"UsMeterID": UsMeterID})
+	} else {
+		DsMeterID = flows.GetMeterIdFromFlow(flow)
+		log.Debugw("Downstream-flow-meter-id", log.Fields{"DsMeterID": DsMeterID})
+
+	}
+
+	pnFlDelKey := pendingFlowDeleteKey{intfID, onuID, uniID}
+	if _, ok := f.pendingFlowDelete.Load(pnFlDelKey); !ok {
+		log.Debugw("no pending flows found, going ahead with flow install", log.Fields{"pon": intfID, "onuID": onuID, "uniID": uniID})
+		f.divideAndAddFlow(ctx, intfID, onuID, uniID, portNo, classifierInfo, actionInfo, flow, uint32(TpID), UsMeterID, DsMeterID, flowMetadata)
+	} else {
+		pendingFlowDelComplete := make(chan bool)
+		go f.waitForFlowDeletesToCompleteForOnu(ctx, intfID, onuID, uniID, pendingFlowDelComplete)
+		select {
+		case <-pendingFlowDelComplete:
+			log.Debugw("all pending flow deletes completed", log.Fields{"pon": intfID, "onuID": onuID, "uniID": uniID})
+			f.divideAndAddFlow(ctx, intfID, onuID, uniID, portNo, classifierInfo, actionInfo, flow, uint32(TpID), UsMeterID, DsMeterID, flowMetadata)
+
+		case <-time.After(10 * time.Second):
+			log.Errorw("pending flow deletes not completed after timeout", log.Fields{"pon": intfID, "onuID": onuID, "uniID": uniID})
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// handleFlowWithGroup adds multicast flow to the device.
+func (f *OpenOltFlowMgr) handleFlowWithGroup(ctx context.Context, actionInfo, classifierInfo map[string]interface{}, flow *ofp.OfpFlowStats) error {
+	classifierInfo[PacketTagType] = DoubleTag
+	log.Debugw("add-multicast-flow", log.Fields{"classifierInfo": classifierInfo, "actionInfo": actionInfo})
+
+	inPort, err := f.getInPortOfMulticastFlow(ctx, classifierInfo)
+	if err != nil {
+		return NewErrNotFound("multicast-in-port", log.Fields{"classifier": classifierInfo}, err).Log()
+	}
+	//replace ipDst with ethDst
+	if ipv4Dst, ok := classifierInfo[Ipv4Dst]; ok &&
+		flows.IsMulticastIp(ipv4Dst.(uint32)) {
+		// replace ipv4_dst classifier with eth_dst
+		multicastMac := flows.ConvertToMulticastMacBytes(ipv4Dst.(uint32))
+		delete(classifierInfo, Ipv4Dst)
+		delete(classifierInfo, EthType)
+		classifierInfo[EthDst] = multicastMac
+		log.Debugw("multicast-ip-to-mac-conversion-success", log.Fields{"ip:": ipv4Dst.(uint32), "mac:": multicastMac})
+	}
+
+	onuID := NoneOnuID
+	uniID := NoneUniID
+	gemPortID := NoneGemPortID
+
+	networkInterfaceID, err := IntfIDFromNniPortNum(inPort)
+	if err != nil {
+		return NewErrInvalidValue(log.Fields{"nni-in-port-number": inPort}, err).Log()
+	}
+
+	flowStoreCookie := getFlowStoreCookie(classifierInfo, uint32(0))
+	if present := f.resourceMgr.IsFlowCookieOnKVStore(ctx, uint32(networkInterfaceID), int32(onuID), int32(uniID), flowStoreCookie); present {
+		log.Debugw("multicast-flow-exists-not-re-adding", log.Fields{"classifierInfo": classifierInfo})
+		return nil
+	}
+	flowID, err := f.resourceMgr.GetFlowID(ctx, uint32(networkInterfaceID), int32(onuID), int32(uniID), uint32(gemPortID), flowStoreCookie, "", 0, 0)
+	if err != nil {
+		return NewErrNotFound("multicast-flow-id", log.Fields{
+			"interface-id": networkInterfaceID,
+			"onu-id":       onuID,
+			"uni-id":       uniID,
+			"gem-port-id":  gemPortID,
+			"cookie":       flowStoreCookie},
+			err).Log()
+	}
+	classifierProto, err := makeOpenOltClassifierField(classifierInfo)
+	if err != nil {
+		return NewErrInvalidValue(log.Fields{"classifier": classifierInfo}, err).Log()
+	}
+	groupID := actionInfo[GroupID].(uint32)
+	multicastFlow := openoltpb2.Flow{
+		FlowId:        flowID,
+		FlowType:      Multicast,
+		NetworkIntfId: int32(networkInterfaceID),
+		GroupId:       groupID,
+		Classifier:    classifierProto,
+		Priority:      int32(flow.Priority),
+		Cookie:        flow.Cookie}
+
+	if err = f.addFlowToDevice(ctx, flow, &multicastFlow); err != nil {
+		return NewErrFlowOp("add", flowID, log.Fields{"flow": multicastFlow}, err).Log()
+	}
+	log.Debug("multicast flow added to device successfully")
+	//get cached group
+	group, _, err := f.GetFlowGroupFromKVStore(ctx, groupID, true)
+	if err == nil {
+		//calling groupAdd to set group members after multicast flow creation
+		if f.ModifyGroup(ctx, group) {
+			//cached group can be removed now
+			f.resourceMgr.RemoveFlowGroupFromKVStore(ctx, groupID, true)
+		}
+	}
+
+	flowsToKVStore := f.getUpdatedFlowInfo(ctx, &multicastFlow, flowStoreCookie, MulticastFlow, flowID, flow.Id)
+	if err = f.updateFlowInfoToKVStore(ctx, int32(networkInterfaceID),
+		int32(onuID),
+		int32(uniID),
+		flowID, flowsToKVStore); err != nil {
+		return NewErrPersistence("update", "flow", flowID, log.Fields{"flow": multicastFlow}, err).Log()
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+//getInPortOfMulticastFlow return inPort criterion if exists; returns NNI interface of the device otherwise
+func (f *OpenOltFlowMgr) getInPortOfMulticastFlow(ctx context.Context, classifierInfo map[string]interface{}) (uint32, error) {
+	if _, ok := classifierInfo[InPort]; ok {
+		return classifierInfo[InPort].(uint32), nil
+	}
+	// find first NNI port of the device
+	nniPorts, e := f.resourceMgr.GetNNIFromKVStore(ctx)
+	if e == nil && len(nniPorts) > 0 {
+		return nniPorts[0], nil
+	}
+	return 0, NewErrNotFound("nni-port", nil, e).Log()
+}
+
+// AddGroup add or update the group
+func (f *OpenOltFlowMgr) AddGroup(ctx context.Context, group *ofp.OfpGroupEntry) {
+	log.Infow("add-group", log.Fields{"group": group})
+	if group == nil {
+		log.Warn("skipping nil group")
+		return
+	}
+
+	groupToOlt := openoltpb2.Group{
+		GroupId: group.Desc.GroupId,
+		Command: openoltpb2.Group_SET_MEMBERS,
+		Action:  f.buildGroupAction(),
+	}
+
+	log.Debugw("Sending group to device", log.Fields{"groupToOlt": groupToOlt})
+	_, err := f.deviceHandler.Client.PerformGroupOperation(ctx, &groupToOlt)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Errorw("add-group operation failed", log.Fields{"err": err, "groupToOlt": groupToOlt})
+		return
+	}
+	// group members not created yet. So let's store the group
+	if err := f.resourceMgr.AddFlowGroupToKVStore(ctx, group, true); err != nil {
+		log.Errorw("Group cannot be stored in KV store", log.Fields{"groupId": group.Desc.GroupId, "err": err})
+	} else {
+		log.Debugw("add-group operation performed on the device successfully ", log.Fields{"groupToOlt": groupToOlt})
+	}
+}
+
+//buildGroupAction creates and returns a group action
+func (f *OpenOltFlowMgr) buildGroupAction() *openoltpb2.Action {
+	var actionCmd openoltpb2.ActionCmd
+	var action openoltpb2.Action
+	action.Cmd = &actionCmd
+	//pop outer vlan
+	action.Cmd.RemoveOuterTag = true
+	return &action
+}
+
+// ModifyGroup updates the group
+func (f *OpenOltFlowMgr) ModifyGroup(ctx context.Context, group *ofp.OfpGroupEntry) bool {
+	log.Infow("modify-group", log.Fields{"group": group})
+	if group == nil || group.Desc == nil {
+		log.Warn("cannot modify group; group is nil")
+		return false
+	}
+
+	new := f.buildGroup(group.Desc.GroupId, group.Desc.Buckets)
+	//get existing members of the group
+	val, groupExists, err := f.GetFlowGroupFromKVStore(ctx, group.Desc.GroupId, false)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Errorw("Failed to retrieve the group from the store. Cannot modify group.",
+			log.Fields{"groupId": group.Desc.GroupId, "err": err})
+		return false
+	}
+
+	var current *openoltpb2.Group // represents the group on the device
+	if groupExists {
+		// group already exists
+		current = f.buildGroup(group.Desc.GroupId, val.Desc.GetBuckets())
+		log.Debugw("modify-group: group exists.", log.Fields{"group on the device": val, "new": group})
+	} else {
+		current = f.buildGroup(group.Desc.GroupId, nil)
+	}
+
+	log.Debugw("modify-group: comparing current and new.", log.Fields{"group on the device": current, "new": new})
+	// get members to be added
+	membersToBeAdded := f.findDiff(current, new)
+	// get members to be removed
+	membersToBeRemoved := f.findDiff(new, current)
+
+	log.Infow("modify-group -> differences found", log.Fields{"membersToBeAdded": membersToBeAdded,
+		"membersToBeRemoved": membersToBeRemoved, "groupId": group.Desc.GroupId})
+
+	groupToOlt := openoltpb2.Group{
+		GroupId: group.Desc.GroupId,
+	}
+	var added, removed = true, true
+	if membersToBeAdded != nil && len(membersToBeAdded) > 0 {
+		groupToOlt.Command = openoltpb2.Group_ADD_MEMBERS
+		groupToOlt.Members = membersToBeAdded
+		//execute addMembers
+		added = f.callGroupAddRemove(&groupToOlt)
+	}
+	if membersToBeRemoved != nil && len(membersToBeRemoved) > 0 {
+		groupToOlt.Command = openoltpb2.Group_REMOVE_MEMBERS
+		groupToOlt.Members = membersToBeRemoved
+		//execute removeMembers
+		removed = f.callGroupAddRemove(&groupToOlt)
+	}
+
+	//save the modified group
+	if added && removed {
+		if err := f.resourceMgr.AddFlowGroupToKVStore(ctx, group, false); err != nil {
+			log.Errorw("Failed to save the group into kv store", log.Fields{"groupId": group.Desc.GroupId})
+		}
+		log.Debugw("modify-group was success. Storing the group", log.Fields{"group": group, "existingGroup": current})
+	} else {
+		log.Warnw("One of the group add/remove operations has failed. Cannot save group modifications",
+			log.Fields{"group": group})
+	}
+	return added && removed
+}
+
+//callGroupAddRemove performs add/remove buckets operation for the indicated group
+func (f *OpenOltFlowMgr) callGroupAddRemove(group *openoltpb2.Group) bool {
+	if err := f.performGroupOperation(group); err != nil {
+		st, _ := status.FromError(err)
+		//ignore already exists error code
+		if st.Code() != codes.AlreadyExists {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
+//findDiff compares group members and finds members which only exists in groups2
+func (f *OpenOltFlowMgr) findDiff(group1 *openoltpb2.Group, group2 *openoltpb2.Group) []*openoltpb2.GroupMember {
+	var members []*openoltpb2.GroupMember
+	for _, bucket := range group2.Members {
+		if !f.contains(group1.Members, bucket) {
+			// bucket does not exist and must be added
+			members = append(members, bucket)
+		}
+	}
+	return members
+}
+
+//contains returns true if the members list contains the given member; false otherwise
+func (f *OpenOltFlowMgr) contains(members []*openoltpb2.GroupMember, member *openoltpb2.GroupMember) bool {
+	for _, groupMember := range members {
+		if groupMember.InterfaceId == member.InterfaceId {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+//performGroupOperation call performGroupOperation operation of openolt proto
+func (f *OpenOltFlowMgr) performGroupOperation(group *openoltpb2.Group) error {
+	log.Debugw("Sending group to device", log.Fields{"groupToOlt": group, "command": group.Command})
+	_, err := f.deviceHandler.Client.PerformGroupOperation(context.Background(), group)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Errorw("group operation failed", log.Fields{"err": err, "groupToOlt": group})
+	}
+	return err
+}
+
+//buildGroup build openoltpb2.Group from given group id and bucket list
+func (f *OpenOltFlowMgr) buildGroup(groupID uint32, buckets []*ofp.OfpBucket) *openoltpb2.Group {
+	group := openoltpb2.Group{
+		GroupId: groupID}
+	// create members of the group
+	if buckets != nil {
+		for _, ofBucket := range buckets {
+			member := f.buildMember(ofBucket)
+			if member != nil && !f.contains(group.Members, member) {
+				group.Members = append(group.Members, member)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return &group
+}
+
+//buildMember builds openoltpb2.GroupMember from an OpenFlow bucket
+func (f *OpenOltFlowMgr) buildMember(ofBucket *ofp.OfpBucket) *openoltpb2.GroupMember {
+	var outPort uint32
+	outPortFound := false
+	for _, ofAction := range ofBucket.Actions {
+		if ofAction.Type == ofp.OfpActionType_OFPAT_OUTPUT {
+			outPort = ofAction.GetOutput().Port
+			outPortFound = true
+		}
+	}
+
+	if !outPortFound {
+		log.Debugw("bucket skipped since no out port found in it",
+			log.Fields{"ofBucket": ofBucket})
+		return nil
+	}
+	interfaceID := IntfIDFromUniPortNum(outPort)
+	log.Debugw("got associated interface id of the port", log.Fields{"portNumber:": outPort, "interfaceId:": interfaceID})
+	if groupInfo, ok := f.interfaceToMcastQueueMap[interfaceID]; ok {
+		member := openoltpb2.GroupMember{
+			InterfaceId:   interfaceID,
+			InterfaceType: openoltpb2.GroupMember_PON,
+			GemPortId:     groupInfo.gemPortID,
+			Priority:      groupInfo.servicePriority,
+		}
+		//add member to the group
+		return &member
+	}
+	log.Warnf("bucket skipped since interface-2-gem mapping cannot be found",
+		log.Fields{"ofBucket": ofBucket})
+	return nil
+}
+
+//sendTPDownloadMsgToChild send payload
+func (f *OpenOltFlowMgr) sendTPDownloadMsgToChild(intfID uint32, onuID uint32, uniID uint32, uni string, TpID uint32) error {
+
+	onuDevice, err := f.getOnuChildDevice(intfID, onuID)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Errorw("Error while fetching Child device from core", log.Fields{"onuId": onuID})
+		return err
+	}
+	log.Debugw("Got child device from OLT device handler", log.Fields{"device": *onuDevice})
+
+	tpPath := f.getTPpath(intfID, uni, TpID)
+	tpDownloadMsg := &ic.InterAdapterTechProfileDownloadMessage{UniId: uniID, Path: tpPath}
+	log.Infow("Sending Load-tech-profile-request-to-brcm-onu-adapter", log.Fields{"msg": *tpDownloadMsg})
+	sendErr := f.deviceHandler.AdapterProxy.SendInterAdapterMessage(context.Background(),
+		tpDownloadMsg,
+		ic.InterAdapterMessageType_TECH_PROFILE_DOWNLOAD_REQUEST,
+		f.deviceHandler.deviceType,
+		onuDevice.Type,
+		onuDevice.Id,
+		onuDevice.ProxyAddress.DeviceId, "")
+	if sendErr != nil {
+		log.Errorw("send techprofile-download request error", log.Fields{"fromAdapter": f.deviceHandler.deviceType,
+			"toAdapter": onuDevice.Type, "onuId": onuDevice.Id,
+			"proxyDeviceId": onuDevice.ProxyAddress.DeviceId})
+		return sendErr
+	}
+	log.Debugw("success Sending Load-tech-profile-request-to-brcm-onu-adapter", log.Fields{"msg": tpDownloadMsg})
+	return nil
+}
+
+//UpdateOnuInfo function adds onu info to cache and kvstore
+func (f *OpenOltFlowMgr) UpdateOnuInfo(ctx context.Context, intfID uint32, onuID uint32, serialNum string) {
+
+	f.lockCache.Lock()
+	defer f.lockCache.Unlock()
+	onu := rsrcMgr.OnuGemInfo{OnuID: onuID, SerialNumber: serialNum, IntfID: intfID}
+	f.onuGemInfo[intfID] = append(f.onuGemInfo[intfID], onu)
+	if err := f.resourceMgr.AddOnuGemInfo(ctx, intfID, onu); err != nil {
+		// TODO: VOL-2638
+		log.Errorw("failed to add onu info", log.Fields{"onu": onu})
+		return
+	}
+	log.Debugw("Updated onuinfo", log.Fields{"intfID": intfID, "onuID": onuID, "serialNum": serialNum})
+}
+
+//addGemPortToOnuInfoMap function adds GEMport to ONU map
+func (f *OpenOltFlowMgr) addGemPortToOnuInfoMap(ctx context.Context, intfID uint32, onuID uint32, gemPort uint32) {
+	f.lockCache.Lock()
+	defer f.lockCache.Unlock()
+	onugem := f.onuGemInfo[intfID]
+	// update the gem to the local cache as well as to kv strore
+	for idx, onu := range onugem {
+		if onu.OnuID == onuID {
+			// check if gem already exists , else update the cache and kvstore
+			for _, gem := range onu.GemPorts {
+				if gem == gemPort {
+					log.Debugw("Gem already in cache, no need to update cache and kv store",
+						log.Fields{"gem": gemPort})
+					return
+				}
+			}
+			onugem[idx].GemPorts = append(onugem[idx].GemPorts, gemPort)
+			f.onuGemInfo[intfID] = onugem
+		}
+	}
+	err := f.resourceMgr.AddGemToOnuGemInfo(ctx, intfID, onuID, gemPort)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Errorw("Failed to add gem to onu", log.Fields{"intfId": intfID, "onuId": onuID, "gemPort": gemPort})
+		return
+	}
+}
+
+// This function Lookup maps  by serialNumber or (intfId, gemPort)
+
+//getOnuIDfromGemPortMap Returns OnuID,nil if found or set 0,error if no onuId is found for serialNumber or (intfId, gemPort)
+func (f *OpenOltFlowMgr) getOnuIDfromGemPortMap(serialNumber string, intfID uint32, gemPortID uint32) (uint32, error) {
+
+	f.lockCache.Lock()
+	defer f.lockCache.Unlock()
+
+	log.Debugw("Getting ONU ID from GEM port and PON port", log.Fields{"serialNumber": serialNumber, "intfId": intfID, "gemPortId": gemPortID})
+	// get onuid from the onugem info cache
+	onugem := f.onuGemInfo[intfID]
+	for _, onu := range onugem {
+		for _, gem := range onu.GemPorts {
+			if gem == gemPortID {
+				return onu.OnuID, nil
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return uint32(0), NewErrNotFound("onu-id", log.Fields{
+		"serial-number": serialNumber,
+		"interface-id":  intfID,
+		"gem-port-id":   gemPortID},
+		nil).Log()
+}
+
+//GetLogicalPortFromPacketIn function computes logical port UNI/NNI port from packet-in indication and returns the same
+func (f *OpenOltFlowMgr) GetLogicalPortFromPacketIn(ctx context.Context, packetIn *openoltpb2.PacketIndication) (uint32, error) {
+	var logicalPortNum uint32
+	var onuID uint32
+	var err error
+
+	if packetIn.IntfType == "pon" {
+		// packet indication does not have serial number , so sending as nil
+		if onuID, err = f.getOnuIDfromGemPortMap("", packetIn.IntfId, packetIn.GemportId); err != nil {
+			log.Errorw("Unable to get ONU ID from GEM/PON port", log.Fields{"pon port": packetIn.IntfId, "gemport": packetIn.GemportId})
+			return logicalPortNum, err
+		}
+		if packetIn.PortNo != 0 {
+			logicalPortNum = packetIn.PortNo
+		} else {
+			uniID := uint32(0) //  FIXME - multi-uni support
+			logicalPortNum = MkUniPortNum(packetIn.IntfId, onuID, uniID)
+		}
+		// Store the gem port through which the packet_in came. Use the same gem port for packet_out
+		f.UpdateGemPortForPktIn(ctx, packetIn.IntfId, onuID, logicalPortNum, packetIn.GemportId)
+	} else if packetIn.IntfType == "nni" {
+		logicalPortNum = IntfIDToPortNo(packetIn.IntfId, voltha.Port_ETHERNET_NNI)
+	}
+	log.Debugw("Retrieved logicalport from  packet-in", log.Fields{
+		"logicalPortNum": logicalPortNum,
+		"IntfType":       packetIn.IntfType,
+		"packet":         hex.EncodeToString(packetIn.Pkt),
+	})
+	return logicalPortNum, nil
+}
+
+//GetPacketOutGemPortID returns gemPortId
+func (f *OpenOltFlowMgr) GetPacketOutGemPortID(ctx context.Context, intfID uint32, onuID uint32, portNum uint32) (uint32, error) {
+	var gemPortID uint32
+	var err error
+
+	f.lockCache.Lock()
+	defer f.lockCache.Unlock()
+	pktInkey := rsrcMgr.PacketInInfoKey{IntfID: intfID, OnuID: onuID, LogicalPort: portNum}
+
+	gemPortID, ok := f.packetInGemPort[pktInkey]
+	if ok {
+		log.Debugw("Found gemport for pktin key", log.Fields{"pktinkey": pktInkey, "gem": gemPortID})
+		return gemPortID, err
+	}
+	//If gem is not found in cache try to get it from kv store, if found in kv store, update the cache and return.
+	gemPortID, err = f.resourceMgr.GetGemPortFromOnuPktIn(ctx, intfID, onuID, portNum)
+	if err == nil {
+		if gemPortID != 0 {
+			f.packetInGemPort[pktInkey] = gemPortID
+			log.Debugw("Found gem port from kv store and updating cache with gemport",
+				log.Fields{"pktinkey": pktInkey, "gem": gemPortID})
+			return gemPortID, nil
+		}
+	}
+	log.Errorw("Failed to get gemport", log.Fields{"pktinkey": pktInkey, "gem": gemPortID})
+	return uint32(0), err
+}
+
+func installFlowOnAllGemports(ctx context.Context,
+	f1 func(ctx context.Context, intfId uint32, onuId uint32, uniId uint32,
+		portNo uint32, classifier map[string]interface{}, action map[string]interface{},
+		logicalFlow *ofp.OfpFlowStats, allocId uint32, gemPortId uint32) error,
+	f2 func(ctx context.Context, intfId uint32, onuId uint32, uniId uint32, portNo uint32,
+		classifier map[string]interface{}, action map[string]interface{},
+		logicalFlow *ofp.OfpFlowStats, allocId uint32, gemPortId uint32, vlanId uint32,
+	) error,
+	args map[string]uint32,
+	classifier map[string]interface{}, action map[string]interface{},
+	logicalFlow *ofp.OfpFlowStats,
+	gemPorts []uint32,
+	TpInst *tp.TechProfile,
+	FlowType string,
+	vlanID ...uint32) {
+	log.Debugw("Installing flow on all GEM ports", log.Fields{"FlowType": FlowType, "gemPorts": gemPorts, "vlan": vlanID})
+
+	for _, gemPortAttribute := range TpInst.UpstreamGemPortAttributeList {
+		var gemPortID uint32
+		// The bit mapping for a gemport is expressed in tech-profile as a binary string. For example, 0b00000001
+		// We need to trim prefix "0b", before further processing
+		// Once the "0b" prefix is trimmed, we iterate each character in the string to identify which index
+		// in the string is set to binary bit 1 (expressed as char '1' in the binary string).
+		for pos, pbitSet := range strings.TrimPrefix(gemPortAttribute.PbitMap, BinaryStringPrefix) {
+			// If a particular character in the string is set to '1', identify the index of this character from
+			// the LSB position which marks the PCP bit consumed by the given gem port.
+			// This PCP bit now becomes a classifier in the flow.
+			if pbitSet == BinaryBit1 {
+				classifier[VlanPcp] = uint32(len(strings.TrimPrefix(gemPortAttribute.PbitMap, BinaryStringPrefix))) - 1 - uint32(pos)
+				gemPortID = gemPortAttribute.GemportID
+				if FlowType == HsiaFlow || FlowType == DhcpFlow || FlowType == IgmpFlow {
+					f1(ctx, args["intfId"], args["onuId"], args["uniId"], args["portNo"], classifier, action, logicalFlow, args["allocId"], gemPortID)
+				} else if FlowType == EapolFlow {
+					f2(ctx, args["intfId"], args["onuId"], args["uniId"], args["portNo"], classifier, action, logicalFlow, args["allocId"], gemPortID, vlanID[0])
+				} else {
+					log.Errorw("Unrecognized Flow Type", log.Fields{"FlowType": FlowType})
+					return
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (f *OpenOltFlowMgr) addDHCPTrapFlowOnNNI(ctx context.Context, logicalFlow *ofp.OfpFlowStats, classifier map[string]interface{}, portNo uint32) error {
+	log.Debug("Adding trap-dhcp-of-nni-flow")
+	action := make(map[string]interface{})
+	classifier[PacketTagType] = DoubleTag
+	action[TrapToHost] = true
+	/* We manage flowId resource pool on per PON port basis.
+	   Since this situation is tricky, as a hack, we pass the NNI port
+	   index (network_intf_id) as PON port Index for the flowId resource
+	   pool. Also, there is no ONU Id available for trapping DHCP packets
+	   on NNI port, use onu_id as -1 (invalid)
+	   ****************** CAVEAT *******************
+	   This logic works if the NNI Port Id falls within the same valid
+	   range of PON Port Ids. If this doesn't work for some OLT Vendor
+	   we need to have a re-look at this.
+	   *********************************************
+	*/
+	onuID := -1
+	uniID := -1
+	gemPortID := -1
+	allocID := -1
+	networkInterfaceID, err := getNniIntfID(classifier, action)
+	if err != nil {
+		return NewErrNotFound("nni-intreface-id", log.Fields{
+			"classifier": classifier,
+			"action":     action},
+			err).Log()
+	}
+
+	flowStoreCookie := getFlowStoreCookie(classifier, uint32(0))
+	if present := f.resourceMgr.IsFlowCookieOnKVStore(ctx, uint32(networkInterfaceID), int32(onuID), int32(uniID), flowStoreCookie); present {
+		log.Debug("Flow-exists-not-re-adding")
+		return nil
+	}
+	flowID, err := f.resourceMgr.GetFlowID(ctx, uint32(networkInterfaceID), int32(onuID), int32(uniID), uint32(gemPortID), flowStoreCookie, "", 0)
+	if err != nil {
+		return NewErrNotFound("dhcp-trap-nni-flow-id", log.Fields{
+			"interface-id": networkInterfaceID,
+			"onu-id":       onuID,
+			"uni-id":       uniID,
+			"gem-port-id":  gemPortID,
+			"cookie":       flowStoreCookie},
+			err).Log()
+	}
+	classifierProto, err := makeOpenOltClassifierField(classifier)
+	if err != nil {
+		return NewErrInvalidValue(log.Fields{"classifier": classifier}, err).Log()
+	}
+	log.Debugw("Created classifier proto", log.Fields{"classifier": *classifierProto})
+	actionProto, err := makeOpenOltActionField(action)
+	if err != nil {
+		return NewErrInvalidValue(log.Fields{"action": action}, err).Log()
+	}
+	log.Debugw("Created action proto", log.Fields{"action": *actionProto})
+	downstreamflow := openoltpb2.Flow{AccessIntfId: int32(-1), // AccessIntfId not required
+		OnuId:         int32(onuID), // OnuId not required
+		UniId:         int32(uniID), // UniId not used
+		FlowId:        flowID,
+		FlowType:      Downstream,
+		AllocId:       int32(allocID), // AllocId not used
+		NetworkIntfId: int32(networkInterfaceID),
+		GemportId:     int32(gemPortID), // GemportId not used
+		Classifier:    classifierProto,
+		Action:        actionProto,
+		Priority:      int32(logicalFlow.Priority),
+		Cookie:        logicalFlow.Cookie,
+		PortNo:        portNo}
+	if err := f.addFlowToDevice(ctx, logicalFlow, &downstreamflow); err != nil {
+		return NewErrFlowOp("add", flowID, log.Fields{"flow": downstreamflow}, err).Log()
+	}
+	log.Debug("DHCP trap on NNI flow added to device successfully")
+	flowsToKVStore := f.getUpdatedFlowInfo(ctx, &downstreamflow, flowStoreCookie, "", flowID, logicalFlow.Id)
+	if err := f.updateFlowInfoToKVStore(ctx, int32(networkInterfaceID),
+		int32(onuID),
+		int32(uniID),
+		flowID, flowsToKVStore); err != nil {
+		return NewErrPersistence("update", "flow", flowID, log.Fields{"flow": downstreamflow}, err).Log()
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+//getPacketTypeFromClassifiers finds and returns packet type of a flow by checking flow classifiers
+func getPacketTypeFromClassifiers(classifierInfo map[string]interface{}) string {
+	var packetType string
+	ovid, ivid := false, false
+	if vlanID, ok := classifierInfo[VlanVid].(uint32); ok {
+		vid := vlanID & VlanvIDMask
+		if vid != ReservedVlan {
+			ovid = true
+		}
+	}
+	if metadata, ok := classifierInfo[Metadata].(uint64); ok {
+		vid := uint32(metadata)
+		if vid != ReservedVlan {
+			ivid = true
+		}
+	}
+	if ovid && ivid {
+		packetType = DoubleTag
+	} else if !ovid && !ivid {
+		packetType = Untagged
+	} else {
+		packetType = SingleTag
+	}
+	return packetType
+}
+
+//addIgmpTrapFlowOnNNI adds a trap-to-host flow on NNI
+func (f *OpenOltFlowMgr) addIgmpTrapFlowOnNNI(ctx context.Context, logicalFlow *ofp.OfpFlowStats, classifier map[string]interface{}, portNo uint32) error {
+	log.Debugw("Adding igmp-trap-of-nni-flow", log.Fields{"classifierInfo": classifier})
+	action := make(map[string]interface{})
+	classifier[PacketTagType] = getPacketTypeFromClassifiers(classifier)
+	action[TrapToHost] = true
+	/* We manage flowId resource pool on per PON port basis.
+	   Since this situation is tricky, as a hack, we pass the NNI port
+	   index (network_intf_id) as PON port Index for the flowId resource
+	   pool. Also, there is no ONU Id available for trapping packets
+	   on NNI port, use onu_id as -1 (invalid)
+	   ****************** CAVEAT *******************
+	   This logic works if the NNI Port Id falls within the same valid
+	   range of PON Port Ids. If this doesn't work for some OLT Vendor
+	   we need to have a re-look at this.
+	   *********************************************
+	*/
+	onuID := -1
+	uniID := -1
+	gemPortID := -1
+	allocID := -1
+	networkInterfaceID, err := getNniIntfID(classifier, action)
+	if err != nil {
+		return NewErrNotFound("nni-interface-id", log.Fields{
+			"classifier": classifier,
+			"action":     action},
+			err).Log()
+	}
+	flowStoreCookie := getFlowStoreCookie(classifier, uint32(0))
+	if present := f.resourceMgr.IsFlowCookieOnKVStore(ctx, uint32(networkInterfaceID), int32(onuID), int32(uniID), flowStoreCookie); present {
+		log.Debug("igmp-flow-exists-not-re-adding")
+		return nil
+	}
+	flowID, err := f.resourceMgr.GetFlowID(ctx, uint32(networkInterfaceID), int32(onuID), int32(uniID), uint32(gemPortID), flowStoreCookie, "", 0, 0)
+	if err != nil {
+		return NewErrNotFound("igmp-flow-id", log.Fields{
+			"interface-id": networkInterfaceID,
+			"onu-id":       onuID,
+			"uni-id":       uniID,
+			"gem-port-id":  gemPortID,
+			"cookie":       flowStoreCookie},
+			err).Log()
+	}
+	classifierProto, err := makeOpenOltClassifierField(classifier)
+	if err != nil {
+		return NewErrInvalidValue(log.Fields{"classifier": classifier}, err).Log()
+	}
+	log.Debugw("Created classifier proto for the IGMP flow", log.Fields{"classifier": *classifierProto})
+	actionProto, err := makeOpenOltActionField(action)
+	if err != nil {
+		return NewErrInvalidValue(log.Fields{"action": action}, err).Log()
+	}
+	log.Debugw("Created action proto for the IGMP flow", log.Fields{"action": *actionProto})
+	downstreamflow := openoltpb2.Flow{AccessIntfId: int32(-1), // AccessIntfId not required
+		OnuId:         int32(onuID), // OnuId not required
+		UniId:         int32(uniID), // UniId not used
+		FlowId:        flowID,
+		FlowType:      Downstream,
+		AllocId:       int32(allocID), // AllocId not used
+		NetworkIntfId: int32(networkInterfaceID),
+		GemportId:     int32(gemPortID), // GemportId not used
+		Classifier:    classifierProto,
+		Action:        actionProto,
+		Priority:      int32(logicalFlow.Priority),
+		Cookie:        logicalFlow.Cookie,
+		PortNo:        portNo}
+	if err := f.addFlowToDevice(ctx, logicalFlow, &downstreamflow); err != nil {
+		return NewErrFlowOp("add", flowID, log.Fields{"flow": downstreamflow}, err).Log()
+	}
+	log.Debug("IGMP Trap on NNI flow added to device successfully")
+	flowsToKVStore := f.getUpdatedFlowInfo(ctx, &downstreamflow, flowStoreCookie, "", flowID, logicalFlow.Id)
+	if err := f.updateFlowInfoToKVStore(ctx, int32(networkInterfaceID),
+		int32(onuID),
+		int32(uniID),
+		flowID, flowsToKVStore); err != nil {
+		return NewErrPersistence("update", "flow", flowID, log.Fields{"flow": downstreamflow}, err).Log()
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func verifyMeterIDAndGetDirection(MeterID uint32, Dir tp_pb.Direction) (string, error) {
+	if MeterID == 0 { // This should never happen
+		return "", NewErrInvalidValue(log.Fields{"meter-id": MeterID}, nil).Log()
+	}
+	if Dir == tp_pb.Direction_UPSTREAM {
+		return "upstream", nil
+	} else if Dir == tp_pb.Direction_DOWNSTREAM {
+		return "downstream", nil
+	}
+	return "", nil
+}
+
+func (f *OpenOltFlowMgr) checkAndAddFlow(ctx context.Context, args map[string]uint32, classifierInfo map[string]interface{},
+	actionInfo map[string]interface{}, flow *ofp.OfpFlowStats, TpInst *tp.TechProfile, gemPorts []uint32,
+	TpID uint32, uni string) {
+	var gemPort uint32
+	intfID := args[IntfID]
+	onuID := args[OnuID]
+	uniID := args[UniID]
+	portNo := args[PortNo]
+	allocID := TpInst.UsScheduler.AllocID
+	if ipProto, ok := classifierInfo[IPProto]; ok {
+		if ipProto.(uint32) == IPProtoDhcp {
+			log.Info("Adding DHCP flow")
+			if pcp, ok := classifierInfo[VlanPcp]; ok {
+				gemPort = f.techprofile[intfID].GetGemportIDForPbit(TpInst,
+					tp_pb.Direction_UPSTREAM,
+					pcp.(uint32))
+				//Adding DHCP upstream flow
+				f.addDHCPTrapFlow(ctx, intfID, onuID, uniID, portNo, classifierInfo, actionInfo, flow, allocID, gemPort)
+			} else {
+				//Adding DHCP upstream flow to all gemports
+				installFlowOnAllGemports(ctx, f.addDHCPTrapFlow, nil, args, classifierInfo, actionInfo, flow, gemPorts, TpInst, DhcpFlow)
+			}
+
+		} else if ipProto == IgmpProto {
+			log.Infow("Adding Us IGMP flow", log.Fields{"intfID": intfID, "onuID": onuID, "uniID": uniID, "classifierInfo:": classifierInfo})
+			if pcp, ok := classifierInfo[VlanPcp]; ok {
+				gemPort = f.techprofile[intfID].GetGemportIDForPbit(TpInst,
+					tp_pb.Direction_UPSTREAM,
+					pcp.(uint32))
+				f.addIGMPTrapFlow(ctx, intfID, onuID, uniID, portNo, classifierInfo, actionInfo, flow, allocID, gemPort)
+			} else {
+				//Adding IGMP upstream flow to all gem ports
+				installFlowOnAllGemports(ctx, f.addIGMPTrapFlow, nil, args, classifierInfo, actionInfo, flow, gemPorts, TpInst, IgmpFlow)
+			}
+		} else {
+			log.Errorw("Invalid-Classifier-to-handle", log.Fields{"classifier": classifierInfo, "action": actionInfo})
+			return
+		}
+	} else if ethType, ok := classifierInfo[EthType]; ok {
+		if ethType.(uint32) == EapEthType {
+			log.Info("Adding EAPOL flow")
+			var vlanID uint32
+			if val, ok := classifierInfo[VlanVid]; ok {
+				vlanID = (val.(uint32)) & VlanvIDMask
+			} else {
+				vlanID = DefaultMgmtVlan
+			}
+			if pcp, ok := classifierInfo[VlanPcp]; ok {
+				gemPort = f.techprofile[intfID].GetGemportIDForPbit(TpInst,
+					tp_pb.Direction_UPSTREAM,
+					pcp.(uint32))
+
+				f.addEAPOLFlow(ctx, intfID, onuID, uniID, portNo, classifierInfo, actionInfo, flow, allocID, gemPort, vlanID)
+			} else {
+				installFlowOnAllGemports(ctx, nil, f.addEAPOLFlow, args, classifierInfo, actionInfo, flow, gemPorts, TpInst, EapolFlow, vlanID)
+			}
+		}
+	} else if _, ok := actionInfo[PushVlan]; ok {
+		log.Info("Adding upstream data rule")
+		if pcp, ok := classifierInfo[VlanPcp]; ok {
+			gemPort = f.techprofile[intfID].GetGemportIDForPbit(TpInst,
+				tp_pb.Direction_UPSTREAM,
+				pcp.(uint32))
+			//Adding HSIA upstream flow
+			f.addUpstreamDataFlow(ctx, intfID, onuID, uniID, portNo, classifierInfo, actionInfo, flow, allocID, gemPort)
+		} else {
+			//Adding HSIA upstream flow to all gemports
+			installFlowOnAllGemports(ctx, f.addUpstreamDataFlow, nil, args, classifierInfo, actionInfo, flow, gemPorts, TpInst, HsiaFlow)
+		}
+	} else if _, ok := actionInfo[PopVlan]; ok {
+		log.Info("Adding Downstream data rule")
+		if pcp, ok := classifierInfo[VlanPcp]; ok {
+			gemPort = f.techprofile[intfID].GetGemportIDForPbit(TpInst,
+				tp_pb.Direction_DOWNSTREAM,
+				pcp.(uint32))
+			//Adding HSIA downstream flow
+			f.addDownstreamDataFlow(ctx, intfID, onuID, uniID, portNo, classifierInfo, actionInfo, flow, allocID, gemPort)
+		} else {
+			//Adding HSIA downstream flow to all gemports
+			installFlowOnAllGemports(ctx, f.addDownstreamDataFlow, nil, args, classifierInfo, actionInfo, flow, gemPorts, TpInst, HsiaFlow)
+		}
+	} else {
+		log.Errorw("Invalid-flow-type-to-handle", log.Fields{"classifier": classifierInfo, "action": actionInfo, "flow": flow})
+		return
+	}
+	// Send Techprofile download event to child device in go routine as it takes time
+	go f.sendTPDownloadMsgToChild(intfID, onuID, uniID, uni, TpID)
+}
+
+func (f *OpenOltFlowMgr) isGemPortUsedByAnotherFlow(gemPK gemPortKey) bool {
+	flowIDList := f.flowsUsedByGemPort[gemPK]
+	if len(flowIDList) > 1 {
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func (f *OpenOltFlowMgr) isTechProfileUsedByAnotherGem(ctx context.Context, ponIntf uint32, onuID uint32, uniID uint32, tpID uint32, tpInst *tp.TechProfile, gemPortID uint32) (bool, uint32) {
+	currentGemPorts := f.resourceMgr.GetCurrentGEMPortIDsForOnu(ctx, ponIntf, onuID, uniID)
+	tpGemPorts := tpInst.UpstreamGemPortAttributeList
+	for _, currentGemPort := range currentGemPorts {
+		for _, tpGemPort := range tpGemPorts {
+			if (currentGemPort == tpGemPort.GemportID) && (currentGemPort != gemPortID) {
+				return true, currentGemPort
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	if tpInst.InstanceCtrl.Onu == "single-instance" {
+		// The TP information for the given TP ID, PON ID, ONU ID, UNI ID should be removed.
+		f.resourceMgr.RemoveTechProfileIDForOnu(ctx, ponIntf, uint32(onuID), uint32(uniID), tpID)
+		f.DeleteTechProfileInstance(ctx, ponIntf, uint32(onuID), uint32(uniID), "", tpID)
+
+		// Although we cleaned up TP Instance for the given (PON ID, ONU ID, UNI ID), the TP might
+		// still be used on other uni ports.
+		// So, we need to check and make sure that no other gem port is referring to the given TP ID
+		// on any other uni port.
+		tpInstances := f.techprofile[ponIntf].FindAllTpInstances(ctx, tpID, ponIntf, onuID)
+		log.Debugw("got single instance tp instances", log.Fields{"tpInstances": tpInstances})
+		for i := 0; i < len(tpInstances); i++ {
+			tpI := tpInstances[i]
+			tpGemPorts := tpI.UpstreamGemPortAttributeList
+			for _, tpGemPort := range tpGemPorts {
+				if tpGemPort.GemportID != gemPortID {
+					log.Debugw("single instance tp is in use by gem", log.Fields{"gemPort": tpGemPort.GemportID})
+					return true, tpGemPort.GemportID
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	log.Debug("tech profile is not in use by any gem")
+	return false, 0
+}
+
+func formulateClassifierInfoFromFlow(classifierInfo map[string]interface{}, flow *ofp.OfpFlowStats) {
+	for _, field := range flows.GetOfbFields(flow) {
+		if field.Type == flows.ETH_TYPE {
+			classifierInfo[EthType] = field.GetEthType()
+			log.Debug("field-type-eth-type", log.Fields{"classifierInfo[ETH_TYPE]": classifierInfo[EthType].(uint32)})
+		} else if field.Type == flows.ETH_DST {
+			classifierInfo[EthDst] = field.GetEthDst()
+			log.Debug("field-type-eth-type", log.Fields{"classifierInfo[ETH_DST]": classifierInfo[EthDst].([]uint8)})
+		} else if field.Type == flows.IP_PROTO {
+			classifierInfo[IPProto] = field.GetIpProto()
+			log.Debug("field-type-ip-proto", log.Fields{"classifierInfo[IP_PROTO]": classifierInfo[IPProto].(uint32)})
+		} else if field.Type == flows.IN_PORT {
+			classifierInfo[InPort] = field.GetPort()
+			log.Debug("field-type-in-port", log.Fields{"classifierInfo[IN_PORT]": classifierInfo[InPort].(uint32)})
+		} else if field.Type == flows.VLAN_VID {
+			classifierInfo[VlanVid] = field.GetVlanVid() & 0xfff
+			log.Debug("field-type-vlan-vid", log.Fields{"classifierInfo[VLAN_VID]": classifierInfo[VlanVid].(uint32)})
+		} else if field.Type == flows.VLAN_PCP {
+			classifierInfo[VlanPcp] = field.GetVlanPcp()
+			log.Debug("field-type-vlan-pcp", log.Fields{"classifierInfo[VLAN_PCP]": classifierInfo[VlanPcp].(uint32)})
+		} else if field.Type == flows.UDP_DST {
+			classifierInfo[UDPDst] = field.GetUdpDst()
+			log.Debug("field-type-udp-dst", log.Fields{"classifierInfo[UDP_DST]": classifierInfo[UDPDst].(uint32)})
+		} else if field.Type == flows.UDP_SRC {
+			classifierInfo[UDPSrc] = field.GetUdpSrc()
+			log.Debug("field-type-udp-src", log.Fields{"classifierInfo[UDP_SRC]": classifierInfo[UDPSrc].(uint32)})
+		} else if field.Type == flows.IPV4_DST {
+			classifierInfo[Ipv4Dst] = field.GetIpv4Dst()
+			log.Debug("field-type-ipv4-dst", log.Fields{"classifierInfo[IPV4_DST]": classifierInfo[Ipv4Dst].(uint32)})
+		} else if field.Type == flows.IPV4_SRC {
+			classifierInfo[Ipv4Src] = field.GetIpv4Src()
+			log.Debug("field-type-ipv4-src", log.Fields{"classifierInfo[IPV4_SRC]": classifierInfo[Ipv4Src].(uint32)})
+		} else if field.Type == flows.METADATA {
+			classifierInfo[Metadata] = field.GetTableMetadata()
+			log.Debug("field-type-metadata", log.Fields{"classifierInfo[Metadata]": classifierInfo[Metadata].(uint64)})
+		} else if field.Type == flows.TUNNEL_ID {
+			classifierInfo[TunnelID] = field.GetTunnelId()
+			log.Debug("field-type-tunnelId", log.Fields{"classifierInfo[TUNNEL_ID]": classifierInfo[TunnelID].(uint64)})
+		} else {
+			log.Errorw("Un supported field type", log.Fields{"type": field.Type})
+			return
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func formulateActionInfoFromFlow(actionInfo, classifierInfo map[string]interface{}, flow *ofp.OfpFlowStats) error {
+	for _, action := range flows.GetActions(flow) {
+		if action.Type == flows.OUTPUT {
+			if out := action.GetOutput(); out != nil {
+				actionInfo[Output] = out.GetPort()
+				log.Debugw("action-type-output", log.Fields{"out_port": actionInfo[Output].(uint32)})
+			} else {
+				return NewErrInvalidValue(log.Fields{"output-port": nil}, nil).Log()
+			}
+		} else if action.Type == flows.POP_VLAN {
+			actionInfo[PopVlan] = true
+			log.Debugw("action-type-pop-vlan", log.Fields{"in_port": classifierInfo[InPort].(uint32)})
+		} else if action.Type == flows.PUSH_VLAN {
+			if out := action.GetPush(); out != nil {
+				if tpid := out.GetEthertype(); tpid != 0x8100 {
+					log.Errorw("Invalid ethertype in push action", log.Fields{"ethertype": actionInfo[PushVlan].(int32)})
+				} else {
+					actionInfo[PushVlan] = true
+					actionInfo[TPID] = tpid
+					log.Debugw("action-type-push-vlan",
+						log.Fields{"push_tpid": actionInfo[TPID].(uint32), "in_port": classifierInfo[InPort].(uint32)})
+				}
+			}
+		} else if action.Type == flows.SET_FIELD {
+			if out := action.GetSetField(); out != nil {
+				if field := out.GetField(); field != nil {
+					if ofClass := field.GetOxmClass(); ofClass != ofp.OfpOxmClass_OFPXMC_OPENFLOW_BASIC {
+						return NewErrInvalidValue(log.Fields{"openflow-class": ofClass}, nil).Log()
+					}
+					/*log.Debugw("action-type-set-field",log.Fields{"field": field, "in_port": classifierInfo[IN_PORT].(uint32)})*/
+					formulateSetFieldActionInfoFromFlow(field, actionInfo)
+				}
+			}
+		} else if action.Type == flows.GROUP {
+			formulateGroupActionInfoFromFlow(action, actionInfo)
+		} else {
+			return NewErrInvalidValue(log.Fields{"action-type": action.Type}, nil).Log()
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func formulateSetFieldActionInfoFromFlow(field *ofp.OfpOxmField, actionInfo map[string]interface{}) {
+	if ofbField := field.GetOfbField(); ofbField != nil {
+		if fieldtype := ofbField.GetType(); fieldtype == ofp.OxmOfbFieldTypes_OFPXMT_OFB_VLAN_VID {
+			if vlan := ofbField.GetVlanVid(); vlan != 0 {
+				actionInfo[VlanVid] = vlan & 0xfff
+				log.Debugw("action-set-vlan-vid", log.Fields{"actionInfo[VLAN_VID]": actionInfo[VlanVid].(uint32)})
+			} else {
+				log.Error("No Invalid vlan id in set vlan-vid action")
+			}
+		} else {
+			log.Errorw("unsupported-action-set-field-type", log.Fields{"type": fieldtype})
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func formulateGroupActionInfoFromFlow(action *ofp.OfpAction, actionInfo map[string]interface{}) {
+	if action.GetGroup() == nil {
+		log.Warn("No group entry found in the group action")
+	} else {
+		actionInfo[GroupID] = action.GetGroup().GroupId
+		log.Debugw("action-group-id", log.Fields{"actionInfo[GroupID]": actionInfo[GroupID].(uint32)})
+	}
+}
+
+func formulateControllerBoundTrapFlowInfo(actionInfo, classifierInfo map[string]interface{}, flow *ofp.OfpFlowStats) error {
+	if isControllerFlow := IsControllerBoundFlow(actionInfo[Output].(uint32)); isControllerFlow {
+		log.Debug("Controller bound trap flows, getting inport from tunnelid")
+		/* Get UNI port/ IN Port from tunnel ID field for upstream controller bound flows  */
+		if portType := IntfIDToPortTypeName(classifierInfo[InPort].(uint32)); portType == voltha.Port_PON_OLT {
+			if uniPort := flows.GetChildPortFromTunnelId(flow); uniPort != 0 {
+				classifierInfo[InPort] = uniPort
+				log.Debugw("upstream pon-to-controller-flow,inport-in-tunnelid", log.Fields{"newInPort": classifierInfo[InPort].(uint32), "outPort": actionInfo[Output].(uint32)})
+			} else {
+				return NewErrNotFound("child-in-port", log.Fields{
+					"reason": "upstream pon-to-controller-flow, NO-inport-in-tunnelid",
+					"flow":   flow}, nil).Log()
+			}
+		}
+	} else {
+		log.Debug("Non-Controller flows, getting uniport from tunnelid")
+		// Downstream flow from NNI to PON port , Use tunnel ID as new OUT port / UNI port
+		if portType := IntfIDToPortTypeName(actionInfo[Output].(uint32)); portType == voltha.Port_PON_OLT {
+			if uniPort := flows.GetChildPortFromTunnelId(flow); uniPort != 0 {
+				actionInfo[Output] = uniPort
+				log.Debugw("downstream-nni-to-pon-port-flow, outport-in-tunnelid", log.Fields{"newOutPort": actionInfo[Output].(uint32), "outPort": actionInfo[Output].(uint32)})
+			} else {
+				return NewErrNotFound("out-port", log.Fields{
+					"reason": "downstream-nni-to-pon-port-flow, no-outport-in-tunnelid",
+					"flow":   flow}, nil).Log()
+			}
+			// Upstream flow from PON to NNI port , Use tunnel ID as new IN port / UNI port
+		} else if portType := IntfIDToPortTypeName(classifierInfo[InPort].(uint32)); portType == voltha.Port_PON_OLT {
+			if uniPort := flows.GetChildPortFromTunnelId(flow); uniPort != 0 {
+				classifierInfo[InPort] = uniPort
+				log.Debugw("upstream-pon-to-nni-port-flow, inport-in-tunnelid", log.Fields{"newInPort": actionInfo[Output].(uint32),
+					"outport": actionInfo[Output].(uint32)})
+			} else {
+				return NewErrNotFound("nni-port", log.Fields{
+					"reason":   "upstream-pon-to-nni-port-flow, no-inport-in-tunnelid",
+					"in-port":  classifierInfo[InPort].(uint32),
+					"out-port": actionInfo[Output].(uint32),
+					"flow":     flow}, nil).Log()
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func getTpIDFromFlow(flow *ofp.OfpFlowStats) (uint32, error) {
+	/*     Metadata 8 bytes:
+		   Most Significant 2 Bytes = Inner VLAN
+		   Next 2 Bytes = Tech Profile ID(TPID)
+		   Least Significant 4 Bytes = Port ID
+	       Flow Metadata carries Tech-Profile (TP) ID and is mandatory in all
+	       subscriber related flows.
+	*/
+	metadata := flows.GetMetadataFromWriteMetadataAction(flow)
+	if metadata == 0 {
+		return 0, NewErrNotFound("metadata", log.Fields{"flow": flow}, nil).Log()
+	}
+	TpID := flows.GetTechProfileIDFromWriteMetaData(metadata)
+	return uint32(TpID), nil
+}
+
+func appendUnique(slice []uint32, item uint32) []uint32 {
+	for _, sliceElement := range slice {
+		if sliceElement == item {
+			return slice
+		}
+	}
+	return append(slice, item)
+}
+
+// getNniIntfID gets nni intf id from the flow classifier/action
+func getNniIntfID(classifier map[string]interface{}, action map[string]interface{}) (uint32, error) {
+
+	portType := IntfIDToPortTypeName(classifier[InPort].(uint32))
+	if portType == voltha.Port_PON_OLT {
+		intfID, err := IntfIDFromNniPortNum(action[Output].(uint32))
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Debugw("invalid-action-port-number",
+				log.Fields{
+					"port-number": action[Output].(uint32),
+					"error":       err})
+			return uint32(0), err
+		}
+		log.Debugw("output Nni IntfID is", log.Fields{"intfid": intfID})
+		return intfID, nil
+	} else if portType == voltha.Port_ETHERNET_NNI {
+		intfID, err := IntfIDFromNniPortNum(classifier[InPort].(uint32))
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Debugw("invalid-classifier-port-number",
+				log.Fields{
+					"port-number": action[Output].(uint32),
+					"error":       err})
+			return uint32(0), err
+		}
+		log.Debugw("input Nni IntfID is", log.Fields{"intfid": intfID})
+		return intfID, nil
+	}
+	return uint32(0), nil
+}
+
+// UpdateGemPortForPktIn updates gemport for packet-in in to the cache and to the kv store as well.
+func (f *OpenOltFlowMgr) UpdateGemPortForPktIn(ctx context.Context, intfID uint32, onuID uint32, logicalPort uint32, gemPort uint32) {
+	pktInkey := rsrcMgr.PacketInInfoKey{IntfID: intfID, OnuID: onuID, LogicalPort: logicalPort}
+
+	f.lockCache.Lock()
+	defer f.lockCache.Unlock()
+	lookupGemPort, ok := f.packetInGemPort[pktInkey]
+	if ok {
+		if lookupGemPort == gemPort {
+			log.Debugw("pktin key/value found in cache , no need to update kv as we are assuming both will be in sync",
+				log.Fields{"pktinkey": pktInkey, "gem": gemPort})
+			return
+		}
+	}
+	f.packetInGemPort[pktInkey] = gemPort
+
+	f.resourceMgr.UpdateGemPortForPktIn(ctx, pktInkey, gemPort)
+	log.Debugw("pktin key not found in local cache or value is different. updating cache and kv store", log.Fields{"pktinkey": pktInkey, "gem": gemPort})
+	return
+}
+
+// AddUniPortToOnuInfo adds uni port to the onugem info both in cache and kvstore.
+func (f *OpenOltFlowMgr) AddUniPortToOnuInfo(ctx context.Context, intfID uint32, onuID uint32, portNum uint32) {
+
+	f.lockCache.Lock()
+	defer f.lockCache.Unlock()
+	onugem := f.onuGemInfo[intfID]
+	for idx, onu := range onugem {
+		if onu.OnuID == onuID {
+			for _, uni := range onu.UniPorts {
+				if uni == portNum {
+					log.Debugw("uni already in cache, no need to update cache and kv store",
+						log.Fields{"uni": portNum})
+					return
+				}
+			}
+			onugem[idx].UniPorts = append(onugem[idx].UniPorts, portNum)
+			f.onuGemInfo[intfID] = onugem
+		}
+	}
+	f.resourceMgr.AddUniPortToOnuInfo(ctx, intfID, onuID, portNum)
+}
+
+func (f *OpenOltFlowMgr) loadFlowIDlistForGem(ctx context.Context, intf uint32) {
+	flowIDsList, err := f.resourceMgr.GetFlowIDsGemMapForInterface(ctx, intf)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error("Failed to get flowid list per gem", log.Fields{"intf": intf})
+		return
+	}
+	for gem, FlowIDs := range flowIDsList {
+		gemPK := gemPortKey{intf, uint32(gem)}
+		f.flowsUsedByGemPort[gemPK] = FlowIDs
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+//loadInterfaceToMulticastQueueMap reads multicast queues per interface from the KV store
+//and put them into interfaceToMcastQueueMap.
+func (f *OpenOltFlowMgr) loadInterfaceToMulticastQueueMap(ctx context.Context) {
+	storedMulticastQueueMap, err := f.resourceMgr.GetMcastQueuePerInterfaceMap(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error("Failed to get pon interface to multicast queue map")
+		return
+	}
+	for intf, queueInfo := range storedMulticastQueueMap {
+		q := queueInfoBrief{
+			gemPortID:       queueInfo[0],
+			servicePriority: queueInfo[1],
+		}
+		f.interfaceToMcastQueueMap[intf] = &q
+	}
+}
+
+//GetFlowGroupFromKVStore fetches and returns flow group from the KV store. Returns (nil, false, error) if any problem occurs during
+//fetching the data. Returns (group, true, nil) if the group is fetched and returned successfully.
+//Returns (nil, false, nil) if the group does not exists in the KV store.
+func (f *OpenOltFlowMgr) GetFlowGroupFromKVStore(ctx context.Context, groupID uint32, cached bool) (*ofp.OfpGroupEntry, bool, error) {
+	exists, groupInfo, err := f.resourceMgr.GetFlowGroupFromKVStore(ctx, groupID, cached)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, false, NewErrNotFound("flow-group", log.Fields{"group-id": groupID}, err).Log()
+	}
+	if exists {
+		return newGroup(groupInfo.GroupID, groupInfo.OutPorts), exists, nil
+	}
+	return nil, exists, nil
+}
+
+func newGroup(groupID uint32, outPorts []uint32) *ofp.OfpGroupEntry {
+	groupDesc := ofp.OfpGroupDesc{
+		Type:    ofp.OfpGroupType_OFPGT_ALL,
+		GroupId: groupID,
+	}
+	groupEntry := ofp.OfpGroupEntry{
+		Desc: &groupDesc,
+	}
+	for i := 0; i < len(outPorts); i++ {
+		var acts []*ofp.OfpAction
+		acts = append(acts, flows.Output(outPorts[i]))
+		bucket := ofp.OfpBucket{
+			Actions: acts,
+		}
+		groupDesc.Buckets = append(groupDesc.Buckets, &bucket)
+	}
+	return &groupEntry
+}