diff --git a/vendor/github.com/opencord/voltha-go/adapters/README.md b/vendor/github.com/opencord/voltha-go/adapters/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..13479f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vendor/github.com/opencord/voltha-go/adapters/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+## How to Build and Run a Voltha Go language Adapter
+
+This directory is a repo for all voltha adapters written in Go language.  At this time, the simulated_olt and 
+simulated_onu adapters are the only adapters using the Go language.  These adapters provide basic capabilities
+which will be used for high availability and capacity testing.
+
+### Building and running the Simulated OLT and ONU Adapters
+
+Please refer to the ```BUILD.md``` file under the voltha-go repo
+
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/opencord/voltha-go/adapters/common/adapter_proxy.go b/vendor/github.com/opencord/voltha-go/adapters/common/adapter_proxy.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..13b98b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vendor/github.com/opencord/voltha-go/adapters/common/adapter_proxy.go
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+/*
+ * 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 common
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"github.com/golang/protobuf/proto"
+	"github.com/golang/protobuf/ptypes"
+	"github.com/golang/protobuf/ptypes/any"
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
+	"github.com/opencord/voltha-go/common/log"
+	"github.com/opencord/voltha-go/kafka"
+	ic "github.com/opencord/voltha-protos/go/inter_container"
+	"time"
+)
+
+type AdapterProxy struct {
+	kafkaICProxy *kafka.InterContainerProxy
+	adapterTopic string
+	coreTopic    string
+}
+
+func NewAdapterProxy(kafkaProxy *kafka.InterContainerProxy, adapterTopic string, coreTopic string) *AdapterProxy {
+	var proxy AdapterProxy
+	proxy.kafkaICProxy = kafkaProxy
+	proxy.adapterTopic = adapterTopic
+	proxy.coreTopic = coreTopic
+	log.Debugw("TOPICS", log.Fields{"core": proxy.coreTopic, "adapter": proxy.adapterTopic})
+	return &proxy
+}
+
+func (ap *AdapterProxy) SendInterAdapterMessage(ctx context.Context,
+	msg proto.Message,
+	msgType ic.InterAdapterMessageType_Types,
+	fromAdapter string,
+	toAdapter string,
+	toDeviceId string,
+	proxyDeviceId string,
+	messageId string) error {
+	log.Debugw("sending-inter-adapter-message", log.Fields{"type": msgType, "from": fromAdapter,
+		"to": toAdapter, "toDevice": toDeviceId, "proxyDevice": proxyDeviceId})
+
+	//Marshal the message
+	var marshalledMsg *any.Any
+	var err error
+	if marshalledMsg, err = ptypes.MarshalAny(msg); err != nil {
+		log.Warnw("cannot-marshal-msg", log.Fields{"error": err})
+		return err
+	}
+
+	//Build the inter adapter message
+	header := &ic.InterAdapterHeader{
+		Type:          msgType,
+		FromTopic:     fromAdapter,
+		ToTopic:       toAdapter,
+		ToDeviceId:    toDeviceId,
+		ProxyDeviceId: proxyDeviceId,
+	}
+	if messageId != "" {
+		header.Id = messageId
+	} else {
+		header.Id = uuid.New().String()
+	}
+	header.Timestamp = time.Now().Unix()
+	iaMsg := &ic.InterAdapterMessage{
+		Header: header,
+		Body:   marshalledMsg,
+	}
+	args := make([]*kafka.KVArg, 1)
+	args[0] = &kafka.KVArg{
+		Key:   "msg",
+		Value: iaMsg,
+	}
+
+	// Set up the required rpc arguments
+	topic := kafka.Topic{Name: fromAdapter}
+	replyToTopic := kafka.Topic{Name: toAdapter}
+	rpc := "Process_inter_adapter_message"
+
+	success, result := ap.kafkaICProxy.InvokeRPC(ctx, rpc, &topic, &replyToTopic, true, proxyDeviceId, args...)
+	log.Debugw("inter-adapter-msg-response", log.Fields{"replyTopic": replyToTopic, "success": success})
+	return unPackResponse(rpc, "", success, result)
+}
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/opencord/voltha-go/adapters/common/core_proxy.go b/vendor/github.com/opencord/voltha-go/adapters/common/core_proxy.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..137877f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vendor/github.com/opencord/voltha-go/adapters/common/core_proxy.go
@@ -0,0 +1,236 @@
+/*
+ * 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 common
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"github.com/golang/protobuf/ptypes"
+	a "github.com/golang/protobuf/ptypes/any"
+	"github.com/opencord/voltha-go/common/log"
+	"github.com/opencord/voltha-go/kafka"
+	ic "github.com/opencord/voltha-protos/go/inter_container"
+	"github.com/opencord/voltha-protos/go/voltha"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
+	"sync"
+)
+
+type CoreProxy struct {
+	kafkaICProxy *kafka.InterContainerProxy
+	adapterTopic string
+	coreTopic    string
+	deviceIdCoreMap map[string]string
+	lockDeviceIdCoreMap sync.RWMutex
+
+}
+
+func NewCoreProxy(kafkaProxy *kafka.InterContainerProxy, adapterTopic string, coreTopic string) *CoreProxy {
+	var proxy CoreProxy
+	proxy.kafkaICProxy = kafkaProxy
+	proxy.adapterTopic = adapterTopic
+	proxy.coreTopic = coreTopic
+	proxy.deviceIdCoreMap = make(map[string]string)
+	proxy.lockDeviceIdCoreMap = sync.RWMutex{}
+	log.Debugw("TOPICS", log.Fields{"core": proxy.coreTopic, "adapter": proxy.adapterTopic})
+
+	return &proxy
+}
+
+func unPackResponse(rpc string, deviceId string, success bool, response *a.Any) error {
+	if success {
+		return nil
+	} else {
+		unpackResult := &ic.Error{}
+		var err error
+		if err = ptypes.UnmarshalAny(response, unpackResult); err != nil {
+			log.Warnw("cannot-unmarshal-response", log.Fields{"error": err})
+		}
+		log.Debugw("response", log.Fields{"rpc": rpc, "deviceId": deviceId, "success": success, "error": err})
+		// TODO:  Need to get the real error code
+		return status.Errorf(codes.Canceled, "%s", unpackResult.Reason)
+	}
+}
+
+// UpdateCoreReference adds or update a core reference (really the topic name) for a given device Id
+func (ap *CoreProxy) UpdateCoreReference(deviceId string, coreReference string) {
+	ap.lockDeviceIdCoreMap.Lock()
+	defer ap.lockDeviceIdCoreMap.Unlock()
+	ap.deviceIdCoreMap[deviceId] = coreReference
+}
+
+// DeleteCoreReference removes a core reference (really the topic name) for a given device Id
+func (ap *CoreProxy) DeleteCoreReference(deviceId string) {
+	ap.lockDeviceIdCoreMap.Lock()
+	defer ap.lockDeviceIdCoreMap.Unlock()
+	delete(ap.deviceIdCoreMap, deviceId)
+}
+
+func (ap *CoreProxy) getCoreTopic(deviceId string) kafka.Topic {
+	ap.lockDeviceIdCoreMap.Lock()
+	defer ap.lockDeviceIdCoreMap.Unlock()
+
+	if t, exist := ap.deviceIdCoreMap[deviceId]; exist {
+		return kafka.Topic{Name: t}
+	}
+
+	return kafka.Topic{Name: ap.coreTopic}
+}
+
+func (ap *CoreProxy) getAdapterTopic(args ...string) kafka.Topic {
+	return kafka.Topic{Name: ap.adapterTopic}
+}
+
+func (ap *CoreProxy) RegisterAdapter(ctx context.Context, adapter *voltha.Adapter, deviceTypes *voltha.DeviceTypes) error {
+	log.Debugw("registering-adapter", log.Fields{"coreTopic": ap.coreTopic, "adapterTopic": ap.adapterTopic})
+	rpc := "Register"
+	topic := kafka.Topic{Name: ap.coreTopic}
+	replyToTopic := ap.getAdapterTopic()
+	args := make([]*kafka.KVArg, 2)
+	args[0] = &kafka.KVArg{
+		Key:   "adapter",
+		Value: adapter,
+	}
+	args[1] = &kafka.KVArg{
+		Key:   "deviceTypes",
+		Value: deviceTypes,
+	}
+
+	success, result := ap.kafkaICProxy.InvokeRPC(ctx, rpc, &topic, &replyToTopic, true, "", args...)
+	log.Debugw("Register-Adapter-response", log.Fields{"replyTopic": replyToTopic, "success": success})
+	return unPackResponse(rpc, "", success, result)
+}
+
+func (ap *CoreProxy) DeviceUpdate(ctx context.Context, device *voltha.Device) error {
+	log.Debugw("DeviceUpdate", log.Fields{"deviceId": device.Id})
+	rpc := "DeviceUpdate"
+	toTopic := ap.getCoreTopic(device.Id)
+	args := make([]*kafka.KVArg, 1)
+	args[0] = &kafka.KVArg{
+		Key:   "device",
+		Value: device,
+	}
+	// Use a device specific topic as we are the only adaptercore handling requests for this device
+	replyToTopic := ap.getAdapterTopic()
+	success, result := ap.kafkaICProxy.InvokeRPC(nil, rpc, &toTopic, &replyToTopic, true, device.Id, args...)
+	log.Debugw("DeviceUpdate-response", log.Fields{"deviceId": device.Id, "success": success})
+	return unPackResponse(rpc, device.Id, success, result)
+}
+
+func (ap *CoreProxy) PortCreated(ctx context.Context, deviceId string, port *voltha.Port) error {
+	log.Debugw("PortCreated", log.Fields{"portNo": port.PortNo})
+	rpc := "PortCreated"
+	// Use a device specific topic to send the request.  The adapter handling the device creates a device
+	// specific topic
+	toTopic := ap.getCoreTopic(deviceId)
+	args := make([]*kafka.KVArg, 2)
+	id := &voltha.ID{Id: deviceId}
+	args[0] = &kafka.KVArg{
+		Key:   "device_id",
+		Value: id,
+	}
+	args[1] = &kafka.KVArg{
+		Key:   "port",
+		Value: port,
+	}
+
+	// Use a device specific topic as we are the only adaptercore handling requests for this device
+	replyToTopic := ap.getAdapterTopic()
+	success, result := ap.kafkaICProxy.InvokeRPC(nil, rpc, &toTopic, &replyToTopic, true, deviceId, args...)
+	log.Debugw("PortCreated-response", log.Fields{"deviceId": deviceId, "success": success})
+	return unPackResponse(rpc, deviceId, success, result)
+}
+
+func (ap *CoreProxy) DeviceStateUpdate(ctx context.Context, deviceId string,
+	connStatus voltha.ConnectStatus_ConnectStatus, operStatus voltha.OperStatus_OperStatus) error {
+	log.Debugw("DeviceStateUpdate", log.Fields{"deviceId": deviceId})
+	rpc := "DeviceStateUpdate"
+	// Use a device specific topic to send the request.  The adapter handling the device creates a device
+	// specific topic
+	toTopic := ap.getCoreTopic(deviceId)
+	args := make([]*kafka.KVArg, 3)
+	id := &voltha.ID{Id: deviceId}
+	oStatus := &ic.IntType{Val: int64(operStatus)}
+	cStatus := &ic.IntType{Val: int64(connStatus)}
+
+	args[0] = &kafka.KVArg{
+		Key:   "device_id",
+		Value: id,
+	}
+	args[1] = &kafka.KVArg{
+		Key:   "oper_status",
+		Value: oStatus,
+	}
+	args[2] = &kafka.KVArg{
+		Key:   "connect_status",
+		Value: cStatus,
+	}
+	// Use a device specific topic as we are the only adaptercore handling requests for this device
+	replyToTopic := ap.getAdapterTopic()
+	success, result := ap.kafkaICProxy.InvokeRPC(nil, rpc, &toTopic, &replyToTopic, true, deviceId, args...)
+	log.Debugw("DeviceStateUpdate-response", log.Fields{"deviceId": deviceId, "success": success})
+	return unPackResponse(rpc, deviceId, success, result)
+}
+
+func (ap *CoreProxy) ChildDeviceDetected(ctx context.Context, parentDeviceId string, parentPortNo int,
+	childDeviceType string, channelId int, vendorId string, serialNumber string, onuId int64 ) error {
+	log.Debugw("ChildDeviceDetected", log.Fields{"pPeviceId": parentDeviceId, "channelId": channelId})
+	rpc := "ChildDeviceDetected"
+	// Use a device specific topic to send the request.  The adapter handling the device creates a device
+	// specific topic
+	toTopic := ap.getCoreTopic(parentDeviceId)
+	replyToTopic := ap.getAdapterTopic()
+
+	args := make([]*kafka.KVArg, 7)
+	id := &voltha.ID{Id: parentDeviceId}
+	args[0] = &kafka.KVArg{
+		Key:   "parent_device_id",
+		Value: id,
+	}
+	ppn := &ic.IntType{Val: int64(parentPortNo)}
+	args[1] = &kafka.KVArg{
+		Key:   "parent_port_no",
+		Value: ppn,
+	}
+	cdt := &ic.StrType{Val: childDeviceType}
+	args[2] = &kafka.KVArg{
+		Key:   "child_device_type",
+		Value: cdt,
+	}
+	channel := &ic.IntType{Val: int64(channelId)}
+	args[3] = &kafka.KVArg{
+		Key:   "channel_id",
+		Value: channel,
+	}
+	vId := &ic.StrType{Val: vendorId}
+	args[4] = &kafka.KVArg{
+		Key:   "vendor_id",
+		Value: vId,
+	}
+	sNo := &ic.StrType{Val: serialNumber}
+	args[5] = &kafka.KVArg{
+		Key:   "serial_number",
+		Value: sNo,
+	}
+	oId := &ic.IntType{Val: int64(onuId)}
+	args[6] = &kafka.KVArg{
+		Key:   "onu_id",
+		Value: oId,
+	}
+
+	success, result := ap.kafkaICProxy.InvokeRPC(nil, rpc, &toTopic, &replyToTopic, true, parentDeviceId, args...)
+	log.Debugw("ChildDeviceDetected-response", log.Fields{"pDeviceId": parentDeviceId, "success": success})
+	return unPackResponse(rpc, parentDeviceId, success, result)
+}
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/opencord/voltha-go/adapters/common/request_handler.go b/vendor/github.com/opencord/voltha-go/adapters/common/request_handler.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b839c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vendor/github.com/opencord/voltha-go/adapters/common/request_handler.go
@@ -0,0 +1,278 @@
+/*
+ * 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 common
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"github.com/golang/protobuf/ptypes"
+	"github.com/golang/protobuf/ptypes/empty"
+	"github.com/opencord/voltha-go/adapters"
+	"github.com/opencord/voltha-go/common/log"
+	"github.com/opencord/voltha-go/kafka"
+	ic "github.com/opencord/voltha-protos/go/inter_container"
+	"github.com/opencord/voltha-protos/go/voltha"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
+)
+
+type RequestHandlerProxy struct {
+	TestMode       bool
+	coreInstanceId string
+	adapter        adapters.IAdapter
+	coreProxy *CoreProxy
+}
+
+func NewRequestHandlerProxy(coreInstanceId string, iadapter adapters.IAdapter, cProxy *CoreProxy) *RequestHandlerProxy {
+	var proxy RequestHandlerProxy
+	proxy.coreInstanceId = coreInstanceId
+	proxy.adapter = iadapter
+	proxy.coreProxy = cProxy
+	return &proxy
+}
+
+func (rhp *RequestHandlerProxy) Adapter_descriptor() (*empty.Empty, error) {
+	return new(empty.Empty), nil
+}
+
+func (rhp *RequestHandlerProxy) Device_types() (*voltha.DeviceTypes, error) {
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
+func (rhp *RequestHandlerProxy) Health() (*voltha.HealthStatus, error) {
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
+func (rhp *RequestHandlerProxy) Adopt_device(args []*ic.Argument) (*empty.Empty, error) {
+	if len(args) < 3 {
+		log.Warn("invalid-number-of-args", log.Fields{"args": args})
+		err := errors.New("invalid-number-of-args")
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	device := &voltha.Device{}
+	transactionID := &ic.StrType{}
+	fromTopic := &ic.StrType{}
+	for _, arg := range args {
+		switch arg.Key {
+		case "device":
+			if err := ptypes.UnmarshalAny(arg.Value, device); err != nil {
+				log.Warnw("cannot-unmarshal-device", log.Fields{"error": err})
+				return nil, err
+			}
+		case kafka.TransactionKey:
+			if err := ptypes.UnmarshalAny(arg.Value, transactionID); err != nil {
+				log.Warnw("cannot-unmarshal-transaction-ID", log.Fields{"error": err})
+				return nil, err
+			}
+		case kafka.FromTopic:
+			if err := ptypes.UnmarshalAny(arg.Value, fromTopic); err != nil {
+				log.Warnw("cannot-unmarshal-from-topic", log.Fields{"error": err})
+				return nil, err
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	log.Debugw("Adopt_device", log.Fields{"deviceId": device.Id})
+
+	//Update the core reference for that device
+	rhp.coreProxy.UpdateCoreReference(device.Id, fromTopic.Val)
+
+	//Invoke the adopt device on the adapter
+	if err := rhp.adapter.Adopt_device(device); err != nil {
+		return nil, status.Errorf(codes.NotFound, "%s", err.Error())
+	}
+
+	return new(empty.Empty), nil
+}
+
+func (rhp *RequestHandlerProxy) Reconcile_device(args []*ic.Argument) (*empty.Empty, error) {
+	return new(empty.Empty), nil
+}
+
+func (rhp *RequestHandlerProxy) Abandon_device(args []*ic.Argument) (*empty.Empty, error) {
+	return new(empty.Empty), nil
+}
+
+func (rhp *RequestHandlerProxy) Disable_device(args []*ic.Argument) (*empty.Empty, error) {
+	return new(empty.Empty), nil
+}
+
+func (rhp *RequestHandlerProxy) Reenable_device(args []*ic.Argument) (*empty.Empty, error) {
+	return new(empty.Empty), nil
+}
+
+func (rhp *RequestHandlerProxy) Reboot_device(args []*ic.Argument) (*empty.Empty, error) {
+	return new(empty.Empty), nil
+}
+
+func (rhp *RequestHandlerProxy) Self_test_device(args []*ic.Argument) (*empty.Empty, error) {
+	return new(empty.Empty), nil
+}
+
+func (rhp *RequestHandlerProxy) Delete_device(args []*ic.Argument) (*empty.Empty, error) {
+	return new(empty.Empty), nil
+}
+
+func (rhp *RequestHandlerProxy) Get_device_details(args []*ic.Argument) (*empty.Empty, error) {
+	return new(empty.Empty), nil
+}
+
+func (rhp *RequestHandlerProxy) Update_flows_bulk(args []*ic.Argument) (*empty.Empty, error) {
+	return new(empty.Empty), nil
+}
+
+func (rhp *RequestHandlerProxy) Update_flows_incrementally(args []*ic.Argument) (*empty.Empty, error) {
+	return new(empty.Empty), nil
+}
+
+func (rhp *RequestHandlerProxy) Update_pm_config(args []*ic.Argument) (*empty.Empty, error) {
+	return new(empty.Empty), nil
+}
+
+func (rhp *RequestHandlerProxy) Receive_packet_out(args []*ic.Argument) (*empty.Empty, error) {
+	return new(empty.Empty), nil
+}
+
+func (rhp *RequestHandlerProxy) Suppress_alarm(args []*ic.Argument) (*empty.Empty, error) {
+	return new(empty.Empty), nil
+}
+
+func (rhp *RequestHandlerProxy) Unsuppress_alarm(args []*ic.Argument) (*empty.Empty, error) {
+	return new(empty.Empty), nil
+}
+
+func (rhp *RequestHandlerProxy) Get_ofp_device_info(args []*ic.Argument) (*ic.SwitchCapability, error) {
+	if len(args) < 2 {
+		log.Warn("invalid-number-of-args", log.Fields{"args": args})
+		err := errors.New("invalid-number-of-args")
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	device := &voltha.Device{}
+	transactionID := &ic.StrType{}
+	for _, arg := range args {
+		switch arg.Key {
+		case "device":
+			if err := ptypes.UnmarshalAny(arg.Value, device); err != nil {
+				log.Warnw("cannot-unmarshal-device", log.Fields{"error": err})
+				return nil, err
+			}
+		case kafka.TransactionKey:
+			if err := ptypes.UnmarshalAny(arg.Value, transactionID); err != nil {
+				log.Warnw("cannot-unmarshal-transaction-ID", log.Fields{"error": err})
+				return nil, err
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	log.Debugw("Get_ofp_device_info", log.Fields{"deviceId": device.Id})
+
+	var cap *ic.SwitchCapability
+	var err error
+	if cap, err = rhp.adapter.Get_ofp_device_info(device); err != nil {
+		return nil, status.Errorf(codes.NotFound, "%s", err.Error())
+	}
+	log.Debugw("Get_ofp_device_info", log.Fields{"cap": cap})
+	return cap, nil
+}
+
+func (rhp *RequestHandlerProxy) Get_ofp_port_info(args []*ic.Argument) (*ic.PortCapability, error) {
+	if len(args) < 3 {
+		log.Warn("invalid-number-of-args", log.Fields{"args": args})
+		err := errors.New("invalid-number-of-args")
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	device := &voltha.Device{}
+	pNo := &ic.IntType{}
+	transactionID := &ic.StrType{}
+	for _, arg := range args {
+		switch arg.Key {
+		case "device":
+			if err := ptypes.UnmarshalAny(arg.Value, device); err != nil {
+				log.Warnw("cannot-unmarshal-device", log.Fields{"error": err})
+				return nil, err
+			}
+		case "port_no":
+			if err := ptypes.UnmarshalAny(arg.Value, pNo); err != nil {
+				log.Warnw("cannot-unmarshal-port-no", log.Fields{"error": err})
+				return nil, err
+			}
+		case kafka.TransactionKey:
+			if err := ptypes.UnmarshalAny(arg.Value, transactionID); err != nil {
+				log.Warnw("cannot-unmarshal-transaction-ID", log.Fields{"error": err})
+				return nil, err
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	log.Debugw("Get_ofp_port_info", log.Fields{"deviceId": device.Id, "portNo": pNo.Val})
+	var cap *ic.PortCapability
+	var err error
+	if cap, err = rhp.adapter.Get_ofp_port_info(device, pNo.Val); err != nil {
+		return nil, status.Errorf(codes.NotFound, "%s", err.Error())
+	}
+	return cap, nil
+}
+
+func (rhp *RequestHandlerProxy) Process_inter_adapter_message(args []*ic.Argument) (*empty.Empty, error) {
+	if len(args) < 2 {
+		log.Warn("invalid-number-of-args", log.Fields{"args": args})
+		err := errors.New("invalid-number-of-args")
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	iaMsg := &ic.InterAdapterMessage{}
+	transactionID := &ic.StrType{}
+	for _, arg := range args {
+		switch arg.Key {
+		case "msg":
+			if err := ptypes.UnmarshalAny(arg.Value, iaMsg); err != nil {
+				log.Warnw("cannot-unmarshal-device", log.Fields{"error": err})
+				return nil, err
+			}
+		case kafka.TransactionKey:
+			if err := ptypes.UnmarshalAny(arg.Value, transactionID); err != nil {
+				log.Warnw("cannot-unmarshal-transaction-ID", log.Fields{"error": err})
+				return nil, err
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	log.Debugw("Process_inter_adapter_message", log.Fields{"msgId": iaMsg.Header.Id})
+
+	//Invoke the inter adapter API on the handler
+	if err := rhp.adapter.Process_inter_adapter_message(iaMsg); err != nil {
+		return nil, status.Errorf(codes.NotFound, "%s", err.Error())
+	}
+
+	return new(empty.Empty), nil
+}
+
+func (rhp *RequestHandlerProxy) Download_image(args []*ic.Argument) (*voltha.ImageDownload, error) {
+	return &voltha.ImageDownload{}, nil
+}
+
+func (rhp *RequestHandlerProxy) Get_image_download_status(args []*ic.Argument) (*voltha.ImageDownload, error) {
+	return &voltha.ImageDownload{}, nil
+}
+
+func (rhp *RequestHandlerProxy) Cancel_image_download(args []*ic.Argument) (*voltha.ImageDownload, error) {
+	return &voltha.ImageDownload{}, nil
+}
+
+func (rhp *RequestHandlerProxy) Activate_image_update(args []*ic.Argument) (*voltha.ImageDownload, error) {
+	return &voltha.ImageDownload{}, nil
+}
+
+func (rhp *RequestHandlerProxy) Revert_image_update(args []*ic.Argument) (*voltha.ImageDownload, error) {
+	return &voltha.ImageDownload{}, nil
+}
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/opencord/voltha-go/adapters/common/utils.go b/vendor/github.com/opencord/voltha-go/adapters/common/utils.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..810a3d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vendor/github.com/opencord/voltha-go/adapters/common/utils.go
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+/*
+ * 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 common
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"math/rand"
+	"time"
+)
+
+//GetRandomSerialNumber returns a serial number formatted as "HOST:PORT"
+func GetRandomSerialNumber() string {
+	rand.Seed(time.Now().UnixNano())
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%d.%d.%d.%d:%d",
+		rand.Intn(255),
+		rand.Intn(255),
+		rand.Intn(255),
+		rand.Intn(255),
+		rand.Intn(9000)+1000,
+	)
+}
+
+//GetRandomMacAddress returns a random mac address
+func GetRandomMacAddress() string {
+	rand.Seed(time.Now().UnixNano())
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x",
+		rand.Intn(128),
+		rand.Intn(128),
+		rand.Intn(128),
+		rand.Intn(128),
+		rand.Intn(128),
+		rand.Intn(128),
+	)
+}
+
+const letterBytes = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ"
+const (
+	letterIdxBits = 6                    // 6 bits to represent a letter index
+	letterIdxMask = 1<<letterIdxBits - 1 // All 1-bits, as many as letterIdxBits
+	letterIdxMax  = 63 / letterIdxBits   // # of letter indices fitting in 63 bits
+)
+
+var src = rand.NewSource(time.Now().UnixNano())
+
+func GetRandomString(n int) string {
+	b := make([]byte, n)
+	// A src.Int63() generates 63 random bits, enough for letterIdxMax characters!
+	for i, cache, remain := n-1, src.Int63(), letterIdxMax; i >= 0; {
+		if remain == 0 {
+			cache, remain = src.Int63(), letterIdxMax
+		}
+		if idx := int(cache & letterIdxMask); idx < len(letterBytes) {
+			b[i] = letterBytes[idx]
+			i--
+		}
+		cache >>= letterIdxBits
+		remain--
+	}
+	return string(b)
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/opencord/voltha-go/adapters/iAdapter.go b/vendor/github.com/opencord/voltha-go/adapters/iAdapter.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a1dfa16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vendor/github.com/opencord/voltha-go/adapters/iAdapter.go
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/*
+ * 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 adapters
+
+import (
+	ic "github.com/opencord/voltha-protos/go/inter_container"
+	"github.com/opencord/voltha-protos/go/openflow_13"
+	"github.com/opencord/voltha-protos/go/voltha"
+)
+
+//IAdapter represents the set of APIs a voltha adapter has to support.
+type IAdapter interface {
+	Adapter_descriptor() error
+	Device_types() (*voltha.DeviceTypes, error)
+	Health() (*voltha.HealthStatus, error)
+	Adopt_device(device *voltha.Device) error
+	Reconcile_device(device *voltha.Device) error
+	Abandon_device(device *voltha.Device) error
+	Disable_device(device *voltha.Device) error
+	Reenable_device(device *voltha.Device) error
+	Reboot_device(device *voltha.Device) error
+	Self_test_device(device *voltha.Device) error
+	Gelete_device(device *voltha.Device) error
+	Get_device_details(device *voltha.Device) error
+	Update_flows_bulk(device *voltha.Device, flows *voltha.Flows, groups *voltha.FlowGroups) error
+	Update_flows_incrementally(device *voltha.Device, flows *openflow_13.FlowChanges, groups *openflow_13.FlowGroupChanges) error
+	Update_pm_config(device *voltha.Device, pm_configs *voltha.PmConfigs) error
+	Receive_packet_out(device *voltha.Device, egress_port_no int, msg openflow_13.PacketOut) error
+	Suppress_alarm(filter *voltha.AlarmFilter) error
+	Unsuppress_alarm(filter *voltha.AlarmFilter) error
+	Get_ofp_device_info(device *voltha.Device) (*ic.SwitchCapability, error)
+	Get_ofp_port_info(device *voltha.Device, port_no int64) (*ic.PortCapability, error)
+	Process_inter_adapter_message(msg *ic.InterAdapterMessage) error
+	Download_image(device *voltha.Device, request *voltha.ImageDownload) (*voltha.ImageDownload, error)
+	Get_image_download_status(device *voltha.Device, request *voltha.ImageDownload) (*voltha.ImageDownload, error)
+	Cancel_image_download(device *voltha.Device, request *voltha.ImageDownload) (*voltha.ImageDownload, error)
+	Activate_image_update(device *voltha.Device, request *voltha.ImageDownload) (*voltha.ImageDownload, error)
+	Revert_image_update(device *voltha.Device, request *voltha.ImageDownload) (*voltha.ImageDownload, error)
+}
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/opencord/voltha-go/common/log/log.go b/vendor/github.com/opencord/voltha-go/common/log/log.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..408158a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vendor/github.com/opencord/voltha-go/common/log/log.go
@@ -0,0 +1,737 @@
+/*
+ * 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 log provides a structured Logger interface implemented using zap logger. It provides the following capabilities:
+//1. Package level logging - a go package can register itself (AddPackage) and have a logger created for that package.
+//2. Dynamic log level change - for all registered packages (SetAllLogLevel)
+//3. Dynamic log level change - for a given package (SetPackageLogLevel)
+//4. Provides a default logger for unregistered packages
+//5. Allow key-value pairs to be added to a logger(UpdateLogger) or all loggers (UpdateAllLoggers) at run time
+//6. Add to the log output the location where the log was invoked (filename.functionname.linenumber)
+//
+// Using package-level logging (recommended approach).  In the examples below, log refers to this log package.
+// 1.  In the appropriate package add the following in the init section of the package.  The log level can be changed
+// and any number of default fields can be added as well. The log level specifies the lowest log level that will be
+// in the output while the fields will be automatically added to all log printouts.
+//
+//	log.AddPackage(mylog.JSON, log.WarnLevel, log.Fields{"anyFieldName": "any value"})
+//
+//2. In the calling package, just invoke any of the publicly available functions of the logger.  Here is an  example
+// to write an Info log with additional fields:
+//
+//log.Infow("An example", mylog.Fields{"myStringOutput": "output", "myIntOutput": 2})
+//
+//3. To dynamically change the log level, you can use 1)SetLogLevel from inside your package or 2) SetPackageLogLevel
+// from anywhere or 3)  SetAllLogLevel from anywhere.
+//
+
+package log
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	zp "go.uber.org/zap"
+	zc "go.uber.org/zap/zapcore"
+	"path"
+	"runtime"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+const (
+	// DebugLevel logs a message at debug level
+	DebugLevel = iota
+	// InfoLevel logs a message at info level
+	InfoLevel
+	// WarnLevel logs a message at warning level
+	WarnLevel
+	// ErrorLevel logs a message at error level
+	ErrorLevel
+	// PanicLevel logs a message, then panics.
+	PanicLevel
+	// FatalLevel logs a message, then calls os.Exit(1).
+	FatalLevel
+)
+
+// CONSOLE formats the log for the console, mostly used during development
+const CONSOLE = "console"
+
+// JSON formats the log using json format, mostly used by an automated logging system consumption
+const JSON = "json"
+
+// Logger represents an abstract logging interface.  Any logging implementation used
+// will need to abide by this interface
+type Logger interface {
+	Debug(...interface{})
+	Debugln(...interface{})
+	Debugf(string, ...interface{})
+	Debugw(string, Fields)
+
+	Info(...interface{})
+	Infoln(...interface{})
+	Infof(string, ...interface{})
+	Infow(string, Fields)
+
+	Warn(...interface{})
+	Warnln(...interface{})
+	Warnf(string, ...interface{})
+	Warnw(string, Fields)
+
+	Error(...interface{})
+	Errorln(...interface{})
+	Errorf(string, ...interface{})
+	Errorw(string, Fields)
+
+	Fatal(...interface{})
+	Fatalln(...interface{})
+	Fatalf(string, ...interface{})
+	Fatalw(string, Fields)
+
+	With(Fields) Logger
+
+	// The following are added to be able to use this logger as a gRPC LoggerV2 if needed
+	//
+	Warning(...interface{})
+	Warningln(...interface{})
+	Warningf(string, ...interface{})
+
+	// V reports whether verbosity level l is at least the requested verbose level.
+	V(l int) bool
+}
+
+// Fields is used as key-value pairs for structured logging
+type Fields map[string]interface{}
+
+var defaultLogger *logger
+var cfg zp.Config
+
+var loggers map[string]*logger
+var cfgs map[string]zp.Config
+
+type logger struct {
+	log    *zp.SugaredLogger
+	parent *zp.Logger
+}
+
+func intToAtomicLevel(l int) zp.AtomicLevel {
+	switch l {
+	case DebugLevel:
+		return zp.NewAtomicLevelAt(zc.DebugLevel)
+	case InfoLevel:
+		return zp.NewAtomicLevelAt(zc.InfoLevel)
+	case WarnLevel:
+		return zp.NewAtomicLevelAt(zc.WarnLevel)
+	case ErrorLevel:
+		return zp.NewAtomicLevelAt(zc.ErrorLevel)
+	case PanicLevel:
+		return zp.NewAtomicLevelAt(zc.PanicLevel)
+	case FatalLevel:
+		return zp.NewAtomicLevelAt(zc.FatalLevel)
+	}
+	return zp.NewAtomicLevelAt(zc.ErrorLevel)
+}
+
+func intToLevel(l int) zc.Level {
+	switch l {
+	case DebugLevel:
+		return zc.DebugLevel
+	case InfoLevel:
+		return zc.InfoLevel
+	case WarnLevel:
+		return zc.WarnLevel
+	case ErrorLevel:
+		return zc.ErrorLevel
+	case PanicLevel:
+		return zc.PanicLevel
+	case FatalLevel:
+		return zc.FatalLevel
+	}
+	return zc.ErrorLevel
+}
+
+func levelToInt(l zc.Level) int {
+	switch l {
+	case zc.DebugLevel:
+		return DebugLevel
+	case zc.InfoLevel:
+		return InfoLevel
+	case zc.WarnLevel:
+		return WarnLevel
+	case zc.ErrorLevel:
+		return ErrorLevel
+	case zc.PanicLevel:
+		return PanicLevel
+	case FatalLevel:
+		return FatalLevel
+	}
+	return ErrorLevel
+}
+
+
+func getDefaultConfig(outputType string, level int, defaultFields Fields) zp.Config {
+	return zp.Config{
+		Level:            intToAtomicLevel(level),
+		Encoding:         outputType,
+		Development:      true,
+		OutputPaths:      []string{"stdout"},
+		ErrorOutputPaths: []string{"stderr"},
+		InitialFields:    defaultFields,
+		EncoderConfig: zc.EncoderConfig{
+			LevelKey:       "level",
+			MessageKey:     "msg",
+			TimeKey:        "ts",
+			StacktraceKey:  "stacktrace",
+			LineEnding:     zc.DefaultLineEnding,
+			EncodeLevel:    zc.LowercaseLevelEncoder,
+			EncodeTime:     zc.ISO8601TimeEncoder,
+			EncodeDuration: zc.SecondsDurationEncoder,
+			EncodeCaller:   zc.ShortCallerEncoder,
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+// SetLogger needs to be invoked before the logger API can be invoked.  This function
+// initialize the default logger (zap's sugaredlogger)
+func SetDefaultLogger(outputType string, level int, defaultFields Fields) (Logger, error) {
+	// Build a custom config using zap
+	cfg = getDefaultConfig(outputType, level, defaultFields)
+
+	l, err := cfg.Build()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	defaultLogger = &logger{
+		log:    l.Sugar(),
+		parent: l,
+	}
+
+	return defaultLogger, nil
+}
+
+// AddPackage registers a package to the log map.  Each package gets its own logger which allows
+// its config (loglevel) to be changed dynamically without interacting with the other packages.
+// outputType is JSON, level is the lowest level log to output with this logger and defaultFields is a map of
+// key-value pairs to always add to the output.
+// Note: AddPackage also returns a reference to the actual logger.  If a calling package uses this reference directly
+//instead of using the publicly available functions in this log package then a number of functionalities will not
+// be available to it, notably log tracing with filename.functionname.linenumber annotation.
+//
+// pkgNames parameter should be used for testing only as this function detects the caller's package.
+func AddPackage(outputType string, level int, defaultFields Fields, pkgNames ...string) (Logger, error) {
+	if cfgs == nil {
+		cfgs = make(map[string]zp.Config)
+	}
+	if loggers == nil {
+		loggers = make(map[string]*logger)
+	}
+
+	var pkgName string
+	for _, name := range pkgNames {
+		pkgName = name
+		break
+	}
+	if pkgName == "" {
+		pkgName, _, _, _ = getCallerInfo()
+	}
+
+	if _, exist := loggers[pkgName]; exist {
+		return loggers[pkgName], nil
+	}
+
+	cfgs[pkgName] = getDefaultConfig(outputType, level, defaultFields)
+
+	l, err := cfgs[pkgName].Build()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	loggers[pkgName] = &logger{
+		log:    l.Sugar(),
+		parent: l,
+	}
+	return loggers[pkgName], nil
+}
+
+//UpdateAllLoggers create new loggers for all registered pacakges with the defaultFields.
+func UpdateAllLoggers(defaultFields Fields) error {
+	for pkgName, cfg := range cfgs {
+		for k, v := range defaultFields {
+			if cfg.InitialFields == nil {
+				cfg.InitialFields = make(map[string]interface{})
+			}
+			cfg.InitialFields[k] = v
+		}
+		l, err := cfg.Build()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		loggers[pkgName] = &logger{
+			log:    l.Sugar(),
+			parent: l,
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// UpdateLogger deletes the logger associated with a caller's package and creates a new logger with the
+// defaultFields.  If a calling package is holding on to a Logger reference obtained from AddPackage invocation, then
+// that package needs to invoke UpdateLogger if it needs to make changes to the default fields and obtain a new logger
+// reference
+func UpdateLogger(defaultFields Fields) (Logger, error) {
+	pkgName, _, _, _ := getCallerInfo()
+	if _, exist := loggers[pkgName]; !exist {
+		return nil, errors.New(fmt.Sprintf("package-%s-not-registered", pkgName))
+	}
+
+	// Build a new logger
+	if _, exist := cfgs[pkgName]; !exist {
+		return nil, errors.New(fmt.Sprintf("config-%s-not-registered", pkgName))
+	}
+
+	cfg := cfgs[pkgName]
+	for k, v := range defaultFields {
+		if cfg.InitialFields == nil {
+			cfg.InitialFields = make(map[string]interface{})
+		}
+		cfg.InitialFields[k] = v
+	}
+	l, err := cfg.Build()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// Set the logger
+	loggers[pkgName] = &logger{
+		log:    l.Sugar(),
+		parent: l,
+	}
+	return loggers[pkgName], nil
+}
+
+func setLevel(cfg zp.Config, level int) {
+	switch level {
+	case DebugLevel:
+		cfg.Level.SetLevel(zc.DebugLevel)
+	case InfoLevel:
+		cfg.Level.SetLevel(zc.InfoLevel)
+	case WarnLevel:
+		cfg.Level.SetLevel(zc.WarnLevel)
+	case ErrorLevel:
+		cfg.Level.SetLevel(zc.ErrorLevel)
+	case PanicLevel:
+		cfg.Level.SetLevel(zc.PanicLevel)
+	case FatalLevel:
+		cfg.Level.SetLevel(zc.FatalLevel)
+	default:
+		cfg.Level.SetLevel(zc.ErrorLevel)
+	}
+}
+
+//SetPackageLogLevel dynamically sets the log level of a given package to level.  This is typically invoked at an
+// application level during debugging
+func SetPackageLogLevel(packageName string, level int) {
+	// Get proper config
+	if cfg, ok := cfgs[packageName]; ok {
+		setLevel(cfg, level)
+	}
+}
+
+//SetAllLogLevel sets the log level of all registered packages to level
+func SetAllLogLevel(level int) {
+	// Get proper config
+	for _, cfg := range cfgs {
+		setLevel(cfg, level)
+	}
+}
+
+//GetPackageLogLevel returns the current log level of a package.
+func GetPackageLogLevel(packageName string) (int, error) {
+	if cfg, ok := cfgs[packageName]; ok {
+		return levelToInt(cfg.Level.Level()), nil
+	}
+	return 0, errors.New(fmt.Sprintf("unknown-package-%s", packageName))
+}
+
+//SetLogLevel sets the log level for the logger corresponding to the caller's package
+func SetLogLevel(level int) error {
+	pkgName, _, _, _ := getCallerInfo()
+	if _, exist := cfgs[pkgName]; !exist {
+		return errors.New(fmt.Sprintf("unregistered-package-%s", pkgName))
+	}
+	cfg := cfgs[pkgName]
+	setLevel(cfg, level)
+	return nil
+}
+
+// CleanUp flushed any buffered log entries. Applications should take care to call
+// CleanUp before exiting.
+func CleanUp() error {
+	for _, logger := range loggers {
+		if logger != nil {
+			if logger.parent != nil {
+				if err := logger.parent.Sync(); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	if defaultLogger != nil {
+		if defaultLogger.parent != nil {
+			if err := defaultLogger.parent.Sync(); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func getCallerInfo() (string, string, string, int) {
+	// Since the caller of a log function is one stack frame before (in terms of stack higher level) the log.go
+	// filename, then first look for the last log.go filename and then grab the caller info one level higher.
+	maxLevel := 3
+	skiplevel := 3 // Level with the most empirical success to see the last log.go stack frame.
+	pc := make([]uintptr, maxLevel)
+	n := runtime.Callers(skiplevel, pc)
+	packageName := ""
+	funcName := ""
+	fileName := ""
+	var line int
+	if n == 0 {
+		return packageName, fileName, funcName, line
+	}
+	frames := runtime.CallersFrames(pc[:n])
+	var frame runtime.Frame
+	var foundFrame runtime.Frame
+	more := true
+	for more {
+		frame, more = frames.Next()
+		_, fileName = path.Split(frame.File)
+		if fileName != "log.go" {
+			foundFrame = frame // First frame after log.go in the frame stack
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	parts := strings.Split(foundFrame.Function, ".")
+	pl := len(parts)
+	if pl >= 2 {
+		funcName = parts[pl-1]
+		if parts[pl-2][0] == '(' {
+			packageName = strings.Join(parts[0:pl-2], ".")
+		} else {
+			packageName = strings.Join(parts[0:pl-1], ".")
+		}
+	}
+
+	if strings.HasSuffix(packageName, ".init") {
+		packageName = strings.TrimSuffix(packageName, ".init")
+	}
+
+	if strings.HasSuffix(fileName, ".go") {
+		fileName = strings.TrimSuffix(fileName, ".go")
+	}
+
+	return packageName, fileName, funcName, foundFrame.Line
+}
+
+func getPackageLevelSugaredLogger() *zp.SugaredLogger {
+	pkgName, fileName, funcName, line := getCallerInfo()
+	if _, exist := loggers[pkgName]; exist {
+		return loggers[pkgName].log.With("caller", fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s:%d", fileName, funcName, line))
+	}
+	return defaultLogger.log.With("caller", fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s:%d", fileName, funcName, line))
+}
+
+func getPackageLevelLogger() Logger {
+	pkgName, _, _, _ := getCallerInfo()
+	if _, exist := loggers[pkgName]; exist {
+		return loggers[pkgName]
+	}
+	return defaultLogger
+}
+
+func serializeMap(fields Fields) []interface{} {
+	data := make([]interface{}, len(fields)*2)
+	i := 0
+	for k, v := range fields {
+		data[i] = k
+		data[i+1] = v
+		i = i + 2
+	}
+	return data
+}
+
+// With returns a logger initialized with the key-value pairs
+func (l logger) With(keysAndValues Fields) Logger {
+	return logger{log: l.log.With(serializeMap(keysAndValues)...), parent: l.parent}
+}
+
+// Debug logs a message at level Debug on the standard logger.
+func (l logger) Debug(args ...interface{}) {
+	l.log.Debug(args...)
+}
+
+// Debugln logs a message at level Debug on the standard logger with a line feed. Default in any case.
+func (l logger) Debugln(args ...interface{}) {
+	l.log.Debug(args...)
+}
+
+// Debugw logs a message at level Debug on the standard logger.
+func (l logger) Debugf(format string, args ...interface{}) {
+	l.log.Debugf(format, args...)
+}
+
+// Debugw logs a message with some additional context. The variadic key-value
+// pairs are treated as they are in With.
+func (l logger) Debugw(msg string, keysAndValues Fields) {
+	l.log.Debugw(msg, serializeMap(keysAndValues)...)
+}
+
+// Info logs a message at level Info on the standard logger.
+func (l logger) Info(args ...interface{}) {
+	l.log.Info(args...)
+}
+
+// Infoln logs a message at level Info on the standard logger with a line feed. Default in any case.
+func (l logger) Infoln(args ...interface{}) {
+	l.log.Info(args...)
+	//msg := fmt.Sprintln(args...)
+	//l.sourced().Info(msg[:len(msg)-1])
+}
+
+// Infof logs a message at level Info on the standard logger.
+func (l logger) Infof(format string, args ...interface{}) {
+	l.log.Infof(format, args...)
+}
+
+// Infow logs a message with some additional context. The variadic key-value
+// pairs are treated as they are in With.
+func (l logger) Infow(msg string, keysAndValues Fields) {
+	l.log.Infow(msg, serializeMap(keysAndValues)...)
+}
+
+// Warn logs a message at level Warn on the standard logger.
+func (l logger) Warn(args ...interface{}) {
+	l.log.Warn(args...)
+}
+
+// Warnln logs a message at level Warn on the standard logger with a line feed. Default in any case.
+func (l logger) Warnln(args ...interface{}) {
+	l.log.Warn(args...)
+}
+
+// Warnf logs a message at level Warn on the standard logger.
+func (l logger) Warnf(format string, args ...interface{}) {
+	l.log.Warnf(format, args...)
+}
+
+// Warnw logs a message with some additional context. The variadic key-value
+// pairs are treated as they are in With.
+func (l logger) Warnw(msg string, keysAndValues Fields) {
+	l.log.Warnw(msg, serializeMap(keysAndValues)...)
+}
+
+// Error logs a message at level Error on the standard logger.
+func (l logger) Error(args ...interface{}) {
+	l.log.Error(args...)
+}
+
+// Errorln logs a message at level Error on the standard logger with a line feed. Default in any case.
+func (l logger) Errorln(args ...interface{}) {
+	l.log.Error(args...)
+}
+
+// Errorf logs a message at level Error on the standard logger.
+func (l logger) Errorf(format string, args ...interface{}) {
+	l.log.Errorf(format, args...)
+}
+
+// Errorw logs a message with some additional context. The variadic key-value
+// pairs are treated as they are in With.
+func (l logger) Errorw(msg string, keysAndValues Fields) {
+	l.log.Errorw(msg, serializeMap(keysAndValues)...)
+}
+
+// Fatal logs a message at level Fatal on the standard logger.
+func (l logger) Fatal(args ...interface{}) {
+	l.log.Fatal(args...)
+}
+
+// Fatalln logs a message at level Fatal on the standard logger with a line feed. Default in any case.
+func (l logger) Fatalln(args ...interface{}) {
+	l.log.Fatal(args...)
+}
+
+// Fatalf logs a message at level Fatal on the standard logger.
+func (l logger) Fatalf(format string, args ...interface{}) {
+	l.log.Fatalf(format, args...)
+}
+
+// Fatalw logs a message with some additional context. The variadic key-value
+// pairs are treated as they are in With.
+func (l logger) Fatalw(msg string, keysAndValues Fields) {
+	l.log.Fatalw(msg, serializeMap(keysAndValues)...)
+}
+
+// Warning logs a message at level Warn on the standard logger.
+func (l logger) Warning(args ...interface{}) {
+	l.log.Warn(args...)
+}
+
+// Warningln logs a message at level Warn on the standard logger with a line feed. Default in any case.
+func (l logger) Warningln(args ...interface{}) {
+	l.log.Warn(args...)
+}
+
+// Warningf logs a message at level Warn on the standard logger.
+func (l logger) Warningf(format string, args ...interface{}) {
+	l.log.Warnf(format, args...)
+}
+
+// V reports whether verbosity level l is at least the requested verbose level.
+func (l logger) V(level int) bool {
+	return l.parent.Core().Enabled(intToLevel(level))
+}
+
+// With returns a logger initialized with the key-value pairs
+func With(keysAndValues Fields) Logger {
+	return logger{log: getPackageLevelSugaredLogger().With(serializeMap(keysAndValues)...), parent: defaultLogger.parent}
+}
+
+// Debug logs a message at level Debug on the standard logger.
+func Debug(args ...interface{}) {
+	getPackageLevelSugaredLogger().Debug(args...)
+}
+
+// Debugln logs a message at level Debug on the standard logger.
+func Debugln(args ...interface{}) {
+	getPackageLevelSugaredLogger().Debug(args...)
+}
+
+// Debugf logs a message at level Debug on the standard logger.
+func Debugf(format string, args ...interface{}) {
+	getPackageLevelSugaredLogger().Debugf(format, args...)
+}
+
+// Debugw logs a message with some additional context. The variadic key-value
+// pairs are treated as they are in With.
+func Debugw(msg string, keysAndValues Fields) {
+	getPackageLevelSugaredLogger().Debugw(msg, serializeMap(keysAndValues)...)
+}
+
+// Info logs a message at level Info on the standard logger.
+func Info(args ...interface{}) {
+	getPackageLevelSugaredLogger().Info(args...)
+}
+
+// Infoln logs a message at level Info on the standard logger.
+func Infoln(args ...interface{}) {
+	getPackageLevelSugaredLogger().Info(args...)
+}
+
+// Infof logs a message at level Info on the standard logger.
+func Infof(format string, args ...interface{}) {
+	getPackageLevelSugaredLogger().Infof(format, args...)
+}
+
+//Infow logs a message with some additional context. The variadic key-value
+//pairs are treated as they are in With.
+func Infow(msg string, keysAndValues Fields) {
+	getPackageLevelSugaredLogger().Infow(msg, serializeMap(keysAndValues)...)
+}
+
+// Warn logs a message at level Warn on the standard logger.
+func Warn(args ...interface{}) {
+	getPackageLevelSugaredLogger().Warn(args...)
+}
+
+// Warnln logs a message at level Warn on the standard logger.
+func Warnln(args ...interface{}) {
+	getPackageLevelSugaredLogger().Warn(args...)
+}
+
+// Warnf logs a message at level Warn on the standard logger.
+func Warnf(format string, args ...interface{}) {
+	getPackageLevelSugaredLogger().Warnf(format, args...)
+}
+
+// Warnw logs a message with some additional context. The variadic key-value
+// pairs are treated as they are in With.
+func Warnw(msg string, keysAndValues Fields) {
+	getPackageLevelSugaredLogger().Warnw(msg, serializeMap(keysAndValues)...)
+}
+
+// Error logs a message at level Error on the standard logger.
+func Error(args ...interface{}) {
+	getPackageLevelSugaredLogger().Error(args...)
+}
+
+// Errorln logs a message at level Error on the standard logger.
+func Errorln(args ...interface{}) {
+	getPackageLevelSugaredLogger().Error(args...)
+}
+
+// Errorf logs a message at level Error on the standard logger.
+func Errorf(format string, args ...interface{}) {
+	getPackageLevelSugaredLogger().Errorf(format, args...)
+}
+
+// Errorw logs a message with some additional context. The variadic key-value
+// pairs are treated as they are in With.
+func Errorw(msg string, keysAndValues Fields) {
+	getPackageLevelSugaredLogger().Errorw(msg, serializeMap(keysAndValues)...)
+}
+
+// Fatal logs a message at level Fatal on the standard logger.
+func Fatal(args ...interface{}) {
+	getPackageLevelSugaredLogger().Fatal(args...)
+}
+
+// Fatalln logs a message at level Fatal on the standard logger.
+func Fatalln(args ...interface{}) {
+	getPackageLevelSugaredLogger().Fatal(args...)
+}
+
+// Fatalf logs a message at level Fatal on the standard logger.
+func Fatalf(format string, args ...interface{}) {
+	getPackageLevelSugaredLogger().Fatalf(format, args...)
+}
+
+// Fatalw logs a message with some additional context. The variadic key-value
+// pairs are treated as they are in With.
+func Fatalw(msg string, keysAndValues Fields) {
+	getPackageLevelSugaredLogger().Fatalw(msg, serializeMap(keysAndValues)...)
+}
+
+// Warning logs a message at level Warn on the standard logger.
+func Warning(args ...interface{}) {
+	getPackageLevelSugaredLogger().Warn(args...)
+}
+
+// Warningln logs a message at level Warn on the standard logger.
+func Warningln(args ...interface{}) {
+	getPackageLevelSugaredLogger().Warn(args...)
+}
+
+// Warningf logs a message at level Warn on the standard logger.
+func Warningf(format string, args ...interface{}) {
+	getPackageLevelSugaredLogger().Warnf(format, args...)
+}
+
+// V reports whether verbosity level l is at least the requested verbose level.
+func V(level int) bool {
+	return getPackageLevelLogger().V(level)
+}
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/opencord/voltha-go/db/kvstore/client.go b/vendor/github.com/opencord/voltha-go/db/kvstore/client.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..34ab711
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vendor/github.com/opencord/voltha-go/db/kvstore/client.go
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+/*
+ * 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 kvstore
+
+import (
+	"github.com/opencord/voltha-go/common/log"
+)
+
+const (
+	// Default timeout in seconds when making a kvstore request
+	defaultKVGetTimeout = 5
+	// Maximum channel buffer between publisher/subscriber goroutines
+	maxClientChannelBufferSize = 10
+)
+
+// These constants represent the event types returned by the KV client
+const (
+	PUT = iota
+	DELETE
+	CONNECTIONDOWN
+	UNKNOWN
+)
+
+// KVPair is a common wrapper for key-value pairs returned from the KV store
+type KVPair struct {
+	Key     string
+	Value   interface{}
+	Session string
+	Lease   int64
+}
+
+func init() {
+	log.AddPackage(log.JSON, log.WarnLevel, nil)
+}
+
+// NewKVPair creates a new KVPair object
+func NewKVPair(key string, value interface{}, session string, lease int64) *KVPair {
+	kv := new(KVPair)
+	kv.Key = key
+	kv.Value = value
+	kv.Session = session
+	kv.Lease = lease
+	return kv
+}
+
+// Event is generated by the KV client when a key change is detected
+type Event struct {
+	EventType int
+	Key       interface{}
+	Value     interface{}
+}
+
+// NewEvent creates a new Event object
+func NewEvent(eventType int, key interface{}, value interface{}) *Event {
+	evnt := new(Event)
+	evnt.EventType = eventType
+	evnt.Key = key
+	evnt.Value = value
+
+	return evnt
+}
+
+// Client represents the set of APIs  a KV Client must implement
+type Client interface {
+	List(key string, timeout int, lock ...bool) (map[string]*KVPair, error)
+	Get(key string, timeout int, lock ...bool) (*KVPair, error)
+	Put(key string, value interface{}, timeout int, lock ...bool) error
+	Delete(key string, timeout int, lock ...bool) error
+	Reserve(key string, value interface{}, ttl int64) (interface{}, error)
+	ReleaseReservation(key string) error
+	ReleaseAllReservations() error
+	RenewReservation(key string) error
+	Watch(key string) chan *Event
+	AcquireLock(lockName string, timeout int) error
+	ReleaseLock(lockName string) error
+	CloseWatch(key string, ch chan *Event)
+	Close()
+}
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/opencord/voltha-go/db/kvstore/consulclient.go b/vendor/github.com/opencord/voltha-go/db/kvstore/consulclient.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..738ca92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vendor/github.com/opencord/voltha-go/db/kvstore/consulclient.go
@@ -0,0 +1,508 @@
+/*
+ * 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 kvstore
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	log "github.com/opencord/voltha-go/common/log"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+	//log "ciena.com/coordinator/common"
+	consulapi "github.com/hashicorp/consul/api"
+)
+
+type channelContextMap struct {
+	ctx     context.Context
+	channel chan *Event
+	cancel  context.CancelFunc
+}
+
+// ConsulClient represents the consul KV store client
+type ConsulClient struct {
+	session                *consulapi.Session
+	sessionID              string
+	consul                 *consulapi.Client
+	doneCh                 *chan int
+	keyReservations        map[string]interface{}
+	watchedChannelsContext map[string][]*channelContextMap
+	writeLock              sync.Mutex
+}
+
+// NewConsulClient returns a new client for the Consul KV store
+func NewConsulClient(addr string, timeout int) (*ConsulClient, error) {
+
+	duration := GetDuration(timeout)
+
+	config := consulapi.DefaultConfig()
+	config.Address = addr
+	config.WaitTime = duration
+	consul, err := consulapi.NewClient(config)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error(err)
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	doneCh := make(chan int, 1)
+	wChannelsContext := make(map[string][]*channelContextMap)
+	reservations := make(map[string]interface{})
+	return &ConsulClient{consul: consul, doneCh: &doneCh, watchedChannelsContext: wChannelsContext, keyReservations: reservations}, nil
+}
+
+// List returns an array of key-value pairs with key as a prefix.  Timeout defines how long the function will
+// wait for a response
+func (c *ConsulClient) List(key string, timeout int, lock ...bool) (map[string]*KVPair, error) {
+	duration := GetDuration(timeout)
+
+	kv := c.consul.KV()
+	var queryOptions consulapi.QueryOptions
+	queryOptions.WaitTime = duration
+	// For now we ignore meta data
+	kvps, _, err := kv.List(key, &queryOptions)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error(err)
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	m := make(map[string]*KVPair)
+	for _, kvp := range kvps {
+		m[string(kvp.Key)] = NewKVPair(string(kvp.Key), kvp.Value, string(kvp.Session), 0)
+	}
+	return m, nil
+}
+
+// Get returns a key-value pair for a given key. Timeout defines how long the function will
+// wait for a response
+func (c *ConsulClient) Get(key string, timeout int, lock ...bool) (*KVPair, error) {
+
+	duration := GetDuration(timeout)
+
+	kv := c.consul.KV()
+	var queryOptions consulapi.QueryOptions
+	queryOptions.WaitTime = duration
+	// For now we ignore meta data
+	kvp, _, err := kv.Get(key, &queryOptions)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error(err)
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if kvp != nil {
+		return NewKVPair(string(kvp.Key), kvp.Value, string(kvp.Session), 0), nil
+	}
+
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
+// Put writes a key-value pair to the KV store.  Value can only be a string or []byte since the consul API
+// accepts only a []byte as a value for a put operation. Timeout defines how long the function will
+// wait for a response
+func (c *ConsulClient) Put(key string, value interface{}, timeout int, lock ...bool) error {
+
+	// Validate that we can create a byte array from the value as consul API expects a byte array
+	var val []byte
+	var er error
+	if val, er = ToByte(value); er != nil {
+		log.Error(er)
+		return er
+	}
+
+	// Create a key value pair
+	kvp := consulapi.KVPair{Key: key, Value: val}
+	kv := c.consul.KV()
+	var writeOptions consulapi.WriteOptions
+	c.writeLock.Lock()
+	defer c.writeLock.Unlock()
+	_, err := kv.Put(&kvp, &writeOptions)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error(err)
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Delete removes a key from the KV store. Timeout defines how long the function will
+// wait for a response
+func (c *ConsulClient) Delete(key string, timeout int, lock ...bool) error {
+	kv := c.consul.KV()
+	var writeOptions consulapi.WriteOptions
+	c.writeLock.Lock()
+	defer c.writeLock.Unlock()
+	_, err := kv.Delete(key, &writeOptions)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error(err)
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (c *ConsulClient) deleteSession() {
+	if c.sessionID != "" {
+		log.Debug("cleaning-up-session")
+		session := c.consul.Session()
+		_, err := session.Destroy(c.sessionID, nil)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Errorw("error-cleaning-session", log.Fields{"session": c.sessionID, "error": err})
+		}
+	}
+	c.sessionID = ""
+	c.session = nil
+}
+
+func (c *ConsulClient) createSession(ttl int64, retries int) (*consulapi.Session, string, error) {
+	session := c.consul.Session()
+	entry := &consulapi.SessionEntry{
+		Behavior: consulapi.SessionBehaviorDelete,
+		TTL:      "10s", // strconv.FormatInt(ttl, 10) + "s", // disable ttl
+	}
+
+	for {
+		id, meta, err := session.Create(entry, nil)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Errorw("create-session-error", log.Fields{"error": err})
+			if retries == 0 {
+				return nil, "", err
+			}
+		} else if meta.RequestTime == 0 {
+			log.Errorw("create-session-bad-meta-data", log.Fields{"meta-data": meta})
+			if retries == 0 {
+				return nil, "", errors.New("bad-meta-data")
+			}
+		} else if id == "" {
+			log.Error("create-session-nil-id")
+			if retries == 0 {
+				return nil, "", errors.New("ID-nil")
+			}
+		} else {
+			return session, id, nil
+		}
+		// If retry param is -1 we will retry indefinitely
+		if retries > 0 {
+			retries--
+		}
+		log.Debug("retrying-session-create-after-a-second-delay")
+		time.Sleep(time.Duration(1) * time.Second)
+	}
+}
+
+// Helper function to verify mostly whether the content of two interface types are the same.  Focus is []byte and
+// string types
+func isEqual(val1 interface{}, val2 interface{}) bool {
+	b1, err := ToByte(val1)
+	b2, er := ToByte(val2)
+	if err == nil && er == nil {
+		return bytes.Equal(b1, b2)
+	}
+	return val1 == val2
+}
+
+// Reserve is invoked to acquire a key and set it to a given value. Value can only be a string or []byte since
+// the consul API accepts only a []byte.  Timeout defines how long the function will wait for a response.  TTL
+// defines how long that reservation is valid.  When TTL expires the key is unreserved by the KV store itself.
+// If the key is acquired then the value returned will be the value passed in.  If the key is already acquired
+// then the value assigned to that key will be returned.
+func (c *ConsulClient) Reserve(key string, value interface{}, ttl int64) (interface{}, error) {
+
+	// Validate that we can create a byte array from the value as consul API expects a byte array
+	var val []byte
+	var er error
+	if val, er = ToByte(value); er != nil {
+		log.Error(er)
+		return nil, er
+	}
+
+	// Cleanup any existing session and recreate new ones.  A key is reserved against a session
+	if c.sessionID != "" {
+		c.deleteSession()
+	}
+
+	// Clear session if reservation is not successful
+	reservationSuccessful := false
+	defer func() {
+		if !reservationSuccessful {
+			log.Debug("deleting-session")
+			c.deleteSession()
+		}
+	}()
+
+	session, sessionID, err := c.createSession(ttl, -1)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Errorw("no-session-created", log.Fields{"error": err})
+		return "", errors.New("no-session-created")
+	}
+	log.Debugw("session-created", log.Fields{"session-id": sessionID})
+	c.sessionID = sessionID
+	c.session = session
+
+	// Try to grap the Key using the session
+	kv := c.consul.KV()
+	kvp := consulapi.KVPair{Key: key, Value: val, Session: c.sessionID}
+	result, _, err := kv.Acquire(&kvp, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Errorw("error-acquiring-keys", log.Fields{"error": err})
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	log.Debugw("key-acquired", log.Fields{"key": key, "status": result})
+
+	// Irrespective whether we were successful in acquiring the key, let's read it back and see if it's us.
+	m, err := c.Get(key, defaultKVGetTimeout)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if m != nil {
+		log.Debugw("response-received", log.Fields{"key": m.Key, "m.value": string(m.Value.([]byte)), "value": value})
+		if m.Key == key && isEqual(m.Value, value) {
+			// My reservation is successful - register it.  For now, support is only for 1 reservation per key
+			// per session.
+			reservationSuccessful = true
+			c.writeLock.Lock()
+			c.keyReservations[key] = m.Value
+			c.writeLock.Unlock()
+			return m.Value, nil
+		}
+		// My reservation has failed.  Return the owner of that key
+		return m.Value, nil
+	}
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
+// ReleaseAllReservations releases all key reservations previously made (using Reserve API)
+func (c *ConsulClient) ReleaseAllReservations() error {
+	kv := c.consul.KV()
+	var kvp consulapi.KVPair
+	var result bool
+	var err error
+
+	c.writeLock.Lock()
+	defer c.writeLock.Unlock()
+
+	for key, value := range c.keyReservations {
+		kvp = consulapi.KVPair{Key: key, Value: value.([]byte), Session: c.sessionID}
+		result, _, err = kv.Release(&kvp, nil)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Errorw("cannot-release-reservation", log.Fields{"key": key, "error": err})
+			return err
+		}
+		if !result {
+			log.Errorw("cannot-release-reservation", log.Fields{"key": key})
+		}
+		delete(c.keyReservations, key)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// ReleaseReservation releases reservation for a specific key.
+func (c *ConsulClient) ReleaseReservation(key string) error {
+	var ok bool
+	var reservedValue interface{}
+	c.writeLock.Lock()
+	defer c.writeLock.Unlock()
+	if reservedValue, ok = c.keyReservations[key]; !ok {
+		return errors.New("key-not-reserved:" + key)
+	}
+	// Release the reservation
+	kv := c.consul.KV()
+	kvp := consulapi.KVPair{Key: key, Value: reservedValue.([]byte), Session: c.sessionID}
+
+	result, _, er := kv.Release(&kvp, nil)
+	if er != nil {
+		return er
+	}
+	// Remove that key entry on success
+	if result {
+		delete(c.keyReservations, key)
+		return nil
+	}
+	return errors.New("key-cannot-be-unreserved")
+}
+
+// RenewReservation renews a reservation.  A reservation will go stale after the specified TTL (Time To Live)
+// period specified when reserving the key
+func (c *ConsulClient) RenewReservation(key string) error {
+	// In the case of Consul, renew reservation of a reserve key only require renewing the client session.
+
+	c.writeLock.Lock()
+	defer c.writeLock.Unlock()
+
+	// Verify the key was reserved
+	if _, ok := c.keyReservations[key]; !ok {
+		return errors.New("key-not-reserved")
+	}
+
+	if c.session == nil {
+		return errors.New("no-session-exist")
+	}
+
+	var writeOptions consulapi.WriteOptions
+	if _, _, err := c.session.Renew(c.sessionID, &writeOptions); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Watch provides the watch capability on a given key.  It returns a channel onto which the callee needs to
+// listen to receive Events.
+func (c *ConsulClient) Watch(key string) chan *Event {
+
+	// Create a new channel
+	ch := make(chan *Event, maxClientChannelBufferSize)
+
+	// Create a context to track this request
+	watchContext, cFunc := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+
+	// Save the channel and context reference for later
+	c.writeLock.Lock()
+	defer c.writeLock.Unlock()
+	ccm := channelContextMap{channel: ch, ctx: watchContext, cancel: cFunc}
+	c.watchedChannelsContext[key] = append(c.watchedChannelsContext[key], &ccm)
+
+	// Launch a go routine to listen for updates
+	go c.listenForKeyChange(watchContext, key, ch)
+
+	return ch
+}
+
+// CloseWatch closes a specific watch. Both the key and the channel are required when closing a watch as there
+// may be multiple listeners on the same key.  The previously created channel serves as a key
+func (c *ConsulClient) CloseWatch(key string, ch chan *Event) {
+	// First close the context
+	var ok bool
+	var watchedChannelsContexts []*channelContextMap
+	c.writeLock.Lock()
+	defer c.writeLock.Unlock()
+	if watchedChannelsContexts, ok = c.watchedChannelsContext[key]; !ok {
+		log.Errorw("key-has-no-watched-context-or-channel", log.Fields{"key": key})
+		return
+	}
+	// Look for the channels
+	var pos = -1
+	for i, chCtxMap := range watchedChannelsContexts {
+		if chCtxMap.channel == ch {
+			log.Debug("channel-found")
+			chCtxMap.cancel()
+			//close the channel
+			close(ch)
+			pos = i
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	// Remove that entry if present
+	if pos >= 0 {
+		c.watchedChannelsContext[key] = append(c.watchedChannelsContext[key][:pos], c.watchedChannelsContext[key][pos+1:]...)
+	}
+	log.Debugw("watched-channel-exiting", log.Fields{"key": key, "channel": c.watchedChannelsContext[key]})
+}
+
+func (c *ConsulClient) isKVEqual(kv1 *consulapi.KVPair, kv2 *consulapi.KVPair) bool {
+	if (kv1 == nil) && (kv2 == nil) {
+		return true
+	} else if (kv1 == nil) || (kv2 == nil) {
+		return false
+	}
+	// Both the KV should be non-null here
+	if kv1.Key != kv2.Key ||
+		!bytes.Equal(kv1.Value, kv2.Value) ||
+		kv1.Session != kv2.Session ||
+		kv1.LockIndex != kv2.LockIndex ||
+		kv1.ModifyIndex != kv2.ModifyIndex {
+		return false
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
+func (c *ConsulClient) listenForKeyChange(watchContext context.Context, key string, ch chan *Event) {
+	log.Debugw("start-watching-channel", log.Fields{"key": key, "channel": ch})
+
+	defer c.CloseWatch(key, ch)
+	duration := GetDuration(defaultKVGetTimeout)
+	kv := c.consul.KV()
+	var queryOptions consulapi.QueryOptions
+	queryOptions.WaitTime = duration
+
+	// Get the existing value, if any
+	previousKVPair, meta, err := kv.Get(key, &queryOptions)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Debug(err)
+	}
+	lastIndex := meta.LastIndex
+
+	// Wait for change.  Push any change onto the channel and keep waiting for new update
+	//var waitOptions consulapi.QueryOptions
+	var pair *consulapi.KVPair
+	//watchContext, _ := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	waitOptions := queryOptions.WithContext(watchContext)
+	for {
+		//waitOptions = consulapi.QueryOptions{WaitIndex: lastIndex}
+		waitOptions.WaitIndex = lastIndex
+		pair, meta, err = kv.Get(key, waitOptions)
+		select {
+		case <-watchContext.Done():
+			log.Debug("done-event-received-exiting")
+			return
+		default:
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Warnw("error-from-watch", log.Fields{"error": err})
+				ch <- NewEvent(CONNECTIONDOWN, key, []byte(""))
+			} else {
+				log.Debugw("index-state", log.Fields{"lastindex": lastIndex, "newindex": meta.LastIndex, "key": key})
+			}
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Debug(err)
+			// On error, block for 10 milliseconds to prevent endless loop
+			time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
+		} else if meta.LastIndex <= lastIndex {
+			log.Info("no-index-change-or-negative")
+		} else {
+			log.Debugw("update-received", log.Fields{"pair": pair})
+			if pair == nil {
+				ch <- NewEvent(DELETE, key, []byte(""))
+			} else if !c.isKVEqual(pair, previousKVPair) {
+				// Push the change onto the channel if the data has changed
+				// For now just assume it's a PUT change
+				log.Debugw("pair-details", log.Fields{"session": pair.Session, "key": pair.Key, "value": pair.Value})
+				ch <- NewEvent(PUT, pair.Key, pair.Value)
+			}
+			previousKVPair = pair
+			lastIndex = meta.LastIndex
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// Close closes the KV store client
+func (c *ConsulClient) Close() {
+	var writeOptions consulapi.WriteOptions
+	// Inform any goroutine it's time to say goodbye.
+	c.writeLock.Lock()
+	defer c.writeLock.Unlock()
+	if c.doneCh != nil {
+		close(*c.doneCh)
+	}
+
+	// Clear the sessionID
+	if _, err := c.consul.Session().Destroy(c.sessionID, &writeOptions); err != nil {
+		log.Errorw("error-closing-client", log.Fields{"error": err})
+	}
+}
+
+
+func (c *ConsulClient)  AcquireLock(lockName string, timeout int) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (c *ConsulClient)  ReleaseLock(lockName string) error {
+	return nil
+}
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diff --git a/vendor/github.com/opencord/voltha-go/db/kvstore/etcdclient.go b/vendor/github.com/opencord/voltha-go/db/kvstore/etcdclient.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e5f6dfe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vendor/github.com/opencord/voltha-go/db/kvstore/etcdclient.go
@@ -0,0 +1,520 @@
+/*
+ * 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 kvstore
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/opencord/voltha-go/common/log"
+	v3Client "go.etcd.io/etcd/clientv3"
+	v3Concurrency "go.etcd.io/etcd/clientv3/concurrency"
+	v3rpcTypes "go.etcd.io/etcd/etcdserver/api/v3rpc/rpctypes"
+	"sync"
+)
+
+// EtcdClient represents the Etcd KV store client
+type EtcdClient struct {
+	ectdAPI          *v3Client.Client
+	leaderRev        v3Client.Client
+	keyReservations  map[string]*v3Client.LeaseID
+	watchedChannels  sync.Map
+	writeLock        sync.Mutex
+	lockToMutexMap   map[string]*v3Concurrency.Mutex
+	lockToSessionMap map[string]*v3Concurrency.Session
+	lockToMutexLock  sync.Mutex
+}
+
+// NewEtcdClient returns a new client for the Etcd KV store
+func NewEtcdClient(addr string, timeout int) (*EtcdClient, error) {
+	duration := GetDuration(timeout)
+
+	c, err := v3Client.New(v3Client.Config{
+		Endpoints:   []string{addr},
+		DialTimeout: duration,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error(err)
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	reservations := make(map[string]*v3Client.LeaseID)
+	lockMutexMap := make(map[string]*v3Concurrency.Mutex)
+	lockSessionMap := make(map[string]*v3Concurrency.Session)
+
+	return &EtcdClient{ectdAPI: c, keyReservations: reservations, lockToMutexMap: lockMutexMap,
+		lockToSessionMap: lockSessionMap}, nil
+}
+
+// List returns an array of key-value pairs with key as a prefix.  Timeout defines how long the function will
+// wait for a response
+func (c *EtcdClient) List(key string, timeout int, lock ...bool) (map[string]*KVPair, error) {
+	duration := GetDuration(timeout)
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), duration)
+
+	// DO NOT lock by default; otherwise lock per instructed value
+	if len(lock) > 0 && lock[0] {
+		session, _ := v3Concurrency.NewSession(c.ectdAPI, v3Concurrency.WithContext(ctx))
+		mu := v3Concurrency.NewMutex(session, "/lock"+key)
+		mu.Lock(context.Background())
+		defer mu.Unlock(context.Background())
+		defer session.Close()
+	}
+
+	resp, err := c.ectdAPI.Get(ctx, key, v3Client.WithPrefix())
+	cancel()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error(err)
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	m := make(map[string]*KVPair)
+	for _, ev := range resp.Kvs {
+		m[string(ev.Key)] = NewKVPair(string(ev.Key), ev.Value, "", ev.Lease)
+	}
+	return m, nil
+}
+
+// Get returns a key-value pair for a given key. Timeout defines how long the function will
+// wait for a response
+func (c *EtcdClient) Get(key string, timeout int, lock ...bool) (*KVPair, error) {
+	duration := GetDuration(timeout)
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), duration)
+
+	// Lock by default; otherwise lock per instructed value
+	if len(lock) > 0 && lock[0] {
+		session, _ := v3Concurrency.NewSession(c.ectdAPI, v3Concurrency.WithContext(ctx))
+		mu := v3Concurrency.NewMutex(session, "/lock"+key)
+		mu.Lock(context.Background())
+		defer mu.Unlock(context.Background())
+		defer session.Close()
+	}
+
+	resp, err := c.ectdAPI.Get(ctx, key)
+	cancel()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error(err)
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	for _, ev := range resp.Kvs {
+		// Only one value is returned
+		return NewKVPair(string(ev.Key), ev.Value, "", ev.Lease), nil
+	}
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
+// Put writes a key-value pair to the KV store.  Value can only be a string or []byte since the etcd API
+// accepts only a string as a value for a put operation. Timeout defines how long the function will
+// wait for a response
+func (c *EtcdClient) Put(key string, value interface{}, timeout int, lock ...bool) error {
+
+	// Validate that we can convert value to a string as etcd API expects a string
+	var val string
+	var er error
+	if val, er = ToString(value); er != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unexpected-type-%T", value)
+	}
+
+	duration := GetDuration(timeout)
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), duration)
+
+	// Lock by default; otherwise lock per instructed value
+	if len(lock) == 0 || lock[0] {
+		session, _ := v3Concurrency.NewSession(c.ectdAPI, v3Concurrency.WithContext(ctx))
+		mu := v3Concurrency.NewMutex(session, "/lock"+key)
+		mu.Lock(context.Background())
+		defer mu.Unlock(context.Background())
+		defer session.Close()
+	}
+
+	c.writeLock.Lock()
+	defer c.writeLock.Unlock()
+	_, err := c.ectdAPI.Put(ctx, key, val)
+	cancel()
+	if err != nil {
+		switch err {
+		case context.Canceled:
+			log.Warnw("context-cancelled", log.Fields{"error": err})
+		case context.DeadlineExceeded:
+			log.Warnw("context-deadline-exceeded", log.Fields{"error": err})
+		case v3rpcTypes.ErrEmptyKey:
+			log.Warnw("etcd-client-error", log.Fields{"error": err})
+		default:
+			log.Warnw("bad-endpoints", log.Fields{"error": err})
+		}
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Delete removes a key from the KV store. Timeout defines how long the function will
+// wait for a response
+func (c *EtcdClient) Delete(key string, timeout int, lock ...bool) error {
+
+	duration := GetDuration(timeout)
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), duration)
+
+	// Lock by default; otherwise lock per instructed value
+	if len(lock) == 0 || lock[0] {
+		session, _ := v3Concurrency.NewSession(c.ectdAPI, v3Concurrency.WithContext(ctx))
+		mu := v3Concurrency.NewMutex(session, "/lock"+key)
+		mu.Lock(context.Background())
+		defer mu.Unlock(context.Background())
+		defer session.Close()
+	}
+
+	defer cancel()
+
+	c.writeLock.Lock()
+	defer c.writeLock.Unlock()
+
+	// delete the keys
+	if _, err := c.ectdAPI.Delete(ctx, key, v3Client.WithPrefix()); err != nil {
+		log.Errorw("failed-to-delete-key", log.Fields{"key": key, "error": err})
+		return err
+	}
+	log.Debugw("key(s)-deleted", log.Fields{"key": key})
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Reserve is invoked to acquire a key and set it to a given value. Value can only be a string or []byte since
+// the etcd API accepts only a string.  Timeout defines how long the function will wait for a response.  TTL
+// defines how long that reservation is valid.  When TTL expires the key is unreserved by the KV store itself.
+// If the key is acquired then the value returned will be the value passed in.  If the key is already acquired
+// then the value assigned to that key will be returned.
+func (c *EtcdClient) Reserve(key string, value interface{}, ttl int64) (interface{}, error) {
+	// Validate that we can convert value to a string as etcd API expects a string
+	var val string
+	var er error
+	if val, er = ToString(value); er != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unexpected-type%T", value)
+	}
+
+	// Create a lease
+	resp, err := c.ectdAPI.Grant(context.Background(), ttl)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error(err)
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	// Register the lease id
+	c.writeLock.Lock()
+	c.keyReservations[key] = &resp.ID
+	c.writeLock.Unlock()
+
+	// Revoke lease if reservation is not successful
+	reservationSuccessful := false
+	defer func() {
+		if !reservationSuccessful {
+			if err = c.ReleaseReservation(key); err != nil {
+				log.Error("cannot-release-lease")
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+
+	// Try to grap the Key with the above lease
+	c.ectdAPI.Txn(context.Background())
+	txn := c.ectdAPI.Txn(context.Background())
+	txn = txn.If(v3Client.Compare(v3Client.Version(key), "=", 0))
+	txn = txn.Then(v3Client.OpPut(key, val, v3Client.WithLease(resp.ID)))
+	txn = txn.Else(v3Client.OpGet(key))
+	result, er := txn.Commit()
+	if er != nil {
+		return nil, er
+	}
+
+	if !result.Succeeded {
+		// Verify whether we are already the owner of that Key
+		if len(result.Responses) > 0 &&
+			len(result.Responses[0].GetResponseRange().Kvs) > 0 {
+			kv := result.Responses[0].GetResponseRange().Kvs[0]
+			if string(kv.Value) == val {
+				reservationSuccessful = true
+				return value, nil
+			}
+			return kv.Value, nil
+		}
+	} else {
+		// Read the Key to ensure this is our Key
+		m, err := c.Get(key, defaultKVGetTimeout, false)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		if m != nil {
+			if m.Key == key && isEqual(m.Value, value) {
+				// My reservation is successful - register it.  For now, support is only for 1 reservation per key
+				// per session.
+				reservationSuccessful = true
+				return value, nil
+			}
+			// My reservation has failed.  Return the owner of that key
+			return m.Value, nil
+		}
+	}
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
+// ReleaseAllReservations releases all key reservations previously made (using Reserve API)
+func (c *EtcdClient) ReleaseAllReservations() error {
+	c.writeLock.Lock()
+	defer c.writeLock.Unlock()
+	for key, leaseID := range c.keyReservations {
+		_, err := c.ectdAPI.Revoke(context.Background(), *leaseID)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Errorw("cannot-release-reservation", log.Fields{"key": key, "error": err})
+			return err
+		}
+		delete(c.keyReservations, key)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// ReleaseReservation releases reservation for a specific key.
+func (c *EtcdClient) ReleaseReservation(key string) error {
+	// Get the leaseid using the key
+	log.Debugw("Release-reservation", log.Fields{"key":key})
+	var ok bool
+	var leaseID *v3Client.LeaseID
+	c.writeLock.Lock()
+	defer c.writeLock.Unlock()
+	if leaseID, ok = c.keyReservations[key]; !ok {
+		return nil
+	}
+	if leaseID != nil {
+		_, err := c.ectdAPI.Revoke(context.Background(), *leaseID)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Error(err)
+			return err
+		}
+		delete(c.keyReservations, key)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// RenewReservation renews a reservation.  A reservation will go stale after the specified TTL (Time To Live)
+// period specified when reserving the key
+func (c *EtcdClient) RenewReservation(key string) error {
+	// Get the leaseid using the key
+	var ok bool
+	var leaseID *v3Client.LeaseID
+	c.writeLock.Lock()
+	defer c.writeLock.Unlock()
+	if leaseID, ok = c.keyReservations[key]; !ok {
+		return errors.New("key-not-reserved")
+	}
+
+	if leaseID != nil {
+		_, err := c.ectdAPI.KeepAliveOnce(context.Background(), *leaseID)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Errorw("lease-may-have-expired", log.Fields{"error": err})
+			return err
+		}
+	} else {
+		return errors.New("lease-expired")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Watch provides the watch capability on a given key.  It returns a channel onto which the callee needs to
+// listen to receive Events.
+func (c *EtcdClient) Watch(key string) chan *Event {
+	w := v3Client.NewWatcher(c.ectdAPI)
+	channel := w.Watch(context.Background(), key, v3Client.WithPrefix())
+
+	// Create a new channel
+	ch := make(chan *Event, maxClientChannelBufferSize)
+
+	// Keep track of the created channels so they can be closed when required
+	channelMap := make(map[chan *Event]v3Client.Watcher)
+	channelMap[ch] = w
+	//c.writeLock.Lock()
+	//defer c.writeLock.Unlock()
+
+	channelMaps := c.addChannelMap(key, channelMap)
+
+	log.Debugw("watched-channels", log.Fields{"channels": channelMaps})
+	// Launch a go routine to listen for updates
+	go c.listenForKeyChange(channel, ch)
+
+	return ch
+
+}
+
+func (c *EtcdClient) addChannelMap(key string, channelMap map[chan *Event]v3Client.Watcher) []map[chan *Event]v3Client.Watcher {
+	var channels interface{}
+	var exists bool
+
+	if channels, exists = c.watchedChannels.Load(key); exists {
+		channels = append(channels.([]map[chan *Event]v3Client.Watcher), channelMap)
+	} else {
+		channels = []map[chan *Event]v3Client.Watcher{channelMap}
+	}
+	c.watchedChannels.Store(key, channels)
+
+	return channels.([]map[chan *Event]v3Client.Watcher)
+}
+
+func (c *EtcdClient) removeChannelMap(key string, pos int) []map[chan *Event]v3Client.Watcher {
+	var channels interface{}
+	var exists bool
+
+	if channels, exists = c.watchedChannels.Load(key); exists {
+		channels = append(channels.([]map[chan *Event]v3Client.Watcher)[:pos], channels.([]map[chan *Event]v3Client.Watcher)[pos+1:]...)
+		c.watchedChannels.Store(key, channels)
+	}
+
+	return channels.([]map[chan *Event]v3Client.Watcher)
+}
+
+func (c *EtcdClient) getChannelMaps(key string) ([]map[chan *Event]v3Client.Watcher, bool) {
+	var channels interface{}
+	var exists bool
+
+	channels, exists = c.watchedChannels.Load(key)
+
+	if channels == nil {
+		return nil, exists
+	}
+
+	return channels.([]map[chan *Event]v3Client.Watcher), exists
+}
+
+// CloseWatch closes a specific watch. Both the key and the channel are required when closing a watch as there
+// may be multiple listeners on the same key.  The previously created channel serves as a key
+func (c *EtcdClient) CloseWatch(key string, ch chan *Event) {
+	// Get the array of channels mapping
+	var watchedChannels []map[chan *Event]v3Client.Watcher
+	var ok bool
+	c.writeLock.Lock()
+	defer c.writeLock.Unlock()
+
+	if watchedChannels, ok = c.getChannelMaps(key); !ok {
+		log.Warnw("key-has-no-watched-channels", log.Fields{"key": key})
+		return
+	}
+	// Look for the channels
+	var pos = -1
+	for i, chMap := range watchedChannels {
+		if t, ok := chMap[ch]; ok {
+			log.Debug("channel-found")
+			// Close the etcd watcher before the client channel.  This should close the etcd channel as well
+			if err := t.Close(); err != nil {
+				log.Errorw("watcher-cannot-be-closed", log.Fields{"key": key, "error": err})
+			}
+			close(ch)
+			pos = i
+			break
+		}
+	}
+
+	channelMaps, _ := c.getChannelMaps(key)
+	// Remove that entry if present
+	if pos >= 0 {
+		channelMaps = c.removeChannelMap(key, pos)
+	}
+	log.Infow("watcher-channel-exiting", log.Fields{"key": key, "channel": channelMaps})
+}
+
+func (c *EtcdClient) listenForKeyChange(channel v3Client.WatchChan, ch chan<- *Event) {
+	log.Debug("start-listening-on-channel ...")
+	for resp := range channel {
+		for _, ev := range resp.Events {
+			//log.Debugf("%s %q : %q\n", ev.Type, ev.Kv.Key, ev.Kv.Value)
+			ch <- NewEvent(getEventType(ev), ev.Kv.Key, ev.Kv.Value)
+		}
+	}
+	log.Debug("stop-listening-on-channel ...")
+}
+
+func getEventType(event *v3Client.Event) int {
+	switch event.Type {
+	case v3Client.EventTypePut:
+		return PUT
+	case v3Client.EventTypeDelete:
+		return DELETE
+	}
+	return UNKNOWN
+}
+
+// Close closes the KV store client
+func (c *EtcdClient) Close() {
+	c.writeLock.Lock()
+	defer c.writeLock.Unlock()
+	if err := c.ectdAPI.Close(); err != nil {
+		log.Errorw("error-closing-client", log.Fields{"error": err})
+	}
+}
+
+func (c *EtcdClient) addLockName(lockName string, lock *v3Concurrency.Mutex, session *v3Concurrency.Session) {
+	c.lockToMutexLock.Lock()
+	defer c.lockToMutexLock.Unlock()
+	c.lockToMutexMap[lockName] = lock
+	c.lockToSessionMap[lockName] = session
+}
+
+func (c *EtcdClient) deleteLockName(lockName string) {
+	c.lockToMutexLock.Lock()
+	defer c.lockToMutexLock.Unlock()
+	delete(c.lockToMutexMap, lockName)
+	delete(c.lockToSessionMap, lockName)
+}
+
+func (c *EtcdClient) getLock(lockName string) (*v3Concurrency.Mutex, *v3Concurrency.Session) {
+	c.lockToMutexLock.Lock()
+	defer c.lockToMutexLock.Unlock()
+	var lock *v3Concurrency.Mutex
+	var session *v3Concurrency.Session
+	if l, exist := c.lockToMutexMap[lockName]; exist {
+		lock = l
+	}
+	if s, exist := c.lockToSessionMap[lockName]; exist {
+		session = s
+	}
+	return lock, session
+}
+
+func (c *EtcdClient) AcquireLock(lockName string, timeout int) error {
+	duration := GetDuration(timeout)
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), duration)
+	session, _ := v3Concurrency.NewSession(c.ectdAPI, v3Concurrency.WithContext(ctx))
+	mu := v3Concurrency.NewMutex(session, "/devicelock_"+lockName)
+	if err := mu.Lock(context.Background()); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	c.addLockName(lockName, mu, session)
+	cancel()
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (c *EtcdClient) ReleaseLock(lockName string) error {
+	lock, session := c.getLock(lockName)
+	var err error
+	if lock != nil {
+		if e := lock.Unlock(context.Background()); e != nil {
+			err = e
+		}
+	}
+	if session != nil {
+		if e := session.Close(); e != nil {
+			err = e
+		}
+	}
+	c.deleteLockName(lockName)
+
+	return err
+}
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/opencord/voltha-go/db/kvstore/kvutils.go b/vendor/github.com/opencord/voltha-go/db/kvstore/kvutils.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cf9a95c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vendor/github.com/opencord/voltha-go/db/kvstore/kvutils.go
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+/*
+ * 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 kvstore
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// GetDuration converts a timeout value from int to duration.  If the timeout value is
+// either not set of -ve then we default KV timeout (configurable) is used.
+func GetDuration(timeout int) time.Duration {
+	if timeout <= 0 {
+		return defaultKVGetTimeout * time.Second
+	}
+	return time.Duration(timeout) * time.Second
+}
+
+// ToString converts an interface value to a string.  The interface should either be of
+// a string type or []byte.  Otherwise, an error is returned.
+func ToString(value interface{}) (string, error) {
+	switch t := value.(type) {
+	case []byte:
+		return string(value.([]byte)), nil
+	case string:
+		return value.(string), nil
+	default:
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("unexpected-type-%T", t)
+	}
+}
+
+// ToByte converts an interface value to a []byte.  The interface should either be of
+// a string type or []byte.  Otherwise, an error is returned.
+func ToByte(value interface{}) ([]byte, error) {
+	switch t := value.(type) {
+	case []byte:
+		return value.([]byte), nil
+	case string:
+		return []byte(value.(string)), nil
+	default:
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unexpected-type-%T", t)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/opencord/voltha-go/kafka/client.go b/vendor/github.com/opencord/voltha-go/kafka/client.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a4c49ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vendor/github.com/opencord/voltha-go/kafka/client.go
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+/*
+ * 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 kafka
+
+import (
+	ca "github.com/opencord/voltha-protos/go/inter_container"
+	"time"
+)
+
+const (
+	PartitionConsumer = iota
+	GroupCustomer     = iota
+)
+
+const (
+	OffsetNewest = -1
+	OffsetOldest = -2
+)
+
+const (
+	GroupIdKey = "groupId"
+	Offset = "offset"
+)
+
+const (
+	DefaultKafkaHost                = "127.0.0.1"
+	DefaultKafkaPort                = 9092
+	DefaultGroupName                = "voltha"
+	DefaultSleepOnError             = 1
+	DefaultProducerFlushFrequency   = 10
+	DefaultProducerFlushMessages    = 10
+	DefaultProducerFlushMaxmessages = 100
+	DefaultProducerReturnSuccess    = true
+	DefaultProducerReturnErrors     = true
+	DefaultProducerRetryMax         = 3
+	DefaultProducerRetryBackoff     = time.Millisecond * 100
+	DefaultConsumerMaxwait          = 100
+	DefaultMaxProcessingTime        = 100
+	DefaultConsumerType             = PartitionConsumer
+	DefaultNumberPartitions         = 3
+	DefaultNumberReplicas           = 1
+	DefaultAutoCreateTopic          = false
+)
+
+// MsgClient represents the set of APIs  a Kafka MsgClient must implement
+type Client interface {
+	Start() error
+	Stop()
+	CreateTopic(topic *Topic, numPartition int, repFactor int) error
+	DeleteTopic(topic *Topic) error
+	Subscribe(topic *Topic, kvArgs ...*KVArg) (<-chan *ca.InterContainerMessage, error)
+	UnSubscribe(topic *Topic, ch <-chan *ca.InterContainerMessage) error
+	Send(msg interface{}, topic *Topic, keys ...string) error
+}
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/opencord/voltha-go/kafka/kafka_inter_container_library.go b/vendor/github.com/opencord/voltha-go/kafka/kafka_inter_container_library.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b9c03e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vendor/github.com/opencord/voltha-go/kafka/kafka_inter_container_library.go
@@ -0,0 +1,824 @@
+/*
+ * 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 kafka
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/golang/protobuf/proto"
+	"github.com/golang/protobuf/ptypes"
+	"github.com/golang/protobuf/ptypes/any"
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
+	"github.com/opencord/voltha-go/common/log"
+	ic "github.com/opencord/voltha-protos/go/inter_container"
+	"reflect"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// Initialize the logger - gets the default until the main function setup the logger
+func init() {
+	log.AddPackage(log.JSON, log.DebugLevel, nil)
+}
+
+const (
+	DefaultMaxRetries     = 3
+	DefaultRequestTimeout = 10000 // 10000 milliseconds - to handle a wider latency range
+)
+
+const (
+	TransactionKey = "transactionID"
+	FromTopic      = "fromTopic"
+)
+
+// requestHandlerChannel represents an interface associated with a channel.  Whenever, an event is
+// obtained from that channel, this interface is invoked.   This is used to handle
+// async requests into the Core via the kafka messaging bus
+type requestHandlerChannel struct {
+	requesthandlerInterface interface{}
+	ch                      <-chan *ic.InterContainerMessage
+}
+
+// transactionChannel represents a combination of a topic and a channel onto which a response received
+// on the kafka bus will be sent to
+type transactionChannel struct {
+	topic *Topic
+	ch    chan *ic.InterContainerMessage
+}
+
+// InterContainerProxy represents the messaging proxy
+type InterContainerProxy struct {
+	kafkaHost                      string
+	kafkaPort                      int
+	DefaultTopic                   *Topic
+	defaultRequestHandlerInterface interface{}
+	deviceDiscoveryTopic           *Topic
+	kafkaClient                    Client
+	doneCh                         chan int
+
+	// This map is used to map a topic to an interface and channel.   When a request is received
+	// on that channel (registered to the topic) then that interface is invoked.
+	topicToRequestHandlerChannelMap   map[string]*requestHandlerChannel
+	lockTopicRequestHandlerChannelMap sync.RWMutex
+
+	// This map is used to map a channel to a response topic.   This channel handles all responses on that
+	// channel for that topic and forward them to the appropriate consumers channel, using the
+	// transactionIdToChannelMap.
+	topicToResponseChannelMap   map[string]<-chan *ic.InterContainerMessage
+	lockTopicResponseChannelMap sync.RWMutex
+
+	// This map is used to map a transaction to a consumers channel.  This is used whenever a request has been
+	// sent out and we are waiting for a response.
+	transactionIdToChannelMap     map[string]*transactionChannel
+	lockTransactionIdToChannelMap sync.RWMutex
+}
+
+type InterContainerProxyOption func(*InterContainerProxy)
+
+func InterContainerHost(host string) InterContainerProxyOption {
+	return func(args *InterContainerProxy) {
+		args.kafkaHost = host
+	}
+}
+
+func InterContainerPort(port int) InterContainerProxyOption {
+	return func(args *InterContainerProxy) {
+		args.kafkaPort = port
+	}
+}
+
+func DefaultTopic(topic *Topic) InterContainerProxyOption {
+	return func(args *InterContainerProxy) {
+		args.DefaultTopic = topic
+	}
+}
+
+func DeviceDiscoveryTopic(topic *Topic) InterContainerProxyOption {
+	return func(args *InterContainerProxy) {
+		args.deviceDiscoveryTopic = topic
+	}
+}
+
+func RequestHandlerInterface(handler interface{}) InterContainerProxyOption {
+	return func(args *InterContainerProxy) {
+		args.defaultRequestHandlerInterface = handler
+	}
+}
+
+func MsgClient(client Client) InterContainerProxyOption {
+	return func(args *InterContainerProxy) {
+		args.kafkaClient = client
+	}
+}
+
+func NewInterContainerProxy(opts ...InterContainerProxyOption) (*InterContainerProxy, error) {
+	proxy := &InterContainerProxy{
+		kafkaHost: DefaultKafkaHost,
+		kafkaPort: DefaultKafkaPort,
+	}
+
+	for _, option := range opts {
+		option(proxy)
+	}
+
+	// Create the locks for all the maps
+	proxy.lockTopicRequestHandlerChannelMap = sync.RWMutex{}
+	proxy.lockTransactionIdToChannelMap = sync.RWMutex{}
+	proxy.lockTopicResponseChannelMap = sync.RWMutex{}
+
+	return proxy, nil
+}
+
+func (kp *InterContainerProxy) Start() error {
+	log.Info("Starting-Proxy")
+
+	// Kafka MsgClient should already have been created.  If not, output fatal error
+	if kp.kafkaClient == nil {
+		log.Fatal("kafka-client-not-set")
+	}
+
+	// Create the Done channel
+	kp.doneCh = make(chan int, 1)
+
+	// Start the kafka client
+	if err := kp.kafkaClient.Start(); err != nil {
+		log.Errorw("Cannot-create-kafka-proxy", log.Fields{"error": err})
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Create the topic to response channel map
+	kp.topicToResponseChannelMap = make(map[string]<-chan *ic.InterContainerMessage)
+	//
+	// Create the transactionId to Channel Map
+	kp.transactionIdToChannelMap = make(map[string]*transactionChannel)
+
+	// Create the topic to request channel map
+	kp.topicToRequestHandlerChannelMap = make(map[string]*requestHandlerChannel)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (kp *InterContainerProxy) Stop() {
+	log.Info("stopping-intercontainer-proxy")
+	kp.doneCh <- 1
+	// TODO : Perform cleanup
+	kp.kafkaClient.Stop()
+	//kp.deleteAllTopicRequestHandlerChannelMap()
+	//kp.deleteAllTopicResponseChannelMap()
+	//kp.deleteAllTransactionIdToChannelMap()
+}
+
+// DeviceDiscovered publish the discovered device onto the kafka messaging bus
+func (kp *InterContainerProxy) DeviceDiscovered(deviceId string, deviceType string, parentId string, publisher string) error {
+	log.Debugw("sending-device-discovery-msg", log.Fields{"deviceId": deviceId})
+	//	Simple validation
+	if deviceId == "" || deviceType == "" {
+		log.Errorw("invalid-parameters", log.Fields{"id": deviceId, "type": deviceType})
+		return errors.New("invalid-parameters")
+	}
+	//	Create the device discovery message
+	header := &ic.Header{
+		Id:        uuid.New().String(),
+		Type:      ic.MessageType_DEVICE_DISCOVERED,
+		FromTopic: kp.DefaultTopic.Name,
+		ToTopic:   kp.deviceDiscoveryTopic.Name,
+		Timestamp: time.Now().UnixNano(),
+	}
+	body := &ic.DeviceDiscovered{
+		Id:         deviceId,
+		DeviceType: deviceType,
+		ParentId:   parentId,
+		Publisher:  publisher,
+	}
+
+	var marshalledData *any.Any
+	var err error
+	if marshalledData, err = ptypes.MarshalAny(body); err != nil {
+		log.Errorw("cannot-marshal-request", log.Fields{"error": err})
+		return err
+	}
+	msg := &ic.InterContainerMessage{
+		Header: header,
+		Body:   marshalledData,
+	}
+
+	// Send the message
+	if err := kp.kafkaClient.Send(msg, kp.deviceDiscoveryTopic); err != nil {
+		log.Errorw("cannot-send-device-discovery-message", log.Fields{"error": err})
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// InvokeRPC is used to send a request to a given topic
+func (kp *InterContainerProxy) InvokeRPC(ctx context.Context, rpc string, toTopic *Topic, replyToTopic *Topic,
+	waitForResponse bool, key string, kvArgs ...*KVArg) (bool, *any.Any) {
+
+	//	If a replyToTopic is provided then we use it, otherwise just use the  default toTopic.  The replyToTopic is
+	// typically the device ID.
+	responseTopic := replyToTopic
+	if responseTopic == nil {
+		responseTopic = kp.DefaultTopic
+	}
+
+	// Encode the request
+	protoRequest, err := encodeRequest(rpc, toTopic, responseTopic, key, kvArgs...)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Warnw("cannot-format-request", log.Fields{"rpc": rpc, "error": err})
+		return false, nil
+	}
+
+	// Subscribe for response, if needed, before sending request
+	var ch <-chan *ic.InterContainerMessage
+	if waitForResponse {
+		var err error
+		if ch, err = kp.subscribeForResponse(*responseTopic, protoRequest.Header.Id); err != nil {
+			log.Errorw("failed-to-subscribe-for-response", log.Fields{"error": err, "toTopic": toTopic.Name})
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Send request - if the topic is formatted with a device Id then we will send the request using a
+	// specific key, hence ensuring a single partition is used to publish the request.  This ensures that the
+	// subscriber on that topic will receive the request in the order it was sent.  The key used is the deviceId.
+	//key := GetDeviceIdFromTopic(*toTopic)
+	log.Debugw("sending-msg", log.Fields{"rpc": rpc, "toTopic": toTopic, "replyTopic": responseTopic, "key": key, "xId": protoRequest.Header.Id})
+	go kp.kafkaClient.Send(protoRequest, toTopic, key)
+
+	if waitForResponse {
+		// Create a child context based on the parent context, if any
+		var cancel context.CancelFunc
+		childCtx := context.Background()
+		if ctx == nil {
+			ctx, cancel = context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), DefaultRequestTimeout*time.Millisecond)
+		} else {
+			childCtx, cancel = context.WithTimeout(ctx, DefaultRequestTimeout*time.Millisecond)
+		}
+		defer cancel()
+
+		// Wait for response as well as timeout or cancellation
+		// Remove the subscription for a response on return
+		defer kp.unSubscribeForResponse(protoRequest.Header.Id)
+		select {
+		case msg, ok := <-ch:
+			if !ok {
+				log.Warnw("channel-closed", log.Fields{"rpc": rpc, "replyTopic": replyToTopic.Name})
+				protoError := &ic.Error{Reason: "channel-closed"}
+				var marshalledArg *any.Any
+				if marshalledArg, err = ptypes.MarshalAny(protoError); err != nil {
+					return false, nil // Should never happen
+				}
+				return false, marshalledArg
+			}
+			log.Debugw("received-response", log.Fields{"rpc": rpc, "msgHeader": msg.Header})
+			var responseBody *ic.InterContainerResponseBody
+			var err error
+			if responseBody, err = decodeResponse(msg); err != nil {
+				log.Errorw("decode-response-error", log.Fields{"error": err})
+			}
+			return responseBody.Success, responseBody.Result
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			log.Debugw("context-cancelled", log.Fields{"rpc": rpc, "ctx": ctx.Err()})
+			//	 pack the error as proto any type
+			protoError := &ic.Error{Reason: ctx.Err().Error()}
+			var marshalledArg *any.Any
+			if marshalledArg, err = ptypes.MarshalAny(protoError); err != nil {
+				return false, nil // Should never happen
+			}
+			return false, marshalledArg
+		case <-childCtx.Done():
+			log.Debugw("context-cancelled", log.Fields{"rpc": rpc, "ctx": childCtx.Err()})
+			//	 pack the error as proto any type
+			protoError := &ic.Error{Reason: childCtx.Err().Error()}
+			var marshalledArg *any.Any
+			if marshalledArg, err = ptypes.MarshalAny(protoError); err != nil {
+				return false, nil // Should never happen
+			}
+			return false, marshalledArg
+		case <-kp.doneCh:
+			log.Infow("received-exit-signal", log.Fields{"toTopic": toTopic.Name, "rpc": rpc})
+			return true, nil
+		}
+	}
+	return true, nil
+}
+
+// SubscribeWithRequestHandlerInterface allows a caller to assign a target object to be invoked automatically
+// when a message is received on a given topic
+func (kp *InterContainerProxy) SubscribeWithRequestHandlerInterface(topic Topic, handler interface{}) error {
+
+	// Subscribe to receive messages for that topic
+	var ch <-chan *ic.InterContainerMessage
+	var err error
+	if ch, err = kp.kafkaClient.Subscribe(&topic); err != nil {
+		//if ch, err = kp.Subscribe(topic); err != nil {
+		log.Errorw("failed-to-subscribe", log.Fields{"error": err, "topic": topic.Name})
+	}
+
+	kp.defaultRequestHandlerInterface = handler
+	kp.addToTopicRequestHandlerChannelMap(topic.Name, &requestHandlerChannel{requesthandlerInterface: handler, ch: ch})
+	// Launch a go routine to receive and process kafka messages
+	go kp.waitForMessages(ch, topic, handler)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// SubscribeWithDefaultRequestHandler allows a caller to add a topic to an existing target object to be invoked automatically
+// when a message is received on a given topic.  So far there is only 1 target registered per microservice
+func (kp *InterContainerProxy) SubscribeWithDefaultRequestHandler(topic Topic, initialOffset int64) error {
+	// Subscribe to receive messages for that topic
+	var ch <-chan *ic.InterContainerMessage
+	var err error
+	if ch, err = kp.kafkaClient.Subscribe(&topic, &KVArg{Key: Offset, Value: initialOffset}); err != nil {
+		log.Errorw("failed-to-subscribe", log.Fields{"error": err, "topic": topic.Name})
+		return err
+	}
+	kp.addToTopicRequestHandlerChannelMap(topic.Name, &requestHandlerChannel{requesthandlerInterface: kp.defaultRequestHandlerInterface, ch: ch})
+
+	// Launch a go routine to receive and process kafka messages
+	go kp.waitForMessages(ch, topic, kp.defaultRequestHandlerInterface)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (kp *InterContainerProxy) UnSubscribeFromRequestHandler(topic Topic) error {
+	return kp.deleteFromTopicRequestHandlerChannelMap(topic.Name)
+}
+
+// setupTopicResponseChannelMap sets up single consumers channel that will act as a broadcast channel for all
+// responses from that topic.
+func (kp *InterContainerProxy) setupTopicResponseChannelMap(topic string, arg <-chan *ic.InterContainerMessage) {
+	kp.lockTopicResponseChannelMap.Lock()
+	defer kp.lockTopicResponseChannelMap.Unlock()
+	if _, exist := kp.topicToResponseChannelMap[topic]; !exist {
+		kp.topicToResponseChannelMap[topic] = arg
+	}
+}
+
+func (kp *InterContainerProxy) isTopicSubscribedForResponse(topic string) bool {
+	kp.lockTopicResponseChannelMap.RLock()
+	defer kp.lockTopicResponseChannelMap.RUnlock()
+	_, exist := kp.topicToResponseChannelMap[topic]
+	return exist
+}
+
+func (kp *InterContainerProxy) deleteFromTopicResponseChannelMap(topic string) error {
+	kp.lockTopicResponseChannelMap.Lock()
+	defer kp.lockTopicResponseChannelMap.Unlock()
+	if _, exist := kp.topicToResponseChannelMap[topic]; exist {
+		// Unsubscribe to this topic first - this will close the subscribed channel
+		var err error
+		if err = kp.kafkaClient.UnSubscribe(&Topic{Name: topic}, kp.topicToResponseChannelMap[topic]); err != nil {
+			log.Errorw("unsubscribing-error", log.Fields{"topic": topic})
+		}
+		delete(kp.topicToResponseChannelMap, topic)
+		return err
+	} else {
+		return errors.New(fmt.Sprintf("%s-Topic-not-found", topic))
+	}
+}
+
+func (kp *InterContainerProxy) deleteAllTopicResponseChannelMap() error {
+	kp.lockTopicResponseChannelMap.Lock()
+	defer kp.lockTopicResponseChannelMap.Unlock()
+	var err error
+	for topic, _ := range kp.topicToResponseChannelMap {
+		// Unsubscribe to this topic first - this will close the subscribed channel
+		if err = kp.kafkaClient.UnSubscribe(&Topic{Name: topic}, kp.topicToResponseChannelMap[topic]); err != nil {
+			log.Errorw("unsubscribing-error", log.Fields{"topic": topic, "error": err})
+		}
+		delete(kp.topicToResponseChannelMap, topic)
+	}
+	return err
+}
+
+func (kp *InterContainerProxy) addToTopicRequestHandlerChannelMap(topic string, arg *requestHandlerChannel) {
+	kp.lockTopicRequestHandlerChannelMap.Lock()
+	defer kp.lockTopicRequestHandlerChannelMap.Unlock()
+	if _, exist := kp.topicToRequestHandlerChannelMap[topic]; !exist {
+		kp.topicToRequestHandlerChannelMap[topic] = arg
+	}
+}
+
+func (kp *InterContainerProxy) deleteFromTopicRequestHandlerChannelMap(topic string) error {
+	kp.lockTopicRequestHandlerChannelMap.Lock()
+	defer kp.lockTopicRequestHandlerChannelMap.Unlock()
+	if _, exist := kp.topicToRequestHandlerChannelMap[topic]; exist {
+		// Close the kafka client client first by unsubscribing to this topic
+		kp.kafkaClient.UnSubscribe(&Topic{Name: topic}, kp.topicToRequestHandlerChannelMap[topic].ch)
+		delete(kp.topicToRequestHandlerChannelMap, topic)
+		return nil
+	} else {
+		return errors.New(fmt.Sprintf("%s-Topic-not-found", topic))
+	}
+}
+
+func (kp *InterContainerProxy) deleteAllTopicRequestHandlerChannelMap() error {
+	kp.lockTopicRequestHandlerChannelMap.Lock()
+	defer kp.lockTopicRequestHandlerChannelMap.Unlock()
+	var err error
+	for topic, _ := range kp.topicToRequestHandlerChannelMap {
+		// Close the kafka client client first by unsubscribing to this topic
+		if err = kp.kafkaClient.UnSubscribe(&Topic{Name: topic}, kp.topicToRequestHandlerChannelMap[topic].ch); err != nil {
+			log.Errorw("unsubscribing-error", log.Fields{"topic": topic, "error": err})
+		}
+		delete(kp.topicToRequestHandlerChannelMap, topic)
+	}
+	return err
+}
+
+func (kp *InterContainerProxy) addToTransactionIdToChannelMap(id string, topic *Topic, arg chan *ic.InterContainerMessage) {
+	kp.lockTransactionIdToChannelMap.Lock()
+	defer kp.lockTransactionIdToChannelMap.Unlock()
+	if _, exist := kp.transactionIdToChannelMap[id]; !exist {
+		kp.transactionIdToChannelMap[id] = &transactionChannel{topic: topic, ch: arg}
+	}
+}
+
+func (kp *InterContainerProxy) deleteFromTransactionIdToChannelMap(id string) {
+	kp.lockTransactionIdToChannelMap.Lock()
+	defer kp.lockTransactionIdToChannelMap.Unlock()
+	if transChannel, exist := kp.transactionIdToChannelMap[id]; exist {
+		// Close the channel first
+		close(transChannel.ch)
+		delete(kp.transactionIdToChannelMap, id)
+	}
+}
+
+func (kp *InterContainerProxy) deleteTopicTransactionIdToChannelMap(id string) {
+	kp.lockTransactionIdToChannelMap.Lock()
+	defer kp.lockTransactionIdToChannelMap.Unlock()
+	for key, value := range kp.transactionIdToChannelMap {
+		if value.topic.Name == id {
+			close(value.ch)
+			delete(kp.transactionIdToChannelMap, key)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (kp *InterContainerProxy) deleteAllTransactionIdToChannelMap() {
+	kp.lockTransactionIdToChannelMap.Lock()
+	defer kp.lockTransactionIdToChannelMap.Unlock()
+	for key, value := range kp.transactionIdToChannelMap {
+		close(value.ch)
+		delete(kp.transactionIdToChannelMap, key)
+	}
+}
+
+func (kp *InterContainerProxy) DeleteTopic(topic Topic) error {
+	// If we have any consumers on that topic we need to close them
+	if err := kp.deleteFromTopicResponseChannelMap(topic.Name); err != nil {
+		log.Errorw("delete-from-topic-responsechannelmap-failed", log.Fields{"error": err})
+	}
+	if err := kp.deleteFromTopicRequestHandlerChannelMap(topic.Name); err != nil {
+		log.Errorw("delete-from-topic-requesthandlerchannelmap-failed", log.Fields{"error": err})
+	}
+	kp.deleteTopicTransactionIdToChannelMap(topic.Name)
+
+	return kp.kafkaClient.DeleteTopic(&topic)
+}
+
+func encodeReturnedValue(returnedVal interface{}) (*any.Any, error) {
+	// Encode the response argument - needs to be a proto message
+	if returnedVal == nil {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+	protoValue, ok := returnedVal.(proto.Message)
+	if !ok {
+		log.Warnw("response-value-not-proto-message", log.Fields{"error": ok, "returnVal": returnedVal})
+		err := errors.New("response-value-not-proto-message")
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// Marshal the returned value, if any
+	var marshalledReturnedVal *any.Any
+	var err error
+	if marshalledReturnedVal, err = ptypes.MarshalAny(protoValue); err != nil {
+		log.Warnw("cannot-marshal-returned-val", log.Fields{"error": err})
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return marshalledReturnedVal, nil
+}
+
+func encodeDefaultFailedResponse(request *ic.InterContainerMessage) *ic.InterContainerMessage {
+	responseHeader := &ic.Header{
+		Id:        request.Header.Id,
+		Type:      ic.MessageType_RESPONSE,
+		FromTopic: request.Header.ToTopic,
+		ToTopic:   request.Header.FromTopic,
+		Timestamp: time.Now().Unix(),
+	}
+	responseBody := &ic.InterContainerResponseBody{
+		Success: false,
+		Result:  nil,
+	}
+	var marshalledResponseBody *any.Any
+	var err error
+	// Error should never happen here
+	if marshalledResponseBody, err = ptypes.MarshalAny(responseBody); err != nil {
+		log.Warnw("cannot-marshal-failed-response-body", log.Fields{"error": err})
+	}
+
+	return &ic.InterContainerMessage{
+		Header: responseHeader,
+		Body:   marshalledResponseBody,
+	}
+
+}
+
+//formatRequest formats a request to send over kafka and returns an InterContainerMessage message on success
+//or an error on failure
+func encodeResponse(request *ic.InterContainerMessage, success bool, returnedValues ...interface{}) (*ic.InterContainerMessage, error) {
+	//log.Debugw("encodeResponse", log.Fields{"success": success, "returnedValues": returnedValues})
+	responseHeader := &ic.Header{
+		Id:        request.Header.Id,
+		Type:      ic.MessageType_RESPONSE,
+		FromTopic: request.Header.ToTopic,
+		ToTopic:   request.Header.FromTopic,
+		KeyTopic: request.Header.KeyTopic,
+		Timestamp: time.Now().UnixNano(),
+	}
+
+	// Go over all returned values
+	var marshalledReturnedVal *any.Any
+	var err error
+	for _, returnVal := range returnedValues {
+		if marshalledReturnedVal, err = encodeReturnedValue(returnVal); err != nil {
+			log.Warnw("cannot-marshal-response-body", log.Fields{"error": err})
+		}
+		break // for now we support only 1 returned value - (excluding the error)
+	}
+
+	responseBody := &ic.InterContainerResponseBody{
+		Success: success,
+		Result:  marshalledReturnedVal,
+	}
+
+	// Marshal the response body
+	var marshalledResponseBody *any.Any
+	if marshalledResponseBody, err = ptypes.MarshalAny(responseBody); err != nil {
+		log.Warnw("cannot-marshal-response-body", log.Fields{"error": err})
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return &ic.InterContainerMessage{
+		Header: responseHeader,
+		Body:   marshalledResponseBody,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func CallFuncByName(myClass interface{}, funcName string, params ...interface{}) (out []reflect.Value, err error) {
+	myClassValue := reflect.ValueOf(myClass)
+	// Capitalize the first letter in the funcName to workaround the first capital letters required to
+	// invoke a function from a different package
+	funcName = strings.Title(funcName)
+	m := myClassValue.MethodByName(funcName)
+	if !m.IsValid() {
+		return make([]reflect.Value, 0), fmt.Errorf("method-not-found \"%s\"", funcName)
+	}
+	in := make([]reflect.Value, len(params))
+	for i, param := range params {
+		in[i] = reflect.ValueOf(param)
+	}
+	out = m.Call(in)
+	return
+}
+
+func (kp *InterContainerProxy) addTransactionId(transactionId string, currentArgs []*ic.Argument) []*ic.Argument {
+	arg := &KVArg{
+		Key:   TransactionKey,
+		Value: &ic.StrType{Val: transactionId},
+	}
+
+	var marshalledArg *any.Any
+	var err error
+	if marshalledArg, err = ptypes.MarshalAny(&ic.StrType{Val: transactionId}); err != nil {
+		log.Warnw("cannot-add-transactionId", log.Fields{"error": err})
+		return currentArgs
+	}
+	protoArg := &ic.Argument{
+		Key:   arg.Key,
+		Value: marshalledArg,
+	}
+	return append(currentArgs, protoArg)
+}
+
+func (kp *InterContainerProxy) addFromTopic(fromTopic string, currentArgs []*ic.Argument) []*ic.Argument {
+	var marshalledArg *any.Any
+	var err error
+	if marshalledArg, err = ptypes.MarshalAny(&ic.StrType{Val: fromTopic}); err != nil {
+		log.Warnw("cannot-add-transactionId", log.Fields{"error": err})
+		return currentArgs
+	}
+	protoArg := &ic.Argument{
+		Key:   FromTopic,
+		Value: marshalledArg,
+	}
+	return append(currentArgs, protoArg)
+}
+
+func (kp *InterContainerProxy) handleMessage(msg *ic.InterContainerMessage, targetInterface interface{}) {
+
+	// First extract the header to know whether this is a request - responses are handled by a different handler
+	if msg.Header.Type == ic.MessageType_REQUEST {
+		var out []reflect.Value
+		var err error
+
+		// Get the request body
+		requestBody := &ic.InterContainerRequestBody{}
+		if err = ptypes.UnmarshalAny(msg.Body, requestBody); err != nil {
+			log.Warnw("cannot-unmarshal-request", log.Fields{"error": err})
+		} else {
+			log.Debugw("received-request", log.Fields{"rpc": requestBody.Rpc, "header": msg.Header})
+			// let the callee unpack the arguments as its the only one that knows the real proto type
+			// Augment the requestBody with the message Id as it will be used in scenarios where cores
+			// are set in pairs and competing
+			requestBody.Args = kp.addTransactionId(msg.Header.Id, requestBody.Args)
+
+			// Augment the requestBody with the From topic name as it will be used in scenarios where a container
+			// needs to send an unsollicited message to the currently requested container
+			requestBody.Args = kp.addFromTopic(msg.Header.FromTopic, requestBody.Args)
+
+			out, err = CallFuncByName(targetInterface, requestBody.Rpc, requestBody.Args)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Warn(err)
+			}
+		}
+		// Response required?
+		if requestBody.ResponseRequired {
+			// If we already have an error before then just return that
+			var returnError *ic.Error
+			var returnedValues []interface{}
+			var success bool
+			if err != nil {
+				returnError = &ic.Error{Reason: err.Error()}
+				returnedValues = make([]interface{}, 1)
+				returnedValues[0] = returnError
+			} else {
+				returnedValues = make([]interface{}, 0)
+				// Check for errors first
+				lastIndex := len(out) - 1
+				if out[lastIndex].Interface() != nil { // Error
+					if goError, ok := out[lastIndex].Interface().(error); ok {
+						returnError = &ic.Error{Reason: goError.Error()}
+						returnedValues = append(returnedValues, returnError)
+					} else { // Should never happen
+						returnError = &ic.Error{Reason: "incorrect-error-returns"}
+						returnedValues = append(returnedValues, returnError)
+					}
+				} else if len(out) == 2 && reflect.ValueOf(out[0].Interface()).IsValid() && reflect.ValueOf(out[0].Interface()).IsNil() {
+					return // Ignore case - when core is in competing mode
+				} else { // Non-error case
+					success = true
+					for idx, val := range out {
+						//log.Debugw("returned-api-response-loop", log.Fields{"idx": idx, "val": val.Interface()})
+						if idx != lastIndex {
+							returnedValues = append(returnedValues, val.Interface())
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			}
+
+			var icm *ic.InterContainerMessage
+			if icm, err = encodeResponse(msg, success, returnedValues...); err != nil {
+				log.Warnw("error-encoding-response-returning-failure-result", log.Fields{"error": err})
+				icm = encodeDefaultFailedResponse(msg)
+			}
+			// To preserve ordering of messages, all messages to a given topic are sent to the same partition
+			// by providing a message key.   The key is encoded in the topic name.  If the deviceId is not
+			// present then the key will be empty, hence all messages for a given topic will be sent to all
+			// partitions.
+			replyTopic := &Topic{Name: msg.Header.FromTopic}
+			key := msg.Header.KeyTopic
+			log.Debugw("sending-response-to-kafka", log.Fields{"rpc": requestBody.Rpc, "header": icm.Header, "key": key})
+			// TODO: handle error response.
+			 go kp.kafkaClient.Send(icm, replyTopic, key)
+		}
+	} else if msg.Header.Type == ic.MessageType_RESPONSE {
+		log.Debugw("response-received", log.Fields{"msg-header": msg.Header})
+		go kp.dispatchResponse(msg)
+	} else {
+		log.Warnw("unsupported-message-received", log.Fields{"msg-header": msg.Header})
+	}
+}
+
+func (kp *InterContainerProxy) waitForMessages(ch <-chan *ic.InterContainerMessage, topic Topic, targetInterface interface{}) {
+	//	Wait for messages
+	for msg := range ch {
+		//log.Debugw("request-received", log.Fields{"msg": msg, "topic": topic.Name, "target": targetInterface})
+		go kp.handleMessage(msg, targetInterface)
+	}
+}
+
+func (kp *InterContainerProxy) dispatchResponse(msg *ic.InterContainerMessage) {
+	kp.lockTransactionIdToChannelMap.RLock()
+	defer kp.lockTransactionIdToChannelMap.RUnlock()
+	if _, exist := kp.transactionIdToChannelMap[msg.Header.Id]; !exist {
+		log.Debugw("no-waiting-channel", log.Fields{"transaction": msg.Header.Id})
+		return
+	}
+	kp.transactionIdToChannelMap[msg.Header.Id].ch <- msg
+}
+
+// subscribeForResponse allows a caller to subscribe to a given topic when waiting for a response.
+// This method is built to prevent all subscribers to receive all messages as is the case of the Subscribe
+// API. There is one response channel waiting for kafka messages before dispatching the message to the
+// corresponding waiting channel
+func (kp *InterContainerProxy) subscribeForResponse(topic Topic, trnsId string) (chan *ic.InterContainerMessage, error) {
+	log.Debugw("subscribeForResponse", log.Fields{"topic": topic.Name, "trnsid": trnsId})
+
+	// Create a specific channel for this consumers.  We cannot use the channel from the kafkaclient as it will
+	// broadcast any message for this topic to all channels waiting on it.
+	ch := make(chan *ic.InterContainerMessage)
+	kp.addToTransactionIdToChannelMap(trnsId, &topic, ch)
+
+	return ch, nil
+}
+
+func (kp *InterContainerProxy) unSubscribeForResponse(trnsId string) error {
+	log.Debugw("unsubscribe-for-response", log.Fields{"trnsId": trnsId})
+	kp.deleteFromTransactionIdToChannelMap(trnsId)
+	return nil
+}
+
+//formatRequest formats a request to send over kafka and returns an InterContainerMessage message on success
+//or an error on failure
+func encodeRequest(rpc string, toTopic *Topic, replyTopic *Topic, key string, kvArgs ...*KVArg) (*ic.InterContainerMessage, error) {
+	requestHeader := &ic.Header{
+		Id:        uuid.New().String(),
+		Type:      ic.MessageType_REQUEST,
+		FromTopic: replyTopic.Name,
+		ToTopic:   toTopic.Name,
+		KeyTopic: key,
+		Timestamp: time.Now().UnixNano(),
+	}
+	requestBody := &ic.InterContainerRequestBody{
+		Rpc:              rpc,
+		ResponseRequired: true,
+		ReplyToTopic:     replyTopic.Name,
+	}
+
+	for _, arg := range kvArgs {
+		if arg == nil {
+			// In case the caller sends an array with empty args
+			continue
+		}
+		var marshalledArg *any.Any
+		var err error
+		// ascertain the value interface type is a proto.Message
+		protoValue, ok := arg.Value.(proto.Message)
+		if !ok {
+			log.Warnw("argument-value-not-proto-message", log.Fields{"error": ok, "Value": arg.Value})
+			err := errors.New("argument-value-not-proto-message")
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		if marshalledArg, err = ptypes.MarshalAny(protoValue); err != nil {
+			log.Warnw("cannot-marshal-request", log.Fields{"error": err})
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		protoArg := &ic.Argument{
+			Key:   arg.Key,
+			Value: marshalledArg,
+		}
+		requestBody.Args = append(requestBody.Args, protoArg)
+	}
+
+	var marshalledData *any.Any
+	var err error
+	if marshalledData, err = ptypes.MarshalAny(requestBody); err != nil {
+		log.Warnw("cannot-marshal-request", log.Fields{"error": err})
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	request := &ic.InterContainerMessage{
+		Header: requestHeader,
+		Body:   marshalledData,
+	}
+	return request, nil
+}
+
+func decodeResponse(response *ic.InterContainerMessage) (*ic.InterContainerResponseBody, error) {
+	//	Extract the message body
+	responseBody := ic.InterContainerResponseBody{}
+	if err := ptypes.UnmarshalAny(response.Body, &responseBody); err != nil {
+		log.Warnw("cannot-unmarshal-response", log.Fields{"error": err})
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	//log.Debugw("response-decoded-successfully", log.Fields{"response-status": &responseBody.Success})
+
+	return &responseBody, nil
+
+}
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/opencord/voltha-go/kafka/sarama_client.go b/vendor/github.com/opencord/voltha-go/kafka/sarama_client.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..add1900
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vendor/github.com/opencord/voltha-go/kafka/sarama_client.go
@@ -0,0 +1,944 @@
+/*
+ * 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 kafka
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	scc "github.com/bsm/sarama-cluster"
+	"github.com/golang/protobuf/proto"
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
+	"github.com/opencord/voltha-go/common/log"
+	ic "github.com/opencord/voltha-protos/go/inter_container"
+	"gopkg.in/Shopify/sarama.v1"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	log.AddPackage(log.JSON, log.DebugLevel, nil)
+}
+
+type returnErrorFunction func() error
+
+// consumerChannels represents one or more consumers listening on a kafka topic.  Once a message is received on that
+// topic, the consumer(s) broadcasts the message to all the listening channels.   The consumer can be a partition
+//consumer or a group consumer
+type consumerChannels struct {
+	consumers []interface{}
+	channels  []chan *ic.InterContainerMessage
+}
+
+// SaramaClient represents the messaging proxy
+type SaramaClient struct {
+	cAdmin                        sarama.ClusterAdmin
+	client                        sarama.Client
+	KafkaHost                     string
+	KafkaPort                     int
+	producer                      sarama.AsyncProducer
+	consumer                      sarama.Consumer
+	groupConsumers                map[string]*scc.Consumer
+	lockOfGroupConsumers            sync.RWMutex
+	consumerGroupPrefix           string
+	consumerType                  int
+	consumerGroupName             string
+	producerFlushFrequency        int
+	producerFlushMessages         int
+	producerFlushMaxmessages      int
+	producerRetryMax              int
+	producerRetryBackOff          time.Duration
+	producerReturnSuccess         bool
+	producerReturnErrors          bool
+	consumerMaxwait               int
+	maxProcessingTime             int
+	numPartitions                 int
+	numReplicas                   int
+	autoCreateTopic               bool
+	doneCh                        chan int
+	topicToConsumerChannelMap     map[string]*consumerChannels
+	lockTopicToConsumerChannelMap sync.RWMutex
+	topicLockMap                  map[string]*sync.RWMutex
+	lockOfTopicLockMap            sync.RWMutex
+}
+
+type SaramaClientOption func(*SaramaClient)
+
+func Host(host string) SaramaClientOption {
+	return func(args *SaramaClient) {
+		args.KafkaHost = host
+	}
+}
+
+func Port(port int) SaramaClientOption {
+	return func(args *SaramaClient) {
+		args.KafkaPort = port
+	}
+}
+
+func ConsumerGroupPrefix(prefix string) SaramaClientOption {
+	return func(args *SaramaClient) {
+		args.consumerGroupPrefix = prefix
+	}
+}
+
+func ConsumerGroupName(name string) SaramaClientOption {
+	return func(args *SaramaClient) {
+		args.consumerGroupName = name
+	}
+}
+
+func ConsumerType(consumer int) SaramaClientOption {
+	return func(args *SaramaClient) {
+		args.consumerType = consumer
+	}
+}
+
+func ProducerFlushFrequency(frequency int) SaramaClientOption {
+	return func(args *SaramaClient) {
+		args.producerFlushFrequency = frequency
+	}
+}
+
+func ProducerFlushMessages(num int) SaramaClientOption {
+	return func(args *SaramaClient) {
+		args.producerFlushMessages = num
+	}
+}
+
+func ProducerFlushMaxMessages(num int) SaramaClientOption {
+	return func(args *SaramaClient) {
+		args.producerFlushMaxmessages = num
+	}
+}
+
+func ProducerMaxRetries(num int) SaramaClientOption {
+	return func(args *SaramaClient) {
+		args.producerRetryMax = num
+	}
+}
+
+func ProducerRetryBackoff(duration time.Duration) SaramaClientOption {
+	return func(args *SaramaClient) {
+		args.producerRetryBackOff = duration
+	}
+}
+
+func ProducerReturnOnErrors(opt bool) SaramaClientOption {
+	return func(args *SaramaClient) {
+		args.producerReturnErrors = opt
+	}
+}
+
+func ProducerReturnOnSuccess(opt bool) SaramaClientOption {
+	return func(args *SaramaClient) {
+		args.producerReturnSuccess = opt
+	}
+}
+
+func ConsumerMaxWait(wait int) SaramaClientOption {
+	return func(args *SaramaClient) {
+		args.consumerMaxwait = wait
+	}
+}
+
+func MaxProcessingTime(pTime int) SaramaClientOption {
+	return func(args *SaramaClient) {
+		args.maxProcessingTime = pTime
+	}
+}
+
+func NumPartitions(number int) SaramaClientOption {
+	return func(args *SaramaClient) {
+		args.numPartitions = number
+	}
+}
+
+func NumReplicas(number int) SaramaClientOption {
+	return func(args *SaramaClient) {
+		args.numReplicas = number
+	}
+}
+
+func AutoCreateTopic(opt bool) SaramaClientOption {
+	return func(args *SaramaClient) {
+		args.autoCreateTopic = opt
+	}
+}
+
+func NewSaramaClient(opts ...SaramaClientOption) *SaramaClient {
+	client := &SaramaClient{
+		KafkaHost: DefaultKafkaHost,
+		KafkaPort: DefaultKafkaPort,
+	}
+	client.consumerType = DefaultConsumerType
+	client.producerFlushFrequency = DefaultProducerFlushFrequency
+	client.producerFlushMessages = DefaultProducerFlushMessages
+	client.producerFlushMaxmessages = DefaultProducerFlushMaxmessages
+	client.producerReturnErrors = DefaultProducerReturnErrors
+	client.producerReturnSuccess = DefaultProducerReturnSuccess
+	client.producerRetryMax = DefaultProducerRetryMax
+	client.producerRetryBackOff = DefaultProducerRetryBackoff
+	client.consumerMaxwait = DefaultConsumerMaxwait
+	client.maxProcessingTime = DefaultMaxProcessingTime
+	client.numPartitions = DefaultNumberPartitions
+	client.numReplicas = DefaultNumberReplicas
+	client.autoCreateTopic = DefaultAutoCreateTopic
+
+	for _, option := range opts {
+		option(client)
+	}
+
+	client.groupConsumers = make(map[string]*scc.Consumer)
+
+	client.lockTopicToConsumerChannelMap = sync.RWMutex{}
+	client.topicLockMap = make(map[string]*sync.RWMutex)
+	client.lockOfTopicLockMap = sync.RWMutex{}
+	client.lockOfGroupConsumers = sync.RWMutex{}
+	return client
+}
+
+func (sc *SaramaClient) Start() error {
+	log.Info("Starting-kafka-sarama-client")
+
+	// Create the Done channel
+	sc.doneCh = make(chan int, 1)
+
+	var err error
+
+	// Create the Cluster Admin
+	if err = sc.createClusterAdmin(); err != nil {
+		log.Errorw("Cannot-create-cluster-admin", log.Fields{"error": err})
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Create the Publisher
+	if err := sc.createPublisher(); err != nil {
+		log.Errorw("Cannot-create-kafka-publisher", log.Fields{"error": err})
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if sc.consumerType == DefaultConsumerType {
+		// Create the master consumers
+		if err := sc.createConsumer(); err != nil {
+			log.Errorw("Cannot-create-kafka-consumers", log.Fields{"error": err})
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Create the topic to consumers/channel map
+	sc.topicToConsumerChannelMap = make(map[string]*consumerChannels)
+
+	log.Info("kafka-sarama-client-started")
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (sc *SaramaClient) Stop() {
+	log.Info("stopping-sarama-client")
+
+	//Send a message over the done channel to close all long running routines
+	sc.doneCh <- 1
+
+	if sc.producer != nil {
+		if err := sc.producer.Close(); err != nil {
+			log.Errorw("closing-producer-failed", log.Fields{"error": err})
+		}
+	}
+
+	if sc.consumer != nil {
+		if err := sc.consumer.Close(); err != nil {
+			log.Errorw("closing-partition-consumer-failed", log.Fields{"error": err})
+		}
+	}
+
+	for key, val := range sc.groupConsumers {
+		log.Debugw("closing-group-consumer", log.Fields{"topic": key})
+		if err := val.Close(); err != nil {
+			log.Errorw("closing-group-consumer-failed", log.Fields{"error": err, "topic": key})
+		}
+	}
+
+	if sc.cAdmin != nil {
+		if err := sc.cAdmin.Close(); err != nil {
+			log.Errorw("closing-cluster-admin-failed", log.Fields{"error": err})
+		}
+	}
+
+	//TODO: Clear the consumers map
+	//sc.clearConsumerChannelMap()
+
+	log.Info("sarama-client-stopped")
+}
+
+//createTopic is an internal function to create a topic on the Kafka Broker. No locking is required as
+// the invoking function must hold the lock
+func (sc *SaramaClient) createTopic(topic *Topic, numPartition int, repFactor int) error {
+	// Set the topic details
+	topicDetail := &sarama.TopicDetail{}
+	topicDetail.NumPartitions = int32(numPartition)
+	topicDetail.ReplicationFactor = int16(repFactor)
+	topicDetail.ConfigEntries = make(map[string]*string)
+	topicDetails := make(map[string]*sarama.TopicDetail)
+	topicDetails[topic.Name] = topicDetail
+
+	if err := sc.cAdmin.CreateTopic(topic.Name, topicDetail, false); err != nil {
+		if err == sarama.ErrTopicAlreadyExists {
+			//	Not an error
+			log.Debugw("topic-already-exist", log.Fields{"topic": topic.Name})
+			return nil
+		}
+		log.Errorw("create-topic-failure", log.Fields{"error": err})
+		return err
+	}
+	// TODO: Wait until the topic has been created.  No API is available in the Sarama clusterAdmin to
+	// do so.
+	log.Debugw("topic-created", log.Fields{"topic": topic, "numPartition": numPartition, "replicationFactor": repFactor})
+	return nil
+}
+
+//CreateTopic is a public API to create a topic on the Kafka Broker.  It uses a lock on a specific topic to
+// ensure no two go routines are performing operations on the same topic
+func (sc *SaramaClient) CreateTopic(topic *Topic, numPartition int, repFactor int) error {
+	sc.lockTopic(topic)
+	defer sc.unLockTopic(topic)
+
+	return sc.createTopic(topic, numPartition, repFactor)
+}
+
+//DeleteTopic removes a topic from the kafka Broker
+func (sc *SaramaClient) DeleteTopic(topic *Topic) error {
+	sc.lockTopic(topic)
+	defer sc.unLockTopic(topic)
+
+	// Remove the topic from the broker
+	if err := sc.cAdmin.DeleteTopic(topic.Name); err != nil {
+		if err == sarama.ErrUnknownTopicOrPartition {
+			//	Not an error as does not exist
+			log.Debugw("topic-not-exist", log.Fields{"topic": topic.Name})
+			return nil
+		}
+		log.Errorw("delete-topic-failed", log.Fields{"topic": topic, "error": err})
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Clear the topic from the consumer channel.  This will also close any consumers listening on that topic.
+	if err := sc.clearTopicFromConsumerChannelMap(*topic); err != nil {
+		log.Errorw("failure-clearing-channels", log.Fields{"topic": topic, "error": err})
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Subscribe registers a caller to a topic. It returns a channel that the caller can use to receive
+// messages from that topic
+func (sc *SaramaClient) Subscribe(topic *Topic, kvArgs ...*KVArg) (<-chan *ic.InterContainerMessage, error) {
+	sc.lockTopic(topic)
+	defer sc.unLockTopic(topic)
+
+	log.Debugw("subscribe", log.Fields{"topic": topic.Name})
+
+	// If a consumers already exist for that topic then resuse it
+	if consumerCh := sc.getConsumerChannel(topic); consumerCh != nil {
+		log.Debugw("topic-already-subscribed", log.Fields{"topic": topic.Name})
+		// Create a channel specific for that consumers and add it to the consumers channel map
+		ch := make(chan *ic.InterContainerMessage)
+		sc.addChannelToConsumerChannelMap(topic, ch)
+		return ch, nil
+	}
+
+	// Register for the topic and set it up
+	var consumerListeningChannel chan *ic.InterContainerMessage
+	var err error
+
+	// Use the consumerType option to figure out the type of consumer to launch
+	if sc.consumerType == PartitionConsumer {
+		if sc.autoCreateTopic {
+			if err = sc.createTopic(topic, sc.numPartitions, sc.numReplicas); err != nil {
+				log.Errorw("create-topic-failure", log.Fields{"error": err, "topic": topic.Name})
+				return nil, err
+			}
+		}
+		if consumerListeningChannel, err = sc.setupPartitionConsumerChannel(topic, getOffset(kvArgs...)); err != nil {
+			log.Warnw("create-consumers-channel-failure", log.Fields{"error": err, "topic": topic.Name})
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	} else if sc.consumerType == GroupCustomer {
+		// TODO: create topic if auto create is on.  There is an issue with the sarama cluster library that
+		// does not consume from a precreated topic in some scenarios
+		//if sc.autoCreateTopic {
+		//	if err = sc.createTopic(topic, sc.numPartitions, sc.numReplicas); err != nil {
+		//		log.Errorw("create-topic-failure", log.Fields{"error": err, "topic": topic.Name})
+		//		return nil, err
+		//	}
+		//}
+		//groupId := sc.consumerGroupName
+		groupId := getGroupId(kvArgs...)
+		// Include the group prefix
+		if groupId != "" {
+			groupId = sc.consumerGroupPrefix + groupId
+		} else {
+			// Need to use a unique group Id per topic
+			groupId = sc.consumerGroupPrefix + topic.Name
+		}
+		if consumerListeningChannel, err = sc.setupGroupConsumerChannel(topic, groupId, getOffset(kvArgs...)); err != nil {
+			log.Warnw("create-consumers-channel-failure", log.Fields{"error": err, "topic": topic.Name, "groupId": groupId})
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+	} else {
+		log.Warnw("unknown-consumer-type", log.Fields{"consumer-type": sc.consumerType})
+		return nil, errors.New("unknown-consumer-type")
+	}
+
+	return consumerListeningChannel, nil
+}
+
+//UnSubscribe unsubscribe a consumer from a given topic
+func (sc *SaramaClient) UnSubscribe(topic *Topic, ch <-chan *ic.InterContainerMessage) error {
+	sc.lockTopic(topic)
+	defer sc.unLockTopic(topic)
+
+	log.Debugw("unsubscribing-channel-from-topic", log.Fields{"topic": topic.Name})
+	var err error
+	if err = sc.removeChannelFromConsumerChannelMap(*topic, ch); err != nil {
+		log.Errorw("failed-removing-channel", log.Fields{"error": err})
+	}
+	if err = sc.deleteFromGroupConsumers(topic.Name); err != nil {
+		log.Errorw("failed-deleting-group-consumer", log.Fields{"error": err})
+	}
+	return err
+}
+
+// send formats and sends the request onto the kafka messaging bus.
+func (sc *SaramaClient) Send(msg interface{}, topic *Topic, keys ...string) error {
+
+	// Assert message is a proto message
+	var protoMsg proto.Message
+	var ok bool
+	// ascertain the value interface type is a proto.Message
+	if protoMsg, ok = msg.(proto.Message); !ok {
+		log.Warnw("message-not-proto-message", log.Fields{"msg": msg})
+		return errors.New(fmt.Sprintf("not-a-proto-msg-%s", msg))
+	}
+
+	var marshalled []byte
+	var err error
+	//	Create the Sarama producer message
+	if marshalled, err = proto.Marshal(protoMsg); err != nil {
+		log.Errorw("marshalling-failed", log.Fields{"msg": protoMsg, "error": err})
+		return err
+	}
+	key := ""
+	if len(keys) > 0 {
+		key = keys[0] // Only the first key is relevant
+	}
+	kafkaMsg := &sarama.ProducerMessage{
+		Topic: topic.Name,
+		Key:   sarama.StringEncoder(key),
+		Value: sarama.ByteEncoder(marshalled),
+	}
+
+	// Send message to kafka
+	sc.producer.Input() <- kafkaMsg
+
+	// Wait for result
+	// TODO: Use a lock or a different mechanism to ensure the response received corresponds to the message sent.
+	select {
+	case ok := <-sc.producer.Successes():
+		log.Debugw("message-sent", log.Fields{"status": ok.Topic})
+	case notOk := <-sc.producer.Errors():
+		log.Debugw("error-sending", log.Fields{"status": notOk})
+		return notOk
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// getGroupId returns the group id from the key-value args.
+func getGroupId(kvArgs ...*KVArg) string {
+	for _, arg := range kvArgs {
+		if arg.Key == GroupIdKey {
+			return arg.Value.(string)
+		}
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+// getOffset returns the offset from the key-value args.
+func getOffset(kvArgs ...*KVArg) int64 {
+	for _, arg := range kvArgs {
+		if arg.Key == Offset {
+			return arg.Value.(int64)
+		}
+	}
+	return sarama.OffsetNewest
+}
+
+func (sc *SaramaClient) createClusterAdmin() error {
+	kafkaFullAddr := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", sc.KafkaHost, sc.KafkaPort)
+	config := sarama.NewConfig()
+	config.Version = sarama.V1_0_0_0
+
+	// Create a cluster Admin
+	var cAdmin sarama.ClusterAdmin
+	var err error
+	if cAdmin, err = sarama.NewClusterAdmin([]string{kafkaFullAddr}, config); err != nil {
+		log.Errorw("cluster-admin-failure", log.Fields{"error": err, "broker-address": kafkaFullAddr})
+		return err
+	}
+	sc.cAdmin = cAdmin
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (sc *SaramaClient) lockTopic(topic *Topic) {
+	sc.lockOfTopicLockMap.Lock()
+	if _, exist := sc.topicLockMap[topic.Name]; exist {
+		sc.lockOfTopicLockMap.Unlock()
+		sc.topicLockMap[topic.Name].Lock()
+	} else {
+		sc.topicLockMap[topic.Name] = &sync.RWMutex{}
+		sc.lockOfTopicLockMap.Unlock()
+		sc.topicLockMap[topic.Name].Lock()
+	}
+}
+
+func (sc *SaramaClient) unLockTopic(topic *Topic) {
+	sc.lockOfTopicLockMap.Lock()
+	defer sc.lockOfTopicLockMap.Unlock()
+	if _, exist := sc.topicLockMap[topic.Name]; exist {
+		sc.topicLockMap[topic.Name].Unlock()
+	}
+}
+
+func (sc *SaramaClient) addTopicToConsumerChannelMap(id string, arg *consumerChannels) {
+	sc.lockTopicToConsumerChannelMap.Lock()
+	defer sc.lockTopicToConsumerChannelMap.Unlock()
+	if _, exist := sc.topicToConsumerChannelMap[id]; !exist {
+		sc.topicToConsumerChannelMap[id] = arg
+	}
+}
+
+func (sc *SaramaClient) deleteFromTopicToConsumerChannelMap(id string) {
+	sc.lockTopicToConsumerChannelMap.Lock()
+	defer sc.lockTopicToConsumerChannelMap.Unlock()
+	if _, exist := sc.topicToConsumerChannelMap[id]; exist {
+		delete(sc.topicToConsumerChannelMap, id)
+	}
+}
+
+func (sc *SaramaClient) getConsumerChannel(topic *Topic) *consumerChannels {
+	sc.lockTopicToConsumerChannelMap.RLock()
+	defer sc.lockTopicToConsumerChannelMap.RUnlock()
+
+	if consumerCh, exist := sc.topicToConsumerChannelMap[topic.Name]; exist {
+		return consumerCh
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (sc *SaramaClient) addChannelToConsumerChannelMap(topic *Topic, ch chan *ic.InterContainerMessage) {
+	sc.lockTopicToConsumerChannelMap.Lock()
+	defer sc.lockTopicToConsumerChannelMap.Unlock()
+	if consumerCh, exist := sc.topicToConsumerChannelMap[topic.Name]; exist {
+		consumerCh.channels = append(consumerCh.channels, ch)
+		return
+	}
+	log.Warnw("consumers-channel-not-exist", log.Fields{"topic": topic.Name})
+}
+
+//closeConsumers closes a list of sarama consumers.  The consumers can either be a partition consumers or a group consumers
+func closeConsumers(consumers []interface{}) error {
+	var err error
+	for _, consumer := range consumers {
+		//	Is it a partition consumers?
+		if partionConsumer, ok := consumer.(sarama.PartitionConsumer); ok {
+			if errTemp := partionConsumer.Close(); errTemp != nil {
+				log.Debugw("partition!!!", log.Fields{"err": errTemp})
+				if strings.Compare(errTemp.Error(), sarama.ErrUnknownTopicOrPartition.Error()) == 0 {
+					// This can occur on race condition
+					err = nil
+				} else {
+					err = errTemp
+				}
+			}
+		} else if groupConsumer, ok := consumer.(*scc.Consumer); ok {
+			if errTemp := groupConsumer.Close(); errTemp != nil {
+				if strings.Compare(errTemp.Error(), sarama.ErrUnknownTopicOrPartition.Error()) == 0 {
+					// This can occur on race condition
+					err = nil
+				} else {
+					err = errTemp
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return err
+}
+
+func (sc *SaramaClient) removeChannelFromConsumerChannelMap(topic Topic, ch <-chan *ic.InterContainerMessage) error {
+	sc.lockTopicToConsumerChannelMap.Lock()
+	defer sc.lockTopicToConsumerChannelMap.Unlock()
+	if consumerCh, exist := sc.topicToConsumerChannelMap[topic.Name]; exist {
+		// Channel will be closed in the removeChannel method
+		consumerCh.channels = removeChannel(consumerCh.channels, ch)
+		// If there are no more channels then we can close the consumers itself
+		if len(consumerCh.channels) == 0 {
+			log.Debugw("closing-consumers", log.Fields{"topic": topic})
+			err := closeConsumers(consumerCh.consumers)
+			//err := consumerCh.consumers.Close()
+			delete(sc.topicToConsumerChannelMap, topic.Name)
+			return err
+		}
+		return nil
+	}
+	log.Warnw("topic-does-not-exist", log.Fields{"topic": topic.Name})
+	return errors.New("topic-does-not-exist")
+}
+
+func (sc *SaramaClient) clearTopicFromConsumerChannelMap(topic Topic) error {
+	sc.lockTopicToConsumerChannelMap.Lock()
+	defer sc.lockTopicToConsumerChannelMap.Unlock()
+	if consumerCh, exist := sc.topicToConsumerChannelMap[topic.Name]; exist {
+		for _, ch := range consumerCh.channels {
+			// Channel will be closed in the removeChannel method
+			removeChannel(consumerCh.channels, ch)
+		}
+		err := closeConsumers(consumerCh.consumers)
+		//if err == sarama.ErrUnknownTopicOrPartition {
+		//	// Not an error
+		//	err = nil
+		//}
+		//err := consumerCh.consumers.Close()
+		delete(sc.topicToConsumerChannelMap, topic.Name)
+		return err
+	}
+	log.Debugw("topic-does-not-exist", log.Fields{"topic": topic.Name})
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (sc *SaramaClient) clearConsumerChannelMap() error {
+	sc.lockTopicToConsumerChannelMap.Lock()
+	defer sc.lockTopicToConsumerChannelMap.Unlock()
+	var err error
+	for topic, consumerCh := range sc.topicToConsumerChannelMap {
+		for _, ch := range consumerCh.channels {
+			// Channel will be closed in the removeChannel method
+			removeChannel(consumerCh.channels, ch)
+		}
+		if errTemp := closeConsumers(consumerCh.consumers); errTemp != nil {
+			err = errTemp
+		}
+		//err = consumerCh.consumers.Close()
+		delete(sc.topicToConsumerChannelMap, topic)
+	}
+	return err
+}
+
+//createPublisher creates the publisher which is used to send a message onto kafka
+func (sc *SaramaClient) createPublisher() error {
+	// This Creates the publisher
+	config := sarama.NewConfig()
+	config.Producer.Partitioner = sarama.NewRandomPartitioner
+	config.Producer.Flush.Frequency = time.Duration(sc.producerFlushFrequency)
+	config.Producer.Flush.Messages = sc.producerFlushMessages
+	config.Producer.Flush.MaxMessages = sc.producerFlushMaxmessages
+	config.Producer.Return.Errors = sc.producerReturnErrors
+	config.Producer.Return.Successes = sc.producerReturnSuccess
+	//config.Producer.RequiredAcks = sarama.WaitForAll
+	config.Producer.RequiredAcks = sarama.WaitForLocal
+
+	kafkaFullAddr := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", sc.KafkaHost, sc.KafkaPort)
+	brokers := []string{kafkaFullAddr}
+
+	if producer, err := sarama.NewAsyncProducer(brokers, config); err != nil {
+		log.Errorw("error-starting-publisher", log.Fields{"error": err})
+		return err
+	} else {
+		sc.producer = producer
+	}
+	log.Info("Kafka-publisher-created")
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (sc *SaramaClient) createConsumer() error {
+	config := sarama.NewConfig()
+	config.Consumer.Return.Errors = true
+	config.Consumer.Fetch.Min = 1
+	config.Consumer.MaxWaitTime = time.Duration(sc.consumerMaxwait) * time.Millisecond
+	config.Consumer.MaxProcessingTime = time.Duration(sc.maxProcessingTime) * time.Millisecond
+	config.Consumer.Offsets.Initial = sarama.OffsetNewest
+	kafkaFullAddr := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", sc.KafkaHost, sc.KafkaPort)
+	brokers := []string{kafkaFullAddr}
+
+	if consumer, err := sarama.NewConsumer(brokers, config); err != nil {
+		log.Errorw("error-starting-consumers", log.Fields{"error": err})
+		return err
+	} else {
+		sc.consumer = consumer
+	}
+	log.Info("Kafka-consumers-created")
+	return nil
+}
+
+// createGroupConsumer creates a consumers group
+func (sc *SaramaClient) createGroupConsumer(topic *Topic, groupId string, initialOffset int64, retries int) (*scc.Consumer, error) {
+	config := scc.NewConfig()
+	config.ClientID = uuid.New().String()
+	config.Group.Mode = scc.ConsumerModeMultiplex
+	//config.Consumer.Return.Errors = true
+	//config.Group.Return.Notifications = false
+	//config.Consumer.MaxWaitTime = time.Duration(DefaultConsumerMaxwait) * time.Millisecond
+	//config.Consumer.MaxProcessingTime = time.Duration(DefaultMaxProcessingTime) * time.Millisecond
+	config.Consumer.Offsets.Initial = initialOffset
+	//config.Consumer.Offsets.Initial = sarama.OffsetOldest
+	kafkaFullAddr := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", sc.KafkaHost, sc.KafkaPort)
+	brokers := []string{kafkaFullAddr}
+
+	topics := []string{topic.Name}
+	var consumer *scc.Consumer
+	var err error
+
+	if consumer, err = scc.NewConsumer(brokers, groupId, topics, config); err != nil {
+		log.Errorw("create-group-consumers-failure", log.Fields{"error": err, "topic": topic.Name, "groupId": groupId})
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	log.Debugw("create-group-consumers-success", log.Fields{"topic": topic.Name, "groupId": groupId})
+
+	//sc.groupConsumers[topic.Name] = consumer
+	sc.addToGroupConsumers(topic.Name, consumer)
+	return consumer, nil
+}
+
+// dispatchToConsumers sends the intercontainermessage received on a given topic to all subscribers for that
+// topic via the unique channel each subscriber received during subscription
+func (sc *SaramaClient) dispatchToConsumers(consumerCh *consumerChannels, protoMessage *ic.InterContainerMessage) {
+	// Need to go over all channels and publish messages to them - do we need to copy msg?
+	sc.lockTopicToConsumerChannelMap.RLock()
+	defer sc.lockTopicToConsumerChannelMap.RUnlock()
+	for _, ch := range consumerCh.channels {
+		go func(c chan *ic.InterContainerMessage) {
+			c <- protoMessage
+		}(ch)
+	}
+}
+
+func (sc *SaramaClient) consumeFromAPartition(topic *Topic, consumer sarama.PartitionConsumer, consumerChnls *consumerChannels) {
+	log.Debugw("starting-partition-consumption-loop", log.Fields{"topic": topic.Name})
+startloop:
+	for {
+		select {
+		case err, ok := <-consumer.Errors():
+			if ok {
+				log.Warnw("partition-consumers-error", log.Fields{"error": err})
+			} else {
+				// Channel is closed
+				break startloop
+			}
+		case msg, ok := <-consumer.Messages():
+			//log.Debugw("message-received", log.Fields{"msg": msg, "receivedTopic": msg.Topic})
+			if !ok {
+				// channel is closed
+				break startloop
+			}
+			msgBody := msg.Value
+			icm := &ic.InterContainerMessage{}
+			if err := proto.Unmarshal(msgBody, icm); err != nil {
+				log.Warnw("partition-invalid-message", log.Fields{"error": err})
+				continue
+			}
+			go sc.dispatchToConsumers(consumerChnls, icm)
+		case <-sc.doneCh:
+			log.Infow("partition-received-exit-signal", log.Fields{"topic": topic.Name})
+			break startloop
+		}
+	}
+	log.Infow("partition-consumer-stopped", log.Fields{"topic": topic.Name})
+}
+
+func (sc *SaramaClient) consumeGroupMessages(topic *Topic, consumer *scc.Consumer, consumerChnls *consumerChannels) {
+	log.Debugw("starting-group-consumption-loop", log.Fields{"topic": topic.Name})
+
+startloop:
+	for {
+		select {
+		case err, ok := <-consumer.Errors():
+			if ok {
+				log.Warnw("group-consumers-error", log.Fields{"topic": topic.Name, "error": err})
+			} else {
+				// channel is closed
+				break startloop
+			}
+		case msg, ok := <-consumer.Messages():
+			if !ok {
+				// Channel closed
+				break startloop
+			}
+			log.Debugw("message-received", log.Fields{"timestamp": msg.Timestamp, "receivedTopic": msg.Topic})
+			msgBody := msg.Value
+			icm := &ic.InterContainerMessage{}
+			if err := proto.Unmarshal(msgBody, icm); err != nil {
+				log.Warnw("invalid-message", log.Fields{"error": err})
+				continue
+			}
+			go sc.dispatchToConsumers(consumerChnls, icm)
+			consumer.MarkOffset(msg, "")
+		case ntf := <-consumer.Notifications():
+			log.Debugw("group-received-notification", log.Fields{"notification": ntf})
+		case <-sc.doneCh:
+			log.Infow("group-received-exit-signal", log.Fields{"topic": topic.Name})
+			break startloop
+		}
+	}
+	log.Infow("group-consumer-stopped", log.Fields{"topic": topic.Name})
+}
+
+func (sc *SaramaClient) startConsumers(topic *Topic) error {
+	log.Debugw("starting-consumers", log.Fields{"topic": topic.Name})
+	var consumerCh *consumerChannels
+	if consumerCh = sc.getConsumerChannel(topic); consumerCh == nil {
+		log.Errorw("consumers-not-exist", log.Fields{"topic": topic.Name})
+		return errors.New("consumers-not-exist")
+	}
+	// For each consumer listening for that topic, start a consumption loop
+	for _, consumer := range consumerCh.consumers {
+		if pConsumer, ok := consumer.(sarama.PartitionConsumer); ok {
+			go sc.consumeFromAPartition(topic, pConsumer, consumerCh)
+		} else if gConsumer, ok := consumer.(*scc.Consumer); ok {
+			go sc.consumeGroupMessages(topic, gConsumer, consumerCh)
+		} else {
+			log.Errorw("invalid-consumer", log.Fields{"topic": topic})
+			return errors.New("invalid-consumer")
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+//// setupConsumerChannel creates a consumerChannels object for that topic and add it to the consumerChannels map
+//// for that topic.  It also starts the routine that listens for messages on that topic.
+func (sc *SaramaClient) setupPartitionConsumerChannel(topic *Topic, initialOffset int64) (chan *ic.InterContainerMessage, error) {
+	var pConsumers []sarama.PartitionConsumer
+	var err error
+
+	if pConsumers, err = sc.createPartitionConsumers(topic, initialOffset); err != nil {
+		log.Errorw("creating-partition-consumers-failure", log.Fields{"error": err, "topic": topic.Name})
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	consumersIf := make([]interface{}, 0)
+	for _, pConsumer := range pConsumers {
+		consumersIf = append(consumersIf, pConsumer)
+	}
+
+	// Create the consumers/channel structure and set the consumers and create a channel on that topic - for now
+	// unbuffered to verify race conditions.
+	consumerListeningChannel := make(chan *ic.InterContainerMessage)
+	cc := &consumerChannels{
+		consumers: consumersIf,
+		channels:  []chan *ic.InterContainerMessage{consumerListeningChannel},
+	}
+
+	// Add the consumers channel to the map
+	sc.addTopicToConsumerChannelMap(topic.Name, cc)
+
+	//Start a consumers to listen on that specific topic
+	go sc.startConsumers(topic)
+
+	return consumerListeningChannel, nil
+}
+
+// setupConsumerChannel creates a consumerChannels object for that topic and add it to the consumerChannels map
+// for that topic.  It also starts the routine that listens for messages on that topic.
+func (sc *SaramaClient) setupGroupConsumerChannel(topic *Topic, groupId string, initialOffset int64) (chan *ic.InterContainerMessage, error) {
+	// TODO:  Replace this development partition consumers with a group consumers
+	var pConsumer *scc.Consumer
+	var err error
+	if pConsumer, err = sc.createGroupConsumer(topic, groupId, initialOffset, DefaultMaxRetries); err != nil {
+		log.Errorw("creating-partition-consumers-failure", log.Fields{"error": err, "topic": topic.Name})
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	// Create the consumers/channel structure and set the consumers and create a channel on that topic - for now
+	// unbuffered to verify race conditions.
+	consumerListeningChannel := make(chan *ic.InterContainerMessage)
+	cc := &consumerChannels{
+		consumers: []interface{}{pConsumer},
+		channels:  []chan *ic.InterContainerMessage{consumerListeningChannel},
+	}
+
+	// Add the consumers channel to the map
+	sc.addTopicToConsumerChannelMap(topic.Name, cc)
+
+	//Start a consumers to listen on that specific topic
+	go sc.startConsumers(topic)
+
+	return consumerListeningChannel, nil
+}
+
+func (sc *SaramaClient) createPartitionConsumers(topic *Topic, initialOffset int64) ([]sarama.PartitionConsumer, error) {
+	log.Debugw("creating-partition-consumers", log.Fields{"topic": topic.Name})
+	partitionList, err := sc.consumer.Partitions(topic.Name)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Warnw("get-partition-failure", log.Fields{"error": err, "topic": topic.Name})
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	pConsumers := make([]sarama.PartitionConsumer, 0)
+	for _, partition := range partitionList {
+		var pConsumer sarama.PartitionConsumer
+		if pConsumer, err = sc.consumer.ConsumePartition(topic.Name, partition, initialOffset); err != nil {
+			log.Warnw("consumers-partition-failure", log.Fields{"error": err, "topic": topic.Name})
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		pConsumers = append(pConsumers, pConsumer)
+	}
+	return pConsumers, nil
+}
+
+func removeChannel(channels []chan *ic.InterContainerMessage, ch <-chan *ic.InterContainerMessage) []chan *ic.InterContainerMessage {
+	var i int
+	var channel chan *ic.InterContainerMessage
+	for i, channel = range channels {
+		if channel == ch {
+			channels[len(channels)-1], channels[i] = channels[i], channels[len(channels)-1]
+			close(channel)
+			log.Debug("channel-closed")
+			return channels[:len(channels)-1]
+		}
+	}
+	return channels
+}
+
+
+func (sc *SaramaClient) addToGroupConsumers(topic string, consumer *scc.Consumer) {
+	sc.lockOfGroupConsumers.Lock()
+	defer sc.lockOfGroupConsumers.Unlock()
+	if _, exist := sc.groupConsumers[topic]; !exist {
+		sc.groupConsumers[topic] = consumer
+	}
+}
+
+func (sc *SaramaClient) deleteFromGroupConsumers(topic string) error {
+	sc.lockOfGroupConsumers.Lock()
+	defer sc.lockOfGroupConsumers.Unlock()
+	if _, exist := sc.groupConsumers[topic]; exist {
+		consumer := sc.groupConsumers[topic]
+		delete(sc.groupConsumers, topic)
+		if err := consumer.Close(); err!= nil {
+			log.Errorw("failure-closing-consumer", log.Fields{"error": err})
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/opencord/voltha-go/kafka/utils.go b/vendor/github.com/opencord/voltha-go/kafka/utils.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0cb9535
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vendor/github.com/opencord/voltha-go/kafka/utils.go
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+/*
+ * 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 kafka
+
+import "strings"
+
+const (
+	TopicSeparator = "_"
+	DeviceIdLength = 24
+)
+
+// A Topic definition - may be augmented with additional attributes eventually
+type Topic struct {
+	// The name of the topic. It must start with a letter,
+	// and contain only letters (`[A-Za-z]`), numbers (`[0-9]`), dashes (`-`),
+	// underscores (`_`), periods (`.`), tildes (`~`), plus (`+`) or percent
+	// signs (`%`).
+	Name string
+}
+
+type KVArg struct {
+	Key   string
+	Value interface{}
+}
+
+// TODO:  Remove and provide better may to get the device id
+// GetDeviceIdFromTopic extract the deviceId from the topic name.  The topic name is formatted either as:
+//			<any string> or <any string>_<deviceId>.  The device Id is 24 characters long.
+func GetDeviceIdFromTopic(topic Topic) string {
+	pos := strings.LastIndex(topic.Name, TopicSeparator)
+	if pos == -1 {
+		return ""
+	}
+	adjustedPos := pos + len(TopicSeparator)
+	if adjustedPos >= len(topic.Name) {
+		return ""
+	}
+	deviceId := topic.Name[adjustedPos:len(topic.Name)]
+	if len(deviceId) != DeviceIdLength {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return deviceId
+}
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new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3216042
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