diff --git a/go/common/common.proto b/go/common/common.proto
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+syntax = "proto3";
+
+option go_package = "github.com/opencord/voltha-protos/go/common";
+
+package voltha;
+
+import "voltha_protos/yang_options.proto";
+
+// Convey a resource identifier
+message ID {
+    string id = 1;
+}
+
+// Represents a list of IDs
+message IDs {
+    repeated ID items = 1;
+}
+
+enum TestModeKeys {
+    api_test=0;
+}
+
+message LogLevel {
+    option (yang_child_rule) = MOVE_TO_PARENT_LEVEL;
+
+    // Logging verbosity level
+    enum LogLevel {
+        DEBUG = 0;
+        INFO = 1;
+        WARNING = 2;
+        ERROR = 3;
+        CRITICAL = 4;
+        FATAL = 5;
+    }
+}
+
+message AdminState {
+    option (yang_child_rule) = MOVE_TO_PARENT_LEVEL;
+
+    // Administrative State
+    enum AdminState {
+
+        // The administrative state of the device is unknown
+        UNKNOWN = 0;
+
+        // The device is pre-provisioned into Voltha, but not contacted by it
+        PREPROVISIONED = 1;
+
+        // The device is enabled for activation and operation
+        ENABLED = 2;
+
+        // The device is disabled and shall not perform its intended forwarding
+        // functions other than being available for re-activation.
+        DISABLED = 3;
+
+        // The device is in the state of image download
+        DOWNLOADING_IMAGE = 4;
+
+        // The device is marked to be deleted
+        DELETED = 5;
+    }
+}
+
+message OperStatus {
+    option (yang_child_rule) = MOVE_TO_PARENT_LEVEL;
+
+    // Operational Status
+    enum OperStatus {
+
+        // The status of the device is unknown at this point
+        UNKNOWN = 0;
+
+        // The device has been discovered, but not yet activated
+        DISCOVERED = 1;
+
+        // The device is being activated (booted, rebooted, upgraded, etc.)
+        ACTIVATING = 2;
+
+        // Service impacting tests are being conducted
+        TESTING = 3;
+
+        // The device is up and active
+        ACTIVE = 4;
+
+        // The device has failed and cannot fulfill its intended role
+        FAILED = 5;
+    }
+}
+
+message ConnectStatus {
+    option (yang_child_rule) = MOVE_TO_PARENT_LEVEL;
+
+    // Connectivity Status
+    enum ConnectStatus {
+
+        // The device connectivity status is unknown
+        UNKNOWN = 0;
+
+        // The device cannot be reached by Voltha
+        UNREACHABLE = 1;
+
+        // There is live communication between device and Voltha
+        REACHABLE = 2;
+    }
+}
+
+message OperationResp {
+    option (yang_child_rule) = MOVE_TO_PARENT_LEVEL;
+
+    enum OperationReturnCode {
+        OPERATION_SUCCESS = 0;
+        OPERATION_FAILURE = 1;
+        OPERATION_UNSUPPORTED = 2;
+    }
+    // Return code
+    OperationReturnCode code = 1;
+
+    // Additional Info
+    string additional_info = 2;
+}
+
+
diff --git a/go/common/meta.proto b/go/common/meta.proto
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+// Copyright (c) 2015, Google Inc.
+//
+// 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.
+
+// This file contains annotation definitions that can be used to describe
+// a configuration tree.
+
+syntax = "proto3";
+
+option go_package = "github.com/opencord/voltha-protos/go/common";
+
+package voltha;
+
+import "google/protobuf/descriptor.proto";
+
+message ChildNode {
+    string key = 1;
+}
+
+enum Access {
+
+    // read-write, stored attribute
+    CONFIG = 0;
+
+    // read-only field, stored with the model, covered by its hash
+    READ_ONLY = 1;
+
+    // A read-only attribute that is not stored in the model, not covered
+    // by its hash, its value is filled real-time upon each request.
+    REAL_TIME = 2;
+
+}
+
+extend google.protobuf.FieldOptions {
+
+    // If present, it indicates that this field is stored as external child node
+    // or children nodes in Voltha's internal configuration tree.
+    // If the field is a container field and if the option specifies a key
+    // the child objects will be addressible by that key.
+    ChildNode child_node = 7761772;
+
+    // This annotation can be used to indicate that a field is read-only,
+    // from the perspective of NBI access. Backend plugins and system
+    // internals can update the field but the update requests through the
+    // NBI will ignore for instance a field that is marked as read-only (RO).
+    Access access = 7761773;
+}
diff --git a/go/common/yang_options.proto b/go/common/yang_options.proto
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+// Copyright (c) 2015, Google Inc.
+//
+// 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.
+
+// This file contains annotation definitions that can be used to describe
+// a configuration tree.
+
+syntax = "proto3";
+
+option go_package = "github.com/opencord/voltha-protos/go/common";
+
+package voltha;
+
+import "google/protobuf/descriptor.proto";
+
+enum MessageParserOption {
+    // Move any enclosing child enum/message definition to the same level
+    // as the parent (this message) in the yang generated file
+    MOVE_TO_PARENT_LEVEL= 0;
+
+    // Create both a grouping and a container for this message.  The container
+    // name will be the message name.  The grouping name will be the message
+    // name prefixed with "grouping_"
+    CREATE_BOTH_GROUPING_AND_CONTAINER = 1;
+}
+
+message InlineNode {
+    string id = 1;
+    string type = 2;
+}
+
+message RpcReturnDef {
+    // The gRPC methods return message types.  NETCONF expects an actual
+    // attribute as defined in the YANG schema.  The xnl_tag will be used
+    // as the top most tag when translating a gRPC response into an xml
+    // response
+    string xml_tag = 1;
+
+    // When the gRPC response is a list of items, we need to differentiate
+    // between a YANG schema attribute whose name is "items" and when "items"
+    // is used only to indicate a list of items is being returned.  The default
+    // behavior assumes a list is returned when "items" is present in
+    // the response.  This option will therefore be used when the attribute
+    // name in the YANG schema is 'items'
+    string list_items_name = 2;
+}
+
+extend google.protobuf.MessageOptions {
+    // This annotation is used to indicate how a message is parsed when
+    // converting from proto to yang format.
+    MessageParserOption yang_child_rule = 7761774;
+
+    MessageParserOption yang_message_rule = 7761775;
+}
+
+extend google.protobuf.FieldOptions {
+    // If present, the field (a message reference) should be replaced by the
+    // message itself.  For now, this applies only to non-repeated fields.
+    InlineNode yang_inline_node = 7761776;
+}
+
+extend google.protobuf.MethodOptions {
+    RpcReturnDef yang_xml_tag = 7761777;
+}