diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 9444358..0e4adda 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 require (
 	github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.3.0
-	github.com/opencord/voltha-lib-go v0.0.0-20191017201200-e73f91e306e9
+	github.com/opencord/voltha-lib-go v0.0.0-20191023185531-80258b36a64b
 	github.com/opencord/voltha-protos v1.0.3
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.4.0
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index e8dcc5a..8367f2f 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -196,8 +196,8 @@
 github.com/onsi/ginkgo v1.6.0/go.mod h1:lLunBs/Ym6LB5Z9jYTR76FiuTmxDTDusOGeTQH+WWjE=
 github.com/onsi/gomega v1.4.2 h1:3mYCb7aPxS/RU7TI1y4rkEn1oKmPRjNJLNEXgw7MH2I=
 github.com/onsi/gomega v1.4.2/go.mod h1:ex+gbHU/CVuBBDIJjb2X0qEXbFg53c61hWP/1CpauHY=
-github.com/opencord/voltha-lib-go v0.0.0-20191017201200-e73f91e306e9 h1:/CA9esQ/L41vhvwCIDI+cLjrawry5+1fQWt/O91KFXU=
-github.com/opencord/voltha-lib-go v0.0.0-20191017201200-e73f91e306e9/go.mod h1:+bjwfm5bbP1j6liscpn3UFqbh6hHDkmLDWU3AdYLDY4=
+github.com/opencord/voltha-lib-go v0.0.0-20191023185531-80258b36a64b h1:s3zvCa27RhpVy+wCk5R4iKa9H61B1MzbSL2164B1w68=
+github.com/opencord/voltha-lib-go v0.0.0-20191023185531-80258b36a64b/go.mod h1:+bjwfm5bbP1j6liscpn3UFqbh6hHDkmLDWU3AdYLDY4=
 github.com/opencord/voltha-protos v1.0.3 h1:9v+R/QGF1xK+HKTqFM0IqCABoGCAxC8iKH4VzNBJDto=
 github.com/opencord/voltha-protos v1.0.3/go.mod h1:myfFIkJdA+rCXmKdLImhh79MfabN4ZOKQ4grk32DnPQ=
 github.com/pascaldekloe/goe v0.0.0-20180627143212-57f6aae5913c h1:Lgl0gzECD8GnQ5QCWA8o6BtfL6mDH5rQgM4/fX3avOs=
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/opencord/voltha-lib-go/pkg/adapters/adapterif/core_proxy_if.go b/vendor/github.com/opencord/voltha-lib-go/pkg/adapters/adapterif/core_proxy_if.go
index 26d021f..196f356 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/opencord/voltha-lib-go/pkg/adapters/adapterif/core_proxy_if.go
+++ b/vendor/github.com/opencord/voltha-lib-go/pkg/adapters/adapterif/core_proxy_if.go
@@ -46,4 +46,5 @@
 	GetChildDevice(ctx context.Context, parentDeviceID string, kwargs map[string]interface{}) (*voltha.Device, error)
 	GetChildDevices(ctx context.Context, parentDeviceID string) (*voltha.Devices, error)
 	SendPacketIn(ctx context.Context, deviceID string, port uint32, pktPayload []byte) error
+	DeviceReasonUpdate(ctx context.Context, deviceID string, deviceReason string) error
 }
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/opencord/voltha-lib-go/pkg/adapters/common/core_proxy.go b/vendor/github.com/opencord/voltha-lib-go/pkg/adapters/common/core_proxy.go
index 30117ca..1daeacb 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/opencord/voltha-lib-go/pkg/adapters/common/core_proxy.go
+++ b/vendor/github.com/opencord/voltha-lib-go/pkg/adapters/common/core_proxy.go
@@ -500,6 +500,30 @@
 	return unPackResponse(rpc, deviceId, success, result)
 }
 
+func (ap *CoreProxy) DeviceReasonUpdate(ctx context.Context, deviceId string, deviceReason string) error {
+	log.Debugw("DeviceReasonUpdate", log.Fields{"deviceId": deviceId, "deviceReason": deviceReason})
+	rpc := "DeviceReasonUpdate"
+	// Use a device specific topic to send the request.  The adapter handling the device creates a device
+	// specific topic
+	toTopic := ap.getCoreTopic(deviceId)
+	replyToTopic := ap.getAdapterTopic()
+
+	args := make([]*kafka.KVArg, 2)
+	id := &voltha.ID{Id: deviceId}
+	args[0] = &kafka.KVArg{
+		Key:   "device_id",
+		Value: id,
+	}
+	reason := &ic.StrType{Val: deviceReason}
+	args[1] = &kafka.KVArg{
+		Key:   "device_reason",
+		Value: reason,
+	}
+	success, result := ap.kafkaICProxy.InvokeRPC(nil, rpc, &toTopic, &replyToTopic, true, deviceId, args...)
+	log.Debugw("DeviceReason-response", log.Fields{"pDeviceId": deviceId, "success": success})
+	return unPackResponse(rpc, deviceId, success, result)
+}
+
 func (ap *CoreProxy) DevicePMConfigUpdate(ctx context.Context, pmConfigs *voltha.PmConfigs) error {
 	log.Debugw("DevicePMConfigUpdate", log.Fields{"pmConfigs": pmConfigs})
 	rpc := "DevicePMConfigUpdate"
diff --git a/vendor/modules.txt b/vendor/modules.txt
index 550eb4a..19ebf51 100644
--- a/vendor/modules.txt
+++ b/vendor/modules.txt
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir
 # github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure v1.1.2
 github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure
-# github.com/opencord/voltha-lib-go v0.0.0-20191017201200-e73f91e306e9
+# github.com/opencord/voltha-lib-go v0.0.0-20191023185531-80258b36a64b
 github.com/opencord/voltha-lib-go/pkg/adapters
 github.com/opencord/voltha-lib-go/pkg/adapters/common
 github.com/opencord/voltha-lib-go/pkg/db/kvstore