diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 968efce..7b96628 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 fed65fd..8367f2f 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@
 github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway v1.9.5/go.mod h1:vNeuVxBJEsws4ogUvrchl83t/GYV9WGTSLVdBhOQFDY=
 github.com/hashicorp/consul/api v1.2.0 h1:oPsuzLp2uk7I7rojPKuncWbZ+m5TMoD4Ivs+2Rkeh4Y=
 github.com/hashicorp/consul/api v1.2.0/go.mod h1:1SIkFYi2ZTXUE5Kgt179+4hH33djo11+0Eo2XgTAtkw=
+github.com/hashicorp/consul/sdk v0.2.0 h1:GWFYFmry/k4b1hEoy7kSkmU8e30GAyI4VZHk0fRxeL4=
 github.com/hashicorp/consul/sdk v0.2.0/go.mod h1:VKf9jXwCTEY1QZP2MOLRhb5i/I/ssyNV1vwHyQBF0x8=
 github.com/hashicorp/errwrap v1.0.0 h1:hLrqtEDnRye3+sgx6z4qVLNuviH3MR5aQ0ykNJa/UYA=
 github.com/hashicorp/errwrap v1.0.0/go.mod h1:YH+1FKiLXxHSkmPseP+kNlulaMuP3n2brvKWEqk/Jc4=
@@ -112,6 +113,7 @@
 github.com/hashicorp/go-immutable-radix v1.1.0/go.mod h1:0y9vanUI8NX6FsYoO3zeMjhV/C5i9g4Q3DwcSNZ4P60=
 github.com/hashicorp/go-msgpack v0.5.3 h1:zKjpN5BK/P5lMYrLmBHdBULWbJ0XpYR+7NGzqkZzoD4=
 github.com/hashicorp/go-msgpack v0.5.3/go.mod h1:ahLV/dePpqEmjfWmKiqvPkv/twdG7iPBM1vqhUKIvfM=
+github.com/hashicorp/go-msgpack v0.5.5 h1:i9R9JSrqIz0QVLz3sz+i3YJdT7TTSLcfLLzJi9aZTuI=
 github.com/hashicorp/go-msgpack v0.5.5/go.mod h1:ahLV/dePpqEmjfWmKiqvPkv/twdG7iPBM1vqhUKIvfM=
 github.com/hashicorp/go-multierror v1.0.0 h1:iVjPR7a6H0tWELX5NxNe7bYopibicUzc7uPribsnS6o=
 github.com/hashicorp/go-multierror v1.0.0/go.mod h1:dHtQlpGsu+cZNNAkkCN/P3hoUDHhCYQXV3UM06sGGrk=
@@ -134,6 +136,7 @@
 github.com/hashicorp/mdns v1.0.0/go.mod h1:tL+uN++7HEJ6SQLQ2/p+z2pH24WQKWjBPkE0mNTz8vQ=
 github.com/hashicorp/memberlist v0.1.3 h1:EmmoJme1matNzb+hMpDuR/0sbJSUisxyqBGG676r31M=
 github.com/hashicorp/memberlist v0.1.3/go.mod h1:ajVTdAv/9Im8oMAAj5G31PhhMCZJV2pPBoIllUwCN7I=
+github.com/hashicorp/memberlist v0.1.5 h1:AYBsgJOW9gab/toO5tEB8lWetVgDKZycqkebJ8xxpqM=
 github.com/hashicorp/memberlist v0.1.5/go.mod h1:ajVTdAv/9Im8oMAAj5G31PhhMCZJV2pPBoIllUwCN7I=
 github.com/hashicorp/serf v0.8.2 h1:YZ7UKsJv+hKjqGVUUbtE3HNj79Eln2oQ75tniF6iPt0=
 github.com/hashicorp/serf v0.8.2/go.mod h1:6hOLApaqBFA1NXqRQAsxw9QxuDEvNxSQRwA/JwenrHc=
@@ -193,12 +196,13 @@
 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=
 github.com/pascaldekloe/goe v0.0.0-20180627143212-57f6aae5913c/go.mod h1:lzWF7FIEvWOWxwDKqyGYQf6ZUaNfKdP144TG7ZOy1lc=
+github.com/pascaldekloe/goe v0.1.0 h1:cBOtyMzM9HTpWjXfbbunk26uA6nG3a8n06Wieeh0MwY=
 github.com/pascaldekloe/goe v0.1.0/go.mod h1:lzWF7FIEvWOWxwDKqyGYQf6ZUaNfKdP144TG7ZOy1lc=
 github.com/pierrec/lz4 v0.0.0-20190327172049-315a67e90e41/go.mod h1:3/3N9NVKO0jef7pBehbT1qWhCMrIgbYNnFAZCqQ5LRc=
 github.com/pierrec/lz4 v2.3.0+incompatible h1:CZzRn4Ut9GbUkHlQ7jqBXeZQV41ZSKWFc302ZU6lUTk=
@@ -298,6 +302,7 @@
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20180314180146-1d60e4601c6f/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20181108010431-42b317875d0f/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20181221193216-37e7f081c4d4/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
+golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20190423024810-112230192c58 h1:8gQV6CLnAEikrhgkHFbMAEhagSSnXWGV915qUMm9mrU=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20190423024810-112230192c58/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20180823144017-11551d06cbcc/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5hshtkjS+E42TnysNCUPdjciGhY=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20180830151530-49385e6e1522/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5hshtkjS+E42TnysNCUPdjciGhY=
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