diff --git a/voltha/adapters/broadcom_onu/broadcom_onu.py b/voltha/adapters/broadcom_onu/broadcom_onu.py
index 3543776..d5c966f 100644
--- a/voltha/adapters/broadcom_onu/broadcom_onu.py
+++ b/voltha/adapters/broadcom_onu/broadcom_onu.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
     supported_device_types = [
         DeviceType(
             id=name,
-            vendor_id='BRCM',
+            vendor_ids=['BRCM', 'ALPH'],
             adapter=name,
             accepts_bulk_flow_update=True
         )
diff --git a/voltha/core/adapter_agent.py b/voltha/core/adapter_agent.py
index f67d9eb..6fb309f 100644
--- a/voltha/core/adapter_agent.py
+++ b/voltha/core/adapter_agent.py
@@ -710,9 +710,16 @@
                        proxy_address,
                        admin_state,
                        **kw):
-        device_type = next((dt for dt in self.root_proxy.get('/device_types')
-                            if dt.vendor_id == vendor_id and \
-                            dt.id.endswith("_onu")), None)
+
+        device_type = None
+
+        for dt in self.root_proxy.get('/device_types'):
+            if (dt.vendor_id == vendor_id or vendor_id in dt.vendor_ids) and \
+                    dt.id.endswith("_onu"):
+                device_type = dt
+
+        assert device_type is not None
+
         # we create new ONU device objects and insert them into the config
         device = Device(
             id=create_cluster_device_id(self.core.core_store_id),
diff --git a/voltha/protos/device.proto b/voltha/protos/device.proto
index 6bb3f41..0eb32f1 100644
--- a/voltha/protos/device.proto
+++ b/voltha/protos/device.proto
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
     // 4 bytes of vendor id from ONU serial number
     string vendor_id = 5;
 
+    repeated string vendor_ids = 6;
+
     // Name of the adapter that handles device type
     string adapter = 2;