diff --git a/voltha/adapters/acme/acme.py b/voltha/adapters/acme/acme.py
index 3682f23..d3f675c 100644
--- a/voltha/adapters/acme/acme.py
+++ b/voltha/adapters/acme/acme.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     def adopt_device(self, device):
         log.info('adopt-device', device=device)
 
-        support_classes = deepcopy(OpenOltDefaults)
+        support_classes = deepcopy(OpenOltDefaults)['support_classes']
 
         # Customize platform
         support_classes['platform'] = AcmePlatform
diff --git a/voltha/adapters/tellabs_olt/__init__.py b/voltha/adapters/tellabs_olt/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b0fb0b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/voltha/adapters/tellabs_olt/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# Copyright 2017-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.
diff --git a/voltha/adapters/tellabs_olt/tellabs_olt.py b/voltha/adapters/tellabs_olt/tellabs_olt.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e1653af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/voltha/adapters/tellabs_olt/tellabs_olt.py
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+# Copyright 2018-present Tellabs, 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.
+#
+
+"""
+Tellabs OLT Adapter for tlabvolt4, tlabvolt8, tlabvolt16, & tlabvolt32
+"""
+import structlog
+from copy import deepcopy
+
+from voltha.protos.device_pb2 import DeviceType
+from voltha.protos.adapter_pb2 import AdapterConfig
+from voltha.protos.adapter_pb2 import Adapter
+from voltha.protos.common_pb2 import LogLevel
+from voltha.adapters.openolt.openolt import OpenoltAdapter, OpenOltDefaults
+from voltha.adapters.openolt.openolt_device import OpenoltDevice
+
+log = structlog.get_logger()
+
+class TellabsAdapter(OpenoltAdapter):
+    name = 'tellabs_olt'
+
+    supported_device_types = [
+        DeviceType(
+            id=name,
+            adapter=name,
+            accepts_bulk_flow_update=True,
+            accepts_direct_logical_flows_update=True
+        )
+    ]
+
+    def __init__(self, adapter_agent, config):
+        super(TellabsAdapter, self).__init__(adapter_agent, config)
+
+        # overwrite the descriptor
+        self.descriptor = Adapter(
+            id=self.name,
+            vendor='Tellabs Inc.',
+            version='0.1',
+            config=AdapterConfig(log_level=LogLevel.INFO)
+        )
+
+        log.info('tellabs_olt.__init__', adapter=self.descriptor)
+
+    def adopt_device(self, device):
+        log.info('adopt-device', device=device)
+
+        support_classes = deepcopy(OpenOltDefaults)['support_classes']
+
+        kwargs = {
+            'support_classes': support_classes,
+            'adapter_agent': self.adapter_agent,
+            'device': device,
+            'device_num': self.num_devices + 1
+        }
+        try:
+            self.devices[device.id] = OpenoltDevice(**kwargs)
+        except Exception as e:
+            log.error('Failed to adopt OpenOLT device', error=e)
+            del self.devices[device.id]
+            raise
+        else:
+            self.num_devices += 1