diff --git a/xos/configurations/common/Makefile.cloudlab b/xos/configurations/common/Makefile.cloudlab
index 5712765..cf3d731 100644
--- a/xos/configurations/common/Makefile.cloudlab
+++ b/xos/configurations/common/Makefile.cloudlab
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+MYFLATLANIF:=$(shell netstat -i |grep "flat"|awk '{print $$1}' )
+MYFLATLANIP:=$(shell ifconfig $(MYFLATLANIF) | grep "inet addr" | awk -F: '{print $$2}' | awk '{print $$1}' )
+
 all: prereqs admin-openrc flat_name nodes_yaml public_key private_key
 
 prereqs:
@@ -5,6 +8,8 @@
 
 admin-openrc:
 	sudo cat /root/setup/admin-openrc.sh > admin-openrc.sh
+	sudo cat /root/setup/settings > controller_settings
+	echo 'CONTROLLER_FLAT_LAN_IP=$(MYFLATLANIP)' >> controller_settings
 
 flat_name:
 	sudo bash -c "source /root/setup/admin-openrc.sh ; neutron net-list" |grep flat|awk '{printf "%s",$$4}' > flat_net_name
diff --git a/xos/configurations/common/cloudlab.yaml b/xos/configurations/common/cloudlab.yaml
index 807d931..a0beeeb 100644
--- a/xos/configurations/common/cloudlab.yaml
+++ b/xos/configurations/common/cloudlab.yaml
@@ -42,9 +42,13 @@
           admin_user: { get_script_env: [ SELF, adminrc, OS_USERNAME, LOCAL_FILE] }
           admin_password: { get_script_env: [ SELF, adminrc, OS_PASSWORD, LOCAL_FILE] }
           admin_tenant: { get_script_env: [ SELF, adminrc, OS_TENANT_NAME, LOCAL_FILE] }
+          rabbit_user: { get_script_env: [ SELF, controller_settings, RABBIT_USER, LOCAL_FILE] }
+          rabbit_password: { get_script_env: [ SELF, controller_settings, RABBIT_PASS, LOCAL_FILE] }
+          rabbit_host: { get_script_env: [ SELF, controller_settings, CONTROLLER_FLAT_LAN_IP, LOCAL_FILE] }
           domain: Default
       artifacts:
           adminrc: /root/setup/admin-openrc.sh
+          controller_settings: /root/setup/controller_settings
 
     mysite:
       type: tosca.nodes.Site
diff --git a/xos/configurations/cord/Dockerfile.cord b/xos/configurations/cord/Dockerfile.cord
index a21c7d0..f4be3b2 100644
--- a/xos/configurations/cord/Dockerfile.cord
+++ b/xos/configurations/cord/Dockerfile.cord
@@ -1,16 +1,21 @@
 RUN mkdir -p /root/setup
 ADD xos/configurations/common/admin-openrc.sh /root/setup/
+ADD xos/configurations/common/controller_settings /root/setup/
 ADD xos/configurations/common/flat_net_name /root/setup/
 ADD xos/configurations/common/cloudlab-nodes.yaml /opt/xos/configurations/commmon/
 ADD xos/configurations/common/id_rsa.pub /root/setup/padmin_public_key
 ADD xos/configurations/common/id_rsa.pub /opt/xos/observers/vcpe/vcpe_public_key
 ADD xos/configurations/common/id_rsa /opt/xos/observers/vcpe/vcpe_private_key
+ADD xos/configurations/common/id_rsa.pub /opt/xos/observers/monitoring_channel/monitoring_channel_public_key
+ADD xos/configurations/common/id_rsa /opt/xos/observers/monitoring_channel/monitoring_channel_private_key
 ADD xos/configurations/common/id_rsa.pub /opt/xos/observers/onos/onos_key.pub
 ADD xos/configurations/common/id_rsa /opt/xos/observers/onos/onos_key
 ADD xos/observers/vcpe/supervisor/vcpe-observer.conf /etc/supervisor/conf.d/
 ADD xos/observers/vbng/supervisor/vbng-observer.conf /etc/supervisor/conf.d/
 ADD xos/observers/onos/supervisor/onos-observer.conf /etc/supervisor/conf.d/
+ADD xos/observers/monitoring_channel/supervisor/monitoring_channel_observer.conf /etc/supervisor/conf.d/
 RUN sed -i 's/proxy_ssh=True/proxy_ssh=False/' /opt/xos/observers/vcpe/vcpe_observer_config
+RUN sed -i 's/proxy_ssh=True/proxy_ssh=False/' /opt/xos/observers/monitoring_channel/monitoring_channel_observer_config
 
 CMD /usr/bin/make -C /opt/xos/configurations/cord -f Makefile.inside; /bin/bash
 
diff --git a/xos/configurations/cord/Makefile.inside b/xos/configurations/cord/Makefile.inside
index a4bb5f1..c412f25 100644
--- a/xos/configurations/cord/Makefile.inside
+++ b/xos/configurations/cord/Makefile.inside
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 	python /opt/xos/tosca/run.py padmin@vicci.org /opt/xos/configurations/common/cloudlab.yaml
 	python /opt/xos/tosca/run.py padmin@vicci.org /opt/xos/configurations/common/cloudlab-nodes.yaml
 	python /opt/xos/tosca/run.py padmin@vicci.org /opt/xos/configurations/cord/cord.yaml
+	python /opt/xos/tosca/run.py padmin@vicci.org /opt/xos/configurations/cord/ceilometer.yaml
 
 run_develserver:
 	cd /opt/xos; python manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000 --insecure
diff --git a/xos/configurations/cord/ceilometer.yaml b/xos/configurations/cord/ceilometer.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9797d59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xos/configurations/cord/ceilometer.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+tosca_definitions_version: tosca_simple_yaml_1_0
+
+description: Setup CORD-related services -- vOLT, vCPE, vBNG.
+
+imports:
+   - custom_types/xos.yaml
+
+topology_template:
+  node_templates:
+    service_ceilometer:
+      type: tosca.nodes.Service
+      requirements:
+      properties:
+          view_url: /admin/ceilometer/ceilometerservice/$id$/
+          kind: ceilometer
+#          public_key: { get_artifact: [ SELF, pubkey, LOCAL_FILE] }
+#      artifacts:
+#          pubkey: /opt/xos/observers/vcpe/vcpe_public_key
+
+
+    Private:
+      type: tosca.nodes.NetworkTemplate
+
+    ceilometer_network:
+      type: tosca.nodes.network.Network.XOS
+      properties:
+          ip_version: 4
+          labels: ceilometer_client_access
+      requirements:
+          - network_template:
+              node: Private
+              relationship: tosca.relationships.UsesNetworkTemplate
+          - owner:
+              node: mysite_ceilometer
+              relationship: tosca.relationships.MemberOfSlice
+          - connection:
+              node: mysite_ceilometer
+              relationship: tosca.relationships.ConnectsToSlice
+
+    mysite:
+      type: tosca.nodes.Site
+
+    mysite_ceilometer:
+      description: Ceilometer Proxy Slice
+      type: tosca.nodes.Slice
+      requirements:
+          - ceilometer_service:
+              node: service_ceilometer
+              relationship: tosca.relationships.MemberOfService
+          - site:
+              node: mysite
+              relationship: tosca.relationships.MemberOfSite
+