diff --git a/TestON/tests/FUNC/FUNCgroup/FUNCgroup.params b/TestON/tests/FUNC/FUNCgroup/FUNCgroup.params
index 585eca3..ca223bd 100644
--- a/TestON/tests/FUNC/FUNCgroup/FUNCgroup.params
+++ b/TestON/tests/FUNC/FUNCgroup/FUNCgroup.params
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     # 7    - Testing GROUP with type "INDIRECT"
     # 8    - Deleting the group and flow
     # 100  - Check logs for Errors and Warnings
-    <testcases>1,2,3,5,6,7,8,100</testcases>
+    <testcases>1,2,3,5,6,7,6,100</testcases>
 
     <SCALE>
         <max>1</max>
diff --git a/TestON/tests/FUNC/FUNCgroup/FUNCgroup.py b/TestON/tests/FUNC/FUNCgroup/FUNCgroup.py
index 4c80ee0..f50e7c5 100644
--- a/TestON/tests/FUNC/FUNCgroup/FUNCgroup.py
+++ b/TestON/tests/FUNC/FUNCgroup/FUNCgroup.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
     def CASE1( self, main ):
         import os
         import imp
-
         """
         - Construct tests variables
         - GIT ( optional )
@@ -16,90 +15,71 @@
             - Install ONOS package
             - Build ONOS package
         """
-        main.case( "Constructing test variables and building ONOS package" )
-        main.step( "Constructing test variables" )
+        try:
+            from tests.dependencies.ONOSSetup import ONOSSetup
+            main.testSetUp = ONOSSetup()
+        except ImportError:
+            main.log.error( "ONOSSetup not found. exiting the test" )
+            main.exit()
+        main.testSetUp.envSetupDescription()
+        stepResult = main.FALSE
 
-        # Test variables
-        main.testOnDirectory = os.path.dirname( os.getcwd() )
-        main.cellName = main.params[ 'ENV' ][ 'cellName' ]
-        main.apps = main.params[ 'ENV' ][ 'cellApps' ]
-        gitBranch = main.params[ 'GIT' ][ 'branch' ]
-        gitPull = main.params[ 'GIT' ][ 'pull' ]
-        main.ONOSport = main.params[ 'CTRL' ][ 'port' ]
-        main.dependencyPath = main.testOnDirectory + \
-                              main.params[ 'DEPENDENCY' ][ 'path' ]
-        wrapperFile1 = main.params[ 'DEPENDENCY' ][ 'wrapper1' ]
-        wrapperFile2 = main.params[ 'DEPENDENCY' ][ 'wrapper2' ]
-        main.topology = main.params[ 'DEPENDENCY' ][ 'topology' ]
-        bucket = main.params[ 'DEPENDENCY' ][ 'bucket' ]
-        main.maxNodes = int( main.params[ 'SCALE' ][ 'max' ] )
-        main.startUpSleep = int( main.params[ 'SLEEP' ][ 'startup' ] )
-        main.startMNSleep = int( main.params[ 'SLEEP' ][ 'startMN' ] )
-        main.addFlowSleep = int( main.params[ 'SLEEP' ][ 'addFlow' ] )
-        main.delFlowSleep = int( main.params[ 'SLEEP' ][ 'delFlow' ] )
-        main.addGroupSleep = int( main.params[ 'SLEEP' ][ 'addGroup' ] )
-        main.delGroupSleep = int( main.params[ 'SLEEP' ][ 'delGroup' ] )
-        main.debug = main.params[ 'DEBUG' ]
-        main.swDPID = main.params[ 'TEST' ][ 'swDPID' ]
-        egressPort1 = main.params[ 'TEST' ][ 'egressPort1' ]
-        egressPort2 = main.params[ 'TEST' ][ 'egressPort2' ]
-        egressPort3 = main.params[ 'TEST' ][ 'egressPort3' ]
-        ingressPort = main.params[ 'TEST' ][ 'ingressPort' ]
-        appCookie = main.params[ 'TEST' ][ 'appCookie' ]
-        type1 = main.params[ 'TEST' ][ 'type1' ]
-        type2 = main.params[ 'TEST' ][ 'type2' ]
-        groupId = main.params[ 'TEST' ][ 'groupId' ]
-        priority = main.params[ 'TEST' ][ 'priority' ]
-        deviceId = main.params[ 'TEST' ][ 'swDPID' ]
+        try:
+            # Test variables
+            main.cellName = main.params['ENV']['cellName']
+            main.apps = main.params['ENV']['cellApps']
+            main.ONOSport = main.params['CTRL']['port']
+            main.dependencyPath = main.testOnDirectory + \
+                                  main.params['DEPENDENCY']['path']
+            wrapperFile1 = main.params['DEPENDENCY']['wrapper1']
+            wrapperFile2 = main.params['DEPENDENCY']['wrapper2']
+            main.topology = main.params['DEPENDENCY']['topology']
+            bucket = main.params['DEPENDENCY']['bucket']
+            main.maxNodes = int(main.params['SCALE']['max'])
+            main.startUpSleep = int(main.params['SLEEP']['startup'])
+            main.startMNSleep = int(main.params['SLEEP']['startMN'])
+            main.addFlowSleep = int(main.params['SLEEP']['addFlow'])
+            main.delFlowSleep = int(main.params['SLEEP']['delFlow'])
+            main.addGroupSleep = int(main.params['SLEEP']['addGroup'])
+            main.delGroupSleep = int(main.params['SLEEP']['delGroup'])
+            main.debug = main.params['DEBUG']
+            main.swDPID = main.params['TEST']['swDPID']
+            egressPort1 = main.params['TEST']['egressPort1']
+            egressPort2 = main.params['TEST']['egressPort2']
+            egressPort3 = main.params['TEST']['egressPort3']
+            ingressPort = main.params['TEST']['ingressPort']
+            appCookie = main.params['TEST']['appCookie']
+            type1 = main.params['TEST']['type1']
+            type2 = main.params['TEST']['type2']
+            groupId = main.params['TEST']['groupId']
+            priority = main.params['TEST']['priority']
+            deviceId = main.params['TEST']['swDPID']
 
-        main.cellData = {}  # for creating cell file
-        main.CLIs = []
-        main.ONOSip = []
+            main.debug = True if "on" in main.debug else False
+            # -- INIT SECTION, ONLY RUNS ONCE -- #
 
-        main.debug = True if "on" in main.debug else False
+            main.buckets = imp.load_source(bucket,
+                                           main.dependencyPath +
+                                           bucket +
+                                           ".py")
 
-        main.ONOSip = main.ONOSbench.getOnosIps()
+            copyResult = main.ONOSbench.scp(main.Mininet1,
+                                            main.dependencyPath + main.topology,
+                                            main.Mininet1.home + '/custom/',
+                                            direction="to")
 
-        # Assigning ONOS cli handles to a list
-        for i in range( 1, main.maxNodes + 1 ):
-            main.CLIs.append( getattr( main, 'ONOScli' + str( i ) ) )
+            utilities.assert_equals(expect=main.TRUE,
+                                    actual=copyResult,
+                                    onpass="Successfully copy " + "test variables ",
+                                    onfail="Failed to copy test variables")
+            stepResult = main.testSetUp.envSetup()
 
-        # -- INIT SECTION, ONLY RUNS ONCE -- #
-        main.startUp = imp.load_source( wrapperFile1,
-                                        main.dependencyPath +
-                                        wrapperFile1 +
-                                        ".py" )
+        except Exception as e:
+            main.testSetUp.envSetupException( e )
 
-        main.topo = imp.load_source( wrapperFile2,
-                                     main.dependencyPath +
-                                     wrapperFile2 +
-                                     ".py" )
+        main.testSetUp.evnSetupConclusion( stepResult )
 
-        main.buckets = imp.load_source( bucket,
-                                        main.dependencyPath +
-                                        bucket +
-                                        ".py" )
 
-        copyResult = main.ONOSbench.scp( main.Mininet1,
-                                         main.dependencyPath + main.topology,
-                                         main.Mininet1.home + '/custom/',
-                                         direction="to" )
-
-        utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE,
-                                 actual=copyResult,
-                                 onpass="Successfully copy " + "test variables ",
-                                 onfail="Failed to copy test variables" )
-
-        if main.CLIs:
-            stepResult = main.TRUE
-        else:
-            main.log.error( "Did not properly created list of ONOS CLI handle" )
-            stepResult = main.FALSE
-
-        utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE,
-                                 actual=stepResult,
-                                 onpass="Successfully construct " + "test variables ",
-                                 onfail="Failed to construct test variables" )
 
     def CASE2( self, main ):
         """
@@ -113,121 +93,23 @@
         - Install ONOS cluster
         - Connect to cli
         """
-        import time
-
-        main.numCtrls = int( main.maxNodes )
-
-        main.case( "Starting up " + str( main.numCtrls ) +
-                   " node(s) ONOS cluster" )
-
-        #kill off all onos processes
-        main.log.info( "Safety check, killing all ONOS processes" +
-                       " before initiating environment setup" )
-
-        for i in range( main.maxNodes ):
-            main.ONOSbench.onosDie( main.ONOSip[ i ] )
-
-        main.log.info( "NODE COUNT = " + str( main.numCtrls ) )
-
-        tempOnosIp = []
-        for i in range( main.numCtrls ):
-            tempOnosIp.append( main.ONOSip[ i ] )
-
-        main.ONOSbench.createCellFile( main.ONOSbench.ip_address,
-                                       "temp",
-                                       main.Mininet1.ip_address,
-                                       main.apps,
-                                       tempOnosIp, main.ONOScli1.karafUser )
-
-        main.step( "Apply cell to environment" )
-        cellResult = main.ONOSbench.setCell( "temp" )
-        verifyResult = main.ONOSbench.verifyCell()
-        stepResult = cellResult and verifyResult
-        utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE,
-                                 actual=stepResult,
-                                 onpass="Successfully applied cell to " + "environment",
-                                 onfail="Failed to apply cell to environment " )
-
-        main.step( "Creating ONOS package" )
-        packageResult = main.ONOSbench.buckBuild()
-        stepResult = packageResult
-        utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE,
-                                 actual=stepResult,
-                                 onpass="Successfully created ONOS package",
-                                 onfail="Failed to create ONOS package" )
-
-        time.sleep( main.startUpSleep )
-        main.step( "Uninstalling ONOS package" )
-        onosUninstallResult = main.TRUE
-        for ip in main.ONOSip:
-            onosUninstallResult = onosUninstallResult and \
-                    main.ONOSbench.onosUninstall( nodeIp=ip )
-        stepResult = onosUninstallResult
-        utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE,
-                                 actual=stepResult,
-                                 onpass="Successfully uninstalled ONOS package",
-                                 onfail="Failed to uninstall ONOS package" )
-        time.sleep( main.startUpSleep )
-        main.step( "Installing ONOS package" )
-        onosInstallResult = main.TRUE
-        for i in range( main.numCtrls ):
-            onosInstallResult = onosInstallResult and \
-                    main.ONOSbench.onosInstall( node=main.ONOSip[ i ] )
-        stepResult = onosInstallResult
-        utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE,
-                                 actual=stepResult,
-                                 onpass="Successfully installed ONOS package",
-                                 onfail="Failed to install ONOS package" )
-
-        time.sleep( main.startUpSleep )
-        main.step( "Starting ONOS service" )
-        stopResult = main.TRUE
-        startResult = main.TRUE
-        onosIsUp = main.TRUE
-
-        for i in range( main.numCtrls ):
-            onosIsUp = onosIsUp and main.ONOSbench.isup( main.ONOSip[ i ] )
-        if onosIsUp == main.TRUE:
-            main.log.report( "ONOS instance is up and ready" )
-        else:
-            main.log.report( "ONOS instance may not be up, stop and " +
-                             "start ONOS again " )
-            for i in range( main.numCtrls ):
-                stopResult = stopResult and \
-                        main.ONOSbench.onosStop( main.ONOSip[ i ] )
-            for i in range( main.numCtrls ):
-                startResult = startResult and \
-                        main.ONOSbench.onosStart( main.ONOSip[ i ] )
-        stepResult = onosIsUp and stopResult and startResult
-        utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE,
-                                 actual=stepResult,
-                                 onpass="ONOS service is ready",
-                                 onfail="ONOS service did not start properly" )
-
-        main.step( "Set up ONOS secure SSH" )
-        secureSshResult = main.TRUE
-        for i in range( int( main.numCtrls ) ):
-            secureSshResult = secureSshResult and main.ONOSbench.onosSecureSSH( node=main.ONOSip[ i ] )
-        utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE, actual=secureSshResult,
-                                 onpass="Test step PASS",
-                                 onfail="Test step FAIL" )
-
-        main.step( "Start ONOS cli" )
-        cliResult = main.TRUE
-        for i in range( main.numCtrls ):
-            cliResult = cliResult and \
-                        main.CLIs[ i ].startOnosCli( main.ONOSip[ i ] )
-        stepResult = cliResult
-        utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE,
-                                 actual=stepResult,
-                                 onpass="Successfully start ONOS cli",
-                                 onfail="Failed to start ONOS cli" )
+        main.testSetUp.ONOSSetUp( main.Mininet1 )
 
     def CASE3( self, main ):
         """
             Start Mininet
         """
         import json
+        import time
+        try:
+            from tests.dependencies.topology import Topology
+        except ImportError:
+            main.log.error( "Topology not found exiting the test" )
+            main.exit()
+        try:
+            main.topoRelated
+        except ( NameError, AttributeError ):
+            main.topoRelated = Topology()
 
         main.case( "Setup mininet and compare ONOS topology view to Mininet topology" )
         main.caseExplanation = "Start mininet with custom topology and compare topology " +\
@@ -252,60 +134,7 @@
 
         time.sleep( main.startMNSleep )
 
-        main.step( "Comparing MN topology to ONOS topology" )
-        main.log.info( "Gathering topology information" )
-        devices = main.topo.getAllDevices( main )
-        hosts = main.topo.getAllHosts( main )
-        ports = main.topo.getAllPorts( main )
-        links = main.topo.getAllLinks( main )
-
-        mnSwitches = main.Mininet1.getSwitches()
-        mnLinks = main.Mininet1.getLinks()
-        mnHosts = main.Mininet1.getHosts()
-
-        for controller in range( main.numCtrls ):
-            controllerStr = str( controller + 1 )
-            if devices[ controller ] and ports[ controller ] and\
-                    "Error" not in devices[ controller ] and\
-                    "Error" not in ports[ controller ]:
-
-                currentDevicesResult = main.Mininet1.compareSwitches(
-                        mnSwitches,
-                        json.loads( devices[ controller ] ),
-                        json.loads( ports[ controller ] ) )
-            else:
-                currentDevicesResult = main.FALSE
-            utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE,
-                                     actual=currentDevicesResult,
-                                     onpass="ONOS" + controllerStr +
-                                            " Switches view is correct",
-                                     onfail="ONOS" + controllerStr +
-                                            " Switches view is incorrect" )
-            if links[ controller ] and "Error" not in links[ controller ]:
-                currentLinksResult = main.Mininet1.compareLinks(
-                        mnSwitches, mnLinks,
-                        json.loads( links[ controller ] ) )
-            else:
-                currentLinksResult = main.FALSE
-            utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE,
-                                     actual=currentLinksResult,
-                                     onpass="ONOS" + controllerStr +
-                                            " links view is correct",
-                                     onfail="ONOS" + controllerStr +
-                                            " links view is incorrect" )
-
-            if hosts[ controller ] or "Error" not in hosts[ controller ]:
-                currentHostsResult = main.Mininet1.compareHosts(
-                        mnHosts,
-                        json.loads( hosts[ controller ] ) )
-            else:
-                currentHostsResult = main.FALSE
-            utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE,
-                                     actual=currentHostsResult,
-                                     onpass="ONOS" + controllerStr +
-                                            " hosts exist in Mininet",
-                                     onfail="ONOS" + controllerStr +
-                                            " hosts don't match Mininet" )
+        main.topoRelated.compareTopos( main.Mininet1 )
 
     def CASE4( self, main ):
         """
@@ -459,7 +288,7 @@
         """
         Sends a packet using  scapy
         """
-        main.step( "Testing Group by sending packet using  Scapy" )
+        main.step( "Testing Group by sending packet using Scapy" )
         main.log.info( "Creating host components" )
         main.Scapy.createHostComponent( "h1" )
         main.Scapy.createHostComponent( "h2" )
@@ -640,7 +469,7 @@
         """
         Sends a packet using scapy
         """
-        main.step( "Testing Group by sending packet using  Scapy" )
+        main.step( "Testing Group by sending packet using Scapy" )
         main.log.info( "Creating host components" )
         main.Scapy.createHostComponent( "h1" )
         main.Scapy.createHostComponent( "h2" )
@@ -676,47 +505,6 @@
                                  onpass="Packet sent to port 1 is received at port 2 successfully!!!",
                                  onfail="Failure!!!Packet sent to port 1 is not received at port 2" )
 
-    def CASE8( self, main ):
-        """
-         Deleting the Group and Flow
-        """
-        import json
-        import time
-        respFlowId = 1
-
-        main.case( "Delete the Group and Flow added through Rest api " )
-        main.step( "Deleting Group and Flows" )
-
-        #Getting Flow ID
-        response = main.ONOSrest.getFlows( deviceId=deviceId )
-        responsejson = json.loads( response )
-        for item in responsejson:
-            if item[ "priority" ] == int( priority ):
-                respFlowId = item[ "id" ]
-
-        main.step( "Deleting the created flow by deviceId and flowId" )
-        flowResponse = main.ONOSrest.removeFlow( deviceId=deviceId,
-                                                 flowId=respFlowId )
-
-        utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE,
-                                 actual=flowResponse,
-                                 onpass="Deleting flow is successful!!!",
-                                 onfail="Deleting flow is failure!!!" )
-
-        # Giving ONOS time to delete the flow
-        time.sleep( main.delFlowSleep )
-
-        groupResponse = main.ONOSrest.removeGroup( deviceId=deviceId,
-                                                   appCookie=appCookie )
-
-        utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE,
-                                 actual=groupResponse,
-                                 onpass="Deleting Group is successful!!!",
-                                 onfail="Deleting Group is failure!!!" )
-
-        # Giving ONOS time to delete the group
-        time.sleep( main.delGroupSleep )
-
     def CASE100( self, main ):
         """
             Report errors/warnings/exceptions
diff --git a/TestON/tests/FUNC/FUNCgroup/dependencies/startUp.py b/TestON/tests/FUNC/FUNCgroup/dependencies/startUp.py
deleted file mode 100644
index a9becf9..0000000
--- a/TestON/tests/FUNC/FUNCgroup/dependencies/startUp.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-"""
-    This wrapper function is use for starting up onos instance
-"""
-import time
-import os
-import json
-
-
-def onosBuild( main, gitBranch ):
-    """
-        This includes pulling ONOS and building it using maven install
-    """
-    buildResult = main.FALSE
-
-    # Git checkout a branch of ONOS
-    checkOutResult = main.ONOSbench.gitCheckout( gitBranch )
-    # Does the git pull on the branch that was checked out
-    if not checkOutResult:
-        main.log.warn( "Failed to checked out " + gitBranch +
-                                           " branch" )
-    else:
-        main.log.info( "Successfully checked out " + gitBranch +
-                                           " branch" )
-    gitPullResult = main.ONOSbench.gitPull()
-    if gitPullResult == main.ERROR:
-        main.log.error( "Error pulling git branch" )
-    else:
-        main.log.info( "Successfully pulled " + gitBranch + " branch" )
-
-    # buck build
-    buildResult = main.ONOSbench.buckBuild()
-
-    return buildResult
diff --git a/TestON/tests/FUNC/FUNCgroup/dependencies/topo.py b/TestON/tests/FUNC/FUNCgroup/dependencies/topo.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 7217d4d..0000000
--- a/TestON/tests/FUNC/FUNCgroup/dependencies/topo.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,102 +0,0 @@
-"""
-    These functions can be used for topology comparisons
-"""
-import time
-import os
-import json
-
-
-def getAllDevices( main ):
-    """
-        Return a list containing the devices output from each ONOS node
-    """
-    devices = []
-    threads = []
-    for i in range( main.numCtrls ):
-        t = main.Thread( target=main.CLIs[ i ].devices,
-                         name="devices-" + str( i ),
-                         args=[] )
-        threads.append( t )
-        t.start()
-
-    for t in threads:
-        t.join()
-        devices.append( t.result )
-    return devices
-
-
-def getAllHosts( main ):
-    """
-        Return a list containing the hosts output from each ONOS node
-    """
-    hosts = []
-    ipResult = main.TRUE
-    threads = []
-    for i in range( main.numCtrls ):
-        t = main.Thread( target=main.CLIs[ i ].hosts,
-                         name="hosts-" + str( i ),
-                         args=[] )
-        threads.append( t )
-        t.start()
-
-    for t in threads:
-        t.join()
-        hosts.append( t.result )
-    return hosts
-
-
-def getAllPorts( main ):
-    """
-        Return a list containing the ports output from each ONOS node
-    """
-    ports = []
-    threads = []
-    for i in range( main.numCtrls ):
-        t = main.Thread( target=main.CLIs[ i ].ports,
-                         name="ports-" + str( i ),
-                         args=[] )
-        threads.append( t )
-        t.start()
-
-    for t in threads:
-        t.join()
-        ports.append( t.result )
-    return ports
-
-
-def getAllLinks( main ):
-    """
-        Return a list containing the links output from each ONOS node
-    """
-    links = []
-    threads = []
-    for i in range( main.numCtrls ):
-        t = main.Thread( target=main.CLIs[ i ].links,
-                         name="links-" + str( i ),
-                         args=[] )
-        threads.append( t )
-        t.start()
-
-    for t in threads:
-        t.join()
-        links.append( t.result )
-    return links
-
-
-def getAllClusters( main ):
-    """
-        Return a list containing the clusters output from each ONOS node
-    """
-    clusters = []
-    threads = []
-    for i in range( main.numCtrls ):
-        t = main.Thread( target=main.CLIs[ i ].clusters,
-                         name="clusters-" + str( i ),
-                         args=[] )
-        threads.append( t )
-        t.start()
-
-    for t in threads:
-        t.join()
-        clusters.append( t.result )
-    return clusters