diff --git a/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/ConnectPointSerializer.java b/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/ConnectPointSerializer.java
index 46badcb..14a64d2 100644
--- a/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/ConnectPointSerializer.java
+++ b/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/ConnectPointSerializer.java
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 import org.onlab.onos.net.ConnectPoint;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.ElementId;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.PortNumber;
-
 import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.Kryo;
 import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.Serializer;
 import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.io.Input;
@@ -15,7 +14,7 @@
 public class ConnectPointSerializer extends Serializer<ConnectPoint> {
 
     /**
-     * Default constructor.
+     * Creates {@link ConnectPointSerializer} serializer instance.
      */
     public ConnectPointSerializer() {
         // non-null, immutable
diff --git a/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/DefaultLinkSerializer.java b/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/DefaultLinkSerializer.java
index 5ee273d..06d01b5 100644
--- a/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/DefaultLinkSerializer.java
+++ b/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/DefaultLinkSerializer.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 public class DefaultLinkSerializer extends Serializer<DefaultLink> {
 
     /**
-     * Default constructor.
+     * Creates {@link DefaultLink} serializer instance.
      */
     public DefaultLinkSerializer() {
         // non-null, immutable
diff --git a/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/DefaultPortSerializer.java b/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/DefaultPortSerializer.java
index 8455e80..5dc310b 100644
--- a/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/DefaultPortSerializer.java
+++ b/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/DefaultPortSerializer.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
         Serializer<DefaultPort> {
 
     /**
-     * Default constructor.
+     * Creates {@link DefaultPort} serializer instance.
      */
     public DefaultPortSerializer() {
         // non-null, immutable
diff --git a/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/DeviceIdSerializer.java b/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/DeviceIdSerializer.java
index c63b676..36d0a21 100644
--- a/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/DeviceIdSerializer.java
+++ b/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/DeviceIdSerializer.java
@@ -14,6 +14,14 @@
 */
 public final class DeviceIdSerializer extends Serializer<DeviceId> {
 
+    /**
+     * Creates {@link DeviceId} serializer instance.
+     */
+    public DeviceIdSerializer() {
+        // non-null, immutable
+        super(false, true);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void write(Kryo kryo, Output output, DeviceId object) {
         kryo.writeObject(output, object.uri());
diff --git a/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/ImmutableMapSerializer.java b/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/ImmutableMapSerializer.java
index 244cc57..734033f 100644
--- a/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/ImmutableMapSerializer.java
+++ b/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/ImmutableMapSerializer.java
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
 
     private final MapSerializer mapSerializer = new MapSerializer();
 
+    /**
+     * Creates {@link ImmutableMap} serializer instance.
+     */
     public ImmutableMapSerializer() {
         // non-null, immutable
         super(false, true);
diff --git a/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/ImmutableSetSerializer.java b/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/ImmutableSetSerializer.java
index c08bf9a..051a843 100644
--- a/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/ImmutableSetSerializer.java
+++ b/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/ImmutableSetSerializer.java
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
 
     private final CollectionSerializer serializer = new CollectionSerializer();
 
+    /**
+     * Creates {@link ImmutableSet} serializer instance.
+     */
     public ImmutableSetSerializer() {
         // non-null, immutable
         super(false, true);
diff --git a/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/IpAddressSerializer.java b/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/IpAddressSerializer.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b923df7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/IpAddressSerializer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+package org.onlab.onos.store.serializers;
+
+import org.onlab.packet.IpAddress;
+import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.Kryo;
+import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.Serializer;
+import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.io.Input;
+import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.io.Output;
+
+/**
+ * Kryo Serializer for {@link IpAddress}.
+ */
+public class IpAddressSerializer extends Serializer<IpAddress> {
+
+    /**
+     * Creates {@link IpAddress} serializer instance.
+     */
+    public IpAddressSerializer() {
+        // non-null, immutable
+        super(false, true);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void write(Kryo kryo, Output output,
+            IpAddress object) {
+        byte[] octs = object.toOctets();
+        output.writeInt(octs.length);
+        output.writeBytes(octs);
+        output.writeInt(object.prefixLength());
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public IpAddress read(Kryo kryo, Input input,
+            Class<IpAddress> type) {
+        int octLen = input.readInt();
+        byte[] octs = new byte[octLen];
+        input.read(octs);
+        int prefLen = input.readInt();
+        return IpAddress.valueOf(octs, prefLen);
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/IpPrefixSerializer.java b/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/IpPrefixSerializer.java
index 2dbec57..2e92692 100644
--- a/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/IpPrefixSerializer.java
+++ b/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/IpPrefixSerializer.java
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 public final class IpPrefixSerializer extends Serializer<IpPrefix> {
 
     /**
-     * Default constructor.
+     * Creates {@link IpPrefix} serializer instance.
      */
     public IpPrefixSerializer() {
         // non-null, immutable
diff --git a/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/KryoPoolUtil.java b/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/KryoPoolUtil.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f1a12fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/KryoPoolUtil.java
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+package org.onlab.onos.store.serializers;
+
+import java.net.URI;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+
+import org.onlab.onos.cluster.ControllerNode;
+import org.onlab.onos.cluster.DefaultControllerNode;
+import org.onlab.onos.cluster.MastershipTerm;
+import org.onlab.onos.cluster.NodeId;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.ConnectPoint;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.DefaultAnnotations;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.DefaultDevice;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.DefaultLink;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.DefaultPort;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.Device;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.DeviceId;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.Element;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.Link;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.LinkKey;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.MastershipRole;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.Port;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.PortNumber;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.provider.ProviderId;
+import org.onlab.packet.IpAddress;
+import org.onlab.packet.IpPrefix;
+import org.onlab.util.KryoPool;
+
+import de.javakaffee.kryoserializers.URISerializer;
+
+public final class KryoPoolUtil {
+
+    /**
+     * KryoPool which can serialize ON.lab misc classes.
+     */
+    public static final KryoPool MISC = KryoPool.newBuilder()
+            .register(IpPrefix.class, new IpPrefixSerializer())
+            .register(IpAddress.class, new IpAddressSerializer())
+            .build();
+
+    // TODO: Populate other classes
+    /**
+     * KryoPool which can serialize API bundle classes.
+     */
+    public static final KryoPool API = KryoPool.newBuilder()
+            .register(MISC)
+            .register(
+                    //
+                    ArrayList.class,
+                    HashMap.class,
+                    //
+                    ControllerNode.State.class,
+                    Device.Type.class,
+                    DefaultAnnotations.class,
+                    DefaultControllerNode.class,
+                    DefaultDevice.class,
+                    MastershipRole.class,
+                    Port.class,
+                    Element.class,
+                    Link.Type.class
+                    )
+            .register(URI.class, new URISerializer())
+            .register(NodeId.class, new NodeIdSerializer())
+            .register(ProviderId.class, new ProviderIdSerializer())
+            .register(DeviceId.class, new DeviceIdSerializer())
+            .register(PortNumber.class, new PortNumberSerializer())
+            .register(DefaultPort.class, new DefaultPortSerializer())
+            .register(LinkKey.class, new LinkKeySerializer())
+            .register(ConnectPoint.class, new ConnectPointSerializer())
+            .register(DefaultLink.class, new DefaultLinkSerializer())
+            .register(MastershipTerm.class, new MastershipTermSerializer())
+            .register(MastershipRole.class, new MastershipRoleSerializer())
+
+            .build();
+
+
+    // not to be instantiated
+    private KryoPoolUtil() {}
+}
diff --git a/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/KryoSerializationManager.java b/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/KryoSerializationManager.java
index 04d1a88..1b5cac4 100644
--- a/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/KryoSerializationManager.java
+++ b/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/KryoSerializationManager.java
@@ -1,36 +1,14 @@
 package org.onlab.onos.store.serializers;
 
-import de.javakaffee.kryoserializers.URISerializer;
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Activate;
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Component;
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Deactivate;
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Service;
-import org.onlab.onos.cluster.ControllerNode;
-import org.onlab.onos.cluster.DefaultControllerNode;
-import org.onlab.onos.cluster.NodeId;
-import org.onlab.onos.net.ConnectPoint;
-import org.onlab.onos.net.DefaultAnnotations;
-import org.onlab.onos.net.DefaultDevice;
-import org.onlab.onos.net.DefaultLink;
-import org.onlab.onos.net.DefaultPort;
-import org.onlab.onos.net.Device;
-import org.onlab.onos.net.DeviceId;
-import org.onlab.onos.net.Element;
-import org.onlab.onos.net.Link;
-import org.onlab.onos.net.LinkKey;
-import org.onlab.onos.net.MastershipRole;
-import org.onlab.onos.net.Port;
-import org.onlab.onos.net.PortNumber;
-import org.onlab.onos.net.provider.ProviderId;
-import org.onlab.packet.IpPrefix;
 import org.onlab.util.KryoPool;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
-import java.net.URI;
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.HashMap;
 
 /**
  * Serialization service using Kryo.
@@ -58,33 +36,8 @@
      * Sets up the common serialzers pool.
      */
     protected void setupKryoPool() {
-        // FIXME Slice out types used in common to separate pool/namespace.
         serializerPool = KryoPool.newBuilder()
-                .register(ArrayList.class,
-                          HashMap.class,
-
-                          ControllerNode.State.class,
-                          Device.Type.class,
-
-                          DefaultAnnotations.class,
-                          DefaultControllerNode.class,
-                          DefaultDevice.class,
-                          MastershipRole.class,
-                          Port.class,
-                          Element.class,
-
-                          Link.Type.class
-                )
-                .register(IpPrefix.class, new IpPrefixSerializer())
-                .register(URI.class, new URISerializer())
-                .register(NodeId.class, new NodeIdSerializer())
-                .register(ProviderId.class, new ProviderIdSerializer())
-                .register(DeviceId.class, new DeviceIdSerializer())
-                .register(PortNumber.class, new PortNumberSerializer())
-                .register(DefaultPort.class, new DefaultPortSerializer())
-                .register(LinkKey.class, new LinkKeySerializer())
-                .register(ConnectPoint.class, new ConnectPointSerializer())
-                .register(DefaultLink.class, new DefaultLinkSerializer())
+                .register(KryoPoolUtil.API)
                 .build()
                 .populate(1);
     }
diff --git a/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/LinkKeySerializer.java b/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/LinkKeySerializer.java
index f635f3c..bafee4f 100644
--- a/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/LinkKeySerializer.java
+++ b/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/LinkKeySerializer.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import org.onlab.onos.net.ConnectPoint;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.LinkKey;
+
 import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.Kryo;
 import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.Serializer;
 import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.io.Input;
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@
 public class LinkKeySerializer extends Serializer<LinkKey> {
 
     /**
-     * Default constructor.
+     * Creates {@link LinkKey} serializer instance.
      */
     public LinkKeySerializer() {
         // non-null, immutable
diff --git a/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/MastershipRoleSerializer.java b/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/MastershipRoleSerializer.java
index 3903491..dab5aa8 100644
--- a/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/MastershipRoleSerializer.java
+++ b/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/MastershipRoleSerializer.java
@@ -12,6 +12,14 @@
  */
 public class MastershipRoleSerializer extends Serializer<MastershipRole> {
 
+    /**
+     * Creates {@link MastershipRole} serializer instance.
+     */
+    public MastershipRoleSerializer() {
+        // non-null, immutable
+        super(false, true);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public MastershipRole read(Kryo kryo, Input input, Class<MastershipRole> type) {
         final String role = kryo.readObject(input, String.class);
diff --git a/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/MastershipTermSerializer.java b/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/MastershipTermSerializer.java
index a5d6198..e4cb999 100644
--- a/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/MastershipTermSerializer.java
+++ b/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/MastershipTermSerializer.java
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 import org.onlab.onos.cluster.MastershipTerm;
 import org.onlab.onos.cluster.NodeId;
-
 import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.Kryo;
 import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.Serializer;
 import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.io.Input;
@@ -13,6 +12,14 @@
  */
 public class MastershipTermSerializer extends Serializer<MastershipTerm> {
 
+    /**
+     * Creates {@link MastershipTerm} serializer instance.
+     */
+    public MastershipTermSerializer() {
+        // non-null, immutable
+        super(false, true);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public MastershipTerm read(Kryo kryo, Input input, Class<MastershipTerm> type) {
         final NodeId node = new NodeId(kryo.readObject(input, String.class));
diff --git a/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/NodeIdSerializer.java b/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/NodeIdSerializer.java
index ef9d3f1..57c9c16 100644
--- a/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/NodeIdSerializer.java
+++ b/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/NodeIdSerializer.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.Serializer;
 import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.io.Input;
 import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.io.Output;
+
 import org.onlab.onos.cluster.NodeId;
 
 /**
@@ -11,6 +12,14 @@
  */
 public final class NodeIdSerializer extends Serializer<NodeId> {
 
+    /**
+     * Creates {@link NodeId} serializer instance.
+     */
+    public NodeIdSerializer() {
+        // non-null, immutable
+        super(false, true);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void write(Kryo kryo, Output output, NodeId object) {
         kryo.writeObject(output, object.toString());
diff --git a/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/PortNumberSerializer.java b/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/PortNumberSerializer.java
index 02805bb..3792966 100644
--- a/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/PortNumberSerializer.java
+++ b/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/PortNumberSerializer.java
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
         Serializer<PortNumber> {
 
     /**
-     * Default constructor.
+     * Creates {@link PortNumber} serializer instance.
      */
     public PortNumberSerializer() {
         // non-null, immutable
diff --git a/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/ProviderIdSerializer.java b/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/ProviderIdSerializer.java
index 1a1c6f6..f546f63 100644
--- a/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/ProviderIdSerializer.java
+++ b/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/ProviderIdSerializer.java
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 public class ProviderIdSerializer extends Serializer<ProviderId> {
 
     /**
-     * Default constructor.
+     * Creates {@link ProviderId} serializer instance.
      */
     public ProviderIdSerializer() {
         // non-null, immutable