diff --git a/drivers/bmv2/features.xml b/drivers/bmv2/features.xml
index c78c28b..7e986c2 100644
--- a/drivers/bmv2/features.xml
+++ b/drivers/bmv2/features.xml
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@
     <feature name="${project.artifactId}" version="${project.version}"
              description="${project.description}">
         <bundle>mvn:${project.groupId}/${project.artifactId}/${project.version}</bundle>
-        <bundle>mvn:${project.groupId}/onos-bmv2-protocol/${project.version}</bundle>
+        <bundle>mvn:${project.groupId}/onos-bmv2-protocol-api/${project.version}</bundle>
     </feature>
 </features>
diff --git a/drivers/bmv2/pom.xml b/drivers/bmv2/pom.xml
index c0bc9ec..60b20b3 100644
--- a/drivers/bmv2/pom.xml
+++ b/drivers/bmv2/pom.xml
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@
         <artifactId>onos-drivers-general</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <version>1.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
     <artifactId>onos-drivers-bmv2</artifactId>
-    <version>1.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
     <packaging>bundle</packaging>
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
         <onos.app.name>org.onosproject.drivers.bmv2</onos.app.name>
         <onos.app.origin>ON.Lab</onos.app.origin>
         <onos.app.category>Drivers</onos.app.category>
-        <onos.app.title>BMv2 Device Drivers</onos.app.title>
+        <onos.app.title>BMv2 Drivers</onos.app.title>
         <onos.app.url>http://onosproject.org</onos.app.url>
         <onos.app.requires>
             org.onosproject.bmv2
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-            <artifactId>onos-bmv2-protocol</artifactId>
+            <artifactId>onos-bmv2-protocol-api</artifactId>
             <version>${project.version}</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/drivers/bmv2/src/main/java/org/onosproject/drivers/bmv2/Bmv2DeviceDescriptionDiscovery.java b/drivers/bmv2/src/main/java/org/onosproject/drivers/bmv2/Bmv2DeviceDescriptionDiscovery.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2ed71e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/bmv2/src/main/java/org/onosproject/drivers/bmv2/Bmv2DeviceDescriptionDiscovery.java
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2016-present Open Networking Laboratory
+ *
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+package org.onosproject.drivers.bmv2;
+
+import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
+import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
+import org.onlab.packet.ChassisId;
+import org.onosproject.bmv2.api.runtime.Bmv2DeviceAgent;
+import org.onosproject.bmv2.api.runtime.Bmv2RuntimeException;
+import org.onosproject.bmv2.api.service.Bmv2Controller;
+import org.onosproject.net.AnnotationKeys;
+import org.onosproject.net.DefaultAnnotations;
+import org.onosproject.net.DeviceId;
+import org.onosproject.net.PortNumber;
+import org.onosproject.net.device.DefaultDeviceDescription;
+import org.onosproject.net.device.DefaultPortDescription;
+import org.onosproject.net.device.DeviceDescription;
+import org.onosproject.net.device.DeviceDescriptionDiscovery;
+import org.onosproject.net.device.PortDescription;
+import org.onosproject.net.driver.AbstractHandlerBehaviour;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+import java.math.BigInteger;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import static org.onosproject.bmv2.api.runtime.Bmv2Device.*;
+import static org.onosproject.net.Device.Type.SWITCH;
+
+/**
+ * Implementation of the device description discovery behaviour for BMv2.
+ */
+public class Bmv2DeviceDescriptionDiscovery extends AbstractHandlerBehaviour implements DeviceDescriptionDiscovery {
+
+    private static final String JSON_CONFIG_MD5 = "bmv2JsonConfigMd5";
+    private static final String PROCESS_INSTANCE_ID = "bmv2ProcessInstanceId";
+
+    private final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(this.getClass());
+
+    private Bmv2Controller controller;
+
+    private boolean init() {
+        controller = handler().get(Bmv2Controller.class);
+        if (controller == null) {
+            log.warn("Failed to get a BMv2 controller");
+            return false;
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public DeviceDescription discoverDeviceDetails() {
+
+        if (!init()) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        DeviceId deviceId = handler().data().deviceId();
+
+        Bmv2DeviceAgent deviceAgent;
+        try {
+            deviceAgent = controller.getAgent(deviceId);
+        } catch (Bmv2RuntimeException e) {
+            log.error("Failed to connect to Bmv2 device", e);
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        DefaultAnnotations.Builder annotationsBuilder = DefaultAnnotations.builder();
+
+        try {
+            String md5 = deviceAgent.getJsonConfigMd5();
+            BigInteger i = new BigInteger(1, md5.getBytes());
+            annotationsBuilder.set(JSON_CONFIG_MD5, String.format("%1$032X", i).toLowerCase());
+        } catch (Bmv2RuntimeException e) {
+            log.warn("Unable to dump JSON configuration from {}: {}", deviceId, e.explain());
+        }
+        try {
+            int instanceId = deviceAgent.getProcessInstanceId();
+            annotationsBuilder.set(PROCESS_INSTANCE_ID, String.valueOf(instanceId));
+        } catch (Bmv2RuntimeException e) {
+            log.warn("Unable to get process instance ID from {}: {}", deviceId, e.explain());
+        }
+
+        annotationsBuilder.set(AnnotationKeys.PROTOCOL, PROTOCOL);
+
+        return new DefaultDeviceDescription(deviceId.uri(),
+                                            SWITCH,
+                                            MANUFACTURER,
+                                            HW_VERSION,
+                                            SW_VERSION,
+                                            SERIAL_NUMBER,
+                                            new ChassisId(),
+                                            annotationsBuilder.build());
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public List<PortDescription> discoverPortDetails() {
+
+        if (!init()) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        DeviceId deviceId = handler().data().deviceId();
+
+        Bmv2DeviceAgent deviceAgent;
+        try {
+            deviceAgent = controller.getAgent(deviceId);
+        } catch (Bmv2RuntimeException e) {
+            log.error("Failed to connect to Bmv2 device", e);
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        List<PortDescription> portDescriptions = Lists.newArrayList();
+
+        try {
+            deviceAgent.getPortsInfo().forEach(p -> {
+                PortNumber portNumber = PortNumber.portNumber((long) p.number(), p.ifaceName());
+                portDescriptions.add(new DefaultPortDescription(portNumber, p.isUp(), DefaultAnnotations.EMPTY));
+            });
+        } catch (Bmv2RuntimeException e) {
+            log.error("Unable to get port descriptions of {}: {}", deviceId, e);
+        }
+
+        return ImmutableList.copyOf(portDescriptions);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/drivers/bmv2/src/main/java/org/onosproject/drivers/bmv2/Bmv2DriversLoader.java b/drivers/bmv2/src/main/java/org/onosproject/drivers/bmv2/Bmv2DriversLoader.java
index 89ed1bd..e6a7a7c 100644
--- a/drivers/bmv2/src/main/java/org/onosproject/drivers/bmv2/Bmv2DriversLoader.java
+++ b/drivers/bmv2/src/main/java/org/onosproject/drivers/bmv2/Bmv2DriversLoader.java
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 import org.onosproject.net.driver.AbstractDriverLoader;
 
 /**
- * Loader for barefoot drivers from specific xml.
+ * Loader for BMv2 drivers from xml file.
  */
 @Component(immediate = true)
 public class Bmv2DriversLoader extends AbstractDriverLoader {
diff --git a/drivers/bmv2/src/main/java/org/onosproject/drivers/bmv2/Bmv2ExtensionSelectorResolver.java b/drivers/bmv2/src/main/java/org/onosproject/drivers/bmv2/Bmv2ExtensionSelectorResolver.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..28e93a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/bmv2/src/main/java/org/onosproject/drivers/bmv2/Bmv2ExtensionSelectorResolver.java
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2016-present Open Networking Laboratory
+ *
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+package org.onosproject.drivers.bmv2;
+
+import org.onosproject.bmv2.api.runtime.Bmv2ExtensionSelector;
+import org.onosproject.net.behaviour.ExtensionSelectorResolver;
+import org.onosproject.net.driver.AbstractHandlerBehaviour;
+import org.onosproject.net.flow.criteria.ExtensionSelector;
+import org.onosproject.net.flow.criteria.ExtensionSelectorType;
+
+import java.util.Collections;
+
+import static org.onosproject.net.flow.criteria.ExtensionSelectorType.ExtensionSelectorTypes.BMV2_MATCH_PARAMS;
+
+/**
+ * Implementation of the extension selector resolver behaviour for BMv2.
+ */
+public class Bmv2ExtensionSelectorResolver extends AbstractHandlerBehaviour implements ExtensionSelectorResolver {
+
+    @Override
+    public ExtensionSelector getExtensionSelector(ExtensionSelectorType type) {
+        if (type.equals(BMV2_MATCH_PARAMS.type())) {
+            return new Bmv2ExtensionSelector(Collections.emptyMap());
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/drivers/bmv2/src/main/java/org/onosproject/drivers/bmv2/Bmv2ExtensionTreatmentResolver.java b/drivers/bmv2/src/main/java/org/onosproject/drivers/bmv2/Bmv2ExtensionTreatmentResolver.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..00a22bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/bmv2/src/main/java/org/onosproject/drivers/bmv2/Bmv2ExtensionTreatmentResolver.java
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2016-present Open Networking Laboratory
+ *
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+package org.onosproject.drivers.bmv2;
+
+import org.onosproject.bmv2.api.runtime.Bmv2ExtensionTreatment;
+import org.onosproject.net.behaviour.ExtensionTreatmentResolver;
+import org.onosproject.net.driver.AbstractHandlerBehaviour;
+import org.onosproject.net.flow.instructions.ExtensionTreatment;
+import org.onosproject.net.flow.instructions.ExtensionTreatmentType;
+
+import static org.onosproject.net.flow.instructions.ExtensionTreatmentType.ExtensionTreatmentTypes.BMV2_ACTION;
+
+/**
+ * Implementation of the extension treatment resolver behavior for BMv2.
+ */
+public class Bmv2ExtensionTreatmentResolver extends AbstractHandlerBehaviour implements ExtensionTreatmentResolver {
+
+    @Override
+    public ExtensionTreatment getExtensionInstruction(ExtensionTreatmentType type) {
+        if (type.equals(BMV2_ACTION.type())) {
+            return new Bmv2ExtensionTreatment(null);
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/drivers/bmv2/src/main/java/org/onosproject/drivers/bmv2/Bmv2FlowRuleProgrammable.java b/drivers/bmv2/src/main/java/org/onosproject/drivers/bmv2/Bmv2FlowRuleProgrammable.java
index 7d78fe3..01d812f 100644
--- a/drivers/bmv2/src/main/java/org/onosproject/drivers/bmv2/Bmv2FlowRuleProgrammable.java
+++ b/drivers/bmv2/src/main/java/org/onosproject/drivers/bmv2/Bmv2FlowRuleProgrammable.java
@@ -16,28 +16,25 @@
 
 package org.onosproject.drivers.bmv2;
 
-import com.eclipsesource.json.Json;
-import com.google.common.cache.CacheBuilder;
-import com.google.common.cache.CacheLoader;
-import com.google.common.cache.LoadingCache;
 import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
 import com.google.common.collect.Maps;
-import com.google.common.collect.Sets;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.Pair;
-import org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.Triple;
-import org.onosproject.bmv2.api.model.Bmv2Model;
-import org.onosproject.bmv2.api.runtime.Bmv2Client;
+import org.onosproject.bmv2.api.context.Bmv2Configuration;
+import org.onosproject.bmv2.api.context.Bmv2DeviceContext;
+import org.onosproject.bmv2.api.context.Bmv2FlowRuleTranslator;
+import org.onosproject.bmv2.api.context.Bmv2FlowRuleTranslatorException;
+import org.onosproject.bmv2.api.context.Bmv2Interpreter;
+import org.onosproject.bmv2.api.runtime.Bmv2DeviceAgent;
+import org.onosproject.bmv2.api.runtime.Bmv2FlowRuleWrapper;
 import org.onosproject.bmv2.api.runtime.Bmv2MatchKey;
+import org.onosproject.bmv2.api.runtime.Bmv2ParsedTableEntry;
 import org.onosproject.bmv2.api.runtime.Bmv2RuntimeException;
 import org.onosproject.bmv2.api.runtime.Bmv2TableEntry;
-import org.onosproject.bmv2.ctl.Bmv2ThriftClient;
-import org.onosproject.drivers.bmv2.translators.Bmv2DefaultFlowRuleTranslator;
-import org.onosproject.drivers.bmv2.translators.Bmv2FlowRuleTranslator;
-import org.onosproject.drivers.bmv2.translators.Bmv2FlowRuleTranslatorException;
-import org.onosproject.drivers.bmv2.translators.Bmv2SimpleTranslatorConfig;
-import org.onosproject.net.Device;
+import org.onosproject.bmv2.api.runtime.Bmv2TableEntryReference;
+import org.onosproject.bmv2.api.service.Bmv2Controller;
+import org.onosproject.bmv2.api.service.Bmv2DeviceContextService;
+import org.onosproject.bmv2.api.service.Bmv2TableEntryService;
 import org.onosproject.net.DeviceId;
-import org.onosproject.net.device.DeviceService;
 import org.onosproject.net.driver.AbstractHandlerBehaviour;
 import org.onosproject.net.flow.DefaultFlowEntry;
 import org.onosproject.net.flow.FlowEntry;
@@ -50,97 +47,130 @@
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentMap;
-import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
-import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
+import static org.onosproject.bmv2.api.runtime.Bmv2RuntimeException.Code.*;
 import static org.onosproject.net.flow.FlowEntry.FlowEntryState.ADDED;
 
 /**
- * Flow rule programmable device behaviour implementation for BMv2.
+ * Implementation of the flow rule programmable behaviour for BMv2.
  */
-public class Bmv2FlowRuleProgrammable extends AbstractHandlerBehaviour
-        implements FlowRuleProgrammable {
+public class Bmv2FlowRuleProgrammable extends AbstractHandlerBehaviour implements FlowRuleProgrammable {
 
-    private static final Logger LOG =
-            LoggerFactory.getLogger(Bmv2FlowRuleProgrammable.class);
+    private final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(this.getClass());
 
-    // There's no Bmv2 client method to poll flow entries from the device. Use a local store.
-    // FIXME: this information should be distributed across instances of the cluster.
-    private static final ConcurrentMap<Triple<DeviceId, String, Bmv2MatchKey>, Pair<Long, TimestampedFlowRule>>
-            ENTRIES_MAP = Maps.newConcurrentMap();
+    // Needed to synchronize operations over the same table entry.
+    private static final ConcurrentMap<Bmv2TableEntryReference, Boolean> ENTRY_LOCKS = Maps.newConcurrentMap();
 
-    // Cache model objects instead of parsing the JSON each time.
-    private static final LoadingCache<String, Bmv2Model> MODEL_CACHE = CacheBuilder.newBuilder()
-            .expireAfterAccess(60, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
-            .build(new CacheLoader<String, Bmv2Model>() {
-                @Override
-                public Bmv2Model load(String jsonString) throws Exception {
-                    // Expensive call.
-                    return Bmv2Model.parse(Json.parse(jsonString).asObject());
-                }
-            });
+    private Bmv2Controller controller;
+    private Bmv2TableEntryService tableEntryService;
+    private Bmv2DeviceContextService contextService;
+
+    private boolean init() {
+        controller = handler().get(Bmv2Controller.class);
+        tableEntryService = handler().get(Bmv2TableEntryService.class);
+        contextService = handler().get(Bmv2DeviceContextService.class);
+        if (controller == null) {
+            log.warn("Failed to get a BMv2 controller");
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (tableEntryService == null) {
+            log.warn("Failed to get a BMv2 table entry service");
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (contextService == null) {
+            log.warn("Failed to get a BMv2 device context service");
+            return false;
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
 
     @Override
     public Collection<FlowEntry> getFlowEntries() {
 
-        DeviceId deviceId = handler().data().deviceId();
-
-        Bmv2Client deviceClient;
-        try {
-            deviceClient = Bmv2ThriftClient.of(deviceId);
-        } catch (Bmv2RuntimeException e) {
-            LOG.error("Failed to connect to Bmv2 device", e);
+        if (!init()) {
             return Collections.emptyList();
         }
 
-        Bmv2Model model = getTranslator(deviceId).config().model();
+        DeviceId deviceId = handler().data().deviceId();
+
+        Bmv2DeviceAgent deviceAgent;
+        try {
+            deviceAgent = controller.getAgent(deviceId);
+        } catch (Bmv2RuntimeException e) {
+            log.error("Failed to get BMv2 device agent: {}", e.explain());
+            return Collections.emptyList();
+        }
+
+        Bmv2DeviceContext context = contextService.getContext(deviceId);
+        if (context == null) {
+            log.warn("Unable to get device context for {}", deviceId);
+        }
+
+        Bmv2Interpreter interpreter = context.interpreter();
+        Bmv2Configuration configuration = context.configuration();
 
         List<FlowEntry> entryList = Lists.newArrayList();
 
-        model.tables().forEach(table -> {
-            // For each table declared in the model for this device, do:
-            try {
-                // Bmv2 doesn't support proper polling for table entries, but only a string based table dump.
-                // The trick here is to first dump the entry ids currently installed in the device for a given table,
-                // and then filter ENTRIES_MAP based on the retrieved values.
-                Set<Long> installedEntryIds = Sets.newHashSet(deviceClient.getInstalledEntryIds(table.name()));
-                ENTRIES_MAP.forEach((key, value) -> {
-                    if (key.getLeft() == deviceId && key.getMiddle() == table.name()
-                            && value != null) {
-                        long entryId = value.getKey();
-                        // Filter entries_map for this device and table.
-                        if (installedEntryIds.contains(entryId)) {
-                            // Entry is installed.
-                            long bytes = 0L;
-                            long packets = 0L;
-                            if (table.hasCounters()) {
-                                // Read counter values from device.
-                                try {
-                                    Pair<Long, Long> counterValue = deviceClient.readTableEntryCounter(table.name(),
-                                                                                                       entryId);
-                                    bytes = counterValue.getLeft();
-                                    packets = counterValue.getRight();
-                                } catch (Bmv2RuntimeException e) {
-                                    LOG.warn("Unable to get counter values for entry {} of table {} of device {}: {}",
-                                             entryId, table.name(), deviceId, e.toString());
-                                }
-                            }
-                            TimestampedFlowRule tsRule = value.getRight();
-                            FlowEntry entry = new DefaultFlowEntry(tsRule.rule(), ADDED,
-                                                                   tsRule.lifeInSeconds(), packets, bytes);
-                            entryList.add(entry);
-                        } else {
-                            // No such entry on device, can remove from local store.
-                            ENTRIES_MAP.remove(key);
+        configuration.tables().forEach(table -> {
+            // For each table in the configuration AND exposed by the interpreter.
+            if (!interpreter.tableIdMap().inverse().containsKey(table.name())) {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            // Bmv2 doesn't support proper polling for table entries, but only a string based table dump.
+            // The trick here is to first dump the entries currently installed in the device for a given table,
+            // and then query a service for the corresponding, previously applied, flow rule.
+            List<Bmv2ParsedTableEntry> installedEntries = tableEntryService.getTableEntries(deviceId, table.name());
+            installedEntries.forEach(parsedEntry -> {
+                Bmv2TableEntryReference entryRef = new Bmv2TableEntryReference(deviceId,
+                                                                               table.name(),
+                                                                               parsedEntry.matchKey());
+                ENTRY_LOCKS.compute(entryRef, (key, value) -> {
+
+                    Bmv2FlowRuleWrapper frWrapper = tableEntryService.lookupEntryReference(entryRef);
+
+                    if (frWrapper == null) {
+                        log.warn("missing reference from table entry service, BUG? " +
+                                         "deviceId={}, tableName={}, matchKey={}",
+                                 deviceId, table.name(), entryRef.matchKey());
+                        return null;
+                    }
+
+                    long remoteEntryId = parsedEntry.entryId();
+                    long localEntryId = frWrapper.entryId();
+
+                    if (remoteEntryId != localEntryId) {
+                        log.warn("getFlowEntries(): inconsistent entry id! BUG? Updating it... remote={}, local={}",
+                                 remoteEntryId, localEntryId);
+                        frWrapper = new Bmv2FlowRuleWrapper(frWrapper.rule(), remoteEntryId,
+                                                            frWrapper.creationDate());
+                        tableEntryService.bindEntryReference(entryRef, frWrapper);
+                    }
+
+                    long bytes = 0L;
+                    long packets = 0L;
+
+                    if (table.hasCounters()) {
+                        // Read counter values from device.
+                        try {
+                            Pair<Long, Long> counterValue = deviceAgent.readTableEntryCounter(table.name(),
+                                                                                              remoteEntryId);
+                            bytes = counterValue.getLeft();
+                            packets = counterValue.getRight();
+                        } catch (Bmv2RuntimeException e) {
+                            log.warn("Unable to get counters for entry {}/{} of device {}: {}",
+                                     table.name(), remoteEntryId, deviceId, e.explain());
                         }
                     }
+
+                    FlowEntry entry = new DefaultFlowEntry(frWrapper.rule(), ADDED, frWrapper.lifeInSeconds(),
+                                                           packets, bytes);
+                    entryList.add(entry);
+                    return true;
                 });
-            } catch (Bmv2RuntimeException e) {
-                LOG.error("Unable to get flow entries for table {} of device {}: {}",
-                          table.name(), deviceId, e.toString());
-            }
+
+            });
         });
 
         return Collections.unmodifiableCollection(entryList);
@@ -160,17 +190,27 @@
 
     private Collection<FlowRule> processFlowRules(Collection<FlowRule> rules, Operation operation) {
 
-        DeviceId deviceId = handler().data().deviceId();
-
-        Bmv2Client deviceClient;
-        try {
-            deviceClient = Bmv2ThriftClient.of(deviceId);
-        } catch (Bmv2RuntimeException e) {
-            LOG.error("Failed to connect to Bmv2 device", e);
+        if (!init()) {
             return Collections.emptyList();
         }
 
-        Bmv2FlowRuleTranslator translator = getTranslator(deviceId);
+        DeviceId deviceId = handler().data().deviceId();
+
+        Bmv2DeviceAgent deviceAgent;
+        try {
+            deviceAgent = controller.getAgent(deviceId);
+        } catch (Bmv2RuntimeException e) {
+            log.error("Failed to get BMv2 device agent: {}", e.explain());
+            return Collections.emptyList();
+        }
+
+        Bmv2DeviceContext context = contextService.getContext(deviceId);
+        if (context == null) {
+            log.error("Unable to get device context for {}", deviceId);
+            return Collections.emptyList();
+        }
+
+        Bmv2FlowRuleTranslator translator = tableEntryService.getFlowRuleTranslator();
 
         List<FlowRule> processedFlowRules = Lists.newArrayList();
 
@@ -179,120 +219,114 @@
             Bmv2TableEntry bmv2Entry;
 
             try {
-                bmv2Entry = translator.translate(rule);
+                bmv2Entry = translator.translate(rule, context);
             } catch (Bmv2FlowRuleTranslatorException e) {
-                LOG.error("Unable to translate flow rule: {}", e.getMessage());
+                log.warn("Unable to translate flow rule: {} - {}", e.getMessage(), rule);
                 continue;
             }
 
             String tableName = bmv2Entry.tableName();
-            Triple<DeviceId, String, Bmv2MatchKey> entryKey = Triple.of(deviceId, tableName, bmv2Entry.matchKey());
+            Bmv2TableEntryReference entryRef = new Bmv2TableEntryReference(deviceId, tableName, bmv2Entry.matchKey());
 
             /*
             From here on threads are synchronized over entryKey, i.e. serialize operations
             over the same matchKey of a specific table and device.
              */
-            ENTRIES_MAP.compute(entryKey, (key, value) -> {
+            ENTRY_LOCKS.compute(entryRef, (key, value) -> {
+                // Get from store
+                Bmv2FlowRuleWrapper frWrapper = tableEntryService.lookupEntryReference(entryRef);
                 try {
                     if (operation == Operation.APPLY) {
                         // Apply entry
                         long entryId;
-                        if (value != null) {
+                        if (frWrapper != null) {
                             // Existing entry.
-                            entryId = value.getKey();
-                            try {
-                                // Tentatively delete entry before re-adding.
-                                // It might not exist on device due to inconsistencies.
-                                deviceClient.deleteTableEntry(bmv2Entry.tableName(), entryId);
-                                value = null;
-                            } catch (Bmv2RuntimeException e) {
-                                // Silently drop exception as we can probably fix this by re-adding the entry.
-                            }
+                            entryId = frWrapper.entryId();
+                            // Tentatively delete entry before re-adding.
+                            // It might not exist on device due to inconsistencies.
+                            silentlyRemove(deviceAgent, entryRef.tableName(), entryId);
                         }
                         // Add entry.
-                        entryId = deviceClient.addTableEntry(bmv2Entry);
-                        value = Pair.of(entryId, new TimestampedFlowRule(rule));
+                        entryId = doAddEntry(deviceAgent, bmv2Entry);
+                        frWrapper = new Bmv2FlowRuleWrapper(rule, entryId, new Date());
                     } else {
                         // Remove entry
-                        if (value == null) {
+                        if (frWrapper == null) {
                             // Entry not found in map, how come?
-                            LOG.debug("Trying to remove entry, but entry ID not found: " + entryKey);
+                            forceRemove(deviceAgent, entryRef.tableName(), entryRef.matchKey());
                         } else {
-                            deviceClient.deleteTableEntry(tableName, value.getKey());
-                            value = null;
+                            long entryId = frWrapper.entryId();
+                            doRemove(deviceAgent, entryRef.tableName(), entryId, entryRef.matchKey());
                         }
+                        frWrapper = null;
                     }
                     // If here, no exceptions... things went well :)
                     processedFlowRules.add(rule);
                 } catch (Bmv2RuntimeException e) {
-                    LOG.warn("Unable to {} flow rule: {}", operation.name().toLowerCase(), e.toString());
+                    log.warn("Unable to {} flow rule: {}", operation.name(), e.explain());
                 }
-                return value;
+                // Update binding in table entry service.
+                if (frWrapper != null) {
+                    tableEntryService.bindEntryReference(entryRef, frWrapper);
+                    return true;
+                } else {
+                    tableEntryService.unbindEntryReference(entryRef);
+                    return null;
+                }
             });
         }
 
         return processedFlowRules;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Gets the appropriate flow rule translator based on the device running configuration.
-     *
-     * @param deviceId a device id
-     * @return a flow rule translator
-     */
-    private Bmv2FlowRuleTranslator getTranslator(DeviceId deviceId) {
-
-        DeviceService deviceService = handler().get(DeviceService.class);
-        if (deviceService == null) {
-            LOG.error("Unable to get device service");
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        Device device = deviceService.getDevice(deviceId);
-        if (device == null) {
-            LOG.error("Unable to get device {}", deviceId);
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        String jsonString = device.annotations().value("bmv2JsonConfigValue");
-        if (jsonString == null) {
-            LOG.error("Unable to read bmv2 JSON config from device {}", deviceId);
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        Bmv2Model model;
+    private long doAddEntry(Bmv2DeviceAgent agent, Bmv2TableEntry entry) throws Bmv2RuntimeException {
         try {
-            model = MODEL_CACHE.get(jsonString);
-        } catch (ExecutionException e) {
-            LOG.error("Unable to parse bmv2 JSON config for device {}:", deviceId, e.getCause());
-            return null;
+            return agent.addTableEntry(entry);
+        } catch (Bmv2RuntimeException e) {
+            if (e.getCode() != TABLE_DUPLICATE_ENTRY) {
+                forceRemove(agent, entry.tableName(), entry.matchKey());
+                return agent.addTableEntry(entry);
+            } else {
+                throw e;
+            }
         }
+    }
 
-        // TODO: get translator config dynamically.
-        // Now it's hardcoded, selection should be based on the device bmv2 model.
-        Bmv2FlowRuleTranslator.TranslatorConfig translatorConfig = new Bmv2SimpleTranslatorConfig(model);
-        return new Bmv2DefaultFlowRuleTranslator(translatorConfig);
+    private void doRemove(Bmv2DeviceAgent agent, String tableName, long entryId, Bmv2MatchKey matchKey)
+            throws Bmv2RuntimeException {
+        try {
+            agent.deleteTableEntry(tableName, entryId);
+        } catch (Bmv2RuntimeException e) {
+            if (e.getCode() == TABLE_INVALID_HANDLE || e.getCode() == TABLE_EXPIRED_HANDLE) {
+                // entry is not there with the declared ID, try with a forced remove.
+                forceRemove(agent, tableName, matchKey);
+            } else {
+                throw e;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void forceRemove(Bmv2DeviceAgent agent, String tableName, Bmv2MatchKey matchKey)
+            throws Bmv2RuntimeException {
+        // Find the entryID (expensive call!)
+        for (Bmv2ParsedTableEntry pEntry : tableEntryService.getTableEntries(agent.deviceId(), tableName)) {
+            if (pEntry.matchKey().equals(matchKey)) {
+                // Remove entry and drop exceptions.
+                silentlyRemove(agent, tableName, pEntry.entryId());
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void silentlyRemove(Bmv2DeviceAgent agent, String tableName, long entryId) {
+        try {
+            agent.deleteTableEntry(tableName, entryId);
+        } catch (Bmv2RuntimeException e) {
+            // do nothing
+        }
     }
 
     private enum Operation {
         APPLY, REMOVE
     }
-
-    private class TimestampedFlowRule {
-        private final FlowRule rule;
-        private final Date addedDate;
-
-        public TimestampedFlowRule(FlowRule rule) {
-            this.rule = rule;
-            this.addedDate = new Date();
-        }
-
-        public FlowRule rule() {
-            return rule;
-        }
-
-        public long lifeInSeconds() {
-            return (new Date().getTime() - addedDate.getTime()) / 1000;
-        }
-    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/drivers/bmv2/src/main/java/org/onosproject/drivers/bmv2/Bmv2PacketProgrammable.java b/drivers/bmv2/src/main/java/org/onosproject/drivers/bmv2/Bmv2PacketProgrammable.java
index 24add74..7131475 100644
--- a/drivers/bmv2/src/main/java/org/onosproject/drivers/bmv2/Bmv2PacketProgrammable.java
+++ b/drivers/bmv2/src/main/java/org/onosproject/drivers/bmv2/Bmv2PacketProgrammable.java
@@ -17,56 +17,59 @@
 package org.onosproject.drivers.bmv2;
 
 import org.onlab.util.ImmutableByteSequence;
-import org.onosproject.bmv2.api.runtime.Bmv2Client;
+import org.onosproject.bmv2.api.runtime.Bmv2DeviceAgent;
 import org.onosproject.bmv2.api.runtime.Bmv2RuntimeException;
-import org.onosproject.bmv2.ctl.Bmv2ThriftClient;
+import org.onosproject.bmv2.api.service.Bmv2Controller;
 import org.onosproject.net.DeviceId;
 import org.onosproject.net.driver.AbstractHandlerBehaviour;
 import org.onosproject.net.flow.TrafficTreatment;
-import org.onosproject.net.flow.instructions.Instructions;
 import org.onosproject.net.packet.OutboundPacket;
 import org.onosproject.net.packet.PacketProgrammable;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
+import java.util.List;
+
 import static java.lang.Math.toIntExact;
-import static org.onosproject.net.PortNumber.FLOOD;
+import static java.util.stream.Collectors.toList;
 import static org.onosproject.net.flow.instructions.Instruction.Type.OUTPUT;
+import static org.onosproject.net.flow.instructions.Instructions.OutputInstruction;
 
 /**
- * Packet programmable device behaviour implementation for BMv2.
+ * Implementation of the packet programmable behaviour for BMv2.
  */
 public class Bmv2PacketProgrammable extends AbstractHandlerBehaviour implements PacketProgrammable {
 
-    private static final Logger LOG =
-            LoggerFactory.getLogger(Bmv2PacketProgrammable.class);
+    private final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(this.getClass());
 
     @Override
     public void emit(OutboundPacket packet) {
 
         TrafficTreatment treatment = packet.treatment();
 
-        treatment.allInstructions().forEach(inst -> {
-            if (inst.type().equals(OUTPUT)) {
-                Instructions.OutputInstruction outInst = (Instructions.OutputInstruction) inst;
-                if (outInst.port().isLogical()) {
-                    if (outInst.port() == FLOOD) {
-                        // TODO: implement flood
-                        LOG.info("Flood not implemented", outInst);
-                    }
-                    LOG.info("Output on logical port not supported: {}", outInst);
-                } else {
-                    try {
-                        long longPort = outInst.port().toLong();
-                        int portNumber = toIntExact(longPort);
-                        send(portNumber, packet);
-                    } catch (ArithmeticException e) {
-                        LOG.error("Port number overflow! Cannot send packet on port {} (long), as the bmv2" +
-                                          " device only accepts int port values.");
-                    }
-                }
+        // BMv2 supports only OUTPUT instructions.
+        List<OutputInstruction> outInstructions = treatment.allInstructions()
+                .stream()
+                .filter(i -> i.type().equals(OUTPUT))
+                .map(i -> (OutputInstruction) i)
+                .collect(toList());
+
+        if (treatment.allInstructions().size() != outInstructions.size()) {
+            // There are other instructions that are not of type OUTPUT
+            log.warn("Dropping emit request, treatment nor supported: {}", treatment);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        outInstructions.forEach(outInst -> {
+            if (outInst.port().isLogical()) {
+                log.warn("Dropping emit request, logical port not supported: {}", outInst.port());
             } else {
-                LOG.info("Instruction type not supported: {}", inst.type().name());
+                try {
+                    int portNumber = toIntExact(outInst.port().toLong());
+                    send(portNumber, packet);
+                } catch (ArithmeticException e) {
+                    log.error("Dropping emit request, port number too big: {}", outInst.port().toLong());
+                }
             }
         });
     }
@@ -75,19 +78,25 @@
 
         DeviceId deviceId = handler().data().deviceId();
 
-        Bmv2Client deviceClient;
+        Bmv2Controller controller = handler().get(Bmv2Controller.class);
+        if (controller == null) {
+            log.error("Failed to get BMv2 controller");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        Bmv2DeviceAgent deviceAgent;
         try {
-            deviceClient = Bmv2ThriftClient.of(deviceId);
+            deviceAgent = controller.getAgent(deviceId);
         } catch (Bmv2RuntimeException e) {
-            LOG.error("Failed to connect to Bmv2 device", e);
+            log.error("Failed to get Bmv2 device agent for {}: {}", deviceId, e.explain());
             return;
         }
 
         ImmutableByteSequence bs = ImmutableByteSequence.copyFrom(packet.data());
         try {
-            deviceClient.transmitPacket(port, bs);
+            deviceAgent.transmitPacket(port, bs);
         } catch (Bmv2RuntimeException e) {
-            LOG.info("Unable to push packet to device: deviceId={}, packet={}", deviceId, bs);
+            log.warn("Unable to emit packet trough {}: {}", deviceId, e.explain());
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/drivers/bmv2/src/main/java/org/onosproject/drivers/bmv2/Bmv2Pipeliner.java b/drivers/bmv2/src/main/java/org/onosproject/drivers/bmv2/Bmv2Pipeliner.java
index b8e4205..1ce30bd 100644
--- a/drivers/bmv2/src/main/java/org/onosproject/drivers/bmv2/Bmv2Pipeliner.java
+++ b/drivers/bmv2/src/main/java/org/onosproject/drivers/bmv2/Bmv2Pipeliner.java
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@
 
     @Override
     public void init(DeviceId deviceId, PipelinerContext context) {
-        // TODO: get multi-table pipeliner dynamically based on BMv2 device running model
-        // Right now we only support single table pipelines
+        // TODO: get multi-table pipeliner dynamically based on BMv2 device running model (hard).
+        // Right now we are able to map flow objectives only in the first table of the pipeline.
         pipeliner = new DefaultSingleTablePipeline();
         pipeliner.init(deviceId, context);
     }
diff --git a/drivers/bmv2/src/main/java/org/onosproject/drivers/bmv2/Bmv2PortDiscovery.java b/drivers/bmv2/src/main/java/org/onosproject/drivers/bmv2/Bmv2PortDiscovery.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 0825883..0000000
--- a/drivers/bmv2/src/main/java/org/onosproject/drivers/bmv2/Bmv2PortDiscovery.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,78 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2014-2016 Open Networking Laboratory
- *
- * 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.
- */
-
-package org.onosproject.drivers.bmv2;
-
-import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
-import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
-import org.onosproject.bmv2.api.runtime.Bmv2Client;
-import org.onosproject.bmv2.api.runtime.Bmv2RuntimeException;
-import org.onosproject.bmv2.ctl.Bmv2ThriftClient;
-import org.onosproject.net.DefaultAnnotations;
-import org.onosproject.net.PortNumber;
-import org.onosproject.net.SparseAnnotations;
-import org.onosproject.net.behaviour.PortDiscovery;
-import org.onosproject.net.device.DefaultPortDescription;
-import org.onosproject.net.device.PortDescription;
-import org.onosproject.net.driver.AbstractHandlerBehaviour;
-import org.slf4j.Logger;
-import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
-
-import java.util.Collections;
-import java.util.List;
-
-public class Bmv2PortDiscovery extends AbstractHandlerBehaviour
-        implements PortDiscovery {
-
-    private final Logger log =
-            LoggerFactory.getLogger(this.getClass());
-
-    @Override
-    public List<PortDescription> getPorts() {
-        Bmv2Client deviceClient;
-        try {
-            deviceClient = Bmv2ThriftClient.of(handler().data().deviceId());
-        } catch (Bmv2RuntimeException e) {
-            log.error("Failed to connect to Bmv2 device", e);
-            return Collections.emptyList();
-        }
-
-        List<PortDescription> portDescriptions = Lists.newArrayList();
-
-        try {
-
-            deviceClient.getPortsInfo().forEach(
-                    p -> {
-                        DefaultAnnotations.Builder builder =
-                                DefaultAnnotations.builder();
-                        p.getExtraProperties().forEach(builder::set);
-                        SparseAnnotations annotations = builder.build();
-
-                        portDescriptions.add(new DefaultPortDescription(
-                                PortNumber.portNumber(
-                                        (long) p.portNumber(),
-                                        p.ifaceName()),
-                                p.isUp(),
-                                annotations
-                        ));
-                    });
-        } catch (Bmv2RuntimeException e) {
-            log.error("Unable to get port description from Bmv2 device", e);
-        }
-
-        return ImmutableList.copyOf(portDescriptions);
-    }
-}
diff --git a/drivers/bmv2/src/main/java/org/onosproject/drivers/bmv2/translators/Bmv2DefaultFlowRuleTranslator.java b/drivers/bmv2/src/main/java/org/onosproject/drivers/bmv2/translators/Bmv2DefaultFlowRuleTranslator.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 3fa7673..0000000
--- a/drivers/bmv2/src/main/java/org/onosproject/drivers/bmv2/translators/Bmv2DefaultFlowRuleTranslator.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,286 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2016-present Open Networking Laboratory
- *
- * 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.
- */
-
-package org.onosproject.drivers.bmv2.translators;
-
-import com.google.common.annotations.Beta;
-import org.onlab.util.ImmutableByteSequence;
-import org.onosproject.bmv2.api.model.Bmv2ModelField;
-import org.onosproject.bmv2.api.model.Bmv2ModelTable;
-import org.onosproject.bmv2.api.model.Bmv2ModelTableKey;
-import org.onosproject.bmv2.api.runtime.Bmv2Action;
-import org.onosproject.bmv2.api.runtime.Bmv2ExtensionSelector;
-import org.onosproject.bmv2.api.runtime.Bmv2ExtensionTreatment;
-import org.onosproject.bmv2.api.runtime.Bmv2LpmMatchParam;
-import org.onosproject.bmv2.api.runtime.Bmv2MatchKey;
-import org.onosproject.bmv2.api.runtime.Bmv2TableEntry;
-import org.onosproject.bmv2.api.runtime.Bmv2TernaryMatchParam;
-import org.onosproject.net.flow.FlowRule;
-import org.onosproject.net.flow.TrafficSelector;
-import org.onosproject.net.flow.TrafficTreatment;
-import org.onosproject.net.flow.criteria.Criterion;
-import org.onosproject.net.flow.criteria.EthCriterion;
-import org.onosproject.net.flow.criteria.EthTypeCriterion;
-import org.onosproject.net.flow.criteria.ExtensionCriterion;
-import org.onosproject.net.flow.criteria.ExtensionSelector;
-import org.onosproject.net.flow.criteria.ExtensionSelectorType.ExtensionSelectorTypes;
-import org.onosproject.net.flow.criteria.PortCriterion;
-import org.onosproject.net.flow.instructions.ExtensionTreatment;
-import org.onosproject.net.flow.instructions.ExtensionTreatmentType.ExtensionTreatmentTypes;
-import org.onosproject.net.flow.instructions.Instruction;
-import org.onosproject.net.flow.instructions.Instructions;
-import org.onosproject.net.flow.instructions.Instructions.ExtensionInstructionWrapper;
-
-/**
- * Default Bmv2 flow rule translator implementation.
- * <p>
- * Flow rules are translated into {@link Bmv2TableEntry BMv2 table entries} according to the following logic:
- * <ul>
- * <li> table name: obtained from the Bmv2 model using the flow rule table ID;
- * <li> match key: if the flow rule selector defines only a criterion of type {@link Criterion.Type#EXTENSION EXTENSION}
- * , then the latter is expected to contain a {@link Bmv2ExtensionSelector Bmv2ExtensionSelector}, which should provide
- * a match key already formatted for the given table; otherwise a match key is built using the
- * {@link TranslatorConfig#fieldToCriterionTypeMap() mapping} defined by this translator configuration.
- * <li> action: if the flow rule treatment contains only one instruction of type
- * {@link Instruction.Type#EXTENSION EXTENSION}, then the latter is expected to contain a {@link Bmv2ExtensionTreatment}
- * , which should provide a {@link Bmv2Action} already formatted for the given table; otherwise, an action is
- * {@link TranslatorConfig#buildAction(TrafficTreatment) built} using this translator configuration.
- * <li> priority: the same as the flow rule.
- * <li> timeout: if the table supports timeout, use the same as the flow rule, otherwise none (i.e. permanent entry).
- * </ul>
- */
-@Beta
-public class Bmv2DefaultFlowRuleTranslator implements Bmv2FlowRuleTranslator {
-
-    private final TranslatorConfig config;
-
-    public Bmv2DefaultFlowRuleTranslator(TranslatorConfig config) {
-        this.config = config;
-    }
-
-    private static Bmv2TernaryMatchParam buildTernaryParam(Bmv2ModelField field, Criterion criterion, int byteWidth)
-            throws Bmv2FlowRuleTranslatorException {
-
-        // Value and mask will be filled according to criterion type
-        ImmutableByteSequence value;
-        ImmutableByteSequence mask = null;
-
-        switch (criterion.type()) {
-            case IN_PORT:
-                // FIXME: allow port numbers of variable bit length (based on model), truncating when necessary
-                short port = (short) ((PortCriterion) criterion).port().toLong();
-                value = ImmutableByteSequence.copyFrom(port);
-                break;
-            case ETH_DST:
-                EthCriterion c = (EthCriterion) criterion;
-                value = ImmutableByteSequence.copyFrom(c.mac().toBytes());
-                if (c.mask() != null) {
-                    mask = ImmutableByteSequence.copyFrom(c.mask().toBytes());
-                }
-                break;
-            case ETH_SRC:
-                EthCriterion c2 = (EthCriterion) criterion;
-                value = ImmutableByteSequence.copyFrom(c2.mac().toBytes());
-                if (c2.mask() != null) {
-                    mask = ImmutableByteSequence.copyFrom(c2.mask().toBytes());
-                }
-                break;
-            case ETH_TYPE:
-                short ethType = ((EthTypeCriterion) criterion).ethType().toShort();
-                value = ImmutableByteSequence.copyFrom(ethType);
-                break;
-            // TODO: implement building for other criterion types (easy with DefaultCriterion of ONOS-4034)
-            default:
-                throw new Bmv2FlowRuleTranslatorException("Feature not implemented, ternary builder for criterion" +
-                                                                  "type: " + criterion.type().name());
-        }
-
-        if (mask == null) {
-            // no mask, all ones
-            mask = ImmutableByteSequence.ofOnes(byteWidth);
-        }
-
-        return new Bmv2TernaryMatchParam(value, mask);
-    }
-
-    private static Bmv2MatchKey getMatchKeyFromExtension(ExtensionCriterion criterion)
-            throws Bmv2FlowRuleTranslatorException {
-
-        ExtensionSelector extSelector = criterion.extensionSelector();
-
-        if (extSelector.type() == ExtensionSelectorTypes.P4_BMV2_MATCH_KEY.type()) {
-            if (extSelector instanceof Bmv2ExtensionSelector) {
-                return ((Bmv2ExtensionSelector) extSelector).matchKey();
-            } else {
-                throw new Bmv2FlowRuleTranslatorException("Unable to decode extension selector " + extSelector);
-            }
-        } else {
-            throw new Bmv2FlowRuleTranslatorException("Unsupported extension selector type " + extSelector.type());
-        }
-    }
-
-    private static Bmv2Action getActionFromExtension(Instructions.ExtensionInstructionWrapper inst)
-            throws Bmv2FlowRuleTranslatorException {
-
-        ExtensionTreatment extTreatment = inst.extensionInstruction();
-
-        if (extTreatment.type() == ExtensionTreatmentTypes.P4_BMV2_ACTION.type()) {
-            if (extTreatment instanceof Bmv2ExtensionTreatment) {
-                return ((Bmv2ExtensionTreatment) extTreatment).getAction();
-            } else {
-                throw new Bmv2FlowRuleTranslatorException("Unable to decode treatment extension: " + extTreatment);
-            }
-        } else {
-            throw new Bmv2FlowRuleTranslatorException("Unsupported treatment extension type: " + extTreatment.type());
-        }
-    }
-
-    private static Bmv2MatchKey buildMatchKey(TranslatorConfig config, TrafficSelector selector, Bmv2ModelTable table)
-            throws Bmv2FlowRuleTranslatorException {
-
-        Bmv2MatchKey.Builder matchKeyBuilder = Bmv2MatchKey.builder();
-
-        for (Bmv2ModelTableKey key : table.keys()) {
-
-            String fieldName = key.field().header().name() + "." + key.field().type().name();
-            int byteWidth = (int) Math.ceil((double) key.field().type().bitWidth() / 8.0);
-            Criterion.Type criterionType = config.fieldToCriterionTypeMap().get(fieldName);
-
-            if (criterionType == null || selector.getCriterion(criterionType) == null) {
-                // A mapping is not available or the selector doesn't have such a type
-                switch (key.matchType()) {
-                    case TERNARY:
-                        // Wildcard field
-                        matchKeyBuilder.withWildcard(byteWidth);
-                        break;
-                    case LPM:
-                        // LPM with prefix 0
-                        matchKeyBuilder.add(new Bmv2LpmMatchParam(ImmutableByteSequence.ofZeros(byteWidth), 0));
-                        break;
-                    default:
-                        throw new Bmv2FlowRuleTranslatorException("Match field not supported: " + fieldName);
-                }
-                // Next key
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            Criterion criterion = selector.getCriterion(criterionType);
-            Bmv2TernaryMatchParam matchParam = null;
-
-            switch (key.matchType()) {
-                case TERNARY:
-                    matchParam = buildTernaryParam(key.field(), criterion, byteWidth);
-                    break;
-                default:
-                    // TODO: implement other match param builders (exact, LPM, etc.)
-                    throw new Bmv2FlowRuleTranslatorException("Feature not implemented, match param builder: "
-                                                                      + key.matchType().name());
-            }
-
-            matchKeyBuilder.add(matchParam);
-        }
-
-        return matchKeyBuilder.build();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public Bmv2TableEntry translate(FlowRule rule)
-            throws Bmv2FlowRuleTranslatorException {
-
-        int tableId = rule.tableId();
-
-        Bmv2ModelTable table = config.model().table(tableId);
-
-        if (table == null) {
-            throw new Bmv2FlowRuleTranslatorException("Unknown table ID: " + tableId);
-        }
-
-        /* Translate selector */
-
-        TrafficSelector selector = rule.selector();
-        Bmv2MatchKey bmv2MatchKey = null;
-
-        // If selector has only 1 criterion of type extension, use that
-        Criterion criterion = selector.getCriterion(Criterion.Type.EXTENSION);
-        if (criterion != null) {
-            if (selector.criteria().size() == 1) {
-                bmv2MatchKey = getMatchKeyFromExtension((ExtensionCriterion) criterion);
-            } else {
-                throw new Bmv2FlowRuleTranslatorException("Unable to translate traffic selector, found multiple " +
-                                                                  "criteria of which one is an extension: " +
-                                                                  selector.toString());
-            }
-        }
-
-        if (bmv2MatchKey == null) {
-            // not an extension
-            bmv2MatchKey = buildMatchKey(config, selector, table);
-        }
-
-        /* Translate treatment */
-
-        TrafficTreatment treatment = rule.treatment();
-        Bmv2Action bmv2Action = null;
-
-        // If treatment has only 1 instruction of type extension, use that
-        for (Instruction inst : treatment.allInstructions()) {
-            if (inst.type() == Instruction.Type.EXTENSION) {
-                if (treatment.allInstructions().size() == 1) {
-                    bmv2Action = getActionFromExtension((ExtensionInstructionWrapper) inst);
-                } else {
-                    throw new Bmv2FlowRuleTranslatorException("Unable to translate traffic treatment, found multiple " +
-                                                                      "instructions of which one is an extension: " +
-                                                                      selector.toString());
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        if (bmv2Action == null) {
-            // No extension, use config to build action
-            bmv2Action = config.buildAction(treatment);
-        }
-
-        if (bmv2Action == null) {
-            // Config returned null
-            throw new Bmv2FlowRuleTranslatorException("Unable to translate treatment: " + treatment);
-        }
-
-        Bmv2TableEntry.Builder tableEntryBuilder = Bmv2TableEntry.builder();
-
-        // In BMv2 0 is the highest priority, i.e. the opposite than ONOS.
-        int newPriority = Integer.MAX_VALUE - rule.priority();
-
-        tableEntryBuilder
-                .withTableName(table.name())
-                .withPriority(newPriority)
-                .withMatchKey(bmv2MatchKey)
-                .withAction(bmv2Action);
-
-        if (!rule.isPermanent()) {
-            if (table.hasTimeouts()) {
-                tableEntryBuilder.withTimeout((double) rule.timeout());
-            }
-            //FIXME: add warn log or exception?
-        }
-
-        return tableEntryBuilder.build();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public TranslatorConfig config() {
-        return this.config;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/drivers/bmv2/src/main/java/org/onosproject/drivers/bmv2/translators/Bmv2DefaultTranslatorConfig.java b/drivers/bmv2/src/main/java/org/onosproject/drivers/bmv2/translators/Bmv2DefaultTranslatorConfig.java
deleted file mode 100644
index dc7bdcd..0000000
--- a/drivers/bmv2/src/main/java/org/onosproject/drivers/bmv2/translators/Bmv2DefaultTranslatorConfig.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2016-present Open Networking Laboratory
- *
- * 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.
- */
-
-package org.onosproject.drivers.bmv2.translators;
-
-import com.google.common.annotations.Beta;
-import org.onosproject.bmv2.api.model.Bmv2Model;
-import org.onosproject.net.flow.criteria.Criterion;
-
-import java.util.Map;
-
-import static org.onosproject.drivers.bmv2.translators.Bmv2FlowRuleTranslator.TranslatorConfig;
-
-/**
- * Default implementation of a BMv2 flow rule translator configuration.
- */
-@Beta
-public abstract class Bmv2DefaultTranslatorConfig implements TranslatorConfig {
-
-    private final Bmv2Model model;
-    private final Map<String, Criterion.Type> fieldMap;
-
-    /**
-     * Creates a new translator configuration.
-     *
-     * @param model    a BMv2 packet processing model
-     * @param fieldMap a field-to-criterion type map
-     */
-    protected Bmv2DefaultTranslatorConfig(Bmv2Model model, Map<String, Criterion.Type> fieldMap) {
-        this.model = model;
-        this.fieldMap = fieldMap;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public Bmv2Model model() {
-        return this.model;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public Map<String, Criterion.Type> fieldToCriterionTypeMap() {
-        return this.fieldMap;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/drivers/bmv2/src/main/java/org/onosproject/drivers/bmv2/translators/Bmv2FlowRuleTranslator.java b/drivers/bmv2/src/main/java/org/onosproject/drivers/bmv2/translators/Bmv2FlowRuleTranslator.java
deleted file mode 100644
index e81da0b..0000000
--- a/drivers/bmv2/src/main/java/org/onosproject/drivers/bmv2/translators/Bmv2FlowRuleTranslator.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,90 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2016-present Open Networking Laboratory
- *
- * 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.
- */
-
-package org.onosproject.drivers.bmv2.translators;
-
-import com.google.common.annotations.Beta;
-import org.onosproject.bmv2.api.model.Bmv2Model;
-import org.onosproject.bmv2.api.runtime.Bmv2Action;
-import org.onosproject.bmv2.api.runtime.Bmv2TableEntry;
-import org.onosproject.net.flow.FlowRule;
-import org.onosproject.net.flow.TrafficTreatment;
-import org.onosproject.net.flow.criteria.Criterion;
-
-import java.util.Map;
-
-/**
- * Translator of ONOS flow rules to BMv2 table entries. Translation depends on a
- * {@link TranslatorConfig translator configuration}.
- */
-@Beta
-public interface Bmv2FlowRuleTranslator {
-
-    /**
-     * Returns a new BMv2 table entry equivalent to the given flow rule.
-     *
-     * @param rule a flow rule
-     * @return a BMv2 table entry
-     * @throws Bmv2FlowRuleTranslatorException if the flow rule cannot be
-     *                                         translated
-     */
-    Bmv2TableEntry translate(FlowRule rule) throws Bmv2FlowRuleTranslatorException;
-
-    /**
-     * Returns the configuration of this translator.
-     *
-     * @return a translator configuration
-     */
-    TranslatorConfig config();
-
-    /**
-     * BMv2 flow rules translator configuration. Such a configuration is used to
-     * generate table entries that are compatible with a given {@link Bmv2Model}.
-     */
-    @Beta
-    interface TranslatorConfig {
-        /**
-         * Return the {@link Bmv2Model} associated with this configuration.
-         *
-         * @return a BMv2 model
-         */
-        Bmv2Model model();
-
-        /**
-         * Returns a map describing a one-to-one relationship between BMv2
-         * header field names and ONOS criterion types. Header field names are
-         * formatted using the notation {@code header_name.field_name}
-         * representing a specific header field instance extracted by the BMv2
-         * parser (e.g. {@code ethernet.dstAddr}).
-         *
-         * @return a map where the keys represent BMv2 header field names and
-         * values are criterion types
-         */
-        Map<String, Criterion.Type> fieldToCriterionTypeMap();
-
-        /**
-         * Return a BMv2 action that is equivalent to the given ONOS traffic
-         * treatment.
-         *
-         * @param treatment a traffic treatment
-         * @return a BMv2 action object
-         * @throws Bmv2FlowRuleTranslatorException if the treatment cannot be
-         *                                         translated to a BMv2 action
-         */
-        Bmv2Action buildAction(TrafficTreatment treatment)
-                throws Bmv2FlowRuleTranslatorException;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/drivers/bmv2/src/main/java/org/onosproject/drivers/bmv2/translators/Bmv2FlowRuleTranslatorException.java b/drivers/bmv2/src/main/java/org/onosproject/drivers/bmv2/translators/Bmv2FlowRuleTranslatorException.java
deleted file mode 100644
index acc9377..0000000
--- a/drivers/bmv2/src/main/java/org/onosproject/drivers/bmv2/translators/Bmv2FlowRuleTranslatorException.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2016-present Open Networking Laboratory
- *
- * 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.
- */
-
-package org.onosproject.drivers.bmv2.translators;
-
-/**
- * BMv2 flow rule translator exception.
- */
-public class Bmv2FlowRuleTranslatorException extends Exception {
-
-    Bmv2FlowRuleTranslatorException(String msg) {
-        super(msg);
-    }
-}
diff --git a/drivers/bmv2/src/main/java/org/onosproject/drivers/bmv2/translators/Bmv2SimpleTranslatorConfig.java b/drivers/bmv2/src/main/java/org/onosproject/drivers/bmv2/translators/Bmv2SimpleTranslatorConfig.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 4a105a3..0000000
--- a/drivers/bmv2/src/main/java/org/onosproject/drivers/bmv2/translators/Bmv2SimpleTranslatorConfig.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,116 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2016-present Open Networking Laboratory
- *
- * 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.
- */
-
-package org.onosproject.drivers.bmv2.translators;
-
-import com.google.common.annotations.Beta;
-import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap;
-import org.onlab.util.ImmutableByteSequence;
-import org.onosproject.bmv2.api.model.Bmv2Model;
-import org.onosproject.bmv2.api.runtime.Bmv2Action;
-import org.onosproject.net.PortNumber;
-import org.onosproject.net.flow.TrafficTreatment;
-import org.onosproject.net.flow.criteria.Criterion;
-import org.onosproject.net.flow.instructions.Instruction;
-import org.onosproject.net.flow.instructions.Instructions;
-
-import java.util.Map;
-
-/**
- * Implementation of a Bmv2 flow rule translator configuration for the
- * simple.p4 model.
- */
-@Beta
-public class Bmv2SimpleTranslatorConfig extends Bmv2DefaultTranslatorConfig {
-
-    // Lazily populate field map.
-    private static final Map<String, Criterion.Type> FIELD_MAP = ImmutableMap.of(
-            "standard_metadata.ingress_port", Criterion.Type.IN_PORT,
-            "ethernet.dstAddr", Criterion.Type.ETH_DST,
-            "ethernet.srcAddr", Criterion.Type.ETH_SRC,
-            "ethernet.etherType", Criterion.Type.ETH_TYPE);
-
-    /**
-     * Creates a new simple pipeline translator configuration.
-     */
-    public Bmv2SimpleTranslatorConfig(Bmv2Model model) {
-        // Populate fieldMap.
-        super(model, FIELD_MAP);
-    }
-
-    private static Bmv2Action buildDropAction() {
-        return Bmv2Action.builder()
-                .withName("_drop")
-                .build();
-    }
-
-    private static Bmv2Action buildPushToCpAction() {
-        return Bmv2Action.builder()
-                .withName("send_to_cpu")
-                .build();
-    }
-
-    private static Bmv2Action buildFwdAction(Instructions.OutputInstruction inst)
-            throws Bmv2FlowRuleTranslatorException {
-
-        Bmv2Action.Builder actionBuilder = Bmv2Action.builder();
-
-        actionBuilder.withName("fwd");
-
-        if (inst.port().isLogical()) {
-            if (inst.port() == PortNumber.CONTROLLER) {
-                return buildPushToCpAction();
-            } else {
-                throw new Bmv2FlowRuleTranslatorException(
-                        "Output logic port number not supported: " + inst);
-            }
-        }
-
-        actionBuilder.addParameter(
-                ImmutableByteSequence.copyFrom((short) inst.port().toLong()));
-
-        return actionBuilder.build();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public Bmv2Action buildAction(TrafficTreatment treatment)
-            throws Bmv2FlowRuleTranslatorException {
-
-
-        if (treatment.allInstructions().size() == 0) {
-            // No instructions means drop.
-            return buildDropAction();
-        } else if (treatment.allInstructions().size() > 1) {
-            // Otherwise, we understand treatments with only 1 instruction.
-            throw new Bmv2FlowRuleTranslatorException(
-                    "Treatment not supported, more than 1 instructions found: "
-                            + treatment.toString());
-        }
-
-        Instruction instruction = treatment.allInstructions().get(0);
-
-        switch (instruction.type()) {
-            case OUTPUT:
-                return buildFwdAction((Instructions.OutputInstruction) instruction);
-            case NOACTION:
-                return buildDropAction();
-            default:
-                throw new Bmv2FlowRuleTranslatorException(
-                        "Instruction type not supported: "
-                                + instruction.type().name());
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/drivers/bmv2/src/main/java/org/onosproject/drivers/bmv2/translators/package-info.java b/drivers/bmv2/src/main/java/org/onosproject/drivers/bmv2/translators/package-info.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 97963f0..0000000
--- a/drivers/bmv2/src/main/java/org/onosproject/drivers/bmv2/translators/package-info.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2016-present Open Networking Laboratory
- *
- * 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.
- */
-
-/**
- * Translators of ONOS abstractions to BMv2 model-dependent abstractions.
- */
-package org.onosproject.drivers.bmv2.translators;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/drivers/bmv2/src/main/resources/bmv2-drivers.xml b/drivers/bmv2/src/main/resources/bmv2-drivers.xml
index bf1baac..e8a7cb8 100644
--- a/drivers/bmv2/src/main/resources/bmv2-drivers.xml
+++ b/drivers/bmv2/src/main/resources/bmv2-drivers.xml
@@ -16,14 +16,18 @@
   ~ limitations under the License.
   -->
 <drivers>
-    <driver name="bmv2-thrift" manufacturer="p4.org" hwVersion="bmv2" swVersion="unknown">
-        <behaviour api="org.onosproject.net.behaviour.PortDiscovery"
-                   impl="org.onosproject.drivers.bmv2.Bmv2PortDiscovery"/>
+    <driver name="bmv2-thrift" manufacturer="p4.org" hwVersion="bmv2" swVersion="n/a">
+        <behaviour api="org.onosproject.net.device.DeviceDescriptionDiscovery"
+                   impl="org.onosproject.drivers.bmv2.Bmv2DeviceDescriptionDiscovery"/>
         <behaviour api="org.onosproject.net.flow.FlowRuleProgrammable"
                    impl="org.onosproject.drivers.bmv2.Bmv2FlowRuleProgrammable"/>
         <behaviour api="org.onosproject.net.behaviour.Pipeliner"
                    impl="org.onosproject.drivers.bmv2.Bmv2Pipeliner"/>
         <behaviour api="org.onosproject.net.packet.PacketProgrammable"
                    impl="org.onosproject.drivers.bmv2.Bmv2PacketProgrammable"/>
+        <behaviour api="org.onosproject.net.behaviour.ExtensionSelectorResolver"
+                   impl="org.onosproject.drivers.bmv2.Bmv2ExtensionSelectorResolver"/>
+        <behaviour api="org.onosproject.net.behaviour.ExtensionTreatmentResolver"
+                   impl="org.onosproject.drivers.bmv2.Bmv2ExtensionTreatmentResolver"/>
     </driver>
 </drivers>
diff --git a/drivers/bmv2/src/test/java/org/onosproject/drivers/bmv2/Bmv2DefaultFlowRuleTranslatorTest.java b/drivers/bmv2/src/test/java/org/onosproject/drivers/bmv2/Bmv2DefaultFlowRuleTranslatorTest.java
deleted file mode 100644
index c602eea..0000000
--- a/drivers/bmv2/src/test/java/org/onosproject/drivers/bmv2/Bmv2DefaultFlowRuleTranslatorTest.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,166 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2014-2016 Open Networking Laboratory
- *
- * 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.
- */
-
-package org.onosproject.drivers.bmv2;
-
-import com.eclipsesource.json.Json;
-import com.eclipsesource.json.JsonObject;
-import com.google.common.testing.EqualsTester;
-import org.junit.Before;
-import org.junit.Test;
-import org.onlab.packet.MacAddress;
-import org.onosproject.bmv2.api.model.Bmv2Model;
-import org.onosproject.bmv2.api.runtime.Bmv2TableEntry;
-import org.onosproject.bmv2.api.runtime.Bmv2TernaryMatchParam;
-import org.onosproject.core.ApplicationId;
-import org.onosproject.core.DefaultApplicationId;
-import org.onosproject.drivers.bmv2.translators.Bmv2DefaultFlowRuleTranslator;
-import org.onosproject.drivers.bmv2.translators.Bmv2FlowRuleTranslator;
-import org.onosproject.drivers.bmv2.translators.Bmv2SimpleTranslatorConfig;
-import org.onosproject.net.DeviceId;
-import org.onosproject.net.PortNumber;
-import org.onosproject.net.flow.DefaultFlowRule;
-import org.onosproject.net.flow.DefaultTrafficSelector;
-import org.onosproject.net.flow.DefaultTrafficTreatment;
-import org.onosproject.net.flow.FlowRule;
-import org.onosproject.net.flow.TrafficSelector;
-import org.onosproject.net.flow.TrafficTreatment;
-
-import java.io.BufferedReader;
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.io.InputStream;
-import java.io.InputStreamReader;
-import java.util.Random;
-
-import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.equalTo;
-import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.is;
-import static org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat;
-
-/**
- * Tests for {@link Bmv2DefaultFlowRuleTranslator}.
- */
-public class Bmv2DefaultFlowRuleTranslatorTest {
-
-    private static final String JSON_CONFIG_PATH = "/simple.json";
-    private Random random = new Random();
-    private Bmv2Model model;
-    private Bmv2FlowRuleTranslator.TranslatorConfig config;
-    private Bmv2FlowRuleTranslator translator;
-
-    @Before
-    public void setUp() throws Exception {
-        InputStream inputStream = Bmv2SimpleTranslatorConfig.class
-                .getResourceAsStream(JSON_CONFIG_PATH);
-        InputStreamReader reader = new InputStreamReader(inputStream);
-        BufferedReader bufReader = new BufferedReader(reader);
-        JsonObject json = null;
-        try {
-            json = Json.parse(bufReader).asObject();
-        } catch (IOException e) {
-            throw new RuntimeException("Unable to parse JSON file: " + e.getMessage());
-        }
-
-        this.model = Bmv2Model.parse(json);
-        this.config = new Bmv2SimpleTranslatorConfig(model);
-        this.translator = new Bmv2DefaultFlowRuleTranslator(config);
-
-    }
-
-
-    @Test
-    public void testCompiler() throws Exception {
-
-        DeviceId deviceId = DeviceId.NONE;
-        ApplicationId appId = new DefaultApplicationId(1, "test");
-        int tableId = 0;
-        MacAddress ethDstMac = MacAddress.valueOf(random.nextLong());
-        MacAddress ethSrcMac = MacAddress.valueOf(random.nextLong());
-        short ethType = (short) (0x0000FFFF & random.nextInt());
-        short outPort = (short) random.nextInt(65);
-        short inPort = (short) random.nextInt(65);
-        int timeout = random.nextInt(100);
-        int priority = random.nextInt(100);
-
-        TrafficSelector matchInPort1 = DefaultTrafficSelector
-                .builder()
-                .matchInPort(PortNumber.portNumber(inPort))
-                .matchEthDst(ethDstMac)
-                .matchEthSrc(ethSrcMac)
-                .matchEthType(ethType)
-                .build();
-
-        TrafficTreatment outPort2 = DefaultTrafficTreatment
-                .builder()
-                .setOutput(PortNumber.portNumber(outPort))
-                .build();
-
-        FlowRule rule1 = DefaultFlowRule.builder()
-                .forDevice(deviceId)
-                .forTable(tableId)
-                .fromApp(appId)
-                .withSelector(matchInPort1)
-                .withTreatment(outPort2)
-                .makeTemporary(timeout)
-                .withPriority(priority)
-                .build();
-
-        FlowRule rule2 = DefaultFlowRule.builder()
-                .forDevice(deviceId)
-                .forTable(tableId)
-                .fromApp(appId)
-                .withSelector(matchInPort1)
-                .withTreatment(outPort2)
-                .makeTemporary(timeout)
-                .withPriority(priority)
-                .build();
-
-        Bmv2TableEntry entry1 = translator.translate(rule1);
-        Bmv2TableEntry entry2 = translator.translate(rule1);
-
-        // check equality, i.e. same rules must produce same entries
-        new EqualsTester()
-                .addEqualityGroup(rule1, rule2)
-                .addEqualityGroup(entry1, entry2)
-                .testEquals();
-
-        int numMatchParams = model.table(0).keys().size();
-        // parse values stored in entry1
-        Bmv2TernaryMatchParam inPortParam = (Bmv2TernaryMatchParam) entry1.matchKey().matchParams().get(0);
-        Bmv2TernaryMatchParam ethDstParam = (Bmv2TernaryMatchParam) entry1.matchKey().matchParams().get(1);
-        Bmv2TernaryMatchParam ethSrcParam = (Bmv2TernaryMatchParam) entry1.matchKey().matchParams().get(2);
-        Bmv2TernaryMatchParam ethTypeParam = (Bmv2TernaryMatchParam) entry1.matchKey().matchParams().get(3);
-        double expectedTimeout = (double) (model.table(0).hasTimeouts() ? rule1.timeout() : -1);
-
-        // check that the number of parameters in the entry is the same as the number of table keys
-        assertThat("Incorrect number of match parameters",
-                   entry1.matchKey().matchParams().size(), is(equalTo(numMatchParams)));
-
-        // check that values stored in entry are the same used for the flow rule
-        assertThat("Incorrect inPort match param value",
-                   inPortParam.value().asReadOnlyBuffer().getShort(), is(equalTo(inPort)));
-        assertThat("Incorrect ethDestMac match param value",
-                   ethDstParam.value().asArray(), is(equalTo(ethDstMac.toBytes())));
-        assertThat("Incorrect ethSrcMac match param value",
-                   ethSrcParam.value().asArray(), is(equalTo(ethSrcMac.toBytes())));
-        assertThat("Incorrect ethType match param value",
-                   ethTypeParam.value().asReadOnlyBuffer().getShort(), is(equalTo(ethType)));
-        assertThat("Incorrect priority value",
-                   entry1.priority(), is(equalTo(Integer.MAX_VALUE - rule1.priority())));
-        assertThat("Incorrect timeout value",
-                   entry1.timeout(), is(equalTo(expectedTimeout)));
-
-    }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/drivers/bmv2/src/test/resources/simple.json b/drivers/bmv2/src/test/resources/simple.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 7ff6446..0000000
--- a/drivers/bmv2/src/test/resources/simple.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,397 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "header_types": [
-        {
-            "name": "standard_metadata_t",
-            "id": 0,
-            "fields": [
-                [
-                    "ingress_port",
-                    9
-                ],
-                [
-                    "packet_length",
-                    32
-                ],
-                [
-                    "egress_spec",
-                    9
-                ],
-                [
-                    "egress_port",
-                    9
-                ],
-                [
-                    "egress_instance",
-                    32
-                ],
-                [
-                    "instance_type",
-                    32
-                ],
-                [
-                    "clone_spec",
-                    32
-                ],
-                [
-                    "_padding",
-                    5
-                ]
-            ],
-            "length_exp": null,
-            "max_length": null
-        },
-        {
-            "name": "ethernet_t",
-            "id": 1,
-            "fields": [
-                [
-                    "dstAddr",
-                    48
-                ],
-                [
-                    "srcAddr",
-                    48
-                ],
-                [
-                    "etherType",
-                    16
-                ]
-            ],
-            "length_exp": null,
-            "max_length": null
-        },
-        {
-            "name": "intrinsic_metadata_t",
-            "id": 2,
-            "fields": [
-                [
-                    "ingress_global_timestamp",
-                    32
-                ],
-                [
-                    "lf_field_list",
-                    32
-                ],
-                [
-                    "mcast_grp",
-                    16
-                ],
-                [
-                    "egress_rid",
-                    16
-                ]
-            ],
-            "length_exp": null,
-            "max_length": null
-        }
-    ],
-    "headers": [
-        {
-            "name": "standard_metadata",
-            "id": 0,
-            "header_type": "standard_metadata_t",
-            "metadata": true
-        },
-        {
-            "name": "ethernet",
-            "id": 1,
-            "header_type": "ethernet_t",
-            "metadata": false
-        },
-        {
-            "name": "intrinsic_metadata",
-            "id": 2,
-            "header_type": "intrinsic_metadata_t",
-            "metadata": true
-        }
-    ],
-    "header_stacks": [],
-    "parsers": [
-        {
-            "name": "parser",
-            "id": 0,
-            "init_state": "start",
-            "parse_states": [
-                {
-                    "name": "start",
-                    "id": 0,
-                    "parser_ops": [],
-                    "transition_key": [],
-                    "transitions": [
-                        {
-                            "value": "default",
-                            "mask": null,
-                            "next_state": "parse_ethernet"
-                        }
-                    ]
-                },
-                {
-                    "name": "parse_ethernet",
-                    "id": 1,
-                    "parser_ops": [
-                        {
-                            "op": "extract",
-                            "parameters": [
-                                {
-                                    "type": "regular",
-                                    "value": "ethernet"
-                                }
-                            ]
-                        }
-                    ],
-                    "transition_key": [],
-                    "transitions": [
-                        {
-                            "value": "default",
-                            "mask": null,
-                            "next_state": null
-                        }
-                    ]
-                }
-            ]
-        }
-    ],
-    "deparsers": [
-        {
-            "name": "deparser",
-            "id": 0,
-            "order": [
-                "ethernet"
-            ]
-        }
-    ],
-    "meter_arrays": [],
-    "actions": [
-        {
-            "name": "flood",
-            "id": 0,
-            "runtime_data": [],
-            "primitives": [
-                {
-                    "op": "modify_field",
-                    "parameters": [
-                        {
-                            "type": "field",
-                            "value": [
-                                "intrinsic_metadata",
-                                "mcast_grp"
-                            ]
-                        },
-                        {
-                            "type": "field",
-                            "value": [
-                                "standard_metadata",
-                                "ingress_port"
-                            ]
-                        }
-                    ]
-                }
-            ]
-        },
-        {
-            "name": "_drop",
-            "id": 1,
-            "runtime_data": [],
-            "primitives": [
-                {
-                    "op": "modify_field",
-                    "parameters": [
-                        {
-                            "type": "field",
-                            "value": [
-                                "standard_metadata",
-                                "egress_spec"
-                            ]
-                        },
-                        {
-                            "type": "hexstr",
-                            "value": "0x1ff"
-                        }
-                    ]
-                }
-            ]
-        },
-        {
-            "name": "fwd",
-            "id": 2,
-            "runtime_data": [
-                {
-                    "name": "port",
-                    "bitwidth": 9
-                }
-            ],
-            "primitives": [
-                {
-                    "op": "modify_field",
-                    "parameters": [
-                        {
-                            "type": "field",
-                            "value": [
-                                "standard_metadata",
-                                "egress_spec"
-                            ]
-                        },
-                        {
-                            "type": "runtime_data",
-                            "value": 0
-                        }
-                    ]
-                }
-            ]
-        },
-        {
-            "name": "push_to_cp",
-            "id": 3,
-            "runtime_data": [],
-            "primitives": [
-                {
-                    "op": "modify_field",
-                    "parameters": [
-                        {
-                            "type": "field",
-                            "value": [
-                                "standard_metadata",
-                                "egress_spec"
-                            ]
-                        },
-                        {
-                            "type": "hexstr",
-                            "value": "0x200"
-                        }
-                    ]
-                }
-            ]
-        }
-    ],
-    "pipelines": [
-        {
-            "name": "ingress",
-            "id": 0,
-            "init_table": "table0",
-            "tables": [
-                {
-                    "name": "table0",
-                    "id": 0,
-                    "match_type": "ternary",
-                    "type": "simple",
-                    "max_size": 16384,
-                    "with_counters": false,
-                    "direct_meters": null,
-                    "support_timeout": false,
-                    "key": [
-                        {
-                            "match_type": "ternary",
-                            "target": [
-                                "standard_metadata",
-                                "ingress_port"
-                            ],
-                            "mask": null
-                        },
-                        {
-                            "match_type": "ternary",
-                            "target": [
-                                "ethernet",
-                                "dstAddr"
-                            ],
-                            "mask": null
-                        },
-                        {
-                            "match_type": "ternary",
-                            "target": [
-                                "ethernet",
-                                "srcAddr"
-                            ],
-                            "mask": null
-                        },
-                        {
-                            "match_type": "ternary",
-                            "target": [
-                                "ethernet",
-                                "etherType"
-                            ],
-                            "mask": null
-                        }
-                    ],
-                    "actions": [
-                        "fwd",
-                        "flood",
-                        "push_to_cp",
-                        "_drop"
-                    ],
-                    "next_tables": {
-                        "fwd": null,
-                        "flood": null,
-                        "push_to_cp": null,
-                        "_drop": null
-                    },
-                    "default_action": null,
-                    "base_default_next": null
-                }
-            ],
-            "conditionals": []
-        },
-        {
-            "name": "egress",
-            "id": 1,
-            "init_table": null,
-            "tables": [],
-            "conditionals": []
-        }
-    ],
-    "calculations": [],
-    "checksums": [],
-    "learn_lists": [],
-    "field_lists": [],
-    "counter_arrays": [],
-    "register_arrays": [],
-    "force_arith": [
-        [
-            "standard_metadata",
-            "ingress_port"
-        ],
-        [
-            "standard_metadata",
-            "packet_length"
-        ],
-        [
-            "standard_metadata",
-            "egress_spec"
-        ],
-        [
-            "standard_metadata",
-            "egress_port"
-        ],
-        [
-            "standard_metadata",
-            "egress_instance"
-        ],
-        [
-            "standard_metadata",
-            "instance_type"
-        ],
-        [
-            "standard_metadata",
-            "clone_spec"
-        ],
-        [
-            "standard_metadata",
-            "_padding"
-        ],
-        [
-            "intrinsic_metadata",
-            "ingress_global_timestamp"
-        ],
-        [
-            "intrinsic_metadata",
-            "lf_field_list"
-        ],
-        [
-            "intrinsic_metadata",
-            "mcast_grp"
-        ],
-        [
-            "intrinsic_metadata",
-            "egress_rid"
-        ]
-    ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/drivers/pom.xml b/drivers/pom.xml
index 26e2ff7..99db6e1 100644
--- a/drivers/pom.xml
+++ b/drivers/pom.xml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
         <module>utilities</module>
         <module>lumentum</module>
         <module>bti</module>
-        <!--<module>bmv2</module>-->
+        <module>bmv2</module>
         <module>corsa</module>
         <module>optical</module>
     </modules>
diff --git a/protocols/bmv2/api/pom.xml b/protocols/bmv2/api/pom.xml
index 13ad693..6b029ac 100644
--- a/protocols/bmv2/api/pom.xml
+++ b/protocols/bmv2/api/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onos-bmv2-protocol</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/protocols/bmv2/ctl/pom.xml b/protocols/bmv2/ctl/pom.xml
index 5e8ae37..f92d4b6 100644
--- a/protocols/bmv2/ctl/pom.xml
+++ b/protocols/bmv2/ctl/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onos-bmv2-protocol</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/protocols/bmv2/pom.xml b/protocols/bmv2/pom.xml
index ffa8623..e972c1d 100644
--- a/protocols/bmv2/pom.xml
+++ b/protocols/bmv2/pom.xml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
         <artifactId>onos-protocols</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <version>1.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/protocols/bmv2/thrift-api/pom.xml b/protocols/bmv2/thrift-api/pom.xml
index 655b84b..054aa02 100644
--- a/protocols/bmv2/thrift-api/pom.xml
+++ b/protocols/bmv2/thrift-api/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onos-bmv2-protocol</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/providers/bmv2/app/features.xml b/providers/bmv2/app/features.xml
index f13d07c..2c5b9a1 100644
--- a/providers/bmv2/app/features.xml
+++ b/providers/bmv2/app/features.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@
         <bundle>mvn:${project.groupId}/onos-bmv2-provider-device/${project.version}</bundle>
         <bundle>mvn:${project.groupId}/onos-bmv2-provider-packet/${project.version}</bundle>
         <bundle>mvn:org.apache.thrift/libthrift/0.9.3</bundle>
-        <bundle>mvn:${project.groupId}/onos-bmv2-protocol/${project.version}</bundle>
+        <bundle>mvn:${project.groupId}/onos-bmv2-protocol-api/${project.version}</bundle>
+        <bundle>mvn:${project.groupId}/onos-bmv2-protocol-ctl/${project.version}</bundle>
+        <bundle>mvn:${project.groupId}/onos-bmv2-protocol-thrift-api/${project.version}</bundle>
     </feature>
 </features>
 
diff --git a/providers/bmv2/app/pom.xml b/providers/bmv2/app/pom.xml
index 382b27e..f372476 100644
--- a/providers/bmv2/app/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/bmv2/app/pom.xml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
         <artifactId>onos-bmv2-providers</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <version>1.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <onos.app.name>org.onosproject.bmv2</onos.app.name>
-        <onos.app.title>BMv2 Provider</onos.app.title>
+        <onos.app.title>BMv2 Providers</onos.app.title>
         <onos.app.category>Provider</onos.app.category>
     </properties>
 
diff --git a/providers/bmv2/device/pom.xml b/providers/bmv2/device/pom.xml
index cc0b8d0..95227dd 100644
--- a/providers/bmv2/device/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/bmv2/device/pom.xml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
         <artifactId>onos-bmv2-providers</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <version>1.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
@@ -33,12 +34,12 @@
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-            <artifactId>onos-drivers-bmv2</artifactId>
+            <artifactId>onos-core-common</artifactId>
             <version>${project.version}</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-            <artifactId>onos-core-common</artifactId>
+            <artifactId>onos-bmv2-protocol-api</artifactId>
             <version>${project.version}</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
diff --git a/providers/bmv2/device/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/bmv2/device/impl/Bmv2DeviceProvider.java b/providers/bmv2/device/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/bmv2/device/impl/Bmv2DeviceProvider.java
index 69d9a43..30fcb99 100644
--- a/providers/bmv2/device/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/bmv2/device/impl/Bmv2DeviceProvider.java
+++ b/providers/bmv2/device/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/bmv2/device/impl/Bmv2DeviceProvider.java
@@ -23,36 +23,38 @@
 import org.jboss.netty.util.HashedWheelTimer;
 import org.jboss.netty.util.Timeout;
 import org.jboss.netty.util.TimerTask;
-import org.onlab.packet.ChassisId;
-import org.onlab.util.HexString;
 import org.onlab.util.Timer;
-import org.onosproject.bmv2.api.runtime.Bmv2ControlPlaneServer;
 import org.onosproject.bmv2.api.runtime.Bmv2Device;
 import org.onosproject.bmv2.api.runtime.Bmv2RuntimeException;
-import org.onosproject.bmv2.ctl.Bmv2ThriftClient;
+import org.onosproject.bmv2.api.service.Bmv2Controller;
+import org.onosproject.bmv2.api.service.Bmv2DeviceContextService;
+import org.onosproject.bmv2.api.service.Bmv2DeviceListener;
 import org.onosproject.common.net.AbstractDeviceProvider;
 import org.onosproject.core.ApplicationId;
 import org.onosproject.core.CoreService;
 import org.onosproject.incubator.net.config.basics.ConfigException;
-import org.onosproject.net.AnnotationKeys;
-import org.onosproject.net.DefaultAnnotations;
 import org.onosproject.net.Device;
 import org.onosproject.net.DeviceId;
 import org.onosproject.net.MastershipRole;
 import org.onosproject.net.PortNumber;
-import org.onosproject.net.behaviour.PortDiscovery;
 import org.onosproject.net.config.ConfigFactory;
 import org.onosproject.net.config.NetworkConfigEvent;
 import org.onosproject.net.config.NetworkConfigListener;
 import org.onosproject.net.config.NetworkConfigRegistry;
-import org.onosproject.net.device.DefaultDeviceDescription;
 import org.onosproject.net.device.DeviceDescription;
+import org.onosproject.net.device.DeviceDescriptionDiscovery;
 import org.onosproject.net.device.DeviceService;
 import org.onosproject.net.device.PortDescription;
+import org.onosproject.net.device.PortStatistics;
+import org.onosproject.net.driver.DefaultDriverData;
+import org.onosproject.net.driver.DefaultDriverHandler;
+import org.onosproject.net.driver.Driver;
 import org.onosproject.net.provider.ProviderId;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 
+import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentMap;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
 import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
@@ -60,9 +62,9 @@
 
 import static org.onlab.util.Tools.groupedThreads;
 import static org.onosproject.bmv2.api.runtime.Bmv2Device.*;
-import static org.onosproject.bmv2.ctl.Bmv2ThriftClient.forceDisconnectOf;
-import static org.onosproject.bmv2.ctl.Bmv2ThriftClient.ping;
 import static org.onosproject.net.config.basics.SubjectFactories.APP_SUBJECT_FACTORY;
+import static org.onosproject.provider.bmv2.device.impl.Bmv2PortStatisticsGetter.getPortStatistics;
+import static org.onosproject.provider.bmv2.device.impl.Bmv2PortStatisticsGetter.initCounters;
 import static org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger;
 
 /**
@@ -71,11 +73,24 @@
 @Component(immediate = true)
 public class Bmv2DeviceProvider extends AbstractDeviceProvider {
 
-    private static final Logger LOG = getLogger(Bmv2DeviceProvider.class);
-
     private static final String APP_NAME = "org.onosproject.bmv2";
-    private static final String UNKNOWN = "unknown";
-    private static final int POLL_INTERVAL = 5; // seconds
+
+    private static final int POLL_INTERVAL = 5_000; // milliseconds
+
+    private final Logger log = getLogger(this.getClass());
+
+    private final ExecutorService executorService = Executors
+            .newFixedThreadPool(16, groupedThreads("onos/bmv2", "device-discovery", log));
+
+    private final NetworkConfigListener cfgListener = new InternalNetworkConfigListener();
+
+    private final ConfigFactory cfgFactory = new InternalConfigFactory();
+
+    private final ConcurrentMap<DeviceId, DeviceDescription> activeDevices = Maps.newConcurrentMap();
+
+    private final DevicePoller devicePoller = new DevicePoller();
+
+    private final InternalDeviceListener deviceListener = new InternalDeviceListener();
 
     @Reference(cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY_UNARY)
     protected NetworkConfigRegistry netCfgService;
@@ -87,16 +102,11 @@
     protected DeviceService deviceService;
 
     @Reference(cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY_UNARY)
-    protected Bmv2ControlPlaneServer controlPlaneServer;
+    protected Bmv2Controller controller;
 
-    private final ExecutorService deviceDiscoveryExecutor = Executors
-            .newFixedThreadPool(5, groupedThreads("onos/bmv2", "device-discovery", LOG));
+    @Reference(cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY_UNARY)
+    protected Bmv2DeviceContextService contextService;
 
-    private final NetworkConfigListener cfgListener = new InternalNetworkConfigListener();
-    private final ConfigFactory cfgFactory = new InternalConfigFactory();
-    private final ConcurrentMap<DeviceId, Boolean> activeDevices = Maps.newConcurrentMap();
-    private final DevicePoller devicePoller = new DevicePoller();
-    private final InternalHelloListener helloListener = new InternalHelloListener();
     private ApplicationId appId;
 
     /**
@@ -111,7 +121,7 @@
         appId = coreService.registerApplication(APP_NAME);
         netCfgService.registerConfigFactory(cfgFactory);
         netCfgService.addListener(cfgListener);
-        controlPlaneServer.addHelloListener(helloListener);
+        controller.addDeviceListener(deviceListener);
         devicePoller.start();
         super.activate();
     }
@@ -119,16 +129,16 @@
     @Override
     protected void deactivate() {
         devicePoller.stop();
-        controlPlaneServer.removeHelloListener(helloListener);
+        controller.removeDeviceListener(deviceListener);
         try {
             activeDevices.forEach((did, value) -> {
-                deviceDiscoveryExecutor.execute(() -> disconnectDevice(did));
+                executorService.execute(() -> disconnectDevice(did));
             });
-            deviceDiscoveryExecutor.awaitTermination(1000, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
+            executorService.awaitTermination(1000, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
         } catch (InterruptedException e) {
-            LOG.error("Device discovery threads did not terminate");
+            log.error("Device discovery threads did not terminate");
         }
-        deviceDiscoveryExecutor.shutdownNow();
+        executorService.shutdownNow();
         netCfgService.unregisterConfigFactory(cfgFactory);
         netCfgService.removeListener(cfgListener);
         super.deactivate();
@@ -137,14 +147,12 @@
     @Override
     public void triggerProbe(DeviceId deviceId) {
         // Asynchronously trigger probe task.
-        deviceDiscoveryExecutor.execute(() -> executeProbe(deviceId));
+        executorService.execute(() -> executeProbe(deviceId));
     }
 
     private void executeProbe(DeviceId did) {
         boolean reachable = isReachable(did);
-        LOG.debug("Probed device: id={}, reachable={}",
-                  did.toString(),
-                  reachable);
+        log.debug("Probed device: id={}, reachable={}", did.toString(), reachable);
         if (reachable) {
             discoverDevice(did);
         } else {
@@ -154,85 +162,108 @@
 
     @Override
     public void roleChanged(DeviceId deviceId, MastershipRole newRole) {
-        LOG.debug("roleChanged() is not yet implemented");
+        log.debug("roleChanged() is not yet implemented");
         // TODO: implement mastership handling
     }
 
     @Override
     public boolean isReachable(DeviceId deviceId) {
-        return ping(deviceId);
+        return controller.isReacheable(deviceId);
     }
 
     @Override
     public void changePortState(DeviceId deviceId, PortNumber portNumber, boolean enable) {
-        LOG.debug("changePortState() is not yet implemented");
-        // TODO: implement port handling
+        log.warn("changePortState() not supported");
     }
 
     private void discoverDevice(DeviceId did) {
-        LOG.debug("Starting device discovery... deviceId={}", did);
-
-        // Atomically notify device to core and update port information.
-        activeDevices.compute(did, (k, v) -> {
-            if (!deviceService.isAvailable(did)) {
-                // Device not available in the core, connect it now.
-                DefaultAnnotations.Builder annotationsBuilder = DefaultAnnotations.builder()
-                        .set(AnnotationKeys.PROTOCOL, SCHEME);
-                dumpJsonConfigToAnnotations(did, annotationsBuilder);
-                DeviceDescription descr = new DefaultDeviceDescription(
-                        did.uri(), Device.Type.SWITCH, MANUFACTURER, HW_VERSION,
-                        UNKNOWN, UNKNOWN, new ChassisId(), annotationsBuilder.build());
-                // Reset device state (cleanup entries, etc.)
-                resetDeviceState(did);
-                providerService.deviceConnected(did, descr);
+        log.debug("Starting device discovery... deviceId={}", did);
+        activeDevices.compute(did, (k, lastDescription) -> {
+            DeviceDescription thisDescription = getDeviceDescription(did);
+            if (thisDescription != null) {
+                boolean descriptionChanged = lastDescription != null &&
+                                (!Objects.equals(thisDescription, lastDescription) ||
+                                        !Objects.equals(thisDescription.annotations(), lastDescription.annotations()));
+                if (descriptionChanged || !deviceService.isAvailable(did)) {
+                    // Device description changed or device not available in the core.
+                    if (contextService.notifyDeviceChange(did)) {
+                        // Configuration is the expected one, we can proceed notifying the core.
+                        resetDeviceState(did);
+                        initPortCounters(did);
+                        providerService.deviceConnected(did, thisDescription);
+                        updatePortsAndStats(did);
+                    }
+                }
+                return thisDescription;
+            } else {
+                log.warn("Unable to get device description for {}", did);
+                return lastDescription;
             }
-            updatePorts(did);
-            return true;
         });
     }
 
-    private void dumpJsonConfigToAnnotations(DeviceId did, DefaultAnnotations.Builder builder) {
-        // TODO: store json config string somewhere else, possibly in a Bmv2Controller (see ONOS-4419)
-        try {
-            String md5 = Bmv2ThriftClient.of(did).getJsonConfigMd5();
-            // Convert to hex string for readability.
-            md5 = HexString.toHexString(md5.getBytes());
-            String jsonString = Bmv2ThriftClient.of(did).dumpJsonConfig();
-            builder.set("bmv2JsonConfigMd5", md5);
-            builder.set("bmv2JsonConfigValue", jsonString);
-        } catch (Bmv2RuntimeException e) {
-            LOG.warn("Unable to dump device JSON config from device {}: {}", did, e.toString());
+    private DeviceDescription getDeviceDescription(DeviceId did) {
+        Device device = deviceService.getDevice(did);
+        DeviceDescriptionDiscovery discovery = null;
+        if (device == null) {
+            // Device not yet in the core. Manually get a driver.
+            Driver driver = driverService.getDriver(MANUFACTURER, HW_VERSION, SW_VERSION);
+            if (driver.hasBehaviour(DeviceDescriptionDiscovery.class)) {
+                discovery = driver.createBehaviour(new DefaultDriverHandler(new DefaultDriverData(driver, did)),
+                                                   DeviceDescriptionDiscovery.class);
+            }
+        } else if (device.is(DeviceDescriptionDiscovery.class)) {
+            discovery = device.as(DeviceDescriptionDiscovery.class);
+        }
+        if (discovery == null) {
+            log.warn("No DeviceDescriptionDiscovery behavior for device {}", did);
+            return null;
+        } else {
+            return discovery.discoverDeviceDetails();
         }
     }
 
     private void resetDeviceState(DeviceId did) {
         try {
-            Bmv2ThriftClient.of(did).resetState();
+            controller.getAgent(did).resetState();
         } catch (Bmv2RuntimeException e) {
-            LOG.warn("Unable to reset {}: {}", did, e.toString());
+            log.warn("Unable to reset {}: {}", did, e.toString());
         }
     }
 
-    private void updatePorts(DeviceId did) {
+    private void initPortCounters(DeviceId did) {
+        try {
+            initCounters(controller.getAgent(did));
+        } catch (Bmv2RuntimeException e) {
+            log.warn("Unable to init counter on {}: {}", did, e.explain());
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void updatePortsAndStats(DeviceId did) {
         Device device = deviceService.getDevice(did);
-        if (device.is(PortDiscovery.class)) {
-            PortDiscovery portConfig = device.as(PortDiscovery.class);
-            List<PortDescription> portDescriptions = portConfig.getPorts();
-            providerService.updatePorts(did, portDescriptions);
+        if (device.is(DeviceDescriptionDiscovery.class)) {
+            DeviceDescriptionDiscovery discovery = device.as(DeviceDescriptionDiscovery.class);
+            List<PortDescription> portDescriptions = discovery.discoverPortDetails();
+            if (portDescriptions != null) {
+                providerService.updatePorts(did, portDescriptions);
+            }
         } else {
-            LOG.warn("No PortDiscovery behavior for device {}", did);
+            log.warn("No DeviceDescriptionDiscovery behavior for device {}", did);
+        }
+        try {
+            Collection<PortStatistics> portStats = getPortStatistics(controller.getAgent(did),
+                                                                     deviceService.getPorts(did));
+            providerService.updatePortStatistics(did, portStats);
+        } catch (Bmv2RuntimeException e) {
+            log.warn("Unable to get port statistics for {}: {}", did, e.explain());
         }
     }
 
     private void disconnectDevice(DeviceId did) {
-        LOG.debug("Trying to disconnect device from core... deviceId={}", did);
-
-        // Atomically disconnect device.
+        log.debug("Trying to disconnect device from core... deviceId={}", did);
         activeDevices.compute(did, (k, v) -> {
             if (deviceService.isAvailable(did)) {
                 providerService.deviceDisconnected(did);
-                // Make sure to close the transport session with device. Do we really need this?
-                forceDisconnectOf(did);
             }
             return null;
         });
@@ -269,10 +300,10 @@
                         triggerProbe(bmv2Device.asDeviceId());
                     });
                 } catch (ConfigException e) {
-                    LOG.error("Unable to read config: " + e);
+                    log.error("Unable to read config: " + e);
                 }
             } else {
-                LOG.error("Unable to read config (was null)");
+                log.error("Unable to read config (was null)");
             }
         }
 
@@ -285,18 +316,18 @@
     }
 
     /**
-     * Listener triggered by Bmv2ControlPlaneServer each time a hello message is received.
+     * Listener triggered by the BMv2 controller each time a hello message is received.
      */
-    private class InternalHelloListener implements Bmv2ControlPlaneServer.HelloListener {
+    private class InternalDeviceListener implements Bmv2DeviceListener {
         @Override
-        public void handleHello(Bmv2Device device) {
+        public void handleHello(Bmv2Device device, int instanceId, String jsonConfigMd5) {
             log.debug("Received hello from {}", device);
             triggerProbe(device.asDeviceId());
         }
     }
 
     /**
-     * Task that periodically trigger device probes.
+     * Task that periodically trigger device probes to check for device status and update port informations.
      */
     private class DevicePoller implements TimerTask {
 
@@ -304,20 +335,31 @@
         private Timeout timeout;
 
         @Override
-        public void run(Timeout timeout) throws Exception {
-            if (timeout.isCancelled()) {
+        public void run(Timeout tout) throws Exception {
+            if (tout.isCancelled()) {
                 return;
             }
-            log.debug("Executing polling on {} devices...", activeDevices.size());
-            activeDevices.forEach((did, value) -> triggerProbe(did));
-            timeout.getTimer().newTimeout(this, POLL_INTERVAL, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+            activeDevices.keySet()
+                    .stream()
+                    // Filter out devices not yet created in the core.
+                    .filter(did -> deviceService.getDevice(did) != null)
+                    .forEach(did -> executorService.execute(() -> pollingTask(did)));
+            tout.getTimer().newTimeout(this, POLL_INTERVAL, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
+        }
+
+        private void pollingTask(DeviceId deviceId) {
+            if (isReachable(deviceId)) {
+                updatePortsAndStats(deviceId);
+            } else {
+                disconnectDevice(deviceId);
+            }
         }
 
         /**
          * Starts the collector.
          */
-         synchronized void start() {
-            LOG.info("Starting device poller...");
+        synchronized void start() {
+            log.info("Starting device poller...");
             timeout = timer.newTimeout(this, 1, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
         }
 
@@ -325,7 +367,7 @@
          * Stops the collector.
          */
         synchronized void stop() {
-            LOG.info("Stopping device poller...");
+            log.info("Stopping device poller...");
             timeout.cancel();
         }
     }
diff --git a/providers/bmv2/device/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/bmv2/device/impl/Bmv2PortStatisticsGetter.java b/providers/bmv2/device/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/bmv2/device/impl/Bmv2PortStatisticsGetter.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ff94ab0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/providers/bmv2/device/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/bmv2/device/impl/Bmv2PortStatisticsGetter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2016-present Open Networking Laboratory
+ *
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+package org.onosproject.provider.bmv2.device.impl;
+
+import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.Pair;
+import org.onosproject.bmv2.api.runtime.Bmv2Action;
+import org.onosproject.bmv2.api.runtime.Bmv2DeviceAgent;
+import org.onosproject.bmv2.api.runtime.Bmv2RuntimeException;
+import org.onosproject.net.Port;
+import org.onosproject.net.device.DefaultPortStatistics;
+import org.onosproject.net.device.PortStatistics;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.List;
+
+/**
+ * Utility class to read port statistics from a BMv2 device.
+ */
+final class Bmv2PortStatisticsGetter {
+
+    // TODO: make counters configuration dependent
+
+    private static final String TABLE_NAME = "port_count_table";
+    private static final String ACTION_NAME = "count_packet";
+    private static final String EGRESS_COUNTER = "egress_port_counter";
+    private static final String INGRESS_COUNTER = "ingress_port_counter";
+
+    private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(Bmv2PortStatisticsGetter.class);
+
+    private Bmv2PortStatisticsGetter() {
+        // ban constructor.
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a collection of port statistics for given ports using the given BMv2 device agent.
+     *
+     * @param deviceAgent a device agent
+     * @param ports       a collection of ports
+     * @return a collection of port statistics
+     */
+    static Collection<PortStatistics> getPortStatistics(Bmv2DeviceAgent deviceAgent, Collection<Port> ports) {
+
+        List<PortStatistics> ps = Lists.newArrayList();
+
+        for (Port port : ports) {
+            int portNumber = (int) port.number().toLong();
+            try {
+                Pair<Long, Long> egressCounter = deviceAgent.readCounter(EGRESS_COUNTER, portNumber);
+                Pair<Long, Long> ingressCounter = deviceAgent.readCounter(INGRESS_COUNTER, portNumber);
+                ps.add(DefaultPortStatistics.builder()
+                               .setPort(portNumber)
+                               .setBytesSent(egressCounter.getLeft())
+                               .setPacketsSent(egressCounter.getRight())
+                               .setBytesReceived(ingressCounter.getLeft())
+                               .setPacketsReceived(ingressCounter.getRight())
+                               .build());
+            } catch (Bmv2RuntimeException e) {
+                log.info("Unable to read port statistics from {}: {}", port, e.explain());
+            }
+        }
+
+        return ps;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Initialize port counters on the given device agent.
+     *
+     * @param deviceAgent a device agent.
+     */
+    static void initCounters(Bmv2DeviceAgent deviceAgent) {
+        try {
+            deviceAgent.setTableDefaultAction(TABLE_NAME, Bmv2Action.builder().withName(ACTION_NAME).build());
+        } catch (Bmv2RuntimeException e) {
+            log.debug("Failed to provision counters on {}: {}", deviceAgent.deviceId(), e.explain());
+        }
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/providers/bmv2/packet/pom.xml b/providers/bmv2/packet/pom.xml
index bb2644f..74fd3ed 100644
--- a/providers/bmv2/packet/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/bmv2/packet/pom.xml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
         <artifactId>onos-bmv2-providers</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <version>1.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
@@ -34,12 +35,12 @@
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-            <artifactId>onos-drivers-bmv2</artifactId>
+            <artifactId>onos-core-common</artifactId>
             <version>${project.version}</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-            <artifactId>onos-core-common</artifactId>
+            <artifactId>onos-bmv2-protocol-api</artifactId>
             <version>${project.version}</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
diff --git a/providers/bmv2/packet/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/bmv2/packet/impl/Bmv2PacketProvider.java b/providers/bmv2/packet/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/bmv2/packet/impl/Bmv2PacketProvider.java
index edb6159..ff2e71a 100644
--- a/providers/bmv2/packet/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/bmv2/packet/impl/Bmv2PacketProvider.java
+++ b/providers/bmv2/packet/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/bmv2/packet/impl/Bmv2PacketProvider.java
@@ -23,12 +23,14 @@
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.ReferenceCardinality;
 import org.onlab.packet.Ethernet;
 import org.onlab.util.ImmutableByteSequence;
-import org.onosproject.bmv2.api.runtime.Bmv2ControlPlaneServer;
 import org.onosproject.bmv2.api.runtime.Bmv2Device;
+import org.onosproject.bmv2.api.service.Bmv2Controller;
+import org.onosproject.bmv2.api.service.Bmv2PacketListener;
 import org.onosproject.core.CoreService;
 import org.onosproject.net.ConnectPoint;
 import org.onosproject.net.Device;
 import org.onosproject.net.DeviceId;
+import org.onosproject.net.Port;
 import org.onosproject.net.PortNumber;
 import org.onosproject.net.device.DeviceService;
 import org.onosproject.net.flow.DefaultTrafficTreatment;
@@ -49,6 +51,12 @@
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
+import java.util.Optional;
+
+import static org.onosproject.net.PortNumber.FLOOD;
+import static org.onosproject.net.flow.DefaultTrafficTreatment.emptyTreatment;
+import static org.onosproject.net.flow.instructions.Instruction.Type.OUTPUT;
+import static org.onosproject.net.flow.instructions.Instructions.OutputInstruction;
 
 /**
  * Implementation of a packet provider for BMv2.
@@ -56,11 +64,11 @@
 @Component(immediate = true)
 public class Bmv2PacketProvider extends AbstractProvider implements PacketProvider {
 
-    private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(Bmv2PacketProvider.class);
+    private final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(Bmv2PacketProvider.class);
     private static final String APP_NAME = "org.onosproject.bmv2";
 
     @Reference(cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY_UNARY)
-    protected Bmv2ControlPlaneServer controlPlaneServer;
+    protected Bmv2Controller controller;
 
     @Reference(cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY_UNARY)
     protected CoreService coreService;
@@ -86,28 +94,28 @@
     protected void activate() {
         providerService = providerRegistry.register(this);
         coreService.registerApplication(APP_NAME);
-        controlPlaneServer.addPacketListener(packetListener);
-        LOG.info("Started");
+        controller.addPacketListener(packetListener);
+        log.info("Started");
     }
 
     @Deactivate
     public void deactivate() {
-        controlPlaneServer.removePacketListener(packetListener);
+        controller.removePacketListener(packetListener);
         providerRegistry.unregister(this);
         providerService = null;
-        LOG.info("Stopped");
+        log.info("Stopped");
     }
 
     @Override
     public void emit(OutboundPacket packet) {
         if (packet != null) {
-            DeviceId did = packet.sendThrough();
-            Device device = deviceService.getDevice(did);
+            DeviceId deviceId = packet.sendThrough();
+            Device device = deviceService.getDevice(deviceId);
             if (device.is(PacketProgrammable.class)) {
                 PacketProgrammable packetProgrammable = device.as(PacketProgrammable.class);
                 packetProgrammable.emit(packet);
             } else {
-                LOG.info("Unable to send packet, no PacketProgrammable behavior for device {}", did);
+                log.info("No PacketProgrammable behavior for device {}", deviceId);
             }
         }
     }
@@ -117,47 +125,75 @@
      */
     private class Bmv2PacketContext extends DefaultPacketContext {
 
-        public Bmv2PacketContext(long time, InboundPacket inPkt, OutboundPacket outPkt, boolean block) {
+        Bmv2PacketContext(long time, InboundPacket inPkt, OutboundPacket outPkt, boolean block) {
             super(time, inPkt, outPkt, block);
         }
 
         @Override
         public void send() {
-            if (!this.block()) {
-                if (this.outPacket().treatment() == null) {
-                    TrafficTreatment treatment = (this.treatmentBuilder() == null)
-                            ? DefaultTrafficTreatment.emptyTreatment()
-                            : this.treatmentBuilder().build();
-                    OutboundPacket newPkt = new DefaultOutboundPacket(this.outPacket().sendThrough(),
-                                                                      treatment,
-                                                                      this.outPacket().data());
-                    emit(newPkt);
-                } else {
-                    emit(outPacket());
-                }
+
+            if (this.block()) {
+                log.info("Unable to send, packet context not blocked");
+                return;
+            }
+
+            DeviceId deviceId = outPacket().sendThrough();
+            ByteBuffer rawData = outPacket().data();
+
+            TrafficTreatment treatment;
+            if (outPacket().treatment() == null) {
+                treatment = (treatmentBuilder() == null) ? emptyTreatment() : treatmentBuilder().build();
             } else {
-                LOG.info("Unable to send, packet context not blocked");
+                treatment = outPacket().treatment();
+            }
+
+            // BMv2 doesn't support FLOOD for packet-outs.
+            // Workaround here is to perform multiple emits, one for each device port != packet inPort.
+            Optional<OutputInstruction> floodInst = treatment.allInstructions()
+                    .stream()
+                    .filter(i -> i.type().equals(OUTPUT))
+                    .map(i -> (OutputInstruction) i)
+                    .filter(i -> i.port().equals(FLOOD))
+                    .findAny();
+
+            if (floodInst.isPresent() && treatment.allInstructions().size() == 1) {
+                // Only one instruction and is FLOOD. Do the trick.
+                PortNumber inPort = inPacket().receivedFrom().port();
+                deviceService.getPorts(outPacket().sendThrough())
+                        .stream()
+                        .map(Port::number)
+                        .filter(port -> !port.equals(inPort))
+                        .map(outPort -> DefaultTrafficTreatment.builder().setOutput(outPort).build())
+                        .map(outTreatment -> new DefaultOutboundPacket(deviceId, outTreatment, rawData))
+                        .forEach(Bmv2PacketProvider.this::emit);
+            } else {
+                // Not FLOOD treatment, what to do is up to driver.
+                emit(new DefaultOutboundPacket(deviceId, treatment, rawData));
             }
         }
     }
 
     /**
-     * Internal packet listener to get packet events from the Bmv2ControlPlaneServer.
+     * Internal packet listener to handle packet-in events received from the BMv2 controller.
      */
-    private class InternalPacketListener implements Bmv2ControlPlaneServer.PacketListener {
+    private class InternalPacketListener implements Bmv2PacketListener {
+
         @Override
         public void handlePacketIn(Bmv2Device device, int inputPort, long reason, int tableId, int contextId,
                                    ImmutableByteSequence packet) {
+            Ethernet ethPkt = new Ethernet();
+            ethPkt.deserialize(packet.asArray(), 0, packet.size());
 
-            Ethernet eth = new Ethernet();
-            eth.deserialize(packet.asArray(), 0, packet.size());
+            DeviceId deviceId = device.asDeviceId();
+            ConnectPoint receivedFrom = new ConnectPoint(deviceId, PortNumber.portNumber(inputPort));
 
-            InboundPacket inPkt = new DefaultInboundPacket(new ConnectPoint(device.asDeviceId(),
-                                                                            PortNumber.portNumber(inputPort)),
-                                                           eth, ByteBuffer.wrap(packet.asArray()));
-            OutboundPacket outPkt = new DefaultOutboundPacket(device.asDeviceId(), null,
-                                                              ByteBuffer.wrap(packet.asArray()));
+            ByteBuffer rawData = ByteBuffer.wrap(packet.asArray());
+
+            InboundPacket inPkt = new DefaultInboundPacket(receivedFrom, ethPkt, rawData);
+            OutboundPacket outPkt = new DefaultOutboundPacket(deviceId, null, rawData);
+
             PacketContext pktCtx = new Bmv2PacketContext(System.currentTimeMillis(), inPkt, outPkt, false);
+
             providerService.processPacket(pktCtx);
         }
     }
diff --git a/providers/bmv2/pom.xml b/providers/bmv2/pom.xml
index cdd43a8..2afe826 100644
--- a/providers/bmv2/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/bmv2/pom.xml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
         <artifactId>onos-providers</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <version>1.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/providers/pom.xml b/providers/pom.xml
index 726fd95..e2f915d 100644
--- a/providers/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/pom.xml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
         <module>lldpcommon</module>
         <module>lldp</module>
         <module>netcfglinks</module>
-        <!--<module>bmv2</module>-->
+        <module>bmv2</module>
         <module>isis</module>
     </modules>