diff --git a/core/store/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/impl/StoreManager.java b/core/store/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/impl/StoreManager.java
index c638177..2725175 100644
--- a/core/store/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/impl/StoreManager.java
+++ b/core/store/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/impl/StoreManager.java
@@ -2,14 +2,33 @@
 
 import com.hazelcast.core.Hazelcast;
 import com.hazelcast.core.HazelcastInstance;
+import de.javakaffee.kryoserializers.URISerializer;
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Activate;
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Component;
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Deactivate;
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Service;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.DefaultDevice;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.DefaultPort;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.Device;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.DeviceId;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.Element;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.MastershipRole;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.Port;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.PortNumber;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.provider.ProviderId;
 import org.onlab.onos.store.StoreService;
+import org.onlab.onos.store.serializers.DefaultPortSerializer;
+import org.onlab.onos.store.serializers.DeviceIdSerializer;
+import org.onlab.onos.store.serializers.PortNumberSerializer;
+import org.onlab.onos.store.serializers.ProviderIdSerializer;
+import org.onlab.util.KryoPool;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
+import java.net.URI;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+
 /**
  * Auxiliary bootstrap of distributed store.
  */
@@ -20,15 +39,45 @@
     private final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(getClass());
 
     protected HazelcastInstance instance;
+    private KryoPool serializerPool;
+
 
     @Activate
     public void activate() {
         instance = Hazelcast.newHazelcastInstance();
+        setupKryoPool();
         log.info("Started");
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Sets up the common serialzers pool.
+     */
+    protected void setupKryoPool() {
+        // FIXME Slice out types used in common to separate pool/namespace.
+        serializerPool = KryoPool.newBuilder()
+                .register(
+                        ArrayList.class,
+                        HashMap.class,
+
+                        Device.Type.class,
+
+                        DefaultDevice.class,
+                        MastershipRole.class,
+                        Port.class,
+                        Element.class
+                )
+                .register(URI.class, new URISerializer())
+                .register(ProviderId.class, new ProviderIdSerializer())
+                .register(DeviceId.class, new DeviceIdSerializer())
+                .register(PortNumber.class, new PortNumberSerializer())
+                .register(DefaultPort.class, new DefaultPortSerializer())
+                .build()
+                .populate(10);
+    }
+
     @Deactivate
     public void deactivate() {
+        instance.shutdown();
         log.info("Stopped");
     }
 
@@ -36,4 +85,19 @@
     public HazelcastInstance getHazelcastInstance() {
         return instance;
     }
+
+
+    @Override
+    public byte[] serialize(final Object obj) {
+        return serializerPool.serialize(obj);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public <T> T deserialize(final byte[] bytes) {
+        if (bytes == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        return serializerPool.deserialize(bytes);
+    }
+
 }