diff --git a/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/Ip6AddressSerializer.java b/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/Ip6AddressSerializer.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2014 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.onlab.onos.store.serializers;
+
+import org.onlab.packet.Ip6Address;
+import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.Kryo;
+import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.Serializer;
+import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.io.Input;
+import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.io.Output;
+
+/**
+ * Kryo Serializer for {@link Ip6Address}.
+ */
+public class Ip6AddressSerializer extends Serializer<Ip6Address> {
+
+    /**
+     * Creates {@link Ip6Address} serializer instance.
+     */
+    public Ip6AddressSerializer() {
+        // non-null, immutable
+        super(false, true);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void write(Kryo kryo, Output output, Ip6Address object) {
+        byte[] octs = object.toOctets();
+        // TODO: Writing (and reading) the number of octets is redundant:
+        // It is always Ip6Address.BYTE_LENGTH
+        output.writeInt(octs.length);
+        output.writeBytes(octs);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Ip6Address read(Kryo kryo, Input input, Class<Ip6Address> type) {
+        final int octLen = input.readInt();
+        byte[] octs = new byte[octLen];
+        input.readBytes(octs);
+        return Ip6Address.valueOf(octs);
+    }
+}