diff --git a/apps/dhcp/app/src/main/java/org/onosproject/dhcp/impl/DhcpManager.java b/apps/dhcp/app/src/main/java/org/onosproject/dhcp/impl/DhcpManager.java
index 1b72b87..dd21838 100644
--- a/apps/dhcp/app/src/main/java/org/onosproject/dhcp/impl/DhcpManager.java
+++ b/apps/dhcp/app/src/main/java/org/onosproject/dhcp/impl/DhcpManager.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 import com.google.common.base.Strings;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet;
+
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Activate;
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Component;
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Deactivate;
@@ -25,8 +26,6 @@
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Reference;
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.ReferenceCardinality;
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Service;
-import org.jboss.netty.util.Timeout;
-import org.jboss.netty.util.TimerTask;
 import org.onlab.packet.ARP;
 import org.onlab.packet.DHCP;
 import org.onlab.packet.DHCPOption;
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@
 import org.onlab.packet.TpPort;
 import org.onlab.packet.UDP;
 import org.onlab.packet.VlanId;
-import org.onlab.util.Timer;
+import org.onlab.util.SharedScheduledExecutors;
 import org.onlab.util.Tools;
 import org.onosproject.cfg.ComponentConfigService;
 import org.onosproject.core.ApplicationId;
@@ -84,6 +83,7 @@
 import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.concurrent.ScheduledFuture;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
 import static org.onlab.packet.DHCP.DHCPOptionCode.OptionCode_DHCPServerIp;
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
     private static MacAddress myMAC = valueOf("4e:4f:4f:4f:4f:4f");
     private static final Ip4Address IP_BROADCAST = Ip4Address.valueOf("255.255.255.255");
 
-    protected Timeout timeout;
+    protected ScheduledFuture<?> timeout;
     protected static int timerDelay = 2;
 
     @Activate
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@
         hostProviderService = hostProviderRegistry.register(hostProvider);
         packetService.addProcessor(processor, PacketProcessor.director(1));
         requestPackets();
-        timeout = Timer.getTimer().newTimeout(new PurgeListTask(), timerDelay, TimeUnit.MINUTES);
+        timeout = SharedScheduledExecutors.newTimeout(new PurgeListTask(), timerDelay, TimeUnit.MINUTES);
         log.info("Started");
     }
 
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@
         hostProviderRegistry.unregister(hostProvider);
         hostProviderService = null;
         cancelPackets();
-        timeout.cancel();
+        timeout.cancel(true);
         log.info("Stopped");
     }
 
@@ -729,10 +729,10 @@
         }
     }
 
-    private class PurgeListTask implements TimerTask {
+    private class PurgeListTask implements Runnable {
 
         @Override
-        public void run(Timeout to) {
+        public void run() {
             IpAssignment ipAssignment;
             Date dateNow = new Date();
 
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@
                     }
                 }
             }
-            timeout = Timer.getTimer().newTimeout(new PurgeListTask(), timerDelay, TimeUnit.MINUTES);
+            timeout = SharedScheduledExecutors.newTimeout(new PurgeListTask(), timerDelay, TimeUnit.MINUTES);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/host/impl/HostMonitor.java b/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/host/impl/HostMonitor.java
index e365236..2150bf1 100644
--- a/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/host/impl/HostMonitor.java
+++ b/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/host/impl/HostMonitor.java
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
  */
 package org.onosproject.net.host.impl;
 
-import org.jboss.netty.util.Timeout;
-import org.jboss.netty.util.TimerTask;
 import org.onlab.packet.ARP;
 import org.onlab.packet.Ethernet;
 import org.onlab.packet.IPv6;
@@ -26,7 +24,7 @@
 import org.onlab.packet.MacAddress;
 import org.onlab.packet.VlanId;
 import org.onlab.packet.ndp.NeighborSolicitation;
-import org.onlab.util.Timer;
+import org.onlab.util.SharedScheduledExecutors;
 import org.onosproject.incubator.net.intf.InterfaceService;
 import org.onosproject.net.ConnectPoint;
 import org.onosproject.net.Host;
@@ -46,6 +44,7 @@
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentMap;
+import java.util.concurrent.ScheduledFuture;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
 /**
@@ -56,7 +55,7 @@
  * probe for hosts that have not yet been detected (specified by IP address).
  * </p>
  */
-public class HostMonitor implements TimerTask {
+public class HostMonitor implements Runnable {
 
     private Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(getClass());
 
@@ -73,7 +72,7 @@
     private static final byte[] ZERO_MAC_ADDRESS = MacAddress.ZERO.toBytes();
     private long probeRate = DEFAULT_PROBE_RATE;
 
-    private Timeout timeout;
+    private ScheduledFuture<?> timeout;
 
     /**
      * Creates a new host monitor.
@@ -124,7 +123,7 @@
     void start() {
         synchronized (this) {
             if (timeout == null) {
-                timeout = Timer.getTimer().newTimeout(this, 0, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
+                timeout = SharedScheduledExecutors.newTimeout(this, 0, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
             }
         }
     }
@@ -134,7 +133,7 @@
      */
     void shutdown() {
         synchronized (this) {
-            timeout.cancel();
+            timeout.cancel(true);
             timeout = null;
         }
     }
@@ -157,11 +156,11 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void run(Timeout timeout) throws Exception {
+    public void run() {
         monitoredAddresses.forEach(this::probe);
 
         synchronized (this) {
-            this.timeout = Timer.getTimer().newTimeout(this, probeRate, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
+            this.timeout = SharedScheduledExecutors.newTimeout(this, probeRate, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/core/net/src/test/java/org/onosproject/net/host/impl/HostMonitorTest.java b/core/net/src/test/java/org/onosproject/net/host/impl/HostMonitorTest.java
index 80e6858..9c4b520 100644
--- a/core/net/src/test/java/org/onosproject/net/host/impl/HostMonitorTest.java
+++ b/core/net/src/test/java/org/onosproject/net/host/impl/HostMonitorTest.java
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
         hostMonitor.registerHostProvider(hostProvider);
         hostMonitor.addMonitoringFor(hostIp);
 
-        hostMonitor.run(null);
+        hostMonitor.run();
 
         verify(hostProvider);
     }
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@
         hostMonitor = new HostMonitor(packetService, hostManager, interfaceService, edgePortService);
 
         hostMonitor.addMonitoringFor(TARGET_IPV4_ADDR);
-        hostMonitor.run(null);
+        hostMonitor.run();
 
 
         // Check that a packet was sent to our PacketService and that it has
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@
         hostMonitor = new HostMonitor(packetService, hostManager, interfaceService, edgePortService);
 
         hostMonitor.addMonitoringFor(TARGET_IPV6_ADDR);
-        hostMonitor.run(null);
+        hostMonitor.run();
 
 
         // Check that a packet was sent to our PacketService and that it has
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@
         hostMonitor = new HostMonitor(packetService, hostManager, interfaceService, edgePortService);
 
         hostMonitor.addMonitoringFor(TARGET_IPV4_ADDR);
-        hostMonitor.run(null);
+        hostMonitor.run();
 
 
         // Check that a packet was sent to our PacketService and that it has
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@
         hostMonitor = new HostMonitor(packetService, hostManager, interfaceService, edgePortService);
 
         hostMonitor.addMonitoringFor(TARGET_IPV6_ADDR);
-        hostMonitor.run(null);
+        hostMonitor.run();
 
 
         // Check that a packet was sent to our PacketService and that it has
diff --git a/providers/lldpcommon/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/lldpcommon/LinkDiscovery.java b/providers/lldpcommon/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/lldpcommon/LinkDiscovery.java
index f4e2231..e3b9085 100644
--- a/providers/lldpcommon/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/lldpcommon/LinkDiscovery.java
+++ b/providers/lldpcommon/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/lldpcommon/LinkDiscovery.java
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@
 
 import com.google.common.collect.Sets;
 
-import org.jboss.netty.util.Timeout;
-import org.jboss.netty.util.TimerTask;
+import io.netty.util.Timeout;
+import io.netty.util.TimerTask;
+
 import org.onlab.packet.Ethernet;
 import org.onlab.packet.MacAddress;
 import org.onlab.packet.ONOSLLDP;
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@
     public synchronized void start() {
         if (isStopped) {
             isStopped = false;
-            timeout = Timer.getTimer().newTimeout(this, 0, MILLISECONDS);
+            timeout = Timer.newTimeout(this, 0, MILLISECONDS);
         } else {
             log.warn("LinkDiscovery started multiple times?");
         }
@@ -218,7 +219,7 @@
         }
 
         if (!isStopped()) {
-            timeout = Timer.getTimer().newTimeout(this, context.probeRate(), MILLISECONDS);
+            timeout = t.timer().newTimeout(this, context.probeRate(), MILLISECONDS);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/providers/null/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/nil/NullFlowRuleProvider.java b/providers/null/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/nil/NullFlowRuleProvider.java
index 8e508d2..98cb848 100644
--- a/providers/null/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/nil/NullFlowRuleProvider.java
+++ b/providers/null/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/nil/NullFlowRuleProvider.java
@@ -16,9 +16,10 @@
 package org.onosproject.provider.nil;
 
 import com.google.common.collect.Sets;
-import org.jboss.netty.util.HashedWheelTimer;
-import org.jboss.netty.util.Timeout;
-import org.jboss.netty.util.TimerTask;
+
+import io.netty.util.Timeout;
+import io.netty.util.TimerTask;
+
 import org.onlab.util.Timer;
 import org.onosproject.core.ApplicationId;
 import org.onosproject.net.DeviceId;
@@ -52,7 +53,6 @@
 
     private FlowRuleProviderService providerService;
 
-    private HashedWheelTimer timer = Timer.getTimer();
     private Timeout timeout;
 
     /**
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
      */
     void start(FlowRuleProviderService providerService) {
         this.providerService = providerService;
-        timeout = timer.newTimeout(new StatisticTask(), 5, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+        timeout = Timer.newTimeout(new StatisticTask(), 5, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
                         flowTable.getOrDefault(devId, Collections.emptySet());
                 providerService.pushFlowMetrics(devId, entries);
             }
-            timeout = timer.newTimeout(to.getTask(), 5, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+            timeout = to.timer().newTimeout(to.task(), 5, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/providers/null/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/nil/NullPacketProvider.java b/providers/null/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/nil/NullPacketProvider.java
index 54b45e4..d69a0ac 100644
--- a/providers/null/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/nil/NullPacketProvider.java
+++ b/providers/null/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/nil/NullPacketProvider.java
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@
  */
 package org.onosproject.provider.nil;
 
-import org.jboss.netty.util.HashedWheelTimer;
-import org.jboss.netty.util.Timeout;
-import org.jboss.netty.util.TimerTask;
 import org.onlab.packet.Ethernet;
 import org.onlab.packet.ICMP;
 import org.onlab.util.Timer;
@@ -34,6 +31,9 @@
 import org.onosproject.net.packet.PacketProviderService;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 
+import io.netty.util.Timeout;
+import io.netty.util.TimerTask;
+
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@
     private List<Device> devices;
     private int currentDevice = 0;
 
-    private HashedWheelTimer timer = Timer.getTimer();
     private Timeout timeout;
 
     /**
@@ -91,7 +90,7 @@
                 .collect(Collectors.toList());
 
         adjustRate(packetRate);
-        timeout = timer.newTimeout(new PacketDriverTask(), INITIAL_DELAY, SECONDS);
+        timeout = Timer.newTimeout(new PacketDriverTask(), INITIAL_DELAY, SECONDS);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -103,7 +102,7 @@
         boolean needsRestart = delay == 0 && packetRate > 0;
         delay = packetRate > 0 ? 1000 / packetRate : 0;
         if (needsRestart) {
-            timeout = timer.newTimeout(new PacketDriverTask(), 1, MILLISECONDS);
+            timeout = Timer.newTimeout(new PacketDriverTask(), 1, MILLISECONDS);
         }
         log.info("Settings: packetRate={}, delay={}", packetRate, delay);
     }
@@ -144,7 +143,7 @@
             if (!devices.isEmpty() && !to.isCancelled() && delay > 0) {
                 sendEvent(devices.get(Math.min(currentDevice, devices.size() - 1)));
                 currentDevice = (currentDevice + 1) % devices.size();
-                timeout = timer.newTimeout(to.getTask(), delay, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
+                timeout = to.timer().newTimeout(to.task(), delay, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/providers/openflow/group/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/of/group/impl/GroupStatsCollector.java b/providers/openflow/group/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/of/group/impl/GroupStatsCollector.java
index d13a5b0..7366806 100644
--- a/providers/openflow/group/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/of/group/impl/GroupStatsCollector.java
+++ b/providers/openflow/group/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/of/group/impl/GroupStatsCollector.java
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@
 
 package org.onosproject.provider.of.group.impl;
 
-import org.jboss.netty.util.HashedWheelTimer;
-import org.jboss.netty.util.Timeout;
-import org.jboss.netty.util.TimerTask;
 import org.onlab.util.Timer;
 import org.onosproject.openflow.controller.OpenFlowSwitch;
 import org.onosproject.openflow.controller.RoleState;
@@ -27,6 +24,9 @@
 import org.projectfloodlight.openflow.types.OFGroup;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 
+import io.netty.util.Timeout;
+import io.netty.util.TimerTask;
+
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
 import static org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger;
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
  */
 public class GroupStatsCollector implements TimerTask {
 
-    private final HashedWheelTimer timer = Timer.getTimer();
     private final OpenFlowSwitch sw;
     private final Logger log = getLogger(getClass());
     private final int refreshInterval;
@@ -65,7 +64,7 @@
         if (!this.stopTimer) {
             log.trace("Scheduling stats collection in {} seconds for {}",
                     this.refreshInterval, this.sw.getStringId());
-            timeout.getTimer().newTimeout(this, refreshInterval,
+            timeout.timer().newTimeout(this, refreshInterval,
                     TimeUnit.SECONDS);
         }
     }
@@ -100,7 +99,7 @@
      */
     public void start() {
         log.info("Starting Group Stats collection thread for {}", sw.getStringId());
-        timeout = timer.newTimeout(this, 1, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+        timeout = Timer.newTimeout(this, 1, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/providers/openflow/meter/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/of/meter/impl/MeterStatsCollector.java b/providers/openflow/meter/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/of/meter/impl/MeterStatsCollector.java
index 38af8db0..677eec1 100644
--- a/providers/openflow/meter/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/of/meter/impl/MeterStatsCollector.java
+++ b/providers/openflow/meter/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/of/meter/impl/MeterStatsCollector.java
@@ -16,15 +16,15 @@
 
 package org.onosproject.provider.of.meter.impl;
 
-import org.jboss.netty.util.HashedWheelTimer;
-import org.jboss.netty.util.Timeout;
-import org.jboss.netty.util.TimerTask;
 import org.onlab.util.Timer;
 import org.onosproject.openflow.controller.OpenFlowSwitch;
 import org.onosproject.openflow.controller.RoleState;
 import org.projectfloodlight.openflow.protocol.OFMeterStatsRequest;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 
+import io.netty.util.Timeout;
+import io.netty.util.TimerTask;
+
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
 import static org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger;
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
  */
 public class MeterStatsCollector implements TimerTask {
 
-    private final HashedWheelTimer timer = Timer.getTimer();
     private final OpenFlowSwitch sw;
     private final Logger log = getLogger(getClass());
     private final int refreshInterval;
@@ -68,7 +67,7 @@
         if (!this.stopTimer) {
             log.trace("Scheduling stats collection in {} seconds for {}",
                     this.refreshInterval, this.sw.getStringId());
-            timeout.getTimer().newTimeout(this, refreshInterval,
+            timeout.timer().newTimeout(this, refreshInterval,
                     TimeUnit.SECONDS);
         }
     }
@@ -94,7 +93,7 @@
      */
     public void start() {
         log.info("Starting Meter Stats collection thread for {}", sw.getStringId());
-        timeout = timer.newTimeout(this, 1, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+        timeout = Timer.newTimeout(this, 1, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/providers/pcep/tunnel/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/pcep/tunnel/impl/TunnelStatsCollector.java b/providers/pcep/tunnel/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/pcep/tunnel/impl/TunnelStatsCollector.java
index ab3e752..e64daa4 100644
--- a/providers/pcep/tunnel/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/pcep/tunnel/impl/TunnelStatsCollector.java
+++ b/providers/pcep/tunnel/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/pcep/tunnel/impl/TunnelStatsCollector.java
@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@
 
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Reference;
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.ReferenceCardinality;
-import org.jboss.netty.util.HashedWheelTimer;
-import org.jboss.netty.util.Timeout;
-import org.jboss.netty.util.TimerTask;
 import org.onlab.util.Timer;
 import org.onosproject.pcep.api.PcepController;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
+import io.netty.util.Timeout;
+import io.netty.util.TimerTask;
+
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
 /*
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
     protected PcepController controller;
 
     private int refreshInterval;
-    private final HashedWheelTimer timer = Timer.getTimer();
 
     private String pcepTunnelId;
     private Timeout timeout;
@@ -47,7 +46,7 @@
 
 
     /**
-     * Greate a tunnel status collector object.
+     * Create a tunnel status collector object.
      *
      * @param id              tunnel whose status data will be collected
      * @param refreshInterval time interval for collecting statistic
@@ -68,7 +67,7 @@
         if (!stopped && !timeout.isCancelled()) {
             log.trace("Scheduling stats collection in {} seconds for {}",
                       this.refreshInterval, pcepTunnelId);
-            timeout.getTimer().newTimeout(this, refreshInterval, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+            timeout.timer().newTimeout(this, refreshInterval, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
         }
 
     }
@@ -88,7 +87,7 @@
     public synchronized void start() {
         log.info("Starting Tunnel Stats collection thread for {}", pcepTunnelId);
         stopped = false;
-        timeout = timer.newTimeout(this, 1, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+        timeout = Timer.newTimeout(this, 1, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/utils/misc/pom.xml b/utils/misc/pom.xml
index ac63197..fe9dab9 100644
--- a/utils/misc/pom.xml
+++ b/utils/misc/pom.xml
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
+            <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+            <artifactId>netty-common</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
+
+        <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-lang</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-lang</artifactId>
         </dependency>
diff --git a/utils/misc/src/main/java/org/onlab/util/SharedScheduledExecutors.java b/utils/misc/src/main/java/org/onlab/util/SharedScheduledExecutors.java
index a0477da..0659198 100644
--- a/utils/misc/src/main/java/org/onlab/util/SharedScheduledExecutors.java
+++ b/utils/misc/src/main/java/org/onlab/util/SharedScheduledExecutors.java
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@
 import static java.util.concurrent.Executors.newSingleThreadScheduledExecutor;
 import static org.onlab.util.Tools.groupedThreads;
 
+import java.util.concurrent.ScheduledFuture;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+
 /**
  * Utility for managing a set of shared execution resources, such as a single
  * thread scheduled executor and thread pool scheduled executor for use by
@@ -59,6 +62,20 @@
     }
 
     /**
+     * Executes one-shot timer task on shared thread pool.
+     *
+     * @param task timer task to execute
+     * @param delay before executing the task
+     * @param unit of delay
+     * @return a ScheduledFuture representing pending completion of the task
+     *         and whose get() method will return null upon completion
+     */
+    public static ScheduledFuture<?> newTimeout(Runnable task, long delay, TimeUnit unit) {
+        return SharedScheduledExecutors.getPoolThreadExecutor()
+                .schedule(task, delay, unit);
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Returns the shared scheduled thread pool executor.
      *
      * @return shared scheduled executor pool
diff --git a/utils/misc/src/main/java/org/onlab/util/Timer.java b/utils/misc/src/main/java/org/onlab/util/Timer.java
index 996b516..388468d 100644
--- a/utils/misc/src/main/java/org/onlab/util/Timer.java
+++ b/utils/misc/src/main/java/org/onlab/util/Timer.java
@@ -15,7 +15,14 @@
  */
 package org.onlab.util;
 
-import org.jboss.netty.util.HashedWheelTimer;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+import java.util.function.Supplier;
+
+import com.google.common.base.Suppliers;
+
+import io.netty.util.HashedWheelTimer;
+import io.netty.util.Timeout;
+import io.netty.util.TimerTask;
 
 /**
  * Hashed-wheel timer singleton. Care must be taken to shutdown the timer
@@ -23,18 +30,37 @@
  */
 public final class Timer {
 
-    private static volatile HashedWheelTimer timer;
+    private static volatile org.jboss.netty.util.HashedWheelTimer timer;
+
+    private static final Supplier<HashedWheelTimer> TIMER =
+            Suppliers.memoize(HashedWheelTimer::new);
+
 
     // Ban public construction
     private Timer() {
     }
 
     /**
+     * Executes one-shot timer task on shared thread pool.
+     *
+     * @param task timer task to execute
+     * @param delay before executing the task
+     * @param unit of delay
+     * @return a handle which is associated with the specified task
+     */
+    public static Timeout newTimeout(TimerTask task, long delay, TimeUnit unit) {
+        return TIMER.get().newTimeout(task, delay, unit);
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Returns the singleton hashed-wheel timer.
      *
      * @return hashed-wheel timer
+     *
+     * @deprecated in 1.11.0
      */
-    public static HashedWheelTimer getTimer() {
+    @Deprecated
+    public static org.jboss.netty.util.HashedWheelTimer getTimer() {
         if (Timer.timer == null) {
             initTimer();
         }
@@ -43,7 +69,8 @@
 
     private static synchronized  void initTimer() {
         if (Timer.timer == null) {
-            HashedWheelTimer hwTimer = new HashedWheelTimer();
+            org.jboss.netty.util.HashedWheelTimer hwTimer =
+                    new org.jboss.netty.util.HashedWheelTimer();
             hwTimer.start();
             Timer.timer = hwTimer;
         }