diff --git a/web/gui/src/main/webapp/app/view/topo/topoD3.js b/web/gui/src/main/webapp/app/view/topo/topoD3.js
index c1315ff..a14ccbe 100644
--- a/web/gui/src/main/webapp/app/view/topo/topoD3.js
+++ b/web/gui/src/main/webapp/app/view/topo/topoD3.js
@@ -68,6 +68,17 @@
         e: 'badgeError'
     };
 
+    // NOTE: this type of hack should go away once we have implemented
+    //       the server-side UiModel code.
+    // {virtual -> cord} is for the E-CORD demo at ONS 2016
+    var remappedDeviceTypes = {
+        virtual: 'cord'
+    };
+
+    function mapDeviceTypeToGlyph(type) {
+        return remappedDeviceTypes[type] || type || 'unknown';
+    }
+
     function badgeStatus(badge) {
         return status[badge.status] || status.i;
     }
@@ -311,9 +322,8 @@
 
     function deviceEnter(d) {
         var node = d3.select(this),
-            glyphId = d.type || 'unknown',
+            glyphId = mapDeviceTypeToGlyph(d.type),
             label = trimLabel(deviceLabel(d)),
-            //devCfg = deviceIconConfig,
             noLabel = !label,
             box, dx, dy, icon;
 
diff --git a/web/gui/src/test/_karma/ev/ecord/ev_1_addInstance.json b/web/gui/src/test/_karma/ev/ecord/ev_1_addInstance.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..20be9e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/gui/src/test/_karma/ev/ecord/ev_1_addInstance.json
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+  "event": "addInstance",
+  "payload": {
+    "id": "ONOS",
+    "ip": "192.168.56.101",
+    "online": true,
+    "uiAttached": true,
+    "switches": 4,
+    "labels": [
+      "ONOS",
+      "192.168.56.101"
+    ]
+  }
+}
diff --git a/web/gui/src/test/_karma/ev/ecord/ev_2_addDevice_otn1.json b/web/gui/src/test/_karma/ev/ecord/ev_2_addDevice_otn1.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..43d172b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/gui/src/test/_karma/ev/ecord/ev_2_addDevice_otn1.json
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{
+  "event": "addDevice",
+  "payload": {
+    "id": "of:0000000000000001",
+    "type": "otn",
+    "online": true,
+    "master": "ONOS",
+    "labels": [
+      "",
+      "otn-1",
+      "of:0000000000000001"
+    ],
+    "metaUi": {
+      "x": 200,
+      "y": 200
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/web/gui/src/test/_karma/ev/ecord/ev_3_addDevice_otn2.json b/web/gui/src/test/_karma/ev/ecord/ev_3_addDevice_otn2.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aad26bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/gui/src/test/_karma/ev/ecord/ev_3_addDevice_otn2.json
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{
+  "event": "addDevice",
+  "payload": {
+    "id": "of:0000000000000002",
+    "type": "otn",
+    "online": true,
+    "master": "ONOS",
+    "labels": [
+      "",
+      "otn-2",
+      "of:0000000000000002"
+    ],
+    "metaUi": {
+      "x": 400,
+      "y": 150
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/web/gui/src/test/_karma/ev/ecord/ev_4_addDevice_virtual.json b/web/gui/src/test/_karma/ev/ecord/ev_4_addDevice_virtual.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..20eb582
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/gui/src/test/_karma/ev/ecord/ev_4_addDevice_virtual.json
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{
+  "event": "addDevice",
+  "payload": {
+    "id": "of:0000000000003333",
+    "type": "virtual",
+    "online": true,
+    "master": "foo",
+    "labels": [
+      "",
+      "cord",
+      "of:0000000000003333"
+    ],
+    "metaUi": {
+      "x": 200,
+      "y": 400
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/web/gui/src/test/_karma/ev/ecord/ev_5_addLink_otns.json b/web/gui/src/test/_karma/ev/ecord/ev_5_addLink_otns.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..19fbf74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/gui/src/test/_karma/ev/ecord/ev_5_addLink_otns.json
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{
+  "event": "addLink",
+  "payload": {
+    "id": "of:0000000000000001/1-of:0000000000000002/2",
+    "type": "direct",
+    "online": true,
+    "linkWidth": 2,
+    "src": "of:0000000000000001",
+    "srcPort": "1",
+    "dst": "of:0000000000000002",
+    "dstPort": "2"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/web/gui/src/test/_karma/ev/ecord/ev_6_addLink_rev_otns.json b/web/gui/src/test/_karma/ev/ecord/ev_6_addLink_rev_otns.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9a20066
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/gui/src/test/_karma/ev/ecord/ev_6_addLink_rev_otns.json
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{
+  "event": "addLink",
+  "payload": {
+    "id": "of:0000000000000002/2-of:0000000000000001/1",
+    "type": "direct",
+    "online": true,
+    "linkWidth": 2,
+    "src": "of:0000000000000002",
+    "srcPort": "2",
+    "dst": "of:0000000000000001",
+    "dstPort": "1"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/web/gui/src/test/_karma/ev/ecord/ev_7_addLink_otn1_virt.json b/web/gui/src/test/_karma/ev/ecord/ev_7_addLink_otn1_virt.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e2d9a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/gui/src/test/_karma/ev/ecord/ev_7_addLink_otn1_virt.json
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{
+  "event": "addLink",
+  "payload": {
+    "id": "of:0000000000000001/9-of:0000000000003333/1",
+    "type": "direct",
+    "online": true,
+    "linkWidth": 2,
+    "src": "of:0000000000000001",
+    "srcPort": "9",
+    "dst": "of:0000000000003333",
+    "dstPort": "1"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/web/gui/src/test/_karma/ev/ecord/ev_8_addLink_rev_otn1_virt.json b/web/gui/src/test/_karma/ev/ecord/ev_8_addLink_rev_otn1_virt.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dcc9efd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/gui/src/test/_karma/ev/ecord/ev_8_addLink_rev_otn1_virt.json
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{
+  "event": "addLink",
+  "payload": {
+    "id": "of:0000000000003333/1-of:0000000000000001/9",
+    "type": "direct",
+    "online": true,
+    "linkWidth": 2,
+    "src": "of:0000000000003333",
+    "srcPort": "1",
+    "dst": "of:0000000000000001",
+    "dstPort": "9"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/web/gui/src/test/_karma/ev/ecord/scenario.json b/web/gui/src/test/_karma/ev/ecord/scenario.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..baf2b16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/gui/src/test/_karma/ev/ecord/scenario.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "title": "Show E-CORD Topology",
+  "params": {
+    "lastAuto": 8
+  },
+  "description": [
+    "Show E-CORD topology, including a couple of 'virtual' devices."
+  ]
+}