diff --git a/pcep/ctl/src/main/java/org/onosproject/pcep/controller/impl/PcepChannelHandler.java b/pcep/ctl/src/main/java/org/onosproject/pcep/controller/impl/PcepChannelHandler.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2015 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.pcep.controller.impl;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.net.InetSocketAddress;
+import java.net.SocketAddress;
+import java.nio.channels.ClosedChannelException;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.LinkedList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.ListIterator;
+import java.util.concurrent.RejectedExecutionException;
+
+import org.jboss.netty.channel.Channel;
+import org.jboss.netty.channel.ChannelHandlerContext;
+import org.jboss.netty.channel.ChannelStateEvent;
+import org.jboss.netty.channel.ExceptionEvent;
+import org.jboss.netty.channel.MessageEvent;
+import org.jboss.netty.handler.timeout.IdleState;
+import org.jboss.netty.handler.timeout.IdleStateAwareChannelHandler;
+import org.jboss.netty.handler.timeout.IdleStateEvent;
+import org.jboss.netty.handler.timeout.IdleStateHandler;
+import org.jboss.netty.handler.timeout.ReadTimeoutException;
+import org.onlab.packet.IpAddress;
+import org.onosproject.pcep.controller.PccId;
+import org.onosproject.pcep.controller.driver.PcepClientDriver;
+import org.onosproject.pcepio.exceptions.PcepParseException;
+import org.onosproject.pcepio.protocol.PcepError;
+import org.onosproject.pcepio.protocol.PcepErrorInfo;
+import org.onosproject.pcepio.protocol.PcepErrorMsg;
+import org.onosproject.pcepio.protocol.PcepErrorObject;
+import org.onosproject.pcepio.protocol.PcepFactory;
+import org.onosproject.pcepio.protocol.PcepMessage;
+import org.onosproject.pcepio.protocol.PcepOpenMsg;
+import org.onosproject.pcepio.protocol.PcepOpenObject;
+import org.onosproject.pcepio.protocol.PcepType;
+import org.onosproject.pcepio.protocol.PcepVersion;
+import org.onosproject.pcepio.types.ErrorObjListWithOpen;
+import org.onosproject.pcepio.types.PceccCapabilityTlv;
+import org.onosproject.pcepio.types.StatefulPceCapabilityTlv;
+import org.onosproject.pcepio.types.PcepErrorDetailInfo;
+import org.onosproject.pcepio.types.PcepValueType;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+/**
+ * Channel handler deals with the pcc client connection and dispatches
+ * messages from client to the appropriate locations.
+ */
+class PcepChannelHandler extends IdleStateAwareChannelHandler {
+    static final byte DEADTIMER_MAXIMUM_VALUE = (byte) 0xFF;
+    static final byte KEEPALIVE_MULTIPLE_FOR_DEADTIMER = 4;
+    private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(PcepChannelHandler.class);
+    private final Controller controller;
+    private PcepClientDriver pc;
+    private PccId thispccId;
+    private Channel channel;
+    private byte sessionId = 0;
+    private byte keepAliveTime;
+    private byte deadTime;
+    private PcepPacketStatsImpl pcepPacketStats;
+    static final int MAX_WRONG_COUNT_PACKET = 5;
+    static final int BYTE_MASK = 0xFF;
+
+    // State needs to be volatile because the HandshakeTimeoutHandler
+    // needs to check if the handshake is complete
+    private volatile ChannelState state;
+
+    // When a pcc client with a ip addresss is found (i.e we already have a
+    // connected client with the same ip), the new client is immediately
+    // disconnected. At that point netty callsback channelDisconnected() which
+    // proceeds to cleaup client state - we need to ensure that it does not cleanup
+    // client state for the older (still connected) client
+    private volatile Boolean duplicatePccIdFound;
+
+    //Indicates the pcep version used by this pcc client
+    protected PcepVersion pcepVersion;
+    protected PcepFactory factory1;
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new unconnected PcepChannelHandler.
+     * @param controller parent controller
+     */
+    PcepChannelHandler(Controller controller) {
+        this.controller = controller;
+        this.state = ChannelState.INIT;
+        factory1 = controller.getPcepMessageFactory1();
+        duplicatePccIdFound = Boolean.FALSE;
+        pcepPacketStats = new PcepPacketStatsImpl();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * To disconnect a PCC.
+     */
+    public void disconnectClient() {
+        pc.disconnectClient();
+    }
+
+    //*************************
+    //  Channel State Machine
+    //*************************
+
+    /**
+     * The state machine for handling the client/channel state. All state
+     * transitions should happen from within the state machine (and not from other
+     * parts of the code)
+     */
+    enum ChannelState {
+        /**
+         * Initial state before channel is connected.
+         */
+        INIT(false) {
+
+        },
+        /**
+         * Once the session is established, wait for open message.
+         */
+        OPENWAIT(false) {
+            @Override
+            void processPcepMessage(PcepChannelHandler h, PcepMessage m) throws IOException, PcepParseException {
+
+                log.debug("Message received in OPEN WAIT State");
+
+                //check for open message
+                if (m.getType() != PcepType.OPEN) {
+                    // When the message type is not open message increment the wrong packet statistics
+                    h.processUnknownMsg();
+                    log.debug("message is not OPEN message");
+                } else {
+
+                    h.pcepPacketStats.addInPacket();
+                    PcepOpenMsg pOpenmsg = (PcepOpenMsg) m;
+                    // do Capability validation.
+                    if (h.capabilityValidation(pOpenmsg)) {
+                        log.debug("Sending handshake OPEN message");
+                        h.sessionId = pOpenmsg.getPcepOpenObject().getSessionId();
+                        h.pcepVersion = pOpenmsg.getPcepOpenObject().getVersion();
+
+                        //setting keepalive and deadTimer
+                        byte yKeepalive = pOpenmsg.getPcepOpenObject().getKeepAliveTime();
+                        byte yDeadTimer = pOpenmsg.getPcepOpenObject().getDeadTime();
+                        h.keepAliveTime = yKeepalive;
+                        if (yKeepalive < yDeadTimer) {
+                            h.deadTime = yDeadTimer;
+                        } else {
+                            if (DEADTIMER_MAXIMUM_VALUE > (yKeepalive * KEEPALIVE_MULTIPLE_FOR_DEADTIMER)) {
+                                h.deadTime = (byte) (yKeepalive * KEEPALIVE_MULTIPLE_FOR_DEADTIMER);
+                            } else {
+                                h.deadTime = DEADTIMER_MAXIMUM_VALUE;
+                            }
+                        }
+                        h.sendHandshakeOpenMessage();
+                        h.pcepPacketStats.addOutPacket();
+                        h.setState(KEEPWAIT);
+                    } else {
+                        log.debug("Capability validation failed. Sending PCEP-ERROR message to PCC.");
+                        // Send PCEP-ERROR message.
+                        PcepErrorMsg errMsg = h.getErrorMsg(PcepErrorDetailInfo.ERROR_TYPE_2,
+                                PcepErrorDetailInfo.ERROR_VALUE_2);
+                        h.channel.write(Collections.singletonList(errMsg));
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        },
+        /**
+         * Once the open messages are exchanged, wait for keep alive message.
+         */
+        KEEPWAIT(false) {
+            @Override
+            void processPcepMessage(PcepChannelHandler h, PcepMessage m) throws IOException, PcepParseException {
+                log.debug("message received in KEEPWAIT state");
+                //check for keep alive message
+                if (m.getType() != PcepType.KEEP_ALIVE) {
+                    // When the message type is not keep alive message increment the wrong packet statistics
+                    h.processUnknownMsg();
+                    log.debug("message is not KEEPALIVE message");
+                } else {
+                    // Set the client connected status
+                    h.pcepPacketStats.addInPacket();
+                    final SocketAddress address = h.channel.getRemoteAddress();
+                    if (!(address instanceof InetSocketAddress)) {
+                        throw new IOException("Invalid client connection. Pcc is indentifed based on IP");
+                    }
+                    log.debug("sending keep alive message in KEEPWAIT state");
+
+                    final InetSocketAddress inetAddress = (InetSocketAddress) address;
+                    h.thispccId = PccId.pccId(IpAddress.valueOf(inetAddress.getAddress()));
+                    h.pc = h.controller.getPcepClientInstance(h.thispccId, h.sessionId, h.pcepVersion,
+                            h.pcepPacketStats);
+                    // set the status of pcc as connected
+                    h.pc.setConnected(true);
+                    h.pc.setChannel(h.channel);
+
+                    // set any other specific parameters to the pcc
+                    h.pc.setPcVersion(h.pcepVersion);
+                    h.pc.setPcSessionId(h.sessionId);
+                    h.pc.setPcKeepAliveTime(h.keepAliveTime);
+                    h.pc.setPcDeadTime(h.deadTime);
+                    int keepAliveTimer = h.keepAliveTime & BYTE_MASK;
+                    int deadTimer = h.deadTime & BYTE_MASK;
+                    if (0 == h.keepAliveTime) {
+                        h.deadTime = 0;
+                    }
+                    // handle keep alive and dead time
+                    if (keepAliveTimer != PcepPipelineFactory.DEFAULT_KEEP_ALIVE_TIME
+                            || deadTimer != PcepPipelineFactory.DEFAULT_DEAD_TIME) {
+
+                        h.channel.getPipeline().replace("idle", "idle",
+                                new IdleStateHandler(PcepPipelineFactory.TIMER, deadTimer, keepAliveTimer, 0));
+                    }
+                    log.debug("Dead timer : " + deadTimer);
+                    log.debug("Keep alive time : " + keepAliveTimer);
+
+                    //set the state handshake completion.
+                    h.sendKeepAliveMessage();
+                    h.pcepPacketStats.addOutPacket();
+                    h.setHandshakeComplete(true);
+
+                    if (!h.pc.connectClient()) {
+                        disconnectDuplicate(h);
+                    } else {
+                        h.setState(ESTABLISHED);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        },
+        /**
+         * Once the keep alive messages are exchanged, the state is established.
+         */
+        ESTABLISHED(true) {
+            @Override
+            void processPcepMessage(PcepChannelHandler h, PcepMessage m) throws IOException, PcepParseException {
+
+                //h.channel.getPipeline().remove("waittimeout");
+                log.debug("Message received in established state " + m.getType());
+                //dispatch the message
+                h.dispatchMessage(m);
+            }
+        };
+        private boolean handshakeComplete;
+
+        ChannelState(boolean handshakeComplete) {
+            this.handshakeComplete = handshakeComplete;
+        }
+
+        void processPcepMessage(PcepChannelHandler h, PcepMessage m) throws IOException, PcepParseException {
+            // do nothing
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Is this a state in which the handshake has completed.
+         *
+         * @return true if the handshake is complete
+         */
+        public boolean isHandshakeComplete() {
+            return this.handshakeComplete;
+        }
+
+        protected void disconnectDuplicate(PcepChannelHandler h) {
+            log.error("Duplicated Pcc IP or incompleted cleanup - " + "disconnecting channel {}",
+                    h.getClientInfoString());
+            h.duplicatePccIdFound = Boolean.TRUE;
+            h.channel.disconnect();
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Sets handshake complete status.
+         *
+         * @param handshakeComplete status of handshake
+         */
+        public void setHandshakeComplete(boolean handshakeComplete) {
+            this.handshakeComplete = handshakeComplete;
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void channelConnected(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, ChannelStateEvent e) throws Exception {
+        channel = e.getChannel();
+        log.info("PCC connected from {}", channel.getRemoteAddress());
+
+        // Wait for open message from pcc client
+        setState(ChannelState.OPENWAIT);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void channelDisconnected(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, ChannelStateEvent e) throws Exception {
+        log.info("Pcc disconnected callback for pc:{}. Cleaning up ...", getClientInfoString());
+        if (thispccId != null) {
+            if (!duplicatePccIdFound) {
+                // if the disconnected client (on this ChannelHandler)
+                // was not one with a duplicate-dpid, it is safe to remove all
+                // state for it at the controller. Notice that if the disconnected
+                // client was a duplicate-ip, calling the method below would clear
+                // all state for the original client (with the same ip),
+                // which we obviously don't want.
+                log.debug("{}:removal called", getClientInfoString());
+                if (pc != null) {
+                    pc.removeConnectedClient();
+                }
+            } else {
+                // A duplicate was disconnected on this ChannelHandler,
+                // this is the same client reconnecting, but the original state was
+                // not cleaned up - XXX check liveness of original ChannelHandler
+                log.debug("{}:duplicate found", getClientInfoString());
+                duplicatePccIdFound = Boolean.FALSE;
+            }
+        } else {
+            log.warn("no pccip in channelHandler registered for " + "disconnected client {}", getClientInfoString());
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void exceptionCaught(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, ExceptionEvent e) throws Exception {
+        PcepErrorMsg errMsg;
+        log.info("exceptionCaught: " + e.toString());
+
+        if (e.getCause() instanceof ReadTimeoutException) {
+            if (ChannelState.OPENWAIT == state) {
+                // When ReadTimeout timer is expired in OPENWAIT state, it is considered
+                // OpenWait timer.
+                errMsg = getErrorMsg(PcepErrorDetailInfo.ERROR_TYPE_1, PcepErrorDetailInfo.ERROR_VALUE_2);
+                log.debug("Sending PCEP-ERROR message to PCC.");
+                channel.write(Collections.singletonList(errMsg));
+                channel.close();
+                state = ChannelState.INIT;
+                return;
+            } else if (ChannelState.KEEPWAIT == state) {
+                // When ReadTimeout timer is expired in KEEPWAIT state, is is considered
+                // KeepWait timer.
+                errMsg = getErrorMsg(PcepErrorDetailInfo.ERROR_TYPE_1, PcepErrorDetailInfo.ERROR_VALUE_7);
+                log.debug("Sending PCEP-ERROR message to PCC.");
+                channel.write(Collections.singletonList(errMsg));
+                channel.close();
+                state = ChannelState.INIT;
+                return;
+            }
+        } else if (e.getCause() instanceof ClosedChannelException) {
+            log.debug("Channel for pc {} already closed", getClientInfoString());
+        } else if (e.getCause() instanceof IOException) {
+            log.error("Disconnecting client {} due to IO Error: {}", getClientInfoString(), e.getCause().getMessage());
+            if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
+                // still print stack trace if debug is enabled
+                log.debug("StackTrace for previous Exception: ", e.getCause());
+            }
+            channel.close();
+        } else if (e.getCause() instanceof PcepParseException) {
+            PcepParseException errMsgParse = (PcepParseException) e.getCause();
+            byte errorType = errMsgParse.getErrorType();
+            byte errorValue = errMsgParse.getErrorValue();
+
+            if ((errorType == (byte) 0x0) && (errorValue == (byte) 0x0)) {
+                processUnknownMsg();
+            } else {
+                errMsg = getErrorMsg(errorType, errorValue);
+                log.debug("Sending PCEP-ERROR message to PCC.");
+                channel.write(Collections.singletonList(errMsg));
+            }
+        } else if (e.getCause() instanceof RejectedExecutionException) {
+            log.warn("Could not process message: queue full");
+        } else {
+            log.error("Error while processing message from client " + getClientInfoString() + "state " + this.state);
+            channel.close();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return getClientInfoString();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void channelIdle(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, IdleStateEvent e) throws Exception {
+        if (!isHandshakeComplete()) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (e.getState() == IdleState.READER_IDLE) {
+            // When no message is received on channel for read timeout, then close
+            // the channel
+            log.info("Disconnecting client {} due to read timeout", getClientInfoString());
+            ctx.getChannel().close();
+        } else if (e.getState() == IdleState.WRITER_IDLE) {
+            // Send keep alive message
+            log.debug("Sending keep alive message due to IdleState timeout " + pc.toString());
+            pc.sendMessage(Collections.singletonList(pc.factory().buildKeepaliveMsg().build()));
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void messageReceived(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, MessageEvent e) throws Exception {
+        if (e.getMessage() instanceof List) {
+            @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+            List<PcepMessage> msglist = (List<PcepMessage>) e.getMessage();
+            for (PcepMessage pm : msglist) {
+                // Do the actual packet processing
+                state.processPcepMessage(this, pm);
+            }
+        } else {
+            state.processPcepMessage(this, (PcepMessage) e.getMessage());
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * To set the handshake status.
+     *
+     * @param handshakeComplete value is handshake status
+     */
+    public void setHandshakeComplete(boolean handshakeComplete) {
+        this.state.setHandshakeComplete(handshakeComplete);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Is this a state in which the handshake has completed.
+     *
+     * @return true if the handshake is complete
+     */
+    public boolean isHandshakeComplete() {
+        return this.state.isHandshakeComplete();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * To handle the pcep message.
+     *
+     * @param m pcep message
+     */
+    private void dispatchMessage(PcepMessage m) {
+        pc.handleMessage(m);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return a string describing this client based on the already available
+     * information (ip address and/or remote socket).
+     *
+     * @return display string
+     */
+    private String getClientInfoString() {
+        if (pc != null) {
+            return pc.toString();
+        }
+        String channelString;
+        if (channel == null || channel.getRemoteAddress() == null) {
+            channelString = "?";
+        } else {
+            channelString = channel.getRemoteAddress().toString();
+        }
+        String pccIpString;
+        // TODO : implement functionality to get pcc id string
+        pccIpString = "?";
+        return String.format("[%s PCCIP[%s]]", channelString, pccIpString);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Update the channels state. Only called from the state machine.
+     *
+     * @param state
+     */
+    private void setState(ChannelState state) {
+        this.state = state;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Send handshake open message.
+     *
+     * @throws IOException,PcepParseException
+     */
+    private void sendHandshakeOpenMessage() throws IOException, PcepParseException {
+        PcepOpenObject pcepOpenobj = factory1.buildOpenObject()
+                .setSessionId(sessionId)
+                .setKeepAliveTime(keepAliveTime)
+                .setDeadTime(deadTime)
+                .build();
+        PcepMessage msg = factory1.buildOpenMsg()
+                .setPcepOpenObj(pcepOpenobj)
+                .build();
+        log.debug("Sending OPEN message to {}", channel.getRemoteAddress());
+        channel.write(Collections.singletonList(msg));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Capability Validation.
+     *
+     * @param pOpenmsg pcep open message
+     * @return success or failure
+     */
+    private boolean capabilityValidation(PcepOpenMsg pOpenmsg) {
+        LinkedList<PcepValueType> tlvList = pOpenmsg.getPcepOpenObject().getOptionalTlv();
+        boolean bFoundPceccCapability = false;
+        boolean bFoundStatefulPceCapability = false;
+        boolean bFoundPcInstantiationCapability = false;
+
+        ListIterator<PcepValueType> listIterator = tlvList.listIterator();
+        while (listIterator.hasNext()) {
+            PcepValueType tlv = listIterator.next();
+
+            switch (tlv.getType()) {
+            case PceccCapabilityTlv.TYPE:
+                bFoundPceccCapability = true;
+                break;
+            case StatefulPceCapabilityTlv.TYPE:
+                bFoundStatefulPceCapability = true;
+                StatefulPceCapabilityTlv stetefulPcCapTlv = (StatefulPceCapabilityTlv) tlv;
+                if (stetefulPcCapTlv.getIFlag()) {
+                    bFoundPcInstantiationCapability = true;
+                }
+                break;
+            default:
+                continue;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return (bFoundPceccCapability && bFoundStatefulPceCapability && bFoundPcInstantiationCapability) ? true : false;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Send keep alive message.
+     *
+     * @throws IOException when channel is disconnected
+     * @throws PcepParseException while building keep alive message
+     */
+    private void sendKeepAliveMessage() throws IOException, PcepParseException {
+        PcepMessage msg = factory1.buildKeepaliveMsg().build();
+        log.debug("Sending KEEPALIVE message to {}", channel.getRemoteAddress());
+        channel.write(Collections.singletonList(msg));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Send error message and close channel with pcc.
+     */
+    private void sendErrMsgAndCloseChannel() {
+        // TODO send error message
+        channel.close();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Send error message when an invalid message is received.
+     *
+     * @throws PcepParseException while building error message
+     */
+    private void sendErrMsgForInvalidMsg() throws PcepParseException {
+        byte errorType = 0x02;
+        byte errorValue = 0x00;
+        PcepErrorMsg errMsg = getErrorMsg(errorType, errorValue);
+        channel.write(Collections.singletonList(errMsg));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Builds pcep error message based on error value and error type.
+     *
+     * @param errorType  pcep error type
+     * @param errorValue pcep error value
+     * @return pcep error message
+     * @throws PcepParseException while bulding error message
+     */
+    public PcepErrorMsg getErrorMsg(byte errorType, byte errorValue) throws PcepParseException {
+        LinkedList<PcepErrorObject> llerrObj = new LinkedList<PcepErrorObject>();
+        PcepErrorMsg errMsg;
+
+        PcepErrorObject errObj = factory1.buildPcepErrorObject()
+                .setErrorValue(errorValue)
+                .setErrorType(errorType)
+                .build();
+
+        llerrObj.add(errObj);
+
+        if (state == ChannelState.OPENWAIT) {
+            //If Error caught in Openmessage
+            PcepOpenObject openObj = null;
+            ErrorObjListWithOpen errorObjListWithOpen = null;
+
+            if (0 != sessionId) {
+                openObj = factory1.buildOpenObject().setSessionId(sessionId).build();
+                errorObjListWithOpen = new ErrorObjListWithOpen(llerrObj, openObj);
+            } else {
+                errorObjListWithOpen = new ErrorObjListWithOpen(llerrObj, null);
+            }
+
+            errMsg = factory1.buildPcepErrorMsg()
+                    .setErrorObjListWithOpen(errorObjListWithOpen)
+                    .build();
+        } else {
+
+            //If Error caught in other than Openmessage
+            LinkedList<PcepError> llPcepErr = new LinkedList<PcepError>();
+
+            PcepError pcepErr = factory1.buildPcepError()
+                    .setErrorObjList(llerrObj)
+                    .build();
+
+            llPcepErr.add(pcepErr);
+
+            PcepErrorInfo errInfo = factory1.buildPcepErrorInfo()
+                    .setPcepErrorList(llPcepErr)
+                    .build();
+
+            errMsg = factory1.buildPcepErrorMsg()
+                    .setPcepErrorInfo(errInfo)
+                    .build();
+        }
+        return errMsg;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Process unknown pcep message received.
+     *
+     * @throws PcepParseException while building pcep error message
+     */
+    public void processUnknownMsg() throws PcepParseException {
+        Date now = null;
+        if (pcepPacketStats.wrongPacketCount() == 0) {
+            now = new Date();
+            pcepPacketStats.setTime(now.getTime());
+            pcepPacketStats.addWrongPacket();
+            sendErrMsgForInvalidMsg();
+        }
+
+        if (pcepPacketStats.wrongPacketCount() > 1) {
+            Date lastest = new Date();
+            pcepPacketStats.addWrongPacket();
+            //converting to seconds
+            if (((lastest.getTime() - pcepPacketStats.getTime()) / 1000) > 60) {
+                now = lastest;
+                pcepPacketStats.setTime(now.getTime());
+                pcepPacketStats.resetWrongPacket();
+                pcepPacketStats.addWrongPacket();
+            } else if (((int) (lastest.getTime() - now.getTime()) / 1000) < 60) {
+                if (MAX_WRONG_COUNT_PACKET <= pcepPacketStats.wrongPacketCount()) {
+                    //reset once wrong packet count reaches MAX_WRONG_COUNT_PACKET
+                    pcepPacketStats.resetWrongPacket();
+                    // max wrong packets received send error message and close the session
+                    sendErrMsgAndCloseChannel();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}