diff --git a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/cluster/impl/DistributedClusterStore.java b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/cluster/impl/DistributedClusterStore.java
index e0edfe8..34b2f0b 100644
--- a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/cluster/impl/DistributedClusterStore.java
+++ b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/cluster/impl/DistributedClusterStore.java
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 import org.onosproject.store.cluster.messaging.Endpoint;
 import org.onosproject.store.cluster.messaging.MessagingService;
 import org.onosproject.store.serializers.KryoNamespaces;
-import org.onosproject.store.serializers.StoreSerializer;
+import org.onosproject.store.service.Serializer;
 import org.osgi.service.component.ComponentContext;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
             label = "the value of Phi threshold to detect accrual failure")
     private int phiFailureThreshold = DEFAULT_PHI_FAILURE_THRESHOLD;
 
-    private static final StoreSerializer SERIALIZER = StoreSerializer.using(
+    private static final Serializer SERIALIZER = Serializer.using(
             KryoNamespace.newBuilder()
                     .register(KryoNamespaces.API)
                     .nextId(KryoNamespaces.BEGIN_USER_CUSTOM_ID)
diff --git a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/device/impl/ECDeviceStore.java b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/device/impl/ECDeviceStore.java
index 15a28fc..680f0a0 100644
--- a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/device/impl/ECDeviceStore.java
+++ b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/device/impl/ECDeviceStore.java
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@
 import org.onosproject.store.cluster.messaging.ClusterCommunicationService;
 import org.onosproject.store.impl.MastershipBasedTimestamp;
 import org.onosproject.store.serializers.KryoNamespaces;
-import org.onosproject.store.serializers.StoreSerializer;
 import org.onosproject.store.serializers.custom.DistributedStoreSerializers;
 import org.onosproject.store.service.DistributedSet;
 import org.onosproject.store.service.EventuallyConsistentMap;
@@ -150,7 +149,7 @@
     private final SetEventListener<DeviceId> deviceStatusTracker =
             new InternalDeviceStatusTracker();
 
-    protected static final StoreSerializer SERIALIZER = StoreSerializer.using(
+    protected static final Serializer SERIALIZER = Serializer.using(
                   KryoNamespace.newBuilder()
                     .register(DistributedStoreSerializers.STORE_COMMON)
                     .nextId(DistributedStoreSerializers.STORE_CUSTOM_BEGIN)
diff --git a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/device/impl/GossipDeviceStore.java b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/device/impl/GossipDeviceStore.java
index 6b03009..c72da5f 100644
--- a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/device/impl/GossipDeviceStore.java
+++ b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/device/impl/GossipDeviceStore.java
@@ -78,12 +78,12 @@
 import org.onosproject.store.impl.MastershipBasedTimestamp;
 import org.onosproject.store.impl.Timestamped;
 import org.onosproject.store.serializers.KryoNamespaces;
-import org.onosproject.store.serializers.StoreSerializer;
 import org.onosproject.store.serializers.custom.DistributedStoreSerializers;
 import org.onosproject.store.service.EventuallyConsistentMap;
 import org.onosproject.store.service.EventuallyConsistentMapEvent;
 import org.onosproject.store.service.EventuallyConsistentMapListener;
 import org.onosproject.store.service.MultiValuedTimestamp;
+import org.onosproject.store.service.Serializer;
 import org.onosproject.store.service.StorageService;
 import org.onosproject.store.service.WallClockTimestamp;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@
 
     private static final Timestamp DEFAULT_TIMESTAMP = new MastershipBasedTimestamp(0, 0);
 
-    protected static final StoreSerializer SERIALIZER = StoreSerializer.using(KryoNamespace.newBuilder()
+    protected static final Serializer SERIALIZER = Serializer.using(KryoNamespace.newBuilder()
                     .register(DistributedStoreSerializers.STORE_COMMON)
                     .nextId(DistributedStoreSerializers.STORE_CUSTOM_BEGIN)
                     .register(new InternalDeviceEventSerializer(), InternalDeviceEvent.class)
diff --git a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/flow/impl/DistributedFlowRuleStore.java b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/flow/impl/DistributedFlowRuleStore.java
index 59d476b..0e3c8ea 100644
--- a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/flow/impl/DistributedFlowRuleStore.java
+++ b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/flow/impl/DistributedFlowRuleStore.java
@@ -752,6 +752,11 @@
                             public <T> T decode(byte[] bytes) {
                                 return serializer.decode(bytes);
                             }
+
+                            @Override
+                            public <T> T copy(T object) {
+                                return serializer.copy(object);
+                            }
                         })
                         .build());
             } else {
@@ -775,6 +780,11 @@
                             public <T> T decode(byte[] bytes) {
                                 return serializer.decode(bytes);
                             }
+
+                            @Override
+                            public <T> T copy(T object) {
+                                return serializer.copy(object);
+                            }
                         })
                         .build());
             } else {
diff --git a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/link/impl/ECLinkStore.java b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/link/impl/ECLinkStore.java
index 43edb5a..21f8152 100644
--- a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/link/impl/ECLinkStore.java
+++ b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/link/impl/ECLinkStore.java
@@ -61,11 +61,11 @@
 import org.onosproject.store.cluster.messaging.MessageSubject;
 import org.onosproject.store.impl.MastershipBasedTimestamp;
 import org.onosproject.store.serializers.KryoNamespaces;
-import org.onosproject.store.serializers.StoreSerializer;
 import org.onosproject.store.serializers.custom.DistributedStoreSerializers;
 import org.onosproject.store.service.EventuallyConsistentMap;
 import org.onosproject.store.service.EventuallyConsistentMapEvent;
 import org.onosproject.store.service.EventuallyConsistentMapListener;
+import org.onosproject.store.service.Serializer;
 import org.onosproject.store.service.StorageService;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@
 
     protected LinkDiscoveryMode linkDiscoveryMode = LinkDiscoveryMode.STRICT;
 
-    protected static final StoreSerializer SERIALIZER = StoreSerializer.using(
+    protected static final Serializer SERIALIZER = Serializer.using(
             KryoNamespace.newBuilder()
                     .register(DistributedStoreSerializers.STORE_COMMON)
                     .nextId(DistributedStoreSerializers.STORE_CUSTOM_BEGIN)
diff --git a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/mastership/impl/ConsistentDeviceMastershipStore.java b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/mastership/impl/ConsistentDeviceMastershipStore.java
index f801e17..136df56 100644
--- a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/mastership/impl/ConsistentDeviceMastershipStore.java
+++ b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/mastership/impl/ConsistentDeviceMastershipStore.java
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 import org.onosproject.store.cluster.messaging.ClusterCommunicationService;
 import org.onosproject.store.cluster.messaging.MessageSubject;
 import org.onosproject.store.serializers.KryoNamespaces;
-import org.onosproject.store.serializers.StoreSerializer;
+import org.onosproject.store.service.Serializer;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 
 import com.google.common.base.Objects;
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
     private static final String DEVICE_ID_NULL = "Device ID cannot be null";
     private static final int WAIT_BEFORE_MASTERSHIP_HANDOFF_MILLIS = 3000;
 
-    public static final StoreSerializer SERIALIZER = StoreSerializer.using(
+    public static final Serializer SERIALIZER = Serializer.using(
             KryoNamespace.newBuilder()
                     .register(KryoNamespaces.API)
                     .register(MastershipRole.class)
diff --git a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/packet/impl/DistributedPacketStore.java b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/packet/impl/DistributedPacketStore.java
index fd621ef..5fdea05 100644
--- a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/packet/impl/DistributedPacketStore.java
+++ b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/packet/impl/DistributedPacketStore.java
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@
 import org.onosproject.store.cluster.messaging.ClusterCommunicationService;
 import org.onosproject.store.cluster.messaging.MessageSubject;
 import org.onosproject.store.serializers.KryoNamespaces;
-import org.onosproject.store.serializers.StoreSerializer;
 import org.onosproject.store.service.ConsistentMap;
 import org.onosproject.store.service.Serializer;
 import org.onosproject.store.service.StorageService;
@@ -100,7 +99,7 @@
     private static final MessageSubject PACKET_OUT_SUBJECT =
             new MessageSubject("packet-out");
 
-    private static final StoreSerializer SERIALIZER = StoreSerializer.using(KryoNamespaces.API);
+    private static final Serializer SERIALIZER = Serializer.using(KryoNamespaces.API);
 
     private ExecutorService messageHandlingExecutor;
 
diff --git a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/statistic/impl/DistributedFlowStatisticStore.java b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/statistic/impl/DistributedFlowStatisticStore.java
index 92df2b2..f35ee0d 100644
--- a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/statistic/impl/DistributedFlowStatisticStore.java
+++ b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/statistic/impl/DistributedFlowStatisticStore.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 import org.onosproject.store.cluster.messaging.ClusterCommunicationService;
 import org.onosproject.store.cluster.messaging.MessageSubject;
 import org.onosproject.store.serializers.KryoNamespaces;
-import org.onosproject.store.serializers.StoreSerializer;
+import org.onosproject.store.service.Serializer;
 import org.osgi.service.component.ComponentContext;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
     public static final MessageSubject GET_CURRENT = new MessageSubject("peer-return-current");
     public static final MessageSubject GET_PREVIOUS = new MessageSubject("peer-return-previous");
 
-    protected static final StoreSerializer SERIALIZER = StoreSerializer.using(KryoNamespaces.API);
+    protected static final Serializer SERIALIZER = Serializer.using(KryoNamespaces.API);
 
     private NodeId local;
     private ExecutorService messageHandlingExecutor;
diff --git a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/statistic/impl/DistributedStatisticStore.java b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/statistic/impl/DistributedStatisticStore.java
index 1f38f9c..522183e 100644
--- a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/statistic/impl/DistributedStatisticStore.java
+++ b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/statistic/impl/DistributedStatisticStore.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 import org.onosproject.store.cluster.messaging.ClusterCommunicationService;
 import org.onosproject.store.cluster.messaging.MessageSubject;
 import org.onosproject.store.serializers.KryoNamespaces;
-import org.onosproject.store.serializers.StoreSerializer;
+import org.onosproject.store.service.Serializer;
 import org.osgi.service.component.ComponentContext;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
     private Map<ConnectPoint, Set<FlowEntry>> current =
             new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
 
-    protected static final StoreSerializer SERIALIZER = StoreSerializer.using(KryoNamespaces.API);
+    protected static final Serializer SERIALIZER = Serializer.using(KryoNamespaces.API);
 
     private ExecutorService messageHandlingExecutor;
 
diff --git a/core/store/persistence/src/test/java/org/onosproject/persistence/impl/PersistentMapTest.java b/core/store/persistence/src/test/java/org/onosproject/persistence/impl/PersistentMapTest.java
index 69b21df..7dc9fb9 100644
--- a/core/store/persistence/src/test/java/org/onosproject/persistence/impl/PersistentMapTest.java
+++ b/core/store/persistence/src/test/java/org/onosproject/persistence/impl/PersistentMapTest.java
@@ -74,6 +74,11 @@
 
                 return (T) Integer.valueOf(num);
             }
+
+            @Override
+            public <T> T copy(T object) {
+                return decode(encode(object));
+            }
         }, fakeDB, "map");
     }
 
diff --git a/core/store/persistence/src/test/java/org/onosproject/persistence/impl/PersistentSetTest.java b/core/store/persistence/src/test/java/org/onosproject/persistence/impl/PersistentSetTest.java
index 99827da..2c8c92f 100644
--- a/core/store/persistence/src/test/java/org/onosproject/persistence/impl/PersistentSetTest.java
+++ b/core/store/persistence/src/test/java/org/onosproject/persistence/impl/PersistentSetTest.java
@@ -72,6 +72,11 @@
 
                 return (T) Integer.valueOf(num);
             }
+
+            @Override
+            public <T> T copy(T object) {
+                return decode(encode(object));
+            }
         }, fakeDB, "set");
 
     }
diff --git a/core/store/primitives/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/primitives/impl/EventuallyConsistentMapImpl.java b/core/store/primitives/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/primitives/impl/EventuallyConsistentMapImpl.java
index 0992268..bed19d5 100644
--- a/core/store/primitives/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/primitives/impl/EventuallyConsistentMapImpl.java
+++ b/core/store/primitives/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/primitives/impl/EventuallyConsistentMapImpl.java
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@
 import org.onosproject.store.cluster.messaging.ClusterCommunicationService;
 import org.onosproject.store.cluster.messaging.MessageSubject;
 import org.onosproject.store.serializers.KryoNamespaces;
-import org.onosproject.store.serializers.StoreSerializer;
 import org.onosproject.store.service.DistributedPrimitive;
 import org.onosproject.store.service.EventuallyConsistentMap;
 import org.onosproject.store.service.EventuallyConsistentMapEvent;
 import org.onosproject.store.service.EventuallyConsistentMapListener;
+import org.onosproject.store.service.Serializer;
 import org.onosproject.store.service.WallClockTimestamp;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
 
     private final ClusterService clusterService;
     private final ClusterCommunicationService clusterCommunicator;
-    private final StoreSerializer serializer;
+    private final Serializer serializer;
     private final NodeId localNodeId;
     private final PersistenceService persistenceService;
 
@@ -287,8 +287,8 @@
         this.bootstrap();
     }
 
-    private StoreSerializer createSerializer(KryoNamespace ns) {
-        return StoreSerializer.using(KryoNamespace.newBuilder()
+    private Serializer createSerializer(KryoNamespace ns) {
+        return Serializer.using(KryoNamespace.newBuilder()
                          .register(ns)
                          // not so robust way to avoid collision with other
                          // user supplied registrations
diff --git a/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/serializers/StoreSerializer.java b/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/serializers/StoreSerializer.java
index 0d346a2..108d6cf 100644
--- a/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/serializers/StoreSerializer.java
+++ b/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/serializers/StoreSerializer.java
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@
 
 /**
  * Service to serialize Objects into byte array.
+ *
+ * @deprecated since 1.11 ("Loon")
  */
+@Deprecated
 public interface StoreSerializer extends Serializer {
 
     /**