Merge branch 'master' of ssh://gerrit.onlab.us:29418/onos-next

Conflicts:
	core/net/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/impl/FlowRuleManagerTest.java

Change-Id: I23a7b1bff399c95499a39f7a00563650f58b7210
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/device/DeviceProvider.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/device/DeviceProvider.java
index 9934b8d..ec73ce5 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/device/DeviceProvider.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/device/DeviceProvider.java
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
     /**
      * Triggers an asynchronous probe of the specified device, intended to
-     * determine whether the host is present or not. An indirect result of this
+     * determine whether the device is present or not. An indirect result of this
      * should be invocation of
      * {@link org.onlab.onos.net.device.DeviceProviderService#deviceConnected} )} or
      * {@link org.onlab.onos.net.device.DeviceProviderService#deviceDisconnected}
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/BatchOperation.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/BatchOperation.java
similarity index 74%
rename from core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/BatchOperation.java
rename to core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/BatchOperation.java
index 72a9847..38f0211 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/BatchOperation.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/BatchOperation.java
@@ -1,5 +1,22 @@
-package org.onlab.onos.net.intent;
-//TODO is this the right package?
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you 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.net.flow;
 
 import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
 
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/BatchOperationEntry.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/BatchOperationEntry.java
similarity index 67%
rename from core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/BatchOperationEntry.java
rename to core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/BatchOperationEntry.java
index 4e57d33..2ea7053 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/BatchOperationEntry.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/BatchOperationEntry.java
@@ -1,5 +1,22 @@
-package org.onlab.onos.net.intent;
-//TODO is this the right package?
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you 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.net.flow;
 
 import java.util.Objects;
 
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/BatchOperationResult.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/BatchOperationResult.java
index 43fd694..6352b53 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/BatchOperationResult.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/BatchOperationResult.java
@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you 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.net.flow;
 
 import java.util.List;
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/BatchOperationTarget.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/BatchOperationTarget.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e73e3a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/BatchOperationTarget.java
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you 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.net.flow;
+
+/**
+ * An interface of the class which is assigned to BatchOperation.
+ */
+public interface BatchOperationTarget {
+
+}
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/CompletedBatchOperation.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/CompletedBatchOperation.java
index e9889cd..841e948 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/CompletedBatchOperation.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/CompletedBatchOperation.java
@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you 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.net.flow;
 
 import java.util.List;
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/DefaultFlowEntry.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/DefaultFlowEntry.java
index cf448cb..59aed23 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/DefaultFlowEntry.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/DefaultFlowEntry.java
@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you 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.net.flow;
 
 import static com.google.common.base.MoreObjects.toStringHelper;
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/DefaultFlowRule.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/DefaultFlowRule.java
index a6593a8..53a94bb 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/DefaultFlowRule.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/DefaultFlowRule.java
@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you 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.net.flow;
 
 import static com.google.common.base.MoreObjects.toStringHelper;
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/DefaultTrafficSelector.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/DefaultTrafficSelector.java
index f175bd3..abb29a6 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/DefaultTrafficSelector.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/DefaultTrafficSelector.java
@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you 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.net.flow;
 
 import java.util.HashMap;
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/DefaultTrafficTreatment.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/DefaultTrafficTreatment.java
index 5e64c64..b4d8c3e 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/DefaultTrafficTreatment.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/DefaultTrafficTreatment.java
@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you 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.net.flow;
 
 import java.util.LinkedList;
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/FlowEntry.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/FlowEntry.java
index cdccaa9..1e6ce52 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/FlowEntry.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/FlowEntry.java
@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you 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.net.flow;
 
 
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/FlowId.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/FlowId.java
index 52eac0a..142e352 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/FlowId.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/FlowId.java
@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you 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.net.flow;
 
 import com.google.common.base.Objects;
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/FlowRule.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/FlowRule.java
index 3ac277d..718edfe 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/FlowRule.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/FlowRule.java
@@ -1,7 +1,24 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you 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.net.flow;
 
 import org.onlab.onos.net.DeviceId;
-import org.onlab.onos.net.intent.BatchOperationTarget;
 
 /**
  * Represents a generalized match & action pair to be applied to
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/FlowRuleBatchEntry.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/FlowRuleBatchEntry.java
index d5a1472..ee85ea8 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/FlowRuleBatchEntry.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/FlowRuleBatchEntry.java
@@ -1,7 +1,24 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you 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.net.flow;
 
 import org.onlab.onos.net.flow.FlowRuleBatchEntry.FlowRuleOperation;
-import org.onlab.onos.net.intent.BatchOperationEntry;
 
 
 public class FlowRuleBatchEntry
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/FlowRuleBatchOperation.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/FlowRuleBatchOperation.java
index 74ef165..f078fb9 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/FlowRuleBatchOperation.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/FlowRuleBatchOperation.java
@@ -1,9 +1,25 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you 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.net.flow;
 
 import java.util.Collection;
 
-import org.onlab.onos.net.intent.BatchOperation;
-
 public class FlowRuleBatchOperation
     extends BatchOperation<FlowRuleBatchEntry> {
 
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/FlowRuleEvent.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/FlowRuleEvent.java
index 97efa5a..e511be6 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/FlowRuleEvent.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/FlowRuleEvent.java
@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you 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.net.flow;
 
 import org.onlab.onos.event.AbstractEvent;
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/FlowRuleListener.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/FlowRuleListener.java
index 114732b..eddaf05 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/FlowRuleListener.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/FlowRuleListener.java
@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you 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.net.flow;
 
 import org.onlab.onos.event.EventListener;
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/FlowRuleProvider.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/FlowRuleProvider.java
index 3592e39..0b2c3d8 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/FlowRuleProvider.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/FlowRuleProvider.java
@@ -1,9 +1,26 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you 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.net.flow;
 
 import java.util.concurrent.Future;
 
 import org.onlab.onos.ApplicationId;
-import org.onlab.onos.net.intent.BatchOperation;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.provider.Provider;
 
 /**
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/FlowRuleProviderRegistry.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/FlowRuleProviderRegistry.java
index 099d9f4..25b00c4 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/FlowRuleProviderRegistry.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/FlowRuleProviderRegistry.java
@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you 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.net.flow;
 
 import org.onlab.onos.net.provider.ProviderRegistry;
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/FlowRuleProviderService.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/FlowRuleProviderService.java
index 8164579..bacff0d 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/FlowRuleProviderService.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/FlowRuleProviderService.java
@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you 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.net.flow;
 
 import org.onlab.onos.net.DeviceId;
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/FlowRuleService.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/FlowRuleService.java
index 6d04810..0b6f6c7 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/FlowRuleService.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/FlowRuleService.java
@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you 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.net.flow;
 
 import java.util.concurrent.Future;
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/FlowRuleStore.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/FlowRuleStore.java
index abb9a10..63b7f77 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/FlowRuleStore.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/FlowRuleStore.java
@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you 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.net.flow;
 
 import org.onlab.onos.ApplicationId;
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/FlowRuleStoreDelegate.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/FlowRuleStoreDelegate.java
index 119712b..4e5ebf6 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/FlowRuleStoreDelegate.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/FlowRuleStoreDelegate.java
@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you 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.net.flow;
 
 import org.onlab.onos.store.StoreDelegate;
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/StoredFlowEntry.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/StoredFlowEntry.java
index e68ed68..9ba53e9 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/StoredFlowEntry.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/StoredFlowEntry.java
@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you 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.net.flow;
 
 
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/TrafficSelector.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/TrafficSelector.java
index 41bceb8..b4d566c 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/TrafficSelector.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/TrafficSelector.java
@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you 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.net.flow;
 
 import java.util.Set;
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/TrafficTreatment.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/TrafficTreatment.java
index fe21328..a576138 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/TrafficTreatment.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/TrafficTreatment.java
@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you 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.net.flow;
 
 import java.util.List;
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/Treatment.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/Treatment.java
index 8318b66..877da65 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/Treatment.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/Treatment.java
@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you 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.net.flow;
 
 import org.onlab.onos.net.PortNumber;
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/criteria/Criteria.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/criteria/Criteria.java
index ebd672c..fb5fb97 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/criteria/Criteria.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/criteria/Criteria.java
@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you 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.net.flow.criteria;
 
 import static com.google.common.base.MoreObjects.toStringHelper;
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/criteria/Criterion.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/criteria/Criterion.java
index 567e100..5337852 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/criteria/Criterion.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/criteria/Criterion.java
@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you 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.net.flow.criteria;
 
 
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/criteria/package-info.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/criteria/package-info.java
index 82eb210..fabf82e 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/criteria/package-info.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/criteria/package-info.java
@@ -1,3 +1,22 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you 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.
+ */
+
 /**
  * Traffic selection criteria model.
  */
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/instructions/Instruction.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/instructions/Instruction.java
index f05d238..084ffe4 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/instructions/Instruction.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/instructions/Instruction.java
@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you 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.net.flow.instructions;
 
 /**
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/instructions/Instructions.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/instructions/Instructions.java
index b2ebdee..988c52f 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/instructions/Instructions.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/instructions/Instructions.java
@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you 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.net.flow.instructions;
 
 import static com.google.common.base.MoreObjects.toStringHelper;
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/instructions/L2ModificationInstruction.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/instructions/L2ModificationInstruction.java
index 2152532..35acd16 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/instructions/L2ModificationInstruction.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/instructions/L2ModificationInstruction.java
@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you 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.net.flow.instructions;
 
 import static com.google.common.base.MoreObjects.toStringHelper;
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/instructions/L3ModificationInstruction.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/instructions/L3ModificationInstruction.java
index 7ec8c84..8aff5df 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/instructions/L3ModificationInstruction.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/instructions/L3ModificationInstruction.java
@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you 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.net.flow.instructions;
 
 import static com.google.common.base.MoreObjects.toStringHelper;
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/instructions/package-info.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/instructions/package-info.java
index 01b68ad..067cd01 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/instructions/package-info.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/instructions/package-info.java
@@ -1,3 +1,22 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you 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.
+ */
+
 /**
  * Traffic treatment model.
  */
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/package-info.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/package-info.java
index 76bee78..8fd6008 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/package-info.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/package-info.java
@@ -1,3 +1,22 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you 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.
+ */
+
 /**
  * Flow rule model &amp; related services API definitions.
  */
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/BatchOperationTarget.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/BatchOperationTarget.java
deleted file mode 100644
index c678f31..0000000
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/BatchOperationTarget.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-package org.onlab.onos.net.intent;
-//TODO is this the right package?
-
-/**
- * An interface of the class which is assigned to BatchOperation.
- */
-public interface BatchOperationTarget {
-
-}
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/ConnectivityIntent.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/ConnectivityIntent.java
index 8d634a4..710ae4e 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/ConnectivityIntent.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/ConnectivityIntent.java
@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you 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.net.intent;
 
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet;
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/HostToHostIntent.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/HostToHostIntent.java
index 2d42f58..795f681 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/HostToHostIntent.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/HostToHostIntent.java
@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you 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.net.intent;
 
 import com.google.common.base.MoreObjects;
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/Intent.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/Intent.java
index 4c11f57..b5fefb2 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/Intent.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/Intent.java
@@ -1,7 +1,26 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you 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.net.intent;
 
 import org.onlab.onos.ApplicationId;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.NetworkResource;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.flow.BatchOperationTarget;
 
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Objects;
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/IntentBatchOperation.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/IntentBatchOperation.java
deleted file mode 100644
index b450d71..0000000
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/IntentBatchOperation.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-package org.onlab.onos.net.intent;
-
-/**
- * A list of intent operations.
- */
-public class IntentBatchOperation extends
-        BatchOperation<BatchOperationEntry<IntentBatchOperation.Operator, ?>> {
-    /**
-     * The intent operators.
-     */
-    public enum Operator {
-        ADD,
-        REMOVE,
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Adds an add-intent operation.
-     *
-     * @param intent the intent to be added
-     * @return the IntentBatchOperation object if succeeded, null otherwise
-     */
-    public IntentBatchOperation addAddIntentOperation(Intent intent) {
-        return (null == super.addOperation(
-                new BatchOperationEntry<Operator, Intent>(Operator.ADD, intent)))
-                ? null : this;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Adds a remove-intent operation.
-     *
-     * @param id the ID of intent to be removed
-     * @return the IntentBatchOperation object if succeeded, null otherwise
-     */
-    public IntentBatchOperation addRemoveIntentOperation(IntentId id) {
-        return (null == super.addOperation(
-                new BatchOperationEntry<Operator, IntentId>(Operator.REMOVE, id)))
-                ? null : this;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/IntentCompiler.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/IntentCompiler.java
index dbc3cc4..c54b601 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/IntentCompiler.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/IntentCompiler.java
@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you 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.net.intent;
 
 import java.util.List;
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/IntentEvent.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/IntentEvent.java
index 742a590..22a24f9 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/IntentEvent.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/IntentEvent.java
@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you 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.net.intent;
 
 import org.onlab.onos.event.AbstractEvent;
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/IntentException.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/IntentException.java
index fff55be..55ca32e 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/IntentException.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/IntentException.java
@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you 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.net.intent;
 
 /**
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/IntentExtensionService.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/IntentExtensionService.java
index 50e803c..31db2ec 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/IntentExtensionService.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/IntentExtensionService.java
@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you 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.net.intent;
 
 import java.util.Map;
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/IntentId.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/IntentId.java
index 08ab7fa..8cfe6fd 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/IntentId.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/IntentId.java
@@ -1,5 +1,25 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you 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.net.intent;
 
+import org.onlab.onos.net.flow.BatchOperationTarget;
+
 /**
  * Intent identifier suitable as an external key.
  * <p/>
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/IntentInstaller.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/IntentInstaller.java
index c403846..22669e5 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/IntentInstaller.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/IntentInstaller.java
@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you 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.net.intent;
 
 import java.util.List;
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/IntentListener.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/IntentListener.java
index c00c1f6..aa1a4a0 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/IntentListener.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/IntentListener.java
@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you 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.net.intent;
 
 import org.onlab.onos.event.EventListener;
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/IntentOperation.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/IntentOperation.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4135ed8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/IntentOperation.java
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you 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.net.intent;
+
+/**
+ * Abstraction of an intent-related operation, e.g. add, remove, replace.
+ */
+public class IntentOperation {
+
+    private final Type type;
+    private final IntentId intentId;
+    private final Intent intent;
+
+    /**
+     * Operation type.
+     */
+    enum Type {
+        /**
+         * Indicates that an intent should be added.
+         */
+        SUBMIT,
+
+        /**
+         * Indicates that an intent should be removed.
+         */
+        WITHDRAW,
+
+        /**
+         * Indicates that an intent should be replaced with another.
+         */
+        REPLACE
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates an intent operation.
+     *
+     * @param type operation type
+     * @param intentId identifier of the intent subject to the operation
+     * @param intent intent subject
+     */
+    IntentOperation(Type type, IntentId intentId, Intent intent) {
+        this.type = type;
+        this.intentId = intentId;
+        this.intent = intent;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the type of the operation.
+     *
+     * @return operation type
+     */
+    public Type type() {
+        return type;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the identifier of the intent to which this operation applies.
+     *
+     * @return intent identifier
+     */
+    public IntentId intentId() {
+        return intentId;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the intent to which this operation applied. For remove,
+     * this can be null.
+     *
+     * @return intent that is the subject of the operation; null for remove
+     */
+    public Intent intent() {
+        return intent;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/IntentOperations.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/IntentOperations.java
index 470d98b..32f0414 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/IntentOperations.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/IntentOperations.java
@@ -1,10 +1,123 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you 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.net.intent;
 
+import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
+import static org.onlab.onos.net.intent.IntentOperation.Type.REPLACE;
+import static org.onlab.onos.net.intent.IntentOperation.Type.SUBMIT;
+import static org.onlab.onos.net.intent.IntentOperation.Type.WITHDRAW;
+
 /**
- * Abstraction of a batch of intent submit/withdraw operations.
+ * Batch of intent submit/withdraw/replace operations.
  */
-public interface IntentOperations {
+public final class IntentOperations {
 
-    // TODO: elaborate once the revised BatchOperation scheme is in place
+    private final List<IntentOperation> operations;
 
+    /**
+     * Creates a batch of intent operations using the supplied list.
+     *
+     * @param operations list of intent operations
+     */
+    private IntentOperations(List<IntentOperation> operations) {
+        this.operations = operations;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * List of operations that need to be executed as a unit.
+     *
+     * @return list of intent operations
+     */
+    public List<IntentOperation> operations() {
+        return operations;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a builder for intent operation batches.
+     *
+     * @return intent operations builder
+     */
+    public static Builder builder() {
+        return new Builder();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Builder for batches of intent operations.
+     */
+    public static final class Builder {
+
+        private final ImmutableList.Builder<IntentOperation> builder = ImmutableList.builder();
+
+        // Public construction is forbidden.
+        private Builder() {
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Adds an intent submit operation.
+         *
+         * @param intent intent to be submitted
+         * @return self
+         */
+        public Builder addSubmitOperation(Intent intent) {
+            checkNotNull(intent, "Intent cannot be null");
+            builder.add(new IntentOperation(SUBMIT, intent.id(), intent));
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Adds an intent submit operation.
+         *
+         * @param oldIntentId intent to be replaced
+         * @param newIntent   replacement intent
+         * @return self
+         */
+        public Builder addReplaceOperation(IntentId oldIntentId, Intent newIntent) {
+            checkNotNull(oldIntentId, "Intent ID cannot be null");
+            checkNotNull(newIntent, "Intent cannot be null");
+            builder.add(new IntentOperation(REPLACE, oldIntentId, newIntent));
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Adds an intent submit operation.
+         *
+         * @param intentId identifier of the intent to be withdrawn
+         * @return self
+         */
+        public Builder addWithdrawOperation(IntentId intentId) {
+            checkNotNull(intentId, "Intent ID cannot be null");
+            builder.add(new IntentOperation(WITHDRAW, intentId, null));
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Builds a batch of intent operations.
+         *
+         * @return immutable batch of intent operations
+         */
+        public IntentOperations build() {
+            return new IntentOperations(builder.build());
+        }
+
+    }
 }
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/IntentService.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/IntentService.java
index 700066d..6b89a68 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/IntentService.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/IntentService.java
@@ -1,7 +1,26 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you 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.net.intent;
 
 
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.concurrent.Future;
 
 /**
  * Service for application submitting or withdrawing their intents.
@@ -28,6 +47,14 @@
     void withdraw(Intent intent);
 
     /**
+     * Replaces the specified intent with a new one.
+     *
+     * @param oldIntentId identifier of the old intent being replaced
+     * @param newIntent new intent replacing the old one
+     */
+    void replace(IntentId oldIntentId, Intent newIntent);
+
+    /**
      * Submits a batch of submit &amp; withdraw operations. Such a batch is
      * assumed to be processed together.
      * <p/>
@@ -36,7 +63,7 @@
      *
      * @param operations batch of intent operations
      */
-    void execute(IntentOperations operations);
+    Future<IntentOperations> execute(IntentOperations operations);
 
     /**
      * Returns an iterable of intents currently in the system.
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/IntentState.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/IntentState.java
index bd140af..38662d2 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/IntentState.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/IntentState.java
@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you 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.net.intent;
 
 /**
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/IntentStore.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/IntentStore.java
index c234b0f..7a62d61 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/IntentStore.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/IntentStore.java
@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you 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.net.intent;
 
 import org.onlab.onos.store.Store;
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/IntentStoreDelegate.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/IntentStoreDelegate.java
index 6c37db8..ab117d2 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/IntentStoreDelegate.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/IntentStoreDelegate.java
@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you 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.net.intent;
 
 import org.onlab.onos.store.StoreDelegate;
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/LinkCollectionIntent.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/LinkCollectionIntent.java
index 1b465aa..65d1ba8 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/LinkCollectionIntent.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/LinkCollectionIntent.java
@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you 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.net.intent;
 
 import com.google.common.base.MoreObjects;
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/MultiPointToSinglePointIntent.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/MultiPointToSinglePointIntent.java
index 7c638aa..13324d0 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/MultiPointToSinglePointIntent.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/MultiPointToSinglePointIntent.java
@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you 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.net.intent;
 
 import com.google.common.base.MoreObjects;
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/PathIntent.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/PathIntent.java
index 1e41120..d7996c9 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/PathIntent.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/PathIntent.java
@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you 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.net.intent;
 
 import com.google.common.base.MoreObjects;
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/PointToPointIntent.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/PointToPointIntent.java
index d170c27..7b91cdf 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/PointToPointIntent.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/PointToPointIntent.java
@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you 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.net.intent;
 
 import com.google.common.base.MoreObjects;
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/SinglePointToMultiPointIntent.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/SinglePointToMultiPointIntent.java
index 62e36e7..e5790d0 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/SinglePointToMultiPointIntent.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/SinglePointToMultiPointIntent.java
@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you 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.net.intent;
 
 import com.google.common.base.MoreObjects;
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/package-info.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/package-info.java
index 3e5e46f..d7efa52 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/package-info.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/package-info.java
@@ -1,3 +1,22 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you 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.
+ */
+
 /**
  * Set of abstractions for conveying high-level intents for treatment of
  * selected network traffic by allowing applications to express the
diff --git a/core/api/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/FakeIntentManager.java b/core/api/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/FakeIntentManager.java
index 5020459..cb982ba 100644
--- a/core/api/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/FakeIntentManager.java
+++ b/core/api/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/FakeIntentManager.java
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
 import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
+import java.util.concurrent.Future;
 
 /**
  * Fake implementation of the intent service to assist in developing tests of
@@ -171,11 +172,17 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void execute(IntentOperations operations) {
+    public void replace(IntentId oldIntentId, Intent newIntent) {
         // TODO: implement later
     }
 
     @Override
+    public Future<IntentOperations> execute(IntentOperations operations) {
+        // TODO: implement later
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    @Override
     public Set<Intent> getIntents() {
         return Collections.unmodifiableSet(new HashSet<>(intents.values()));
     }
diff --git a/core/net/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/device/impl/DeviceManager.java b/core/net/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/device/impl/DeviceManager.java
index fd47dc7..a157e50 100644
--- a/core/net/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/device/impl/DeviceManager.java
+++ b/core/net/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/device/impl/DeviceManager.java
@@ -161,6 +161,17 @@
         }
     }
 
+    // Queries a device for port information.
+    private void queryPortInfo(DeviceId deviceId) {
+        Device device = store.getDevice(deviceId);
+        // FIXME: Device might not be there yet. (eventual consistent)
+        if (device == null) {
+            return;
+        }
+        DeviceProvider provider = getProvider(device.providerId());
+        provider.triggerProbe(device);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void removeDevice(DeviceId deviceId) {
         checkNotNull(deviceId, DEVICE_ID_NULL);
@@ -210,8 +221,6 @@
             log.info("Device {} connected", deviceId);
             // check my Role
             MastershipRole role = mastershipService.requestRoleFor(deviceId);
-            log.info("## - our role for {} is {} [master is {}]", deviceId, role,
-                    mastershipService.getMasterFor(deviceId));
             if (role != MastershipRole.MASTER) {
                 // TODO: Do we need to explicitly tell the Provider that
                 // this instance is no longer the MASTER? probably not
@@ -265,7 +274,6 @@
             // but if I was the last STANDBY connection, etc. and no one else
             // was there to mark the device offline, this instance may need to
             // temporarily request for Master Role and mark offline.
-            log.info("## for {} role is {}", deviceId, mastershipService.getLocalRole(deviceId));
             if (!mastershipService.getLocalRole(deviceId).equals(MastershipRole.MASTER)) {
                 log.debug("Device {} disconnected, but I am not the master", deviceId);
                 //let go of ability to be backup
@@ -373,7 +381,6 @@
             final DeviceId did = event.subject();
             final NodeId myNodeId = clusterService.getLocalNode().id();
 
-            log.info("## got Mastershipevent for dev {}", did);
             if (myNodeId.equals(event.roleInfo().master())) {
                 MastershipTerm term = termService.getMastershipTerm(did);
 
@@ -384,7 +391,6 @@
                     return;
                 }
 
-                log.info("## setting term for CPS as new master for {}", did);
                 // only set the new term if I am the master
                 deviceClockProviderService.setMastershipTerm(did, term);
 
@@ -404,6 +410,7 @@
                                     device.serialNumber(), device.chassisId()));
                 }
                 //TODO re-collect device information to fix potential staleness
+                queryPortInfo(did);
                 applyRole(did, MastershipRole.MASTER);
             } else if (event.roleInfo().backups().contains(myNodeId)) {
                 applyRole(did, MastershipRole.STANDBY);
diff --git a/core/net/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/impl/IntentManager.java b/core/net/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/impl/IntentManager.java
index bfdc57e..3a3d476 100644
--- a/core/net/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/impl/IntentManager.java
+++ b/core/net/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/intent/impl/IntentManager.java
@@ -126,7 +126,13 @@
 
     // FIXME: implement this method
     @Override
-    public void execute(IntentOperations operations) {
+    public void replace(IntentId oldIntentId, Intent newIntent) {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("execute() is not implemented yet");
+    }
+
+    // FIXME: implement this method
+    @Override
+    public Future<IntentOperations> execute(IntentOperations operations) {
         throw new UnsupportedOperationException("execute() is not implemented yet");
     }
 
diff --git a/core/net/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/event/impl/TestEventDispatcher.java b/core/net/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/event/impl/TestEventDispatcher.java
index 9eb3980..d2cbc24 100644
--- a/core/net/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/event/impl/TestEventDispatcher.java
+++ b/core/net/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/event/impl/TestEventDispatcher.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
         implements EventDeliveryService {
 
     @Override
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     public void post(Event event) {
         EventSink sink = getSink(event.getClass());
         checkState(sink != null, "No sink for event %s", event);
diff --git a/core/net/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/impl/FlowRuleManagerTest.java b/core/net/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/impl/FlowRuleManagerTest.java
index cb966dc..a2fbc9a 100644
--- a/core/net/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/impl/FlowRuleManagerTest.java
+++ b/core/net/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/impl/FlowRuleManagerTest.java
@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
 package org.onlab.onos.net.flow.impl;
 
-import static java.util.Collections.EMPTY_LIST;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
-import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
+
+
 import static org.onlab.onos.net.flow.FlowRuleEvent.Type.*;
 
+
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashMap;
@@ -53,7 +50,7 @@
 import org.onlab.onos.net.flow.TrafficTreatment;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.flow.criteria.Criterion;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.flow.instructions.Instruction;
-import org.onlab.onos.net.intent.BatchOperation;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.flow.BatchOperation;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.provider.AbstractProvider;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.provider.ProviderId;
 import org.onlab.onos.store.trivial.impl.SimpleFlowRuleStore;
@@ -63,6 +60,16 @@
 import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
 import com.google.common.collect.Sets;
 
+import static java.util.Collections.EMPTY_LIST;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
+import static org.onlab.onos.net.flow.FlowRuleEvent.Type.RULE_ADDED;
+import static org.onlab.onos.net.flow.FlowRuleEvent.Type.RULE_REMOVED;
+import static org.onlab.onos.net.flow.FlowRuleEvent.Type.RULE_UPDATED;
+
 /**
  * Test codifying the flow rule service & flow rule provider service contracts.
  */
@@ -175,6 +182,7 @@
 
     // TODO: If preserving iteration order is a requirement, redo FlowRuleStore.
     //backing store is sensitive to the order of additions/removals
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     private boolean validateState(Map<FlowRule, FlowEntryState> expected) {
         Map<FlowRule, FlowEntryState> expectedToCheck = new HashMap<>(expected);
         Iterable<FlowEntry> rules = service.getFlowEntries(DID);
@@ -542,6 +550,7 @@
             }
 
             @Override
+            @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
             public CompletedBatchOperation get()
                     throws InterruptedException, ExecutionException {
                 return new CompletedBatchOperation(true, EMPTY_LIST);
diff --git a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/device/impl/GossipDeviceStore.java b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/device/impl/GossipDeviceStore.java
index ac9fc3e..21941b5 100644
--- a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/device/impl/GossipDeviceStore.java
+++ b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/device/impl/GossipDeviceStore.java
@@ -290,12 +290,17 @@
     private DeviceEvent updateDevice(ProviderId providerId,
                                      Device oldDevice,
                                      Device newDevice, Timestamp newTimestamp) {
-
         // We allow only certain attributes to trigger update
-        if (!Objects.equals(oldDevice.hwVersion(), newDevice.hwVersion()) ||
-            !Objects.equals(oldDevice.swVersion(), newDevice.swVersion()) ||
-            !AnnotationsUtil.isEqual(oldDevice.annotations(), newDevice.annotations())) {
+        boolean propertiesChanged =
+                !Objects.equals(oldDevice.hwVersion(), newDevice.hwVersion()) ||
+                        !Objects.equals(oldDevice.swVersion(), newDevice.swVersion());
+        boolean annotationsChanged =
+                !AnnotationsUtil.isEqual(oldDevice.annotations(), newDevice.annotations());
 
+        // Primary providers can respond to all changes, but ancillary ones
+        // should respond only to annotation changes.
+        if ((providerId.isAncillary() && annotationsChanged) ||
+                (!providerId.isAncillary() && (propertiesChanged || annotationsChanged))) {
             boolean replaced = devices.replace(newDevice.id(), oldDevice, newDevice);
             if (!replaced) {
                 verify(replaced,
diff --git a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/device/impl/InternalDeviceEventSerializer.java b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/device/impl/InternalDeviceEventSerializer.java
index 5f97afd..c789c96 100644
--- a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/device/impl/InternalDeviceEventSerializer.java
+++ b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/device/impl/InternalDeviceEventSerializer.java
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
                                Class<InternalDeviceEvent> type) {
         ProviderId providerId = (ProviderId) kryo.readClassAndObject(input);
         DeviceId deviceId = (DeviceId) kryo.readClassAndObject(input);
+
+        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
         Timestamped<DeviceDescription> deviceDescription
             = (Timestamped<DeviceDescription>) kryo.readClassAndObject(input);
 
diff --git a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/device/impl/InternalPortEventSerializer.java b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/device/impl/InternalPortEventSerializer.java
index 4f4a9e6..2facb7e 100644
--- a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/device/impl/InternalPortEventSerializer.java
+++ b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/device/impl/InternalPortEventSerializer.java
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
                                Class<InternalPortEvent> type) {
         ProviderId providerId = (ProviderId) kryo.readClassAndObject(input);
         DeviceId deviceId = (DeviceId) kryo.readClassAndObject(input);
+
+        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
         Timestamped<List<PortDescription>> portDescriptions
             = (Timestamped<List<PortDescription>>) kryo.readClassAndObject(input);
 
diff --git a/core/store/trivial/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/trivial/impl/SimpleDeviceStore.java b/core/store/trivial/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/trivial/impl/SimpleDeviceStore.java
index fbfaf9d..c1be1f5 100644
--- a/core/store/trivial/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/trivial/impl/SimpleDeviceStore.java
+++ b/core/store/trivial/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/trivial/impl/SimpleDeviceStore.java
@@ -70,15 +70,16 @@
 
     public static final String DEVICE_NOT_FOUND = "Device with ID %s not found";
 
-    // collection of Description given from various providers
+    // Collection of Description given from various providers
     private final ConcurrentMap<DeviceId, Map<ProviderId, DeviceDescriptions>>
-                                deviceDescs = Maps.newConcurrentMap();
+            deviceDescs = Maps.newConcurrentMap();
 
-    // cache of Device and Ports generated by compositing descriptions from providers
+    // Cache of Device and Ports generated by compositing descriptions from providers
     private final ConcurrentMap<DeviceId, Device> devices = Maps.newConcurrentMap();
-    private final ConcurrentMap<DeviceId, ConcurrentMap<PortNumber, Port>> devicePorts = Maps.newConcurrentMap();
+    private final ConcurrentMap<DeviceId, ConcurrentMap<PortNumber, Port>>
+            devicePorts = Maps.newConcurrentMap();
 
-    // available(=UP) devices
+    // Available (=UP) devices
     private final Set<DeviceId> availableDevices = Sets.newConcurrentHashSet();
 
 
@@ -113,19 +114,17 @@
 
     @Override
     public DeviceEvent createOrUpdateDevice(ProviderId providerId,
-                                     DeviceId deviceId,
-                                     DeviceDescription deviceDescription) {
-
+                                            DeviceId deviceId,
+                                            DeviceDescription deviceDescription) {
         Map<ProviderId, DeviceDescriptions> providerDescs
-            = getOrCreateDeviceDescriptions(deviceId);
+                = getOrCreateDeviceDescriptions(deviceId);
 
         synchronized (providerDescs) {
             // locking per device
-
             DeviceDescriptions descs
-                = getOrCreateProviderDeviceDescriptions(providerDescs,
-                                                        providerId,
-                                                        deviceDescription);
+                    = getOrCreateProviderDeviceDescriptions(providerDescs,
+                                                            providerId,
+                                                            deviceDescription);
 
             Device oldDevice = devices.get(deviceId);
             // update description
@@ -145,12 +144,11 @@
     // Creates the device and returns the appropriate event if necessary.
     // Guarded by deviceDescs value (=Device lock)
     private DeviceEvent createDevice(ProviderId providerId, Device newDevice) {
-
         // update composed device cache
         Device oldDevice = devices.putIfAbsent(newDevice.id(), newDevice);
         verify(oldDevice == null,
-                "Unexpected Device in cache. PID:%s [old=%s, new=%s]",
-                providerId, oldDevice, newDevice);
+               "Unexpected Device in cache. PID:%s [old=%s, new=%s]",
+               providerId, oldDevice, newDevice);
 
         if (!providerId.isAncillary()) {
             availableDevices.add(newDevice.id());
@@ -162,17 +160,24 @@
     // Updates the device and returns the appropriate event if necessary.
     // Guarded by deviceDescs value (=Device lock)
     private DeviceEvent updateDevice(ProviderId providerId, Device oldDevice, Device newDevice) {
-
         // We allow only certain attributes to trigger update
-        if (!Objects.equals(oldDevice.hwVersion(), newDevice.hwVersion()) ||
-            !Objects.equals(oldDevice.swVersion(), newDevice.swVersion()) ||
-            !AnnotationsUtil.isEqual(oldDevice.annotations(), newDevice.annotations())) {
+        boolean propertiesChanged =
+                !Objects.equals(oldDevice.hwVersion(), newDevice.hwVersion()) ||
+                        !Objects.equals(oldDevice.swVersion(), newDevice.swVersion());
+        boolean annotationsChanged =
+                !AnnotationsUtil.isEqual(oldDevice.annotations(), newDevice.annotations());
+
+        // Primary providers can respond to all changes, but ancillary ones
+        // should respond only to annotation changes.
+        if ((providerId.isAncillary() && annotationsChanged) ||
+                (!providerId.isAncillary() && (propertiesChanged || annotationsChanged))) {
 
             boolean replaced = devices.replace(newDevice.id(), oldDevice, newDevice);
             if (!replaced) {
+                // FIXME: Is the enclosing if required here?
                 verify(replaced,
-                        "Replacing devices cache failed. PID:%s [expected:%s, found:%s, new=%s]",
-                        providerId, oldDevice, devices.get(newDevice.id())
+                       "Replacing devices cache failed. PID:%s [expected:%s, found:%s, new=%s]",
+                       providerId, oldDevice, devices.get(newDevice.id())
                         , newDevice);
             }
             if (!providerId.isAncillary()) {
@@ -193,7 +198,7 @@
     @Override
     public DeviceEvent markOffline(DeviceId deviceId) {
         Map<ProviderId, DeviceDescriptions> providerDescs
-            = getOrCreateDeviceDescriptions(deviceId);
+                = getOrCreateDeviceDescriptions(deviceId);
 
         // locking device
         synchronized (providerDescs) {
@@ -212,9 +217,8 @@
 
     @Override
     public List<DeviceEvent> updatePorts(ProviderId providerId,
-                                      DeviceId deviceId,
-                                      List<PortDescription> portDescriptions) {
-
+                                         DeviceId deviceId,
+                                         List<PortDescription> portDescriptions) {
         Device device = devices.get(deviceId);
         checkArgument(device != null, DEVICE_NOT_FOUND, deviceId);
 
@@ -226,8 +230,8 @@
             DeviceDescriptions descs = descsMap.get(providerId);
             // every provider must provide DeviceDescription.
             checkArgument(descs != null,
-                    "Device description for Device ID %s from Provider %s was not found",
-                    deviceId, providerId);
+                          "Device description for Device ID %s from Provider %s was not found",
+                          deviceId, providerId);
 
             Map<PortNumber, Port> ports = getPortMap(deviceId);
 
@@ -247,8 +251,8 @@
                 newPort = composePort(device, number, descsMap);
 
                 events.add(oldPort == null ?
-                        createPort(device, newPort, ports) :
-                        updatePort(device, oldPort, newPort, ports));
+                                   createPort(device, newPort, ports) :
+                                   updatePort(device, oldPort, newPort, ports));
             }
 
             events.addAll(pruneOldPorts(device, ports, processed));
@@ -272,7 +276,7 @@
                                    Port newPort,
                                    Map<PortNumber, Port> ports) {
         if (oldPort.isEnabled() != newPort.isEnabled() ||
-            !AnnotationsUtil.isEqual(oldPort.annotations(), newPort.annotations())) {
+                !AnnotationsUtil.isEqual(oldPort.annotations(), newPort.annotations())) {
 
             ports.put(oldPort.number(), newPort);
             return new DeviceEvent(PORT_UPDATED, device, newPort);
@@ -303,7 +307,7 @@
     // exist, it creates and registers a new one.
     private ConcurrentMap<PortNumber, Port> getPortMap(DeviceId deviceId) {
         return createIfAbsentUnchecked(devicePorts, deviceId,
-                NewConcurrentHashMap.<PortNumber, Port>ifNeeded());
+                                       NewConcurrentHashMap.<PortNumber, Port>ifNeeded());
     }
 
     private Map<ProviderId, DeviceDescriptions> getOrCreateDeviceDescriptions(
@@ -325,9 +329,8 @@
 
     // Guarded by deviceDescs value (=Device lock)
     private DeviceDescriptions getOrCreateProviderDeviceDescriptions(
-                            Map<ProviderId, DeviceDescriptions> device,
-                            ProviderId providerId, DeviceDescription deltaDesc) {
-
+            Map<ProviderId, DeviceDescriptions> device,
+            ProviderId providerId, DeviceDescription deltaDesc) {
         synchronized (device) {
             DeviceDescriptions r = device.get(providerId);
             if (r == null) {
@@ -340,7 +343,7 @@
 
     @Override
     public DeviceEvent updatePortStatus(ProviderId providerId, DeviceId deviceId,
-                                 PortDescription portDescription) {
+                                        PortDescription portDescription) {
         Device device = devices.get(deviceId);
         checkArgument(device != null, DEVICE_NOT_FOUND, deviceId);
 
@@ -351,8 +354,8 @@
             DeviceDescriptions descs = descsMap.get(providerId);
             // assuming all providers must give DeviceDescription first
             checkArgument(descs != null,
-                    "Device description for Device ID %s from Provider %s was not found",
-                    deviceId, providerId);
+                          "Device description for Device ID %s from Provider %s was not found",
+                          deviceId, providerId);
 
             ConcurrentMap<PortNumber, Port> ports = getPortMap(deviceId);
             final PortNumber number = portDescription.portNumber();
@@ -404,19 +407,19 @@
             availableDevices.remove(deviceId);
             descs.clear();
             return device == null ? null :
-                new DeviceEvent(DEVICE_REMOVED, device, null);
+                    new DeviceEvent(DEVICE_REMOVED, device, null);
         }
     }
 
     /**
      * Returns a Device, merging description given from multiple Providers.
      *
-     * @param deviceId device identifier
+     * @param deviceId      device identifier
      * @param providerDescs Collection of Descriptions from multiple providers
      * @return Device instance
      */
     private Device composeDevice(DeviceId deviceId,
-            Map<ProviderId, DeviceDescriptions> providerDescs) {
+                                 Map<ProviderId, DeviceDescriptions> providerDescs) {
 
         checkArgument(!providerDescs.isEmpty(), "No Device descriptions supplied");
 
@@ -447,21 +450,21 @@
             annotations = merge(annotations, e.getValue().getDeviceDesc().annotations());
         }
 
-        return new DefaultDevice(primary, deviceId , type, manufacturer,
-                            hwVersion, swVersion, serialNumber,
-                            chassisId, annotations);
+        return new DefaultDevice(primary, deviceId, type, manufacturer,
+                                 hwVersion, swVersion, serialNumber,
+                                 chassisId, annotations);
     }
 
     /**
      * Returns a Port, merging description given from multiple Providers.
      *
-     * @param device device the port is on
-     * @param number port number
+     * @param device   device the port is on
+     * @param number   port number
      * @param descsMap Collection of Descriptions from multiple providers
      * @return Port instance
      */
     private Port composePort(Device device, PortNumber number,
-                Map<ProviderId, DeviceDescriptions> descsMap) {
+                             Map<ProviderId, DeviceDescriptions> descsMap) {
 
         ProviderId primary = pickPrimaryPID(descsMap);
         DeviceDescriptions primDescs = descsMap.get(primary);