diff --git a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/config/impl/DistributedNetworkConfigStore.java b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/config/impl/DistributedNetworkConfigStore.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2015 Open Networking Laboratory
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.onosproject.store.config.impl;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.ArrayNode;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.BooleanNode;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.DoubleNode;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.JsonNodeFactory;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.LongNode;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.ObjectNode;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.ShortNode;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.TextNode;
+import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet;
+import com.google.common.collect.Maps;
+
+import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Activate;
+import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Component;
+import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Deactivate;
+import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Reference;
+import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.ReferenceCardinality;
+import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Service;
+import org.onlab.util.KryoNamespace;
+import org.onlab.util.Tools;
+import org.onosproject.net.config.Config;
+import org.onosproject.net.config.ConfigApplyDelegate;
+import org.onosproject.net.config.ConfigFactory;
+import org.onosproject.net.config.NetworkConfigEvent;
+import org.onosproject.net.config.NetworkConfigStore;
+import org.onosproject.net.config.NetworkConfigStoreDelegate;
+import org.onosproject.store.AbstractStore;
+import org.onosproject.store.serializers.KryoNamespaces;
+import org.onosproject.store.service.ConsistentMap;
+import org.onosproject.store.service.ConsistentMapException;
+import org.onosproject.store.service.MapEvent;
+import org.onosproject.store.service.MapEventListener;
+import org.onosproject.store.service.Serializer;
+import org.onosproject.store.service.StorageService;
+import org.onosproject.store.service.Versioned;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Objects;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+import static org.onosproject.net.config.NetworkConfigEvent.Type.*;
+
+/**
+ * Implementation of a distributed network configuration store.
+ */
+@Component(immediate = true)
+@Service
+public class DistributedNetworkConfigStore
+        extends AbstractStore<NetworkConfigEvent, NetworkConfigStoreDelegate>
+        implements NetworkConfigStore {
+
+    private static final int MAX_BACKOFF = 10;
+
+    private final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(getClass());
+
+    @Reference(cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY_UNARY)
+    protected StorageService storageService;
+
+    private ConsistentMap<ConfigKey, ObjectNode> configs;
+
+    private final Map<String, ConfigFactory> factoriesByConfig = Maps.newConcurrentMap();
+    private final ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
+    private final ConfigApplyDelegate applyDelegate = new InternalApplyDelegate();
+    private final MapEventListener<ConfigKey, ObjectNode> listener = new InternalMapListener();
+
+    @Activate
+    public void activate() {
+        KryoNamespace.Builder kryoBuilder = new KryoNamespace.Builder()
+                .register(KryoNamespaces.API)
+                .register(ConfigKey.class, ObjectNode.class, ArrayNode.class,
+                          JsonNodeFactory.class, LinkedHashMap.class,
+                          TextNode.class, BooleanNode.class,
+                          LongNode.class, DoubleNode.class, ShortNode.class);
+
+        configs = storageService.<ConfigKey, ObjectNode>consistentMapBuilder()
+                .withSerializer(Serializer.using(kryoBuilder.build()))
+                .withName("onos-network-configs")
+                .withRelaxedReadConsistency()
+                .build();
+        configs.addListener(listener);
+        log.info("Started");
+    }
+
+    @Deactivate
+    public void deactivate() {
+        configs.removeListener(listener);
+        log.info("Stopped");
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void addConfigFactory(ConfigFactory configFactory) {
+        factoriesByConfig.put(configFactory.configClass().getName(), configFactory);
+        notifyDelegate(new NetworkConfigEvent(CONFIG_REGISTERED, configFactory.configKey(),
+                                              configFactory.configClass()));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void removeConfigFactory(ConfigFactory configFactory) {
+        factoriesByConfig.remove(configFactory.configClass().getName());
+        notifyDelegate(new NetworkConfigEvent(CONFIG_UNREGISTERED, configFactory.configKey(),
+                                              configFactory.configClass()));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    public <S, C extends Config<S>> ConfigFactory<S, C> getConfigFactory(Class<C> configClass) {
+        return (ConfigFactory<S, C>) factoriesByConfig.get(configClass.getName());
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    public <S> Set<S> getSubjects(Class<S> subjectClass) {
+        ImmutableSet.Builder<S> builder = ImmutableSet.builder();
+        configs.keySet().forEach(k -> {
+            if (subjectClass.isInstance(k.subject)) {
+                builder.add((S) k.subject);
+            }
+        });
+        return builder.build();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    public <S, C extends Config<S>> Set<S> getSubjects(Class<S> subjectClass, Class<C> configClass) {
+        ImmutableSet.Builder<S> builder = ImmutableSet.builder();
+        String cName = configClass.getName();
+        configs.keySet().forEach(k -> {
+            if (subjectClass.isInstance(k.subject) && cName.equals(k.configClass)) {
+                builder.add((S) k.subject);
+            }
+        });
+        return builder.build();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    public <S> Set<Class<? extends Config<S>>> getConfigClasses(S subject) {
+        ImmutableSet.Builder<Class<? extends Config<S>>> builder = ImmutableSet.builder();
+        configs.keySet().forEach(k -> {
+            if (Objects.equals(subject, k.subject) && delegate != null) {
+                builder.add(factoriesByConfig.get(k.configClass).configClass());
+            }
+        });
+        return builder.build();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public <S, T extends Config<S>> T getConfig(S subject, Class<T> configClass) {
+        // TODO: need to identify and address the root cause for timeouts.
+        Versioned<ObjectNode> json = Tools.retryable(configs::get, ConsistentMapException.class, 1, MAX_BACKOFF)
+                                          .apply(key(subject, configClass));
+        return json != null ? createConfig(subject, configClass, json.value()) : null;
+    }
+
+
+    @Override
+    public <S, C extends Config<S>> C createConfig(S subject, Class<C> configClass) {
+        Versioned<ObjectNode> json = configs.computeIfAbsent(key(subject, configClass),
+                                                             k -> mapper.createObjectNode());
+        return createConfig(subject, configClass, json.value());
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public <S, C extends Config<S>> C applyConfig(S subject, Class<C> configClass, ObjectNode json) {
+        return createConfig(subject, configClass,
+                            configs.putAndGet(key(subject, configClass), json).value());
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public <S, C extends Config<S>> void clearConfig(S subject, Class<C> configClass) {
+        configs.remove(key(subject, configClass));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Produces a config from the specified subject, config class and raw JSON.
+     *
+     * @param subject     config subject
+     * @param configClass config class
+     * @param json        raw JSON data
+     * @return config object or null of no factory found or if the specified
+     * JSON is null
+     */
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    private <S, C extends Config<S>> C createConfig(S subject, Class<C> configClass,
+                                                    ObjectNode json) {
+        if (json != null) {
+            ConfigFactory<S, C> factory = factoriesByConfig.get(configClass.getName());
+            if (factory != null) {
+                C config = factory.createConfig();
+                config.init(subject, factory.configKey(), json, mapper, applyDelegate);
+                return config;
+            }
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
+
+    // Auxiliary delegate to receive notifications about changes applied to
+    // the network configuration - by the apps.
+    private class InternalApplyDelegate implements ConfigApplyDelegate {
+        @Override
+        public void onApply(Config config) {
+            configs.put(key(config.subject(), config.getClass()), config.node());
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Produces a key for uniquely tracking a subject config.
+    private static ConfigKey key(Object subject, Class<?> configClass) {
+        return new ConfigKey(subject, configClass);
+    }
+
+    // Auxiliary key to track subject configurations.
+    private static final class ConfigKey {
+        final Object subject;
+        final String configClass;
+
+        private ConfigKey(Object subject, Class<?> configClass) {
+            this.subject = subject;
+            this.configClass = configClass.getName();
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public int hashCode() {
+            return Objects.hash(subject, configClass);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+            if (this == obj) {
+                return true;
+            }
+            if (obj instanceof ConfigKey) {
+                final ConfigKey other = (ConfigKey) obj;
+                return Objects.equals(this.subject, other.subject)
+                        && Objects.equals(this.configClass, other.configClass);
+            }
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private class InternalMapListener implements MapEventListener<ConfigKey, ObjectNode> {
+        @Override
+        public void event(MapEvent<ConfigKey, ObjectNode> event) {
+            NetworkConfigEvent.Type type;
+            switch (event.type()) {
+                case INSERT:
+                    type = CONFIG_ADDED;
+                    break;
+                case UPDATE:
+                    type = CONFIG_UPDATED;
+                    break;
+                case REMOVE:
+                default:
+                    type = CONFIG_REMOVED;
+                    break;
+            }
+            ConfigFactory factory = factoriesByConfig.get(event.key().configClass);
+            if (factory != null) {
+                notifyDelegate(new NetworkConfigEvent(type, event.key().subject,
+                                                      factory.configClass()));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}