diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/DefaultTrafficSelector.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/DefaultTrafficSelector.java
index f3f3bf8..9ce3186 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/DefaultTrafficSelector.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/DefaultTrafficSelector.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 import org.onlab.packet.IpPrefix;
 import org.onlab.packet.Ip6Address;
 import org.onlab.packet.MacAddress;
+import org.onlab.packet.MplsLabel;
 import org.onlab.packet.VlanId;
 
 import com.google.common.base.MoreObjects;
@@ -275,7 +276,7 @@
         }
 
         @Override
-        public Builder matchMplsLabel(Integer mplsLabel) {
+        public Builder matchMplsLabel(MplsLabel mplsLabel) {
             return add(Criteria.matchMplsLabel(mplsLabel));
         }
 
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/DefaultTrafficTreatment.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/DefaultTrafficTreatment.java
index 6b5af75..37dcd06 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/DefaultTrafficTreatment.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/DefaultTrafficTreatment.java
@@ -17,8 +17,10 @@
 
 import com.google.common.base.MoreObjects;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
+
 import org.onlab.packet.IpAddress;
 import org.onlab.packet.MacAddress;
+import org.onlab.packet.MplsLabel;
 import org.onlab.packet.VlanId;
 import org.onosproject.core.GroupId;
 import org.onosproject.net.PortNumber;
@@ -222,12 +224,12 @@
         }
 
         @Override
-        public Builder popMpls(short etherType) {
+        public Builder popMpls(Short etherType) {
             return add(Instructions.popMpls(etherType));
         }
 
         @Override
-        public Builder setMpls(Integer mplsLabel) {
+        public Builder setMpls(MplsLabel mplsLabel) {
             return add(Instructions.modMplsLabel(mplsLabel));
         }
 
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/TrafficSelector.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/TrafficSelector.java
index 7d31b08..533e2f5 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/TrafficSelector.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/TrafficSelector.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 import org.onlab.packet.IpPrefix;
 import org.onlab.packet.Ip6Address;
 import org.onlab.packet.MacAddress;
+import org.onlab.packet.MplsLabel;
 import org.onlab.packet.VlanId;
 
 /**
@@ -297,7 +298,7 @@
          * @param mplsLabel a MPLS label.
          * @return a selection builder
          */
-        public Builder matchMplsLabel(Integer mplsLabel);
+        public Builder matchMplsLabel(MplsLabel mplsLabel);
 
         /**
          * Matches on IPv6 Extension Header pseudo-field fiags.
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/TrafficTreatment.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/TrafficTreatment.java
index 98cb3b2..bfb8f2e 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/TrafficTreatment.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/TrafficTreatment.java
@@ -19,9 +19,11 @@
 
 import org.onosproject.core.GroupId;
 import org.onosproject.net.PortNumber;
+import org.onosproject.net.flow.DefaultTrafficTreatment.Builder;
 import org.onosproject.net.flow.instructions.Instruction;
 import org.onlab.packet.IpAddress;
 import org.onlab.packet.MacAddress;
+import org.onlab.packet.MplsLabel;
 import org.onlab.packet.VlanId;
 
 /**
@@ -155,12 +157,12 @@
         public Builder popMpls();
 
         /**
-         * Pops MPLS ether type.
+         * Pops MPLS ether type and set the new ethertype.
          *
-         * @param ethType Ethernet type to set
+         * @param etherType an ether type
          * @return a treatment builder.
          */
-        public Builder popMpls(short ethType);
+        public Builder popMpls(Short etherType);
 
         /**
          * Sets the mpls label.
@@ -168,7 +170,7 @@
          * @param mplsLabel MPLS label.
          * @return a treatment builder.
          */
-        public Builder setMpls(Integer mplsLabel);
+        public Builder setMpls(MplsLabel mplsLabel);
 
         /**
          * Decrement MPLS TTL.
@@ -199,6 +201,8 @@
          * @return traffic treatment
          */
         TrafficTreatment build();
+
+
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/criteria/Criteria.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/criteria/Criteria.java
index 34893a4..1eff64b 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/criteria/Criteria.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/criteria/Criteria.java
@@ -18,11 +18,13 @@
 import static com.google.common.base.MoreObjects.toStringHelper;
 
 import java.util.Objects;
+
 import org.onosproject.net.PortNumber;
 import org.onosproject.net.flow.criteria.Criterion.Type;
 import org.onlab.packet.IpPrefix;
 import org.onlab.packet.Ip6Address;
 import org.onlab.packet.MacAddress;
+import org.onlab.packet.MplsLabel;
 import org.onlab.packet.VlanId;
 
 /**
@@ -338,7 +340,7 @@
      * @param mplsLabel MPLS label (20 bits)
      * @return match criterion
      */
-    public static Criterion matchMplsLabel(int mplsLabel) {
+    public static Criterion matchMplsLabel(MplsLabel mplsLabel) {
         return new MplsCriterion(mplsLabel);
     }
 
@@ -1510,15 +1512,10 @@
      */
     public static final class MplsCriterion implements Criterion {
         private static final int MASK = 0xfffff;
-        private final int mplsLabel;            // MPLS label: 20 bits
+        private final MplsLabel mplsLabel;
 
-        /**
-         * Constructor.
-         *
-         * @param mplsLabel the MPLS label to match (20 bits)
-         */
-        public MplsCriterion(int mplsLabel) {
-            this.mplsLabel = mplsLabel & MASK;
+        public MplsCriterion(MplsLabel mplsLabel) {
+            this.mplsLabel = mplsLabel;
         }
 
         @Override
@@ -1526,19 +1523,14 @@
             return Type.MPLS_LABEL;
         }
 
-        /**
-         * Gets the MPLS label to match.
-         *
-         * @return the MPLS label to match (20 bits)
-         */
-        public int label() {
+        public MplsLabel label() {
             return mplsLabel;
         }
 
         @Override
         public String toString() {
             return toStringHelper(type().toString())
-                .add("label", Long.toHexString(mplsLabel)).toString();
+                    .add("mpls", mplsLabel).toString();
         }
 
         @Override
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/instructions/Instructions.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/instructions/Instructions.java
index 3838cdf..09ec536 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/instructions/Instructions.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/instructions/Instructions.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 import org.onlab.packet.Ethernet;
 import org.onlab.packet.IpAddress;
 import org.onlab.packet.MacAddress;
+import org.onlab.packet.MplsLabel;
 import org.onlab.packet.VlanId;
 
 /**
@@ -132,7 +133,7 @@
      * @param mplsLabel to set.
      * @return a L2 Modification
      */
-    public static L2ModificationInstruction modMplsLabel(Integer mplsLabel) {
+    public static L2ModificationInstruction modMplsLabel(MplsLabel mplsLabel) {
         checkNotNull(mplsLabel, "MPLS label cannot be null");
         return new ModMplsLabelInstruction(mplsLabel);
     }
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/instructions/L2ModificationInstruction.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/instructions/L2ModificationInstruction.java
index 723bbe6..6147551 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/instructions/L2ModificationInstruction.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/instructions/L2ModificationInstruction.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 import java.util.Objects;
 
 import org.onlab.packet.MacAddress;
+import org.onlab.packet.MplsLabel;
 import org.onlab.packet.VlanId;
 
 /**
@@ -287,14 +288,14 @@
     public static final class ModMplsLabelInstruction extends
     L2ModificationInstruction {
 
-        private final Integer mplsLabel;
+        private final MplsLabel mplsLabel;
 
-        public ModMplsLabelInstruction(Integer mplsLabel) {
+        public ModMplsLabelInstruction(MplsLabel mplsLabel) {
             this.mplsLabel = mplsLabel;
         }
 
         public Integer label() {
-            return mplsLabel;
+            return mplsLabel.toInt();
         }
 
         @Override
@@ -304,8 +305,8 @@
 
         @Override
         public String toString() {
-            return toStringHelper(subtype().toString())
-                    .add("mpls", mplsLabel.intValue()).toString();
+            return toStringHelper(type().toString())
+                    .add("mpls", mplsLabel).toString();
         }
 
         @Override
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/intent/MplsIntent.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/intent/MplsIntent.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..22793ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/intent/MplsIntent.java
@@ -0,0 +1,159 @@
+package org.onosproject.net.intent;
+
+import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkArgument;
+import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
+
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Optional;
+
+import org.onlab.packet.MplsLabel;
+import org.onosproject.core.ApplicationId;
+import org.onosproject.net.ConnectPoint;
+import org.onosproject.net.Link;
+import org.onosproject.net.flow.TrafficSelector;
+import org.onosproject.net.flow.TrafficTreatment;
+import org.onosproject.net.intent.constraint.LinkTypeConstraint;
+
+import com.google.common.base.MoreObjects;
+import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
+
+
+/**
+ * Abstraction of MPLS label-switched connectivity.
+ */
+public class MplsIntent extends ConnectivityIntent {
+
+    private final ConnectPoint ingressPoint;
+    private final Optional<MplsLabel> ingressLabel;
+    private final ConnectPoint egressPoint;
+    private final Optional<MplsLabel> egressLabel;
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new MPLS intent with the supplied ingress/egress
+     * ports and labels and with built-in link type constraint to avoid optical links.
+     *
+     * @param appId        application identifier
+     * @param selector     traffic selector
+     * @param treatment    treatment
+     * @param ingressPoint ingress port
+     * @param ingressLabel ingress MPLS label
+     * @param egressPoint  egress port
+     * @param egressLabel  egress MPLS label
+     * @throws NullPointerException if {@code ingressPoint} or {@code egressPoints} is null.
+     */
+    public MplsIntent(ApplicationId appId, TrafficSelector selector,
+                              TrafficTreatment treatment,
+                              ConnectPoint ingressPoint,
+                              Optional<MplsLabel> ingressLabel,
+                              ConnectPoint egressPoint,
+                              Optional<MplsLabel> egressLabel) {
+        this(appId, selector, treatment, ingressPoint, ingressLabel, egressPoint, egressLabel,
+             ImmutableList.of(new LinkTypeConstraint(false, Link.Type.OPTICAL)));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new point-to-point intent with the supplied ingress/egress
+     * ports, labels and constraints.
+     *
+     * @param appId        application identifier
+     * @param selector     traffic selector
+     * @param treatment    treatment
+     * @param ingressPoint ingress port
+     * @param ingressLabel ingress MPLS label
+     * @param egressPoint  egress port
+     * @param egressLabel  egress MPLS label
+     * @param constraints  optional list of constraints
+     * @throws NullPointerException if {@code ingressPoint} or {@code egressPoints} is null.
+     */
+    public MplsIntent(ApplicationId appId, TrafficSelector selector,
+                              TrafficTreatment treatment,
+                              ConnectPoint ingressPoint,
+                              Optional<MplsLabel> ingressLabel,
+                              ConnectPoint egressPoint,
+                              Optional<MplsLabel> egressLabel,
+                              List<Constraint> constraints) {
+
+        super(appId, Collections.emptyList(), selector, treatment, constraints);
+
+        checkNotNull(ingressPoint);
+        checkNotNull(egressPoint);
+        checkArgument(!ingressPoint.equals(egressPoint),
+                "ingress and egress should be different (ingress: %s, egress: %s)", ingressPoint, egressPoint);
+        checkNotNull(ingressLabel);
+        checkNotNull(egressLabel);
+        this.ingressPoint = ingressPoint;
+        this.ingressLabel = ingressLabel;
+        this.egressPoint = egressPoint;
+        this.egressLabel = egressLabel;
+
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Constructor for serializer.
+     */
+    protected MplsIntent() {
+        super();
+        this.ingressPoint = null;
+        this.ingressLabel = null;
+        this.egressPoint = null;
+        this.egressLabel = null;
+
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the port on which the ingress traffic should be connected to
+     * the egress.
+     *
+     * @return ingress switch port
+     */
+    public ConnectPoint ingressPoint() {
+        return ingressPoint;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the port on which the traffic should egress.
+     *
+     * @return egress switch port
+     */
+    public ConnectPoint egressPoint() {
+        return egressPoint;
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the MPLS label which the ingress traffic should tagged.
+     *
+     * @return ingress MPLS label
+     */
+    public Optional<MplsLabel> ingressLabel() {
+        return ingressLabel;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the MPLS label which the egress traffic should tagged.
+     *
+     * @return egress MPLS label
+     */
+    public Optional<MplsLabel> egressLabel() {
+        return egressLabel;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return MoreObjects.toStringHelper(getClass())
+                .add("id", id())
+                .add("appId", appId())
+                .add("selector", selector())
+                .add("treatment", treatment())
+                .add("ingressPoint", ingressPoint)
+                .add("ingressLabel", ingressLabel)
+                .add("egressPoint", egressPoint)
+                .add("egressLabel", egressLabel)
+                .add("constraints", constraints())
+                .toString();
+    }
+
+
+
+}
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/intent/MplsPathIntent.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/intent/MplsPathIntent.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6c7ffd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/intent/MplsPathIntent.java
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+package org.onosproject.net.intent;
+
+import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
+
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Optional;
+
+
+import org.onlab.packet.MplsLabel;
+import org.onosproject.core.ApplicationId;
+import org.onosproject.net.Path;
+import org.onosproject.net.flow.TrafficSelector;
+import org.onosproject.net.flow.TrafficTreatment;
+
+
+/**
+ * Abstraction of explicit MPLS label-switched path.
+ */
+
+public class MplsPathIntent extends PathIntent {
+
+    private Optional<MplsLabel> ingressLabel;
+    private Optional<MplsLabel> egressLabel;
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new point-to-point intent with the supplied ingress/egress
+     * ports and using the specified explicit path.
+     *
+     * @param appId application identifier
+     * @param selector traffic selector
+     * @param treatment treatment
+     * @param path traversed links
+     * @param ingressLabel MPLS egress label
+     * @param egressLabel MPLS ingress label
+     * @throws NullPointerException {@code path} is null
+     */
+    public MplsPathIntent(ApplicationId appId, TrafficSelector selector,
+            TrafficTreatment treatment, Path path, Optional<MplsLabel> ingressLabel,
+            Optional<MplsLabel> egressLabel) {
+        this(appId, selector, treatment, path, ingressLabel, egressLabel,
+             Collections.emptyList());
+
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new point-to-point intent with the supplied ingress/egress
+     * ports and using the specified explicit path.
+     *
+     * @param appId application identifier
+     * @param selector traffic selector
+     * @param treatment treatment
+     * @param path traversed links
+     * @param ingressLabel MPLS egress label
+     * @param egressLabel MPLS ingress label
+     * @param constraints optional list of constraints
+     * @throws NullPointerException {@code path} is null
+     */
+    public MplsPathIntent(ApplicationId appId, TrafficSelector selector,
+            TrafficTreatment treatment, Path path, Optional<MplsLabel> ingressLabel,
+            Optional<MplsLabel> egressLabel, List<Constraint> constraints) {
+        super(appId, selector, treatment, path, constraints);
+
+        checkNotNull(ingressLabel);
+        checkNotNull(egressLabel);
+        this.ingressLabel = ingressLabel;
+        this.egressLabel = egressLabel;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the MPLS label which the ingress traffic should tagged.
+     *
+     * @return ingress MPLS label
+     */
+    public Optional<MplsLabel> ingressLabel() {
+        return ingressLabel;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the MPLS label which the egress traffic should tagged.
+     *
+     * @return egress MPLS label
+     */
+    public Optional<MplsLabel> egressLabel() {
+        return egressLabel;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/resource/DefaultLinkResourceRequest.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/resource/DefaultLinkResourceRequest.java
index f4169de..bab3135 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/resource/DefaultLinkResourceRequest.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/resource/DefaultLinkResourceRequest.java
@@ -117,6 +117,17 @@
         }
 
         /**
+         * Adds Mpls request.
+         *
+         * @return self
+         */
+        @Override
+        public Builder addMplsRequest() {
+            resources.add(new MplsLabelResourceRequest());
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        /**
          * Adds bandwidth request with bandwidth value.
          *
          * @param bandwidth bandwidth value to be requested
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/resource/LinkResourceRequest.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/resource/LinkResourceRequest.java
index 1172401..7313266 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/resource/LinkResourceRequest.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/resource/LinkResourceRequest.java
@@ -60,6 +60,13 @@
         public Builder addLambdaRequest();
 
         /**
+        * Adds MPLS request.
+        *
+        * @return self
+        */
+       public Builder addMplsRequest();
+
+        /**
          * Adds bandwidth request with bandwidth value.
          *
          * @param bandwidth bandwidth value to be requested
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/resource/MplsLabel.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/resource/MplsLabel.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7ef4096
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/resource/MplsLabel.java
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2014 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.net.resource;
+
+import java.util.Objects;
+
+/**
+ * Representation of MPLS label resource.
+ */
+public final class MplsLabel extends LinkResource {
+
+    private final org.onlab.packet.MplsLabel mplsLabel;
+
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new instance with given MPLS label.
+     *
+     * @param mplsLabel MPLS Label value to be assigned
+     */
+    public MplsLabel(int mplsLabel) {
+        this.mplsLabel =  org.onlab.packet.MplsLabel.mplsLabel(mplsLabel);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new instance with given MPLS label.
+     *
+     * @param mplsLabel mplsLabel value to be assigned
+     * @return {@link MplsLabel} instance with given bandwidth
+     */
+    public static MplsLabel valueOf(int mplsLabel) {
+        return new MplsLabel(mplsLabel);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns MPLS Label as an MPLS Label Object.
+     *
+     * @return MPLS label as an MPLS Label Object.
+     */
+    public org.onlab.packet.MplsLabel label() {
+        return mplsLabel;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+        if (obj instanceof MplsLabel) {
+            MplsLabel that = (MplsLabel) obj;
+            return Objects.equals(this.mplsLabel, that.mplsLabel);
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        return Objects.hashCode(this.mplsLabel);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return String.valueOf(this.mplsLabel);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/resource/MplsLabelResourceAllocation.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/resource/MplsLabelResourceAllocation.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6fa0a04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/resource/MplsLabelResourceAllocation.java
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+ /*
+ * Copyright 2014 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.net.resource;
+
+import com.google.common.base.MoreObjects;
+
+import java.util.Objects;
+
+/**
+ * Representation of allocated MPLS label resource.
+ */
+public class MplsLabelResourceAllocation extends MplsLabelResourceRequest
+        implements ResourceAllocation {
+    private final MplsLabel mplsLabel;
+
+    @Override
+    public ResourceType type() {
+        return ResourceType.MPLS_LABEL;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new {@link MplsLabelResourceAllocation} with {@link MplsLabel}
+     * object.
+     *
+     * @param mplsLabel allocated MPLS Label
+     */
+    public MplsLabelResourceAllocation(MplsLabel mplsLabel) {
+        this.mplsLabel = mplsLabel;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the MPLS label resource.
+     *
+     * @return the MPLS label resource
+     */
+    public MplsLabel mplsLabel() {
+        return mplsLabel;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        return Objects.hash(mplsLabel);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+        if (this == obj) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        if (obj == null || getClass() != obj.getClass()) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        final MplsLabelResourceAllocation other = (MplsLabelResourceAllocation) obj;
+        return Objects.equals(this.mplsLabel, other.mplsLabel);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return MoreObjects.toStringHelper(this)
+                .add("mplsLabel", mplsLabel)
+                .toString();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/resource/MplsLabelResourceRequest.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/resource/MplsLabelResourceRequest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e0a69a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/resource/MplsLabelResourceRequest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2014 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.net.resource;
+
+import com.google.common.base.MoreObjects;
+
+/**
+ * Representation of a request for lambda resource.
+ */
+public class MplsLabelResourceRequest implements ResourceRequest {
+
+    @Override
+    public ResourceType type() {
+        return ResourceType.MPLS_LABEL;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return MoreObjects.toStringHelper(this)
+                .toString();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/resource/ResourceType.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/resource/ResourceType.java
index 1ad0dde..1b75da5 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/resource/ResourceType.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/resource/ResourceType.java
@@ -28,4 +28,9 @@
      * Bandwidth resource type.
      */
     BANDWIDTH,
+
+    /**
+     * MPLS label resource type.
+     */
+    MPLS_LABEL,
 }