diff --git a/providers/lisp/mapping/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/lisp/mapping/util/MappingEntryBuilder.java b/providers/lisp/mapping/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/lisp/mapping/util/MappingEntryBuilder.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2017-present 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.provider.lisp.mapping.util;
+
+import org.onosproject.lisp.msg.protocols.LispMapNotify;
+import org.onosproject.lisp.msg.protocols.LispMapReply;
+import org.onosproject.mapping.MappingEntry;
+import org.onosproject.net.DeviceId;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+/**
+ * Mapping entry builder class.
+ */
+public class MappingEntryBuilder {
+    private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(MappingEntryBuilder.class);
+
+    private final DeviceId deviceId;
+    private final LispMapReply mapReply;
+    private final LispMapNotify mapNotify;
+
+    /**
+     * Default constructor for MappingEntryBuilder.
+     *
+     * @param deviceId device identifier
+     * @param mapReply map reply message
+     */
+    public MappingEntryBuilder(DeviceId deviceId, LispMapReply mapReply) {
+        this.deviceId = deviceId;
+        this.mapReply = mapReply;
+        this.mapNotify = null;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Default constructor for MappingEntryBuilder.
+     *
+     * @param deviceId  device identifier
+     * @param mapNotify map notify message
+     */
+    public MappingEntryBuilder(DeviceId deviceId, LispMapNotify mapNotify) {
+        this.deviceId = deviceId;
+        this.mapNotify = mapNotify;
+        this.mapReply = null;
+    }
+
+    public MappingEntry build() {
+        // TODO: provide a way to build mapping entry from input parameters
+        return null;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/providers/lisp/mapping/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/lisp/mapping/util/package-info.java b/providers/lisp/mapping/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/lisp/mapping/util/package-info.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2017-present 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.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * LISP provider utility package.
+ */
+package org.onosproject.provider.lisp.mapping.util;
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