Kryo related fixes

- KryoNamespace to allow control over registration id

Change-Id: Idc2a0e27a09916657c725ee97e4366109144cc66
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/cluster/messaging/ClusterMessage.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/cluster/messaging/ClusterMessage.java
index c820704..3aa30dc 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/cluster/messaging/ClusterMessage.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/cluster/messaging/ClusterMessage.java
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
 import java.io.IOException;
 
 import org.onlab.onos.cluster.NodeId;
+import org.onlab.util.ByteArraySizeHashPrinter;
+
+import com.google.common.base.MoreObjects;
 
 // TODO: Should payload type be ByteBuffer?
 /**
@@ -78,4 +81,13 @@
     public void respond(byte[] data) throws IOException {
         throw new IllegalStateException("One can only repond to message recived from others.");
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return MoreObjects.toStringHelper(getClass())
+                .add("sender", sender)
+                .add("subject", subject)
+                .add("payload", ByteArraySizeHashPrinter.of(payload))
+                .toString();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/cluster/messaging/impl/ClusterCommunicationManager.java b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/cluster/messaging/impl/ClusterCommunicationManager.java
index 70aeeed..8ff3392 100644
--- a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/cluster/messaging/impl/ClusterCommunicationManager.java
+++ b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/cluster/messaging/impl/ClusterCommunicationManager.java
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 import org.onlab.onos.cluster.ClusterService;
 import org.onlab.onos.cluster.ControllerNode;
 import org.onlab.onos.cluster.NodeId;
-import org.onlab.onos.store.cluster.impl.ClusterMembershipEvent;
 import org.onlab.onos.store.cluster.messaging.ClusterCommunicationService;
 import org.onlab.onos.store.cluster.messaging.ClusterMessage;
 import org.onlab.onos.store.cluster.messaging.ClusterMessageHandler;
@@ -67,12 +66,10 @@
         protected void setupKryoPool() {
             serializerPool = KryoNamespace.newBuilder()
                     .register(KryoNamespaces.API)
-                    .register(ClusterMessage.class, new ClusterMessageSerializer())
-                    .register(ClusterMembershipEvent.class)
-                    .register(byte[].class)
-                    .register(MessageSubject.class, new MessageSubjectSerializer())
-                    .build()
-                    .populate(1);
+                    .nextId(KryoNamespaces.BEGIN_USER_CUSTOM_ID)
+                    .register(new ClusterMessageSerializer(), ClusterMessage.class)
+                    .register(new MessageSubjectSerializer(), MessageSubject.class)
+                    .build();
         }
 
     };
@@ -194,11 +191,17 @@
 
         @Override
         public void handle(Message message) {
+            final ClusterMessage clusterMessage;
             try {
-                ClusterMessage clusterMessage = SERIALIZER.decode(message.payload());
+                clusterMessage = SERIALIZER.decode(message.payload());
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                log.error("Failed decoding ClusterMessage", e);
+                throw e;
+            }
+            try {
                 handler.handle(new InternalClusterMessage(clusterMessage, message));
             } catch (Exception e) {
-                log.error("Exception caught during ClusterMessageHandler", e);
+                log.error("Exception caught handling {}", clusterMessage, e);
                 throw e;
             }
         }
diff --git a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/core/impl/DistributedApplicationIdStore.java b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/core/impl/DistributedApplicationIdStore.java
index 24f4f74..884bc12 100644
--- a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/core/impl/DistributedApplicationIdStore.java
+++ b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/core/impl/DistributedApplicationIdStore.java
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@
             protected void setupKryoPool() {
                 serializerPool = KryoNamespace.newBuilder()
                         .register(KryoNamespaces.API)
-                        .build()
-                        .populate(1);
+                        .nextId(KryoNamespaces.BEGIN_USER_CUSTOM_ID)
+                        .build();
             }
         };
 
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 8d32585..0de64ca 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
@@ -141,18 +141,17 @@
         @Override
         protected void setupKryoPool() {
             serializerPool = KryoNamespace.newBuilder()
-                    .register(DistributedStoreSerializers.COMMON)
-
-                    .register(InternalDeviceEvent.class, new InternalDeviceEventSerializer())
-                    .register(InternalDeviceOfflineEvent.class, new InternalDeviceOfflineEventSerializer())
+                    .register(DistributedStoreSerializers.STORE_COMMON)
+                    .nextId(DistributedStoreSerializers.STORE_CUSTOM_BEGIN)
+                    .register(new InternalDeviceEventSerializer(), InternalDeviceEvent.class)
+                    .register(new InternalDeviceOfflineEventSerializer(), InternalDeviceOfflineEvent.class)
                     .register(InternalDeviceRemovedEvent.class)
-                    .register(InternalPortEvent.class, new InternalPortEventSerializer())
-                    .register(InternalPortStatusEvent.class, new InternalPortStatusEventSerializer())
+                    .register(new InternalPortEventSerializer(), InternalPortEvent.class)
+                    .register(new InternalPortStatusEventSerializer(), InternalPortStatusEvent.class)
                     .register(DeviceAntiEntropyAdvertisement.class)
                     .register(DeviceFragmentId.class)
                     .register(PortFragmentId.class)
-                    .build()
-                    .populate(1);
+                    .build();
         }
     };
 
diff --git a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/flow/impl/DistributedFlowRuleStore.java b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/flow/impl/DistributedFlowRuleStore.java
index f7718c1..d6d06d0 100644
--- a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/flow/impl/DistributedFlowRuleStore.java
+++ b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/flow/impl/DistributedFlowRuleStore.java
@@ -156,9 +156,9 @@
         @Override
         protected void setupKryoPool() {
             serializerPool = KryoNamespace.newBuilder()
-                    .register(DistributedStoreSerializers.COMMON)
-                    .build()
-                    .populate(1);
+                    .register(DistributedStoreSerializers.STORE_COMMON)
+                    .nextId(DistributedStoreSerializers.STORE_CUSTOM_BEGIN)
+                    .build();
         }
     };
 
diff --git a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/host/impl/GossipHostStore.java b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/host/impl/GossipHostStore.java
index e1be932..6620477 100644
--- a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/host/impl/GossipHostStore.java
+++ b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/host/impl/GossipHostStore.java
@@ -123,13 +123,13 @@
         @Override
         protected void setupKryoPool() {
             serializerPool = KryoNamespace.newBuilder()
-                    .register(DistributedStoreSerializers.COMMON)
+                    .register(DistributedStoreSerializers.STORE_COMMON)
+                    .nextId(DistributedStoreSerializers.STORE_CUSTOM_BEGIN)
                     .register(InternalHostEvent.class)
                     .register(InternalHostRemovedEvent.class)
                     .register(HostFragmentId.class)
                     .register(HostAntiEntropyAdvertisement.class)
-                    .build()
-                    .populate(1);
+                    .build();
         }
     };
 
diff --git a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/intent/impl/DistributedIntentStore.java b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/intent/impl/DistributedIntentStore.java
index 27c1284..3ad4036 100644
--- a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/intent/impl/DistributedIntentStore.java
+++ b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/intent/impl/DistributedIntentStore.java
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@
                 serializerPool = KryoNamespace.newBuilder()
                         .setRegistrationRequired(false)
                         .register(KryoNamespaces.API)
-                        .build()
-                        .populate(1);
+                        .nextId(KryoNamespaces.BEGIN_USER_CUSTOM_ID)
+                        .build();
             }
         };
 
diff --git a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/intent/impl/HazelcastIntentStore.java b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/intent/impl/HazelcastIntentStore.java
index fecaf6a..80c27d1 100644
--- a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/intent/impl/HazelcastIntentStore.java
+++ b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/intent/impl/HazelcastIntentStore.java
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@
                 serializerPool = KryoNamespace.newBuilder()
                         .setRegistrationRequired(false)
                         .register(KryoNamespaces.API)
-                        .build()
-                        .populate(1);
+                        .nextId(KryoNamespaces.BEGIN_USER_CUSTOM_ID)
+                        .build();
             }
 
         };
diff --git a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/link/impl/GossipLinkStore.java b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/link/impl/GossipLinkStore.java
index 97d1ce7..3ec7524 100644
--- a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/link/impl/GossipLinkStore.java
+++ b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/link/impl/GossipLinkStore.java
@@ -129,13 +129,13 @@
         @Override
         protected void setupKryoPool() {
             serializerPool = KryoNamespace.newBuilder()
-                    .register(DistributedStoreSerializers.COMMON)
+                    .register(DistributedStoreSerializers.STORE_COMMON)
+                    .nextId(DistributedStoreSerializers.STORE_CUSTOM_BEGIN)
                     .register(InternalLinkEvent.class)
                     .register(InternalLinkRemovedEvent.class)
                     .register(LinkAntiEntropyAdvertisement.class)
                     .register(LinkFragmentId.class)
-                    .build()
-                    .populate(1);
+                    .build();
         }
     };
 
diff --git a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/mastership/impl/DistributedMastershipStore.java b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/mastership/impl/DistributedMastershipStore.java
index dd5041a..78a92a8 100644
--- a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/mastership/impl/DistributedMastershipStore.java
+++ b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/mastership/impl/DistributedMastershipStore.java
@@ -84,10 +84,9 @@
             protected void setupKryoPool() {
                 serializerPool = KryoNamespace.newBuilder()
                         .register(KryoNamespaces.API)
-
-                        .register(RoleValue.class, new RoleValueSerializer())
-                        .build()
-                        .populate(1);
+                        .nextId(KryoNamespaces.BEGIN_USER_CUSTOM_ID)
+                        .register(new RoleValueSerializer(), RoleValue.class)
+                        .build();
             }
         };
 
diff --git a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/packet/impl/DistributedPacketStore.java b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/packet/impl/DistributedPacketStore.java
index be38785..793e759 100644
--- a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/packet/impl/DistributedPacketStore.java
+++ b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/packet/impl/DistributedPacketStore.java
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@
         protected void setupKryoPool() {
             serializerPool = KryoNamespace.newBuilder()
                     .register(KryoNamespaces.API)
-                    .build()
-                    .populate(1);
+                    .nextId(KryoNamespaces.BEGIN_USER_CUSTOM_ID)
+                    .build();
         }
     };
 
diff --git a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/impl/DistributedStoreSerializers.java b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/impl/DistributedStoreSerializers.java
index 2de47bd..5ef8aaf 100644
--- a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/impl/DistributedStoreSerializers.java
+++ b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/impl/DistributedStoreSerializers.java
@@ -23,13 +23,17 @@
 
 public final class DistributedStoreSerializers {
 
+
+    public static final int STORE_CUSTOM_BEGIN = KryoNamespaces.BEGIN_USER_CUSTOM_ID + 10;
+
     /**
      * KryoNamespace which can serialize ON.lab misc classes.
      */
-    public static final KryoNamespace COMMON = KryoNamespace.newBuilder()
+    public static final KryoNamespace STORE_COMMON = KryoNamespace.newBuilder()
             .register(KryoNamespaces.API)
+            .nextId(KryoNamespaces.BEGIN_USER_CUSTOM_ID)
             .register(Timestamped.class)
-            .register(MastershipBasedTimestamp.class, new MastershipBasedTimestampSerializer())
+            .register(new MastershipBasedTimestampSerializer(), MastershipBasedTimestamp.class)
             .register(WallClockTimestamp.class)
             .build();
 
diff --git a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/service/impl/CMap.java b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/service/impl/CMap.java
index b771b80..2c390c5 100644
--- a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/service/impl/CMap.java
+++ b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/service/impl/CMap.java
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@
      * Creates a CMap instance.
      * It will create the table if necessary.
      *
-     * @param dbAdminService
-     * @param dbService
+     * @param dbAdminService DatabaseAdminService to use for this instance
+     * @param dbService DatabaseService to use for this instance
      * @param tableName table which this Map corresponds to
      * @param serializer Value serializer
      */
diff --git a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/service/impl/ClusterMessagingProtocol.java b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/service/impl/ClusterMessagingProtocol.java
index b2f5c2b..5a6a82a 100644
--- a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/service/impl/ClusterMessagingProtocol.java
+++ b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/service/impl/ClusterMessagingProtocol.java
@@ -2,13 +2,6 @@
 
 import static org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger;
 
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Arrays;
-import java.util.Collection;
-import java.util.Collections;
-import java.util.HashMap;
-import java.util.HashSet;
-import java.util.LinkedList;
 import java.util.Vector;
 
 import net.kuujo.copycat.cluster.TcpClusterConfig;
@@ -40,29 +33,14 @@
 import org.onlab.onos.cluster.ClusterService;
 import org.onlab.onos.store.cluster.messaging.ClusterCommunicationService;
 import org.onlab.onos.store.cluster.messaging.MessageSubject;
-import org.onlab.onos.store.serializers.ImmutableListSerializer;
-import org.onlab.onos.store.serializers.ImmutableMapSerializer;
-import org.onlab.onos.store.serializers.ImmutableSetSerializer;
+import org.onlab.onos.store.serializers.KryoNamespaces;
 import org.onlab.onos.store.serializers.KryoSerializer;
-import org.onlab.onos.store.service.BatchReadRequest;
-import org.onlab.onos.store.service.BatchWriteRequest;
-import org.onlab.onos.store.service.ReadRequest;
-import org.onlab.onos.store.service.ReadResult;
-import org.onlab.onos.store.service.ReadStatus;
-import org.onlab.onos.store.service.VersionedValue;
-import org.onlab.onos.store.service.WriteRequest;
-import org.onlab.onos.store.service.WriteResult;
-import org.onlab.onos.store.service.WriteStatus;
+import org.onlab.onos.store.serializers.StoreSerializer;
+import org.onlab.onos.store.service.impl.DatabaseStateMachine.State;
+import org.onlab.onos.store.service.impl.DatabaseStateMachine.TableMetadata;
 import org.onlab.util.KryoNamespace;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 
-import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.Kryo;
-import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.io.Input;
-import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.serializers.CollectionSerializer;
-import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
-import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap;
-import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet;
-
 /**
  * ONOS Cluster messaging based Copycat protocol.
  */
@@ -88,7 +66,11 @@
     public static final MessageSubject COPYCAT_SUBMIT =
             new MessageSubject("copycat-raft-consensus-submit");
 
-    private static final KryoNamespace COPYCAT = KryoNamespace.newBuilder()
+    static final int AFTER_COPYCAT = KryoNamespaces.BEGIN_USER_CUSTOM_ID + 50;
+
+    static final KryoNamespace COPYCAT = KryoNamespace.newBuilder()
+            .register(KryoNamespaces.API)
+            .nextId(KryoNamespaces.BEGIN_USER_CUSTOM_ID)
             .register(PingRequest.class)
             .register(PingResponse.class)
             .register(PollRequest.class)
@@ -105,53 +87,23 @@
             .register(TcpClusterConfig.class)
             .register(TcpMember.class)
             .register(LeaderElectEvent.class)
-            .build();
-
-    private static final KryoNamespace DATABASE = KryoNamespace.newBuilder()
-            .register(ReadRequest.class)
-            .register(WriteRequest.class)
-            .register(WriteRequest.Type.class)
-            .register(WriteResult.class)
-            .register(ReadResult.class)
-            .register(BatchReadRequest.class)
-            .register(BatchWriteRequest.class)
-            .register(ReadStatus.class)
-            .register(WriteStatus.class)
-            .register(VersionedValue.class)
-            .build();
-
-    public static final KryoNamespace COMMON = KryoNamespace.newBuilder()
-            .register(Arrays.asList().getClass(), new CollectionSerializer() {
-                @Override
-                @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
-                protected Collection<?> create(Kryo kryo, Input input, Class<Collection> type) {
-                    return new ArrayList();
-                }
-            })
-            .register(ImmutableMap.class, new ImmutableMapSerializer())
-            .register(ImmutableList.class, new ImmutableListSerializer())
-            .register(ImmutableSet.class, new ImmutableSetSerializer())
-            .register(
-                    Vector.class,
-                    ArrayList.class,
-                    Arrays.asList().getClass(),
-                    HashMap.class,
-                    HashSet.class,
-                    LinkedList.class,
-                    Collections.singletonList("").getClass(),
-                    byte[].class)
+            .register(Vector.class)
             .build();
 
     // serializer used for CopyCat Protocol
-    public static final KryoSerializer SERIALIZER = new KryoSerializer() {
+    public static final StoreSerializer DB_SERIALIZER = new KryoSerializer() {
         @Override
         protected void setupKryoPool() {
             serializerPool = KryoNamespace.newBuilder()
                     .register(COPYCAT)
-                    .register(COMMON)
-                    .register(DATABASE)
-                    .build()
-                    .populate(1);
+                    .nextId(AFTER_COPYCAT)
+                     // for snapshot
+                    .register(State.class)
+                    .register(TableMetadata.class)
+                    // TODO: Move this out ?
+                    .register(TableModificationEvent.class)
+                    .register(TableModificationEvent.Type.class)
+                    .build();
         }
     };
 
diff --git a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/service/impl/ClusterMessagingProtocolClient.java b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/service/impl/ClusterMessagingProtocolClient.java
index 9bba4b5..475db82 100644
--- a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/service/impl/ClusterMessagingProtocolClient.java
+++ b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/service/impl/ClusterMessagingProtocolClient.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package org.onlab.onos.store.service.impl;
 
 import static com.google.common.base.Verify.verifyNotNull;
-import static org.onlab.onos.store.service.impl.ClusterMessagingProtocol.SERIALIZER;
+import static org.onlab.onos.store.service.impl.ClusterMessagingProtocol.DB_SERIALIZER;
 import static org.onlab.util.Tools.namedThreads;
 import static org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger;
 
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
                     new ClusterMessage(
                             localNode.id(),
                             messageType(request),
-                            verifyNotNull(SERIALIZER.encode(request)));
+                            verifyNotNull(DB_SERIALIZER.encode(request)));
             this.future = future;
         }
 
@@ -158,7 +158,8 @@
                 if (!connectionOK.getAndSet(true)) {
                     log.info("Connectivity to {} restored", remoteNode);
                 }
-                future.complete(verifyNotNull(SERIALIZER.decode(response)));
+                future.complete(verifyNotNull(DB_SERIALIZER.decode(response)));
+
             } catch (IOException | TimeoutException e) {
                 if (connectionOK.getAndSet(false)) {
                     log.warn("Detected connectivity issues with {}. Reason: {}", remoteNode, e.getMessage());
diff --git a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/service/impl/ClusterMessagingProtocolServer.java b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/service/impl/ClusterMessagingProtocolServer.java
index 0ecc0a5..373bc97 100644
--- a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/service/impl/ClusterMessagingProtocolServer.java
+++ b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/service/impl/ClusterMessagingProtocolServer.java
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 
         @Override
         public void handle(ClusterMessage message) {
-            T request = ClusterMessagingProtocol.SERIALIZER.decode(message.payload());
+            T request = ClusterMessagingProtocol.DB_SERIALIZER.decode(message.payload());
             if (handler == null) {
                 // there is a slight window of time during state transition,
                 // where handler becomes null
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
                 } else {
                     try {
                         log.trace("responding to {}", message.subject());
-                        message.respond(ClusterMessagingProtocol.SERIALIZER.encode(response));
+                        message.respond(ClusterMessagingProtocol.DB_SERIALIZER.encode(response));
                     } catch (Exception e) {
                         log.error("Failed to respond to " + response.getClass().getName(), e);
                     }
diff --git a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/service/impl/DatabaseClient.java b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/service/impl/DatabaseClient.java
index c3f9118..17f356b 100644
--- a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/service/impl/DatabaseClient.java
+++ b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/service/impl/DatabaseClient.java
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
     @Override
     public void handle(ClusterMessage message) {
         LeaderElectEvent event =
-                ClusterMessagingProtocol.SERIALIZER.decode(message.payload());
+                ClusterMessagingProtocol.DB_SERIALIZER.decode(message.payload());
         TcpMember newLeader = event.leader();
         long newLeaderTerm = event.term();
         if (newLeader != null && !newLeader.equals(currentLeader) && newLeaderTerm > currentLeaderTerm) {
diff --git a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/service/impl/DatabaseEntryExpirationTracker.java b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/service/impl/DatabaseEntryExpirationTracker.java
index 2fba52e..df9c73f 100644
--- a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/service/impl/DatabaseEntryExpirationTracker.java
+++ b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/service/impl/DatabaseEntryExpirationTracker.java
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
                     log.debug("Broadcasting {} to the entire cluster", event);
                     clusterCommunicator.broadcastIncludeSelf(new ClusterMessage(
                             localNode.id(), DatabaseStateMachine.DATABASE_UPDATE_EVENTS,
-                            DatabaseStateMachine.SERIALIZER.encode(event)));
+                            ClusterMessagingProtocol.DB_SERIALIZER.encode(event)));
                 } catch (IOException e) {
                     log.error("Failed to broadcast a database row deleted event.", e);
                 }
diff --git a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/service/impl/DatabaseManager.java b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/service/impl/DatabaseManager.java
index 2c0ff14..c3494d9 100644
--- a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/service/impl/DatabaseManager.java
+++ b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/service/impl/DatabaseManager.java
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@
             DatabaseStateMachine stateMachine = new DatabaseStateMachine();
             stateMachine.addEventListener(expirationTracker);
             Log consensusLog = new MapDBLog(LOG_FILE_PREFIX + localNode.id(),
-                    ClusterMessagingProtocol.SERIALIZER);
+                    ClusterMessagingProtocol.DB_SERIALIZER);
 
             copycat = new Copycat(stateMachine, consensusLog, cluster, copycatMessagingProtocol);
             copycat.event(LeaderElectEvent.class).registerHandler(new RaftLeaderElectionMonitor());
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@
                             new ClusterMessage(
                                     clusterService.getLocalNode().id(),
                                     RAFT_LEADER_ELECTION_EVENT,
-                                    ClusterMessagingProtocol.SERIALIZER.encode(event)));
+                                    ClusterMessagingProtocol.DB_SERIALIZER.encode(event)));
                 }
             } catch (Exception e) {
                 log.debug("LeaderAdvertiser failed with exception", e);
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@
                             new ClusterMessage(
                                     clusterService.getLocalNode().id(),
                                     RAFT_LEADER_ELECTION_EVENT,
-                                    ClusterMessagingProtocol.SERIALIZER.encode(event)));
+                                    ClusterMessagingProtocol.DB_SERIALIZER.encode(event)));
                 } else {
                     if (myLeaderEvent != null) {
                         log.debug("This node is no longer the Leader");
diff --git a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/service/impl/DatabaseStateMachine.java b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/service/impl/DatabaseStateMachine.java
index 2fbef0b..cfb8512b 100644
--- a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/service/impl/DatabaseStateMachine.java
+++ b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/service/impl/DatabaseStateMachine.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import static org.onlab.util.Tools.namedThreads;
 import static org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger;
+import static org.onlab.onos.store.service.impl.ClusterMessagingProtocol.DB_SERIALIZER;
 
 import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
 import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
@@ -20,7 +21,6 @@
 import net.kuujo.copycat.StateMachine;
 
 import org.onlab.onos.store.cluster.messaging.MessageSubject;
-import org.onlab.onos.store.serializers.KryoSerializer;
 import org.onlab.onos.store.service.BatchReadRequest;
 import org.onlab.onos.store.service.BatchWriteRequest;
 import org.onlab.onos.store.service.ReadRequest;
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 import org.onlab.onos.store.service.WriteRequest;
 import org.onlab.onos.store.service.WriteResult;
 import org.onlab.onos.store.service.WriteStatus;
-import org.onlab.util.KryoNamespace;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 
 import com.google.common.base.MoreObjects;
@@ -39,7 +38,6 @@
 import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
 import com.google.common.collect.Maps;
 import com.google.common.collect.Sets;
-import com.google.common.io.ByteStreams;
 
 /**
  * StateMachine whose transitions are coordinated/replicated
@@ -59,33 +57,13 @@
     public static final MessageSubject DATABASE_UPDATE_EVENTS =
             new MessageSubject("database-update-events");
 
-    // serializer used for snapshot
-    public static final KryoSerializer SERIALIZER = new KryoSerializer() {
-        @Override
-        protected void setupKryoPool() {
-            serializerPool = KryoNamespace.newBuilder()
-                    .register(VersionedValue.class)
-                    .register(State.class)
-                    .register(TableMetadata.class)
-                    .register(BatchReadRequest.class)
-                    .register(BatchWriteRequest.class)
-                    .register(ReadStatus.class)
-                    .register(WriteStatus.class)
-                    // TODO: Move this out ?
-                    .register(TableModificationEvent.class)
-                    .register(TableModificationEvent.Type.class)
-                    .register(ClusterMessagingProtocol.COMMON)
-                    .build()
-                    .populate(1);
-        }
-    };
-
     private final Set<DatabaseUpdateEventListener> listeners = Sets.newIdentityHashSet();
 
     // durable internal state of the database.
     private State state = new State();
 
-    private boolean compressSnapshot = false;
+    // TODO make this configurable
+    private boolean compressSnapshot = true;
 
     @Command
     public boolean createTable(String tableName) {
@@ -402,14 +380,14 @@
     public byte[] takeSnapshot() {
         try {
             if (compressSnapshot) {
-                byte[] input = SERIALIZER.encode(state);
+                byte[] input = DB_SERIALIZER.encode(state);
                 ByteArrayOutputStream comp = new ByteArrayOutputStream(input.length);
                 DeflaterOutputStream compressor = new DeflaterOutputStream(comp);
                 compressor.write(input, 0, input.length);
                 compressor.close();
                 return comp.toByteArray();
             } else {
-                return SERIALIZER.encode(state);
+                return DB_SERIALIZER.encode(state);
             }
         } catch (Exception e) {
             log.error("Failed to take snapshot", e);
@@ -423,10 +401,9 @@
             if (compressSnapshot) {
                 ByteArrayInputStream in = new ByteArrayInputStream(data);
                 InflaterInputStream decompressor = new InflaterInputStream(in);
-                ByteStreams.toByteArray(decompressor);
-                this.state = SERIALIZER.decode(ByteStreams.toByteArray(decompressor));
+                this.state = DB_SERIALIZER.decode(decompressor);
             } else {
-                this.state = SERIALIZER.decode(data);
+                this.state = DB_SERIALIZER.decode(data);
             }
 
             updatesExecutor.submit(new Runnable() {
diff --git a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/service/impl/DistributedLockManager.java b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/service/impl/DistributedLockManager.java
index 74f8373..45cc7ed 100644
--- a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/service/impl/DistributedLockManager.java
+++ b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/service/impl/DistributedLockManager.java
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@
     private class LockEventMessageListener implements ClusterMessageHandler {
         @Override
         public void handle(ClusterMessage message) {
-            TableModificationEvent event = DatabaseStateMachine.SERIALIZER
+            TableModificationEvent event = ClusterMessagingProtocol.DB_SERIALIZER
                     .decode(message.payload());
             if (event.tableName().equals(ONOS_LOCK_TABLE_NAME) &&
                     event.type().equals(TableModificationEvent.Type.ROW_DELETED)) {
diff --git a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/statistic/impl/DistributedStatisticStore.java b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/statistic/impl/DistributedStatisticStore.java
index cc432a0..42fcf98 100644
--- a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/statistic/impl/DistributedStatisticStore.java
+++ b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/statistic/impl/DistributedStatisticStore.java
@@ -90,9 +90,9 @@
         protected void setupKryoPool() {
             serializerPool = KryoNamespace.newBuilder()
                     .register(KryoNamespaces.API)
+                    .nextId(KryoNamespaces.BEGIN_USER_CUSTOM_ID)
                     // register this store specific classes here
-                    .build()
-                    .populate(1);
+                    .build();
         }
     };;
 
diff --git a/core/store/dist/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/store/impl/MastershipBasedTimestampTest.java b/core/store/dist/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/store/impl/MastershipBasedTimestampTest.java
index e1da794..9832483 100644
--- a/core/store/dist/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/store/impl/MastershipBasedTimestampTest.java
+++ b/core/store/dist/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/store/impl/MastershipBasedTimestampTest.java
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
     public final void testKryoSerializableWithHandcraftedSerializer() {
         final ByteBuffer buffer = ByteBuffer.allocate(1 * 1024 * 1024);
         final KryoNamespace kryos = KryoNamespace.newBuilder()
-                .register(MastershipBasedTimestamp.class, new MastershipBasedTimestampSerializer())
+                .register(new MastershipBasedTimestampSerializer(), MastershipBasedTimestamp.class)
                 .build();
 
         kryos.serialize(TS_1_2, buffer);
diff --git a/core/store/dist/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/store/service/impl/MapDBLogTest.java b/core/store/dist/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/store/service/impl/MapDBLogTest.java
index f14ef92..5aae159 100644
--- a/core/store/dist/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/store/service/impl/MapDBLogTest.java
+++ b/core/store/dist/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/store/service/impl/MapDBLogTest.java
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
  */
 public class MapDBLogTest {
 
-    private static final StoreSerializer SERIALIZER = ClusterMessagingProtocol.SERIALIZER;
+    private static final StoreSerializer SERIALIZER = ClusterMessagingProtocol.DB_SERIALIZER;
     private static final Entry TEST_ENTRY1 = new OperationEntry(1, "test1");
     private static final Entry TEST_ENTRY2 = new OperationEntry(2, "test12");
     private static final Entry TEST_ENTRY3 = new OperationEntry(3, "test123");
diff --git a/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/ArraysAsListSerializer.java b/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/ArraysAsListSerializer.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe54804
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/ArraysAsListSerializer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/*
+ * 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.onlab.onos.store.serializers;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.Kryo;
+import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.Serializer;
+import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.io.Input;
+import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.io.Output;
+
+/**
+ * Kryo Serializer for {@link java.util.Arrays#asList(Object...)}.
+ */
+public final class ArraysAsListSerializer extends Serializer<List<?>> {
+
+    @Override
+    public void write(Kryo kryo, Output output, List<?> object) {
+        output.writeInt(object.size(), true);
+        for (Object elm : object) {
+            kryo.writeClassAndObject(output, elm);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public List<?> read(Kryo kryo, Input input, Class<List<?>> type) {
+        final int size = input.readInt(true);
+        List<Object> list = new ArrayList<>(size);
+        for (int i = 0; i < size; ++i) {
+            list.add(kryo.readClassAndObject(input));
+        }
+        return list;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/DefaultLinkSerializer.java b/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/DefaultLinkSerializer.java
index a787012..dd02834 100644
--- a/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/DefaultLinkSerializer.java
+++ b/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/DefaultLinkSerializer.java
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
         kryo.writeClassAndObject(output, object.dst());
         kryo.writeClassAndObject(output, object.type());
         kryo.writeClassAndObject(output, object.state());
-        kryo.writeClassAndObject(output, object.isDurable());
+        output.writeBoolean(object.isDurable());
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
         ConnectPoint dst = (ConnectPoint) kryo.readClassAndObject(input);
         Type linkType = (Type) kryo.readClassAndObject(input);
         State state = (State) kryo.readClassAndObject(input);
-        boolean isDurable = (boolean) kryo.readClassAndObject(input);
+        boolean isDurable = input.readBoolean();
         return new DefaultLink(providerId, src, dst, linkType, state, isDurable);
     }
 }
diff --git a/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/ImmutableListSerializer.java b/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/ImmutableListSerializer.java
index d51f37b..8c6ee38 100644
--- a/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/ImmutableListSerializer.java
+++ b/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/ImmutableListSerializer.java
@@ -15,9 +15,8 @@
  */
 package org.onlab.onos.store.serializers;
 
-import org.onlab.util.KryoNamespace.FamilySerializer;
-
 import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.Kryo;
+import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.Serializer;
 import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.io.Input;
 import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.io.Output;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
@@ -26,7 +25,7 @@
 /**
  * Creates {@link ImmutableList} serializer instance.
  */
-public class ImmutableListSerializer extends FamilySerializer<ImmutableList<?>> {
+public class ImmutableListSerializer extends Serializer<ImmutableList<?>> {
 
     /**
      * Creates {@link ImmutableList} serializer instance.
@@ -53,12 +52,4 @@
         }
         return builder.build();
     }
-
-    @Override
-    public void registerFamilies(Kryo kryo) {
-        kryo.register(ImmutableList.of(1).getClass(), this);
-        kryo.register(ImmutableList.of(1, 2).getClass(), this);
-        // TODO register required ImmutableList variants
-    }
-
 }
diff --git a/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/ImmutableMapSerializer.java b/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/ImmutableMapSerializer.java
index 1a26ea4..85b98a9 100644
--- a/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/ImmutableMapSerializer.java
+++ b/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/ImmutableMapSerializer.java
@@ -19,9 +19,8 @@
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 
-import org.onlab.util.KryoNamespace.FamilySerializer;
-
 import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.Kryo;
+import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.Serializer;
 import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.io.Input;
 import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.io.Output;
 import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.serializers.MapSerializer;
@@ -30,7 +29,7 @@
 /**
 * Kryo Serializer for {@link ImmutableMap}.
 */
-public class ImmutableMapSerializer extends FamilySerializer<ImmutableMap<?, ?>> {
+public class ImmutableMapSerializer extends Serializer<ImmutableMap<?, ?>> {
 
     private final MapSerializer mapSerializer = new MapSerializer();
 
@@ -56,12 +55,4 @@
         Map<?, ?> map = kryo.readObject(input, HashMap.class, mapSerializer);
         return ImmutableMap.copyOf(map);
     }
-
-    @Override
-    public void registerFamilies(Kryo kryo) {
-        kryo.register(ImmutableMap.of().getClass(), this);
-        kryo.register(ImmutableMap.of(1, 2).getClass(), this);
-        kryo.register(ImmutableMap.of(1, 2, 3, 4).getClass(), this);
-        // TODO register required ImmutableMap variants
-    }
 }
diff --git a/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/ImmutableSetSerializer.java b/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/ImmutableSetSerializer.java
index f63d17d..bcba7df 100644
--- a/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/ImmutableSetSerializer.java
+++ b/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/ImmutableSetSerializer.java
@@ -18,9 +18,8 @@
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
-import org.onlab.util.KryoNamespace.FamilySerializer;
-
 import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.Kryo;
+import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.Serializer;
 import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.io.Input;
 import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.io.Output;
 import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.serializers.CollectionSerializer;
@@ -29,7 +28,7 @@
 /**
 * Kryo Serializer for {@link ImmutableSet}.
 */
-public class ImmutableSetSerializer extends FamilySerializer<ImmutableSet<?>> {
+public class ImmutableSetSerializer extends Serializer<ImmutableSet<?>> {
 
     private final CollectionSerializer serializer = new CollectionSerializer();
 
@@ -39,6 +38,7 @@
     public ImmutableSetSerializer() {
         // non-null, immutable
         super(false, true);
+        serializer.setElementsCanBeNull(false);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -52,12 +52,4 @@
         List<?> elms = kryo.readObject(input, ArrayList.class, serializer);
         return ImmutableSet.copyOf(elms);
     }
-
-    @Override
-    public void registerFamilies(Kryo kryo) {
-        kryo.register(ImmutableSet.of().getClass(), this);
-        kryo.register(ImmutableSet.of(1).getClass(), this);
-        kryo.register(ImmutableSet.of(1, 2).getClass(), this);
-        // TODO register required ImmutableSet variants
-    }
 }
diff --git a/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/KryoNamespaces.java b/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/KryoNamespaces.java
index fea74bf..264dd4a 100644
--- a/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/KryoNamespaces.java
+++ b/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/KryoNamespaces.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 import java.time.Duration;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.LinkedList;
@@ -99,6 +100,15 @@
 import org.onlab.onos.net.resource.LambdaResourceRequest;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.resource.LinkResourceRequest;
 import org.onlab.onos.store.Timestamp;
+import org.onlab.onos.store.service.BatchReadRequest;
+import org.onlab.onos.store.service.BatchWriteRequest;
+import org.onlab.onos.store.service.ReadRequest;
+import org.onlab.onos.store.service.ReadResult;
+import org.onlab.onos.store.service.ReadStatus;
+import org.onlab.onos.store.service.VersionedValue;
+import org.onlab.onos.store.service.WriteRequest;
+import org.onlab.onos.store.service.WriteResult;
+import org.onlab.onos.store.service.WriteStatus;
 import org.onlab.packet.ChassisId;
 import org.onlab.packet.IpAddress;
 import org.onlab.packet.Ip4Address;
@@ -117,41 +127,62 @@
 public final class KryoNamespaces {
 
     public static final KryoNamespace BASIC = KryoNamespace.newBuilder()
-            .register(ImmutableMap.class, new ImmutableMapSerializer())
-            .register(ImmutableList.class, new ImmutableListSerializer())
-            .register(ImmutableSet.class, new ImmutableSetSerializer())
-            .register(
-                    ArrayList.class,
-                    Arrays.asList().getClass(),
-                    HashMap.class,
-                    HashSet.class,
-                    LinkedList.class,
-                    byte[].class,
-                    Duration.class
-                    )
+            .nextId(KryoNamespace.FLOATING_ID)
+            .register(byte[].class)
+            .register(new ImmutableListSerializer(),
+                      ImmutableList.class,
+                      ImmutableList.of(1).getClass(),
+                      ImmutableList.of(1, 2).getClass())
+            .register(new ImmutableSetSerializer(),
+                      ImmutableSet.class,
+                      ImmutableSet.of().getClass(),
+                      ImmutableSet.of(1).getClass(),
+                      ImmutableSet.of(1, 2).getClass())
+            .register(new ImmutableMapSerializer(),
+                      ImmutableMap.class,
+                      ImmutableMap.of().getClass(),
+                      ImmutableMap.of("a", 1).getClass(),
+                      ImmutableMap.of("R", 2, "D", 2).getClass())
+            .register(HashMap.class)
+            .register(ArrayList.class,
+                      LinkedList.class,
+                      HashSet.class
+                      )
+            .register(new ArraysAsListSerializer(), Arrays.asList().getClass())
+            .register(Collections.singletonList(1).getClass())
+            .register(Duration.class)
             .build();
 
     /**
      * KryoNamespace which can serialize ON.lab misc classes.
      */
     public static final KryoNamespace MISC = KryoNamespace.newBuilder()
-            .register(IpPrefix.class, new IpPrefixSerializer())
-            .register(Ip4Prefix.class, new Ip4PrefixSerializer())
-            .register(Ip6Prefix.class, new Ip6PrefixSerializer())
-            .register(IpAddress.class, new IpAddressSerializer())
-            .register(Ip4Address.class, new Ip4AddressSerializer())
-            .register(Ip6Address.class, new Ip6AddressSerializer())
-            .register(MacAddress.class, new MacAddressSerializer())
+            .nextId(KryoNamespace.FLOATING_ID)
+            .register(new IpPrefixSerializer(), IpPrefix.class)
+            .register(new Ip4PrefixSerializer(), Ip4Prefix.class)
+            .register(new Ip6PrefixSerializer(), Ip6Prefix.class)
+            .register(new IpAddressSerializer(), IpAddress.class)
+            .register(new Ip4AddressSerializer(), Ip4Address.class)
+            .register(new Ip6AddressSerializer(), Ip6Address.class)
+            .register(new MacAddressSerializer(), MacAddress.class)
             .register(VlanId.class)
             .build();
 
+    /**
+     * Kryo registration Id for user custom registration.
+     */
+    public static final int BEGIN_USER_CUSTOM_ID = 300;
+
     // TODO: Populate other classes
     /**
      * KryoNamespace which can serialize API bundle classes.
      */
     public static final KryoNamespace API = KryoNamespace.newBuilder()
-            .register(MISC)
+            .nextId(KryoNamespace.INITIAL_ID)
             .register(BASIC)
+            .nextId(KryoNamespace.INITIAL_ID + 30)
+            .register(MISC)
+            .nextId(KryoNamespace.INITIAL_ID + 30 + 10)
             .register(
                     ControllerNode.State.class,
                     Device.Type.class,
@@ -242,19 +273,29 @@
                     AnnotationConstraint.class,
                     BooleanConstraint.class
                     )
-            .register(DefaultApplicationId.class, new DefaultApplicationIdSerializer())
-            .register(URI.class, new URISerializer())
-            .register(NodeId.class, new NodeIdSerializer())
-            .register(ProviderId.class, new ProviderIdSerializer())
-            .register(DeviceId.class, new DeviceIdSerializer())
-            .register(PortNumber.class, new PortNumberSerializer())
-            .register(DefaultPort.class, new DefaultPortSerializer())
-            .register(LinkKey.class, new LinkKeySerializer())
-            .register(ConnectPoint.class, new ConnectPointSerializer())
-            .register(DefaultLink.class, new DefaultLinkSerializer())
-            .register(MastershipTerm.class, new MastershipTermSerializer())
-            .register(HostLocation.class, new HostLocationSerializer())
-            .register(DefaultOutboundPacket.class, new DefaultOutboundPacketSerializer())
+            .register(new DefaultApplicationIdSerializer(), DefaultApplicationId.class)
+            .register(new URISerializer(), URI.class)
+            .register(new NodeIdSerializer(), NodeId.class)
+            .register(new ProviderIdSerializer(), ProviderId.class)
+            .register(new DeviceIdSerializer(), DeviceId.class)
+            .register(new PortNumberSerializer(), PortNumber.class)
+            .register(new DefaultPortSerializer(), DefaultPort.class)
+            .register(new LinkKeySerializer(), LinkKey.class)
+            .register(new ConnectPointSerializer(), ConnectPoint.class)
+            .register(new DefaultLinkSerializer(), DefaultLink.class)
+            .register(new MastershipTermSerializer(), MastershipTerm.class)
+            .register(new HostLocationSerializer(), HostLocation.class)
+            .register(new DefaultOutboundPacketSerializer(), DefaultOutboundPacket.class)
+            .register(ReadRequest.class)
+            .register(WriteRequest.class)
+            .register(WriteRequest.Type.class)
+            .register(WriteResult.class)
+            .register(ReadResult.class)
+            .register(BatchReadRequest.class)
+            .register(BatchWriteRequest.class)
+            .register(ReadStatus.class)
+            .register(WriteStatus.class)
+            .register(VersionedValue.class)
 
             .build();
 
diff --git a/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/KryoSerializer.java b/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/KryoSerializer.java
index da37848..4554f8c 100644
--- a/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/KryoSerializer.java
+++ b/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/KryoSerializer.java
@@ -15,10 +15,14 @@
  */
 package org.onlab.onos.store.serializers;
 
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.io.OutputStream;
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 
 import org.onlab.util.KryoNamespace;
 
+import com.google.common.base.MoreObjects;
+
 /**
  * StoreSerializer implementation using Kryo.
  */
@@ -36,8 +40,8 @@
     protected void setupKryoPool() {
         serializerPool = KryoNamespace.newBuilder()
                 .register(KryoNamespaces.API)
-                .build()
-                .populate(1);
+                .nextId(KryoNamespaces.BEGIN_USER_CUSTOM_ID)
+                .build();
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -63,4 +67,20 @@
         return serializerPool.deserialize(buffer);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void encode(Object obj, OutputStream stream) {
+        serializerPool.serialize(obj, stream);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public <T> T decode(InputStream stream) {
+        return serializerPool.deserialize(stream);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return MoreObjects.toStringHelper(getClass())
+                .add("serializerPool", serializerPool)
+                .toString();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/StoreSerializer.java b/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/StoreSerializer.java
index 8ebb0e6..a5a95ac 100644
--- a/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/StoreSerializer.java
+++ b/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/StoreSerializer.java
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
  */
 package org.onlab.onos.store.serializers;
 
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.io.OutputStream;
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 
 // TODO: To be replaced with SerializationService from IOLoop activity
@@ -40,6 +42,14 @@
     public void encode(final Object obj, ByteBuffer buffer);
 
     /**
+     * Serializes the specified object into bytes.
+     *
+     * @param obj object to be serialized
+     * @param stream to write serialized bytes
+     */
+    public void encode(final Object obj, final OutputStream stream);
+
+    /**
      * Deserializes the specified bytes into an object.
      *
      * @param bytes bytes to be deserialized
@@ -56,4 +66,13 @@
      * @param <T> decoded type
      */
     public <T> T decode(final ByteBuffer buffer);
+
+    /**
+     * Deserializes the specified bytes into an object.
+     *
+     * @param stream stream containing the bytes to be deserialized
+     * @return deserialized object
+     * @param <T> decoded type
+     */
+    public <T> T decode(final InputStream stream);
 }
diff --git a/core/store/serializers/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/KryoSerializerTest.java b/core/store/serializers/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/KryoSerializerTest.java
index ff5b250..535b996 100644
--- a/core/store/serializers/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/KryoSerializerTest.java
+++ b/core/store/serializers/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/KryoSerializerTest.java
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
 import org.onlab.util.KryoNamespace;
 
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
@@ -121,8 +122,8 @@
             protected void setupKryoPool() {
                 serializerPool = KryoNamespace.newBuilder()
                         .register(KryoNamespaces.API)
-                        .build()
-                        .populate(1);
+                        .nextId(KryoNamespaces.BEGIN_USER_CUSTOM_ID)
+                        .build();
             }
         };
     }
@@ -326,6 +327,11 @@
     }
 
     @Test
+    public void testArraysAsList() {
+        testSerializedEquals(Arrays.asList(1, 2, 3));
+    }
+
+    @Test
     public void testAnnotationConstraint() {
         testSerializable(new AnnotationConstraint("distance", 100.0));
     }
diff --git a/providers/host/bin/pom.xml b/providers/host/bin/pom.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index e3ff4d0..0000000
--- a/providers/host/bin/pom.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<!--
-  ~ 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.
-  -->
-<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
-         xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
-    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
-
-    <parent>
-        <groupId>org.onlab.onos</groupId>
-        <artifactId>onos-of-providers</artifactId>
-        <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
-        <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    </parent>
-
-    <artifactId>onos-of-provider-host</artifactId>
-    <packaging>bundle</packaging>
-
-    <description>ONOS OpenFlow protocol host provider</description>
-
-</project>
diff --git a/utils/misc/src/main/java/org/onlab/util/KryoNamespace.java b/utils/misc/src/main/java/org/onlab/util/KryoNamespace.java
index b89544e..63d5363 100644
--- a/utils/misc/src/main/java/org/onlab/util/KryoNamespace.java
+++ b/utils/misc/src/main/java/org/onlab/util/KryoNamespace.java
@@ -15,10 +15,11 @@
  */
 package org.onlab.util;
 
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.io.OutputStream;
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
-import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentLinkedQueue;
 
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.Pair;
 
@@ -27,15 +28,17 @@
 import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.io.ByteBufferInput;
 import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.io.ByteBufferOutput;
 import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.io.Input;
+import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.pool.KryoCallback;
 import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.pool.KryoFactory;
+import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.pool.KryoPool;
+import com.google.common.base.MoreObjects;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
 
-// TODO Add tests for this class.
 /**
  * Pool of Kryo instances, with classes pre-registered.
  */
 //@ThreadSafe
-public final class KryoNamespace implements KryoFactory {
+public final class KryoNamespace implements KryoFactory, KryoPool {
 
     /**
      * Default buffer size used for serialization.
@@ -45,17 +48,35 @@
     public static final int DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE = 4096;
     public static final int MAX_BUFFER_SIZE = 100 * 1000 * 1000;
 
-    private final ConcurrentLinkedQueue<Kryo> pool = new ConcurrentLinkedQueue<>();
-    private final ImmutableList<Pair<Class<?>, Serializer<?>>> registeredTypes;
+    /**
+     * ID to use if this KryoNamespace does not define registration id.
+     */
+    public static final int FLOATING_ID = -1;
+
+    /**
+     * Smallest ID free to use for user defined registrations.
+     */
+    public static final int INITIAL_ID = 11;
+
+
+    private final KryoPool pool = new KryoPool.Builder(this)
+                                        .softReferences()
+                                        .build();
+
+    private final ImmutableList<RegistrationBlock> registeredBlocks;
+
     private final boolean registrationRequired;
 
+
     /**
      * KryoNamespace builder.
      */
     //@NotThreadSafe
     public static final class Builder {
 
-        private final List<Pair<Class<?>, Serializer<?>>> types = new ArrayList<>();
+        private int blockHeadId = INITIAL_ID;
+        private List<Pair<Class<?>, Serializer<?>>> types = new ArrayList<>();
+        private List<RegistrationBlock> blocks = new ArrayList<>();
         private boolean registrationRequired = true;
 
         /**
@@ -64,7 +85,27 @@
          * @return KryoNamespace
          */
         public KryoNamespace build() {
-            return new KryoNamespace(types, registrationRequired);
+            if (!types.isEmpty()) {
+                blocks.add(new RegistrationBlock(this.blockHeadId, types));
+            }
+            return new KryoNamespace(blocks, registrationRequired).populate(1);
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Sets the next Kryo registration Id for following register entries.
+         *
+         * @param id Kryo registration Id
+         * @return this
+         *
+         * @see Kryo#register(Class, Serializer, int)
+         */
+        public Builder nextId(final int id) {
+            if (!types.isEmpty()) {
+                blocks.add(new RegistrationBlock(this.blockHeadId, types));
+                types = new ArrayList<>();
+            }
+            this.blockHeadId = id;
+            return this;
         }
 
         /**
@@ -75,7 +116,7 @@
          */
         public Builder register(final Class<?>... expectedTypes) {
             for (Class<?> clazz : expectedTypes) {
-                types.add(Pair.<Class<?>, Serializer<?>>of(clazz, null));
+                types.add(Pair.of(clazz, null));
             }
             return this;
         }
@@ -83,26 +124,54 @@
         /**
          * Registers a class and it's serializer.
          *
-         * @param clazz the class to register
+         * @param classes list of classes to register
          * @param serializer serializer to use for the class
          * @return this
          */
-        public Builder register(final Class<?> clazz, Serializer<?> serializer) {
-            types.add(Pair.<Class<?>, Serializer<?>>of(clazz, serializer));
+        public Builder register(Serializer<?> serializer, final Class<?>... classes) {
+            for (Class<?> clazz : classes) {
+                types.add(Pair.of(clazz, serializer));
+            }
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        private Builder register(RegistrationBlock block) {
+            if (block.begin() != FLOATING_ID) {
+                // flush pending types
+                nextId(block.begin());
+                blocks.add(block);
+                nextId(block.begin() + block.types().size());
+            } else {
+                // flush pending types
+                final int addedBlockBegin = blockHeadId + types.size();
+                nextId(addedBlockBegin);
+                blocks.add(new RegistrationBlock(addedBlockBegin, block.types()));
+                nextId(addedBlockBegin + block.types().size());
+            }
             return this;
         }
 
         /**
          * Registers all the class registered to given KryoNamespace.
          *
-         * @param pool KryoNamespace
+         * @param ns KryoNamespace
          * @return this
          */
-        public Builder register(final KryoNamespace pool) {
-            types.addAll(pool.registeredTypes);
+        public Builder register(final KryoNamespace ns) {
+            for (RegistrationBlock block : ns.registeredBlocks) {
+                this.register(block);
+            }
             return this;
         }
 
+        /**
+         * Sets the registrationRequired flag.
+         *
+         * @param registrationRequired Kryo's registrationRequired flag
+         * @return this
+         *
+         * @see Kryo#setRegistrationRequired(boolean)
+         */
         public Builder setRegistrationRequired(boolean registrationRequired) {
             this.registrationRequired = registrationRequired;
             return this;
@@ -124,8 +193,8 @@
      * @param registeredTypes types to register
      * @param registrationRequired
      */
-    private KryoNamespace(final List<Pair<Class<?>, Serializer<?>>> registeredTypes, boolean registrationRequired) {
-        this.registeredTypes = ImmutableList.copyOf(registeredTypes);
+    private KryoNamespace(final List<RegistrationBlock> registeredTypes, boolean registrationRequired) {
+        this.registeredBlocks = ImmutableList.copyOf(registeredTypes);
         this.registrationRequired = registrationRequired;
     }
 
@@ -136,39 +205,14 @@
      * @return this
      */
     public KryoNamespace populate(int instances) {
-        List<Kryo> kryos = new ArrayList<>(instances);
+
         for (int i = 0; i < instances; ++i) {
-            kryos.add(create());
+            release(create());
         }
-        pool.addAll(kryos);
         return this;
     }
 
     /**
-     * Gets a Kryo instance from the pool.
-     *
-     * @return Kryo instance
-     */
-    public Kryo getKryo() {
-        Kryo kryo = pool.poll();
-        if (kryo == null) {
-            return create();
-        }
-        return kryo;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Returns a Kryo instance to the pool.
-     *
-     * @param kryo instance obtained from this pool.
-     */
-    public void putKryo(Kryo kryo) {
-        if (kryo != null) {
-            pool.add(kryo);
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
      * Serializes given object to byte array using Kryo instance in pool.
      * <p>
      * Note: Serialized bytes must be smaller than {@link #MAX_BUFFER_SIZE}.
@@ -189,13 +233,13 @@
      */
     public byte[] serialize(final Object obj, final int bufferSize) {
         ByteBufferOutput out = new ByteBufferOutput(bufferSize, MAX_BUFFER_SIZE);
-        Kryo kryo = getKryo();
+        Kryo kryo = borrow();
         try {
             kryo.writeClassAndObject(out, obj);
             out.flush();
             return out.toBytes();
         } finally {
-            putKryo(kryo);
+            release(kryo);
         }
     }
 
@@ -207,12 +251,40 @@
      */
     public void serialize(final Object obj, final ByteBuffer buffer) {
         ByteBufferOutput out = new ByteBufferOutput(buffer);
-        Kryo kryo = getKryo();
+        Kryo kryo = borrow();
         try {
             kryo.writeClassAndObject(out, obj);
             out.flush();
         } finally {
-            putKryo(kryo);
+            release(kryo);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Serializes given object to OutputStream using Kryo instance in pool.
+     *
+     * @param obj Object to serialize
+     * @param stream to write to
+     */
+    public void serialize(final Object obj, final OutputStream stream) {
+        serialize(obj, stream, DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Serializes given object to OutputStream using Kryo instance in pool.
+     *
+     * @param obj Object to serialize
+     * @param stream to write to
+     * @param bufferSize size of the buffer in front of the stream
+     */
+    public void serialize(final Object obj, final OutputStream stream, final int bufferSize) {
+        ByteBufferOutput out = new ByteBufferOutput(stream, bufferSize);
+        Kryo kryo = borrow();
+        try {
+            kryo.writeClassAndObject(out, obj);
+            out.flush();
+        } finally {
+            release(kryo);
         }
     }
 
@@ -225,13 +297,13 @@
      */
     public <T> T deserialize(final byte[] bytes) {
         Input in = new Input(bytes);
-        Kryo kryo = getKryo();
+        Kryo kryo = borrow();
         try {
             @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
             T obj = (T) kryo.readClassAndObject(in);
             return obj;
         } finally {
-            putKryo(kryo);
+            release(kryo);
         }
     }
 
@@ -244,18 +316,49 @@
      */
     public <T> T deserialize(final ByteBuffer buffer) {
         ByteBufferInput in = new ByteBufferInput(buffer);
-        Kryo kryo = getKryo();
+        Kryo kryo = borrow();
         try {
             @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
             T obj = (T) kryo.readClassAndObject(in);
             return obj;
         } finally {
-            putKryo(kryo);
+            release(kryo);
         }
     }
 
     /**
-     * Creates a Kryo instance with {@link #registeredTypes} pre-registered.
+     * Deserializes given InputStream to an Object using Kryo instance in pool.
+     *
+     * @param stream input stream
+     * @param <T> deserialized Object type
+     * @return deserialized Object
+     */
+    public <T> T deserialize(final InputStream stream) {
+        return deserialize(stream, DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Deserializes given InputStream to an Object using Kryo instance in pool.
+     *
+     * @param stream input stream
+     * @param <T> deserialized Object type
+     * @return deserialized Object
+     * @param bufferSize size of the buffer in front of the stream
+     */
+    public <T> T deserialize(final InputStream stream, final int bufferSize) {
+        ByteBufferInput in = new ByteBufferInput(stream, bufferSize);
+        Kryo kryo = borrow();
+        try {
+            @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+            T obj = (T) kryo.readClassAndObject(in);
+            return obj;
+        } finally {
+            release(kryo);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a Kryo instance.
      *
      * @return Kryo instance
      */
@@ -263,42 +366,68 @@
     public Kryo create() {
         Kryo kryo = new Kryo();
         kryo.setRegistrationRequired(registrationRequired);
-        for (Pair<Class<?>, Serializer<?>> registry : registeredTypes) {
-            final Serializer<?> serializer = registry.getRight();
-            if (serializer == null) {
-                kryo.register(registry.getLeft());
-            } else {
-                kryo.register(registry.getLeft(), serializer);
-                if (serializer instanceof FamilySerializer) {
-                    FamilySerializer<?> fser = (FamilySerializer<?>) serializer;
-                    fser.registerFamilies(kryo);
+        for (RegistrationBlock block : registeredBlocks) {
+            int id = block.begin();
+            if (id == FLOATING_ID) {
+                id = kryo.getNextRegistrationId();
+            }
+            for (Pair<Class<?>, Serializer<?>> entry : block.types()) {
+                final Serializer<?> serializer = entry.getRight();
+                if (serializer == null) {
+                    kryo.register(entry.getLeft(), id++);
+                } else {
+                    kryo.register(entry.getLeft(), serializer, id++);
                 }
             }
         }
         return kryo;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Serializer implementation, which required registration of family of Classes.
-     * @param <T> base type of this serializer.
-     */
-    public abstract static class FamilySerializer<T> extends Serializer<T> {
+    @Override
+    public Kryo borrow() {
+        return pool.borrow();
+    }
 
+    @Override
+    public void release(Kryo kryo) {
+        pool.release(kryo);
+    }
 
-        public FamilySerializer(boolean acceptsNull) {
-            super(acceptsNull);
+    @Override
+    public <T> T run(KryoCallback<T> callback) {
+        return pool.run(callback);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return MoreObjects.toStringHelper(getClass())
+                    .add("registeredBlocks", registeredBlocks)
+                    .toString();
+    }
+
+    static final class RegistrationBlock {
+        private final int begin;
+        private final ImmutableList<Pair<Class<?>, Serializer<?>>> types;
+
+        public RegistrationBlock(int begin, List<Pair<Class<?>, Serializer<?>>> types) {
+            this.begin = begin;
+            this.types = ImmutableList.copyOf(types);
         }
 
-        public FamilySerializer(boolean acceptsNull, boolean immutable) {
-            super(acceptsNull, immutable);
+        public int begin() {
+            return begin;
         }
 
-        /**
-         * Registers other classes this Serializer supports.
-         *
-         * @param kryo instance to register classes to
-         */
-        public void registerFamilies(Kryo kryo) {
+        public ImmutableList<Pair<Class<?>, Serializer<?>>> types() {
+            return types;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public String toString() {
+            return MoreObjects.toStringHelper(getClass())
+                    .add("begin", begin)
+                    .add("types", types)
+                    .toString();
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/utils/netty/src/main/java/org/onlab/netty/Endpoint.java b/utils/netty/src/main/java/org/onlab/netty/Endpoint.java
index ca24e4f..50bc58d 100644
--- a/utils/netty/src/main/java/org/onlab/netty/Endpoint.java
+++ b/utils/netty/src/main/java/org/onlab/netty/Endpoint.java
@@ -22,20 +22,11 @@
 /**
  * Representation of a TCP/UDP communication end point.
  */
-public class Endpoint {
+public final class Endpoint {
 
     private final int port;
     private final String host;
 
-    /**
-     * Used for serialization.
-     */
-    @SuppressWarnings("unused")
-    private Endpoint() {
-        port = 0;
-        host = null;
-    }
-
     public Endpoint(String host, int port) {
         this.host = host;
         this.port = port;
diff --git a/utils/netty/src/main/java/org/onlab/netty/InternalMessage.java b/utils/netty/src/main/java/org/onlab/netty/InternalMessage.java
index a981c34..40b529e 100644
--- a/utils/netty/src/main/java/org/onlab/netty/InternalMessage.java
+++ b/utils/netty/src/main/java/org/onlab/netty/InternalMessage.java
@@ -34,6 +34,13 @@
     // Must be created using the Builder.
     private InternalMessage() {}
 
+    InternalMessage(long id, Endpoint sender, String type, byte[] payload) {
+        this.id = id;
+        this.sender = sender;
+        this.type = type;
+        this.payload = payload;
+    }
+
     public long id() {
         return id;
     }
diff --git a/utils/netty/src/main/java/org/onlab/netty/KryoSerializer.java b/utils/netty/src/main/java/org/onlab/netty/KryoSerializer.java
index 435225c..6118c49 100644
--- a/utils/netty/src/main/java/org/onlab/netty/KryoSerializer.java
+++ b/utils/netty/src/main/java/org/onlab/netty/KryoSerializer.java
@@ -17,11 +17,13 @@
 
 import org.onlab.util.KryoNamespace;
 
-import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.HashMap;
+import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.Kryo;
+import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.Serializer;
+import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.io.Input;
+import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.io.Output;
 
-//FIXME: Should be move out to test or app
+import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
+
 /**
  * Kryo Serializer.
  */
@@ -37,17 +39,11 @@
      * Sets up the common serialzers pool.
      */
     protected void setupKryoPool() {
-        // FIXME Slice out types used in common to separate pool/namespace.
         serializerPool = KryoNamespace.newBuilder()
-                .register(ArrayList.class,
-                          HashMap.class,
-                          ArrayList.class,
-                          InternalMessage.class,
-                          Endpoint.class,
-                          byte[].class
-                )
-                .build()
-                .populate(1);
+                .register(byte[].class)
+                .register(new InternalMessageSerializer(), InternalMessage.class)
+                .register(new EndPointSerializer(), Endpoint.class)
+                .build();
     }
 
 
@@ -66,4 +62,45 @@
     public void encode(Object obj, ByteBuffer buffer) {
         serializerPool.serialize(obj, buffer);
     }
+
+    public static final class InternalMessageSerializer
+            extends Serializer<InternalMessage> {
+
+        @Override
+        public void write(Kryo kryo, Output output, InternalMessage object) {
+            output.writeLong(object.id());
+            kryo.writeClassAndObject(output, object.sender());
+            output.writeString(object.type());
+            output.writeInt(object.payload().length, true);
+            output.writeBytes(object.payload());
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public InternalMessage read(Kryo kryo, Input input,
+                                    Class<InternalMessage> type) {
+            long id = input.readLong();
+            Endpoint sender = (Endpoint) kryo.readClassAndObject(input);
+            String msgtype = input.readString();
+            int length = input.readInt(true);
+            byte[] payload = input.readBytes(length);
+            return new InternalMessage(id, sender, msgtype, payload);
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    public static final class EndPointSerializer extends Serializer<Endpoint> {
+
+        @Override
+        public void write(Kryo kryo, Output output, Endpoint object) {
+            output.writeString(object.host());
+            output.writeInt(object.port());
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public Endpoint read(Kryo kryo, Input input, Class<Endpoint> type) {
+            String host = input.readString();
+            int port = input.readInt();
+            return new Endpoint(host, port);
+        }
+    }
 }