diff --git a/providers/lldpcommon/pom.xml b/providers/lldpcommon/pom.xml
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+<?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/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+    <parent>
+        <artifactId>onos-providers</artifactId>
+        <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
+        <version>1.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
+    </parent>
+
+
+    <artifactId>onos-lldp-provider-common</artifactId>
+    <packaging>bundle</packaging>
+
+    <description>Common code for providers that use LLDP.</description>
+
+    <dependencies>
+
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
+            <artifactId>onlab-osgi</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
+
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>junit</groupId>
+            <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+            <version>4.11</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.easymock</groupId>
+            <artifactId>easymock</artifactId>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
+            <artifactId>onos-api</artifactId>
+            <version>${project.version}</version>
+            <classifier>tests</classifier>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+
+    </dependencies>
+
+</project>
diff --git a/providers/lldpcommon/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/lldpcommon/LinkDiscovery.java b/providers/lldpcommon/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/lldpcommon/LinkDiscovery.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2014-2015 Open Networking Laboratory
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.onosproject.provider.lldpcommon;
+
+import com.google.common.collect.Sets;
+
+import org.jboss.netty.util.Timeout;
+import org.jboss.netty.util.TimerTask;
+import org.onlab.packet.Ethernet;
+import org.onlab.packet.ONOSLLDP;
+import org.onlab.util.Timer;
+import org.onosproject.net.ConnectPoint;
+import org.onosproject.net.Device;
+import org.onosproject.net.DeviceId;
+import org.onosproject.net.Link.Type;
+import org.onosproject.net.LinkKey;
+import org.onosproject.net.Port;
+import org.onosproject.net.PortNumber;
+import org.onosproject.net.link.DefaultLinkDescription;
+import org.onosproject.net.link.LinkDescription;
+import org.onosproject.net.packet.DefaultOutboundPacket;
+import org.onosproject.net.packet.OutboundPacket;
+import org.onosproject.net.packet.PacketContext;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+
+import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+import static java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS;
+import static org.onosproject.net.PortNumber.portNumber;
+import static org.onosproject.net.flow.DefaultTrafficTreatment.builder;
+import static org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger;
+import static org.onosproject.cluster.ClusterMetadata.NO_NAME;
+
+/**
+ * Run discovery process from a physical switch. Ports are initially labeled as
+ * slow ports. When an LLDP is successfully received, label the remote port as
+ * fast. Every probeRate milliseconds, loop over all fast ports and send an
+ * LLDP, send an LLDP for a single slow port. Based on FlowVisor topology
+ * discovery implementation.
+ */
+public class LinkDiscovery implements TimerTask {
+
+    private final Logger log = getLogger(getClass());
+
+    private static final String SRC_MAC = "DE:AD:BE:EF:BA:11";
+
+    private final Device device;
+    private final LinkDiscoveryContext context;
+
+    private final Ethernet ethPacket;
+    private final Ethernet bddpEth;
+
+    private Timeout timeout;
+    private volatile boolean isStopped;
+    // This LinkDiscovery can handle remote link probes (default false).
+    private volatile boolean fingerprinted;
+    // Set of ports to be probed
+    private final Set<Long> ports = Sets.newConcurrentHashSet();
+
+    /**
+     * Instantiates discovery manager for the given physical switch. Creates a
+     * generic LLDP packet that will be customized for the port it is sent out on.
+     * Starts the the timer for the discovery process.
+     *
+     * @param device  the physical switch
+     * @param context discovery context
+     */
+    public LinkDiscovery(Device device, LinkDiscoveryContext context) {
+        this.device = device;
+        this.context = context;
+
+        ethPacket = new Ethernet();
+        ethPacket.setEtherType(Ethernet.TYPE_LLDP);
+        ethPacket.setDestinationMACAddress(ONOSLLDP.LLDP_NICIRA);
+        ethPacket.setPad(true);
+
+        bddpEth = new Ethernet();
+        bddpEth.setEtherType(Ethernet.TYPE_BSN);
+        bddpEth.setDestinationMACAddress(ONOSLLDP.BDDP_MULTICAST);
+        bddpEth.setPad(true);
+
+        fingerprinted = false;
+        isStopped = true;
+        start();
+        log.debug("Started discovery manager for switch {}", device.id());
+
+    }
+
+    public synchronized void stop() {
+        if (!isStopped) {
+            isStopped = true;
+            timeout.cancel();
+        } else {
+            log.warn("LinkDiscovery stopped multiple times?");
+        }
+    }
+
+    public synchronized void start() {
+        if (isStopped) {
+            isStopped = false;
+            timeout = Timer.getTimer().newTimeout(this, 0, MILLISECONDS);
+        } else {
+            log.warn("LinkDiscovery started multiple times?");
+        }
+    }
+
+    public synchronized boolean isStopped() {
+        return isStopped || timeout.isCancelled();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Add physical port to discovery process.
+     * Send out initial LLDP and label it as slow port.
+     *
+     * @param port the port
+     */
+    public void addPort(Port port) {
+        boolean newPort = ports.add(port.number().toLong());
+        boolean isMaster = context.mastershipService().isLocalMaster(device.id());
+        if (newPort && isMaster) {
+            log.debug("Sending initial probe to port {}@{}", port.number().toLong(), device.id());
+            sendProbes(port.number().toLong());
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * removed physical port from discovery process.
+     * @param port the port number
+     */
+    public void removePort(PortNumber port) {
+        ports.remove(port.toLong());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Handles an incoming LLDP packet. Creates link in topology and adds the
+     * link for staleness tracking.
+     *
+     * @param packetContext packet context
+     * @return true if handled
+     */
+    public boolean handleLldp(PacketContext packetContext) {
+        Ethernet eth = packetContext.inPacket().parsed();
+        if (eth == null) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        ONOSLLDP onoslldp = ONOSLLDP.parseONOSLLDP(eth);
+        if (onoslldp != null) {
+            if (notMy(onoslldp)) {
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            PortNumber srcPort = portNumber(onoslldp.getPort());
+            PortNumber dstPort = packetContext.inPacket().receivedFrom().port();
+            DeviceId srcDeviceId = DeviceId.deviceId(onoslldp.getDeviceString());
+            DeviceId dstDeviceId = packetContext.inPacket().receivedFrom().deviceId();
+
+            ConnectPoint src = new ConnectPoint(srcDeviceId, srcPort);
+            ConnectPoint dst = new ConnectPoint(dstDeviceId, dstPort);
+
+            LinkDescription ld = eth.getEtherType() == Ethernet.TYPE_LLDP ?
+                    new DefaultLinkDescription(src, dst, Type.DIRECT) :
+                    new DefaultLinkDescription(src, dst, Type.INDIRECT);
+
+            try {
+                context.providerService().linkDetected(ld);
+                context.touchLink(LinkKey.linkKey(src, dst));
+            } catch (IllegalStateException e) {
+                return true;
+            }
+            return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    // true if *NOT* this cluster's own probe.
+    private boolean notMy(ONOSLLDP onoslldp) {
+        if (onoslldp.getDomainTLV() == null) {
+            // not finger-printed - but we can check the source
+            DeviceId src = DeviceId.deviceId(onoslldp.getDeviceString());
+            if (context.deviceService().getDevice(src) == null) {
+                return true;
+            }
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        String us = context.fingerprint();
+        String them = onoslldp.getDomainString();
+        // if: Our and/or their MetadataService in poorly state, conservative 'yes'
+        if (NO_NAME.equals(us) || NO_NAME.equals(them)) {
+            return true;
+        } else {
+            return !us.equals(them);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Execute this method every t milliseconds. Loops over all ports
+     * labeled as fast and sends out an LLDP. Send out an LLDP on a single slow
+     * port.
+     *
+     * @param t timeout
+     */
+    @Override
+    public void run(Timeout t) {
+        if (isStopped()) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (context.mastershipService().isLocalMaster(device.id())) {
+            log.trace("Sending probes from {}", device.id());
+            ports.forEach(this::sendProbes);
+        }
+
+        if (!isStopped()) {
+            timeout = Timer.getTimer().newTimeout(this, context.probeRate(), MILLISECONDS);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates packet_out LLDP for specified output port.
+     *
+     * @param port the port
+     * @return Packet_out message with LLDP data
+     */
+    private OutboundPacket createOutBoundLldp(Long port) {
+        if (port == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        ONOSLLDP lldp = getLinkProbe(port);
+        ethPacket.setSourceMACAddress(SRC_MAC).setPayload(lldp);
+        return new DefaultOutboundPacket(device.id(),
+                                         builder().setOutput(portNumber(port)).build(),
+                                         ByteBuffer.wrap(ethPacket.serialize()));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates packet_out BDDP for specified output port.
+     *
+     * @param port the port
+     * @return Packet_out message with LLDP data
+     */
+    private OutboundPacket createOutBoundBddp(Long port) {
+        if (port == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        ONOSLLDP lldp = getLinkProbe(port);
+        bddpEth.setSourceMACAddress(SRC_MAC).setPayload(lldp);
+        return new DefaultOutboundPacket(device.id(),
+                                         builder().setOutput(portNumber(port)).build(),
+                                         ByteBuffer.wrap(bddpEth.serialize()));
+    }
+
+    private ONOSLLDP getLinkProbe(Long port) {
+        return fingerprinted
+                ? ONOSLLDP.fingerprintedLLDP(device.id().toString(), device.chassisId(),
+                                             port.intValue(), context.fingerprint())
+                : ONOSLLDP.onosLLDP(device.id().toString(), device.chassisId(),
+                                    port.intValue());
+    }
+
+    private void sendProbes(Long portNumber) {
+        log.trace("Sending probes out to {}@{}", portNumber, device.id());
+        OutboundPacket pkt = createOutBoundLldp(portNumber);
+        context.packetService().emit(pkt);
+        if (context.useBddp()) {
+            OutboundPacket bpkt = createOutBoundBddp(portNumber);
+            context.packetService().emit(bpkt);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public boolean containsPort(long portNumber) {
+        return ports.contains(portNumber);
+    }
+
+    public void enableFingerprint() {
+        fingerprinted = true;
+    }
+
+    public void disableFingerprint() {
+        fingerprinted = false;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/providers/lldpcommon/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/lldpcommon/LinkDiscoveryContext.java b/providers/lldpcommon/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/lldpcommon/LinkDiscoveryContext.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2016 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.lldpcommon;
+
+import org.onosproject.mastership.MastershipService;
+import org.onosproject.net.LinkKey;
+import org.onosproject.net.device.DeviceService;
+import org.onosproject.net.link.LinkProviderService;
+import org.onosproject.net.packet.PacketService;
+
+/**
+ * Shared context for use by link discovery.
+ */
+public interface LinkDiscoveryContext {
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the shared mastership service reference.
+     *
+     * @return mastership service
+     */
+    MastershipService mastershipService();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the shared link provider service reference.
+     *
+     * @return link provider service
+     */
+    LinkProviderService providerService();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the shared packet service reference.
+     *
+     * @return packet service
+     */
+    PacketService packetService();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the DeviceService reference.
+     *
+     * @return the device service interface
+     */
+    DeviceService deviceService();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the probe rate in millis.
+     *
+     * @return probe rate
+     */
+    long probeRate();
+
+    /**
+     * Indicates whether to emit BDDP.
+     *
+     * @return true to emit BDDP
+     */
+    boolean useBddp();
+
+    /**
+     * Touches the link identified by the given key to indicate that it's active.
+     *
+     * @param key link key
+     */
+    void touchLink(LinkKey key);
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the cluster-wide unique identifier.
+     *
+     * @return the cluster identifier
+     */
+    String fingerprint();
+}
diff --git a/providers/lldpcommon/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/lldpcommon/package-info.java b/providers/lldpcommon/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/lldpcommon/package-info.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2016 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.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Shared code for providers that use LLDP.
+ */
+package org.onosproject.provider.lldpcommon;