diff --git a/drivers/bmv2/src/main/java/org/onosproject/drivers/bmv2/api/runtime/Bmv2PreGroupHandle.java b/drivers/bmv2/src/main/java/org/onosproject/drivers/bmv2/api/runtime/Bmv2PreGroupHandle.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2018-present Open Networking Foundation
+ *
+ * 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.drivers.bmv2.api.runtime;
+
+
+import com.google.common.base.MoreObjects;
+import com.google.common.base.Objects;
+import org.onosproject.net.DeviceId;
+
+/**
+ * Global identifier of a BMv2 PRE group applied to a device, uniquely defined
+ * by a device ID and group ID.
+ */
+public final class Bmv2PreGroupHandle extends Bmv2Handle<Bmv2PreGroup> {
+
+    private Bmv2PreGroupHandle(DeviceId deviceId, Bmv2PreGroup group) {
+        super(deviceId, group);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new handle for the given device ID and BMv2 PRE group.
+     *
+     * @param deviceId device ID
+     * @param group    BMv2 PRE group
+     * @return BMv2 PRE group handle
+     */
+    public static Bmv2PreGroupHandle of(DeviceId deviceId,
+                                        Bmv2PreGroup group) {
+        return new Bmv2PreGroupHandle(deviceId, group);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        return Objects.hashCode(deviceId(),
+                                bmv2Entity().groupId());
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object o) {
+        if (this == o) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass()) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        Bmv2PreGroupHandle that = (Bmv2PreGroupHandle) o;
+        return Objects.equal(deviceId(), that.deviceId()) &&
+                Objects.equal(bmv2Entity().groupId(), that.bmv2Entity().groupId());
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return MoreObjects.toStringHelper(this)
+                .add("deviceId", deviceId())
+                .add("groupId", bmv2Entity().groupId())
+                .toString();
+    }
+}