diff --git a/net/core/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/impl/SimpleDeviceManager.java b/net/core/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/impl/SimpleDeviceManager.java
index 767169a..dc18065 100644
--- a/net/core/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/impl/SimpleDeviceManager.java
+++ b/net/core/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/impl/SimpleDeviceManager.java
@@ -41,11 +41,13 @@
 
     @Override
     public DeviceProviderService register(DeviceProvider provider) {
+        log.info("Registering provider {}", provider.id());
         return broker.register(provider);
     }
 
     @Override
     public void unregister(DeviceProvider provider) {
+        log.info("Unregistering provider {}", provider.id());
         broker.unregister(provider);
     }
 
diff --git a/providers/of/device/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/provider/of/device/impl/OpenFlowDeviceProvider.java b/providers/of/device/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/provider/of/device/impl/OpenFlowDeviceProvider.java
index 2cd29af..af214d3 100644
--- a/providers/of/device/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/provider/of/device/impl/OpenFlowDeviceProvider.java
+++ b/providers/of/device/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/provider/of/device/impl/OpenFlowDeviceProvider.java
@@ -5,7 +5,13 @@
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Deactivate;
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Reference;
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.ReferenceCardinality;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.Device;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.MastershipRole;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.device.DeviceProvider;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.device.DeviceProviderBroker;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.device.DeviceProviderService;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.provider.AbstractProvider;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.provider.ProviderId;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
@@ -13,24 +19,47 @@
  * Device provider which uses an OpenFlow controller to detect devices.
  */
 @Component
-public class OpenFlowDeviceProvider {
+public class OpenFlowDeviceProvider extends AbstractProvider implements DeviceProvider {
 
     private final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(OpenFlowDeviceProvider.class);
 
     @Reference(cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY_UNARY)
-    protected DeviceProviderBroker broker;
+    protected DeviceProviderBroker providerBroker;
+
+    private DeviceProviderService providerService;
 
 //    @Reference(cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY_UNARY)
 //    protected OpenFlowController controller;
 
+
+    /**
+     * Creates an OpenFlow device provider.
+     */
+    public OpenFlowDeviceProvider() {
+        super(new ProviderId("org.onlab.onos.provider.of.device"));
+    }
+
     @Activate
     public void activate() {
+        providerService = providerBroker.register(this);
         log.info("Started");
     }
 
     @Deactivate
     public void deactivate() {
+        providerBroker.unregister(this);
+        providerService = null;
         log.info("Stopped");
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void triggerProbe(Device device) {
+        log.info("Triggerring probe on device {}", device.id());
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void roleChanged(Device device, MastershipRole newRole) {
+        log.info("Accepting mastership role change fordevice {}", device.id());
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/providers/pom.xml b/providers/pom.xml
index 2cb0b96..71f6f0d 100644
--- a/providers/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/pom.xml
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@
         <plugins>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-scr-plugin</artifactId>
+            </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-bundle-plugin</artifactId>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>