diff --git a/apps/kafka-integration/core/src/main/java/org/onosproject/kafkaintegration/listener/DeviceEventsListener.java b/apps/kafka-integration/core/src/main/java/org/onosproject/kafkaintegration/listener/DeviceEventsListener.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.kafkaintegration.listener;
+
+import com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessage;
+import org.onosproject.event.ListenerService;
+import org.onosproject.kafkaintegration.api.dto.OnosEvent.Type;
+import org.onosproject.kafkaintegration.converter.ConversionFactory;
+import org.onosproject.kafkaintegration.converter.EventConverter;
+import org.onosproject.kafkaintegration.impl.KafkaPublisherManager;
+import org.onosproject.net.device.DeviceEvent;
+import org.onosproject.net.device.DeviceListener;
+import org.onosproject.net.device.DeviceService;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+import static org.onosproject.kafkaintegration.api.dto.OnosEvent.Type.DEVICE;
+
+/**
+ * Listens for ONOS Device events.
+ *
+ */
+public final class DeviceEventsListener implements OnosEventListener {
+
+    private final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(getClass());
+
+    private boolean listenerRunning = false;
+
+    private InnerListener listener = null;
+    // Exists to defeat instantiation
+    private DeviceEventsListener() {
+    }
+
+    private static class SingletonHolder {
+        private static final DeviceEventsListener INSTANCE =
+                new DeviceEventsListener();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a static reference to the Listener Factory.
+     *
+     * @return singleton object
+     */
+    public static DeviceEventsListener getInstance() {
+        return SingletonHolder.INSTANCE;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void startListener(Type e, ListenerService<?, ?> service) {
+        if (!listenerRunning) {
+            listener = new InnerListener();
+            DeviceService deviceService = (DeviceService) service;
+            deviceService.addListener(listener);
+            listenerRunning = true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private class InnerListener implements DeviceListener {
+
+        @Override
+        public void event(DeviceEvent arg0) {
+
+            // Convert the event to protobuf format
+            ConversionFactory conversionFactory =
+                    ConversionFactory.getInstance();
+            EventConverter converter = conversionFactory.getConverter(DEVICE);
+            GeneratedMessage message = converter.convertToProtoMessage(arg0);
+
+            // Call Dispatcher and publish event
+            KafkaPublisherManager.getInstance().publish(DEVICE, message);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void stopListener(Type e, ListenerService<?, ?> service) {
+        if (listenerRunning) {
+            DeviceService deviceService = (DeviceService) service;
+            deviceService.removeListener(listener);
+            listener = null;
+            listenerRunning = false;
+        }
+    }
+
+}
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