diff --git a/protocols/lisp/msg/src/main/java/org/onosproject/lisp/msg/protocols/DefaultLispReferralRecord.java b/protocols/lisp/msg/src/main/java/org/onosproject/lisp/msg/protocols/DefaultLispReferralRecord.java
index 976fdd7..fff9185 100644
--- a/protocols/lisp/msg/src/main/java/org/onosproject/lisp/msg/protocols/DefaultLispReferralRecord.java
+++ b/protocols/lisp/msg/src/main/java/org/onosproject/lisp/msg/protocols/DefaultLispReferralRecord.java
@@ -20,10 +20,13 @@
 import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
 import io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf;
 import org.onlab.packet.DeserializationException;
+import org.onlab.util.ByteOperator;
 import org.onosproject.lisp.msg.exceptions.LispParseError;
 import org.onosproject.lisp.msg.exceptions.LispReaderException;
 import org.onosproject.lisp.msg.exceptions.LispWriterException;
+import org.onosproject.lisp.msg.protocols.DefaultLispReferral.ReferralWriter;
 import org.onosproject.lisp.msg.types.LispAfiAddress;
+import org.onosproject.lisp.msg.types.LispAfiAddress.AfiAddressWriter;
 
 import java.util.List;
 
@@ -180,15 +183,73 @@
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * A LISP message reader for ReferralRecord portion.
+     */
     public static final class ReferralRecordReader
                                 implements LispMessageReader<LispReferralRecord> {
 
+        private static final int INCOMPLETE_INDEX = 3;
+        private static final int AUTHORITATIVE_INDEX = 4;
+
+        private static final int REPLY_ACTION_SHIFT_BIT = 5;
+        private static final int RESERVED_SKIP_LENGTH = 1;
+
         @Override
         public LispReferralRecord readFrom(ByteBuf byteBuf)
                                             throws LispParseError, LispReaderException,
                                                         DeserializationException {
-            // TODO: need to implement serialization logic
-            return null;
+
+            // Record TTL -> 32 bits
+            int recordTtl = byteBuf.readInt();
+
+            // referral count -> 8 bits
+            int referralCount = byteBuf.readUnsignedByte();
+
+            // EID mask length -> 8 bits
+            byte maskLength = (byte) byteBuf.readUnsignedByte();
+
+            byte actionWithFlag = (byte) byteBuf.readUnsignedByte();
+
+            // action -> 3 bits
+            int actionByte = actionWithFlag >> REPLY_ACTION_SHIFT_BIT;
+            LispMapReplyAction action = LispMapReplyAction.valueOf(actionByte);
+            if (action == null) {
+                action = LispMapReplyAction.NoAction;
+            }
+
+            // authoritative flag -> 1 bit
+            boolean authoritative = ByteOperator.getBit((byte)
+                                    (actionWithFlag >> AUTHORITATIVE_INDEX), 0);
+
+            // incomplete flag -> 1 bit
+            boolean incomplete = ByteOperator.getBit((byte)
+                                 (actionWithFlag >> INCOMPLETE_INDEX), 0);
+
+            // let's skip the reserved field
+            byteBuf.skipBytes(RESERVED_SKIP_LENGTH);
+
+            // Map version number -> 12 bits, we treat Rsvd field is all zero
+            short mapVersionNumber = (short) byteBuf.readUnsignedShort();
+
+            LispAfiAddress eidPrefixAfi =
+                    new LispAfiAddress.AfiAddressReader().readFrom(byteBuf);
+
+            List<LispReferral> referrals = Lists.newArrayList();
+            for (int i = 0; i < referralCount; i++) {
+                referrals.add(new DefaultLispReferral.ReferralReader().readFrom(byteBuf));
+            }
+
+            return new DefaultReferralRecordBuilder()
+                            .withRecordTtl(recordTtl)
+                            .withMaskLength(maskLength)
+                            .withAction(action)
+                            .withIsAuthoritative(authoritative)
+                            .withIsIncomplete(incomplete)
+                            .withMapVersionNumber(mapVersionNumber)
+                            .withReferrals(referrals)
+                            .withEidPrefixAfi(eidPrefixAfi)
+                            .build();
         }
     }
 
@@ -198,10 +259,60 @@
     public static final class ReferralRecordWriter
                                 implements LispMessageWriter<LispReferralRecord> {
 
+        private static final int REPLY_ACTION_SHIFT_BIT = 5;
+        private static final int INCOMPLETE_SHIFT_BIT = 3;
+        private static final int AUTHORITATIVE_SHIFT_BIT = 4;
+
+        private static final int ENABLE_BIT = 1;
+        private static final int DISABLE_BIT = 0;
+
+        private static final int UNUSED_ZERO = 0;
+
         @Override
         public void writeTo(ByteBuf byteBuf, LispReferralRecord message)
                                                     throws LispWriterException {
-            // TODO: need to implement serialization logic
+            // record TTL
+            byteBuf.writeInt(message.getRecordTtl());
+
+            // referral count
+            byteBuf.writeByte((byte) message.getReferrals().size());
+
+            // EID mask length
+            byteBuf.writeByte(message.getMaskLength());
+
+            // reply action
+            byte action = (byte) (message.getAction().getAction() << REPLY_ACTION_SHIFT_BIT);
+
+            // authoritative bit
+            byte authoritative = DISABLE_BIT;
+            if (message.isAuthoritative()) {
+                authoritative = ENABLE_BIT << AUTHORITATIVE_SHIFT_BIT;
+            }
+
+            // incomplete bit
+            byte incomplete = DISABLE_BIT;
+            if (message.isIncomplete()) {
+                incomplete = ENABLE_BIT << INCOMPLETE_SHIFT_BIT;
+            }
+
+            byteBuf.writeByte((byte) (action + authoritative + incomplete));
+
+            // fill zero into reserved field
+            byteBuf.writeByte((short) UNUSED_ZERO);
+
+            // map version number
+            byteBuf.writeShort(message.getMapVersionNumber());
+
+            // EID prefix AFI with EID prefix
+            AfiAddressWriter afiAddressWriter = new AfiAddressWriter();
+            afiAddressWriter.writeTo(byteBuf, message.getEidPrefixAfi());
+
+            // serialize referrals
+            ReferralWriter referralWriter = new ReferralWriter();
+            List<LispReferral> referrals = message.getReferrals();
+            for (int i = 0; i < referrals.size(); i++) {
+                referralWriter.writeTo(byteBuf, referrals.get(i));
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/protocols/lisp/msg/src/test/java/org/onosproject/lisp/msg/protocols/DefaultLispReferralRecordTest.java b/protocols/lisp/msg/src/test/java/org/onosproject/lisp/msg/protocols/DefaultLispReferralRecordTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e3deaf5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/protocols/lisp/msg/src/test/java/org/onosproject/lisp/msg/protocols/DefaultLispReferralRecordTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2017-present 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.lisp.msg.protocols;
+
+import com.google.common.testing.EqualsTester;
+import io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf;
+import io.netty.buffer.Unpooled;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.onlab.packet.DeserializationException;
+import org.onlab.packet.IpAddress;
+import org.onosproject.lisp.msg.exceptions.LispParseError;
+import org.onosproject.lisp.msg.exceptions.LispReaderException;
+import org.onosproject.lisp.msg.exceptions.LispWriterException;
+import org.onosproject.lisp.msg.protocols.DefaultLispReferralRecord.DefaultReferralRecordBuilder;
+import org.onosproject.lisp.msg.protocols.DefaultLispReferralRecord.ReferralRecordReader;
+import org.onosproject.lisp.msg.protocols.DefaultLispReferralRecord.ReferralRecordWriter;
+import org.onosproject.lisp.msg.protocols.LispReferralRecord.ReferralRecordBuilder;
+import org.onosproject.lisp.msg.types.LispIpv4Address;
+
+import static org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.is;
+
+/**
+ * Unit tests for DefaultLispReferralRecord class.
+ */
+public final class DefaultLispReferralRecordTest {
+
+    private static final String IP_ADDRESS1 = "192.168.1.1";
+    private static final String IP_ADDRESS2 = "192.168.1.2";
+
+    private LispReferralRecord record1;
+    private LispReferralRecord sameAsRecord1;
+    private LispReferralRecord record2;
+
+    @Before
+    public void setup() {
+
+        ReferralRecordBuilder builder1 = new DefaultReferralRecordBuilder();
+
+        LispIpv4Address ipv4Address1 =
+                        new LispIpv4Address(IpAddress.valueOf(IP_ADDRESS1));
+
+        record1 = builder1
+                    .withRecordTtl(100)
+                    .withIsAuthoritative(true)
+                    .withIsIncomplete(false)
+                    .withMapVersionNumber((short) 1)
+                    .withMaskLength((byte) 0x01)
+                    .withAction(LispMapReplyAction.NativelyForward)
+                    .withEidPrefixAfi(ipv4Address1)
+                    .build();
+
+        ReferralRecordBuilder builder2 = new DefaultReferralRecordBuilder();
+
+        sameAsRecord1 = builder2
+                            .withRecordTtl(100)
+                            .withIsAuthoritative(true)
+                            .withIsIncomplete(false)
+                            .withMapVersionNumber((short) 1)
+                            .withMaskLength((byte) 0x01)
+                            .withAction(LispMapReplyAction.NativelyForward)
+                            .withEidPrefixAfi(ipv4Address1)
+                            .build();
+
+        ReferralRecordBuilder builder3 = new DefaultReferralRecordBuilder();
+
+        LispIpv4Address ipv4Address2 =
+                        new LispIpv4Address(IpAddress.valueOf(IP_ADDRESS2));
+
+        record2 = builder3
+                        .withRecordTtl(200)
+                        .withIsAuthoritative(false)
+                        .withIsIncomplete(true)
+                        .withMapVersionNumber((short) 2)
+                        .withMaskLength((byte) 0x02)
+                        .withAction(LispMapReplyAction.Drop)
+                        .withEidPrefixAfi(ipv4Address2)
+                        .build();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testEquality() {
+        new EqualsTester()
+                .addEqualityGroup(record1, sameAsRecord1)
+                .addEqualityGroup(record2).testEquals();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testConstruction() {
+        LispReferralRecord record = record1;
+
+        LispIpv4Address ipv4Address1 =
+                        new LispIpv4Address(IpAddress.valueOf(IP_ADDRESS1));
+
+        assertThat(record.getRecordTtl(), is(100));
+        assertThat(record.isAuthoritative(), is(true));
+        assertThat(record.isIncomplete(), is(false));
+        assertThat(record.getMapVersionNumber(), is((short) 1));
+        assertThat(record.getMaskLength(), is((byte) 0x01));
+        assertThat(record.getAction(), is(LispMapReplyAction.NativelyForward));
+        assertThat(record.getEidPrefixAfi(), is(ipv4Address1));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testSerialization() throws LispReaderException, LispWriterException,
+                                    LispParseError, DeserializationException {
+        ByteBuf byteBuf = Unpooled.buffer();
+
+        ReferralRecordWriter writer = new ReferralRecordWriter();
+        writer.writeTo(byteBuf, record1);
+
+        ReferralRecordReader reader = new ReferralRecordReader();
+        LispReferralRecord deserialized = reader.readFrom(byteBuf);
+
+        new EqualsTester()
+                .addEqualityGroup(record1, deserialized).testEquals();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/protocols/lisp/msg/src/test/java/org/onosproject/lisp/msg/protocols/DefaultLispReferralTest.java b/protocols/lisp/msg/src/test/java/org/onosproject/lisp/msg/protocols/DefaultLispReferralTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dca1087
--- /dev/null
+++ b/protocols/lisp/msg/src/test/java/org/onosproject/lisp/msg/protocols/DefaultLispReferralTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2017-present 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.lisp.msg.protocols;
+
+import com.google.common.testing.EqualsTester;
+import io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf;
+import io.netty.buffer.Unpooled;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.onlab.packet.DeserializationException;
+import org.onlab.packet.IpAddress;
+import org.onosproject.lisp.msg.exceptions.LispParseError;
+import org.onosproject.lisp.msg.exceptions.LispReaderException;
+import org.onosproject.lisp.msg.exceptions.LispWriterException;
+import org.onosproject.lisp.msg.protocols.DefaultLispReferral.DefaultReferralBuilder;
+import org.onosproject.lisp.msg.protocols.DefaultLispReferral.ReferralReader;
+import org.onosproject.lisp.msg.protocols.DefaultLispReferral.ReferralWriter;
+import org.onosproject.lisp.msg.protocols.LispReferral.ReferralBuilder;
+import org.onosproject.lisp.msg.types.LispIpv4Address;
+
+import static org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.is;
+
+/**
+ * Unit tests for DefaultLispReferral class.
+ */
+public final class DefaultLispReferralTest {
+
+    private static final String IP_ADDRESS1 = "192.168.1.1";
+    private static final String IP_ADDRESS2 = "192.168.1.2";
+
+    private LispReferral referral1;
+    private LispReferral sameAsReferral1;
+    private LispReferral referral2;
+
+    @Before
+    public void setup() {
+
+        ReferralBuilder builder1 = new DefaultReferralBuilder();
+
+        LispIpv4Address ipv4Address1 =
+                        new LispIpv4Address(IpAddress.valueOf(IP_ADDRESS1));
+
+        referral1 = builder1
+                        .withPriority((byte) 0x01)
+                        .withWeight((byte) 0x01)
+                        .withMulticastPriority((byte) 0x01)
+                        .withMulticastWeight((byte) 0x01)
+                        .withLocalLocator(true)
+                        .withRlocProbed(false)
+                        .withRouted(true)
+                        .withLocatorAfi(ipv4Address1)
+                        .build();
+
+        ReferralBuilder builder2 = new DefaultReferralBuilder();
+
+        sameAsReferral1 = builder2
+                            .withPriority((byte) 0x01)
+                            .withWeight((byte) 0x01)
+                            .withMulticastPriority((byte) 0x01)
+                            .withMulticastWeight((byte) 0x01)
+                            .withLocalLocator(true)
+                            .withRlocProbed(false)
+                            .withRouted(true)
+                            .withLocatorAfi(ipv4Address1)
+                            .build();
+
+        ReferralBuilder builder3 = new DefaultReferralBuilder();
+
+        LispIpv4Address ipv4Address2 =
+                        new LispIpv4Address(IpAddress.valueOf(IP_ADDRESS2));
+
+        referral2 = builder3
+                .withPriority((byte) 0x02)
+                .withWeight((byte) 0x02)
+                .withMulticastPriority((byte) 0x02)
+                .withMulticastWeight((byte) 0x02)
+                .withLocalLocator(false)
+                .withRlocProbed(true)
+                .withRouted(false)
+                .withLocatorAfi(ipv4Address2)
+                .build();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testEquality() {
+        new EqualsTester()
+                .addEqualityGroup(referral1, sameAsReferral1)
+                .addEqualityGroup(referral2).testEquals();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testConstruction() {
+        LispReferral referral = referral1;
+
+        LispIpv4Address ipv4Address =
+                        new LispIpv4Address(IpAddress.valueOf(IP_ADDRESS1));
+
+        assertThat(referral.getPriority(), is((byte) 0x01));
+        assertThat(referral.getWeight(), is((byte) 0x01));
+        assertThat(referral.getMulticastPriority(), is((byte) 0x01));
+        assertThat(referral.getMulticastWeight(), is((byte) 0x01));
+        assertThat(referral.isLocalLocator(), is(true));
+        assertThat(referral.isRlocProbed(), is(false));
+        assertThat(referral.isRouted(), is(true));
+        assertThat(referral.getLocatorAfi(), is(ipv4Address));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testSerialization() throws LispReaderException, LispWriterException,
+                                    LispParseError, DeserializationException {
+        ByteBuf byteBuf = Unpooled.buffer();
+
+        ReferralWriter writer = new ReferralWriter();
+        writer.writeTo(byteBuf, referral1);
+
+        ReferralReader reader = new ReferralReader();
+        LispReferral deserialized = reader.readFrom(byteBuf);
+
+        new EqualsTester()
+                .addEqualityGroup(referral1, deserialized).testEquals();
+    }
+}