diff --git a/core/store/serializers/pom.xml b/core/store/serializers/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f222a23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/store/serializers/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<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/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+    <parent>
+        <groupId>org.onlab.onos</groupId>
+        <artifactId>onos-core-store</artifactId>
+        <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
+    </parent>
+
+    <artifactId>onos-core-serializers</artifactId>
+    <packaging>bundle</packaging>
+
+    <description>Serializers for ONOS classes</description>
+
+    <dependencies>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.onlab.onos</groupId>
+            <artifactId>onos-api</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
+            <artifactId>org.apache.felix.scr.annotations</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+          <groupId>de.javakaffee</groupId>
+          <artifactId>kryo-serializers</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
+    </dependencies>
+
+    <build>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-scr-plugin</artifactId>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
+
+</project>
diff --git a/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/ConnectPointSerializer.java b/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/ConnectPointSerializer.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..46badcb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/ConnectPointSerializer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+package org.onlab.onos.store.serializers;
+
+import org.onlab.onos.net.ConnectPoint;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.ElementId;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.PortNumber;
+
+import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.Kryo;
+import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.Serializer;
+import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.io.Input;
+import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.io.Output;
+
+/**
+ * Kryo Serializer for {@link ConnectPointSerializer}.
+ */
+public class ConnectPointSerializer extends Serializer<ConnectPoint> {
+
+    /**
+     * Default constructor.
+     */
+    public ConnectPointSerializer() {
+        // non-null, immutable
+        super(false, true);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void write(Kryo kryo, Output output, ConnectPoint object) {
+        kryo.writeClassAndObject(output, object.elementId());
+        kryo.writeClassAndObject(output, object.port());
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ConnectPoint read(Kryo kryo, Input input, Class<ConnectPoint> type) {
+        ElementId elementId = (ElementId) kryo.readClassAndObject(input);
+        PortNumber portNumber = (PortNumber) kryo.readClassAndObject(input);
+        return new ConnectPoint(elementId, portNumber);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/DefaultLinkSerializer.java b/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/DefaultLinkSerializer.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ee273d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/DefaultLinkSerializer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+package org.onlab.onos.store.serializers;
+
+import org.onlab.onos.net.ConnectPoint;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.DefaultLink;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.Link.Type;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.provider.ProviderId;
+
+import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.Kryo;
+import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.Serializer;
+import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.io.Input;
+import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.io.Output;
+
+/**
+ * Kryo Serializer for {@link DefaultLink}.
+ */
+public class DefaultLinkSerializer extends Serializer<DefaultLink> {
+
+    /**
+     * Default constructor.
+     */
+    public DefaultLinkSerializer() {
+        // non-null, immutable
+        super(false, true);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void write(Kryo kryo, Output output, DefaultLink object) {
+        kryo.writeClassAndObject(output, object.providerId());
+        kryo.writeClassAndObject(output, object.src());
+        kryo.writeClassAndObject(output, object.dst());
+        kryo.writeClassAndObject(output, object.type());
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public DefaultLink read(Kryo kryo, Input input, Class<DefaultLink> type) {
+        ProviderId providerId = (ProviderId) kryo.readClassAndObject(input);
+        ConnectPoint src = (ConnectPoint) kryo.readClassAndObject(input);
+        ConnectPoint dst = (ConnectPoint) kryo.readClassAndObject(input);
+        Type linkType = (Type) kryo.readClassAndObject(input);
+        return new DefaultLink(providerId, src, dst, linkType);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/DefaultPortSerializer.java b/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/DefaultPortSerializer.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8455e80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/DefaultPortSerializer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+package org.onlab.onos.store.serializers;
+
+import org.onlab.onos.net.DefaultPort;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.Element;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.PortNumber;
+
+import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.Kryo;
+import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.Serializer;
+import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.io.Input;
+import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.io.Output;
+
+/**
+ * Kryo Serializer for {@link DefaultPort}.
+ */
+public final class DefaultPortSerializer extends
+        Serializer<DefaultPort> {
+
+    /**
+     * Default constructor.
+     */
+    public DefaultPortSerializer() {
+        // non-null, immutable
+        super(false, true);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void write(Kryo kryo, Output output, DefaultPort object) {
+        kryo.writeClassAndObject(output, object.element());
+        kryo.writeObject(output, object.number());
+        output.writeBoolean(object.isEnabled());
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public DefaultPort read(Kryo kryo, Input input,
+            Class<DefaultPort> type) {
+        Element element = (Element) kryo.readClassAndObject(input);
+        PortNumber number = kryo.readObject(input, PortNumber.class);
+        boolean isEnabled = input.readBoolean();
+
+        return new DefaultPort(element, number, isEnabled);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/DeviceIdSerializer.java b/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/DeviceIdSerializer.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c63b676
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/DeviceIdSerializer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package org.onlab.onos.store.serializers;
+
+import java.net.URI;
+
+import org.onlab.onos.net.DeviceId;
+
+import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.Kryo;
+import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.Serializer;
+import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.io.Input;
+import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.io.Output;
+
+/**
+* Kryo Serializer for {@link DeviceId}.
+*/
+public final class DeviceIdSerializer extends Serializer<DeviceId> {
+
+    @Override
+    public void write(Kryo kryo, Output output, DeviceId object) {
+        kryo.writeObject(output, object.uri());
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public DeviceId read(Kryo kryo, Input input, Class<DeviceId> type) {
+        final URI uri = kryo.readObject(input, URI.class);
+        return DeviceId.deviceId(uri);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/IpPrefixSerializer.java b/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/IpPrefixSerializer.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2dbec57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/IpPrefixSerializer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+package org.onlab.onos.store.serializers;
+
+import org.onlab.packet.IpPrefix;
+
+import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.Kryo;
+import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.Serializer;
+import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.io.Input;
+import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.io.Output;
+
+/**
+ * Kryo Serializer for {@link IpPrefix}.
+ */
+public final class IpPrefixSerializer extends Serializer<IpPrefix> {
+
+    /**
+     * Default constructor.
+     */
+    public IpPrefixSerializer() {
+        // non-null, immutable
+        super(false, true);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void write(Kryo kryo, Output output,
+            IpPrefix object) {
+        byte[] octs = object.toOctets();
+        output.writeInt(octs.length);
+        output.writeBytes(octs);
+        output.writeInt(object.prefixLength());
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public IpPrefix read(Kryo kryo, Input input,
+            Class<IpPrefix> type) {
+        int octLen = input.readInt();
+        byte[] octs = new byte[octLen];
+        input.read(octs);
+        int prefLen = input.readInt();
+        return IpPrefix.valueOf(octs, prefLen);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/LinkKeySerializer.java b/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/LinkKeySerializer.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f635f3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/LinkKeySerializer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+package org.onlab.onos.store.serializers;
+
+import org.onlab.onos.net.ConnectPoint;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.LinkKey;
+import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.Kryo;
+import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.Serializer;
+import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.io.Input;
+import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.io.Output;
+
+/**
+ * Kryo Serializer for {@link LinkKey}.
+ */
+public class LinkKeySerializer extends Serializer<LinkKey> {
+
+    /**
+     * Default constructor.
+     */
+    public LinkKeySerializer() {
+        // non-null, immutable
+        super(false, true);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void write(Kryo kryo, Output output, LinkKey object) {
+        kryo.writeClassAndObject(output, object.src());
+        kryo.writeClassAndObject(output, object.dst());
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public LinkKey read(Kryo kryo, Input input, Class<LinkKey> type) {
+        ConnectPoint src = (ConnectPoint) kryo.readClassAndObject(input);
+        ConnectPoint dst = (ConnectPoint) kryo.readClassAndObject(input);
+        return new LinkKey(src, dst);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/NodeIdSerializer.java b/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/NodeIdSerializer.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ef9d3f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/NodeIdSerializer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+package org.onlab.onos.store.serializers;
+
+import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.Kryo;
+import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.Serializer;
+import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.io.Input;
+import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.io.Output;
+import org.onlab.onos.cluster.NodeId;
+
+/**
+ * Kryo Serializer for {@link org.onlab.onos.cluster.NodeId}.
+ */
+public final class NodeIdSerializer extends Serializer<NodeId> {
+
+    @Override
+    public void write(Kryo kryo, Output output, NodeId object) {
+        kryo.writeObject(output, object.toString());
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public NodeId read(Kryo kryo, Input input, Class<NodeId> type) {
+        final String id = kryo.readObject(input, String.class);
+        return new NodeId(id);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/PortNumberSerializer.java b/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/PortNumberSerializer.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..02805bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/PortNumberSerializer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package org.onlab.onos.store.serializers;
+
+import org.onlab.onos.net.PortNumber;
+
+import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.Kryo;
+import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.Serializer;
+import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.io.Input;
+import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.io.Output;
+
+/**
+ * Serializer for {@link PortNumber}.
+ */
+public final class PortNumberSerializer extends
+        Serializer<PortNumber> {
+
+    /**
+     * Default constructor.
+     */
+    public PortNumberSerializer() {
+        // non-null, immutable
+        super(false, true);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void write(Kryo kryo, Output output, PortNumber object) {
+        output.writeLong(object.toLong());
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public PortNumber read(Kryo kryo, Input input,
+            Class<PortNumber> type) {
+        return PortNumber.portNumber(input.readLong());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/ProviderIdSerializer.java b/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/ProviderIdSerializer.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1a1c6f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/ProviderIdSerializer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+package org.onlab.onos.store.serializers;
+
+import org.onlab.onos.net.provider.ProviderId;
+
+import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.Kryo;
+import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.Serializer;
+import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.io.Input;
+import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.io.Output;
+
+/**
+ * Serializer for {@link ProviderId}.
+ */
+public class ProviderIdSerializer extends Serializer<ProviderId> {
+
+    /**
+     * Default constructor.
+     */
+    public ProviderIdSerializer() {
+        // non-null, immutable
+        super(false, true);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void write(Kryo kryo, Output output, ProviderId object) {
+        output.writeString(object.scheme());
+        output.writeString(object.id());
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ProviderId read(Kryo kryo, Input input, Class<ProviderId> type) {
+        String scheme = input.readString();
+        String id = input.readString();
+        return new ProviderId(scheme, id);
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/package-info.java b/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/package-info.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c66304f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/package-info.java
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+/**
+ * Various Kryo serializers for use in distributed stores.
+ */
+package org.onlab.onos.store.serializers;