diff --git a/tools/dev/mininet/bmv2.py b/tools/dev/mininet/bmv2.py
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+from mininet.log import error, info
+from mininet.node import Switch
+from os import environ
+from os.path import isfile
+
+
+class ONOSBmv2Switch(Switch):
+    """BMv2 software switch """
+
+    thriftPort = 9090
+    deviceId = 0
+
+    def __init__(self, name, thriftPort=None, deviceId=None, debugger=False,
+                 loglevel="warn", elogger=False, persistent=True, **kwargs):
+        Switch.__init__(self, name, **kwargs)
+        self.swPath = environ['BMV2_EXE']
+        self.jsonPath = environ['BMV2_JSON']
+        if not thriftPort:
+            self.thriftPort = ONOSBmv2Switch.thriftPort
+            ONOSBmv2Switch.thriftPort += 1
+        else:
+            self.thriftPort = thriftPort
+            ONOSBmv2Switch.thriftPort = max(thriftPort, ONOSBmv2Switch.thriftPort)
+        if not deviceId:
+            if self.dpid:
+                self.deviceId = int(self.dpid, 0 if 'x' in self.dpid else 16)
+            else:
+                self.deviceId = ONOSBmv2Switch.deviceId
+                ONOSBmv2Switch.deviceId += 1
+        else:
+            self.deviceId = deviceId
+            ONOSBmv2Switch.deviceId = max(deviceId, ONOSBmv2Switch.deviceId)
+        self.debugger = debugger
+        self.loglevel = loglevel
+        self.logfile = '/tmp/bmv2-%d.log' % self.deviceId
+        self.output = open(self.logfile, 'w')
+        self.elogger = elogger
+        self.persistent = persistent
+        if persistent:
+            self.exectoken = "/tmp/bmv2-%d-exec-token" % self.deviceId
+            self.cmd("touch %s" % self.exectoken)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setup(cls):
+        err = False
+
+        if 'BMV2_EXE' not in environ:
+            error("ERROR! environment var $BMV2_EXE not set\n")
+            err = True
+        elif not isfile(environ['BMV2_EXE']):
+            error("ERROR! BMV2_EXE=%s: no such file\n" % environ['BMV2_EXE'])
+            err = True
+
+        if 'BMV2_JSON' not in environ:
+            error("ERROR! environment var $BMV2_JSON not set\n")
+            err = True
+        elif not isfile(environ['BMV2_JSON']):
+            error("ERROR! BMV2_JSON=%s: no such file\n" % environ['BMV2_JSON'])
+            err = True
+
+        if err:
+            exit(1)
+
+    def start(self, controllers):
+        args = [self.swPath, '--device-id %s' % str(self.deviceId)]
+        for port, intf in self.intfs.items():
+            if not intf.IP():
+                args.append('-i %d@%s' % (port, intf.name))
+        if self.thriftPort:
+            args.append('--thrift-port %d' % self.thriftPort)
+        if self.elogger:
+            nanomsg = 'ipc:///tmp/bmv2-%d-log.ipc' % self.deviceId
+            args.append('--nanolog %s' % nanomsg)
+        if self.debugger:
+            args.append('--debugger')
+        args.append('--log-console -L%s' % self.loglevel)
+        args.append(self.jsonPath)
+
+        assert controllers[0]
+        c = controllers[0]
+        args.append('--')
+        args.append('--controller-ip %s' % c.IP())
+        args.append('--controller-port %d' % c.port)
+
+        bmv2cmd = " ".join(args)
+
+        info("\nStarting BMv2 target: %s\n" % bmv2cmd)
+
+        if self.persistent:
+            # Re-exec the switch if it crashes.
+            cmdStr = "(while [ -e {} ]; " \
+                     "do {} ; " \
+                     "sleep 1; " \
+                     "done;) > {} 2>&1 &".format(self.exectoken, bmv2cmd, self.logfile)
+        else:
+            cmdStr = "{} > {} 2>&1 &".format(bmv2cmd, self.logfile)
+
+        self.cmd(cmdStr)
+
+    def stop(self):
+        "Terminate switch."
+        self.output.flush()
+        if self.persistent:
+            self.cmd("rm -f %s" % self.exectoken)
+        self.cmd('kill %' + self.swPath)
+        self.deleteIntfs()
+
+
+### Exports for bin/mn
+
+switches = {'onosbmv2': ONOSBmv2Switch}