diff --git a/incubator/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/incubator/net/virtual/event/AbstractVirtualListenerManager.java b/incubator/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/incubator/net/virtual/event/AbstractVirtualListenerManager.java
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+/*
+ * 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.incubator.net.virtual.event;
+
+import org.onosproject.event.Event;
+import org.onosproject.event.EventDeliveryService;
+import org.onosproject.event.EventListener;
+import org.onosproject.event.ListenerService;
+import org.onosproject.incubator.net.virtual.NetworkId;
+
+/**
+ * Basis for virtual event components which need to export listener mechanism.
+ */
+public abstract class AbstractVirtualListenerManager
+        <E extends Event, L extends EventListener<E>>
+    implements ListenerService<E, L> {
+
+    protected final NetworkId networkId;
+
+    protected EventDeliveryService eventDispatcher;
+
+    VirtualListenerRegistryManager listenerManager =
+            VirtualListenerRegistryManager.getInstance();
+
+    public AbstractVirtualListenerManager(NetworkId networkId) {
+        this.networkId = networkId;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void addListener(L listener) {
+        listenerManager.getRegistry(networkId, getEventClass())
+                .addListener(listener);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void removeListener(L listener) {
+        listenerManager.getRegistry(networkId, getEventClass())
+                .removeListener(listener);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Safely posts the specified event to the local event dispatcher.
+     * If there is no event dispatcher or if the event is null, this method
+     * is a noop.
+     *
+     * @param event event to be posted; may be null
+     */
+    protected void post(E event) {
+        if (event != null && eventDispatcher != null) {
+            VirtualEvent<E> vEvent =
+                    new VirtualEvent<E>(networkId, VirtualEvent.Type.POSTED, event);
+            eventDispatcher.post(vEvent);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the class type of parameter type.
+     * More specifically, it returns the class type of event class.
+     *
+     * @return the class type of provider service of the service
+     */
+    private Class getEventClass() {
+        String className = this.getClass().getGenericSuperclass().toString();
+        String pramType = className.split("<")[1].split(",")[0];
+
+        try {
+            return Class.forName(pramType);
+        } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/incubator/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/incubator/net/virtual/event/VirtualEvent.java b/incubator/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/incubator/net/virtual/event/VirtualEvent.java
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+/*
+ * 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.incubator.net.virtual.event;
+
+import org.onosproject.event.AbstractEvent;
+import org.onosproject.event.Event;
+import org.onosproject.incubator.net.virtual.NetworkId;
+
+/**
+ * Base class for virtual network event that encapsulates a normal event.
+ */
+public class VirtualEvent<E extends Event>
+        extends AbstractEvent<VirtualEvent.Type, E> {
+
+    private NetworkId networkId;
+
+    /**
+     * Type of virtual network events.
+     */
+    public enum Type {
+        /**
+         * A new virtual event has been posted.
+         */
+        POSTED
+    }
+
+    protected VirtualEvent(NetworkId networkId, Type type, E subject) {
+        super(type, subject);
+        this.networkId = networkId;
+    }
+
+    protected VirtualEvent(NetworkId networkId, Type type, E subject, long time) {
+        super(type, subject, time);
+        this.networkId = networkId;
+    }
+
+    public NetworkId networkId() {
+        return networkId;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/incubator/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/incubator/net/virtual/event/VirtualListenerRegistryManager.java b/incubator/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/incubator/net/virtual/event/VirtualListenerRegistryManager.java
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+/*
+ * 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.incubator.net.virtual.event;
+
+import com.google.common.collect.Maps;
+import org.onosproject.event.Event;
+import org.onosproject.event.EventSink;
+import org.onosproject.event.ListenerRegistry;
+import org.onosproject.incubator.net.virtual.NetworkId;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+
+/**
+ * Base implementation of an virtual event sink and a registry capable of tracking
+ * listeners and dispatching events to them as part of event sink processing.
+ */
+public final class VirtualListenerRegistryManager
+        implements EventSink<VirtualEvent> {
+
+    private Map<NetworkId, Map<Class<? extends Event>, ListenerRegistry>>
+            listenerMapByNetwork = Maps.newConcurrentMap();
+
+    ListenerRegistry lastStart;
+
+    // non-instantiable (except for our Singleton)
+    private VirtualListenerRegistryManager() {
+
+    }
+
+    public static VirtualListenerRegistryManager getInstance() {
+        return SingletonHelper.INSTANCE;
+    }
+
+    public ListenerRegistry getRegistry(NetworkId networkId,
+                                        Class<? extends Event> eventClass) {
+        Map<Class<? extends Event>, ListenerRegistry> listenerMapByEvent =
+                listenerMapByNetwork.get(networkId);
+
+        if (listenerMapByEvent == null) {
+            listenerMapByEvent = Maps.newConcurrentMap();
+            listenerMapByNetwork.putIfAbsent(networkId, listenerMapByEvent);
+        }
+
+        ListenerRegistry listenerRegistry = listenerMapByEvent.get(eventClass);
+
+        if (listenerRegistry == null) {
+            listenerRegistry = new ListenerRegistry();
+            listenerMapByEvent.putIfAbsent(eventClass, listenerRegistry);
+        }
+
+        return listenerRegistry;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void process(VirtualEvent event) {
+        NetworkId networkId = event.networkId();
+        Event originalEvent = (Event) event.subject();
+
+        ListenerRegistry listenerRegistry =
+                listenerMapByNetwork.get(networkId).get(originalEvent.getClass());
+        listenerRegistry.process(originalEvent);
+        lastStart = listenerRegistry;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onProcessLimit() {
+        lastStart.onProcessLimit();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Prevents object instantiation from external.
+     */
+    private static final class SingletonHelper {
+        private static final String ILLEGAL_ACCESS_MSG =
+                "Should not instantiate this class.";
+        private static final VirtualListenerRegistryManager INSTANCE =
+                new VirtualListenerRegistryManager();
+
+        private SingletonHelper() {
+            throw new IllegalAccessError(ILLEGAL_ACCESS_MSG);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/incubator/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/incubator/net/virtual/event/package-info.java b/incubator/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/incubator/net/virtual/event/package-info.java
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+/*
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Virtual network event delivery subsystem interfaces &amp; supporting abstractions.
+ */
+package org.onosproject.incubator.net.virtual.event;
diff --git a/incubator/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/incubator/net/virtual/event/AbstractVirtualListenerManagerTest.java b/incubator/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/incubator/net/virtual/event/AbstractVirtualListenerManagerTest.java
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+/*
+ * 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.incubator.net.virtual.event;
+
+import org.junit.After;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.onosproject.event.AbstractEvent;
+import org.onosproject.event.Event;
+import org.onosproject.event.EventDeliveryService;
+import org.onosproject.event.EventListener;
+import org.onosproject.event.EventSink;
+import org.onosproject.incubator.net.virtual.NetworkId;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+
+/**
+ * Test of the virtual event dispatcher mechanism.
+ */
+public class AbstractVirtualListenerManagerTest {
+
+    TestEventDispatcher dispatcher = new TestEventDispatcher();
+    VirtualListenerRegistryManager listenerRegistryManager =
+            VirtualListenerRegistryManager.getInstance();
+
+    PrickleManager prickleManager;
+    PrickleListener prickleListener;
+
+    GooManager gooManager;
+    GooListener gooListener;
+
+    BarManager barManager;
+    BarListener barListener;
+
+    @Before
+    public void setUp() {
+        dispatcher.addSink(VirtualEvent.class, listenerRegistryManager);
+
+        prickleListener = new PrickleListener();
+        prickleManager = new PrickleManager(NetworkId.networkId(1));
+        prickleManager.eventDispatcher = dispatcher;
+        prickleManager.addListener(prickleListener);
+
+        gooListener = new GooListener();
+        gooManager = new GooManager(NetworkId.networkId(1));
+        gooManager.eventDispatcher = dispatcher;
+        gooManager.addListener(gooListener);
+
+        barListener = new BarListener();
+        barManager = new BarManager(NetworkId.networkId(2));
+        barManager.eventDispatcher = dispatcher;
+        barManager.addListener(barListener);
+    }
+
+    @After
+    public void tearDown() {
+        dispatcher.removeSink(VirtualEvent.class);
+
+        prickleListener.events.clear();
+        gooListener.events.clear();
+        barListener.events.clear();
+
+        prickleListener.latch = null;
+        gooListener.latch = null;
+        barListener.latch = null;
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void postPrickle() throws InterruptedException {
+        prickleListener.latch = new CountDownLatch(1);
+        prickleManager.post(new Prickle("prickle"));
+        prickleListener.latch.await(100, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
+
+        validate(prickleListener, "prickle");
+        validate(gooListener);
+        validate(barListener);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void postGoo() throws InterruptedException {
+        gooListener.latch = new CountDownLatch(1);
+        gooManager.post(new Goo("goo"));
+        gooListener.latch.await(100, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
+
+        validate(prickleListener);
+        validate(gooListener, "goo");
+        validate(barListener);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void postBar() throws InterruptedException {
+        barListener.latch = new CountDownLatch(1);
+        barManager.post(new Bar("bar"));
+        barListener.latch.await(100, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
+
+        validate(prickleListener);
+        validate(gooListener);
+        validate(barListener, "bar");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void postEventWithNoListener() throws Exception {
+        dispatcher.post(new Thing("boom"));
+
+        validate(prickleListener);
+        validate(gooListener);
+        validate(barListener);
+    }
+
+    private void validate(TestListener listener, String... strings) {
+        int i = 0;
+        assertEquals("incorrect event count", strings.length, listener.events.size());
+        for (String string : strings) {
+            Event event = (Event) listener.events.get(i++);
+            assertEquals("incorrect event", string, event.subject());
+        }
+    }
+
+    private enum Type { FOO }
+
+    private static class Thing extends AbstractEvent<Type, String> {
+        protected Thing(String subject) {
+            super(Type.FOO, subject);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static class Prickle extends Thing {
+        protected Prickle(String subject) {
+            super(subject);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static class Goo extends Thing {
+        protected Goo(String subject) {
+            super(subject);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static class Bar extends Thing {
+        protected Bar(String subject) {
+            super(subject);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private class TestListener<E extends Event> implements EventListener<E> {
+        List<E> events = new ArrayList<>();
+        CountDownLatch latch;
+
+        @Override
+        public void event(E event) {
+            System.out.println(this.getClass().toString());
+            events.add(event);
+            latch.countDown();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private class PrickleListener extends TestListener<Prickle> {
+    }
+
+    private class GooListener extends TestListener<Goo> {
+    }
+
+    private class BarListener extends TestListener<Bar> {
+    }
+
+    private class PrickleManager extends AbstractVirtualListenerManager<Prickle, PrickleListener> {
+        public PrickleManager(NetworkId networkId) {
+            super(networkId);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private class GooManager extends AbstractVirtualListenerManager<Goo, GooListener> {
+        public GooManager(NetworkId networkId) {
+            super(networkId);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private class BarManager extends AbstractVirtualListenerManager<Bar, BarListener> {
+        public BarManager(NetworkId networkId) {
+            super(networkId);
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    private class TestEventDispatcher implements EventDeliveryService {
+        private EventSink sink;
+
+        @Override
+        public <E extends Event> void addSink(Class<E> eventClass, EventSink<E> sink) {
+            this.sink = sink;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public <E extends Event> void removeSink(Class<E> eventClass) {
+            this.sink = null;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public <E extends Event> EventSink<E> getSink(Class<E> eventClass) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public Set<Class<? extends Event>> getSinks() {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void setDispatchTimeLimit(long millis) {
+
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public long getDispatchTimeLimit() {
+            return 0;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void post(Event event) {
+            if (event instanceof VirtualEvent) {
+                sink.process(event);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
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