diff --git a/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/datastore/RCObject.java b/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/datastore/RCObject.java
index a2d8c6e..77f5d15 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/datastore/RCObject.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/datastore/RCObject.java
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 
     private final RCTable table;
     private final byte[] key;
-    private byte[] value;
+    protected byte[] value; //FIXME should not be exposed
     private long version;
 
     private Map<Object, Object> propertyMap;
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@
 
     protected void serializeAndSetValue(Kryo kryo,
 	    Map<Object, Object> javaObject) {
+	
 
 	// value
 	byte[] rcTemp = new byte[1024 * 1024];
@@ -175,7 +176,7 @@
 	    Class<T> type) {
 	if (this.value == null)
 	    return null;
-
+	
 	Input input = new Input(this.value);
 	T map = kryo.readObject(input, type);
 	this.propertyMap = map;
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/datastore/RCProtos.java b/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/datastore/RCProtos.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a451b05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/datastore/RCProtos.java
@@ -0,0 +1,2177 @@
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+
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+    /**
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+  private static com.google.protobuf.Descriptors.Descriptor
+    internal_static_ProtoBuffer_LinkProperty_descriptor;
+  private static
+    com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessage.FieldAccessorTable
+      internal_static_ProtoBuffer_LinkProperty_fieldAccessorTable;
+
+  public static com.google.protobuf.Descriptors.FileDescriptor
+      getDescriptor() {
+    return descriptor;
+  }
+  private static com.google.protobuf.Descriptors.FileDescriptor
+      descriptor;
+  static {
+    java.lang.String[] descriptorData = {
+      "\n\027protobuf/ramcloud.proto\022\013ProtoBuffer\"=" +
+      "\n\016SwitchProperty\022\014\n\004dpid\030\001 \002(\003\022\016\n\006status" +
+      "\030\002 \002(\005\022\r\n\005value\030\003 \001(\014\"K\n\014PortProperty\022\014\n" +
+      "\004dpid\030\001 \002(\003\022\016\n\006number\030\002 \002(\003\022\016\n\006status\030\003 " +
+      "\002(\005\022\r\n\005value\030\004 \001(\014\"u\n\014LinkProperty\022\017\n\007sr" +
+      "cSwId\030\001 \002(\014\022\021\n\tsrcPortId\030\002 \002(\014\022\017\n\007dstSwI" +
+      "d\030\003 \002(\014\022\021\n\tdstPortId\030\004 \002(\014\022\016\n\006status\030\005 \002" +
+      "(\005\022\r\n\005value\030\006 \001(\014B&\n\027net.onrc.onos.datas" +
+      "toreB\013ProtoBuffer"
+    };
+    com.google.protobuf.Descriptors.FileDescriptor.InternalDescriptorAssigner assigner =
+      new com.google.protobuf.Descriptors.FileDescriptor.InternalDescriptorAssigner() {
+        public com.google.protobuf.ExtensionRegistry assignDescriptors(
+            com.google.protobuf.Descriptors.FileDescriptor root) {
+          descriptor = root;
+          internal_static_ProtoBuffer_SwitchProperty_descriptor =
+            getDescriptor().getMessageTypes().get(0);
+          internal_static_ProtoBuffer_SwitchProperty_fieldAccessorTable = new
+            com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessage.FieldAccessorTable(
+              internal_static_ProtoBuffer_SwitchProperty_descriptor,
+              new java.lang.String[] { "Dpid", "Status", "Value", });
+          internal_static_ProtoBuffer_PortProperty_descriptor =
+            getDescriptor().getMessageTypes().get(1);
+          internal_static_ProtoBuffer_PortProperty_fieldAccessorTable = new
+            com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessage.FieldAccessorTable(
+              internal_static_ProtoBuffer_PortProperty_descriptor,
+              new java.lang.String[] { "Dpid", "Number", "Status", "Value", });
+          internal_static_ProtoBuffer_LinkProperty_descriptor =
+            getDescriptor().getMessageTypes().get(2);
+          internal_static_ProtoBuffer_LinkProperty_fieldAccessorTable = new
+            com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessage.FieldAccessorTable(
+              internal_static_ProtoBuffer_LinkProperty_descriptor,
+              new java.lang.String[] { "SrcSwId", "SrcPortId", "DstSwId", "DstPortId", "Status", "Value", });
+          return null;
+        }
+      };
+    com.google.protobuf.Descriptors.FileDescriptor
+      .internalBuildGeneratedFileFrom(descriptorData,
+        new com.google.protobuf.Descriptors.FileDescriptor[] {
+        }, assigner);
+  }
+
+  // @@protoc_insertion_point(outer_class_scope)
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/datastore/topology/RCLink.java b/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/datastore/topology/RCLink.java
index 9ce8857..79daa66 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/datastore/topology/RCLink.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/datastore/topology/RCLink.java
@@ -11,8 +11,11 @@
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.Kryo;
+import com.google.protobuf.ByteString;
+import com.google.protobuf.InvalidProtocolBufferException;
 
 import edu.stanford.ramcloud.JRamCloud;
+import net.onrc.onos.datastore.RCProtos.LinkProperty;
 import net.onrc.onos.datastore.RCObject;
 import net.onrc.onos.datastore.RCTable;
 import net.onrc.onos.ofcontroller.networkgraph.LinkEvent;
@@ -186,7 +189,6 @@
 
     public void setStatus(STATUS status) {
 	this.status = status;
-	getObjectMap().put(PROP_STATUS, status);
     }
 
     public SwitchPort getSrc() {
@@ -205,20 +207,39 @@
     public void serializeAndSetValue() {
 	Map<Object, Object> map = getObjectMap();
 
-	map.put(PROP_SRC_SW_ID, src.getSwitchID());
-	map.put(PROP_SRC_PORT_ID, src.getPortID());
-	map.put(PROP_DST_SW_ID, dst.getSwitchID());
-	map.put(PROP_DST_PORT_ID, dst.getPortID());
-
-	serializeAndSetValue(linkKryo.get(), map);
+	LinkProperty.Builder link = LinkProperty.newBuilder();
+	link.setSrcSwId(ByteString.copyFrom(src.getSwitchID()));
+	link.setSrcPortId(ByteString.copyFrom(src.getPortID()));
+	link.setDstSwId(ByteString.copyFrom(dst.getSwitchID()));
+	link.setDstPortId(ByteString.copyFrom(dst.getPortID()));
+	link.setStatus(status.ordinal());
+	
+	if (!map.isEmpty()) {
+	    serializeAndSetValue(linkKryo.get(), map);
+	    link.setValue(ByteString.copyFrom(this.getSerializedValue()));
+	}
+	
+	this.value = link.build().toByteArray();
     }
 
     @Override
     public Map<Object, Object> deserializeObjectFromValue() {
-	Map<Object, Object> map = deserializeObjectFromValue(linkKryo.get());
-
-	this.status = (STATUS) map.get(PROP_STATUS);
-	return map;
+	LinkProperty link = null;
+	Map<Object, Object> map = null;
+	try {
+	    link = LinkProperty.parseFrom(this.value);
+	    this.value = link.getValue().toByteArray();
+	    if (this.value.length >= 1) {
+		map = deserializeObjectFromValue(linkKryo.get());
+	    } else {
+		map = new HashMap<>();
+	    }
+	    this.status = STATUS.values()[link.getStatus()];
+	    return map;
+	} catch (InvalidProtocolBufferException e) {
+	    log.error("{" + toString() + "}: Read Link: ", e);
+	    return null;
+	}	
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/datastore/topology/RCPort.java b/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/datastore/topology/RCPort.java
index c3cdf86..5fa5d42 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/datastore/topology/RCPort.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/datastore/topology/RCPort.java
@@ -15,8 +15,11 @@
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.Kryo;
+import com.google.protobuf.ByteString;
+import com.google.protobuf.InvalidProtocolBufferException;
 
 import edu.stanford.ramcloud.JRamCloud;
+import net.onrc.onos.datastore.RCProtos.PortProperty;
 import net.onrc.onos.datastore.RCObject;
 import net.onrc.onos.datastore.RCTable;
 import net.onrc.onos.datastore.utils.ByteArrayComparator;
@@ -189,7 +192,6 @@
 
     public void setStatus(STATUS status) {
 	this.status = status;
-	getObjectMap().put(PROP_STATUS, status);
     }
 
     public Long getDpid() {
@@ -265,69 +267,40 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void serializeAndSetValue() {
+    public void serializeAndSetValue() {	
 	Map<Object, Object> map = getObjectMap();
-
-	map.put(PROP_DPID, this.dpid);
-	map.put(PROP_NUMBER, this.number);
-	if (isLinkIdsModified) {
-	    byte[] linkIdArray[] = new byte[linkIds.size()][];
-	    map.put(PROP_LINK_IDS, linkIds.toArray(linkIdArray));
-	    isLinkIdsModified = false;
+	
+	PortProperty.Builder port = PortProperty.newBuilder();
+	port.setDpid(dpid);
+	port.setNumber(number);
+	port.setStatus(status.ordinal());
+	
+	if (!map.isEmpty()) {
+	    serializeAndSetValue(portKryo.get(), map);
+	    port.setValue(ByteString.copyFrom(this.getSerializedValue()));
 	}
-	if (isDeviceIdsModified) {
-	    byte[] deviceIdArray[] = new byte[deviceIds.size()][];
-	    map.put(PROP_DEVICE_IDS, deviceIds.toArray(deviceIdArray));
-	    isDeviceIdsModified = false;
-	}
-	if (log.isWarnEnabled() && (linkIds.size() * deviceIds.size()) != 0) {
-	    log.warn("Either #LinkIds:{} or #DeviceIds:{} is expected to be 0",
-		    linkIds.size(), deviceIds.size());
-	}
-
-	serializeAndSetValue(portKryo.get(), map);
+	
+	this.value = port.build().toByteArray();
     }
 
     @Override
     public Map<Object, Object> deserializeObjectFromValue() {
-	Map<Object, Object> map = deserializeObjectFromValue(portKryo.get());
-
-	this.status = (STATUS) map.get(PROP_STATUS);
-
-	if (this.linkIds == null) {
-	    this.linkIds = new TreeSet<>(
-		    ByteArrayComparator.BYTEARRAY_COMPARATOR);
-	}
-	byte[] linkIdArray[] = (byte[][]) map.get(PROP_LINK_IDS);
-	if (linkIdArray != null) {
-	    this.linkIds.clear();
-	    this.linkIds.addAll(Arrays.asList(linkIdArray));
-	    isLinkIdsModified = false;
-	} else {
-	    // trigger write on next serialize
-	    isLinkIdsModified = true;
-	}
-
-	if (this.deviceIds == null) {
-	    this.deviceIds = new TreeSet<>(
-		    ByteArrayComparator.BYTEARRAY_COMPARATOR);
-	}
-	byte[] deviceIdArray[] = (byte[][]) map.get(PROP_DEVICE_IDS);
-	if (deviceIdArray != null) {
-	    this.deviceIds.clear();
-	    this.deviceIds.addAll(Arrays.asList(deviceIdArray));
-	    isDeviceIdsModified = false;
-	} else {
-	    // trigger write on next serialize
-	    isDeviceIdsModified = true;
-	}
-
-	if (log.isWarnEnabled() && (linkIds.size() * deviceIds.size()) != 0) {
-	    log.warn("Either #LinkIds:{} or #DeviceIds:{} is expected to be 0",
-		    linkIds.size(), deviceIds.size());
-	}
-
-	return map;
+	PortProperty port = null;
+	Map<Object, Object> map = null;
+	try {
+	    port = PortProperty.parseFrom(this.value);
+	    this.value = port.getValue().toByteArray();
+	    if (this.value.length >= 1) {
+		map = deserializeObjectFromValue(portKryo.get());
+	    } else {
+		map = new HashMap<>();
+	    }
+	    this.status = STATUS.values()[port.getStatus()];
+	    return map;
+	} catch (InvalidProtocolBufferException e) {
+	    log.error("{" + toString() + "}: Read Port: ", e);
+	    return null;
+	}	
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/datastore/topology/RCSwitch.java b/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/datastore/topology/RCSwitch.java
index a0dd037..7670adf 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/datastore/topology/RCSwitch.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/datastore/topology/RCSwitch.java
@@ -21,11 +21,14 @@
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.Kryo;
+import com.google.protobuf.ByteString;
+import com.google.protobuf.InvalidProtocolBufferException;
 
 import edu.stanford.ramcloud.JRamCloud;
 import edu.stanford.ramcloud.JRamCloud.ObjectDoesntExistException;
 import edu.stanford.ramcloud.JRamCloud.ObjectExistsException;
 import edu.stanford.ramcloud.JRamCloud.WrongVersionException;
+import net.onrc.onos.datastore.RCProtos.SwitchProperty;
 
 /**
  * Switch Object in RC.
@@ -163,7 +166,6 @@
 
     public void setStatus(STATUS status) {
 	this.status = status;
-	getObjectMap().put(PROP_STATUS, status);
     }
 
     public Long getDpid() {
@@ -210,36 +212,36 @@
     public void serializeAndSetValue() {
 	Map<Object, Object> map = getObjectMap();
 
-	map.put(PROP_DPID, this.dpid);
-	if (isPortIdsModified) {
-	    byte[] portIdArray[] = new byte[portIds.size()][];
-	    map.put(PROP_PORT_IDS, portIds.toArray(portIdArray));
-	    isPortIdsModified = false;
+	SwitchProperty.Builder sw = SwitchProperty.newBuilder();
+	sw.setDpid(dpid);
+	sw.setStatus(status.ordinal());
+	
+	if (!map.isEmpty()) {
+	    serializeAndSetValue(switchKryo.get(), map);
+	    sw.setValue(ByteString.copyFrom(this.getSerializedValue()));
 	}
-
-	serializeAndSetValue(switchKryo.get(), map);
+	
+	this.value = sw.build().toByteArray();
     }
 
     @Override
     public Map<Object, Object> deserializeObjectFromValue() {
-	Map<Object, Object> map = deserializeObjectFromValue(switchKryo.get());
-
-	this.status = (STATUS) map.get(PROP_STATUS);
-
-	if (this.portIds == null) {
-	    this.portIds = new TreeSet<>(
-		    ByteArrayComparator.BYTEARRAY_COMPARATOR);
+	SwitchProperty sw = null;
+	Map<Object, Object> map = null;
+	try {
+	    sw = SwitchProperty.parseFrom(this.value);
+	    this.value = sw.getValue().toByteArray();
+	    if (this.value.length >= 1) {
+		map = deserializeObjectFromValue(switchKryo.get());
+	    } else {
+		map = new HashMap<>();
+	    }
+	    this.status = STATUS.values()[sw.getStatus()];
+	    return map;
+	} catch (InvalidProtocolBufferException e) {
+	    log.error("{" + toString() + "}: Read Switch: ", e);
+	    return null;
 	}
-	byte[] portIdArray[] = (byte[][]) map.get(PROP_PORT_IDS);
-	if (portIdArray != null) {
-	    this.portIds.clear();
-	    this.portIds.addAll(Arrays.asList(portIdArray));
-	    isPortIdsModified = false;
-	} else {
-	    // trigger write on next serialize
-	    isPortIdsModified = true;
-	}
-	return map;
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/main/protobuf/ramcloud.proto b/src/main/protobuf/ramcloud.proto
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..68a7263
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/protobuf/ramcloud.proto
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package RCProtos;
+
+option java_package = "net.onrc.onos.datastore";
+option java_outer_classname = "RCProtos";
+
+message SwitchProperty {
+  required int64 dpid = 1;
+  required int32 status = 2;
+  optional bytes value = 3;
+}
+
+message PortProperty {
+  required int64 dpid = 1;
+  required int64 number = 2;
+  required int32 status = 3;
+  optional bytes value = 4;
+}
+
+message LinkProperty {
+  required bytes srcSwId = 1;
+  required bytes srcPortId = 2;
+  required bytes dstSwId = 3;
+  required bytes dstPortId = 4;
+  required int32 status = 5;
+  optional bytes value = 6;
+}