diff --git a/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/apps/segmentrouting/web/RouterStatisticsResource.java b/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/apps/segmentrouting/web/RouterStatisticsResource.java
index 1f5cb12..00c2f15 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/apps/segmentrouting/web/RouterStatisticsResource.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/apps/segmentrouting/web/RouterStatisticsResource.java
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@
                     JSONArray subnetArray = JSONArray.fromObject(subnets);
                     Iterator<Port> pI = portList.iterator();
                     while(pI.hasNext()){
-                        Port p = (Port) pI.next();
-                        Iterator sI = subnetArray.iterator();
+                        Port p = pI.next();
+                        Iterator<?> sI = subnetArray.iterator();
                         String subnet = null;
                         while(sI.hasNext()){
                             JSONObject portSubnetIp = (JSONObject) sI.next();
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
                 else{
                     Iterator<Port> pI = portList.iterator();
                     while(pI.hasNext()){
-                        Port p = (Port) pI.next();
+                        Port p = pI.next();
                         String subnet = null;
                         listPortInfo.add( new SegmentRouterPortInfo(subnet,p));
                     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/apps/segmentrouting/web/SegmentRouterTunnelResource.java b/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/apps/segmentrouting/web/SegmentRouterTunnelResource.java
index 57e42c7..7bcdfa6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/apps/segmentrouting/web/SegmentRouterTunnelResource.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/apps/segmentrouting/web/SegmentRouterTunnelResource.java
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 package net.onrc.onos.apps.segmentrouting.web;
 
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import net.onrc.onos.apps.segmentrouting.ISegmentRoutingService;
+import net.onrc.onos.core.util.Dpid;
+
+import org.codehaus.jackson.map.ObjectMapper;
 import org.restlet.resource.Delete;
 import org.restlet.resource.Get;
 import org.restlet.resource.Post;
@@ -17,9 +25,28 @@
 
     @Post("json")
     public String createTunnel(String tunnelParams) {
-        String reply = "success";
-        log.debug("createTunnel with params {}", tunnelParams);
-        return reply;
+        ISegmentRoutingService segmentRoutingService =
+                (ISegmentRoutingService) getContext().getAttributes().
+                        get(ISegmentRoutingService.class.getCanonicalName());
+        ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
+        TunnelCreateParams createParams = null;
+        try {
+            if (tunnelParams != null) {
+                createParams = mapper.readValue(tunnelParams, TunnelCreateParams.class);
+            }
+        } catch (IOException ex) {
+            log.error("Exception occurred parsing inbound JSON", ex);
+            return "fail";
+        }
+        log.debug("createTunnel with tunnelId {} tunnelPath{}",
+                createParams.getTunnel_id(), createParams.getTunnel_path());
+        List<Dpid> tunnelDpids = new ArrayList<Dpid>();
+        for (String dpid : createParams.getTunnel_path()) {
+            tunnelDpids.add(new Dpid(dpid));
+        }
+        boolean result = segmentRoutingService.createTunnel(createParams.getTunnel_id(),
+                tunnelDpids);
+        return (result == true) ? "success" : "fail";
     }
 
     @Delete("json")
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/apps/segmentrouting/web/TunnelCreateParams.java b/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/apps/segmentrouting/web/TunnelCreateParams.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fb3a00d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/apps/segmentrouting/web/TunnelCreateParams.java
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+package net.onrc.onos.apps.segmentrouting.web;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+public class TunnelCreateParams {
+    private String tunnel_id;
+    private List<String> tunnel_path;
+
+    public TunnelCreateParams() {
+        this.tunnel_id = null;
+        this.tunnel_path = null;
+    }
+
+    public void setTunnel_id(String tunnel_id) {
+        this.tunnel_id = tunnel_id;
+    }
+
+    public String getTunnel_id() {
+        return this.tunnel_id;
+    }
+
+    public void setTunnel_path(List<String> tunnel_path) {
+        this.tunnel_path = tunnel_path;
+    }
+
+    public List<String> getTunnel_path() {
+        return this.tunnel_path;
+    }
+}