diff --git a/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/flow/FlowManagerImpl.java b/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/flow/FlowManagerImpl.java
index 097ddb7..9865deb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/flow/FlowManagerImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/flow/FlowManagerImpl.java
@@ -274,6 +274,7 @@
 		    flowEntryAction.setActionOutput(flowEntry.outPort());
 		    flowEntryActions.addAction(flowEntryAction);
 		    dataPath.flowEntries().add(flowEntry);
+		    // TODO (BOC): why is this twice?
 		    dataPath.flowEntries().add(flowEntry);
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/ofcontroller/flowmanager/FlowDatabaseOperation.java b/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/ofcontroller/flowmanager/FlowDatabaseOperation.java
index 926788f..f623541 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/ofcontroller/flowmanager/FlowDatabaseOperation.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/ofcontroller/flowmanager/FlowDatabaseOperation.java
@@ -888,7 +888,7 @@
      * @param flowEntryObj the object to extract the Flow Entry State from.
      * @return the extracted Flow Entry State.
      */
-    private static FlowEntry extractFlowEntry(IFlowEntry flowEntryObj) {
+    public static FlowEntry extractFlowEntry(IFlowEntry flowEntryObj) {
 	String flowEntryIdStr = flowEntryObj.getFlowEntryId();
 	String switchDpidStr = flowEntryObj.getSwitchDpid();
 	String userState = flowEntryObj.getUserState();
@@ -898,7 +898,7 @@
 	    (switchDpidStr == null) ||
 	    (userState == null) ||
 	    (switchState == null)) {
-	    // TODO: A work-around, becauuse of some bogus database objects
+	    // TODO: A work-around, because of some bogus database objects
 	    return null;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/ofcontroller/flowmanager/FlowManager.java b/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/ofcontroller/flowmanager/FlowManager.java
index ab4be1a..de24b53 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/ofcontroller/flowmanager/FlowManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/ofcontroller/flowmanager/FlowManager.java
@@ -755,7 +755,7 @@
     /**
      * Reconcile a flow.
      *
-     * @param flowObj the flow that needs to be reconciliated.
+     * @param flowObj the flow that needs to be reconciled.
      * @param newDataPath the new data path to use.
      * @return true on success, otherwise false.
      */
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/ofcontroller/flowmanager/FlowSynchronizer.java b/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/ofcontroller/flowmanager/FlowSynchronizer.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8e12a46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/ofcontroller/flowmanager/FlowSynchronizer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,538 @@
+package net.onrc.onos.ofcontroller.flowmanager;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
+import java.util.concurrent.Future;
+
+import org.openflow.protocol.OFFlowMod;
+import org.openflow.protocol.OFMatch;
+import org.openflow.protocol.OFMessage;
+import org.openflow.protocol.OFPacketOut;
+import org.openflow.protocol.OFPort;
+import org.openflow.protocol.OFStatisticsRequest;
+import org.openflow.protocol.action.OFAction;
+import org.openflow.protocol.action.OFActionDataLayerDestination;
+import org.openflow.protocol.action.OFActionDataLayerSource;
+import org.openflow.protocol.action.OFActionEnqueue;
+import org.openflow.protocol.action.OFActionNetworkLayerDestination;
+import org.openflow.protocol.action.OFActionNetworkLayerSource;
+import org.openflow.protocol.action.OFActionNetworkTypeOfService;
+import org.openflow.protocol.action.OFActionOutput;
+import org.openflow.protocol.action.OFActionStripVirtualLan;
+import org.openflow.protocol.action.OFActionTransportLayerDestination;
+import org.openflow.protocol.action.OFActionTransportLayerSource;
+import org.openflow.protocol.action.OFActionVirtualLanIdentifier;
+import org.openflow.protocol.action.OFActionVirtualLanPriorityCodePoint;
+import org.openflow.protocol.statistics.OFFlowStatisticsReply;
+import org.openflow.protocol.statistics.OFFlowStatisticsRequest;
+import org.openflow.protocol.statistics.OFStatistics;
+import org.openflow.protocol.statistics.OFStatisticsType;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+import net.floodlightcontroller.core.IFloodlightProviderService;
+import net.floodlightcontroller.core.IOFSwitch;
+import net.floodlightcontroller.core.IOFSwitchListener;
+import net.floodlightcontroller.core.module.FloodlightModuleContext;
+import net.floodlightcontroller.core.module.FloodlightModuleException;
+import net.floodlightcontroller.core.module.IFloodlightModule;
+import net.floodlightcontroller.core.module.IFloodlightService;
+import net.onrc.onos.graph.GraphDBOperation;
+import net.onrc.onos.ofcontroller.core.INetMapTopologyObjects.IFlowEntry;
+import net.onrc.onos.ofcontroller.core.INetMapTopologyObjects.ISwitchObject;
+import net.onrc.onos.ofcontroller.util.Dpid;
+import net.onrc.onos.ofcontroller.util.FlowEntryAction;
+import net.onrc.onos.ofcontroller.util.FlowEntryActions;
+import net.onrc.onos.ofcontroller.util.FlowEntryId;
+import net.onrc.onos.ofcontroller.util.FlowEntryAction.ActionEnqueue;
+import net.onrc.onos.ofcontroller.util.FlowEntryAction.ActionOutput;
+import net.onrc.onos.ofcontroller.util.FlowEntryAction.ActionSetEthernetAddr;
+import net.onrc.onos.ofcontroller.util.FlowEntryAction.ActionSetIPv4Addr;
+import net.onrc.onos.ofcontroller.util.FlowEntryAction.ActionSetIpToS;
+import net.onrc.onos.ofcontroller.util.FlowEntryAction.ActionSetTcpUdpPort;
+import net.onrc.onos.ofcontroller.util.FlowEntryAction.ActionSetVlanId;
+import net.onrc.onos.ofcontroller.util.FlowEntryAction.ActionSetVlanPriority;
+import net.onrc.onos.ofcontroller.util.FlowEntryAction.ActionStripVlan;
+
+public class FlowSynchronizer implements IOFSwitchListener,
+					 IFlowSyncService {
+
+    protected GraphDBOperation dbHandler = new GraphDBOperation(""); //TODO: conf
+    protected static Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(FlowSynchronizer.class);
+    protected IFloodlightProviderService floodlightProvider;
+    protected Map<IOFSwitch, Thread> switchThread = new HashMap<IOFSwitch, Thread>();
+    
+    protected class Synchroizer implements Runnable {
+	IOFSwitch sw;
+	ISwitchObject swObj;
+	
+	public Synchroizer(IOFSwitch sw) {
+	    this.sw = sw;
+	    Dpid dpid = new Dpid(sw.getId());
+	    this.swObj = dbHandler.searchSwitch(dpid.toString());
+	}
+	
+	@Override
+	public void run() {
+	    //TODO: use a FlowEntryId, FlowEntry HashMap
+	    Set<FlowEntryWrapper> graphEntries = getFlowEntriesFromGraph();
+	    Set<FlowEntryWrapper> switchEntries = getFlowEntriesFromSwitch();
+	    compare(graphEntries, switchEntries);
+	}
+	
+	private void compare(Set<FlowEntryWrapper> graphEntries, Set<FlowEntryWrapper> switchEntries) {
+	    
+	    /* old impl
+	    System.out.println("graph entries: " + graphEntries);
+            System.out.println("switch entries: " + switchEntries);
+	    Set<FlowEntryWrapper> entriesToAdd = new HashSet<FlowEntryWrapper>(graphEntries);
+	    entriesToAdd.removeAll(switchEntries);
+	    Set<FlowEntryWrapper> entriesToRemove = switchEntries;
+	    entriesToRemove.removeAll(graphEntries);
+	    System.out.println("add: " + entriesToAdd);
+	    System.out.println("remove: " + entriesToRemove);
+	    //FlowDatabaseOperation for converting flowentries
+	    */
+	    
+	    /* TODO: new implementation with graph */
+	    int added = 0, removed = 0, skipped = 0;
+	    for(FlowEntryWrapper entry : switchEntries) {
+	    	if(graphEntries.contains(entry)) {
+	    	    graphEntries.remove(entry);
+	    	    System.out.println("** skipping entry " + entry.id);
+	    	    skipped++;
+	    	}
+	    	else {
+	    	    // remove fid from the switch
+	    	    System.out.println("** remove entry " + entry.id);
+	    	    // TODO: use remove strict message
+	    	    writeToSwitch(entry.getOFMessage());
+	    	    removed++;
+	    	}
+	    }
+	    for(FlowEntryWrapper entry : graphEntries) {
+	    	// add fid to switch
+		System.out.println("** add entry " + entry.id);
+		// TODO: use modify strict message
+		writeToSwitch(entry.getOFMessage());
+		added++;
+	    }	  
+	    log.debug("Flow entries added "+ added + ", " +
+		      "Flow entries removed "+ removed + ", " +
+		      "Flow entries skipped " + skipped);
+	}
+	
+	private void writeToSwitch(OFMessage msg) {
+	    try {
+		sw.write(msg, null); // TODO: what is context?
+		sw.flush();
+	    } catch (IOException e) {
+		// TODO Auto-generated catch block
+		System.out.println("ERROR*****");
+		e.printStackTrace();
+	    } 
+	}
+	
+	private Set<FlowEntryWrapper> getFlowEntriesFromGraph() {
+	    Set<FlowEntryWrapper> entries = new HashSet<FlowEntryWrapper>();
+	    for(IFlowEntry entry : swObj.getFlowEntries()) {
+		FlowEntryWrapper fe = new FlowEntryWrapper(entry);
+		entries.add(fe);
+	    }
+	    return entries;	    
+	}
+	
+	private Set<FlowEntryWrapper> getFlowEntriesFromSwitch() {
+
+	    int lengthU = 0;
+	    OFMatch match = new OFMatch();
+	    match.setWildcards(OFMatch.OFPFW_ALL);
+
+	    OFFlowStatisticsRequest stat = new OFFlowStatisticsRequest();
+	    stat.setOutPort((short) 0xffff); //TODO: OFPort.OFPP_NONE
+	    stat.setTableId((byte) 0xff); // TODO: fix this with enum (ALL TABLES)
+	    stat.setMatch(match);
+	    List<OFStatistics> stats = new ArrayList<OFStatistics>();
+	    stats.add(stat);
+	    lengthU += stat.getLength();
+
+	    OFStatisticsRequest req = new OFStatisticsRequest();
+	    req.setStatisticType(OFStatisticsType.FLOW);
+	    req.setStatistics(stats);
+	    lengthU += req.getLengthU();
+	    req.setLengthU(lengthU);
+
+	    List<OFStatistics> entries = null;
+	    try {
+		Future<List<OFStatistics>> dfuture = sw.getStatistics(req);
+		entries = dfuture.get();
+	    } catch (IOException e) {
+		// TODO Auto-generated catch block
+		e.printStackTrace();
+	    } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+		// TODO Auto-generated catch block
+		e.printStackTrace();
+	    } catch (ExecutionException e) {
+		// TODO Auto-generated catch block
+		e.printStackTrace();
+	    }
+	    
+	    Set<FlowEntryWrapper> results = new HashSet<FlowEntryWrapper>();
+	    for(OFStatistics result : entries){
+		//System.out.println(result.getClass());
+		OFFlowStatisticsReply entry = (OFFlowStatisticsReply) result;
+		FlowEntryWrapper fe = new FlowEntryWrapper(entry);
+		results.add(fe);
+	    }
+	    return results;
+	}
+	
+    }
+    
+    public void synchronize(IOFSwitch sw) {
+	Synchroizer sync = new Synchroizer(sw);
+	Thread t = new Thread(sync);
+	t.start();
+	switchThread.put(sw, t);
+    }
+    
+    @Override
+    public void addedSwitch(IOFSwitch sw) {
+	// TODO Auto-generated method stub
+	System.out.println("added switch in flow sync: " + sw);
+	
+	// TODO: look at how this is spawned
+	synchronize(sw);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void removedSwitch(IOFSwitch sw) {
+	// TODO Auto-generated method stub
+	System.out.println("removed switch in flow sync: " + sw);
+	Thread t = switchThread.remove(sw);
+	if(t != null) {
+	    t.interrupt();
+	}
+
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void switchPortChanged(Long switchId) {
+	// TODO Auto-generated method stub
+
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getName() {
+	// TODO Auto-generated method stub
+	return "FlowSynchronizer";
+    }
+
+    /*
+    @Override
+    public void init(FloodlightModuleContext context)
+	    throws FloodlightModuleException {
+	// TODO Auto-generated method stub
+	System.out.println("********* Starting flow sync....");
+	floodlightProvider = context.getServiceImpl(IFloodlightProviderService.class);
+	System.out.println(context.getAllServices());	
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void startUp(FloodlightModuleContext context) {
+	// TODO Auto-generated method stub
+	floodlightProvider.addOFSwitchListener(this);
+    }
+    */
+
+}
+
+class FlowEntryWrapper {
+    FlowEntryId id;
+    IFlowEntry iflow;
+    OFFlowStatisticsReply stat;
+    
+    public FlowEntryWrapper(IFlowEntry entry) {
+	// TODO Auto-generated constructor stub
+	iflow = entry;
+	id = new FlowEntryId(entry.getFlowEntryId());
+    }
+    
+    public FlowEntryWrapper(OFFlowStatisticsReply entry) {
+	stat = entry;
+	id = new FlowEntryId(entry.getCookie());
+    }
+    
+    public OFMessage getOFMessage() {
+	if(iflow != null) {
+	    //convert iflow
+	    OFFlowMod fm = new OFFlowMod();
+	    fm.setCommand(OFFlowMod.OFPFC_MODIFY_STRICT);
+	    
+	    // ************* COPIED
+	    OFMatch match = new OFMatch();
+		match.setWildcards(OFMatch.OFPFW_ALL);
+
+		// Match the Incoming Port
+		Short matchInPort = iflow.getMatchInPort();
+		if (matchInPort != null) {
+		    match.setInputPort(matchInPort);
+		    match.setWildcards(match.getWildcards() & ~OFMatch.OFPFW_IN_PORT);
+		}
+
+		// Match the Source MAC address
+		String matchSrcMac = iflow.getMatchSrcMac();
+		if (matchSrcMac != null) {
+		    match.setDataLayerSource(matchSrcMac);
+		    match.setWildcards(match.getWildcards() & ~OFMatch.OFPFW_DL_SRC);
+		}
+
+		// Match the Destination MAC address
+		String matchDstMac = iflow.getMatchDstMac();
+		if (matchDstMac != null) {
+		    match.setDataLayerDestination(matchDstMac);
+		    match.setWildcards(match.getWildcards() & ~OFMatch.OFPFW_DL_DST);
+		}
+
+		// Match the Ethernet Frame Type
+		Short matchEthernetFrameType = iflow.getMatchEthernetFrameType();
+		if (matchEthernetFrameType != null) {
+		    match.setDataLayerType(matchEthernetFrameType);
+		    match.setWildcards(match.getWildcards() & ~OFMatch.OFPFW_DL_TYPE);
+		}
+
+		// Match the VLAN ID
+		Short matchVlanId = iflow.getMatchVlanId();
+		if (matchVlanId != null) {
+		    match.setDataLayerVirtualLan(matchVlanId);
+		    match.setWildcards(match.getWildcards() & ~OFMatch.OFPFW_DL_VLAN);
+		}
+
+		// Match the VLAN priority
+		Byte matchVlanPriority = iflow.getMatchVlanPriority();
+		if (matchVlanPriority != null) {
+		    match.setDataLayerVirtualLanPriorityCodePoint(matchVlanPriority);
+		    match.setWildcards(match.getWildcards() & ~OFMatch.OFPFW_DL_VLAN_PCP);
+		}
+
+		// Match the Source IPv4 Network prefix
+		String matchSrcIPv4Net = iflow.getMatchSrcIPv4Net();
+		if (matchSrcIPv4Net != null) {
+		    match.setFromCIDR(matchSrcIPv4Net, OFMatch.STR_NW_SRC);
+		}
+
+		// Natch the Destination IPv4 Network prefix
+		String matchDstIPv4Net = iflow.getMatchDstIPv4Net();
+		if (matchDstIPv4Net != null) {
+		    match.setFromCIDR(matchDstIPv4Net, OFMatch.STR_NW_DST);
+		}
+
+		// Match the IP protocol
+		Byte matchIpProto = iflow.getMatchIpProto();
+		if (matchIpProto != null) {
+		    match.setNetworkProtocol(matchIpProto);
+		    match.setWildcards(match.getWildcards() & ~OFMatch.OFPFW_NW_PROTO);
+		}
+
+		// Match the IP ToS (DSCP field, 6 bits)
+		Byte matchIpToS = iflow.getMatchIpToS();
+		if (matchIpToS != null) {
+		    match.setNetworkTypeOfService(matchIpToS);
+		    match.setWildcards(match.getWildcards() & ~OFMatch.OFPFW_NW_TOS);
+		}
+
+		// Match the Source TCP/UDP port
+		Short matchSrcTcpUdpPort = iflow.getMatchSrcTcpUdpPort();
+		if (matchSrcTcpUdpPort != null) {
+		    match.setTransportSource(matchSrcTcpUdpPort);
+		    match.setWildcards(match.getWildcards() & ~OFMatch.OFPFW_TP_SRC);
+		}
+
+		// Match the Destination TCP/UDP port
+		Short matchDstTcpUdpPort = iflow.getMatchDstTcpUdpPort();
+		if (matchDstTcpUdpPort != null) {
+		    match.setTransportDestination(matchDstTcpUdpPort);
+		    match.setWildcards(match.getWildcards() & ~OFMatch.OFPFW_TP_DST);
+		}
+		
+		//
+		// Fetch the actions
+		//
+//		Short actionOutputPort = null;
+		List<OFAction> openFlowActions = new ArrayList<OFAction>();
+		int actionsLen = 0;
+		FlowEntryActions flowEntryActions = null;
+		String actionsStr = iflow.getActions();
+		if (actionsStr != null)
+		    flowEntryActions = new FlowEntryActions(actionsStr);
+		for (FlowEntryAction action : flowEntryActions.actions()) {
+//		    ActionOutput actionOutput = action.actionOutput();
+		    ActionSetVlanId actionSetVlanId = action.actionSetVlanId();
+		    ActionSetVlanPriority actionSetVlanPriority = action.actionSetVlanPriority();
+		    ActionStripVlan actionStripVlan = action.actionStripVlan();
+		    ActionSetEthernetAddr actionSetEthernetSrcAddr = action.actionSetEthernetSrcAddr();
+		    ActionSetEthernetAddr actionSetEthernetDstAddr = action.actionSetEthernetDstAddr();
+		    ActionSetIPv4Addr actionSetIPv4SrcAddr = action.actionSetIPv4SrcAddr();
+		    ActionSetIPv4Addr actionSetIPv4DstAddr = action.actionSetIPv4DstAddr();
+		    ActionSetIpToS actionSetIpToS = action.actionSetIpToS();
+		    ActionSetTcpUdpPort actionSetTcpUdpSrcPort = action.actionSetTcpUdpSrcPort();
+		    ActionSetTcpUdpPort actionSetTcpUdpDstPort = action.actionSetTcpUdpDstPort();
+		    ActionEnqueue actionEnqueue = action.actionEnqueue();
+
+//		    if (actionOutput != null) {
+//			actionOutputPort = actionOutput.port().value();
+//			// XXX: The max length is hard-coded for now
+//			OFActionOutput ofa =
+//			    new OFActionOutput(actionOutput.port().value(),
+//					       (short)0xffff);
+//			openFlowActions.add(ofa);
+//			actionsLen += ofa.getLength();
+//		    }
+
+		    if (actionSetVlanId != null) {
+			OFActionVirtualLanIdentifier ofa =
+			    new OFActionVirtualLanIdentifier(actionSetVlanId.vlanId());
+			openFlowActions.add(ofa);
+			actionsLen += ofa.getLength();
+		    }
+
+		    if (actionSetVlanPriority != null) {
+			OFActionVirtualLanPriorityCodePoint ofa =
+			    new OFActionVirtualLanPriorityCodePoint(actionSetVlanPriority.vlanPriority());
+			openFlowActions.add(ofa);
+			actionsLen += ofa.getLength();
+		    }
+
+		    if (actionStripVlan != null) {
+			if (actionStripVlan.stripVlan() == true) {
+			    OFActionStripVirtualLan ofa = new OFActionStripVirtualLan();
+			    openFlowActions.add(ofa);
+			    actionsLen += ofa.getLength();
+			}
+		    }
+
+		    if (actionSetEthernetSrcAddr != null) {
+			OFActionDataLayerSource ofa = 
+			    new OFActionDataLayerSource(actionSetEthernetSrcAddr.addr().toBytes());
+			openFlowActions.add(ofa);
+			actionsLen += ofa.getLength();
+		    }
+
+		    if (actionSetEthernetDstAddr != null) {
+			OFActionDataLayerDestination ofa =
+			    new OFActionDataLayerDestination(actionSetEthernetDstAddr.addr().toBytes());
+			openFlowActions.add(ofa);
+			actionsLen += ofa.getLength();
+		    }
+
+		    if (actionSetIPv4SrcAddr != null) {
+			OFActionNetworkLayerSource ofa =
+			    new OFActionNetworkLayerSource(actionSetIPv4SrcAddr.addr().value());
+			openFlowActions.add(ofa);
+			actionsLen += ofa.getLength();
+		    }
+
+		    if (actionSetIPv4DstAddr != null) {
+			OFActionNetworkLayerDestination ofa =
+			    new OFActionNetworkLayerDestination(actionSetIPv4DstAddr.addr().value());
+			openFlowActions.add(ofa);
+			actionsLen += ofa.getLength();
+		    }
+
+		    if (actionSetIpToS != null) {
+			OFActionNetworkTypeOfService ofa =
+			    new OFActionNetworkTypeOfService(actionSetIpToS.ipToS());
+			openFlowActions.add(ofa);
+			actionsLen += ofa.getLength();
+		    }
+
+		    if (actionSetTcpUdpSrcPort != null) {
+			OFActionTransportLayerSource ofa =
+			    new OFActionTransportLayerSource(actionSetTcpUdpSrcPort.port());
+			openFlowActions.add(ofa);
+			actionsLen += ofa.getLength();
+		    }
+
+		    if (actionSetTcpUdpDstPort != null) {
+			OFActionTransportLayerDestination ofa =
+			    new OFActionTransportLayerDestination(actionSetTcpUdpDstPort.port());
+			openFlowActions.add(ofa);
+			actionsLen += ofa.getLength();
+		    }
+
+		    if (actionEnqueue != null) {
+			OFActionEnqueue ofa =
+			    new OFActionEnqueue(actionEnqueue.port().value(),
+						actionEnqueue.queueId());
+			openFlowActions.add(ofa);
+			actionsLen += ofa.getLength();
+		    }
+		}
+
+		fm.setIdleTimeout((short) 0)
+		    .setHardTimeout((short) 0)
+		    .setPriority((short) 100)
+		    .setBufferId(OFPacketOut.BUFFER_ID_NONE);
+		fm
+		    .setCookie(id.value())
+		    .setMatch(match)
+		    .setActions(openFlowActions)
+		    .setLengthU(OFFlowMod.MINIMUM_LENGTH + actionsLen);
+		fm.setOutPort(OFPort.OFPP_NONE.getValue());
+		
+	    // ********* END COPIED
+	    
+	    return fm;
+	}
+	else if(stat != null) {
+	    // convert stat
+	    OFFlowMod fm = new OFFlowMod();
+	    fm.setCookie(stat.getCookie());
+	    fm.setCommand(OFFlowMod.OFPFC_DELETE_STRICT);
+	    fm.setLengthU(OFFlowMod.MINIMUM_LENGTH);
+	    fm.setMatch(stat.getMatch());
+	    fm.setPriority(stat.getPriority());
+	    fm.setOutPort(OFPort.OFPP_NONE);
+//	    fm.setActions(stat.getActions());
+//	    fm.setIdleTimeout(stat.getIdleTimeout());
+//	    fm.setHardTimeout(stat.getHardTimeout());
+	    return fm;
+	}
+	return null;
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Return the hash code of the Flow Entry ID
+     */
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+	return id.hashCode();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns true of the object is another Flow Entry ID with 
+     * the same value; otherwise, returns false.
+     * 
+     * @param Object to compare
+     */
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object obj){
+	if(obj.getClass() == this.getClass()) {
+	    FlowEntryWrapper entry = (FlowEntryWrapper) obj;
+	    return this.id.equals(entry.id);
+	}
+	return false;
+    }
+    
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+	return id.toString();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/ofcontroller/flowmanager/IFlowSyncService.java b/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/ofcontroller/flowmanager/IFlowSyncService.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..957386f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/ofcontroller/flowmanager/IFlowSyncService.java
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package net.onrc.onos.ofcontroller.flowmanager;
+
+import net.floodlightcontroller.core.IOFSwitch;
+import net.floodlightcontroller.core.module.IFloodlightService;
+
+/**
+ * @author bocon
+ *
+ */
+public interface IFlowSyncService extends IFloodlightService {
+    public void synchronize(IOFSwitch sw);
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/ofcontroller/util/FlowEntryId.java b/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/ofcontroller/util/FlowEntryId.java
index c4e75a5..29efe4c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/ofcontroller/util/FlowEntryId.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/ofcontroller/util/FlowEntryId.java
@@ -66,6 +66,29 @@
     public void setValue(long value) {
 	this.value = value;
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * Returns true of the object is another Flow Entry ID with 
+     * the same value; otherwise, returns false.
+     * 
+     * @param Object to compare
+     */
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object obj){
+	if(obj.getClass() == this.getClass()) {
+	    FlowEntryId entry = (FlowEntryId) obj;
+	    return this.value() == entry.value();
+	}
+	return false;
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Return the hash code of the Flow Entry ID
+     */
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+	return Long.valueOf(value).hashCode();
+    }
 
     /**
      * Convert the Flow Entry ID value to a hexadecimal string.