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diff --git a/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/bgproute/BgpRoute.java b/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/bgproute/BgpRoute.java
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+package net.floodlightcontroller.bgproute;
+
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+
+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.floodlightcontroller.core.IFloodlightProviderService;
+
+import net.floodlightcontroller.linkdiscovery.ILinkDiscovery.LDUpdate;
+import net.floodlightcontroller.restserver.IRestApiService;
+import net.floodlightcontroller.topology.ITopologyListener;
+import net.floodlightcontroller.topology.ITopologyService;
+import net.floodlightcontroller.restclient.RestClient;
+
+import net.floodlightcontroller.linkdiscovery.ILinkDiscovery;
+
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+public class BgpRoute implements IFloodlightModule, IBgpRouteService, ITopologyListener {
+	
+	protected static Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(BgpRoute.class);
+
+	protected IFloodlightProviderService floodlightProvider;
+	protected ITopologyService topology;
+	
+	protected static Ptree ptree;
+	
+	@Override
+	public Collection<Class<? extends IFloodlightService>> getModuleServices() {
+		Collection<Class<? extends IFloodlightService>> l = new ArrayList<Class<? extends IFloodlightService>>();
+		l.add(IBgpRouteService.class);
+		return l;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public Map<Class<? extends IFloodlightService>, IFloodlightService> getServiceImpls() {
+		Map<Class<? extends IFloodlightService>, IFloodlightService> m = new HashMap<Class<? extends IFloodlightService>, IFloodlightService>();
+		m.put(IBgpRouteService.class, this); 
+		return m;
+	}
+
+	protected IRestApiService restApi;
+	
+	@Override
+	public Collection<Class<? extends IFloodlightService>> getModuleDependencies() {
+		Collection<Class<? extends IFloodlightService>> l = new ArrayList<Class<? extends IFloodlightService>>();
+		l.add(IFloodlightProviderService.class);
+		l.add(ITopologyService.class);
+		l.add(IBgpRouteService.class);
+		return l;
+	}
+	
+	@Override
+	public void init(FloodlightModuleContext context)
+			throws FloodlightModuleException {
+	    
+	    ptree = new Ptree(32);
+		
+		// Register floodlight provider and REST handler.
+		floodlightProvider = context.getServiceImpl(IFloodlightProviderService.class);
+		restApi = context.getServiceImpl(IRestApiService.class);
+		topology = context.getServiceImpl(ITopologyService.class);
+		
+		// Test.
+		//test();
+	}
+
+	public Ptree getPtree() {
+		return ptree;
+	}
+	
+	// Return nexthop address as byte array.
+	public Rib lookupRib(byte[] dest) {
+		if (ptree == null) {
+		    log.debug("lookupRib: ptree null");
+		    return null;
+		}
+		
+		PtreeNode node = ptree.match(dest, 32);
+		if (node == null) {
+            log.debug("lookupRib: ptree node null");
+			return null;
+		}
+		if (node.rib == null) {
+            log.debug("lookupRib: ptree rib null");
+			return null;
+		}
+		ptree.delReference(node);
+		
+		return node.rib;
+	}
+	
+	@SuppressWarnings("unused")
+    private void test() {
+		System.out.println("Here it is");
+		Prefix p = new Prefix("128.0.0.0", 8);
+		Prefix q = new Prefix("8.0.0.0", 8);
+		Prefix r = new Prefix("10.0.0.0", 24);
+		Prefix a = new Prefix("10.0.0.1", 32);
+	
+		ptree.acquire(p.getAddress(), p.masklen);
+		ptree.acquire(q.getAddress(), q.masklen);
+		ptree.acquire(r.getAddress(), r.masklen);
+	
+		System.out.println("Traverse start");
+		for (PtreeNode node = ptree.begin(); node != null; node = ptree.next(node)) {
+			Prefix p_result = new Prefix(node.key, node.keyBits);
+		}
+	
+		PtreeNode n = ptree.match(a.getAddress(), a.masklen);
+		if (n != null) {
+			System.out.println("Matched prefix for 10.0.0.1:");
+			Prefix x = new Prefix(n.key, n.keyBits);
+			ptree.delReference(n);
+		}
+		
+		n = ptree.lookup(p.getAddress(), p.masklen);
+		if (n != null) {
+			ptree.delReference(n);
+			ptree.delReference(n);
+		}
+		System.out.println("Traverse start");
+		for (PtreeNode node = ptree.begin(); node != null; node = ptree.next(node)) {
+			Prefix p_result = new Prefix(node.key, node.keyBits);
+		}
+		
+		n = ptree.lookup(q.getAddress(), q.masklen);
+		if (n != null) {
+			ptree.delReference(n);
+			ptree.delReference(n);
+		}
+		System.out.println("Traverse start");
+		for (PtreeNode node = ptree.begin(); node != null; node = ptree.next(node)) {
+			Prefix p_result = new Prefix(node.key, node.keyBits);
+		}
+		
+		n = ptree.lookup(r.getAddress(), r.masklen);
+		if (n != null) {
+			ptree.delReference(n);
+			ptree.delReference(n);
+		}
+		System.out.println("Traverse start");
+		for (PtreeNode node = ptree.begin(); node != null; node = ptree.next(node)) {
+			Prefix p_result = new Prefix(node.key, node.keyBits);
+		}
+
+	}
+	
+	@Override
+	public void startUp(FloodlightModuleContext context) {
+		restApi.addRestletRoutable(new BgpRouteWebRoutable()); 
+		topology.addListener((ITopologyListener) this);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void topologyChanged() {
+		boolean change = false;
+		String changelog = "";
+		
+		for (LDUpdate ldu : topology.getLastLinkUpdates()) {
+			if (ldu.getOperation().equals(ILinkDiscovery.UpdateOperation.PORT_DOWN)) {
+				change = true;
+				changelog = changelog + " down ";
+			} else if (ldu.getOperation().equals(ILinkDiscovery.UpdateOperation.PORT_UP)) {
+				change = true;
+				changelog = changelog + " up ";
+			}
+		}
+		log.info ("received topo change" + changelog);
+
+		if (change) {
+			RestClient.get ("http://localhost:5000/topo_change");
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/bgproute/BgpRouteResource.java b/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/bgproute/BgpRouteResource.java
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+package net.floodlightcontroller.bgproute;
+
+import org.restlet.resource.Get;
+import org.restlet.resource.Post;
+import org.restlet.resource.Delete;
+import org.restlet.resource.ServerResource;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+import net.floodlightcontroller.restclient.RestClient;
+
+public class BgpRouteResource extends ServerResource {
+    
+	protected static Logger log = LoggerFactory
+            .getLogger(BgpRouteResource.class);
+	
+	private String addrToString(byte [] addr) {
+	    String str = "";
+		
+		for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
+			int val = (addr[i] & 0xff);
+			str += val;
+			if (i != 3)
+				str += ".";
+		}
+		
+		return str;
+	}
+	
+	@SuppressWarnings("unused")
+    @Get
+	public String get(String fmJson) {
+		String dest = (String) getRequestAttributes().get("dest");
+		String output = "";
+		IBgpRouteService bgpRoute = (IBgpRouteService)getContext().getAttributes().
+                get(IBgpRouteService.class.getCanonicalName());
+		
+		if (dest != null) {
+			Prefix p = new Prefix(dest, 32);
+			if (p == null) {
+				return "[GET]: dest address format is wrong";
+			}
+			byte [] nexthop = bgpRoute.lookupRib(p.getAddress()).nextHop.getAddress();
+			if (nexthop != null) {
+				output += "{\"result\": \"" + addrToString(nexthop) + "\"}\n";
+			} else {
+				output += "{\"result\": \"Nexthop does not exist\"}\n";
+			}
+		} else {
+			Ptree ptree = bgpRoute.getPtree();
+			output += "{\n  \"rib\": [\n";
+			boolean printed = false;
+			for (PtreeNode node = ptree.begin(); node != null; node = ptree.next(node)) {
+				if (node.rib == null) {
+					continue;
+				}
+				if (printed == true) {
+					output += ",\n";
+				}
+				output += "    {\"prefix\": \"" + addrToString(node.key) + "/" + node.keyBits +"\", ";
+				output += "\"nexthop\": \"" + addrToString(node.rib.nextHop.getAddress()) +"\"}";
+				printed = true;
+			}
+			//output += "{\"router_id\": \"" + addrToString(node.rib.routerId.getAddress()) +"\"}\n";
+			output += "\n  ]\n}\n";
+		}
+		
+		return output;
+	}
+	@Post
+	public String store(String fmJson) {
+        IBgpRouteService bgpRoute = (IBgpRouteService)getContext().getAttributes().
+                get(IBgpRouteService.class.getCanonicalName());
+
+	    Ptree ptree = bgpRoute.getPtree();
+
+		String router_id = (String) getRequestAttributes().get("routerid");
+		String prefix = (String) getRequestAttributes().get("prefix");
+		String mask = (String) getRequestAttributes().get("mask");
+		String nexthop = (String) getRequestAttributes().get("nexthop");
+		String capability = (String) getRequestAttributes().get("capability");
+		String reply = null;
+		
+		if (capability == null) {
+			// this is a prefix add
+			Prefix p = new Prefix(prefix, Integer.valueOf(mask));
+			PtreeNode node = ptree.acquire(p.getAddress(), p.masklen);
+			Rib rib = new Rib(router_id, nexthop, p.masklen);
+
+			if (node.rib != null) {
+				node.rib = null;
+				ptree.delReference(node);
+			}
+			node.rib = rib;
+			
+			reply = "[POST: " + prefix + "/" + mask + ":" + nexthop + "]";
+			log.info(reply);
+			
+			RestClient.get("http://localhost:5000/bgp_update");
+		}
+		
+		return reply + "\n";
+	}
+	
+	@Delete
+	public String delete(String fmJson) {
+        IBgpRouteService bgpRoute = (IBgpRouteService)getContext().getAttributes().
+                get(IBgpRouteService.class.getCanonicalName());
+
+        Ptree ptree = bgpRoute.getPtree();
+		
+		String routerId = (String) getRequestAttributes().get("routerid");
+		String prefix = (String) getRequestAttributes().get("prefix");
+		String mask = (String) getRequestAttributes().get("mask");
+		String nextHop = (String) getRequestAttributes().get("nexthop");
+		String capability = (String) getRequestAttributes().get("capability");
+		String reply = null;
+		
+		if (capability == null) {
+			// this is a prefix delete
+			Prefix p = new Prefix(prefix, Integer.valueOf(mask));
+			PtreeNode node = ptree.lookup(p.getAddress(), p.masklen);
+			Rib r = new Rib(routerId, nextHop, p.masklen);
+
+			if (node != null && node.rib != null) {
+				if (r.equals(node.rib)) {
+					node.rib = null;
+					ptree.delReference(node);
+				}
+			}
+			
+			reply = "[DELE: " + prefix + "/" + mask + ":" + nextHop + "]";
+			log.info(reply);
+			
+			RestClient.get("http://localhost:5000/bgp_update");
+		}
+
+		return reply + "\n";
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/bgproute/BgpRouteWebRoutable.java b/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/bgproute/BgpRouteWebRoutable.java
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+package net.floodlightcontroller.bgproute;
+
+import org.restlet.Context;
+import org.restlet.Restlet;
+import org.restlet.routing.Router;
+
+import net.floodlightcontroller.restserver.RestletRoutable;
+
+public class BgpRouteWebRoutable implements RestletRoutable {
+	@Override
+	public Restlet getRestlet(Context context) {
+		Router router = new Router(context);
+		router.attach("/json", BgpRouteResource.class);
+		router.attach("/rib/{dest}", BgpRouteResource.class);
+		router.attach("/{routerid}/{prefix}/{mask}/{nexthop}", BgpRouteResource.class);
+		router.attach("/{routerid}/{capability}", BgpRouteResource.class);
+		return router;
+	}
+	
+	@Override
+	public String basePath() {
+		return "/wm/bgp";
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/bgproute/IBgpRouteService.java b/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/bgproute/IBgpRouteService.java
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+++ b/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/bgproute/IBgpRouteService.java
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+package net.floodlightcontroller.bgproute;
+
+import net.floodlightcontroller.core.module.IFloodlightService;
+
+public interface IBgpRouteService extends IFloodlightService {
+
+    public Rib lookupRib(byte[] dest);
+    
+    public Ptree getPtree();
+    
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/bgproute/Prefix.java b/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/bgproute/Prefix.java
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+package net.floodlightcontroller.bgproute;
+
+import java.net.InetAddress;
+import java.net.UnknownHostException;
+
+public class Prefix {
+	public int masklen;
+	protected InetAddress address;
+
+	Prefix(byte[] addr, int masklen) {
+		try {
+			address = InetAddress.getByAddress(addr);
+		} catch (UnknownHostException e) {
+			System.out.println("InetAddress exception");
+			return;
+		}
+		this.masklen = masklen;
+		System.out.println(address.toString() + "/" + masklen);
+	}
+	
+	Prefix(String str, int masklen) {
+		try {
+			address = InetAddress.getByName(str);
+			//System.out.println(address.toString());
+		} catch (UnknownHostException e) {
+			System.out.println("InetAddress exception");
+			return;
+		}
+		this.masklen = masklen;
+	}
+	
+	public byte [] getAddress() {
+		return address.getAddress();
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/bgproute/Ptree.java b/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/bgproute/Ptree.java
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+++ b/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/bgproute/Ptree.java
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+package net.floodlightcontroller.bgproute;
+
+public class Ptree {
+	int maxKeyBits;
+	int maxKeyOctets;
+	int refCount;
+	PtreeNode top;
+	byte maskBits[] = { (byte)0x00, (byte)0x80, (byte)0xc0, (byte)0xe0, (byte)0xf0, (byte)0xf8, (byte)0xfc, (byte)0xfe, (byte)0xff };
+	
+	// Constructor.
+	Ptree(int max_key_bits) {
+		maxKeyBits = max_key_bits;
+		maxKeyOctets = bit_to_octet(max_key_bits); 
+		refCount = 0;
+	}
+
+	public PtreeNode acquire(byte [] key) {
+		return acquire(key, maxKeyBits);
+	}
+	
+	public PtreeNode acquire(byte [] key, int key_bits) {
+		if (key_bits > maxKeyBits) {
+			return null;
+		}
+		
+		PtreeNode node = top;
+		PtreeNode match = null;
+		
+		while (node != null
+				&& node.keyBits <= key_bits
+				&& key_match(node.key, node.keyBits, key, key_bits) == true) {
+		    if (node.keyBits == key_bits) {
+				return addReference(node);
+			}
+
+			match = node;
+			
+			if (bit_check(key, node.keyBits) == true) {
+				node = node.right;
+			} else {
+				node = node.left;
+			}
+		}
+
+		PtreeNode add = null;
+		
+		if (node == null) {
+			add = new PtreeNode(key, key_bits, maxKeyOctets);
+			
+			if (match != null) {
+				node_link(match, add);
+			} else {
+				top = add;
+			}
+		} else {
+			add = node_common(node, key, key_bits);
+			if (add == null) {
+				return null;
+			}				
+			
+			if (match != null) {
+				node_link(match, add);
+			} else {
+				top = add;
+			}
+			node_link(add, node);
+			
+			if (add.keyBits != key_bits) {
+				match = add;
+				
+				add = new PtreeNode(key, key_bits, maxKeyOctets);
+				node_link(match, add);
+			}
+		}
+		
+		return addReference(add);
+	}
+
+	public PtreeNode lookup(byte [] key, int key_bits) {
+		if (key_bits > maxKeyBits) {
+			return null;
+		}
+		
+		PtreeNode node = top;
+		
+		while (node != null
+				&& node.keyBits <= key_bits
+				&& key_match(node.key, node.keyBits, key, key_bits) == true) {
+			if (node.keyBits == key_bits) {
+				return addReference(node);
+			}
+			
+			if (bit_check(key, node.keyBits) == true) {
+				node = node.right;
+			} else {
+				node = node.left;
+			}
+		}
+		return null;
+	}
+	
+	public PtreeNode match(byte [] key, int key_bits) {
+		if (key_bits > maxKeyBits) {
+			return null;
+		}
+		PtreeNode node = top;
+		PtreeNode matched = null;
+
+		if(node!=null)
+		
+		while (node != null
+				&& node.keyBits <= key_bits
+				&& key_match(node.key, node.keyBits, key, key_bits) == true) {
+			matched = node;
+			
+			if (bit_check(key, node.keyBits) == true) {
+				node = node.right;
+			} else {
+				node = node.left;
+			}
+		}
+		
+		if (matched != null) {
+			return addReference(matched);
+		}
+		
+		return null;
+	}
+	
+	public PtreeNode begin() {
+		if (top == null) {
+			return null;
+		}
+		return addReference(top);
+	}
+	
+	public PtreeNode next(PtreeNode node) {
+		PtreeNode next;
+		
+		if (node.left != null) {
+			next = node.left;
+			addReference(next);
+			delReference(node);
+			return next;
+		}
+		if (node.right != null) {
+			next = node.right;
+			addReference(next);
+			delReference(node);
+			return next;
+		}
+		
+		PtreeNode start = node;
+		while (node.parent != null) {
+			if (node.parent.left == node && node.parent.right != null) {
+				next = node.parent.right;
+				addReference(next);
+				delReference(start);
+				return next;
+			}
+			node = node.parent;
+		}
+		
+		delReference(start);
+		
+		return null;
+	}
+
+	static public int bit_to_octet(int key_bits) {
+		return Math.max((key_bits + 7) / 8, 1);
+	}
+
+	private PtreeNode addReference(PtreeNode node) {
+		node.refCount++;
+		return node;
+	}
+	
+	public void delReference(PtreeNode node) {
+		if (node.refCount > 0) {
+			node.refCount--;
+		}
+		if (node.refCount == 0) {
+			node_remove(node);
+		}
+	}
+	
+	private boolean key_match(byte [] key1, int key1_len, byte [] key2, int key2_len) {
+		int offset;
+		int shift;
+		
+		if (key1_len > key2_len) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		
+		offset = (Math.min(key1_len, key2_len)) / 8;
+		shift = (Math.min(key1_len, key2_len)) % 8;
+		
+		if (shift != 0) {
+			if ((maskBits[shift] & (key1[offset] ^ key2[offset])) != 0) {
+				return false;
+			}
+		}
+		
+		while (offset != 0) {
+			offset--;
+			if (key1[offset] != key2[offset]) {
+				return false;
+			}
+		}
+		return true;
+	}
+	
+	private boolean bit_check(byte [] key, int key_bits) {
+		int offset = key_bits / 8;
+		int shift = 7 - (key_bits % 8);
+		int bit = key[offset] & 0xff;
+
+		bit >>= shift;
+		
+		if ((bit & 1) == 1) {
+			return true;
+		} else {
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+	
+	private void node_link(PtreeNode node, PtreeNode add) {
+		boolean bit = bit_check(add.key, node.keyBits);
+		
+		if (bit == true) {
+			node.right = add;
+		} else {
+			node.left = add;
+		}
+		add.parent = node;
+	}
+	
+	@SuppressWarnings("unused")
+    private PtreeNode node_common(PtreeNode node, byte [] key, int key_bits) {
+		int i;
+		int limit = Math.min(node.keyBits, key_bits) / 8;
+
+		for (i = 0; i < limit; i++) {
+			if (node.key[i] != key[i]) {
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+		
+		int common_len = i * 8;
+		int boundary = 0;
+
+		if (common_len != key_bits) {
+			byte diff = (byte)(node.key[i] ^ key[i]);
+			byte mask = (byte)0x80;
+			int shift_mask = 0;
+			
+			while (common_len < key_bits && ((mask & diff) == 0)) {
+				boundary = 1;
+
+				shift_mask = (mask & 0xff);
+				shift_mask >>= 1;
+				mask = (byte)shift_mask;
+
+				common_len++;
+			}
+		}
+		
+		PtreeNode add = new PtreeNode(null, common_len, maxKeyOctets);
+		if (add == null)
+			return null;
+		
+		int j;
+		for (j = 0; j < i; j++)
+			add.key[j] = node.key[j];
+
+		if (boundary != 0)
+			add.key[j] = (byte)(node.key[j] & maskBits[add.keyBits % 8]);
+		
+		return add;
+	}
+	
+	private void node_remove(PtreeNode node) {
+		PtreeNode child;
+		PtreeNode parent;
+		
+		if (node.left != null && node.right != null) {
+			return;
+		}
+		
+		if (node.left != null) {
+			child = node.left;
+		} else {
+			child = node.right;
+		}
+		
+		parent = node.parent;
+		
+		if (child != null) {
+			child.parent = parent;
+		}
+		
+		if (parent != null) {
+			if (parent.left == node) {
+				parent.left = child;
+			} else {
+				parent.right = child;
+			}
+		} else {
+			top = child;
+		}
+		
+		if (parent != null && parent.refCount == 0) {
+			node_remove(parent);
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/bgproute/PtreeNode.java b/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/bgproute/PtreeNode.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4d2c265
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/bgproute/PtreeNode.java
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+package net.floodlightcontroller.bgproute;
+
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+public class PtreeNode {
+	public PtreeNode parent;
+	public PtreeNode left;
+	public PtreeNode right;
+	
+	public byte key[];
+	public int keyBits;
+	
+	public int refCount;
+	
+	public Rib rib;
+	protected static Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(BgpRoute.class);
+	
+	PtreeNode(byte [] key, int key_bits, int max_key_octet) {
+		parent = null;
+		left = null;
+		right = null;
+		refCount = 0;
+		rib = null;
+		this.key = new byte[max_key_octet];
+		this.keyBits = key_bits;
+		log.debug("inside Ptreenode constructor key {} bits {}", key, key_bits);
+		
+		int octet = Ptree.bit_to_octet(key_bits);
+		for (int i = 0; i < max_key_octet; i++) {
+			if (i < octet) {
+				if (key != null) {
+				    log.debug(octet + ": filling key[{}] {}", i, key[i]);
+				    this.key[i] = key[i];
+				} else {
+				    log.debug("no filling, null key", i);
+				}
+			} else {
+			    log.debug("filling key {} as 0", i);
+				this.key[i] = 0;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/bgproute/Rib.java b/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/bgproute/Rib.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..71868ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/bgproute/Rib.java
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package net.floodlightcontroller.bgproute;
+
+import java.net.InetAddress;
+import java.net.UnknownHostException;
+
+public class Rib {
+	protected InetAddress routerId;
+	protected InetAddress nextHop;
+	protected int masklen;
+//	protected int distance;
+	
+	Rib(InetAddress router_id, InetAddress nexthop, int masklen) {
+		this.routerId = router_id;
+		this.nextHop = nexthop;
+		this.masklen = masklen;
+//		this.distance = distance;
+	}
+	
+	Rib(String router_id, String nexthop, int masklen) {
+		try {
+			this.routerId = InetAddress.getByName(router_id);
+		} catch (UnknownHostException e) {
+			System.out.println("InetAddress exception");
+		}
+		try {
+			this.nextHop = InetAddress.getByName(nexthop);
+		} catch (UnknownHostException e) {
+			System.out.println("InetAddress exception");
+		}
+		this.masklen = masklen;
+	}
+	
+	public InetAddress getNextHop() {
+	    return nextHop;
+	}
+	
+	public int getMasklen(){
+	    return masklen;
+	}
+	
+	public boolean equals(Rib r) {
+				
+		return this.routerId == r.routerId && this.nextHop == r.nextHop && this.masklen == r.masklen;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/restclient/RestClient.java b/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/restclient/RestClient.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..07eab45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/restclient/RestClient.java
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+package net.floodlightcontroller.restclient;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.net.HttpURLConnection;
+import java.net.MalformedURLException;
+import java.net.URL;
+
+public class RestClient {
+
+	public static void get (String str) {
+		
+		if (str == null)
+			return;
+	
+		try {
+	 
+			URL url = new URL(str);
+			HttpURLConnection conn = (HttpURLConnection) url.openConnection();
+			conn.setRequestMethod("GET"); 
+			conn.setRequestProperty("Accept", "application/json");
+	 
+			if (conn.getResponseCode() != 200) {
+				throw new RuntimeException("Failed : HTTP error code : "
+						+ conn.getResponseCode());
+			}
+	 
+			/* Disable reading the output from the server for now
+			 * 
+			BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(
+					(conn.getInputStream())));
+	 
+			String output;
+			System.out.println("Output from Server .... \n");
+			while ((output = br.readLine()) != null) {
+				System.out.println(output);
+			}
+			 */
+			
+			conn.disconnect();
+
+		} catch (MalformedURLException e) {
+
+			e.printStackTrace();
+
+		} catch (IOException e) {
+
+			e.printStackTrace();
+
+		}
+	}
+}