diff --git a/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/core/drivermanager/OFSwitchImplOVS13.java b/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/core/drivermanager/OFSwitchImplOVS13.java
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+package net.onrc.onos.core.drivermanager;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
+
+import net.floodlightcontroller.core.SwitchDriverSubHandshakeAlreadyStarted;
+import net.floodlightcontroller.core.SwitchDriverSubHandshakeCompleted;
+import net.floodlightcontroller.core.SwitchDriverSubHandshakeNotStarted;
+import net.floodlightcontroller.core.internal.OFSwitchImplBase;
+
+import org.projectfloodlight.openflow.protocol.OFBarrierRequest;
+import org.projectfloodlight.openflow.protocol.OFDescStatsReply;
+import org.projectfloodlight.openflow.protocol.OFErrorMsg;
+import org.projectfloodlight.openflow.protocol.OFFactory;
+import org.projectfloodlight.openflow.protocol.OFMessage;
+
+/**
+ * OFDescriptionStatistics Vendor (Manufacturer Desc.): Nicira, Inc. Make
+ * (Hardware Desc.) : Open vSwitch Model (Datapath Desc.) : None Software :
+ * 2.1.0 (or whatever version + build) Serial : None
+ */
+public class OFSwitchImplOVS13 extends OFSwitchImplBase {
+    private AtomicBoolean driverHandshakeComplete;
+    private OFFactory factory;
+    private long barrierXidToWaitFor = -1;
+
+    public OFSwitchImplOVS13(OFDescStatsReply desc) {
+        super();
+        driverHandshakeComplete = new AtomicBoolean(false);
+        setSwitchDescription(desc);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return "OFSwitchImplOVS13 [" + ((channel != null)
+                ? channel.getRemoteAddress() : "?")
+                + " DPID[" + ((stringId != null) ? stringId : "?") + "]]";
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void startDriverHandshake() throws IOException {
+        log.debug("Starting driver handshake for sw {}", getStringId());
+        if (startDriverHandshakeCalled) {
+            throw new SwitchDriverSubHandshakeAlreadyStarted();
+        }
+        startDriverHandshakeCalled = true;
+        factory = floodlightProvider.getOFMessageFactory_13();
+        configureSwitch();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isDriverHandshakeComplete() {
+        if (!startDriverHandshakeCalled) {
+            throw new SwitchDriverSubHandshakeNotStarted();
+        }
+        return driverHandshakeComplete.get();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void processDriverHandshakeMessage(OFMessage m) {
+        if (!startDriverHandshakeCalled) {
+            throw new SwitchDriverSubHandshakeNotStarted();
+        }
+        if (driverHandshakeComplete.get()) {
+            throw new SwitchDriverSubHandshakeCompleted(m);
+        }
+
+        switch (m.getType()) {
+        case BARRIER_REPLY:
+            if (m.getXid() == barrierXidToWaitFor) {
+                driverHandshakeComplete.set(true);
+            }
+            break;
+
+        case ERROR:
+            log.error("Switch {} Error {}", getStringId(), (OFErrorMsg) m);
+            break;
+
+        case FEATURES_REPLY:
+            break;
+        case FLOW_REMOVED:
+            break;
+        case GET_ASYNC_REPLY:
+            // OFAsyncGetReply asrep = (OFAsyncGetReply)m;
+            // decodeAsyncGetReply(asrep);
+            break;
+
+        case PACKET_IN:
+            break;
+        case PORT_STATUS:
+            break;
+        case QUEUE_GET_CONFIG_REPLY:
+            break;
+        case ROLE_REPLY:
+            break;
+
+        case STATS_REPLY:
+            // processStatsReply((OFStatsReply) m);
+            break;
+
+        default:
+            log.debug("Received message {} during switch-driver subhandshake "
+                    + "from switch {} ... Ignoring message", m, getStringId());
+
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    private void configureSwitch() throws IOException {
+        // setAsyncConfig();
+        // getTableFeatures();
+        /*sendGroupFeaturesRequest();
+        setL2Groups();
+        sendBarrier(false);
+        setL3Groups();
+        setL25Groups();
+        sendGroupDescRequest();*/
+        // populateTableVlan();
+        // populateTableTMac();
+        // populateIpTable();
+        // populateMplsTable();
+        // populateTableMissEntry(TABLE_ACL, false, false, false, -1);
+        sendBarrier(true);
+    }
+
+
+    private void sendBarrier(boolean finalBarrier) throws IOException {
+        int xid = getNextTransactionId();
+        if (finalBarrier) {
+            barrierXidToWaitFor = xid;
+        }
+        OFBarrierRequest br = factory
+                .buildBarrierRequest()
+                .setXid(xid)
+                .build();
+        write(br, null);
+    }
+}