MRI version bumpup for Aluminium
[netvirt.git] / elanmanager / impl / src / main / java / org / opendaylight / netvirt / elan / utils / ElanUtils.java
index 7d1888b7f5f06ed5c2aedd892c6b51bdc539b52f..975c12d8806cf10401f5469e8dfae825619c7794 100755 (executable)
@@ -7,40 +7,55 @@
  */
 package org.opendaylight.netvirt.elan.utils;
 
-import com.google.common.base.Optional;
+import static java.util.Collections.emptyList;
+import static java.util.Collections.emptyMap;
+import static org.opendaylight.genius.infra.Datastore.CONFIGURATION;
+
 import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
 import com.google.common.base.Strings;
 import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
 import com.google.common.primitives.Ints;
-import com.google.common.util.concurrent.CheckedFuture;
+import com.google.common.util.concurrent.FluentFuture;
 import com.google.common.util.concurrent.FutureCallback;
 import com.google.common.util.concurrent.Futures;
 import com.google.common.util.concurrent.ListenableFuture;
 import com.google.common.util.concurrent.MoreExecutors;
+import edu.umd.cs.findbugs.annotations.CheckReturnValue;
 import java.math.BigInteger;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Locale;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Objects;
+import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
 import java.util.concurrent.Future;
-import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
-import javax.annotation.Nullable;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicLong;
+import java.util.function.BiFunction;
+import java.util.function.Function;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import javax.inject.Inject;
 import javax.inject.Singleton;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
-import org.opendaylight.controller.md.sal.binding.api.DataBroker;
-import org.opendaylight.controller.md.sal.binding.api.ReadOnlyTransaction;
-import org.opendaylight.controller.md.sal.binding.api.ReadTransaction;
-import org.opendaylight.controller.md.sal.binding.api.WriteTransaction;
-import org.opendaylight.controller.md.sal.common.api.data.LogicalDatastoreType;
-import org.opendaylight.controller.md.sal.common.api.data.ReadFailedException;
-import org.opendaylight.controller.md.sal.common.api.data.TransactionCommitFailedException;
+import org.eclipse.jdt.annotation.NonNull;
+import org.eclipse.jdt.annotation.Nullable;
+import org.opendaylight.genius.datastoreutils.SingleTransactionDataBroker;
+import org.opendaylight.genius.infra.Datastore;
+import org.opendaylight.genius.infra.Datastore.Configuration;
+import org.opendaylight.genius.infra.Datastore.Operational;
 import org.opendaylight.genius.infra.ManagedNewTransactionRunner;
 import org.opendaylight.genius.infra.ManagedNewTransactionRunnerImpl;
+import org.opendaylight.genius.infra.TypedReadTransaction;
+import org.opendaylight.genius.infra.TypedReadWriteTransaction;
+import org.opendaylight.genius.infra.TypedWriteTransaction;
 import org.opendaylight.genius.interfacemanager.globals.InterfaceInfo;
-import org.opendaylight.genius.interfacemanager.globals.InterfaceServiceUtil;
 import org.opendaylight.genius.interfacemanager.interfaces.IInterfaceManager;
+import org.opendaylight.genius.itm.api.IITMProvider;
 import org.opendaylight.genius.itm.globals.ITMConstants;
 import org.opendaylight.genius.mdsalutil.ActionInfo;
 import org.opendaylight.genius.mdsalutil.FlowEntity;
@@ -62,11 +77,18 @@ import org.opendaylight.genius.mdsalutil.matches.MatchTunnelId;
 import org.opendaylight.genius.mdsalutil.packet.ARP;
 import org.opendaylight.genius.mdsalutil.packet.Ethernet;
 import org.opendaylight.genius.mdsalutil.packet.IPv4;
-import org.opendaylight.infrautils.utils.concurrent.JdkFutures;
-import org.opendaylight.infrautils.utils.concurrent.ListenableFutures;
-import org.opendaylight.netvirt.elan.ElanException;
+import org.opendaylight.infrautils.utils.concurrent.LoggingFutures;
+import org.opendaylight.infrautils.utils.concurrent.NamedLocks;
+import org.opendaylight.infrautils.utils.concurrent.NamedSimpleReentrantLock.Acquired;
+import org.opendaylight.mdsal.binding.api.DataBroker;
+import org.opendaylight.mdsal.binding.api.ReadTransaction;
+import org.opendaylight.mdsal.binding.api.WriteTransaction;
+import org.opendaylight.mdsal.common.api.CommitInfo;
+import org.opendaylight.mdsal.common.api.LogicalDatastoreType;
+import org.opendaylight.mdsal.common.api.TransactionCommitFailedException;
 import org.opendaylight.netvirt.elan.arp.responder.ArpResponderUtil;
 import org.opendaylight.netvirt.elan.cache.ElanInterfaceCache;
+import org.opendaylight.netvirt.elan.internal.ElanGroupCache;
 import org.opendaylight.netvirt.elanmanager.api.ElanHelper;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.ietf.params.xml.ns.yang.ietf.inet.types.rev130715.IpAddress;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.ietf.params.xml.ns.yang.ietf.inet.types.rev130715.IpAddressBuilder;
@@ -84,6 +106,7 @@ import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.flow.inventory.rev130819.ta
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.flow.inventory.rev130819.tables.table.Flow;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.flow.inventory.rev130819.tables.table.FlowKey;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.flow.types.rev131026.instruction.list.Instruction;
+import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.flow.types.rev131026.instruction.list.InstructionKey;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.genius.idmanager.rev160406.AllocateIdInput;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.genius.idmanager.rev160406.AllocateIdInputBuilder;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.genius.idmanager.rev160406.AllocateIdOutput;
@@ -118,6 +141,14 @@ import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.genius.itm.rpcs.rev160406.I
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.genius.itm.rpcs.rev160406.RemoveTerminatingServiceActionsInput;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.genius.itm.rpcs.rev160406.RemoveTerminatingServiceActionsInputBuilder;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.genius.itm.rpcs.rev160406.RemoveTerminatingServiceActionsOutput;
+import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.group.types.rev131018.BucketId;
+import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.group.types.rev131018.GroupId;
+import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.group.types.rev131018.GroupTypes;
+import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.group.types.rev131018.group.Buckets;
+import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.group.types.rev131018.group.buckets.Bucket;
+import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.group.types.rev131018.group.buckets.BucketBuilder;
+import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.group.types.rev131018.groups.Group;
+import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.group.types.rev131018.groups.GroupKey;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.inventory.rev130819.NodeId;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.inventory.rev130819.Nodes;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.inventory.rev130819.nodes.Node;
@@ -133,7 +164,6 @@ import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.netvirt.elan.etree.rev16061
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.netvirt.elan.etree.rev160614.EtreeLeafTagNameBuilder;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.netvirt.elan.rev150602.ElanDpnInterfaces;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.netvirt.elan.rev150602.ElanForwardingTables;
-import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.netvirt.elan.rev150602.ElanInstances;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.netvirt.elan.rev150602.ElanInterfaceForwardingEntries;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.netvirt.elan.rev150602.ElanInterfaces;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.netvirt.elan.rev150602.ElanState;
@@ -153,6 +183,7 @@ import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.netvirt.elan.rev150602.elan
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.netvirt.elan.rev150602.elan.instances.ElanInstance;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.netvirt.elan.rev150602.elan.instances.ElanInstanceBuilder;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.netvirt.elan.rev150602.elan.instances.elan.instance.ElanSegments;
+import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.netvirt.elan.rev150602.elan.instances.elan.instance.ElanSegmentsKey;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.netvirt.elan.rev150602.elan.interfaces.ElanInterface;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.netvirt.elan.rev150602.elan.interfaces.ElanInterfaceKey;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.netvirt.elan.rev150602.elan.interfaces.elan._interface.StaticMacEntries;
@@ -172,13 +203,45 @@ import org.opendaylight.yangtools.yang.binding.DataObject;
 import org.opendaylight.yangtools.yang.binding.InstanceIdentifier;
 import org.opendaylight.yangtools.yang.binding.InstanceIdentifier.InstanceIdentifierBuilder;
 import org.opendaylight.yangtools.yang.common.RpcResult;
+import org.opendaylight.yangtools.yang.common.Uint32;
+import org.opendaylight.yangtools.yang.common.Uint64;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 @Singleton
 public class ElanUtils {
+    private static final class ElanLockName {
+        private final String macAddress;
+        private final Uint64 dpnId;
+        private final long elanTag;
+
+        ElanLockName(long elanTag, String macAddress, Uint64 dpnId) {
+            this.elanTag = elanTag;
+            this.macAddress = macAddress;
+            this.dpnId = dpnId;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public int hashCode() {
+            return 31 * Long.hashCode(elanTag) + Objects.hash(macAddress, dpnId);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+            if (this == obj) {
+                return true;
+            }
+            if (!(obj instanceof ElanLockName)) {
+                return false;
+            }
+            final ElanLockName other = (ElanLockName) obj;
+            return elanTag == other.elanTag && Objects.equals(macAddress, other.macAddress)
+                    && Objects.equals(dpnId, other.dpnId);
+        }
+    }
 
     private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ElanUtils.class);
+    private static final NamedLocks<ElanLockName> ELAN_LOCKS = new NamedLocks<>();
 
     private final DataBroker broker;
     private final ManagedNewTransactionRunner txRunner;
@@ -190,10 +253,21 @@ public class ElanUtils {
     private final ElanItmUtils elanItmUtils;
     private final ElanEtreeUtils elanEtreeUtils;
     private final ElanInterfaceCache elanInterfaceCache;
+    private final IITMProvider iitmProvider;
+    private final ElanGroupCache elanGroupCache;
+
+    private static final Function<Bucket, Bucket> TO_BUCKET_WITHOUT_ID = (bucket) -> new BucketBuilder(bucket)
+            .setBucketId(new BucketId(0L))
+            .build();
+
+    private static final BiFunction<Bucket, AtomicLong, Bucket> TO_BUCKET_WITH_ID = (bucket, id)
+        -> new BucketBuilder(bucket)
+            .setBucketId(new BucketId(id.incrementAndGet()))
+            .build();
 
-    public static final FutureCallback<Void> DEFAULT_CALLBACK = new FutureCallback<Void>() {
+    public static final FutureCallback<CommitInfo> DEFAULT_CALLBACK = new FutureCallback<CommitInfo>() {
         @Override
-        public void onSuccess(Void result) {
+        public void onSuccess(CommitInfo result) {
             LOG.debug("Success in Datastore operation");
         }
 
@@ -207,7 +281,7 @@ public class ElanUtils {
     public ElanUtils(DataBroker dataBroker, IMdsalApiManager mdsalManager,
             OdlInterfaceRpcService interfaceManagerRpcService, ItmRpcService itmRpcService, ElanConfig elanConfig,
             IInterfaceManager interfaceManager, ElanEtreeUtils elanEtreeUtils, ElanItmUtils elanItmUtils,
-            ElanInterfaceCache elanInterfaceCache) {
+            ElanInterfaceCache elanInterfaceCache, IITMProvider iitmProvider, ElanGroupCache elanGroupCache) {
         this.broker = dataBroker;
         this.txRunner = new ManagedNewTransactionRunnerImpl(dataBroker);
         this.mdsalManager = mdsalManager;
@@ -218,6 +292,8 @@ public class ElanUtils {
         this.elanEtreeUtils = elanEtreeUtils;
         this.elanItmUtils = elanItmUtils;
         this.elanInterfaceCache = elanInterfaceCache;
+        this.iitmProvider = iitmProvider;
+        this.elanGroupCache = elanGroupCache;
     }
 
     public final Boolean isOpenstackVniSemanticsEnforced() {
@@ -234,7 +310,7 @@ public class ElanUtils {
      *            the id key
      * @return the integer
      */
-    public static Long retrieveNewElanTag(IdManagerService idManager, String idKey) {
+    public static Uint32 retrieveNewElanTag(IdManagerService idManager, String idKey) {
 
         AllocateIdInput getIdInput = new AllocateIdInputBuilder().setPoolName(ElanConstants.ELAN_ID_POOL_NAME)
                 .setIdKey(idKey).build();
@@ -250,12 +326,12 @@ public class ElanUtils {
         } catch (InterruptedException | ExecutionException e) {
             LOG.warn("Exception when Allocating Id", e);
         }
-        return 0L;
+        return Uint32.valueOf(0L);
     }
 
     public static void releaseId(IdManagerService idManager, String poolName, String idKey) {
         ReleaseIdInput releaseIdInput = new ReleaseIdInputBuilder().setPoolName(poolName).setIdKey(idKey).build();
-        JdkFutures.addErrorLogging(idManager.releaseId(releaseIdInput), LOG, "Release Id");
+        LoggingFutures.addErrorLogging(idManager.releaseId(releaseIdInput), LOG, "Release Id");
     }
 
     /**
@@ -271,41 +347,30 @@ public class ElanUtils {
      */
     @Deprecated
     @SuppressWarnings("checkstyle:IllegalCatch")
-    public static <T extends DataObject> Optional<T> read(@Nonnull DataBroker broker,
+    public static <T extends DataObject> Optional<T> read(@NonNull DataBroker broker,
             LogicalDatastoreType datastoreType, InstanceIdentifier<T> path) {
-        try (ReadOnlyTransaction tx = broker.newReadOnlyTransaction()) {
+        try (ReadTransaction tx = broker.newReadOnlyTransaction()) {
             return tx.read(datastoreType, path).get();
-        } catch (Exception e) {
+        } catch (ExecutionException | InterruptedException  e) {
             throw new RuntimeException(e);
         }
     }
 
     public <T extends DataObject> Optional<T> read2(LogicalDatastoreType datastoreType, InstanceIdentifier<T> path)
-            throws ReadFailedException {
-        try (ReadOnlyTransaction tx = broker.newReadOnlyTransaction()) {
-            CheckedFuture<Optional<T>, ReadFailedException> checkedFuture = tx.read(datastoreType, path);
-            return checkedFuture.checkedGet();
+            throws InterruptedException, ExecutionException {
+        try (ReadTransaction tx = broker.newReadOnlyTransaction()) {
+            FluentFuture<Optional<T>> checkedFuture = tx.read(datastoreType, path);
+            return checkedFuture.get();
         }
     }
 
-    @SuppressWarnings("checkstyle:ForbiddenMethod")
-    public static <T extends DataObject> void delete(DataBroker broker, LogicalDatastoreType datastoreType,
-            InstanceIdentifier<T> path) {
-        WriteTransaction tx = broker.newWriteOnlyTransaction();
-        tx.delete(datastoreType, path);
-        Futures.addCallback(tx.submit(), DEFAULT_CALLBACK, MoreExecutors.directExecutor());
-    }
-
-    @SuppressWarnings("checkstyle:ForbiddenMethod")
+    @SuppressWarnings("checkstyle:ForbidCertainMethod")
     public static <T extends DataObject> void delete(DataBroker broker, LogicalDatastoreType datastoreType,
-            InstanceIdentifier<T> path, FutureCallback<Void> callback) {
+                                                            InstanceIdentifier<T> path) {
         WriteTransaction tx = broker.newWriteOnlyTransaction();
         tx.delete(datastoreType, path);
-        Futures.addCallback(tx.submit(), callback, MoreExecutors.directExecutor());
-    }
-
-    public static InstanceIdentifier<ElanInstance> getElanInstanceIdentifier() {
-        return InstanceIdentifier.builder(ElanInstances.class).child(ElanInstance.class).build();
+        FluentFuture<? extends @NonNull CommitInfo> future = tx.commit();
+        future.addCallback(DEFAULT_CALLBACK, MoreExecutors.directExecutor());
     }
 
     public static InstanceIdentifier<ElanInterface> getElanInterfaceConfigurationDataPathId(String interfaceName) {
@@ -314,15 +379,23 @@ public class ElanUtils {
     }
 
     // elan-state Operational container
+    @Nullable
     public static Elan getElanByName(DataBroker broker, String elanInstanceName) {
         InstanceIdentifier<Elan> elanIdentifier = getElanInstanceOperationalDataPath(elanInstanceName);
-        return MDSALUtil.read(broker, LogicalDatastoreType.OPERATIONAL, elanIdentifier).orNull();
+        try {
+            return SingleTransactionDataBroker.syncReadOptional(broker, LogicalDatastoreType.OPERATIONAL,
+                    elanIdentifier).orElse(null);
+        } catch (ExecutionException | InterruptedException e) {
+            LOG.error("getElanByName: Exception while reading elan-instance DS for the elan instance {}",
+                    elanInstanceName, e);
+            return null;
+        }
     }
 
     @Nullable
-    public static Elan getElanByName(ReadTransaction tx, String elanInstanceName) throws ReadFailedException {
-        return tx.read(LogicalDatastoreType.OPERATIONAL,
-                getElanInstanceOperationalDataPath(elanInstanceName)).checkedGet().orNull();
+    public static Elan getElanByName(TypedReadTransaction<Operational> tx, String elanInstanceName)
+            throws ExecutionException, InterruptedException {
+        return tx.read(getElanInstanceOperationalDataPath(elanInstanceName)).get().orElse(null);
     }
 
     public static InstanceIdentifier<Elan> getElanInstanceOperationalDataPath(String elanInstanceName) {
@@ -330,16 +403,17 @@ public class ElanUtils {
     }
 
     // grouping of forwarding-entries
+    @Nullable
     public MacEntry getInterfaceMacEntriesOperationalDataPath(String interfaceName, PhysAddress physAddress) {
         InstanceIdentifier<MacEntry> existingMacEntryId = getInterfaceMacEntriesIdentifierOperationalDataPath(
                 interfaceName, physAddress);
-        return read(broker, LogicalDatastoreType.OPERATIONAL, existingMacEntryId).orNull();
+        return read(broker, LogicalDatastoreType.OPERATIONAL, existingMacEntryId).orElse(null);
     }
 
-    public MacEntry getInterfaceMacEntriesOperationalDataPathFromId(InstanceIdentifier identifier) {
-        Optional<MacEntry> existingInterfaceMacEntry = read(broker,
-                LogicalDatastoreType.OPERATIONAL, identifier);
-        return existingInterfaceMacEntry.orNull();
+    @Nullable
+    public MacEntry getInterfaceMacEntriesOperationalDataPathFromId(TypedReadTransaction<Operational> tx,
+            InstanceIdentifier<MacEntry> identifier) throws ExecutionException, InterruptedException {
+        return tx.read(identifier).get().orElse(null);
     }
 
     public static InstanceIdentifier<MacEntry> getInterfaceMacEntriesIdentifierOperationalDataPath(String interfaceName,
@@ -356,16 +430,16 @@ public class ElanUtils {
         return read(broker, LogicalDatastoreType.OPERATIONAL, macId);
     }
 
-    public Optional<MacEntry> getMacEntryForElanInstance(ReadTransaction tx, String elanName, PhysAddress physAddress)
-            throws ReadFailedException {
+    public Optional<MacEntry> getMacEntryForElanInstance(TypedReadTransaction<Operational> tx, String elanName,
+            PhysAddress physAddress) throws ExecutionException, InterruptedException {
         InstanceIdentifier<MacEntry> macId = getMacEntryOperationalDataPath(elanName, physAddress);
-        return tx.read(LogicalDatastoreType.OPERATIONAL, macId).checkedGet();
+        return tx.read(macId).get();
     }
 
-    public MacEntry getMacEntryFromElanMacId(InstanceIdentifier identifier) {
-        Optional<MacEntry> existingInterfaceMacEntry = read(broker,
-                LogicalDatastoreType.OPERATIONAL, identifier);
-        return existingInterfaceMacEntry.orNull();
+    @Nullable
+    public MacEntry getMacEntryFromElanMacId(TypedReadTransaction<Operational> tx,
+            InstanceIdentifier<MacEntry> identifier) throws ExecutionException, InterruptedException {
+        return tx.read(identifier).get().orElse(null);
     }
 
     public static InstanceIdentifier<MacEntry> getMacEntryOperationalDataPath(String elanName,
@@ -388,26 +462,7 @@ public class ElanUtils {
     public static ElanInterfaceMac getElanInterfaceMacByInterfaceName(DataBroker dataBroker, String interfaceName) {
         InstanceIdentifier<ElanInterfaceMac> elanInterfaceId = getElanInterfaceMacEntriesOperationalDataPath(
                 interfaceName);
-        return read(dataBroker, LogicalDatastoreType.OPERATIONAL, elanInterfaceId).orNull();
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Gets the elan interface mac addresses.
-     *
-     * @param interfaceName
-     *            the interface name
-     * @return the elan interface mac addresses
-     */
-    public List<PhysAddress> getElanInterfaceMacAddresses(String interfaceName) {
-        List<PhysAddress> macAddresses = new ArrayList<>();
-        ElanInterfaceMac elanInterfaceMac = getElanInterfaceMacByInterfaceName(interfaceName);
-        if (elanInterfaceMac != null && elanInterfaceMac.getMacEntry() != null) {
-            List<MacEntry> macEntries = elanInterfaceMac.getMacEntry();
-            for (MacEntry macEntry : macEntries) {
-                macAddresses.add(macEntry.getMacAddress());
-            }
-        }
-        return macAddresses;
+        return read(dataBroker, LogicalDatastoreType.OPERATIONAL, elanInterfaceId).orElse(null);
     }
 
     public static InstanceIdentifier<ElanInterfaceMac> getElanInterfaceMacEntriesOperationalDataPath(
@@ -418,7 +473,7 @@ public class ElanUtils {
 
     /**
      * Returns the list of Interfaces that belong to an Elan on an specific DPN.
-     * Data retrieved from Elan's operational DS: elan-dpn-interfaces container
+     * Data retrieved from Elan's operational DS: elan-dpn-interfaces container.
      *
      * @param elanInstanceName
      *            name of the Elan to which the interfaces must belong to
@@ -426,10 +481,11 @@ public class ElanUtils {
      *            Id of the DPN where the interfaces are located
      * @return the elan interface Info
      */
-    public DpnInterfaces getElanInterfaceInfoByElanDpn(String elanInstanceName, BigInteger dpId) {
+    @Nullable
+    public DpnInterfaces getElanInterfaceInfoByElanDpn(String elanInstanceName, Uint64 dpId) {
         InstanceIdentifier<DpnInterfaces> elanDpnInterfacesId = getElanDpnInterfaceOperationalDataPath(elanInstanceName,
                 dpId);
-        return read(broker, LogicalDatastoreType.OPERATIONAL, elanDpnInterfacesId).orNull();
+        return read(broker, LogicalDatastoreType.OPERATIONAL, elanDpnInterfacesId).orElse(null);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -444,34 +500,36 @@ public class ElanUtils {
      * @return the elan dpn interface
      */
     public static InstanceIdentifier<DpnInterfaces> getElanDpnInterfaceOperationalDataPath(String elanInstanceName,
-            BigInteger dpId) {
+            Uint64 dpId) {
         return InstanceIdentifier.builder(ElanDpnInterfaces.class)
                 .child(ElanDpnInterfacesList.class, new ElanDpnInterfacesListKey(elanInstanceName))
                 .child(DpnInterfaces.class, new DpnInterfacesKey(dpId)).build();
     }
 
     // elan-tag-name-map Operational Container
-    public ElanTagName getElanInfoByElanTag(long elanTag) {
+    @Nullable
+    public ElanTagName getElanInfoByElanTag(Uint32 elanTag) {
         InstanceIdentifier<ElanTagName> elanId = getElanInfoEntriesOperationalDataPath(elanTag);
         Optional<ElanTagName> existingElanInfo = read(broker,
                 LogicalDatastoreType.OPERATIONAL, elanId);
-        return existingElanInfo.orNull();
+        return existingElanInfo.orElse(null);
     }
 
-    public static InstanceIdentifier<ElanTagName> getElanInfoEntriesOperationalDataPath(long elanTag) {
+    public static InstanceIdentifier<ElanTagName> getElanInfoEntriesOperationalDataPath(Uint32 elanTag) {
         return InstanceIdentifier.builder(ElanTagNameMap.class).child(ElanTagName.class, new ElanTagNameKey(elanTag))
                 .build();
     }
 
     // interface-index-tag operational container
-    public Optional<IfIndexInterface> getInterfaceInfoByInterfaceTag(long interfaceTag) {
+    public Optional<IfIndexInterface> getInterfaceInfoByInterfaceTag(Uint32 interfaceTag) {
         InstanceIdentifier<IfIndexInterface> interfaceId = getInterfaceInfoEntriesOperationalDataPath(interfaceTag);
         return read(broker, LogicalDatastoreType.OPERATIONAL, interfaceId);
     }
 
-    public static InstanceIdentifier<IfIndexInterface> getInterfaceInfoEntriesOperationalDataPath(long interfaceTag) {
+    public static InstanceIdentifier<IfIndexInterface> getInterfaceInfoEntriesOperationalDataPath(Uint32 interfaceTag) {
         return InstanceIdentifier.builder(IfIndexesInterfaceMap.class)
-                .child(IfIndexInterface.class, new IfIndexInterfaceKey((int) interfaceTag)).build();
+                .child(IfIndexInterface.class,
+                        new IfIndexInterfaceKey(Integer.valueOf(interfaceTag.intValue()))).build();
     }
 
     public static InstanceIdentifier<ElanDpnInterfacesList> getElanDpnOperationDataPath(String elanInstanceName) {
@@ -479,15 +537,17 @@ public class ElanUtils {
                 .child(ElanDpnInterfacesList.class, new ElanDpnInterfacesListKey(elanInstanceName)).build();
     }
 
+    @Nullable
     public ElanDpnInterfacesList getElanDpnInterfacesList(String elanName) {
         InstanceIdentifier<ElanDpnInterfacesList> elanDpnInterfaceId = getElanDpnOperationDataPath(elanName);
-        return read(broker, LogicalDatastoreType.OPERATIONAL, elanDpnInterfaceId).orNull();
+        return read(broker, LogicalDatastoreType.OPERATIONAL, elanDpnInterfaceId).orElse(null);
     }
 
+    @Nullable
     public ElanDpnInterfaces getElanDpnInterfacesList() {
         InstanceIdentifier<ElanDpnInterfaces> elanDpnInterfaceId = InstanceIdentifier.builder(ElanDpnInterfaces.class)
                 .build();
-        return read(broker, LogicalDatastoreType.OPERATIONAL, elanDpnInterfaceId).orNull();
+        return read(broker, LogicalDatastoreType.OPERATIONAL, elanDpnInterfaceId).orElse(null);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -499,55 +559,22 @@ public class ElanUtils {
      *            the elan instance name
      * @return list of dpIds
      */
-    @Nonnull
-    public List<BigInteger> getParticipatingDpnsInElanInstance(String elanInstanceName) {
-        List<BigInteger> dpIds = new ArrayList<>();
+    @NonNull
+    public List<Uint64> getParticipatingDpnsInElanInstance(String elanInstanceName) {
+        List<Uint64> dpIds = new ArrayList<>();
         InstanceIdentifier<ElanDpnInterfacesList> elanDpnInterfaceId = getElanDpnOperationDataPath(elanInstanceName);
         Optional<ElanDpnInterfacesList> existingElanDpnInterfaces = read(broker,
                 LogicalDatastoreType.OPERATIONAL, elanDpnInterfaceId);
         if (!existingElanDpnInterfaces.isPresent()) {
             return dpIds;
         }
-        List<DpnInterfaces> dpnInterfaces = existingElanDpnInterfaces.get().getDpnInterfaces();
-        for (DpnInterfaces dpnInterface : dpnInterfaces) {
+        Map<DpnInterfacesKey, DpnInterfaces> dpnInterfaces = existingElanDpnInterfaces.get().nonnullDpnInterfaces();
+        for (DpnInterfaces dpnInterface : dpnInterfaces.values()) {
             dpIds.add(dpnInterface.getDpId());
         }
         return dpIds;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * To check given dpId is already present in Elan instance. This can be used
-     * to program flow entry in external tunnel table when a new access port
-     * added for first time into the ELAN instance
-     *
-     * @param dpId
-     *            the dp id
-     * @param elanInstanceName
-     *            the elan instance name
-     * @return true if dpId is already present, otherwise return false
-     */
-    public boolean isDpnAlreadyPresentInElanInstance(BigInteger dpId, String elanInstanceName) {
-        InstanceIdentifier<ElanDpnInterfacesList> elanDpnInterfaceId = getElanDpnOperationDataPath(elanInstanceName);
-        Optional<ElanDpnInterfacesList> existingElanDpnInterfaces = read(broker,
-                LogicalDatastoreType.OPERATIONAL, elanDpnInterfaceId);
-        if (!existingElanDpnInterfaces.isPresent()) {
-            return false;
-        }
-        List<DpnInterfaces> dpnInterfaces = existingElanDpnInterfaces.get().getDpnInterfaces();
-        for (DpnInterfaces dpnInterface : dpnInterfaces) {
-            if (dpnInterface.getDpId().equals(dpId)) {
-                return true;
-            }
-        }
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    public ElanForwardingTables getElanForwardingList() {
-        InstanceIdentifier<ElanForwardingTables> elanForwardingTableId = InstanceIdentifier
-                .builder(ElanForwardingTables.class).build();
-        return read(broker, LogicalDatastoreType.OPERATIONAL, elanForwardingTableId).orNull();
-    }
-
     public static long getElanRemoteBroadCastGroupID(long elanTag) {
         return ElanConstants.ELAN_GID_MIN + elanTag % ElanConstants.ELAN_GID_MIN * 2;
     }
@@ -559,6 +586,7 @@ public class ElanUtils {
      *            the elan name
      * @return the elan mac table
      */
+    @Nullable
     public MacTable getElanMacTable(String elanName) {
         return getElanMacTable(broker, elanName);
     }
@@ -566,7 +594,7 @@ public class ElanUtils {
     @Nullable
     public static MacTable getElanMacTable(DataBroker dataBroker, String elanName) {
         InstanceIdentifier<MacTable> elanMacTableId = getElanMacTableOperationalDataPath(elanName);
-        return read(dataBroker, LogicalDatastoreType.OPERATIONAL, elanMacTableId).orNull();
+        return read(dataBroker, LogicalDatastoreType.OPERATIONAL, elanMacTableId).orElse(null);
     }
 
     public static long getElanLocalBCGId(long elanTag) {
@@ -585,9 +613,9 @@ public class ElanUtils {
         return ElanConstants.ELAN_GID_MIN + etreeLeafTag % ElanConstants.ELAN_GID_MIN * 2;
     }
 
-    public static BigInteger getElanMetadataLabel(long elanTag, boolean isSHFlagSet) {
+    public static Uint64 getElanMetadataLabel(long elanTag, boolean isSHFlagSet) {
         int shBit = isSHFlagSet ? 1 : 0;
-        return BigInteger.valueOf(elanTag).shiftLeft(24).or(BigInteger.valueOf(shBit));
+        return Uint64.valueOf(BigInteger.valueOf(elanTag).shiftLeft(24).or(BigInteger.valueOf(shBit)));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -605,12 +633,11 @@ public class ElanUtils {
      *            true if remote dmac flows should be configured as well
      * @param writeFlowGroupTx
      *            the flow group tx
-     * @throws ElanException in case of issues creating the flow objects
      */
     public void setupMacFlows(ElanInstance elanInfo, InterfaceInfo interfaceInfo,
                               long macTimeout, String macAddress, boolean configureRemoteFlows,
-                              WriteTransaction writeFlowGroupTx) throws ElanException {
-        synchronized (getElanMacDPNKey(elanInfo.getElanTag(), macAddress, interfaceInfo.getDpId())) {
+                              TypedWriteTransaction<Configuration> writeFlowGroupTx) {
+        try (Acquired lock = lockElanMacDPN(elanInfo.getElanTag().toJava(), macAddress, interfaceInfo.getDpId())) {
             setupKnownSmacFlow(elanInfo, interfaceInfo, macTimeout, macAddress, mdsalManager,
                 writeFlowGroupTx);
             setupOrigDmacFlows(elanInfo, interfaceInfo, macAddress, configureRemoteFlows, mdsalManager,
@@ -618,11 +645,12 @@ public class ElanUtils {
         }
     }
 
-    public void setupDMacFlowOnRemoteDpn(ElanInstance elanInfo, InterfaceInfo interfaceInfo, BigInteger dstDpId,
-                                         String macAddress, WriteTransaction writeFlowTx) throws ElanException {
+    public void setupDMacFlowOnRemoteDpn(ElanInstance elanInfo, InterfaceInfo interfaceInfo, Uint64 dstDpId,
+                                         String macAddress, TypedWriteTransaction<Configuration> writeFlowTx) {
         String elanInstanceName = elanInfo.getElanInstanceName();
-        setupRemoteDmacFlow(dstDpId, interfaceInfo.getDpId(), interfaceInfo.getInterfaceTag(), elanInfo.getElanTag(),
-                macAddress, elanInstanceName, writeFlowTx, interfaceInfo.getInterfaceName(), elanInfo);
+        setupRemoteDmacFlow(dstDpId, interfaceInfo.getDpId(), interfaceInfo.getInterfaceTag(),
+                elanInfo.getElanTag(), macAddress, elanInstanceName, writeFlowTx,
+                interfaceInfo.getInterfaceName(), elanInfo);
         LOG.info("Remote Dmac flow entry created for elan Name:{}, logical port Name:{} and"
                 + " mac address {} on dpn:{}", elanInstanceName, interfaceInfo.getPortName(),
                 macAddress, dstDpId);
@@ -633,9 +661,10 @@ public class ElanUtils {
      * learnt.
      */
     private void setupKnownSmacFlow(ElanInstance elanInfo, InterfaceInfo interfaceInfo, long macTimeout,
-            String macAddress, IMdsalApiManager mdsalApiManager, WriteTransaction writeFlowGroupTx) {
+            String macAddress, IMdsalApiManager mdsalApiManager,
+            TypedWriteTransaction<Configuration> writeFlowGroupTx) {
         FlowEntity flowEntity = buildKnownSmacFlow(elanInfo, interfaceInfo, macTimeout, macAddress);
-        mdsalApiManager.addFlowToTx(flowEntity, writeFlowGroupTx);
+        mdsalApiManager.addFlow(writeFlowGroupTx, flowEntity);
         LOG.debug("Known Smac flow entry created for elan Name:{}, logical Interface port:{} and mac address:{}",
                 elanInfo.getElanInstanceName(), elanInfo.getDescription(), macAddress);
     }
@@ -645,22 +674,22 @@ public class ElanUtils {
         int lportTag = interfaceInfo.getInterfaceTag();
         // Matching metadata and eth_src fields
         List<MatchInfo> mkMatches = new ArrayList<>();
-        mkMatches.add(new MatchMetadata(ElanHelper.getElanMetadataLabel(elanInfo.getElanTag(), lportTag),
+        mkMatches.add(new MatchMetadata(ElanHelper.getElanMetadataLabel(elanInfo.getElanTag().toJava(), lportTag),
                 ElanHelper.getElanMetadataMask()));
         mkMatches.add(new MatchEthernetSource(new MacAddress(macAddress)));
         List<InstructionInfo> mkInstructions = new ArrayList<>();
         mkInstructions.add(new InstructionGotoTable(NwConstants.ELAN_DMAC_TABLE));
-        BigInteger dpId = interfaceInfo.getDpId();
-        long elanTag = getElanTag(elanInfo, interfaceInfo);
+        Uint64 dpId = interfaceInfo.getDpId();
+        Uint32 elanTag = getElanTag(elanInfo, interfaceInfo);
         return new FlowEntityBuilder()
             .setDpnId(dpId)
             .setTableId(NwConstants.ELAN_SMAC_TABLE)
-            .setFlowId(getKnownDynamicmacFlowRef(NwConstants.ELAN_SMAC_TABLE, dpId, lportTag, macAddress, elanTag))
+            .setFlowId(getKnownDynamicmacFlowRef(elanTag, macAddress))
             .setPriority(20)
             .setFlowName(elanInfo.getDescription())
             .setIdleTimeOut((int) macTimeout)
             .setHardTimeOut(0)
-            .setCookie(ElanConstants.COOKIE_ELAN_KNOWN_SMAC.add(BigInteger.valueOf(elanTag)))
+            .setCookie(Uint64.valueOf(ElanConstants.COOKIE_ELAN_KNOWN_SMAC.longValue() + elanTag.longValue()))
             .setMatchInfoList(mkMatches)
             .setInstructionInfoList(mkInstructions)
             .setStrictFlag(true)
@@ -669,8 +698,9 @@ public class ElanUtils {
             .build();
     }
 
-    private Long getElanTag(ElanInstance elanInfo, InterfaceInfo interfaceInfo) {
-        EtreeInterface etreeInterface = elanInterfaceCache.getEtreeInterface(interfaceInfo.getInterfaceName()).orNull();
+    private Uint32 getElanTag(ElanInstance elanInfo, InterfaceInfo interfaceInfo) {
+        EtreeInterface etreeInterface = elanInterfaceCache
+            .getEtreeInterface(interfaceInfo.getInterfaceName()).orElse(null);
         if (etreeInterface == null || etreeInterface.getEtreeInterfaceType() == EtreeInterfaceType.Root) {
             return elanInfo.getElanTag();
         } else { // Leaf
@@ -698,16 +728,16 @@ public class ElanUtils {
      *            the writeFLowGroup tx
      */
     public void setupTermDmacFlows(InterfaceInfo interfaceInfo, IMdsalApiManager mdsalApiManager,
-                                   WriteTransaction writeFlowGroupTx) {
-        BigInteger dpId = interfaceInfo.getDpId();
+                                   TypedWriteTransaction<Configuration> writeFlowGroupTx) {
+        Uint64 dpId = interfaceInfo.getDpId();
         int lportTag = interfaceInfo.getInterfaceTag();
         Flow flow = MDSALUtil.buildFlowNew(NwConstants.INTERNAL_TUNNEL_TABLE,
                 getIntTunnelTableFlowRef(NwConstants.INTERNAL_TUNNEL_TABLE, lportTag), 5,
                 String.format("%s:%d", "ITM Flow Entry ", lportTag), 0, 0,
-                ITMConstants.COOKIE_ITM.add(BigInteger.valueOf(lportTag)),
+                Uint64.valueOf(ITMConstants.COOKIE_ITM.longValue() + lportTag),
                 getTunnelIdMatchForFilterEqualsLPortTag(lportTag),
                 getInstructionsInPortForOutGroup(interfaceInfo.getInterfaceName()));
-        mdsalApiManager.addFlowToTx(dpId, flow, writeFlowGroupTx);
+        mdsalApiManager.addFlow(writeFlowGroupTx, dpId, flow);
         LOG.debug("Terminating service table flow entry created on dpn:{} for logical Interface port:{}", dpId,
                 interfaceInfo.getPortName());
     }
@@ -723,7 +753,7 @@ public class ElanUtils {
      * @return the Internal tunnel
      */
     public static String getIntTunnelTableFlowRef(short tableId, int elanTag) {
-        return new StringBuffer().append(tableId).append(elanTag).toString();
+        return new StringBuilder().append(tableId).append(elanTag).toString();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -737,7 +767,7 @@ public class ElanUtils {
     public static List<MatchInfo> getTunnelIdMatchForFilterEqualsLPortTag(int lportTag) {
         List<MatchInfo> mkMatches = new ArrayList<>();
         // Matching metadata
-        mkMatches.add(new MatchTunnelId(BigInteger.valueOf(lportTag)));
+        mkMatches.add(new MatchTunnelId(Uint64.valueOf(lportTag)));
         return mkMatches;
     }
 
@@ -750,11 +780,12 @@ public class ElanUtils {
      *            external)
      * @return the Instruction
      */
-    public List<Instruction> getInstructionsInPortForOutGroup(String ifName) {
-        List<Instruction> mkInstructions = new ArrayList<>();
+    public Map<InstructionKey, Instruction> getInstructionsInPortForOutGroup(String ifName) {
+        int instructionsKey = 0;
+        Map<InstructionKey, Instruction> mkInstructions = new HashMap<>();
         List<Action> actions = getEgressActionsForInterface(ifName, /* tunnelKey */ null);
 
-        mkInstructions.add(MDSALUtil.buildApplyActionsInstruction(actions));
+        mkInstructions.put(new InstructionKey(++instructionsKey), MDSALUtil.buildApplyActionsInstruction(actions));
         return mkInstructions;
     }
 
@@ -773,7 +804,8 @@ public class ElanUtils {
      * @return the egress actions for interface
      */
     @SuppressWarnings("checkstyle:IllegalCatch")
-    public List<Action> getEgressActionsForInterface(String ifName, Long tunnelKey) {
+    @NonNull
+    public List<Action> getEgressActionsForInterface(String ifName, @Nullable Long tunnelKey) {
         List<Action> listAction = new ArrayList<>();
         try {
             GetEgressActionsForInterfaceInput getEgressActionInput = new GetEgressActionsForInterfaceInputBuilder()
@@ -785,8 +817,7 @@ public class ElanUtils {
                 LOG.debug("RPC Call to Get egress actions for interface {} returned with Errors {}", ifName,
                         rpcResult.getErrors());
             } else {
-                List<Action> actions = rpcResult.getResult().getAction();
-                listAction = actions;
+                listAction = new ArrayList<Action>(rpcResult.getResult().nonnullAction().values());
             }
         } catch (Exception e) {
             LOG.warn("Exception when egress actions for interface {}", ifName, e);
@@ -796,14 +827,13 @@ public class ElanUtils {
 
     private void setupOrigDmacFlows(ElanInstance elanInfo, InterfaceInfo interfaceInfo, String macAddress,
                                     boolean configureRemoteFlows, IMdsalApiManager mdsalApiManager,
-                                    WriteTransaction writeFlowGroupTx)
-                                    throws ElanException {
-        BigInteger dpId = interfaceInfo.getDpId();
+                                    TypedWriteTransaction<Configuration> writeFlowGroupTx) {
+        Uint64 dpId = interfaceInfo.getDpId();
         String ifName = interfaceInfo.getInterfaceName();
         long ifTag = interfaceInfo.getInterfaceTag();
         String elanInstanceName = elanInfo.getElanInstanceName();
 
-        Long elanTag = elanInfo.getElanTag();
+        Uint32 elanTag = elanInfo.getElanTag();
 
         setupLocalDmacFlow(elanTag, dpId, ifName, macAddress, elanInfo, mdsalApiManager, ifTag,
                 writeFlowGroupTx);
@@ -817,7 +847,7 @@ public class ElanUtils {
         List<DpnInterfaces> elanDpns = getInvolvedDpnsInElan(elanInstanceName);
         for (DpnInterfaces elanDpn : elanDpns) {
 
-            if (elanDpn.getDpId().equals(dpId)) {
+            if (Objects.equals(elanDpn.getDpId(), dpId)) {
                 continue;
             }
 
@@ -842,57 +872,54 @@ public class ElanUtils {
         // TODO: Make sure that the same is performed against the ElanDevices.
     }
 
-    @Nonnull
+    @NonNull
     public List<DpnInterfaces> getInvolvedDpnsInElan(String elanName) {
         return getElanDPNByName(elanName);
     }
 
-    @Nonnull
+    @NonNull
     public List<DpnInterfaces> getElanDPNByName(String elanInstanceName) {
         InstanceIdentifier<ElanDpnInterfacesList> elanIdentifier = getElanDpnOperationDataPath(elanInstanceName);
-        return MDSALUtil.read(broker, LogicalDatastoreType.OPERATIONAL, elanIdentifier).toJavaUtil().map(
-                ElanDpnInterfacesList::getDpnInterfaces).orElse(Collections.emptyList());
+        try {
+            return new ArrayList<DpnInterfaces>((SingleTransactionDataBroker.syncReadOptional(broker,
+                    LogicalDatastoreType.OPERATIONAL, elanIdentifier).map(ElanDpnInterfacesList::getDpnInterfaces)
+                    .orElse(emptyMap())).values());
+        } catch (ExecutionException | InterruptedException e) {
+            LOG.error("getElanDPNByName: Exception while reading elanDpnInterfaceList DS for the elan "
+                    + "instance {}", elanInstanceName, e);
+            return emptyList();
+        }
     }
 
-    private void setupLocalDmacFlow(long elanTag, BigInteger dpId, String ifName, String macAddress,
-            ElanInstance elanInfo, IMdsalApiManager mdsalApiManager, long ifTag, WriteTransaction writeFlowGroupTx) {
+    private void setupLocalDmacFlow(Uint32 elanTag, Uint64 dpId, String ifName, String macAddress,
+            ElanInstance elanInfo, IMdsalApiManager mdsalApiManager, long ifTag,
+            TypedWriteTransaction<Configuration> writeFlowGroupTx) {
         Flow flowEntity = buildLocalDmacFlowEntry(elanTag, dpId, ifName, macAddress, elanInfo, ifTag);
-        mdsalApiManager.addFlowToTx(dpId, flowEntity, writeFlowGroupTx);
-        installEtreeLocalDmacFlow(elanTag, dpId, ifName, macAddress, elanInfo,
-                ifTag, writeFlowGroupTx);
+        mdsalApiManager.addFlow(writeFlowGroupTx, dpId, flowEntity);
+        installEtreeLocalDmacFlow(elanTag, dpId, ifName, macAddress, elanInfo, ifTag, writeFlowGroupTx);
     }
 
-    private void installEtreeLocalDmacFlow(long elanTag, BigInteger dpId, String ifName, String macAddress,
-            ElanInstance elanInfo, long ifTag, WriteTransaction writeFlowGroupTx) {
-        EtreeInterface etreeInterface = elanInterfaceCache.getEtreeInterface(ifName).orNull();
+    private void installEtreeLocalDmacFlow(Uint32 elanTag, Uint64 dpId, String ifName, String macAddress,
+            ElanInstance elanInfo, long ifTag, TypedWriteTransaction<Configuration> writeFlowGroupTx) {
+        EtreeInterface etreeInterface = elanInterfaceCache.getEtreeInterface(ifName).orElse(null);
         if (etreeInterface != null && etreeInterface.getEtreeInterfaceType() == EtreeInterfaceType.Root) {
-            EtreeLeafTagName etreeTagName = elanEtreeUtils.getEtreeLeafTagByElanTag(elanTag);
+            EtreeLeafTagName etreeTagName = elanEtreeUtils.getEtreeLeafTagByElanTag(elanTag.longValue());
             if (etreeTagName == null) {
                 LOG.warn("Interface {} seems like it belongs to Etree but etreeTagName from elanTag {} is null",
                         ifName, elanTag);
             } else {
-                Flow flowEntity = buildLocalDmacFlowEntry(etreeTagName.getEtreeLeafTag().getValue(), dpId, ifName,
-                        macAddress, elanInfo, ifTag);
-                mdsalManager.addFlowToTx(dpId, flowEntity, writeFlowGroupTx);
+                Flow flowEntity = buildLocalDmacFlowEntry(etreeTagName.getEtreeLeafTag().getValue(), dpId,
+                        ifName, macAddress, elanInfo, ifTag);
+                mdsalManager.addFlow(writeFlowGroupTx, dpId, flowEntity);
             }
         }
     }
 
-    public static String getKnownDynamicmacFlowRef(short tableId, BigInteger dpId, long lporTag, String macAddress,
-            long elanTag) {
-        return String.valueOf(tableId) + elanTag + dpId + lporTag + macAddress;
-    }
-
-    public static String getKnownDynamicmacFlowRef(short tableId, BigInteger dpId, BigInteger remoteDpId,
-            String macAddress, long elanTag) {
-        return String.valueOf(tableId) + elanTag + dpId + remoteDpId + macAddress;
+    public static String getKnownDynamicmacFlowRef(Uint32 elanTag, String macAddress) {
+        return new StringBuffer().append(elanTag).append(macAddress.toLowerCase(Locale.getDefault())).toString();
     }
 
-    public static String getKnownDynamicmacFlowRef(short tableId, BigInteger dpId, String macAddress, long elanTag) {
-        return String.valueOf(tableId) + elanTag + dpId + macAddress;
-    }
-
-    public static String getKnownDynamicmacFlowRef(short elanDmacTable, BigInteger dpId, String extDeviceNodeId,
+    public static String getKnownDynamicmacFlowRef(short elanDmacTable, Uint64 dpId, String extDeviceNodeId,
             String dstMacAddress, long elanTag, boolean shFlag) {
         return String.valueOf(elanDmacTable) + elanTag + dpId + extDeviceNodeId + dstMacAddress + shFlag;
     }
@@ -919,58 +946,60 @@ public class ElanUtils {
      *            the if tag
      * @return the flow
      */
-    public Flow buildLocalDmacFlowEntry(long elanTag, BigInteger dpId, String ifName, String macAddress,
+    public Flow buildLocalDmacFlowEntry(Uint32 elanTag, Uint64 dpId, String ifName, String macAddress,
             ElanInstance elanInfo, long ifTag) {
 
         List<MatchInfo> mkMatches = new ArrayList<>();
-        mkMatches.add(new MatchMetadata(ElanHelper.getElanMetadataLabel(elanTag), MetaDataUtil.METADATA_MASK_SERVICE));
+        mkMatches.add(new MatchMetadata(ElanHelper.getElanMetadataLabel(elanTag.longValue()),
+            MetaDataUtil.METADATA_MASK_SERVICE));
         mkMatches.add(new MatchEthernetDestination(new MacAddress(macAddress)));
 
-        List<Instruction> mkInstructions = new ArrayList<>();
+        Map<InstructionKey, Instruction> mkInstructions = new HashMap<>();
         List<Action> actions = getEgressActionsForInterface(ifName, /* tunnelKey */ null);
-        mkInstructions.add(MDSALUtil.buildApplyActionsInstruction(actions));
+        mkInstructions.put(new InstructionKey(0), MDSALUtil.buildApplyActionsInstruction(actions));
         Flow flow = MDSALUtil.buildFlowNew(NwConstants.ELAN_DMAC_TABLE,
-                getKnownDynamicmacFlowRef(NwConstants.ELAN_DMAC_TABLE, dpId, ifTag, macAddress, elanTag), 20,
-                elanInfo.getElanInstanceName(), 0, 0, ElanConstants.COOKIE_ELAN_KNOWN_DMAC.add(
-                        BigInteger.valueOf(elanTag)), mkMatches, mkInstructions);
+                getKnownDynamicmacFlowRef(elanTag, macAddress), 20,
+                elanInfo.getElanInstanceName(), 0, 0,
+                Uint64.valueOf(ElanConstants.COOKIE_ELAN_KNOWN_DMAC.longValue() + elanTag.longValue()),
+                mkMatches, mkInstructions);
 
         return flow;
     }
 
-    public void setupRemoteDmacFlow(BigInteger srcDpId, BigInteger destDpId, int lportTag, long elanTag, String
-            macAddress, String displayName, WriteTransaction writeFlowGroupTx, String interfaceName, ElanInstance
-            elanInstance) throws ElanException {
+    public void setupRemoteDmacFlow(Uint64 srcDpId, Uint64 destDpId, int lportTag, Uint32 elanTag,
+            String macAddress, String displayName, TypedWriteTransaction<Configuration> writeFlowGroupTx,
+            String interfaceName, ElanInstance elanInstance) {
         if (interfaceManager.isExternalInterface(interfaceName)) {
             LOG.debug("Ignoring install remote DMAC {} flow on provider interface {} elan {}",
                     macAddress, interfaceName, elanInstance.getElanInstanceName());
             return;
         }
-        Flow flowEntity;
         // if openstack-vni-semantics are enforced, segmentation ID is passed as network VNI for VxLAN based provider
         // networks, 0 otherwise
         long lportTagOrVni = !isOpenstackVniSemanticsEnforced() ? lportTag : isVxlanNetworkOrVxlanSegment(elanInstance)
-                ? getVxlanSegmentationId(elanInstance) : 0;
-        flowEntity = buildRemoteDmacFlowEntry(srcDpId, destDpId, lportTagOrVni, elanTag, macAddress, displayName,
+                ? getVxlanSegmentationId(elanInstance).longValue() : 0;
+        Flow flowEntity = buildRemoteDmacFlowEntry(srcDpId, destDpId, lportTagOrVni, elanTag, macAddress, displayName,
                 elanInstance);
-        mdsalManager.addFlowToTx(srcDpId, flowEntity, writeFlowGroupTx);
+        mdsalManager.addFlow(writeFlowGroupTx, srcDpId, flowEntity);
         setupEtreeRemoteDmacFlow(srcDpId, destDpId, lportTagOrVni, elanTag, macAddress, displayName, interfaceName,
                 writeFlowGroupTx, elanInstance);
     }
 
-    private void setupEtreeRemoteDmacFlow(BigInteger srcDpId, BigInteger destDpId, long lportTagOrVni, long elanTag,
+    private void setupEtreeRemoteDmacFlow(Uint64 srcDpId, Uint64 destDpId, long lportTagOrVni, Uint32 elanTag,
                                           String macAddress, String displayName, String interfaceName,
-                                          WriteTransaction writeFlowGroupTx, ElanInstance elanInstance) {
+                                          TypedWriteTransaction<Configuration> writeFlowGroupTx,
+                                          ElanInstance elanInstance) {
         Flow flowEntity;
-        EtreeInterface etreeInterface = elanInterfaceCache.getEtreeInterface(interfaceName).orNull();
+        EtreeInterface etreeInterface = elanInterfaceCache.getEtreeInterface(interfaceName).orElse(null);
         if (etreeInterface != null && etreeInterface.getEtreeInterfaceType() == EtreeInterfaceType.Root) {
-            EtreeLeafTagName etreeTagName = elanEtreeUtils.getEtreeLeafTagByElanTag(elanTag);
+            EtreeLeafTagName etreeTagName = elanEtreeUtils.getEtreeLeafTagByElanTag(elanTag.longValue());
             if (etreeTagName == null) {
                 LOG.warn("Interface {} seems like it belongs to Etree but etreeTagName from elanTag {} is null.",
                         interfaceName, elanTag);
             } else {
                 flowEntity = buildRemoteDmacFlowEntry(srcDpId, destDpId, lportTagOrVni,
                         etreeTagName.getEtreeLeafTag().getValue(), macAddress, displayName, elanInstance);
-                mdsalManager.addFlowToTx(srcDpId, flowEntity, writeFlowGroupTx);
+                mdsalManager.addFlow(writeFlowGroupTx, srcDpId, flowEntity);
             }
         }
     }
@@ -998,122 +1027,134 @@ public class ElanUtils {
      * @return the flow remote Dmac
      */
     @SuppressWarnings("checkstyle:IllegalCatch")
-    public Flow buildRemoteDmacFlowEntry(BigInteger srcDpId, BigInteger destDpId, long lportTagOrVni, long elanTag,
+    public Flow buildRemoteDmacFlowEntry(Uint64 srcDpId, Uint64 destDpId, long lportTagOrVni, Uint32 elanTag,
             String macAddress, String displayName, ElanInstance elanInstance) {
         List<MatchInfo> mkMatches = new ArrayList<>();
-        mkMatches.add(new MatchMetadata(ElanHelper.getElanMetadataLabel(elanTag), MetaDataUtil.METADATA_MASK_SERVICE));
+        mkMatches.add(new MatchMetadata(ElanHelper.getElanMetadataLabel(elanTag.longValue()),
+            MetaDataUtil.METADATA_MASK_SERVICE));
         mkMatches.add(new MatchEthernetDestination(new MacAddress(macAddress)));
 
-        List<Instruction> mkInstructions = new ArrayList<>();
+        Map<InstructionKey, Instruction> mkInstructions = new HashMap<>();
 
         // List of Action for the provided Source and Destination DPIDs
         try {
             List<Action> actions = null;
-            if (isVlan(elanInstance) || isFlat(elanInstance)) {
+            if (isVxlanNetworkOrVxlanSegment(elanInstance)) {
+                actions = elanItmUtils.getInternalTunnelItmEgressAction(srcDpId, destDpId, lportTagOrVni);
+            } else if (isVlan(elanInstance) || isFlat(elanInstance)) {
                 String interfaceName = getExternalElanInterface(elanInstance.getElanInstanceName(), srcDpId);
                 if (null == interfaceName) {
                     LOG.info("buildRemoteDmacFlowEntry: Could not find interfaceName for {} {}", srcDpId,
-                        elanInstance);
+                            elanInstance);
                 }
                 actions = getEgressActionsForInterface(interfaceName, null);
-            } else if (isVxlanNetworkOrVxlanSegment(elanInstance)) {
-                actions = elanItmUtils.getInternalTunnelItmEgressAction(srcDpId, destDpId, lportTagOrVni);
             }
-            mkInstructions.add(MDSALUtil.buildApplyActionsInstruction(actions));
+            mkInstructions.put(new InstructionKey(0), MDSALUtil.buildApplyActionsInstruction(actions));
         } catch (Exception e) {
             LOG.error("Could not get egress actions to add to flow for srcDpId {}, destDpId {}, lportTag/VNI {}",
                     srcDpId,  destDpId, lportTagOrVni, e);
         }
 
         Flow flow = MDSALUtil.buildFlowNew(NwConstants.ELAN_DMAC_TABLE,
-                getKnownDynamicmacFlowRef(NwConstants.ELAN_DMAC_TABLE, srcDpId, destDpId, macAddress, elanTag),
+                getKnownDynamicmacFlowRef(elanTag, macAddress),
                 20, /* prio */
                 displayName, 0, /* idleTimeout */
                 0, /* hardTimeout */
-                ElanConstants.COOKIE_ELAN_KNOWN_DMAC.add(BigInteger.valueOf(elanTag)), mkMatches, mkInstructions);
+                Uint64.valueOf(ElanConstants.COOKIE_ELAN_KNOWN_DMAC.longValue() + elanTag.longValue()),
+                mkMatches, mkInstructions);
 
         return flow;
 
     }
 
     public void deleteMacFlows(@Nullable ElanInstance elanInfo, @Nullable InterfaceInfo interfaceInfo,
-            MacEntry macEntry, WriteTransaction deleteFlowGroupTx) {
+            MacEntry macEntry, TypedReadWriteTransaction<Configuration> flowTx)
+            throws ExecutionException, InterruptedException {
         if (elanInfo == null || interfaceInfo == null) {
             return;
         }
         String macAddress = macEntry.getMacAddress().getValue();
-        synchronized (getElanMacDPNKey(elanInfo.getElanTag(), macAddress, interfaceInfo.getDpId())) {
-            deleteMacFlows(elanInfo, interfaceInfo, macAddress, /* alsoDeleteSMAC */ true, deleteFlowGroupTx);
+        try (Acquired lock = lockElanMacDPN(elanInfo.getElanTag().toJava(),
+                macAddress, interfaceInfo.getDpId())) {
+            deleteMacFlows(elanInfo, interfaceInfo, macAddress, /* alsoDeleteSMAC */ true, flowTx);
         }
     }
 
     public void deleteMacFlows(ElanInstance elanInfo, InterfaceInfo interfaceInfo, String macAddress,
-            boolean deleteSmac, WriteTransaction deleteFlowGroupTx) {
+            boolean deleteSmac, TypedReadWriteTransaction<Configuration> flowTx)
+            throws ExecutionException, InterruptedException {
         String elanInstanceName = elanInfo.getElanInstanceName();
         List<DpnInterfaces> remoteFEs = getInvolvedDpnsInElan(elanInstanceName);
-        BigInteger srcdpId = interfaceInfo.getDpId();
+        Uint64 srcdpId = interfaceInfo.getDpId();
         boolean isFlowsRemovedInSrcDpn = false;
         for (DpnInterfaces dpnInterface : remoteFEs) {
-            Long elanTag = elanInfo.getElanTag();
-            BigInteger dstDpId = dpnInterface.getDpId();
+            Uint32 elanTag = elanInfo.getElanTag();
+            Uint64 dstDpId = dpnInterface.getDpId();
             if (executeDeleteMacFlows(elanInfo, interfaceInfo, macAddress, deleteSmac, elanInstanceName, srcdpId,
-                    elanTag, dstDpId, deleteFlowGroupTx)) {
+                    elanTag, dstDpId, flowTx)) {
                 isFlowsRemovedInSrcDpn = true;
             }
             executeEtreeDeleteMacFlows(elanInfo, interfaceInfo, macAddress, deleteSmac, elanInstanceName, srcdpId,
-                    elanTag, dstDpId, deleteFlowGroupTx);
+                    elanTag, dstDpId, flowTx);
         }
         if (!isFlowsRemovedInSrcDpn) {
-            deleteSmacAndDmacFlows(elanInfo, interfaceInfo, macAddress, deleteSmac, deleteFlowGroupTx);
+            deleteSmacAndDmacFlows(elanInfo, interfaceInfo, macAddress, deleteSmac, flowTx);
         }
     }
 
     private void executeEtreeDeleteMacFlows(ElanInstance elanInfo, InterfaceInfo interfaceInfo, String macAddress,
-            boolean deleteSmac, String elanInstanceName, BigInteger srcdpId, Long elanTag, BigInteger dstDpId,
-            WriteTransaction deleteFlowGroupTx) {
-        EtreeLeafTagName etreeLeafTag = elanEtreeUtils.getEtreeLeafTagByElanTag(elanTag);
+            boolean deleteSmac, String elanInstanceName, Uint64 srcdpId, Uint32 elanTag, Uint64 dstDpId,
+            TypedReadWriteTransaction<Configuration> flowTx) throws ExecutionException, InterruptedException {
+        EtreeLeafTagName etreeLeafTag = elanEtreeUtils.getEtreeLeafTagByElanTag(elanTag.longValue());
         if (etreeLeafTag != null) {
             executeDeleteMacFlows(elanInfo, interfaceInfo, macAddress, deleteSmac, elanInstanceName, srcdpId,
-                    etreeLeafTag.getEtreeLeafTag().getValue(), dstDpId, deleteFlowGroupTx);
+                    etreeLeafTag.getEtreeLeafTag().getValue(), dstDpId, flowTx);
         }
     }
 
     private boolean executeDeleteMacFlows(ElanInstance elanInfo, InterfaceInfo interfaceInfo, String macAddress,
-            boolean deleteSmac, String elanInstanceName, BigInteger srcdpId, Long elanTag, BigInteger dstDpId,
-            WriteTransaction deleteFlowGroupTx) {
+            boolean deleteSmac, String elanInstanceName, Uint64 srcdpId, Uint32 elanTag, Uint64 dstDpId,
+            TypedReadWriteTransaction<Configuration> flowTx) throws ExecutionException, InterruptedException {
         boolean isFlowsRemovedInSrcDpn = false;
         if (dstDpId.equals(srcdpId)) {
             isFlowsRemovedInSrcDpn = true;
-            deleteSmacAndDmacFlows(elanInfo, interfaceInfo, macAddress, deleteSmac, deleteFlowGroupTx);
+            deleteSmacAndDmacFlows(elanInfo, interfaceInfo, macAddress, deleteSmac, flowTx);
         } else if (isDpnPresent(dstDpId)) {
             mdsalManager
-                    .removeFlowToTx(dstDpId,
-                            MDSALUtil.buildFlow(NwConstants.ELAN_DMAC_TABLE, getKnownDynamicmacFlowRef(
-                                    NwConstants.ELAN_DMAC_TABLE, dstDpId, srcdpId, macAddress, elanTag)),
-                            deleteFlowGroupTx);
+                .removeFlow(flowTx, dstDpId,
+                    MDSALUtil.buildFlow(NwConstants.ELAN_DMAC_TABLE, getKnownDynamicmacFlowRef(elanTag, macAddress)));
             LOG.debug("Dmac flow entry deleted for elan:{}, logical interface port:{} and mac address:{} on dpn:{}",
                     elanInstanceName, interfaceInfo.getPortName(), macAddress, dstDpId);
         }
         return isFlowsRemovedInSrcDpn;
     }
 
+    public void deleteSmacFlowOnly(ElanInstance elanInfo, InterfaceInfo interfaceInfo, String macAddress,
+                                   TypedReadWriteTransaction<Configuration> flowTx) throws ExecutionException,
+            InterruptedException {
+        Uint64 srcdpId = interfaceInfo.getDpId();
+        Uint32 elanTag = elanInfo.getElanTag();
+        LOG.debug("Deleting SMAC flow with id {}", getKnownDynamicmacFlowRef(elanTag, macAddress));
+        mdsalManager.removeFlow(flowTx, srcdpId,
+                MDSALUtil.buildFlow(NwConstants.ELAN_SMAC_TABLE, getKnownDynamicmacFlowRef(elanTag, macAddress)));
+    }
+
     private void deleteSmacAndDmacFlows(ElanInstance elanInfo, InterfaceInfo interfaceInfo, String macAddress,
-            boolean deleteSmac, WriteTransaction deleteFlowGroupTx) {
+            boolean deleteSmac, TypedReadWriteTransaction<Configuration> flowTx)
+            throws ExecutionException, InterruptedException {
         String elanInstanceName = elanInfo.getElanInstanceName();
-        long ifTag = interfaceInfo.getInterfaceTag();
-        BigInteger srcdpId = interfaceInfo.getDpId();
-        Long elanTag = elanInfo.getElanTag();
+        Uint64 srcdpId = interfaceInfo.getDpId();
+        Uint32 elanTag = elanInfo.getElanTag();
         if (deleteSmac) {
+            LOG.debug("Deleting SMAC flow with id {}", getKnownDynamicmacFlowRef(elanTag, macAddress));
             mdsalManager
-                    .removeFlowToTx(srcdpId,
-                            MDSALUtil.buildFlow(NwConstants.ELAN_SMAC_TABLE, getKnownDynamicmacFlowRef(
-                                    NwConstants.ELAN_SMAC_TABLE, srcdpId, ifTag, macAddress, elanTag)),
-                            deleteFlowGroupTx);
+                    .removeFlow(flowTx, srcdpId,
+                            MDSALUtil.buildFlow(NwConstants.ELAN_SMAC_TABLE,
+                                    getKnownDynamicmacFlowRef(elanTag, macAddress)));
         }
-        mdsalManager.removeFlowToTx(srcdpId,
-                MDSALUtil.buildFlow(NwConstants.ELAN_DMAC_TABLE,
-                        getKnownDynamicmacFlowRef(NwConstants.ELAN_DMAC_TABLE, srcdpId, ifTag, macAddress, elanTag)),
-                deleteFlowGroupTx);
+        mdsalManager.removeFlow(flowTx, srcdpId,
+            MDSALUtil.buildFlow(NwConstants.ELAN_DMAC_TABLE,
+                getKnownDynamicmacFlowRef(elanTag, macAddress)));
         LOG.debug("All the required flows deleted for elan:{}, logical Interface port:{} and MAC address:{} on dpn:{}",
                 elanInstanceName, interfaceInfo.getPortName(), macAddress, srcdpId);
     }
@@ -1128,54 +1169,58 @@ public class ElanUtils {
      *            the elan instance added
      * @param elanInterfaces
      *            the elan interfaces
-     * @param tx
+     * @param operTx
      *            transaction
      *
      * @return the updated ELAN instance.
      */
     public static ElanInstance updateOperationalDataStore(IdManagerService idManager,
-            ElanInstance elanInstanceAdded, List<String> elanInterfaces, WriteTransaction tx) {
+            ElanInstance elanInstanceAdded, List<String> elanInterfaces, TypedWriteTransaction<Configuration> confTx,
+            TypedWriteTransaction<Operational> operTx) {
         String elanInstanceName = elanInstanceAdded.getElanInstanceName();
-        Long elanTag = elanInstanceAdded.getElanTag();
-        if (elanTag == null || elanTag == 0L) {
+        Uint32 elanTag = elanInstanceAdded.getElanTag();
+        if (elanTag == null || elanTag.longValue() == 0L) {
             elanTag = retrieveNewElanTag(idManager, elanInstanceName);
         }
+        if (elanTag.longValue() == 0L) {
+            LOG.error("ELAN tag creation failed for elan instance {}. Not updating the ELAN DS. "
+                    + "Recreate network for recovery", elanInstanceName);
+            return null;
+        }
         Elan elanInfo = new ElanBuilder().setName(elanInstanceName).setElanInterfaces(elanInterfaces)
                 .withKey(new ElanKey(elanInstanceName)).build();
 
         // Add the ElanState in the elan-state operational data-store
-        tx.put(LogicalDatastoreType.OPERATIONAL, getElanInstanceOperationalDataPath(elanInstanceName),
-                elanInfo, WriteTransaction.CREATE_MISSING_PARENTS);
+        operTx.mergeParentStructurePut(getElanInstanceOperationalDataPath(elanInstanceName), elanInfo);
 
         // Add the ElanMacTable in the elan-mac-table operational data-store
         MacTable elanMacTable = new MacTableBuilder().withKey(new MacTableKey(elanInstanceName)).build();
-        tx.put(LogicalDatastoreType.OPERATIONAL, getElanMacTableOperationalDataPath(elanInstanceName),
-                elanMacTable, WriteTransaction.CREATE_MISSING_PARENTS);
+        operTx.mergeParentStructurePut(getElanMacTableOperationalDataPath(elanInstanceName), elanMacTable);
 
         ElanTagNameBuilder elanTagNameBuilder = new ElanTagNameBuilder().setElanTag(elanTag)
                 .withKey(new ElanTagNameKey(elanTag)).setName(elanInstanceName);
-        long etreeLeafTag = -1;
+        Uint32 etreeLeafTag = Uint32.valueOf(0L);
         if (isEtreeInstance(elanInstanceAdded)) {
             etreeLeafTag = retrieveNewElanTag(idManager,elanInstanceName + ElanConstants
                     .LEAVES_POSTFIX);
             EtreeLeafTagName etreeLeafTagName = new EtreeLeafTagNameBuilder()
                     .setEtreeLeafTag(new EtreeLeafTag(etreeLeafTag)).build();
             elanTagNameBuilder.addAugmentation(EtreeLeafTagName.class, etreeLeafTagName);
-            addTheLeafTagAsElanTag(elanInstanceName, etreeLeafTag, tx);
+            addTheLeafTagAsElanTag(elanInstanceName, etreeLeafTag, operTx);
         }
         ElanTagName elanTagName = elanTagNameBuilder.build();
 
         // Add the ElanTag to ElanName in the elan-tag-name Operational
         // data-store
-        tx.put(LogicalDatastoreType.OPERATIONAL,
-                getElanInfoEntriesOperationalDataPath(elanTag), elanTagName);
+        operTx.put(getElanInfoEntriesOperationalDataPath(elanTag), elanTagName);
 
         // Updates the ElanInstance Config DS by setting the just acquired
         // elanTag
-        ElanInstanceBuilder elanInstanceBuilder = new ElanInstanceBuilder().setElanInstanceName(elanInstanceName)
+        ElanInstanceBuilder elanInstanceBuilder = new ElanInstanceBuilder(elanInstanceAdded)
+                .setElanInstanceName(elanInstanceName)
                 .setDescription(elanInstanceAdded.getDescription())
                 .setMacTimeout(elanInstanceAdded.getMacTimeout() == null
-                        ? Long.valueOf(ElanConstants.DEFAULT_MAC_TIME_OUT) : elanInstanceAdded.getMacTimeout())
+                        ? Uint32.valueOf(ElanConstants.DEFAULT_MAC_TIME_OUT) : elanInstanceAdded.getMacTimeout())
                 .withKey(elanInstanceAdded.key()).setElanTag(elanTag);
         if (isEtreeInstance(elanInstanceAdded)) {
             EtreeInstance etreeInstance = new EtreeInstanceBuilder().setEtreeLeafTagVal(new EtreeLeafTag(etreeLeafTag))
@@ -1183,23 +1228,25 @@ public class ElanUtils {
             elanInstanceBuilder.addAugmentation(EtreeInstance.class, etreeInstance);
         }
         ElanInstance elanInstanceWithTag = elanInstanceBuilder.build();
-        tx.merge(LogicalDatastoreType.CONFIGURATION, ElanHelper.getElanInstanceConfigurationDataPath(elanInstanceName),
-                elanInstanceWithTag, WriteTransaction.CREATE_MISSING_PARENTS);
+        LOG.trace("Updated elan Operational DS for elan: {} with elanTag: {} and interfaces: {}", elanInstanceName,
+                elanTag, elanInterfaces);
+        confTx.mergeParentStructureMerge(ElanHelper.getElanInstanceConfigurationDataPath(elanInstanceName),
+                elanInstanceWithTag);
         return elanInstanceWithTag;
     }
 
-    private static void addTheLeafTagAsElanTag(String elanInstanceName, long etreeLeafTag, WriteTransaction tx) {
+    private static void addTheLeafTagAsElanTag(String elanInstanceName,Uint32 etreeLeafTag,
+            TypedWriteTransaction<Operational> tx) {
         ElanTagName etreeTagAsElanTag = new ElanTagNameBuilder().setElanTag(etreeLeafTag)
                 .withKey(new ElanTagNameKey(etreeLeafTag)).setName(elanInstanceName).build();
-        tx.put(LogicalDatastoreType.OPERATIONAL,
-                getElanInfoEntriesOperationalDataPath(etreeLeafTag), etreeTagAsElanTag);
+        tx.put(getElanInfoEntriesOperationalDataPath(etreeLeafTag), etreeTagAsElanTag);
     }
 
     private static boolean isEtreeInstance(ElanInstance elanInstanceAdded) {
         return elanInstanceAdded.augmentation(EtreeInstance.class) != null;
     }
 
-    public boolean isDpnPresent(BigInteger dpnId) {
+    public boolean isDpnPresent(Uint64 dpnId) {
         String dpn = String.format("%s:%s", "openflow", dpnId);
         NodeId nodeId = new NodeId(dpn);
 
@@ -1208,17 +1255,12 @@ public class ElanUtils {
         return read(broker, LogicalDatastoreType.CONFIGURATION, node).isPresent();
     }
 
-    public static ServicesInfo getServiceInfo(String elanInstanceName, String interfaceName) {
-        return InterfaceServiceUtil.buildServiceInfo(elanInstanceName + "." + interfaceName,
-                ElanConstants.ELAN_SERVICE_PRIORITY);
-    }
-
     public static String getElanServiceName(String elanName, String interfaceName) {
         return "elan." + elanName + interfaceName;
     }
 
     public static BoundServices getBoundServices(String serviceName, short servicePriority, int flowPriority,
-            BigInteger cookie, List<Instruction> instructions) {
+            Uint64 cookie, List<Instruction> instructions) {
         StypeOpenflowBuilder augBuilder = new StypeOpenflowBuilder().setFlowCookie(cookie).setFlowPriority(flowPriority)
                 .setInstruction(instructions);
         return new BoundServicesBuilder().withKey(new BoundServicesKey(servicePriority)).setServiceName(serviceName)
@@ -1232,15 +1274,16 @@ public class ElanUtils {
                 .child(BoundServices.class, new BoundServicesKey(serviceIndex)).build();
     }
 
-    public static List<MatchInfo> getTunnelMatchesForServiceId(int elanTag) {
+    public static List<MatchInfo> getTunnelMatchesForServiceId(Uint32 elanTag) {
         List<MatchInfo> mkMatches = new ArrayList<>();
-        // Matching metadata
-        mkMatches.add(new MatchTunnelId(BigInteger.valueOf(elanTag)));
+
+        // Adding 270000 to avoid collision between LPort and elan tag for broadcast
+        mkMatches.add(new MatchTunnelId(Uint64.valueOf(elanTag.longValue() + ElanConstants.ELAN_TAG_ADDEND)));
 
         return mkMatches;
     }
 
-    public void removeTerminatingServiceAction(BigInteger destDpId, int serviceId) {
+    public void removeTerminatingServiceAction(Uint64 destDpId, int serviceId) {
         RemoveTerminatingServiceActionsInput input = new RemoveTerminatingServiceActionsInputBuilder()
                 .setDpnId(destDpId).setServiceId(serviceId).build();
         Future<RpcResult<RemoveTerminatingServiceActionsOutput>> futureObject =
@@ -1271,12 +1314,13 @@ public class ElanUtils {
      *            the datastore type
      * @return the external tunnel
      */
+    @Nullable
     public ExternalTunnel getExternalTunnel(String sourceDevice, String destinationDevice,
             LogicalDatastoreType datastoreType) {
         Class<? extends TunnelTypeBase> tunType = TunnelTypeVxlan.class;
         InstanceIdentifier<ExternalTunnel> iid = InstanceIdentifier.builder(ExternalTunnelList.class)
                 .child(ExternalTunnel.class, new ExternalTunnelKey(destinationDevice, sourceDevice, tunType)).build();
-        return read(broker, datastoreType, iid).orNull();
+        return read(broker, datastoreType, iid).orElse(null);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1288,6 +1332,7 @@ public class ElanUtils {
      *            the datastore type
      * @return the external tunnel
      */
+    @Nullable
     public ExternalTunnel getExternalTunnel(String interfaceName, LogicalDatastoreType datastoreType) {
         ExternalTunnel externalTunnel = null;
         List<ExternalTunnel> externalTunnels = getAllExternalTunnels(datastoreType);
@@ -1309,8 +1354,8 @@ public class ElanUtils {
      */
     public List<ExternalTunnel> getAllExternalTunnels(LogicalDatastoreType datastoreType) {
         InstanceIdentifier<ExternalTunnelList> iid = InstanceIdentifier.builder(ExternalTunnelList.class).build();
-        return read(broker, datastoreType, iid).toJavaUtil().map(ExternalTunnelList::getExternalTunnel).orElse(
-                Collections.emptyList());
+        return new ArrayList<ExternalTunnel>(read(broker, datastoreType, iid).map(ExternalTunnelList
+                ::getExternalTunnel).orElse(Collections.emptyMap()).values());
     }
 
     public static List<MatchInfo> buildMatchesForElanTagShFlagAndDstMac(long elanTag, boolean shFlag, String macAddr) {
@@ -1350,13 +1395,16 @@ public class ElanUtils {
      *            the data broker
      * @return the interface state from oper ds
      */
-    public static org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.ietf.params.xml.ns.yang
-        .ietf.interfaces.rev140508.interfaces.state.Interface getInterfaceStateFromOperDS(
-            String interfaceName, DataBroker dataBroker) {
-        InstanceIdentifier<org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.ietf.params.xml.ns.yang
-            .ietf.interfaces.rev140508.interfaces.state.Interface> ifStateId = createInterfaceStateInstanceIdentifier(
-                interfaceName);
-        return MDSALUtil.read(dataBroker, LogicalDatastoreType.OPERATIONAL, ifStateId).orNull();
+    public static org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.ietf.params.xml.ns.yang.ietf.interfaces.rev140508.interfaces.state
+            .@Nullable Interface getInterfaceStateFromOperDS(String interfaceName, DataBroker dataBroker) {
+        try {
+            return SingleTransactionDataBroker.syncReadOptional(dataBroker, LogicalDatastoreType.OPERATIONAL,
+                    createInterfaceStateInstanceIdentifier(interfaceName)).orElse(null);
+        } catch (ExecutionException | InterruptedException e) {
+            LOG.error("getInterfaceStateFromOperDS: Exception while reading interface DS for the interface {}",
+                    interfaceName, e);
+            return null;
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1380,29 +1428,28 @@ public class ElanUtils {
         return idBuilder.build();
     }
 
-    public static CheckedFuture<Void, TransactionCommitFailedException> waitForTransactionToComplete(
-            WriteTransaction tx) {
-        CheckedFuture<Void, TransactionCommitFailedException> futures = tx.submit();
+    @CheckReturnValue
+    public static ListenableFuture<Void> waitForTransactionToComplete(ListenableFuture<Void> future) {
         try {
-            futures.get();
+            future.get();
         } catch (InterruptedException | ExecutionException e) {
-            // NETVIRT-1215: Do not log.error() here, only debug()
+            // NETVIRT-1215: Do not log.error() here, only debug(); but callers *MUST* @CheckReturnValue
             LOG.debug("Error writing to datastore", e);
         }
-        return futures;
+        return future;
     }
 
     public static boolean isVxlan(@Nullable ElanInstance elanInstance) {
         return elanInstance != null && elanInstance.getSegmentType() != null
                 && elanInstance.getSegmentType().isAssignableFrom(SegmentTypeVxlan.class)
-                && elanInstance.getSegmentationId() != null && elanInstance.getSegmentationId() != 0;
+                && elanInstance.getSegmentationId() != null && elanInstance.getSegmentationId().toJava() != 0;
     }
 
-    private static boolean isVxlanSegment(ElanInstance elanInstance) {
+    private static boolean isVxlanSegment(@Nullable ElanInstance elanInstance) {
         if (elanInstance != null) {
-            List<ElanSegments> elanSegments = elanInstance.getElanSegments();
+            Map<ElanSegmentsKey, ElanSegments> elanSegments = elanInstance.getElanSegments();
             if (elanSegments != null) {
-                for (ElanSegments segment : elanSegments) {
+                for (ElanSegments segment : elanSegments.values()) {
                     if (segment != null && segment.getSegmentType().isAssignableFrom(SegmentTypeVxlan.class)
                             && segment.getSegmentationId() != null
                             && segment.getSegmentationId().longValue() != 0) {
@@ -1414,12 +1461,12 @@ public class ElanUtils {
         return false;
     }
 
-    public static boolean isVxlanNetworkOrVxlanSegment(ElanInstance elanInstance) {
+    public static boolean isVxlanNetworkOrVxlanSegment(@Nullable ElanInstance elanInstance) {
         return isVxlan(elanInstance) || isVxlanSegment(elanInstance);
     }
 
-    public static Long getVxlanSegmentationId(ElanInstance elanInstance) {
-        Long segmentationId = 0L;
+    public static Uint32 getVxlanSegmentationId(ElanInstance elanInstance) {
+        Uint32 segmentationId = Uint32.ZERO;
         if (elanInstance == null) {
             return segmentationId;
         }
@@ -1429,7 +1476,7 @@ public class ElanUtils {
                 && elanInstance.getSegmentationId() != null && elanInstance.getSegmentationId().longValue() != 0) {
             segmentationId = elanInstance.getSegmentationId();
         } else {
-            for (ElanSegments segment: elanInstance.getElanSegments()) {
+            for (ElanSegments segment: elanInstance.getElanSegments().values()) {
                 if (segment != null && segment.getSegmentType().isAssignableFrom(SegmentTypeVxlan.class)
                     && segment.getSegmentationId() != null
                     && segment.getSegmentationId().longValue() != 0) {
@@ -1443,7 +1490,7 @@ public class ElanUtils {
     public static boolean isVlan(ElanInstance elanInstance) {
         return elanInstance != null && elanInstance.getSegmentType() != null
                 && elanInstance.getSegmentType().isAssignableFrom(SegmentTypeVlan.class)
-                && elanInstance.getSegmentationId() != null && elanInstance.getSegmentationId() != 0;
+                && elanInstance.getSegmentationId() != null && elanInstance.getSegmentationId().toJava() != 0;
     }
 
     public static boolean isFlat(ElanInstance elanInstance) {
@@ -1451,40 +1498,45 @@ public class ElanUtils {
                 && elanInstance.getSegmentType().isAssignableFrom(SegmentTypeFlat.class);
     }
 
-    public void addDmacRedirectToDispatcherFlows(Long elanTag, String displayName,
-            String macAddress, List<BigInteger> dpnIds) {
-        for (BigInteger dpId : dpnIds) {
-            ListenableFutures.addErrorLogging(txRunner.callWithNewWriteOnlyTransactionAndSubmit(
-                tx -> mdsalManager.addFlowToTx(
-                        buildDmacRedirectToDispatcherFlow(dpId, macAddress, displayName, elanTag), tx)), LOG,
+    public void addDmacRedirectToDispatcherFlows(Uint32 elanTag, String displayName,
+            String macAddress, List<Uint64> dpnIds) {
+        for (Uint64 dpId : dpnIds) {
+            LoggingFutures.addErrorLogging(txRunner.callWithNewWriteOnlyTransactionAndSubmit(CONFIGURATION,
+                tx -> mdsalManager.addFlow(tx, buildDmacRedirectToDispatcherFlow(dpId, macAddress, displayName,
+                        elanTag))), LOG,
                 "Error adding DMAC redirect to dispatcher flows");
         }
     }
 
-    public void removeDmacRedirectToDispatcherFlows(Long elanTag, String macAddress, List<BigInteger> dpnIds) {
-        for (BigInteger dpId : dpnIds) {
-            String flowId = getKnownDynamicmacFlowRef(NwConstants.ELAN_DMAC_TABLE, dpId, macAddress, elanTag);
-            mdsalManager.removeFlow(dpId, MDSALUtil.buildFlow(NwConstants.ELAN_DMAC_TABLE, flowId));
-        }
+    public void removeDmacRedirectToDispatcherFlows(Uint32 elanTag, String macAddress, List<Uint64> dpnIds) {
+        LoggingFutures.addErrorLogging(
+            txRunner.callWithNewReadWriteTransactionAndSubmit(Datastore.CONFIGURATION, tx -> {
+                for (Uint64 dpId : dpnIds) {
+                    String flowId = getKnownDynamicmacFlowRef(elanTag, macAddress);
+                    mdsalManager.removeFlow(tx, dpId, MDSALUtil.buildFlow(NwConstants.ELAN_DMAC_TABLE, flowId));
+                }
+            }), LOG, "Error removing DMAC redirect to dispatcher flows");
     }
 
-    public static FlowEntity buildDmacRedirectToDispatcherFlow(BigInteger dpId, String dstMacAddress,
-            String displayName, long elanTag) {
+    public static FlowEntity buildDmacRedirectToDispatcherFlow(Uint64 dpId, String dstMacAddress,
+            String displayName, Uint32 elanTag) {
         List<MatchInfo> matches = new ArrayList<>();
-        matches.add(new MatchMetadata(ElanHelper.getElanMetadataLabel(elanTag), MetaDataUtil.METADATA_MASK_SERVICE));
+        matches.add(new MatchMetadata(ElanHelper.getElanMetadataLabel(elanTag.longValue()),
+                MetaDataUtil.METADATA_MASK_SERVICE));
         matches.add(new MatchEthernetDestination(new MacAddress(dstMacAddress)));
         List<InstructionInfo> instructions = new ArrayList<>();
         List<ActionInfo> actions = new ArrayList<>();
         actions.add(new ActionNxResubmit(NwConstants.LPORT_DISPATCHER_TABLE));
 
         instructions.add(new InstructionApplyActions(actions));
-        String flowId = getKnownDynamicmacFlowRef(NwConstants.ELAN_DMAC_TABLE, dpId, dstMacAddress, elanTag);
+        String flowId = getKnownDynamicmacFlowRef(elanTag, dstMacAddress);
         return MDSALUtil.buildFlowEntity(dpId, NwConstants.ELAN_DMAC_TABLE, flowId, 20, displayName, 0, 0,
-                ElanConstants.COOKIE_ELAN_KNOWN_DMAC.add(BigInteger.valueOf(elanTag)),
+                Uint64.valueOf(ElanConstants.COOKIE_ELAN_KNOWN_DMAC.longValue() + elanTag.longValue()),
                 matches, instructions);
     }
 
-    public String getExternalElanInterface(String elanInstanceName, BigInteger dpnId) {
+    @Nullable
+    public String getExternalElanInterface(String elanInstanceName, Uint64 dpnId) {
         DpnInterfaces dpnInterfaces = getElanInterfaceInfoByElanDpn(elanInstanceName, dpnId);
         if (dpnInterfaces == null || dpnInterfaces.getInterfaces() == null) {
             LOG.trace("Elan {} does not have interfaces in DPN {}", elanInstanceName, dpnId);
@@ -1501,14 +1553,8 @@ public class ElanUtils {
         return null;
     }
 
-    public static String getElanMacDPNKey(long elanTag, String macAddress, BigInteger dpnId) {
-        String elanMacDmacDpnKey = "MAC-" + macAddress + " ELAN_TAG-" + elanTag + "DPN_ID-" + dpnId;
-        return elanMacDmacDpnKey.intern();
-    }
-
-    public static String getElanMacKey(long elanTag, String macAddress) {
-        String elanMacKey = "MAC-" + macAddress + " ELAN_TAG-" + elanTag;
-        return elanMacKey.intern();
+    public static Acquired lockElanMacDPN(long elanTag, String macAddress, Uint64 dpnId) {
+        return ELAN_LOCKS.acquire(new ElanLockName(elanTag, macAddress, dpnId));
     }
 
     public static List<ListenableFuture<Void>>
@@ -1551,18 +1597,6 @@ public class ElanUtils {
                         new StaticMacEntriesKey(new PhysAddress(macAddress))).build();
     }
 
-    public static List<StaticMacEntries> getDeletedEntries(List<StaticMacEntries> originalStaticMacEntries,
-                                                           List<StaticMacEntries> updatedStaticMacEntries) {
-        if (isEmpty(originalStaticMacEntries)) {
-            return Collections.EMPTY_LIST;
-        }
-        List<StaticMacEntries> deleted = Lists.newArrayList(originalStaticMacEntries);
-        if (isNotEmpty(updatedStaticMacEntries)) {
-            deleted.removeAll(updatedStaticMacEntries);
-        }
-        return deleted;
-    }
-
     public static <T> List<T> diffOf(List<T> orig, List<T> updated) {
         if (isEmpty(orig)) {
             return Collections.EMPTY_LIST;
@@ -1574,18 +1608,6 @@ public class ElanUtils {
         return diff;
     }
 
-    public static void segregateToBeDeletedAndAddEntries(List<StaticMacEntries> originalStaticMacEntries,
-                                                             List<StaticMacEntries> updatedStaticMacEntries) {
-        if (isNotEmpty(updatedStaticMacEntries)) {
-            List<StaticMacEntries> existingClonedStaticMacEntries = new ArrayList<>();
-            if (isNotEmpty(originalStaticMacEntries)) {
-                existingClonedStaticMacEntries.addAll(0, originalStaticMacEntries);
-                originalStaticMacEntries.removeAll(updatedStaticMacEntries);
-                updatedStaticMacEntries.removeAll(existingClonedStaticMacEntries);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     public static boolean isEmpty(Collection collection) {
         return collection == null || collection.isEmpty();
     }
@@ -1595,7 +1617,7 @@ public class ElanUtils {
     }
 
     public Optional<IpAddress> getSourceIpAddress(Ethernet ethernet) {
-        Optional<IpAddress> srcIpAddress = Optional.absent();
+        Optional<IpAddress> srcIpAddress = Optional.empty();
         if (ethernet.getPayload() == null) {
             return srcIpAddress;
         }
@@ -1616,26 +1638,30 @@ public class ElanUtils {
     public List<MacEntry> getElanMacEntries(String elanName) {
         MacTable macTable = getElanMacTable(elanName);
         if (macTable == null) {
-            return Collections.emptyList();
+            return emptyList();
         }
-        return macTable.getMacEntry();
+        return new ArrayList<MacEntry>(macTable.getMacEntry().values());
     }
 
     public boolean isTunnelInLogicalGroup(String interfaceName) {
         org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.ietf.params.xml.ns.yang
             .ietf.interfaces.rev140508.interfaces.Interface configIface =
             interfaceManager.getInterfaceInfoFromConfigDataStore(interfaceName);
+        if (configIface == null) {
+            configIface = iitmProvider.getInterface(interfaceName);
+        }
+        if (configIface == null) {
+            return  false;
+        }
         IfTunnel ifTunnel = configIface.augmentation(IfTunnel.class);
         if (ifTunnel != null && ifTunnel.getTunnelInterfaceType().isAssignableFrom(TunnelTypeVxlan.class)) {
             ParentRefs refs = configIface.augmentation(ParentRefs.class);
-            if (refs != null && !Strings.isNullOrEmpty(refs.getParentInterface())) {
-                return true; //multiple VxLAN tunnels enabled, i.e. only logical tunnel should be treated
-            }
+            return refs != null && !Strings.isNullOrEmpty(refs.getParentInterface());
         }
         return false;
     }
 
-    public static InstanceIdentifier<Flow> getFlowIid(Flow flow, BigInteger dpnId) {
+    public static InstanceIdentifier<Flow> getFlowIid(Flow flow, Uint64 dpnId) {
         FlowKey flowKey = new FlowKey(new FlowId(flow.getId()));
         org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.inventory.rev130819.NodeId nodeId =
                 new org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.inventory.rev130819.NodeId("openflow:" + dpnId);
@@ -1651,18 +1677,21 @@ public class ElanUtils {
         return "elaninterface-" + interfaceName;
     }
 
-    public void removeArpResponderFlow(BigInteger dpnId, String ingressInterfaceName, String ipAddress,
+    public void removeArpResponderFlow(Uint64 dpnId, String ingressInterfaceName, String ipAddress,
             int lportTag) {
         LOG.info("Removing the ARP responder flow on DPN {} of Interface {} with IP {}", dpnId, ingressInterfaceName,
                 ipAddress);
-        ArpResponderUtil.removeFlow(mdsalManager, dpnId, ArpResponderUtil.getFlowId(lportTag, ipAddress));
+        LoggingFutures.addErrorLogging(txRunner.callWithNewReadWriteTransactionAndSubmit(Datastore.CONFIGURATION,
+            tx -> mdsalManager.removeFlow(tx, dpnId, ArpResponderUtil.getFlowId(lportTag, ipAddress),
+                NwConstants.ARP_RESPONDER_TABLE)), LOG, "Error removing ARP responder flow");
     }
 
+    @Nullable
     public static String getRouterPordIdFromElanInstance(DataBroker dataBroker, String elanInstanceName) {
         Optional<Subnetmaps> subnetMapsData =
                 read(dataBroker, LogicalDatastoreType.CONFIGURATION, buildSubnetMapsWildCardPath());
         if (subnetMapsData.isPresent()) {
-            List<Subnetmap> subnetMapList = subnetMapsData.get().getSubnetmap();
+            List<Subnetmap> subnetMapList = new ArrayList<>(subnetMapsData.get().getSubnetmap().values());
             if (subnetMapList != null && !subnetMapList.isEmpty()) {
                 for (Subnetmap subnet : subnetMapList) {
                     if (subnet.getNetworkId().getValue().equals(elanInstanceName)) {
@@ -1676,9 +1705,81 @@ public class ElanUtils {
         return null;
     }
 
+    protected  Node buildDpnNode(Uint64 dpnId) {
+        org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.inventory.rev130819.NodeId nodeId =
+                new org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.inventory.rev130819
+                        .NodeId("openflow:" + dpnId);
+        Node nodeDpn = new NodeBuilder().setId(nodeId).withKey(new NodeKey(nodeId)).build();
+        return nodeDpn;
+    }
+
+    public void syncUpdateGroup(Uint64 dpnId, Group newGroup, long delayTime,
+                                TypedWriteTransaction<Datastore.Configuration> confTx) {
+        Node nodeDpn = buildDpnNode(dpnId);
+        long groupIdInfo = newGroup.getGroupId().getValue().toJava();
+        GroupKey groupKey = new GroupKey(new GroupId(groupIdInfo));
+        InstanceIdentifier<Group> groupInstanceId = InstanceIdentifier.builder(Nodes.class)
+                .child(Node.class, nodeDpn.key()).augmentation(FlowCapableNode.class)
+                .child(Group.class, groupKey).build();
+        LOG.trace("Performing merge operation for remote BC group for node {} with group {}", nodeDpn, newGroup);
+        Optional<Group> existingGroupOpt = ElanUtils.read(broker, LogicalDatastoreType.CONFIGURATION, groupInstanceId);
+        if (!existingGroupOpt.isPresent()) {
+            LOG.debug("Group {} doesn't exist. Performing syncInstall", groupIdInfo);
+            mdsalManager.addGroup(confTx, dpnId, newGroup);
+            return;
+        }
+        Buckets existingGroup = existingGroupOpt.get().getBuckets();
+        if (existingGroup == null) {
+            LOG.debug("Bucket doesn't exist for group {}. Performing syncInstall", groupIdInfo);
+            mdsalManager.addGroup(confTx, dpnId, newGroup);
+            return;
+        }
+        if (newGroup.getBuckets() == null) {
+            LOG.debug("Buckets are not sent for group {}. Skipping merge operation", groupIdInfo);
+            return;
+        }
+        List<Bucket> newBuckets = new ArrayList<Bucket>(newGroup.getBuckets().getBucket().values());
+        List<Bucket> existingBuckets = new ArrayList<Bucket>(existingGroup.getBucket().values());
+        Set<Bucket> toMergeBucketsWithoutId = new LinkedHashSet<>();
+
+        existingBuckets.stream()
+                .map(TO_BUCKET_WITHOUT_ID)
+                .forEach(bucketWithoutId -> toMergeBucketsWithoutId.add(bucketWithoutId));
+
+        newBuckets.stream()
+                .map(TO_BUCKET_WITHOUT_ID)
+                .forEach(bucketWithoutId -> toMergeBucketsWithoutId.add(bucketWithoutId));
+
+        if (toMergeBucketsWithoutId.size() == existingBuckets.size()) {
+            //no new buckets got added
+            //size matched and no extra buckets in existing buckets , rewrite the group
+            LOG.debug("Buckets did not change group {}. Skipping merge operation", groupIdInfo);
+            return;
+        }
+        LOG.debug("Old group buckets size {} New group buckets size {} Dpn id {} Group id {} ",
+                existingBuckets.size(), toMergeBucketsWithoutId.size(), dpnId, groupIdInfo);
+        AtomicLong bucketIdValue = new AtomicLong(-1);
+        //Change the bucket id of existing buckets
+        List<Bucket> bucketsToBeAdded = toMergeBucketsWithoutId.stream()
+                .map(bucketWithoutId -> TO_BUCKET_WITH_ID.apply(bucketWithoutId, bucketIdValue))
+                .collect(Collectors.toList());
+
+        Group group = MDSALUtil.buildGroup(newGroup.getGroupId().getValue().toJava(), newGroup.getGroupName(),
+                GroupTypes.GroupAll, MDSALUtil.buildBucketLists(bucketsToBeAdded));
+        mdsalManager.addGroup(confTx, dpnId, group);
+        LOG.trace("Installed remote BC group for node {} with group {}", nodeDpn, group);
+    }
+
     static InstanceIdentifier<Subnetmaps> buildSubnetMapsWildCardPath() {
         return InstanceIdentifier.create(Subnetmaps.class);
     }
-}
 
+    public static InstanceIdentifier<Group> getGroupInstanceid(Uint64 dpnId, long groupId) {
+        return InstanceIdentifier.builder(Nodes.class).child(Node.class, new NodeKey(new NodeId("openflow:" + dpnId)))
+                .augmentation(FlowCapableNode.class).child(Group.class, new GroupKey(new GroupId(groupId))).build();
+    }
 
+    public static String getBcGroupUpdateKey(String elanName) {
+        return "bc.group.update." + elanName;
+    }
+}