Add SfcClassifier to pipeline
[ovsdb.git] / utils / mdsal-openflow / src / main / java / org / opendaylight / ovsdb / utils / mdsal / openflow / ActionUtils.java
index 31d979f55c53b326b16214bb8a4340223045a5ce..ab85bf3170aa7dd06b5d367e36a6404e4af29e48 100644 (file)
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2014, 2015 Red Hat, Inc. and others. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+ * terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0 which accompanies this distribution,
+ * and is available at http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
+ */
+
 package org.opendaylight.ovsdb.utils.mdsal.openflow;
 
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.ietf.params.xml.ns.yang.ietf.inet.types.rev100924.Uri;
@@ -7,36 +15,31 @@ import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.action.types.rev131112.acti
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.action.types.rev131112.action.action.DropActionCaseBuilder;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.action.types.rev131112.action.action.GroupActionCaseBuilder;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.action.types.rev131112.action.action.OutputActionCaseBuilder;
+import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.action.types.rev131112.action.action.PopVlanActionCaseBuilder;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.action.types.rev131112.action.action.SetDlDstActionCaseBuilder;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.action.types.rev131112.action.action.SetDlSrcActionCaseBuilder;
+import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.action.types.rev131112.action.action.SetFieldCaseBuilder;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.action.types.rev131112.action.action.SetNwDstActionCaseBuilder;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.action.types.rev131112.action.action.SetNwSrcActionCaseBuilder;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.action.types.rev131112.action.action.dec.nw.ttl._case.DecNwTtlBuilder;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.action.types.rev131112.action.action.drop.action._case.DropActionBuilder;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.action.types.rev131112.action.action.group.action._case.GroupActionBuilder;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.action.types.rev131112.action.action.output.action._case.OutputActionBuilder;
+import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.action.types.rev131112.action.action.pop.vlan.action._case.PopVlanActionBuilder;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.action.types.rev131112.action.action.set.dl.dst.action._case.SetDlDstActionBuilder;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.action.types.rev131112.action.action.set.dl.src.action._case.SetDlSrcActionBuilder;
+import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.action.types.rev131112.action.action.set.field._case.SetFieldBuilder;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.action.types.rev131112.action.action.set.nw.dst.action._case.SetNwDstActionBuilder;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.action.types.rev131112.action.action.set.nw.src.action._case.SetNwSrcActionBuilder;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.action.types.rev131112.address.Address;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.inventory.rev130819.NodeConnectorId;
+import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.model.match.types.rev131026.match.TunnelBuilder;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.openflowjava.nx.match.rev140421.NxmNxReg;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.openflowplugin.extension.nicira.action.rev140714.dst.choice.grouping.DstChoice;
-import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.openflowplugin.extension.nicira.action.rev140714.dst.choice.grouping.dst.choice.DstNxArpShaCaseBuilder;
-import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.openflowplugin.extension.nicira.action.rev140714.dst.choice.grouping.dst.choice.DstNxArpThaCaseBuilder;
-import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.openflowplugin.extension.nicira.action.rev140714.dst.choice.grouping.dst.choice.DstNxRegCaseBuilder;
-import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.openflowplugin.extension.nicira.action.rev140714.dst.choice.grouping.dst.choice.DstNxTunIdCaseBuilder;
-import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.openflowplugin.extension.nicira.action.rev140714.dst.choice.grouping.dst.choice.DstNxTunIpv4DstCaseBuilder;
-import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.openflowplugin.extension.nicira.action.rev140714.dst.choice.grouping.dst.choice.DstOfArpOpCaseBuilder;
-import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.openflowplugin.extension.nicira.action.rev140714.dst.choice.grouping.dst.choice.DstOfArpSpaCaseBuilder;
-import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.openflowplugin.extension.nicira.action.rev140714.dst.choice.grouping.dst.choice.DstOfArpTpaCaseBuilder;
-import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.openflowplugin.extension.nicira.action.rev140714.dst.choice.grouping.dst.choice.DstOfEthDstCaseBuilder;
+import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.openflowplugin.extension.nicira.action.rev140714.dst.choice.grouping.dst.choice.*;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.openflowplugin.extension.nicira.action.rev140714.nodes.node.group.buckets.bucket.action.action.NxActionRegLoadNodesNodeGroupBucketsBucketActionsCaseBuilder;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.openflowplugin.extension.nicira.action.rev140714.nodes.node.group.buckets.bucket.action.action.NxActionRegMoveNodesNodeGroupBucketsBucketActionsCaseBuilder;
-import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.openflowplugin.extension.nicira.action.rev140714.nodes.node.table.flow.instructions.instruction.instruction.apply.actions._case.apply.actions.action.action.NxActionOutputRegNodesNodeTableFlowApplyActionsCaseBuilder;
-import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.openflowplugin.extension.nicira.action.rev140714.nodes.node.table.flow.instructions.instruction.instruction.apply.actions._case.apply.actions.action.action.NxActionRegLoadNodesNodeTableFlowApplyActionsCaseBuilder;
-import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.openflowplugin.extension.nicira.action.rev140714.nodes.node.table.flow.instructions.instruction.instruction.apply.actions._case.apply.actions.action.action.NxActionRegMoveNodesNodeTableFlowApplyActionsCaseBuilder;
+import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.openflowplugin.extension.nicira.action.rev140714.nodes.node.table.flow.instructions.instruction.instruction.apply.actions._case.apply.actions.action.action.*;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.openflowplugin.extension.nicira.action.rev140714.nx.action.output.reg.grouping.NxOutputReg;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.openflowplugin.extension.nicira.action.rev140714.nx.action.output.reg.grouping.NxOutputRegBuilder;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.openflowplugin.extension.nicira.action.rev140714.nx.action.reg.load.grouping.NxRegLoad;
@@ -45,25 +48,31 @@ import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.openflowplugin.extension.ni
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.openflowplugin.extension.nicira.action.rev140714.nx.action.reg.move.grouping.NxRegMove;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.openflowplugin.extension.nicira.action.rev140714.nx.action.reg.move.grouping.NxRegMoveBuilder;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.openflowplugin.extension.nicira.action.rev140714.nx.action.reg.move.grouping.nx.reg.move.SrcBuilder;
+import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.openflowplugin.extension.nicira.action.rev140714.nx.action.set.nshc._1.grouping.NxSetNshc1;
+import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.openflowplugin.extension.nicira.action.rev140714.nx.action.set.nshc._1.grouping.NxSetNshc1Builder;
+import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.openflowplugin.extension.nicira.action.rev140714.nx.action.set.nshc._2.grouping.NxSetNshc2;
+import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.openflowplugin.extension.nicira.action.rev140714.nx.action.set.nshc._2.grouping.NxSetNshc2Builder;
+import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.openflowplugin.extension.nicira.action.rev140714.nx.action.set.nshc._3.grouping.NxSetNshc3;
+import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.openflowplugin.extension.nicira.action.rev140714.nx.action.set.nshc._3.grouping.NxSetNshc3Builder;
+import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.openflowplugin.extension.nicira.action.rev140714.nx.action.set.nshc._4.grouping.NxSetNshc4;
+import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.openflowplugin.extension.nicira.action.rev140714.nx.action.set.nshc._4.grouping.NxSetNshc4Builder;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.openflowplugin.extension.nicira.action.rev140714.src.choice.grouping.SrcChoice;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.openflowplugin.extension.nicira.action.rev140714.src.choice.grouping.src.choice.SrcNxArpShaCaseBuilder;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.openflowplugin.extension.nicira.action.rev140714.src.choice.grouping.src.choice.SrcNxRegCaseBuilder;
+import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.openflowplugin.extension.nicira.action.rev140714.src.choice.grouping.src.choice.SrcNxTunIdCaseBuilder;
+import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.openflowplugin.extension.nicira.action.rev140714.src.choice.grouping.src.choice.SrcNxTunIpv4DstCaseBuilder;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.openflowplugin.extension.nicira.action.rev140714.src.choice.grouping.src.choice.SrcOfArpSpaCaseBuilder;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.openflowplugin.extension.nicira.action.rev140714.src.choice.grouping.src.choice.SrcOfEthSrcCaseBuilder;
-import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.ovs.nx.action.rev140421.OfjNxHashFields;
-import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.ovs.nx.action.rev140421.OfjNxMpAlgorithm;
-import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.ovs.nx.sal.action.rev140714.nodes.node.table.flow.instructions.instruction.instruction.apply.actions._case.apply.actions.action.action.NxActionMultipathNodesNodeTableFlowApplyActionsCaseBuilder;
-import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.ovs.nx.sal.action.rev140714.nodes.node.table.flow.instructions.instruction.instruction.apply.actions._case.apply.actions.action.action.NxActionResubmitNodesNodeTableFlowApplyActionsCaseBuilder;
-import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.ovs.nx.sal.action.rev140714.nodes.node.table.flow.instructions.instruction.instruction.apply.actions._case.apply.actions.action.action.NxActionSetNsiNodesNodeTableFlowApplyActionsCaseBuilder;
-import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.ovs.nx.sal.action.rev140714.nodes.node.table.flow.instructions.instruction.instruction.apply.actions._case.apply.actions.action.action.NxActionSetNspNodesNodeTableFlowApplyActionsCaseBuilder;
-import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.ovs.nx.sal.action.rev140714.nx.action.multipath.grouping.NxMultipath;
-import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.ovs.nx.sal.action.rev140714.nx.action.multipath.grouping.NxMultipathBuilder;
-import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.ovs.nx.sal.action.rev140714.nx.action.resubmit.grouping.NxResubmit;
-import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.ovs.nx.sal.action.rev140714.nx.action.resubmit.grouping.NxResubmitBuilder;
-import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.ovs.nx.sal.action.rev140714.nx.action.set.nsi.grouping.NxSetNsi;
-import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.ovs.nx.sal.action.rev140714.nx.action.set.nsi.grouping.NxSetNsiBuilder;
-import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.ovs.nx.sal.action.rev140714.nx.action.set.nsp.grouping.NxSetNsp;
-import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.ovs.nx.sal.action.rev140714.nx.action.set.nsp.grouping.NxSetNspBuilder;
+import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.openflowjava.nx.action.rev140421.OfjNxHashFields;
+import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.openflowjava.nx.action.rev140421.OfjNxMpAlgorithm;
+import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.openflowplugin.extension.nicira.action.rev140714.nx.action.multipath.grouping.NxMultipath;
+import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.openflowplugin.extension.nicira.action.rev140714.nx.action.multipath.grouping.NxMultipathBuilder;
+import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.openflowplugin.extension.nicira.action.rev140714.nx.action.resubmit.grouping.NxResubmit;
+import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.openflowplugin.extension.nicira.action.rev140714.nx.action.resubmit.grouping.NxResubmitBuilder;
+import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.openflowplugin.extension.nicira.action.rev140714.nx.action.set.nsi.grouping.NxSetNsi;
+import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.openflowplugin.extension.nicira.action.rev140714.nx.action.set.nsi.grouping.NxSetNsiBuilder;
+import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.openflowplugin.extension.nicira.action.rev140714.nx.action.set.nsp.grouping.NxSetNsp;
+import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.openflowplugin.extension.nicira.action.rev140714.nx.action.set.nsp.grouping.NxSetNspBuilder;
 
 import com.google.common.net.InetAddresses;
 
@@ -93,6 +102,13 @@ public final class ActionUtils {
             .build();
     }
 
+    public static Action popVlanAction() {
+        return new PopVlanActionCaseBuilder()
+            .setPopVlanAction(new PopVlanActionBuilder()
+                    .build())
+            .build();
+    }
+
     public static Action setDlSrcAction(MacAddress mac) {
         return new SetDlSrcActionCaseBuilder()
             .setSetDlSrcAction(new SetDlSrcActionBuilder()
@@ -132,6 +148,20 @@ public final class ActionUtils {
             .build();
     }
 
+    public static Action setTunnelIdAction(BigInteger tunnelId) {
+
+        SetFieldBuilder setFieldBuilder = new SetFieldBuilder();
+
+        // Build the Set Tunnel Field Action
+        TunnelBuilder tunnel = new TunnelBuilder();
+        tunnel.setTunnelId(tunnelId);
+        setFieldBuilder.setTunnel(tunnel.build());
+
+        return new SetFieldCaseBuilder()
+                .setSetField(setFieldBuilder.build())
+                .build();
+    }
+
     public static Action nxLoadRegAction(DstChoice dstChoice,
                                          BigInteger value,
                                          int endOffset,
@@ -139,8 +169,8 @@ public final class ActionUtils {
         NxRegLoad r = new NxRegLoadBuilder()
             .setDst(new DstBuilder()
                 .setDstChoice(dstChoice)
-                .setStart(Integer.valueOf(0))
-                .setEnd(Integer.valueOf(endOffset))
+                .setStart(0)
+                .setEnd(endOffset)
                 .build())
             .setValue(value)
             .build();
@@ -180,6 +210,9 @@ public final class ActionUtils {
             .setOfArpOp(Boolean.TRUE).build(), value, 15, false);
     }
 
+    public static Action nxLoadArpShaAction(MacAddress macAddress) {
+        return nxLoadArpShaAction(BigInteger.valueOf(toLong(macAddress)));
+    }
     public static Action nxLoadArpShaAction(BigInteger value) {
         return nxLoadRegAction(new DstNxArpShaCaseBuilder()
             .setNxArpSha(Boolean.TRUE).build(), value, 47, false);
@@ -203,13 +236,13 @@ public final class ActionUtils {
         NxRegMove r = new NxRegMoveBuilder()
             .setSrc(new SrcBuilder()
                 .setSrcChoice(srcChoice)
-                .setStart(Integer.valueOf(0))
-                .setEnd(Integer.valueOf(endOffset))
+                .setStart(0)
+                .setEnd(endOffset)
                 .build())
             .setDst(new org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.openflowplugin.extension.nicira.action.rev140714.nx.action.reg.move.grouping.nx.reg.move.DstBuilder()
                 .setDstChoice(dstChoice)
-                .setStart(Integer.valueOf(0))
-                .setEnd(Integer.valueOf(endOffset))
+                .setStart(0)
+                .setEnd(endOffset)
                 .build())
             .build();
         if (groupBucket) {
@@ -263,9 +296,9 @@ public final class ActionUtils {
         NxOutputReg r = new NxOutputRegBuilder()
             .setSrc(new org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.openflowplugin.extension.nicira.action.rev140714.nx.action.output.reg.grouping.nx.output.reg.SrcBuilder()
                 .setSrcChoice(srcChoice)
-                .setOfsNbits(Integer.valueOf(31))
+                .setOfsNbits(31)
                 .build())
-            .setMaxLen(Integer.valueOf(0xffff))
+            .setMaxLen(0xffff)
             .build();
         return new NxActionOutputRegNodesNodeTableFlowApplyActionsCaseBuilder()
             .setNxOutputReg(r).build();
@@ -296,31 +329,115 @@ public final class ActionUtils {
         return new NxActionSetNspNodesNodeTableFlowApplyActionsCaseBuilder().setNxSetNsp(r).build();
     }
 
-    public static Action nxSetNsiAction(Short nsp) {
+    public static Action nxSetNsiAction(Short nsi) {
         NxSetNsiBuilder builder = new NxSetNsiBuilder();
-        if (nsp != null) {
-            builder.setNsi(nsp);
+        if (nsi != null) {
+            builder.setNsi(nsi);
         }
         NxSetNsi r = builder.build();
         return new NxActionSetNsiNodesNodeTableFlowApplyActionsCaseBuilder().setNxSetNsi(r).build();
     }
 
+    public static Action nxLoadNshc1RegAction(Long value) {
+        NxSetNshc1 newNshc1 = new NxSetNshc1Builder().setNshc(value).build();
+        return new NxActionSetNshc1NodesNodeTableFlowApplyActionsCaseBuilder().setNxSetNshc1(newNshc1).build();
+    }
+
+    public static Action nxLoadNshc2RegAction(Long value) {
+        NxSetNshc2 newNshc2 = new NxSetNshc2Builder().setNshc(value).build();
+        return new NxActionSetNshc2NodesNodeTableFlowApplyActionsCaseBuilder().setNxSetNshc2(newNshc2).build();
+    }
+
+    public static Action nxLoadNshc3RegAction(Long value) {
+        NxSetNshc3 newNshc3 = new NxSetNshc3Builder().setNshc(value).build();
+        return new NxActionSetNshc3NodesNodeTableFlowApplyActionsCaseBuilder().setNxSetNshc3(newNshc3).build();
+    }
+
+    public static Action nxLoadNshc4RegAction(Long value) {
+        NxSetNshc4 newNshc4 = new NxSetNshc4Builder().setNshc(value).build();
+        return new NxActionSetNshc4NodesNodeTableFlowApplyActionsCaseBuilder().setNxSetNshc4(newNshc4).build();
+    }
+
+    public static Action nxMoveRegTunDstToNshc1() {
+        return nxMoveRegAction(new SrcNxTunIpv4DstCaseBuilder().setNxTunIpv4Dst(Boolean.TRUE).build(),
+                new DstNxNshc1CaseBuilder().setNxNshc1Dst(Boolean.TRUE).build(), 31, false);
+    }
+
+    public static Action nxMoveTunIdtoNshc2() {
+        return nxMoveRegAction(new SrcNxTunIdCaseBuilder().setNxTunId(Boolean.TRUE).build(),
+                new DstNxNshc2CaseBuilder().setNxNshc2Dst(Boolean.TRUE).build(), 31, false);
+    }
+
+    public static Action nxLoadTunIdAction(BigInteger tunnelId, boolean groupBucket) {
+        return nxLoadRegAction(new DstNxTunIdCaseBuilder().setNxTunId(Boolean.TRUE).build(), tunnelId, 31, groupBucket);
+    }
+
     public static Action nxMultipathAction(OfjNxHashFields fields, Integer basis,
-            OfjNxMpAlgorithm algorithm, Integer maxLink, Long arg, Integer ofsNbits,
-            DstChoice dstChoice) {
+            OfjNxMpAlgorithm algorithm, Integer maxLink, Long arg, DstChoice dstChoice,
+            Integer start, Integer end) {
         NxMultipath r = new NxMultipathBuilder()
             .setFields(fields)
             .setBasis(basis)
             .setAlgorithm(algorithm)
             .setMaxLink(maxLink)
             .setArg(arg)
-            .setOfsNbits(ofsNbits)
-            .setDst(new org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.ovs.nx.sal.action.rev140714.nx.action.multipath.grouping.nx.multipath.DstBuilder()
-                .setDstChoice(dstChoice)
-                .setStart(Integer.valueOf(0))
-                .setEnd(Integer.valueOf(31))
+            .setDst(new org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.openflowplugin.extension.nicira.action.rev140714.nx.action.multipath.grouping.nx.multipath.DstBuilder()
+                    .setDstChoice(dstChoice)
+                .setStart(start)
+                .setEnd(end)
                 .build())
             .build();
         return new NxActionMultipathNodesNodeTableFlowApplyActionsCaseBuilder().setNxMultipath(r).build();
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Accepts a MAC address and returns the corresponding long, where the
+     * MAC bytes are set on the lower order bytes of the long.
+     * @param macAddress
+     * @return a long containing the mac address bytes
+     */
+    public static long toLong(byte[] macAddress) {
+        long mac = 0;
+        for (int i = 0; i < 6; i++) {
+            long t = (macAddress[i] & 0xffL) << ((5-i)*8);
+            mac |= t;
+        }
+        return mac;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Accepts a MAC address of the form 00:aa:11:bb:22:cc, case does not
+     * matter, and returns the corresponding long, where the MAC bytes are set
+     * on the lower order bytes of the long.
+     *
+     * @param macAddress
+     *            in String format
+     * @return a long containing the mac address bytes
+     */
+    public static long toLong(MacAddress macAddress) {
+        return toLong(toMACAddress(macAddress.getValue()));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Accepts a MAC address of the form 00:aa:11:bb:22:cc, case does not
+     * matter, and returns a corresponding byte[].
+     * @param macAddress
+     * @return
+     */
+    public static byte[] toMACAddress(String macAddress) {
+        final String HEXES = "0123456789ABCDEF";
+        byte[] address = new byte[6];
+        String[] macBytes = macAddress.split(":");
+        if (macBytes.length != 6) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException(
+                    "Specified MAC Address must contain 12 hex digits" +
+                    " separated pairwise by :'s.");
+        }
+        for (int i = 0; i < 6; ++i) {
+            address[i] = (byte) ((HEXES.indexOf(macBytes[i].toUpperCase()
+                                                        .charAt(0)) << 4) | HEXES.indexOf(macBytes[i].toUpperCase()
+                                                                                                  .charAt(1)));
+        }
+        return address;
+    }
 }