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diff --git a/opendaylight/sal/api/src/main/java/org/opendaylight/controller/sal/utils/NetUtils.java b/opendaylight/sal/api/src/main/java/org/opendaylight/controller/sal/utils/NetUtils.java
index 6a3a42fbb9..a3f21cff3e 100644
--- a/opendaylight/sal/api/src/main/java/org/opendaylight/controller/sal/utils/NetUtils.java
+++ b/opendaylight/sal/api/src/main/java/org/opendaylight/controller/sal/utils/NetUtils.java
@@ -59,20 +59,46 @@ public abstract class NetUtils {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Converts a long to 6 bytes array for mac addresses
-     * @param addr
-     * @return
+     * Converts a 6 bytes array into a long number MAC addresses.
+     *
+     * @param ba
+     *            The 6 bytes long byte array.
+     * @return The long number.
+     *         Zero is returned if {@code ba} is {@code null} or
+     *         the length of it is not six.
      */
+    public static long byteArray6ToLong(byte[] ba) {
+        if (ba == null || ba.length != MACAddrLengthInBytes) {
+            return 0L;
+        }
+        long num = 0L;
+        int i = 0;
+        do {
+            num <<= NumBitsInAByte;
+            num |= 0xff & ba[i];
+            i++;
+        } while (i < MACAddrLengthInBytes);
+        return num;
+    }
 
+    /**
+     * Converts a long number to a 6 bytes array for MAC addresses.
+     *
+     * @param addr
+     *            The long number.
+     * @return The byte array.
+     */
     public static byte[] longToByteArray6(long addr){
-        byte[] mac = new byte[6];
-        for(int i = 0; i < 6; i++){
-            mac[i] = (byte) (addr >> (i*8));
-        }
+        byte[] mac = new byte[MACAddrLengthInBytes];
+        int i = MACAddrLengthInBytes - 1;
+        do {
+            mac[i] = (byte) addr;
+            addr >>>= NumBitsInAByte;
+            i--;
+        } while (i >= 0);
         return mac;
     }
 
-
     /**
      * Converts an integer number into a 4 bytes array
      *