diff --git a/juju-charms/Makefile b/juju-charms/Makefile
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/juju-charms/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#
+#   Copyright 2016 RIFT.io Inc
+#
+#   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+#   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+#   You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+#   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+#   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+#   limitations under the License.
+#
+#
+
+BUILD_DIR = .
+
+CHARMS:= vpe-router vyos-proxy pingpong flownac sandvine-pts-proxy
+CHARM_SRC_DIR := layers
+CHARM_BUILD_DIR := $(BUILD_DIR)/builds
+
+CHARM_SRC_DIRS := $(addprefix $(CHARM_SRC_DIR)/, $(CHARMS))
+CHARM_BUILD_DIRS := $(addprefix $(CHARM_BUILD_DIR)/, $(CHARMS))
+
+all: $(CHARM_BUILD_DIRS)
+
+clean:
+	-@ $(RM) -rf $(CHARM_BUILD_DIR)
+
+$(CHARM_BUILD_DIR)/%: $(CHARM_SRC_DIR)/%
+	charm-build -o $(BUILD_DIR) $<
diff --git a/juju-charms/README.md b/juju-charms/README.md
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/juju-charms/README.md
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+# Juju Charm usage and development
+
+This document is intended to provide a brief overview of the components included
+in this repository as well as recommendations for how to develop, build, and
+publish charms.
+
+Please read the [develper geting started guide](https://jujucharms.com/docs/2.0/developer-getting-started) before proceeding.
+
+## Directory structure
+
+```
+.
+├── builds
+│   └── vpe-router
+├── interfaces
+├── layers
+│   └── vpe-router
+└── module-blueprints
+```
+
+The source code of a charm is referred to as a "layer". This layer is compiled
+into a charm and placed in the `builds/` directory. Interfaces, currently
+unused in this context, extend relationships between applications.
+
+## Development workflow
+### Prepare your build environment
+```
+# Source the environment variables JUJU_REPOSITORY, INTERFACE_PATH, and
+# LAYER_PATH, which are needed to build a charm. You could also place these
+# in your $HOME/.bashrc
+$ source juju-env.sh
+```
+#### Install the `charm` command, either via apt:
+
+```
+$ sudo apt install charm
+```
+
+or with [snap](http://snapcraft.io/)
+
+```
+$ snap install charm --edge
+```
+
+To build a charm, simply run `charm build` inside of a layer.
+```
+$ cd $LAYER_PATH/vpe-router
+$ charm build
+$ charm deploy $JUJU_REPOSITORY/builds/vpe-router
+```
+
+## Publishing to jujucharms.com
+
+Publishing to the Juju Charm store requires a launchpad login. With that, login
+to [jujucharms.com](http://www.jujucharms.com/).
+
+Next, you'll use the charm command to publish your compiled charm. This will
+put the charm into the store where it can be used by anyone with access.
+
+For example, if I wanted to publish the latest version of the vpe-router charm:
+
+# Step 1: Upload the charm to the "unpublished" channel
+```
+$ cd $JUJU_REPOSITORY/builds
+$ charm push vpe-router/ cs:~aisrael/vpe-router
+url: cs:~aisrael/vpe-router-0
+channel: unpublished
+```
+
+# There are four channels to release a charm: edge, beta, candidate, and stable
+```
+$ charm release cs:~aisrael/vpe-router-0 --channel=edge
+url: cs:~aisrael/vpe-router-0
+channel: edge
+```
+The charm can then be deployed directly from the charm store:
+```
+$ juju deploy cs:~aisrael/vpe-router --channel=edge
+```
diff --git a/juju-charms/juju-env.sh b/juju-charms/juju-env.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..59fa9e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/juju-charms/juju-env.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Set the Juju env variables for building a layer
+export JUJU_REPOSITORY=`pwd`
+export INTERFACE_PATH=$JUJU_REPOSITORY/interfaces
+export LAYER_PATH=$JUJU_REPOSITORY/layers
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index 0000000..d645695
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+++ b/juju-charms/layers/netutils/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,202 @@
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diff --git a/juju-charms/layers/netutils/README.md b/juju-charms/layers/netutils/README.md
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+# Overview
+
+This charm provides basic network utilities that can be run from a Juju-deployed
+machine.
+
+# Usage
+
+To deploy the charm:
+```bash
+$ juju deploy cs:~nfv/netutils
+```
+
+To run an action:
+```bash
+$ juju run-action netutils/0 ping destination=google.com
+$ juju run-action netutils/0 traceroute destination=google.com
+```
+
+To fetch the output of an action:
+```bash
+$ juju show-action-output 026b3d4c-0bb2-4818-8d24-9855936cdcdf
+results:
+  output: |
+    traceroute to google.com (216.58.198.78), 30 hops max, 60 byte packets
+     1  ec2-79-125-0-86.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com (79.125.0.86)  1.431 ms  1.410 ms  1.380 ms
+     2  100.64.2.73 (100.64.2.73)  1.647 ms 100.64.2.103 (100.64.2.103)  1.247 ms 100.64.2.121 (100.64.2.121)  1.224 ms
+     3  100.64.0.232 (100.64.0.232)  1.296 ms 100.64.0.184 (100.64.0.184)  1.515 ms 100.64.0.234 (100.64.0.234)  1.079 ms
+     4  100.64.16.37 (100.64.16.37)  0.377 ms 100.64.16.49 (100.64.16.49)  0.347 ms 100.64.16.1 (100.64.16.1)  0.340 ms
+     5  176.32.107.12 (176.32.107.12)  0.739 ms 176.32.107.4 (176.32.107.4)  0.875 ms  0.748 ms
+     6  178.236.0.111 (178.236.0.111)  0.650 ms  0.641 ms  0.645 ms
+     7  72.14.215.85 (72.14.215.85)  0.544 ms  1.508 ms  1.498 ms
+     8  209.85.252.198 (209.85.252.198)  0.680 ms  0.659 ms  0.618 ms
+     9  64.233.174.27 (64.233.174.27)  0.690 ms  0.682 ms  0.634 ms
+    10  dub08s02-in-f14.1e100.net (216.58.198.78)  0.568 ms  0.560 ms  0.595 ms
+status: completed
+timing:
+  completed: 2016-06-29 14:50:04 +0000 UTC
+  enqueued: 2016-06-29 14:50:03 +0000 UTC
+  started: 2016-06-29 14:50:03 +0000 UTC
+```
+## iperf3
+
+Because iperf3 has a client and server component, the netutils charm can operate
+as both. Setting the iperf3 configuration value to True will start iperf3 in
+server mode, running as a daemon.
+```
+$ juju deploy cs:~nfv/netutils client
+$ juju deploy cs:~nfv/netutils server iperf3=True
+$ juju run-action client/0 iperf host=<ip of server> [...]
+```
+
+## Scale out Usage
+
+With great scalability comes great power, but please don't use this to DDoS anyone without their permission.
+
+## Known Limitations and Issues
+
+# Contact Information
+
+## Contributing to the charm
+
+  - The compiled charm can be found [here](https://www.jujucharms.com/u/nfv/netutils).
+  - [layer/netutils](https://osm.etsi.org/gitweb/?p=osm/juju-charms.git;a=summary/) contains the source of the layer.
+  - Please add any bugs or feature requests to the [bugzilla](https://osm.etsi.org/bugzilla/buglist.cgi?component=Juju-charms&list_id=426&product=OSM&resolution=---).
diff --git a/juju-charms/layers/netutils/actions.yaml b/juju-charms/layers/netutils/actions.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f4f7884
--- /dev/null
+++ b/juju-charms/layers/netutils/actions.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+nmap:
+  description: "nmap a thing!"
+  params:
+    destination:
+      description: "destination to scan"
+      type: string
+  required:
+    - destination
+ping:
+  description: 'ping a thing!'
+  params:
+    count:
+      description: "Stop after sending count ECHO_REQUEST packets"
+      type: integer
+      default: 30
+    destination:
+      description: "destination of ping request"
+      type: string
+  required:
+    - destination
+traceroute:
+  description: 'trace a thing!'
+  params:
+    hops:
+      description: "Stop tracing after count hops"
+      type: integer
+      default: 30
+    destination:
+      description: "destination of traceroute request"
+      type: string
+  required:
+    - destination
+dig:
+  description: "DNS lookup"
+  params:
+    nsserver:
+      description: "The nameserver to lookup against."
+      type: string
+    host:
+      description: "The host to lookup"
+      type: string
+    type:
+      description: "The DNS record type to lookup"
+      type: string
+  required:
+    - host
+iperf:
+    description: ""
+    params:
+      host:
+        description: ""
+        type: string
+      port:
+        description: ""
+        type: integer
+        default: 5201
+      format:
+        description: ""
+        type: string
+      interval:
+        description: ""
+        type: string
+      affinity:
+        description: ""
+        type: string
+      udp:
+        description: "Use UDP rather than TCP"
+        type: boolean
+        default: False
+      bandwidth:
+        description: "Set the target bandwidth to n bits/sec (default 1Mbit/sec for UDP, unlimited for TCP)"
+        type: integer
+        default: 1
+      time:
+        description: "Time, in seconds, to transmit for."
+        type: integer
+        default: 10
+      blockcount:
+        description: "The number of blocks to transmit"
+        type: integer
+      length:
+        description: "The length of buffer to read or write (default 128KB for TCP, 8KB for UDP)"
+        type: integer
+      parallel:
+        description: "The number of parallel client streams to run"
+        type: integer
+      reverse:
+        description: "Run in reverse mode (server sends, client receives)."
+        type: boolean
+        default: false
+      window:
+        description: "Window size/socket buffer size."
+        type: integer
+      bind:
+        description: "Bind to a specific interface or multicast address"
+        type: string
+      mss:
+        description: "Set the TCP maximum segment size (MTU - 40 bytes)"
+        type: integer
+      no-delay:
+        description: "Set the TCP no delay, disabling Nagle's algorithm."
+        type: boolean
+        default: false
+      ipv4:
+        description: "Only use IPv4"
+        type: boolean
+        default: false
+      ipv6:
+        description: "Only use IPv6"
+        type: boolean
+        default: false
+      tos:
+        description: "Set the IP 'type of service'"
+        type: integer
+      flowlabel:
+        description: "Set the IPv6 flow label (linux-only)"
+        type: string
+      zerocopy:
+        description: "Use a 'zero copy' method of sending data, such as sendfile(s), instead of the usual write(2)."
+        type: boolean
+        default: false
+      omit:
+        description: "Omit the first n seconds of the test, to skip past the TCP slow-start period."
+        type: integer
+      title:
+        description: "Prefix every output line with this string."
+        type: string
+      congestion:
+        description: "Set the linux congestion control algorithm."
+        type: string
+
+    required:
+      - host
diff --git a/juju-charms/layers/netutils/actions/dig b/juju-charms/layers/netutils/actions/dig
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..736a406
--- /dev/null
+++ b/juju-charms/layers/netutils/actions/dig
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import sys
+sys.path.append('lib')
+
+from charms.reactive import main
+from charms.reactive import set_state
+from charmhelpers.core.hookenv import action_fail
+
+"""
+`set_state` only works here because it's flushed to disk inside the `main()`
+loop. remove_state will need to be called inside the action method.
+"""
+set_state('actions.dig')
+
+try:
+    main()
+except Exception as e:
+    action_fail(repr(e))
diff --git a/juju-charms/layers/netutils/actions/iperf b/juju-charms/layers/netutils/actions/iperf
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..750028e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/juju-charms/layers/netutils/actions/iperf
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import sys
+sys.path.append('lib')
+
+from charms.reactive import main
+from charms.reactive import set_state
+from charmhelpers.core.hookenv import action_fail
+
+"""
+`set_state` only works here because it's flushed to disk inside the `main()`
+loop. remove_state will need to be called inside the action method.
+"""
+set_state('actions.iperf3')
+
+try:
+    main()
+except Exception as e:
+    action_fail(repr(e))
diff --git a/juju-charms/layers/netutils/actions/nmap b/juju-charms/layers/netutils/actions/nmap
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..ede4f5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/juju-charms/layers/netutils/actions/nmap
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import sys
+sys.path.append('lib')
+
+from charms.reactive import main
+from charms.reactive import set_state
+from charmhelpers.core.hookenv import action_fail
+
+"""
+`set_state` only works here because it's flushed to disk inside the `main()`
+loop. remove_state will need to be called inside the action method.
+"""
+set_state('actions.nmap')
+
+try:
+    main()
+except Exception as e:
+    action_fail(repr(e))
diff --git a/juju-charms/layers/netutils/actions/ping b/juju-charms/layers/netutils/actions/ping
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..9850fe7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/juju-charms/layers/netutils/actions/ping
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import sys
+sys.path.append('lib')
+
+from charms.reactive import main
+from charms.reactive import set_state
+from charmhelpers.core.hookenv import action_fail
+
+"""
+`set_state` only works here because it's flushed to disk inside the `main()`
+loop. remove_state will need to be called inside the action method.
+"""
+set_state('actions.ping')
+
+try:
+    main()
+except Exception as e:
+    action_fail(repr(e))
diff --git a/juju-charms/layers/netutils/actions/traceroute b/juju-charms/layers/netutils/actions/traceroute
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..229ed32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/juju-charms/layers/netutils/actions/traceroute
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import sys
+sys.path.append('lib')
+
+from charms.reactive import main
+from charms.reactive import set_state
+from charmhelpers.core.hookenv import action_fail
+
+"""
+`set_state` only works here because it's flushed to disk inside the `main()`
+loop. remove_state will need to be called inside the action method.
+"""
+set_state('actions.traceroute')
+
+try:
+    main()
+except Exception as e:
+    action_fail(repr(e))
diff --git a/juju-charms/layers/netutils/config.yaml b/juju-charms/layers/netutils/config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6101063
--- /dev/null
+++ b/juju-charms/layers/netutils/config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+options:
+    iperf3:
+        type: boolean
+        default: false
+        description: "Enabling this option will start iperf3 in server mode."
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diff --git a/juju-charms/layers/netutils/layer.yaml b/juju-charms/layers/netutils/layer.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e13c81a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/juju-charms/layers/netutils/layer.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+repo: git@github.com:AdamIsrael/layer-netutils.git
+includes: ['layer:basic', 'layer:sshproxy']
+options:
+  basic:
+    packages:
+      - traceroute
+      - nmap
+      - iperf3
diff --git a/juju-charms/layers/netutils/metadata.yaml b/juju-charms/layers/netutils/metadata.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c42d963
--- /dev/null
+++ b/juju-charms/layers/netutils/metadata.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+name: netutils
+summary: A suite of network-related utilities.
+maintainer: Adam Israel <adam.israel@canonical.com>
+description: |
+  A suite of network-related utilities, such as ping and traceroute, that
+  can be deployed into a data center in order to diagnose connectivity issues.
+tags:
+  # https://jujucharms.com/docs/stable/authors-charm-metadata
+  - ops
+  - network
+  - performance
+series:
+  - trusty
+  - xenial
+subordinate: false
diff --git a/juju-charms/layers/netutils/reactive/layer_netutils.py b/juju-charms/layers/netutils/reactive/layer_netutils.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1fd4cb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/juju-charms/layers/netutils/reactive/layer_netutils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+from charmhelpers.core.hookenv import (
+    action_get,
+    action_fail,
+    action_set,
+    config,
+    log,
+    status_set,
+)
+
+from charms.reactive import (
+    remove_state as remove_flag,
+    set_state as set_flag,
+    when,
+    when_not,
+)
+import charms.sshproxy
+from subprocess import CalledProcessError
+
+
+@when_not('netutils.ready')
+def ready():
+    status_set('active', 'Ready!')
+    set_flag('netutils.ready')
+
+
+@when('actions.dig')
+def dig():
+    err = ''
+    try:
+        nsserver = action_get('nsserver')
+        host = action_get('host')
+        nstype = action_get('type')
+        cmd = "dig"
+
+        if nsserver:
+            cmd += " @{}".format(nsserver)
+        if host:
+            cmd += " {}".format(host)
+        else:
+            action_fail('Hostname required.')
+        if nstype:
+            cmd += " -t {}".format(nstype)
+
+        result, err = charms.sshproxy._run(cmd)
+    except:
+        action_fail('dig command failed:' + err)
+    else:
+        action_set({'outout': result})
+    finally:
+        remove_flag('actions.dig')
+
+
+@when('actions.nmap')
+def nmap():
+    err = ''
+    try:
+        result, err = charms.sshproxy._run(
+            'nmap {}'.format(action_get('destination'))
+        )
+    except:
+        action_fail('nmap command failed:' + err)
+    else:
+        action_set({'outout': result})
+    finally:
+        remove_flag('actions.nmap')
+
+
+@when('actions.ping')
+def ping():
+    err = ''
+    try:
+        result, err = charms.sshproxy._run('ping -qc {} {}'.format(
+            action_get('count'), action_get('destination'))
+        )
+
+    except:
+        action_fail('ping command failed:' + err)
+    else:
+        # Here you can send results back from ping, if you had time to parse it
+        action_set({'output': result})
+    finally:
+        remove_flag('actions.ping')
+
+
+@when('actions.traceroute')
+def traceroute():
+    try:
+        result, err = charms.sshproxy._run(
+            'traceroute -m {} {}'.format(
+                    action_get('hops'),
+                    action_get('destination')
+            )
+        )
+    except:
+        action_fail('traceroute command failed')
+    else:
+        # Here you can send results back from ping, if you had time to parse it
+        action_set({'output': result})
+    finally:
+        remove_flag('actions.traceroute')
+
+
+@when('actions.iperf3')
+def iperf3():
+    err = ''
+    try:
+        # TODO: read all the flags via action_get and build the
+        # proper command line to run iperf3
+        host = action_get('host')
+
+        cmd = 'iperf3 -c {} --json'.format(host)
+        result, err = charms.sshproxy._run(cmd)
+    except CalledProcessError as e:
+        action_fail('iperf3 command failed:' + e.output)
+    else:
+        action_set({'outout': result})
+    finally:
+        remove_flag('actions.iperf3')
+
+
+@when('config.changed')
+def config_changed():
+    """ Handle configuration changes """
+    cfg = config()
+    if cfg.changed('iperf3'):
+        if cfg['iperf3']:
+            # start iperf in server + daemon mode
+            cmd = "iperf3 -s -D"
+        else:
+            cmd = "killall iperf3"
+        try:
+            charms.sshproxy._run(cmd)
+            log("iperf3 stopped.")
+        except CalledProcessError:
+            log("iperf3 not running.")
+        else:
+            log("iperf3 started.")
diff --git a/juju-charms/layers/netutils/tests/00-setup b/juju-charms/layers/netutils/tests/00-setup
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..f0616a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/juju-charms/layers/netutils/tests/00-setup
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+sudo add-apt-repository ppa:juju/stable -y
+sudo apt-get update
+sudo apt-get install amulet python-requests -y
diff --git a/juju-charms/layers/netutils/tests/10-deploy b/juju-charms/layers/netutils/tests/10-deploy
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..ef269cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/juju-charms/layers/netutils/tests/10-deploy
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python3
+
+import amulet
+import requests
+import unittest
+
+
+class TestCharm(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.d = amulet.Deployment()
+
+        self.d.add('layer-netutils')
+        self.d.expose('layer-netutils')
+
+        self.d.setup(timeout=900)
+        self.d.sentry.wait()
+
+        self.unit = self.d.sentry['layer-netutils'][0]
+
+    def test_service(self):
+        # test we can access over http
+        page = requests.get('http://{}'.format(self.unit.info['public-address']))
+        self.assertEqual(page.status_code, 200)
+        # Now you can use self.d.sentry[SERVICE][UNIT] to address each of the units and perform
+        # more in-depth steps. Each self.d.sentry[SERVICE][UNIT] has the following methods:
+        # - .info - An array of the information of that unit from Juju
+        # - .file(PATH) - Get the details of a file on that unit
+        # - .file_contents(PATH) - Get plain text output of PATH file from that unit
+        # - .directory(PATH) - Get details of directory
+        # - .directory_contents(PATH) - List files and folders in PATH on that unit
+        # - .relation(relation, service:rel) - Get relation data from return service
diff --git a/juju-charms/layers/pingpong/README.md b/juju-charms/layers/pingpong/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3bec243
--- /dev/null
+++ b/juju-charms/layers/pingpong/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,163 @@
+# Overview
+
+This repository contains the [Juju] layer that represents a working example of a proxy charm.
+
+# What is a proxy charm?
+
+A proxy charm is a limited type of charm that does not interact with software running on the same host, such as controlling and configuring a remote device (a static VM image, a router/switch, etc.). It cannot take advantage of some of Juju's key features, such as [scaling], [relations], and [leadership].
+
+Proxy charms are primarily a stop-gap, intended to prototype quickly, with the end goal being to develop it into a full-featured charm, which installs and executes code on the same machine as the charm is running.
+
+# Usage
+
+```bash
+# Clone this repository
+git clone https://osm.etsi.org/gerrit/osm/juju-charms
+cd juju-charms
+
+# Setup environment variables
+source juju-env.sh
+
+cd layers/pingpong
+charm build
+
+# Examine the built charm
+cd ../../builds/pingpong
+ls
+actions       config.yaml  icon.svg    metadata.yaml     tests
+actions.yaml  copyright    layer.yaml  reactive          tox.ini
+bin           deps         lib         README.md         wheelhouse
+builds        hooks        Makefile    requirements.txt
+
+```
+
+You can view a screencast of this: https://asciinema.org/a/96738
+
+The `charm build` process combines this pingpong layer with each layer that it
+has included in the `metadata.yaml` file, along with their various dependencies.
+
+This built charm is what will then be used by the SO to communicate with the
+VNF.
+
+# Configuration
+
+The pingpong charm has several configuration properties that can be set via
+the SO:
+
+- ssh-hostname
+- ssh-username
+- ssh-password
+- ssh-private-key
+- mode
+
+The ssh-* keys are included by the `sshproxy` layer, and enable the charm to
+connect to the VNF image.
+
+The mode key must be one of two values: `ping` or `pong`. This informs the
+charm as to which function it is serving.
+
+# Contact Information
+For support, please send an email to the [OSM Tech] list.
+
+
+[OSM Tech]: mailto:OSM_TECH@list.etsi.org
+[Juju]: https://jujucharms.com/about
+[configure]: https://jujucharms.com/docs/2.0/charms-config
+[scaling]: https://jujucharms.com/docs/2.0/charms-scaling
+[relations]: https://jujucharms.com/docs/2.0/charms-relations
+[leadership]: https://jujucharms.com/docs/2.0/developer-leadership
+[created your charm]: https://jujucharms.com/docs/2.0/developer-getting-started
+
+
+
+
+
+-----
+
+
+# Integration
+
+After you've [created your charm], open `interfaces.yaml` and add
+`layer:sshproxy` to the includes stanza, as shown below:
+```
+includes: ['layer:basic', 'layer:sshproxy']
+```
+
+## Reactive states
+
+This layer will set the following states:
+
+- `sshproxy.configured` This state is set when SSH credentials have been supplied to the charm.
+
+
+## Example
+In `reactive/mycharm.py`, you can add logic to execute commands over SSH. This
+example is run via a `start` action, and starts a service running on a remote
+host.
+```
+...
+import charms.sshproxy
+
+
+@when('sshproxy.configured')
+@when('actions.start')
+def start():
+    """ Execute's the command, via the start action` using the
+    configured SSH credentials
+    """
+    sshproxy.ssh("service myservice start")
+
+```
+
+## Actions
+This layer includes a built-in `run` action useful for debugging or running arbitrary commands:
+
+```
+$ juju run-action mycharm/0 run command=hostname
+Action queued with id: 014b72f3-bc02-4ecb-8d38-72bce03bbb63
+
+$ juju show-action-output 014b72f3-bc02-4ecb-8d38-72bce03bbb63
+results:
+  output: juju-66a5f3-11
+status: completed
+timing:
+  completed: 2016-10-27 19:53:49 +0000 UTC
+  enqueued: 2016-10-27 19:53:44 +0000 UTC
+  started: 2016-10-27 19:53:48 +0000 UTC
+
+```
+## Known Limitations and Issues
+
+### Security issues
+
+- Password and key-based authentications are supported, with the caveat that
+both (password and private key) are stored plaintext within the Juju controller.
+
+# Configuration and Usage
+
+This layer adds the following configuration options:
+- ssh-hostname
+- ssh-username
+- ssh-password
+- ssh-private-key
+
+Once  [configure] those values at any time. Once they are set, the `sshproxy.configured` state flag will be toggled:
+
+```
+juju deploy mycharm ssh-hostname=10.10.10.10 ssh-username=ubuntu ssh-password=yourpassword
+```
+or
+```
+juju deploy mycharm ssh-hostname=10.10.10.10 ssh-username=ubuntu ssh-private-key="cat `~/.ssh/id_rsa`"
+```
+
+
+# Contact Information
+Homepage: https://github.com/AdamIsrael/layer-sshproxy
+
+[Juju]: https://jujucharms.com/about
+[configure]: https://jujucharms.com/docs/2.0/charms-config
+[scaling]: https://jujucharms.com/docs/2.0/charms-scaling
+[relations]: https://jujucharms.com/docs/2.0/charms-relations
+[leadership]: https://jujucharms.com/docs/2.0/developer-leadership
+[created your charm]: https://jujucharms.com/docs/2.0/developer-getting-started
diff --git a/juju-charms/layers/pingpong/actions.yaml b/juju-charms/layers/pingpong/actions.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a5928f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/juju-charms/layers/pingpong/actions.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+set-server:
+    description: "Set the target IP address and port"
+    params:
+        server-ip:
+            description: "IP on which the target service is listening."
+            type: string
+            default: ""
+        server-port:
+            description: "Port on which the target service is listening."
+            type: integer
+            default: 5555
+    required:
+        - server-ip
+set-rate:
+    description: "Set the rate of packet generation."
+    params:
+        rate:
+            description: "Packet rate."
+            type: integer
+            default: 5
+get-stats:
+    description: "Get the stats."
+get-state:
+    description: "Get the admin state of the target service."
+get-rate:
+    description: "Get the rate set on the target service."
+get-server:
+    description: "Get the target server and IP set"
+start-traffic:
+    description: "Start the traffic generator or echo."
+stop-traffic:
+    description: "Stop the traffic generator or echo."
diff --git a/juju-charms/layers/pingpong/actions/get-rate b/juju-charms/layers/pingpong/actions/get-rate
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..959b3e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/juju-charms/layers/pingpong/actions/get-rate
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import sys
+sys.path.append('lib')
+
+from charms.reactive import main
+from charms.reactive import set_state
+from charmhelpers.core.hookenv import action_fail
+
+"""
+`set_state` only works here because it's flushed to disk inside the `main()`
+loop. remove_state will need to be called inside the action method.
+"""
+set_state('actions.get-rate')
+
+try:
+    main()
+except Exception as e:
+    action_fail(repr(e))
diff --git a/juju-charms/layers/pingpong/actions/get-server b/juju-charms/layers/pingpong/actions/get-server
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..52e0089
--- /dev/null
+++ b/juju-charms/layers/pingpong/actions/get-server
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import sys
+sys.path.append('lib')
+
+from charms.reactive import main
+from charms.reactive import set_state
+from charmhelpers.core.hookenv import action_fail
+
+"""
+`set_state` only works here because it's flushed to disk inside the `main()`
+loop. remove_state will need to be called inside the action method.
+"""
+set_state('actions.get-server')
+
+try:
+    main()
+except Exception as e:
+    action_fail(repr(e))
diff --git a/juju-charms/layers/pingpong/actions/get-state b/juju-charms/layers/pingpong/actions/get-state
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..446e8d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/juju-charms/layers/pingpong/actions/get-state
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import sys
+sys.path.append('lib')
+
+from charms.reactive import main
+from charms.reactive import set_state
+from charmhelpers.core.hookenv import action_fail
+
+"""
+`set_state` only works here because it's flushed to disk inside the `main()`
+loop. remove_state will need to be called inside the action method.
+"""
+set_state('actions.get-state')
+
+try:
+    main()
+except Exception as e:
+    action_fail(repr(e))
diff --git a/juju-charms/layers/pingpong/actions/get-stats b/juju-charms/layers/pingpong/actions/get-stats
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..086afc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/juju-charms/layers/pingpong/actions/get-stats
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import sys
+sys.path.append('lib')
+
+from charms.reactive import main
+from charms.reactive import set_state
+from charmhelpers.core.hookenv import action_fail
+
+"""
+`set_state` only works here because it's flushed to disk inside the `main()`
+loop. remove_state will need to be called inside the action method.
+"""
+set_state('actions.get-stats')
+
+try:
+    main()
+except Exception as e:
+    action_fail(repr(e))
diff --git a/juju-charms/layers/pingpong/actions/set-rate b/juju-charms/layers/pingpong/actions/set-rate
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..8fb723e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/juju-charms/layers/pingpong/actions/set-rate
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import sys
+sys.path.append('lib')
+
+from charms.reactive import main
+from charms.reactive import set_state
+from charmhelpers.core.hookenv import action_fail
+
+"""
+`set_state` only works here because it's flushed to disk inside the `main()`
+loop. remove_state will need to be called inside the action method.
+"""
+set_state('actions.set-rate')
+
+try:
+    main()
+except Exception as e:
+    action_fail(repr(e))
diff --git a/juju-charms/layers/pingpong/actions/set-server b/juju-charms/layers/pingpong/actions/set-server
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..d1e908f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/juju-charms/layers/pingpong/actions/set-server
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import sys
+sys.path.append('lib')
+
+from charms.reactive import main
+from charms.reactive import set_state
+from charmhelpers.core.hookenv import action_fail
+
+"""
+`set_state` only works here because it's flushed to disk inside the `main()`
+loop. remove_state will need to be called inside the action method.
+"""
+set_state('actions.set-server')
+
+try:
+    main()
+except Exception as e:
+    action_fail(repr(e))
diff --git a/juju-charms/layers/pingpong/actions/start-traffic b/juju-charms/layers/pingpong/actions/start-traffic
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..562ac4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/juju-charms/layers/pingpong/actions/start-traffic
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import sys
+sys.path.append('lib')
+
+from charms.reactive import main
+from charms.reactive import set_state
+from charmhelpers.core.hookenv import action_fail
+
+"""
+`set_state` only works here because it's flushed to disk inside the `main()`
+loop. remove_state will need to be called inside the action method.
+"""
+set_state('actions.start-traffic')
+
+try:
+    main()
+except Exception as e:
+    action_fail(repr(e))
diff --git a/juju-charms/layers/pingpong/actions/stop-traffic b/juju-charms/layers/pingpong/actions/stop-traffic
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..9352b33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/juju-charms/layers/pingpong/actions/stop-traffic
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import sys
+sys.path.append('lib')
+
+from charms.reactive import main
+from charms.reactive import set_state
+from charmhelpers.core.hookenv import action_fail
+
+"""
+`set_state` only works here because it's flushed to disk inside the `main()`
+loop. remove_state will need to be called inside the action method.
+"""
+set_state('actions.stop-traffic')
+
+try:
+    main()
+except Exception as e:
+    action_fail(repr(e))
diff --git a/juju-charms/layers/pingpong/config.yaml b/juju-charms/layers/pingpong/config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..437524e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/juju-charms/layers/pingpong/config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+options:
+  mode:
+    type: string
+    default:
+    description: "The service type: [ping, pong]"
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diff --git a/juju-charms/layers/pingpong/layer.yaml b/juju-charms/layers/pingpong/layer.yaml
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index 0000000..833eea6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/juju-charms/layers/pingpong/layer.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+includes:
+    - layer:basic
+    - layer:vnfproxy
+repo: https://osm.etsi.org/gerrit/osm/juju-charms
diff --git a/juju-charms/layers/pingpong/metadata.yaml b/juju-charms/layers/pingpong/metadata.yaml
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index 0000000..1840743
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+++ b/juju-charms/layers/pingpong/metadata.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+name: pingpong
+summary: <Fill in summary here>
+maintainer: Adam Israel <Adam.Israel@ronin>
+description: |
+  <Multi-line description here>
+tags:
+  # Replace "misc" with one or more whitelisted tags from this list:
+  # https://jujucharms.com/docs/stable/authors-charm-metadata
+  - misc
+subordinate: false
+series:
+    - trusty
+    - xenial
diff --git a/juju-charms/layers/pingpong/reactive/pingpong.py b/juju-charms/layers/pingpong/reactive/pingpong.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b5a5db9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/juju-charms/layers/pingpong/reactive/pingpong.py
@@ -0,0 +1,272 @@
+from charmhelpers.core.hookenv import (
+    action_get,
+    action_fail,
+    action_set,
+    config,
+    status_set,
+)
+
+from charms.reactive import (
+    remove_state as remove_flag,
+    set_state as set_flag,
+    when,
+)
+import charms.sshproxy
+from subprocess import (
+    Popen,
+    CalledProcessError,
+    PIPE,
+)
+
+
+cfg = config()
+
+
+@when('config.changed')
+def config_changed():
+    if all(k in cfg for k in ['mode']):
+        if cfg['mode'] in ['ping', 'pong']:
+            set_flag('pingpong.configured')
+            status_set('active', 'ready!')
+            return
+    status_set('blocked', 'Waiting for configuration')
+
+
+def is_ping():
+    if cfg['mode'] == 'ping':
+        return True
+    return False
+
+
+def is_pong():
+    return not is_ping()
+
+
+def get_port():
+    port = 18888
+    if is_pong():
+        port = 18889
+    return port
+
+
+@when('pingpong.configured')
+@when('actions.start')
+def start():
+    try:
+        # Bring up the eth1 interface.
+        # The selinux label on the file needs to be set correctly
+        cmd = "sudo timeout 5 /sbin/restorecon -v /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth1"
+        result, err = charms.sshproxy._run(cmd)
+    except Exception as e:
+        err = "{}".format(e)
+        action_fail('command failed: {}, errors: {}'.format(err, e.output))
+        remove_flag('actions.start')
+        return
+
+    try:
+        cmd =  "sudo timeout 30 /sbin/ifup eth1"
+        result, err = charms.sshproxy._run(cmd)
+    except Exception as e:
+        action_fail('command failed: {}, errors: {}'.format(e, e.output))
+        remove_flag('actions.start')
+        return
+
+    try:
+        cmd =  "sudo timeout 30 /usr/bin/systemctl start {}". \
+              format(cfg['mode'])
+        result, err = charms.sshproxy._run(cmd)
+    except Exception as e:
+        action_fail('command failed: {}, errors: {}'.format(e, e.output))
+    else:
+        action_set({'stdout': result,
+                    'errors': err})
+    finally:
+        remove_flag('actions.start')
+
+
+@when('pingpong.configured')
+@when('actions.stop')
+def stop():
+    try:
+        # Enter the command to stop your service(s)
+        cmd = "sudo timeout 30 /usr/bin/systemctl stop {}".format(cfg['mode'])
+        result, err = charms.sshproxy._run(cmd)
+    except Exception as e:
+        action_fail('command failed: {}, errors: {}'.format(e, e.output))
+    else:
+        action_set({'stdout': result,
+                    'errors': err})
+    finally:
+        remove_flag('actions.stop')
+
+
+@when('pingpong.configured')
+@when('actions.restart')
+def restart():
+    try:
+        # Enter the command to restart your service(s)
+        cmd = "sudo timeout 30 /usr/bin/systemctl restart {}".format(cfg['mode'])
+        result, err = charms.sshproxy._run(cmd)
+    except Exception as e:
+        action_fail('command failed: {}, errors: {}'.format(e, e.output))
+    else:
+        action_set({'stdout': result,
+                    'errors': err})
+    finally:
+        remove_flag('actions.restart')
+
+
+@when('pingpong.configured')
+@when('actions.set-server')
+def set_server():
+    try:
+        # Get the target service info
+        target_ip = action_get('server-ip')
+        target_port = action_get('server-port')
+
+        data = '{{"ip" : "{}", "port" : {} }}'. \
+               format(target_ip, target_port)
+
+        cmd = format_curl(
+            'POST',
+            '/server',
+            data,
+        )
+
+        result, err = charms.sshproxy._run(cmd)
+    except Exception as e:
+        action_fail('command failed: {}, errors: {}'.format(e, e.output))
+    else:
+        action_set({'stdout': result,
+                    'errors': err})
+    finally:
+        remove_flag('actions.set-server')
+
+
+@when('pingpong.configured')
+@when('actions.set-rate')
+def set_rate():
+    try:
+        if is_ping():
+            rate = action_get('rate')
+            cmd = format_curl('POST', '/rate', '{{"rate" : {}}}'.format(rate))
+
+            result, err = charms.sshproxy._run(cmd)
+    except Exception as e:
+        err = "{}".format(e)
+        action_fail('command failed: {}, errors: {}'.format(err, e.output))
+    else:
+        action_set({'stdout': result,
+                    'errors': err})
+    finally:
+        remove_flag('actions.set-rate')
+
+
+@when('pingpong.configured')
+@when('actions.get-rate')
+def get_rate():
+    try:
+        if is_ping():
+            cmd = format_curl('GET', '/rate')
+
+            result, err = charms.sshproxy._run(cmd)
+    except Exception as e:
+        action_fail('command failed: {}, errors: {}'.format(e, e.output))
+    else:
+        action_set({'stdout': result,
+                    'errors': err})
+    finally:
+        remove_flag('actions.get-rate')
+
+
+@when('pingpong.configured')
+@when('actions.get-state')
+def get_state():
+    try:
+        cmd = format_curl('GET', '/state')
+
+        result, err = charms.sshproxy._run(cmd)
+    except Exception as e:
+        action_fail('command failed: {}, errors: {}'.format(e, e.output))
+    else:
+        action_set({'stdout': result,
+                    'errors': err})
+    finally:
+        remove_flag('actions.get-state')
+
+
+@when('pingpong.configured')
+@when('actions.get-stats')
+def get_stats():
+    try:
+        cmd = format_curl('GET', '/stats')
+
+        result, err = charms.sshproxy._run(cmd)
+    except Exception as e:
+        action_fail('command failed: {}, errors: {}'.format(e, e.output))
+    else:
+        action_set({'stdout': result,
+                    'errors': err})
+    finally:
+        remove_flag('actions.get-stats')
+
+
+@when('pingpong.configured')
+@when('actions.start-traffic')
+def start_traffic():
+    try:
+        cmd = format_curl('POST', '/adminstatus/state', '{"enable" : true}')
+
+        result, err = charms.sshproxy._run(cmd)
+    except Exception as e:
+        action_fail('command failed: {}, errors: {}'.format(e, e.output))
+    else:
+        action_set({'stdout': result,
+                    'errors': err})
+    finally:
+        remove_flag('actions.start-traffic')
+
+
+@when('pingpong.configured')
+@when('actions.stop-traffic')
+def stop_traffic():
+    try:
+        cmd = format_curl('POST', '/adminstatus/state', '{"enable" : false}')
+
+        result, err = charms.sshproxy._run(cmd)
+    except Exception as e:
+        action_fail('command failed: {}, errors: {}'.format(e, e.output))
+    else:
+        action_set({'stdout': result,
+                    'errors': err})
+    finally:
+        remove_flag('actions.stop-traffic')
+
+
+def format_curl(method, path, data=None):
+    """ A utility function to build the curl command line. """
+
+    # method must be GET or POST
+    if method not in ['GET', 'POST']:
+        # Throw exception
+        return None
+
+    # Get our service info
+    host = '127.0.0.1'
+    port = get_port()
+    mode = cfg['mode']
+
+    cmd = ['curl',
+           # '-D', '/dev/stdout',
+           '-H', 'Accept: application/vnd.yang.data+xml',
+           '-H', 'Content-Type: application/vnd.yang.data+json',
+           '-X', method]
+
+    if method == "POST" and data:
+        cmd.append('-d')
+        cmd.append('{}'.format(data))
+
+    cmd.append(
+        'http://{}:{}/api/v1/{}{}'.format(host, port, mode, path)
+    )
+    return cmd
diff --git a/juju-charms/layers/pingpong/tests/00-setup b/juju-charms/layers/pingpong/tests/00-setup
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..f0616a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/juju-charms/layers/pingpong/tests/00-setup
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+sudo add-apt-repository ppa:juju/stable -y
+sudo apt-get update
+sudo apt-get install amulet python-requests -y
diff --git a/juju-charms/layers/pingpong/tests/10-deploy b/juju-charms/layers/pingpong/tests/10-deploy
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..d1d4719
--- /dev/null
+++ b/juju-charms/layers/pingpong/tests/10-deploy
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python3
+
+import amulet
+import requests
+import unittest
+
+
+class TestCharm(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.d = amulet.Deployment()
+
+        self.d.add('pingpong')
+        self.d.expose('pingpong')
+
+        self.d.setup(timeout=900)
+        self.d.sentry.wait()
+
+        self.unit = self.d.sentry['pingpong'][0]
+
+    def test_service(self):
+        # test we can access over http
+        page = requests.get('http://{}'.format(self.unit.info['public-address']))
+        self.assertEqual(page.status_code, 200)
+        # Now you can use self.d.sentry[SERVICE][UNIT] to address each of the units and perform
+        # more in-depth steps. Each self.d.sentry[SERVICE][UNIT] has the following methods:
+        # - .info - An array of the information of that unit from Juju
+        # - .file(PATH) - Get the details of a file on that unit
+        # - .file_contents(PATH) - Get plain text output of PATH file from that unit
+        # - .directory(PATH) - Get details of directory
+        # - .directory_contents(PATH) - List files and folders in PATH on that unit
+        # - .relation(relation, service:rel) - Get relation data from return service
+
+        
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()
diff --git a/juju-charms/layers/vyos-proxy/Makefile b/juju-charms/layers/vyos-proxy/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a1ad3a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/juju-charms/layers/vyos-proxy/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#!/usr/bin/make
+
+all: lint unit_test
+
+
+.PHONY: clean
+clean:
+	@rm -rf .tox
+
+.PHONY: apt_prereqs
+apt_prereqs:
+	@# Need tox, but don't install the apt version unless we have to (don't want to conflict with pip)
+	@which tox >/dev/null || (sudo apt-get install -y python-pip && sudo pip install tox)
+
+.PHONY: lint
+lint: apt_prereqs
+	@tox --notest
+	@PATH=.tox/py34/bin:.tox/py35/bin flake8 $(wildcard hooks reactive lib unit_tests tests)
+	@charm proof
+
+.PHONY: unit_test
+unit_test: apt_prereqs
+	@echo Starting tests...
+	tox
diff --git a/juju-charms/layers/vyos-proxy/README.md b/juju-charms/layers/vyos-proxy/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0337c83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/juju-charms/layers/vyos-proxy/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,221 @@
+# Overview
+
+This is the base layer for all charms [built using layers][building].  It
+provides all of the standard Juju hooks and runs the
+[charms.reactive.main][charms.reactive] loop for them.  It also bootstraps the
+[charm-helpers][] and [charms.reactive][] libraries and all of their
+dependencies for use by the charm.
+
+# Usage
+
+To create a charm layer using this base layer, you need only include it in
+a `layer.yaml` file:
+
+```yaml
+includes: ['layer:basic']
+```
+
+This will fetch this layer from [interfaces.juju.solutions][] and incorporate
+it into your charm layer.  You can then add handlers under the `reactive/`
+directory.  Note that **any** file under `reactive/` will be expected to
+contain handlers, whether as Python decorated functions or [executables][non-python]
+using the [external handler protocol][].
+
+### Charm Dependencies
+
+Each layer can include a `wheelhouse.txt` file with Python requirement lines.
+For example, this layer's `wheelhouse.txt` includes:
+
+```
+pip>=7.0.0,<8.0.0
+charmhelpers>=0.4.0,<1.0.0
+charms.reactive>=0.1.0,<2.0.0
+```
+
+All of these dependencies from each layer will be fetched (and updated) at build
+time and will be automatically installed by this base layer before any reactive
+handlers are run.
+
+Note that the `wheelhouse.txt` file is intended for **charm** dependencies only.
+That is, for libraries that the charm code itself needs to do its job of deploying
+and configuring the payload.  If the payload itself has Python dependencies, those
+should be handled separately, by the charm.
+
+See [PyPI][pypi charms.X] for packages under the `charms.` namespace which might
+be useful for your charm.
+
+### Layer Namespace
+
+Each layer has a reserved section in the `charms.layer.` Python package namespace,
+which it can populate by including a `lib/charms/layer/<layer-name>.py` file or
+by placing files under `lib/charms/layer/<layer-name>/`.  (If the layer name
+includes hyphens, replace them with underscores.)  These can be helpers that the
+layer uses internally, or it can expose classes or functions to be used by other
+layers to interact with that layer.
+
+For example, a layer named `foo` could include a `lib/charms/layer/foo.py` file
+with some helper functions that other layers could access using:
+
+```python
+from charms.layer.foo import my_helper
+```
+
+### Layer Options
+
+Any layer can define options in its `layer.yaml`.  Those options can then be set
+by other layers to change the behavior of your layer.  The options are defined
+using [jsonschema][], which is the same way that [action paramters][] are defined.
+
+For example, the `foo` layer could include the following option definitons:
+
+```yaml
+includes: ['layer:basic']
+defines:  # define some options for this layer (the layer "foo")
+  enable-bar:  # define an "enable-bar" option for this layer
+    description: If true, enable support for "bar".
+    type: boolean
+    default: false
+```
+
+A layer using `foo` could then set it:
+
+```yaml
+includes: ['layer:foo']
+options:
+  foo:  # setting options for the "foo" layer
+    enable-bar: true  # set the "enable-bar" option to true
+```
+
+The `foo` layer can then use the `charms.layer.options` helper to load the values
+for the options that it defined.  For example:
+
+```python
+from charms import layer
+
+@when('state')
+def do_thing():
+  layer_opts = layer.options('foo')  # load all of the options for the "foo" layer
+  if layer_opts['enable-bar']:  # check the value of the "enable-bar" option
+      hookenv.log("Bar is enabled")
+```
+
+You can also access layer options in other handlers, such as Bash, using
+the command-line interface:
+
+```bash
+. charms.reactive.sh
+
+@when 'state'
+function do_thing() {
+    if layer_option foo enable-bar; then
+        juju-log "Bar is enabled"
+        juju-log "bar-value is: $(layer_option foo bar-value)"
+    fi
+}
+
+reactive_handler_main
+```
+
+Note that options of type `boolean` will set the exit code, while other types
+will be printed out.
+
+# Hooks
+
+This layer provides hooks that other layers can react to using the decorators
+of the [charms.reactive][] library:
+
+  * `config-changed`
+  * `install`
+  * `leader-elected`
+  * `leader-settings-changed`
+  * `start`
+  * `stop`
+  * `upgrade-charm`
+  * `update-status`
+
+Other hooks are not implemented at this time. A new layer can implement storage
+or relation hooks in their own layer by putting them in the `hooks` directory.
+
+**Note:** Because `update-status` is invoked every 5 minutes, you should take
+care to ensure that your reactive handlers only invoke expensive operations
+when absolutely necessary.  It is recommended that you use helpers like
+[`@only_once`][], [`@when_file_changed`][], and [`data_changed`][] to ensure
+that handlers run only when necessary.
+
+# Layer Configuration
+
+This layer supports the following options, which can be set in `layer.yaml`:
+
+  * **packages**  A list of system packages to be installed before the reactive
+    handlers are invoked.
+
+  * **use_venv**  If set to true, the charm dependencies from the various
+    layers' `wheelhouse.txt` files will be installed in a Python virtualenv
+    located at `$CHARM_DIR/../.venv`.  This keeps charm dependencies from
+    conflicting with payload dependencies, but you must take care to preserve
+    the environment and interpreter if using `execl` or `subprocess`.
+
+  * **include_system_packages**  If set to true and using a venv, include
+    the `--system-site-packages` options to make system Python libraries
+    visible within the venv.
+
+An example `layer.yaml` using these options might be:
+
+```yaml
+includes: ['layer:basic']
+options:
+  basic:
+    packages: ['git']
+    use_venv: true
+    include_system_packages: true
+```
+
+
+# Reactive States
+
+This layer will set the following states:
+
+  * **`config.changed`**  Any config option has changed from its previous value.
+    This state is cleared automatically at the end of each hook invocation.
+
+  * **`config.changed.<option>`** A specific config option has changed.
+    **`<option>`** will be replaced by the config option name from `config.yaml`.
+    This state is cleared automatically at the end of each hook invocation.
+
+  * **`config.set.<option>`** A specific config option has a True or non-empty
+    value set.  **`<option>`** will be replaced by the config option name from
+    `config.yaml`.  This state is cleared automatically at the end of each hook
+    invocation.
+
+  * **`config.default.<option>`** A specific config option is set to its
+    default value.  **`<option>`** will be replaced by the config option name
+    from `config.yaml`.  This state is cleared automatically at the end of
+    each hook invocation.
+
+An example using the config states would be:
+
+```python
+@when('config.changed.my-opt')
+def my_opt_changed():
+    update_config()
+    restart_service()
+```
+
+
+# Actions
+
+This layer currently does not define any actions.
+
+
+[building]: https://jujucharms.com/docs/devel/authors-charm-building
+[charm-helpers]: https://pythonhosted.org/charmhelpers/
+[charms.reactive]: https://pythonhosted.org/charms.reactive/
+[interfaces.juju.solutions]: http://interfaces.juju.solutions/
+[non-python]: https://pythonhosted.org/charms.reactive/#non-python-reactive-handlers
+[external handler protocol]: https://pythonhosted.org/charms.reactive/charms.reactive.bus.html#charms.reactive.bus.ExternalHandler
+[jsonschema]: http://json-schema.org/
+[action paramters]: https://jujucharms.com/docs/stable/authors-charm-actions
+[pypi charms.X]: https://pypi.python.org/pypi?%3Aaction=search&term=charms.&submit=search
+[`@only_once`]: https://pythonhosted.org/charms.reactive/charms.reactive.decorators.html#charms.reactive.decorators.only_once
+[`@when_file_changed`]: https://pythonhosted.org/charms.reactive/charms.reactive.decorators.html#charms.reactive.decorators.when_file_changed
+[`data_changed`]: https://pythonhosted.org/charms.reactive/charms.reactive.helpers.html#charms.reactive.helpers.data_changed
diff --git a/juju-charms/layers/vyos-proxy/actions.yaml b/juju-charms/layers/vyos-proxy/actions.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2acc33d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/juju-charms/layers/vyos-proxy/actions.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+"ping":
+  "description": "ping a thing!"
+  "params":
+    "count":
+      "description": "Stop after sending count ECHO_REQUEST packets"
+      "type": "integer"
+      "default": !!int "30"
+    "destination":
+      "description": "destination of ping request"
+      "type": "string"
+  "required":
+  - "destination"
diff --git a/juju-charms/layers/vyos-proxy/actions/ping b/juju-charms/layers/vyos-proxy/actions/ping
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..9850fe7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/juju-charms/layers/vyos-proxy/actions/ping
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import sys
+sys.path.append('lib')
+
+from charms.reactive import main
+from charms.reactive import set_state
+from charmhelpers.core.hookenv import action_fail
+
+"""
+`set_state` only works here because it's flushed to disk inside the `main()`
+loop. remove_state will need to be called inside the action method.
+"""
+set_state('actions.ping')
+
+try:
+    main()
+except Exception as e:
+    action_fail(repr(e))
diff --git a/juju-charms/layers/vyos-proxy/config.yaml b/juju-charms/layers/vyos-proxy/config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0780d5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/juju-charms/layers/vyos-proxy/config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+"options":
+  "hostname":
+    "default": !!null ""
+    "type": "string"
+    "description": "Hostname or IP of the VyOS"
+  "user":
+    "type": "string"
+    "default": "vyos"
+    "description": "Username for VyOS"
+  "pass":
+    "type": "string"
+    "default": !!null ""
+    "description": "Password for VyOS"
diff --git a/juju-charms/layers/vyos-proxy/copyright b/juju-charms/layers/vyos-proxy/copyright
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..720356a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/juju-charms/layers/vyos-proxy/copyright
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+Format: http://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0
+
+Files: *
+Copyright: 2015, Canonical Ltd.
+License: Apache-2.0 
+
+License: Apache-2.0
+ On Debian GNU/Linux system you can find the complete text of the
+ Apache-2.0 license in '/usr/share/common-licenses/Apache-2.0'
diff --git a/juju-charms/layers/vyos-proxy/icon.svg b/juju-charms/layers/vyos-proxy/icon.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e092eef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/juju-charms/layers/vyos-proxy/icon.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,279 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
+<!-- Created with Inkscape (http://www.inkscape.org/) -->
+
+<svg
+   xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
+   xmlns:cc="http://creativecommons.org/ns#"
+   xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"
+   xmlns:svg="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+   xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+   xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
+   xmlns:sodipodi="http://sodipodi.sourceforge.net/DTD/sodipodi-0.dtd"
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diff --git a/juju-charms/layers/vyos-proxy/layer.yaml b/juju-charms/layers/vyos-proxy/layer.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dd254f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/juju-charms/layers/vyos-proxy/layer.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+"options":
+  "basic":
+    "packages":
+    - "python-dev"
+    - "libffi-dev"
+    - "libssl-dev"
+    "use_venv": !!bool "false"
+    "include_system_packages": !!bool "false"
+  "vyos-proxy": {}
+"includes":
+- "layer:basic"
+"is": "vyos-proxy"
+"repo": "https://osm.etsi.org/gerrit/osm/juju-charms"
diff --git a/juju-charms/layers/vyos-proxy/metadata.yaml b/juju-charms/layers/vyos-proxy/metadata.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1d29b37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/juju-charms/layers/vyos-proxy/metadata.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+"name": "vyos-proxy"
+"summary": "VyOS Proxy charm for ping"
+"description": |
+  VyOS Proxy charm
+"tags":
+- "vnf"
+- "network"
+"maintainers":
+- "Marco Ceppi <marco.ceppi@canonical.com>"
+"series":
+- "xenial"
+- "trusty"
diff --git a/juju-charms/layers/vyos-proxy/reactive/__init__.py b/juju-charms/layers/vyos-proxy/reactive/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/juju-charms/layers/vyos-proxy/reactive/__init__.py
diff --git a/juju-charms/layers/vyos-proxy/reactive/vyos_proxy.py b/juju-charms/layers/vyos-proxy/reactive/vyos_proxy.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a8fd5e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/juju-charms/layers/vyos-proxy/reactive/vyos_proxy.py
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+
+import subprocess
+import paramiko
+
+from charmhelpers.core.hookenv import (
+    config,
+    status_set,
+    action_get,
+    action_set,
+    action_fail,
+)
+
+from charms.reactive import (
+    when,
+    when_not,
+    set_state as set_flag,
+    remove_state as remove_flag,
+)
+
+
+@when('config.changed')
+def test_connection():
+    status_set('maintenance', 'configuring ssh connection')
+    remove_flag('vyos-proxy.ready')
+    try:
+        who, _ = run('whoami')
+    except MgmtNotConfigured as e:
+        remove_flag('vyos-proxy.configured')
+        status_set('blocked', str(e))
+    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
+        remove_flag('vyos-proxy.configured')
+        status_set('blocked', e.output)
+    else:
+        set_flag('vyos-proxy.configured')
+
+
+@when('vyos-proxy.configured')
+@when_not('vyos-proxy.ready')
+def vyos_proxy_ready():
+    status_set('active', 'ready')
+    set_flag('vyos-proxy.ready')
+
+
+@when('actions.ping')
+@when_not('vyos-proxy.configured')
+def pingme():
+    action_fail('proxy is not ready')
+
+
+@when('actions.ping')
+@when('vyos-proxy.configured')
+def pingme_forreal():
+    try:
+        result, err = run('ping -qc {} {}'.format(action_get('count'), action_get('destination')))
+    except:
+        action_fail('ping command failed')
+    finally:
+        remove_flag('actions.ping')
+
+    # Here you can send results back from ping, if you had time to parse it
+    action_set({'output': result})
+
+
+
+class MgmtNotConfigured(Exception):
+    pass
+
+
+def run(cmd):
+    ''' Suddenly this project needs to SSH to something. So we replicate what
+        _run was doing with subprocess using the Paramiko library. This is
+        temporary until this charm /is/ the VPE Router '''
+
+    cfg = config()
+
+    hostname = cfg.get('hostname')
+    password = cfg.get('pass')
+    username = cfg.get('user')
+
+    if not (username and password and hostname):
+        raise MgmtNotConfigured('incomplete remote credentials')
+
+    client = paramiko.SSHClient()
+    client.set_missing_host_key_policy(paramiko.AutoAddPolicy())
+
+    try:
+        client.connect(cfg.get('hostname'), port=22,
+                       username=cfg.get('user'), password=cfg.get('pass'))
+    except paramiko.ssh_exception.AuthenticationException:
+        raise MgmtNotConfigured('invalid credentials')
+
+    stdin, stdout, stderr = client.exec_command(cmd)
+    retcode = stdout.channel.recv_exit_status()
+    client.close()  # @TODO re-use connections
+    if retcode > 0:
+        output = stderr.read().strip()
+        raise subprocess.CalledProcessError(returncode=retcode, cmd=cmd,
+                                            output=output)
+    return (''.join(stdout), ''.join(stderr))
diff --git a/juju-charms/layers/vyos-proxy/requirements.txt b/juju-charms/layers/vyos-proxy/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..28ecaca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/juju-charms/layers/vyos-proxy/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+flake8
+pytest
diff --git a/juju-charms/layers/vyos-proxy/revision b/juju-charms/layers/vyos-proxy/revision
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c227083
--- /dev/null
+++ b/juju-charms/layers/vyos-proxy/revision
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/juju-charms/layers/vyos-proxy/tox.ini b/juju-charms/layers/vyos-proxy/tox.ini
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index 0000000..0b8b27a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/juju-charms/layers/vyos-proxy/tox.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[tox]
+skipsdist=True
+envlist = py34, py35
+skip_missing_interpreters = True
+
+[testenv]
+commands = py.test -v
+deps =
+    -r{toxinidir}/requirements.txt
+
+[flake8]
+exclude=docs
diff --git a/juju-charms/layers/vyos-proxy/wheelhouse.txt b/juju-charms/layers/vyos-proxy/wheelhouse.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..24d2c9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/juju-charms/layers/vyos-proxy/wheelhouse.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+paramiko==2.0.1