diff --git a/scripts/base/frameworks/openflow/main.bro b/scripts/base/frameworks/openflow/main.bro
index e3cabcb939..a55e32a063 100644
--- a/scripts/base/frameworks/openflow/main.bro
+++ b/scripts/base/frameworks/openflow/main.bro
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ export {
 	## Body of reply to OFPST_FLOW request.
 	type ofp_flow_stats: record {
 		## Length of this entry
-		length: count;
+		_length: count;
 		## ID of table flow came from.
 		table_id: count;
 		## Description of fields.
@@ -247,7 +247,24 @@ export {
 	##           the flow to delete, modify or add.
 	##
 	## Returns: T, if successful, else F.
-	global flow_mod: function(dpid: count, flow_mod: ofp_flow_mod): bool;
+	global flow_mod: function(dpid: count, flow_mod: ofp_flow_mod): bool
+			&default=function(dpid: count, flow_mod:ofp_flow_mod): bool
+		{
+		Reporter::warning("Openflow::flow_mod function not implemented. Please load the right Openflow plugin");
+		return F;
+		};
+
+	## Function to get flow stats from the openflow switch/router
+	##
+	## dpid: The openflow controller datapath id.
+	##
+	## Returns: list with the installed flows and their statistics
+	global flow_stats: function(dpid: count): vector of ofp_flow_stats
+			&default=function(dpid: count): vector of ofp_flow_stats
+		{
+		Reporter::warning("Openflow::flow_stats function not implemented. Please load the right Openflow plugin");
+		return vector();
+		};
 
 	## Function to get the unique id out of a given cookie
 	##
@@ -285,18 +302,28 @@ export {
 type FlowModFunc: function(dpid: count, flow_mod: ofp_flow_mod): bool;
 
 
+# Flow Statistics function prototype
+type FlowStatsFunc: function(dpid: count): vector of ofp_flow_stats;
+
+
 # Hook for registering openflow plugins
 global register_openflow_plugin: hook();
 
 
-# Function for plugins to call when they
-# register their flow_mod function.
+# Function for plugins to call when they register their flow_mod function.
 function register_openflow_mod_func(func: FlowModFunc)
 	{
 	flow_mod = func;
 	}
 
 
+# Function for plugins to call when they register their flow_stats function.
+function register_openflow_stats_func(func: FlowStatsFunc)
+	{
+	flow_stats = func;
+	}
+
+
 # local function to forge a flow_mod cookie for this framework.
 # all flow entries from the openflow framework should have the
 # 42 bit of the cookie set.
@@ -316,7 +343,7 @@ function _is_valid_cookie(cookie: count): bool
 	{
 	if (cookie / COOKIE_BID_START == BRO_COOKIE_ID)
 		return T;
-	Reporter::warning(fmt("The given Openflow cookie '%d' is not a valid", cookie));
+	Reporter::warning(fmt("The given Openflow cookie '%d' is not valid", cookie));
 	return F;
 	}
 
diff --git a/scripts/base/frameworks/openflow/plugins/ryu.bro b/scripts/base/frameworks/openflow/plugins/ryu.bro
index 6d30a0cf6d..a3360c3098 100644
--- a/scripts/base/frameworks/openflow/plugins/ryu.bro
+++ b/scripts/base/frameworks/openflow/plugins/ryu.bro
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ const OFP_NO_BUFFER = 0xffffffff;
 
 # Ryu ReST API flow_mod URL-path
 const RYU_FLOWENTRY_PATH = "/stats/flowentry/";
+# Ryu ReST API flow_stats URL-path
+const RYU_FLOWSTATS_PATH = "/stats/flow/";
 
 
 # Ryu ReST API action_output type.
@@ -85,7 +87,7 @@ hook register_openflow_plugin()
 			# Check if the controller_ip has been redefined.
 			if(controller_ip == "0.0.0.0")
 				{
-				Reporter::warning(fmt("The constant Openflow::controller_ip must be redefined"));
+				Reporter::warning("The constant Openflow::controller_ip must be redefined");
 				event Openflow::ryu_error(flow_mod, CONTROLLER_IP_REDEF, cat(controller_ip));
 				return F;
 				}
@@ -124,7 +126,7 @@ hook register_openflow_plugin()
 					command_type = "delete";
 					break;
 				default:
-					Reporter::warning(fmt("The given Openflow command type '%s' is not available", result$body));
+					Reporter::warning(fmt("The given Openflow command type '%s' is not available", cat(flow_mod$command)));
 					event Openflow::ryu_error(flow_mod, COMMAND_TYPE_NOT_AVAILABLE, cat(flow_mod$command));
 					return F;
 				}
@@ -150,4 +152,7 @@ hook register_openflow_plugin()
 			return T;
 			}
 	);
+
+	# TODO: implement when a JSON -> record converter exists
+	# register_openflow_stats_func();
 	}
diff --git a/scripts/base/frameworks/openflow/utils/json.bro b/scripts/base/frameworks/openflow/utils/json.bro
index c482314698..44b722b190 100644
--- a/scripts/base/frameworks/openflow/utils/json.bro
+++ b/scripts/base/frameworks/openflow/utils/json.bro
@@ -12,8 +12,19 @@ export {
 	##
 	## returns: a JSON formatted string.
 	global convert: function(v: any, only_loggable: bool &default=F, field_escape_pattern: pattern &default=/^_/): string;
+
+	global jsonToRecord: function(input: string): any;
 }
 
+function jsonToRecord(input: string): any
+	{
+	local lhs: table[count] of string;
+	lhs = split1(input, / /);
+	for (i in lhs)
+		print lhs[i];
+	return lhs;
+	}
+
 function convert(v: any, only_loggable: bool &default=F, field_escape_pattern: pattern &default=/^_/): string
 	{
 	local tn = type_name(v);
diff --git a/scripts/site/openflow-shunt.bro b/scripts/site/openflow-shunt.bro
index d10ce853e8..0a46b14a4d 100644
--- a/scripts/site/openflow-shunt.bro
+++ b/scripts/site/openflow-shunt.bro
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ const idle_timeout = 30;
 const hard_timeout = 0;
 const in_port = 3;
 const out_port = 1;
-
 global delete_flow: bool = F;
 
+
 export {
 	## Number of bytes transferred before shunting a flow.
 	const size_threshold = 1024000 &redef;
@@ -35,22 +35,14 @@ export {
 	global shunt_triggered: event(c: connection);
 }
 
+
 function size_callback(c: connection, cnt: count): interval
 	{
-	# print flow traffic.
-	print fmt(
-		"%s:%s <-> %s:%s reached %s/%s",
-		c$id$orig_h,
-		port_to_count(c$id$orig_p),
-		c$id$resp_h,
-		port_to_count(c$id$resp_p),
-		c$orig$num_bytes_ip  + c$resp$num_bytes_ip,
-		size_threshold
-	);
+	# print Openflow::flow_stats(dpid);
 	# if traffic exceeds the given threshold, remove flow.
 	if ( c$orig$num_bytes_ip + c$resp$num_bytes_ip >= size_threshold )
 		{
-		# create openflow flow_mod add records from connection data and given default constants
+		# create openflow flow_mod add records from connection data and give default constants
 		local actions: vector of Openflow::ofp_action_output;
 		local reverse_actions: vector of Openflow::ofp_action_output;
 		actions[|actions|] = Openflow::ofp_action_output($_port=out_port);
@@ -120,21 +112,26 @@ function size_callback(c: connection, cnt: count): interval
 	return poll_interval;
 	}
 
+
 event connection_established(c: connection)
 	{
 	print fmt("new connection");
 	ConnPolling::watch(c, size_callback, 0, 0secs);
 	}
 
+
 event Openflow::flow_mod_success(flow_mod: Openflow::ofp_flow_mod, msg: string)
 	{
 	print fmt("succsess, %s", cat(flow_mod));
 	}
 
+
 event Openflow::flow_mod_failure(flow_mod: Openflow::ofp_flow_mod, msg: string)
 	{
 	print fmt("failed, %s", cat(flow_mod));
 	}
+
+
 event Openflow::ryu_error(flow_mod: Openflow::ofp_flow_mod, error: Openflow::RyuError, msg: string)
 	{
 	print fmt("ERROR: %s, msg: %s\n%s", error, msg, flow_mod);