diff --git a/src/device/service/drivers/ietf_l2vpn/IetfL2VpnDriver.py b/src/device/service/drivers/ietf_l2vpn/IetfL2VpnDriver.py
index 9498dc84cc6991fd2295371842fa8508c961f1bc..c79dde99a4d3c48f2f27ff00451f50aa1af9bee2 100644
--- a/src/device/service/drivers/ietf_l2vpn/IetfL2VpnDriver.py
+++ b/src/device/service/drivers/ietf_l2vpn/IetfL2VpnDriver.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ from common.tools.object_factory.Device import json_device_id
 from common.tools.object_factory.EndPoint import json_endpoint_id
 from common.type_checkers.Checkers import chk_string, chk_type
 from device.service.driver_api._Driver import _Driver, RESOURCE_ENDPOINTS, RESOURCE_SERVICES
+from device.service.driver_api.ImportTopologyEnum import ImportTopologyEnum, get_import_topology
 from device.service.drivers.ietf_l2vpn.TfsDebugApiClient import TfsDebugApiClient
 from .Tools import connection_point, wim_mapping
 from .WimconnectorIETFL2VPN import WimconnectorIETFL2VPN
@@ -59,6 +60,14 @@ class IetfL2VpnDriver(_Driver):
         self.wim = WimconnectorIETFL2VPN(wim, wim_account, config=config)
         self.conn_info = {} # internal database emulating OSM storage provided to WIM Connectors
 
+        # Options are:
+        #    disabled --> just import endpoints as usual
+        #    devices  --> imports sub-devices but not links connecting them.
+        #                 (a remotely-controlled transport domain might exist between them)
+        #    topology --> imports sub-devices and links connecting them.
+        #                 (not supported by XR driver)
+        self.__import_topology = get_import_topology(self.settings, default=ImportTopologyEnum.DEVICES)
+
     def Connect(self) -> bool:
         with self.__lock:
             try:
@@ -93,7 +102,7 @@ class IetfL2VpnDriver(_Driver):
                     chk_string(str_resource_name, resource_key, allow_empty=False)
                     if resource_key == RESOURCE_ENDPOINTS:
                         # return endpoints through debug-api and list-devices method
-                        results.extend(self.dac.get_devices_endpoints())
+                        results.extend(self.dac.get_devices_endpoints(self.__import_topology))
                     elif resource_key == RESOURCE_SERVICES:
                         # return all services through 
                         reply = self.wim.get_all_active_connectivity_services()
diff --git a/src/device/service/drivers/ietf_l2vpn/TfsDebugApiClient.py b/src/device/service/drivers/ietf_l2vpn/TfsDebugApiClient.py
index 4bf40af030fda990f96efe0ff8ab2ce54f82c312..19adc31c30e27f141c7c4dac50b1dcc4c047b1cf 100644
--- a/src/device/service/drivers/ietf_l2vpn/TfsDebugApiClient.py
+++ b/src/device/service/drivers/ietf_l2vpn/TfsDebugApiClient.py
@@ -15,8 +15,10 @@
 import logging, requests
 from requests.auth import HTTPBasicAuth
 from typing import Dict, List, Optional
+from device.service.driver_api.ImportTopologyEnum import ImportTopologyEnum
 
 GET_DEVICES_URL = '{:s}://{:s}:{:d}/restconf/debug-api/devices'
+GET_LINKS_URL   = '{:s}://{:s}:{:d}/restconf/debug-api/links'
 TIMEOUT = 30
 
 HTTP_OK_CODES = {
@@ -41,6 +43,7 @@ MAPPING_DRIVER = {
     'DEVICEDRIVER_ONF_TR_352'           : 5,
     'DEVICEDRIVER_XR'                   : 6,
     'DEVICEDRIVER_IETF_L2VPN'           : 7,
+    'DEVICEDRIVER_GNMI_OPENCONFIG'      : 8,
 }
 
 MSG_ERROR = 'Could not retrieve devices in remote TeraFlowSDN instance({:s}). status_code={:s} reply={:s}'
@@ -52,16 +55,23 @@ class TfsDebugApiClient:
         self, address : str, port : int, scheme : str = 'http',
         username : Optional[str] = None, password : Optional[str] = None
     ) -> None:
-        self._url = GET_DEVICES_URL.format(scheme, address, port)
+        self._devices_url = GET_DEVICES_URL.format(scheme, address, port)
+        self._links_url = GET_LINKS_URL.format(scheme, address, port)
         self._auth = HTTPBasicAuth(username, password) if username is not None and password is not None else None
 
-    def get_devices_endpoints(self) -> List[Dict]:
-        reply = requests.get(self._url, timeout=TIMEOUT, verify=False, auth=self._auth)
+    def get_devices_endpoints(self, import_topology : ImportTopologyEnum = ImportTopologyEnum.DEVICES) -> List[Dict]:
+        LOGGER.debug('[get_devices_endpoints] begin')
+        LOGGER.debug('[get_devices_endpoints] import_topology={:s}'.format(str(import_topology)))
+
+        reply = requests.get(self._devices_url, timeout=TIMEOUT, verify=False, auth=self._auth)
         if reply.status_code not in HTTP_OK_CODES:
-            msg = MSG_ERROR.format(str(self._url), str(reply.status_code), str(reply))
+            msg = MSG_ERROR.format(str(self._devices_url), str(reply.status_code), str(reply))
             LOGGER.error(msg)
             raise Exception(msg)
 
+        if import_topology == ImportTopologyEnum.DISABLED:
+            raise Exception('Unsupported import_topology mode: {:s}'.format(str(import_topology)))
+
         result = list()
         for json_device in reply.json()['devices']:
             device_uuid : str = json_device['device_id']['device_uuid']['uuid']
@@ -89,4 +99,29 @@ class TfsDebugApiClient:
                 }
                 result.append((endpoint_url, endpoint_data))
 
+        if import_topology == ImportTopologyEnum.DEVICES:
+            LOGGER.debug('[get_devices_endpoints] devices only; returning')
+            return result
+
+        reply = requests.get(self._links_url, timeout=TIMEOUT, verify=False, auth=self._auth)
+        if reply.status_code not in HTTP_OK_CODES:
+            msg = MSG_ERROR.format(str(self._links_url), str(reply.status_code), str(reply))
+            LOGGER.error(msg)
+            raise Exception(msg)
+
+        for json_link in reply.json()['links']:
+            link_uuid : str = json_link['link_id']['link_uuid']['uuid']
+            link_url = '/links/link[{:s}]'.format(link_uuid)
+            link_endpoint_ids = [
+                (json_endpoint_id['device_id']['device_uuid']['uuid'], json_endpoint_id['endpoint_uuid']['uuid'])
+                for json_endpoint_id in json_link['link_endpoint_ids']
+            ]
+            link_data = {
+                'uuid': json_link['link_id']['link_uuid']['uuid'],
+                'name': json_link['name'],
+                'endpoints': link_endpoint_ids,
+            }
+            result.append((link_url, link_data))
+
+        LOGGER.debug('[get_devices_endpoints] topology; returning')
         return result