diff --git a/gossip-base/src/main/java/org/apache/gossip/crdt/CrdtModule.java b/gossip-base/src/main/java/org/apache/gossip/crdt/CrdtModule.java
index ab5cefa..396ec03 100644
--- a/gossip-base/src/main/java/org/apache/gossip/crdt/CrdtModule.java
+++ b/gossip-base/src/main/java/org/apache/gossip/crdt/CrdtModule.java
@@ -20,9 +20,15 @@
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonCreator;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonIgnore;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonTypeInfo;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.Version;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.module.SimpleModule;
+import org.apache.gossip.LocalMember;
+import org.apache.gossip.replication.BlackListReplicable;
+import org.apache.gossip.replication.Replicable;
+import org.apache.gossip.replication.WhiteListReplicable;
 
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.UUID;
@@ -81,6 +87,26 @@
   @JsonProperty("n-counters") abstract Map<String, Long> getNCounters();
 }
 
+@JsonTypeInfo(
+        use = JsonTypeInfo.Id.CLASS,
+        include = JsonTypeInfo.As.PROPERTY,
+        property = "type")
+abstract class ReplicableMixin {
+
+}
+
+abstract class WhiteListReplicableMixin {
+  @JsonCreator
+  WhiteListReplicableMixin(@JsonProperty("whiteListMembers") List<LocalMember> whiteListMembers) { }
+  @JsonProperty("whiteListMembers") abstract List<LocalMember> getWhiteListMembers();
+}
+
+abstract class BlackListReplicableMixin {
+  @JsonCreator
+  BlackListReplicableMixin(@JsonProperty("blackListMembers") List<LocalMember> blackListMembers) { }
+  @JsonProperty("blackListMembers") abstract List<LocalMember> getBlackListMembers();
+}
+
 //If anyone wants to take a stab at this. please have at it
 //https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-datatype-guava/blob/master/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/datatype/guava/ser/MultimapSerializer.java
 public class CrdtModule extends SimpleModule {
@@ -101,6 +127,9 @@
     context.setMixInAnnotations(LwwSet.Timestamps.class, LWWSetTimestampsMixin.class);
     context.setMixInAnnotations(MaxChangeSet.class, MaxChangeSetMixin.class);
     context.setMixInAnnotations(TwoPhaseSet.class, TwoPhaseSetMixin.class);
+    context.setMixInAnnotations(Replicable.class, ReplicableMixin.class);
+    context.setMixInAnnotations(WhiteListReplicable.class, WhiteListReplicableMixin.class);
+    context.setMixInAnnotations(BlackListReplicable.class, BlackListReplicableMixin.class);
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/gossip-base/src/main/java/org/apache/gossip/manager/AbstractActiveGossiper.java b/gossip-base/src/main/java/org/apache/gossip/manager/AbstractActiveGossiper.java
index b73550e..adf2530 100644
--- a/gossip-base/src/main/java/org/apache/gossip/manager/AbstractActiveGossiper.java
+++ b/gossip-base/src/main/java/org/apache/gossip/manager/AbstractActiveGossiper.java
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@
     }
     long startTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
     for (Entry<String, SharedDataMessage> innerEntry : gossipCore.getSharedData().entrySet()){
+      if (innerEntry.getValue().getReplicable() != null && !innerEntry.getValue().getReplicable()
+              .shouldReplicate(me, member, innerEntry.getValue())) {
+        continue;
+      }
       UdpSharedDataMessage message = new UdpSharedDataMessage();
       message.setUuid(UUID.randomUUID().toString());
       message.setUriFrom(me.getId());
@@ -93,6 +97,7 @@
       message.setNodeId(innerEntry.getValue().getNodeId());
       message.setTimestamp(innerEntry.getValue().getTimestamp());
       message.setPayload(innerEntry.getValue().getPayload());
+      message.setReplicable(innerEntry.getValue().getReplicable());
       gossipCore.sendOneWay(message, member.getUri());
     }
     sharedDataHistogram.update(System.currentTimeMillis() - startTime);
@@ -105,6 +110,10 @@
     long startTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
     for (Entry<String, ConcurrentHashMap<String, PerNodeDataMessage>> entry : gossipCore.getPerNodeData().entrySet()){
       for (Entry<String, PerNodeDataMessage> innerEntry : entry.getValue().entrySet()){
+        if (innerEntry.getValue().getReplicable() != null && !innerEntry.getValue().getReplicable()
+                .shouldReplicate(me, member, innerEntry.getValue())) {
+          continue;
+        }
         UdpPerNodeDataMessage message = new UdpPerNodeDataMessage();
         message.setUuid(UUID.randomUUID().toString());
         message.setUriFrom(me.getId());
@@ -113,6 +122,7 @@
         message.setNodeId(innerEntry.getValue().getNodeId());
         message.setTimestamp(innerEntry.getValue().getTimestamp());
         message.setPayload(innerEntry.getValue().getPayload());
+        message.setReplicable(innerEntry.getValue().getReplicable());
         gossipCore.sendOneWay(message, member.getUri());   
       }
     }
diff --git a/gossip-base/src/main/java/org/apache/gossip/model/PerNodeDataMessage.java b/gossip-base/src/main/java/org/apache/gossip/model/PerNodeDataMessage.java
index 2d1cdef..2394e76 100644
--- a/gossip-base/src/main/java/org/apache/gossip/model/PerNodeDataMessage.java
+++ b/gossip-base/src/main/java/org/apache/gossip/model/PerNodeDataMessage.java
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
  */
 package org.apache.gossip.model;
 
+import org.apache.gossip.replication.Replicable;
+
 public class PerNodeDataMessage extends Base {
 
   private String nodeId;
@@ -24,7 +26,8 @@
   private Object payload;
   private Long timestamp;
   private Long expireAt;
-  
+  private Replicable<PerNodeDataMessage> replicable;
+
   public String getNodeId() {
     return nodeId;
   }
@@ -55,10 +58,20 @@
   public void setExpireAt(Long expireAt) {
     this.expireAt = expireAt;
   }
+
+  public Replicable<PerNodeDataMessage> getReplicable() {
+    return replicable;
+  }
+
+  public void setReplicable(Replicable<PerNodeDataMessage> replicable) {
+    this.replicable = replicable;
+  }
+
   @Override
   public String toString() {
     return "GossipDataMessage [nodeId=" + nodeId + ", key=" + key + ", payload=" + payload
-            + ", timestamp=" + timestamp + ", expireAt=" + expireAt + "]";
+            + ", timestamp=" + timestamp + ", expireAt=" + expireAt
+            + ", replicable=" + replicable + "]";
   }
 
   
diff --git a/gossip-base/src/main/java/org/apache/gossip/model/SharedDataMessage.java b/gossip-base/src/main/java/org/apache/gossip/model/SharedDataMessage.java
index e423be8..4b1a1ea 100644
--- a/gossip-base/src/main/java/org/apache/gossip/model/SharedDataMessage.java
+++ b/gossip-base/src/main/java/org/apache/gossip/model/SharedDataMessage.java
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
  */
 package org.apache.gossip.model;
 
+import org.apache.gossip.replication.AllReplicable;
+import org.apache.gossip.replication.Replicable;
+
 public class SharedDataMessage extends Base {
 
   private String nodeId;
@@ -24,6 +27,7 @@
   private Object payload;
   private Long timestamp;
   private Long expireAt;
+  private Replicable<SharedDataMessage> replicable;
   
   public String getNodeId() {
     return nodeId;
@@ -55,10 +59,20 @@
   public void setExpireAt(Long expireAt) {
     this.expireAt = expireAt;
   }
+  
+  public Replicable<SharedDataMessage> getReplicable() {
+    return replicable;
+  }
+  
+  public void setReplicable(Replicable<SharedDataMessage> replicable) {
+    this.replicable = replicable;
+  }
+  
   @Override
   public String toString() {
     return "SharedGossipDataMessage [nodeId=" + nodeId + ", key=" + key + ", payload=" + payload
-            + ", timestamp=" + timestamp + ", expireAt=" + expireAt + "]";
-  }  
+            + ", timestamp=" + timestamp + ", expireAt=" + expireAt
+            + ", replicable=" + replicable + "]";
+  }
 }
 
diff --git a/gossip-base/src/main/java/org/apache/gossip/replication/AllReplicable.java b/gossip-base/src/main/java/org/apache/gossip/replication/AllReplicable.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..573fd25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gossip-base/src/main/java/org/apache/gossip/replication/AllReplicable.java
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you 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.
+ */
+package org.apache.gossip.replication;
+
+import org.apache.gossip.LocalMember;
+import org.apache.gossip.model.Base;
+
+/**
+ * Replicable implementation which replicates data to any node. This is the default replication
+ * strategy if a data item not specified its replication behaviour.
+ *
+ * @param <T> A subtype of the class {@link org.apache.gossip.model.Base} which uses this interface
+ * @see Replicable
+ */
+public class AllReplicable<T extends Base> implements Replicable<T> {
+  
+  @Override
+  public boolean shouldReplicate(LocalMember me, LocalMember destination, T message) {
+    return true;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/gossip-base/src/main/java/org/apache/gossip/replication/BlackListReplicable.java b/gossip-base/src/main/java/org/apache/gossip/replication/BlackListReplicable.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..33e1706
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gossip-base/src/main/java/org/apache/gossip/replication/BlackListReplicable.java
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you 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.
+ */
+package org.apache.gossip.replication;
+
+import org.apache.gossip.LocalMember;
+import org.apache.gossip.model.Base;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+/**
+ * Replicable implementation which does not replicate data to given set of nodes.
+ *
+ * @param <T> A subtype of the class {@link org.apache.gossip.model.Base} which uses this interface
+ * @see Replicable
+ */
+public class BlackListReplicable<T extends Base> implements Replicable<T> {
+  
+  private final List<LocalMember> blackListMembers;
+  
+  public BlackListReplicable(List<LocalMember> blackListMembers) {
+    if (blackListMembers == null) {
+      this.blackListMembers = new ArrayList<>();
+    } else {
+      this.blackListMembers = blackListMembers;
+    }
+  }
+
+  public List<LocalMember> getBlackListMembers() {
+    return blackListMembers;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public boolean shouldReplicate(LocalMember me, LocalMember destination, T message) {
+    return !blackListMembers.contains(destination);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/gossip-base/src/main/java/org/apache/gossip/replication/DataCenterReplicable.java b/gossip-base/src/main/java/org/apache/gossip/replication/DataCenterReplicable.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1067c49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gossip-base/src/main/java/org/apache/gossip/replication/DataCenterReplicable.java
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you 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.
+ */
+package org.apache.gossip.replication;
+
+import org.apache.gossip.LocalMember;
+import org.apache.gossip.manager.DatacenterRackAwareActiveGossiper;
+import org.apache.gossip.model.Base;
+
+/**
+ * Replicable implementation which does replicate data only in the same data center.
+ *
+ * @param <T> A subtype of the class {@link org.apache.gossip.model.Base} which uses this interface
+ * @see Replicable
+ */
+public class DataCenterReplicable<T extends Base> implements Replicable<T> {
+  
+  @Override
+  public boolean shouldReplicate(LocalMember me, LocalMember destination, T message) {
+    if (!me.getProperties().containsKey(DatacenterRackAwareActiveGossiper.DATACENTER)) {
+      // replicate to others if I am not belong to any data center
+      return true;
+    } else if (!destination.getProperties()
+            .containsKey(DatacenterRackAwareActiveGossiper.DATACENTER)) {
+      // Do not replicate if the destination data center is not defined
+      return false;
+    } else {
+      return me.getProperties().get(DatacenterRackAwareActiveGossiper.DATACENTER)
+              .equals(destination.getProperties().get(DatacenterRackAwareActiveGossiper.DATACENTER));
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/gossip-base/src/main/java/org/apache/gossip/replication/NotReplicable.java b/gossip-base/src/main/java/org/apache/gossip/replication/NotReplicable.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c3fa538
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gossip-base/src/main/java/org/apache/gossip/replication/NotReplicable.java
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you 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.
+ */
+package org.apache.gossip.replication;
+
+import org.apache.gossip.LocalMember;
+import org.apache.gossip.model.Base;
+
+/**
+ * Replicable implementation which never replicates data on any node
+ *
+ * @param <T> A subtype of the class {@link org.apache.gossip.model.Base} which uses this interface
+ * @see Replicable
+ */
+public class NotReplicable<T extends Base> implements Replicable<T> {
+  
+  @Override
+  public boolean shouldReplicate(LocalMember me, LocalMember destination, T message) {
+    return false;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/gossip-base/src/main/java/org/apache/gossip/replication/Replicable.java b/gossip-base/src/main/java/org/apache/gossip/replication/Replicable.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..68098df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gossip-base/src/main/java/org/apache/gossip/replication/Replicable.java
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you 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.
+ */
+package org.apache.gossip.replication;
+
+import org.apache.gossip.LocalMember;
+import org.apache.gossip.model.Base;
+
+/**
+ * This interface is used to determine whether a data item needs to be replicated to
+ * another gossip member.
+ *
+ * @param <T> A subtype of the class {@link org.apache.gossip.model.Base} which uses this interface
+ */
+public interface Replicable<T extends Base> {
+  /**
+   * Test for a given data item needs to be replicated.
+   * @param me node that the data item is going to transmit from.
+   * @param destination target node to replicate.
+   * @param message this parameter is currently ignored
+   * @return true if the data item needs to be replicated to the destination. Otherwise false.
+   */
+  boolean shouldReplicate(LocalMember me, LocalMember destination, T message);
+}
diff --git a/gossip-base/src/main/java/org/apache/gossip/replication/WhiteListReplicable.java b/gossip-base/src/main/java/org/apache/gossip/replication/WhiteListReplicable.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..299d929
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gossip-base/src/main/java/org/apache/gossip/replication/WhiteListReplicable.java
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you 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.
+ */
+package org.apache.gossip.replication;
+
+import org.apache.gossip.LocalMember;
+import org.apache.gossip.model.Base;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+/**
+ * Replicable implementation which replicates data to given set of nodes.
+ *
+ * @param <T> A subtype of the class {@link org.apache.gossip.model.Base} which uses this interface
+ * @see Replicable
+ */
+public class WhiteListReplicable<T extends Base> implements Replicable<T> {
+  
+  private final List<LocalMember> whiteListMembers;
+  
+  public WhiteListReplicable(List<LocalMember> whiteListMembers) {
+    if (whiteListMembers == null) {
+      this.whiteListMembers = new ArrayList<>();
+    } else {
+      this.whiteListMembers = whiteListMembers;
+    }
+  }
+
+  public List<LocalMember> getWhiteListMembers() {
+    return whiteListMembers;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public boolean shouldReplicate(LocalMember me, LocalMember destination, T message) {
+    return whiteListMembers.contains(destination);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/gossip-base/src/main/java/org/apache/gossip/udp/UdpPerNodeDataMessage.java b/gossip-base/src/main/java/org/apache/gossip/udp/UdpPerNodeDataMessage.java
index 6eb170a..9ba1e85 100644
--- a/gossip-base/src/main/java/org/apache/gossip/udp/UdpPerNodeDataMessage.java
+++ b/gossip-base/src/main/java/org/apache/gossip/udp/UdpPerNodeDataMessage.java
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@
 
   @Override
   public String toString() {
-    return "UdpGossipDataMessage [uriFrom=" + uriFrom + ", uuid=" + uuid + "]";
+    return "UdpGossipDataMessage [uriFrom=" + uriFrom + ", uuid=" + uuid
+            + ", getReplicable()=" + getReplicable() + "]";
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/gossip-base/src/main/java/org/apache/gossip/udp/UdpSharedDataMessage.java b/gossip-base/src/main/java/org/apache/gossip/udp/UdpSharedDataMessage.java
index 1658503..0059bdb 100644
--- a/gossip-base/src/main/java/org/apache/gossip/udp/UdpSharedDataMessage.java
+++ b/gossip-base/src/main/java/org/apache/gossip/udp/UdpSharedDataMessage.java
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@
   public String toString() {
     return "UdpSharedGossipDataMessage [uriFrom=" + uriFrom + ", uuid=" + uuid + ", getNodeId()="
             + getNodeId() + ", getKey()=" + getKey() + ", getPayload()=" + getPayload()
-            + ", getTimestamp()=" + getTimestamp() + ", getExpireAt()=" + getExpireAt() + "]";
+            + ", getTimestamp()=" + getTimestamp() + ", getExpireAt()=" + getExpireAt()
+            + ", getReplicable()=" + getReplicable() + "]";
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/gossip-base/src/test/java/org/apache/gossip/AbstractIntegrationBase.java b/gossip-base/src/test/java/org/apache/gossip/AbstractIntegrationBase.java
index 896157f..d074706 100644
--- a/gossip-base/src/test/java/org/apache/gossip/AbstractIntegrationBase.java
+++ b/gossip-base/src/test/java/org/apache/gossip/AbstractIntegrationBase.java
@@ -18,24 +18,52 @@
 
 package org.apache.gossip;
 
+import java.net.URI;
+import java.net.URISyntaxException;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.UUID;
 
 import org.apache.gossip.manager.GossipManager;
+import org.apache.gossip.manager.GossipManagerBuilder;
 import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.Before;
 
 public abstract class AbstractIntegrationBase {
 
-  List <GossipManager> nodes = new ArrayList<GossipManager>();
+  List <GossipManager> nodes = new ArrayList<>();
   
   public void register(GossipManager manager){
     nodes.add(manager);
   }
-    
+
+  public void generateStandardNodes(final int memberCount) throws URISyntaxException {
+    if(nodes.size() > 0){
+      after();
+      nodes.clear();
+    }
+    GossipSettings settings = new GossipSettings();
+    settings.setPersistRingState(false);
+    settings.setPersistDataState(false);
+    String cluster = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
+    int seedNodes = 1;
+    List<Member> startupMembers = new ArrayList<>();
+    for (int i = 1; i < seedNodes + 1; ++i) {
+      URI uri = new URI("udp://" + "127.0.0.1" + ":" + (50000 + i));
+      startupMembers.add(new RemoteMember(cluster, uri, i + ""));
+    }
+
+    for (int i = 1; i < memberCount + 1; ++i) {
+      URI uri = new URI("udp://" + "127.0.0.1" + ":" + (50000 + i));
+      GossipManager gossipService = GossipManagerBuilder.newBuilder().cluster(cluster).uri(uri)
+              .id(i + "").gossipMembers(startupMembers).gossipSettings(settings).build();
+      gossipService.init();
+      register(gossipService);
+    }
+  }
   @Before
   public void before(){
-    nodes = new ArrayList<GossipManager>();
+    nodes = new ArrayList<>();
   }
   
   @After
diff --git a/gossip-base/src/test/java/org/apache/gossip/replication/DataReplicationTest.java b/gossip-base/src/test/java/org/apache/gossip/replication/DataReplicationTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dd073a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gossip-base/src/test/java/org/apache/gossip/replication/DataReplicationTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,210 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you 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.
+ */
+package org.apache.gossip.replication;
+
+import org.apache.gossip.LocalMember;
+import org.apache.gossip.manager.DatacenterRackAwareActiveGossiper;
+import org.apache.gossip.model.SharedDataMessage;
+import org.junit.Assert;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.platform.runner.JUnitPlatform;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+
+import java.net.URI;
+import java.net.URISyntaxException;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+@RunWith(JUnitPlatform.class)
+public class DataReplicationTest {
+  
+  @Test
+  public void dataReplicateAllTest() throws URISyntaxException {
+    SharedDataMessage message =  getSharedNodeData("public","public", new AllReplicable<>());
+    LocalMember me = getLocalMember(new URI("udp://127.0.0.1:8001"),"1");
+    LocalMember member = getLocalMember(new URI("udp://127.0.0.1:8002"),"2");
+    Assert.assertEquals(true, message.getReplicable().shouldReplicate(me, member, message));
+  }
+  
+  @Test
+  public void dataReplicateNoneTest() throws URISyntaxException {
+    SharedDataMessage message =  getSharedNodeData("private","private", new NotReplicable<>());
+    LocalMember me = getLocalMember(new URI("udp://127.0.0.1:8001"),"1");
+    LocalMember member = getLocalMember(new URI("udp://127.0.0.1:8002"),"2");
+    Assert.assertEquals(false, message.getReplicable().shouldReplicate(me, member, message));
+  }
+  
+  @Test
+  public void dataReplicateWhiteListTest() throws URISyntaxException {
+    List<LocalMember> memberList = new ArrayList<>();
+    memberList.add(getLocalMember(new URI("udp://127.0.0.1:8001"),"1"));
+    memberList.add(getLocalMember(new URI("udp://127.0.0.1:8002"),"2"));
+    memberList.add(getLocalMember(new URI("udp://127.0.0.1:8003"),"3"));
+    // add node 1 and 2 to the white list
+    List<LocalMember> whiteList = new ArrayList<>();
+    whiteList.add(memberList.get(0));
+    whiteList.add(memberList.get(1));
+
+    SharedDataMessage message = getSharedNodeData("whiteList", "Only allow some nodes",
+            new WhiteListReplicable<>(whiteList));
+    LocalMember me =  getLocalMember(new URI("udp://127.0.0.1:8004"),"4");
+    
+    // data should replicate to node 1 and 2 but not 3
+    Assert.assertEquals(true,
+            message.getReplicable().shouldReplicate(me, memberList.get(0), message));
+    Assert.assertEquals(true,
+            message.getReplicable().shouldReplicate(me, memberList.get(1), message));
+    Assert.assertEquals(false,
+            message.getReplicable().shouldReplicate(me, memberList.get(2), message));
+  }
+  
+  @Test
+  public void dataReplicateWhiteListNullTest() throws URISyntaxException {
+    List<LocalMember> memberList = new ArrayList<>();
+    memberList.add(getLocalMember(new URI("udp://127.0.0.1:8001"),"1"));
+    memberList.add(getLocalMember(new URI("udp://127.0.0.1:8002"),"2"));
+
+    SharedDataMessage message = getSharedNodeData("whiteList", "Only allow some nodes",
+            new WhiteListReplicable<>(null));
+
+    // data should not replicate if no whitelist specified
+    Assert.assertEquals(false,
+            message.getReplicable().shouldReplicate(memberList.get(0), memberList.get(1), message));
+    Assert.assertEquals(false,
+            message.getReplicable().shouldReplicate(memberList.get(1), memberList.get(0), message));
+
+  }
+  
+  @Test
+  public void dataReplicateBlackListTest() throws URISyntaxException {
+    List<LocalMember> memberList = new ArrayList<>();
+    memberList.add(getLocalMember(new URI("udp://127.0.0.1:8001"),"1"));
+    memberList.add(getLocalMember(new URI("udp://127.0.0.1:8002"),"2"));
+    memberList.add(getLocalMember(new URI("udp://127.0.0.1:8003"),"3"));
+    // add node 1 and 2 to the black list
+    List<LocalMember> blackList = new ArrayList<>();
+    blackList.add(memberList.get(0));
+    blackList.add(memberList.get(1));
+    
+    SharedDataMessage message = getSharedNodeData("blackList", "Disallow some nodes",
+            new BlackListReplicable<>(blackList));
+    LocalMember me = getLocalMember(new URI("udp://127.0.0.1:8004"),"4");
+
+    // data should not replicate to node 1 and 2
+    Assert.assertEquals(false,
+            message.getReplicable().shouldReplicate(me, memberList.get(0), message));
+    Assert.assertEquals(false,
+            message.getReplicable().shouldReplicate(me, memberList.get(1), message));
+    Assert.assertEquals(true,
+            message.getReplicable().shouldReplicate(me, memberList.get(2), message));
+  }
+  
+  @Test
+  public void dataReplicateBlackListNullTest() throws URISyntaxException {
+    
+    List<LocalMember> memberList = new ArrayList<>();
+    memberList.add(getLocalMember(new URI("udp://127.0.0.1:8001"),"1"));
+    memberList.add(getLocalMember(new URI("udp://127.0.0.1:8002"),"2"));
+    
+    SharedDataMessage message = getSharedNodeData("blackList", "Disallow some nodes",
+            new BlackListReplicable<>(null));
+    
+    // data should replicate if no blacklist specified
+    Assert.assertEquals(true,
+            message.getReplicable().shouldReplicate(memberList.get(0), memberList.get(1), message));
+    Assert.assertEquals(true,
+            message.getReplicable().shouldReplicate(memberList.get(1), memberList.get(0), message));
+  }
+  
+  @Test
+  public void dataReplicateDataCenterTest() throws URISyntaxException {
+    
+    List<LocalMember> memberListDc1 = new ArrayList<>();
+    List<LocalMember> memberListDc2 = new ArrayList<>();
+
+    memberListDc1
+            .add(getLocalMemberDc(new URI("udp://10.0.0.1:8000"), "1", "DataCenter1", "Rack1"));
+    memberListDc1
+            .add(getLocalMemberDc(new URI("udp://10.0.0.2:8000"), "2", "DataCenter1", "Rack2"));
+    memberListDc2
+            .add(getLocalMemberDc(new URI("udp://10.0.1.1:8000"), "11", "DataCenter2", "Rack1"));
+    memberListDc2
+            .add(getLocalMemberDc(new URI("udp://10.0.1.2:8000"), "12", "DataCenter2", "Rack2"));
+
+    SharedDataMessage message = getSharedNodeData("datacenter1", "I am in data center 1 rack 1",
+            new DataCenterReplicable<>());
+
+    // data should replicate in data center 1
+    Assert.assertEquals(true, message.getReplicable()
+            .shouldReplicate(memberListDc1.get(0), memberListDc1.get(1), message));
+    Assert.assertEquals(true, message.getReplicable()
+            .shouldReplicate(memberListDc2.get(0), memberListDc2.get(1), message));
+    
+    // data should not replicate to data center 2
+    Assert.assertEquals(false, message.getReplicable()
+            .shouldReplicate(memberListDc1.get(0), memberListDc2.get(0), message));
+    Assert.assertEquals(false, message.getReplicable()
+            .shouldReplicate(memberListDc1.get(1), memberListDc2.get(1), message));
+  }
+  
+  @Test
+  public void dataReplicateDataCenterUnknownDataCenterTest() throws URISyntaxException {
+    
+    List<LocalMember> memberListDc1 = new ArrayList<>();
+    memberListDc1
+            .add(getLocalMemberDc(new URI("udp://10.0.0.1:8000"), "1", "DataCenter1", "Rack1"));
+
+    Map<String, String> properties = new HashMap<>();
+    LocalMember unknownDc = new LocalMember("cluster1", new URI("udp://10.0.1.2:8000"), "12", 0,
+            properties, 1, 0, "");
+    
+    SharedDataMessage message = getSharedNodeData("datacenter1","I am in data center 1 rack 1", new DataCenterReplicable<>());
+
+    // data should not replicate from dc1 to unknown node
+    Assert.assertEquals(false, message.getReplicable()
+            .shouldReplicate(memberListDc1.get(0), unknownDc, message));
+    // data can replicate from unknown node to dc
+    Assert.assertEquals(true, message.getReplicable()
+            .shouldReplicate(unknownDc, memberListDc1.get(0), message));
+
+  }
+
+  private static SharedDataMessage getSharedNodeData(String key, String value,
+          Replicable<SharedDataMessage> replicable) {
+    SharedDataMessage g = new SharedDataMessage();
+    g.setExpireAt(Long.MAX_VALUE);
+    g.setKey(key);
+    g.setPayload(value);
+    g.setTimestamp(System.currentTimeMillis());
+    g.setReplicable(replicable);
+    return g;
+  }
+
+  private static LocalMember getLocalMember(URI uri, String id){
+    return new LocalMember("cluster1", uri, id, 0, null, 1, 0, "");
+  }
+
+  private static LocalMember getLocalMemberDc(URI uri, String id, String dataCenter, String rack){
+    Map<String, String> props = new HashMap<>();
+    props.put(DatacenterRackAwareActiveGossiper.DATACENTER, dataCenter);
+    props.put(DatacenterRackAwareActiveGossiper.RACK, rack);
+    return new LocalMember("cluster1", uri, id, 0, props, 1, 0, "");
+  }
+}
diff --git a/gossip-itest/src/test/java/org/apache/gossip/PerNodeDataReplicationControlTest.java b/gossip-itest/src/test/java/org/apache/gossip/PerNodeDataReplicationControlTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e715410
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gossip-itest/src/test/java/org/apache/gossip/PerNodeDataReplicationControlTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,207 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you 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.
+ */
+package org.apache.gossip;
+
+import io.teknek.tunit.TUnit;
+import org.apache.gossip.manager.DatacenterRackAwareActiveGossiper;
+import org.apache.gossip.manager.GossipManager;
+import org.apache.gossip.manager.GossipManagerBuilder;
+import org.apache.gossip.model.PerNodeDataMessage;
+import org.apache.gossip.model.SharedDataMessage;
+import org.apache.gossip.replication.*;
+import org.junit.Assert;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.platform.runner.JUnitPlatform;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+
+import java.net.URI;
+import java.net.URISyntaxException;
+import java.net.UnknownHostException;
+import java.util.*;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+
+@RunWith(JUnitPlatform.class)
+public class PerNodeDataReplicationControlTest extends AbstractIntegrationBase {
+
+  @Test
+  public void perNodeDataReplicationTest()
+          throws InterruptedException, UnknownHostException, URISyntaxException {
+
+    generateStandardNodes(3);
+
+    // check whether the members are discovered
+    TUnit.assertThat(() -> {
+      int total = 0;
+      for (GossipManager node : nodes) {
+        total += node.getLiveMembers().size();
+      }
+      return total;
+    }).afterWaitingAtMost(20, TimeUnit.SECONDS).isEqualTo(2);
+
+    // Adding new per node data to Node 1 with default replication (replicate all)
+    nodes.get(0).gossipPerNodeData(getPerNodeData("public", "I am visible to all",
+            new AllReplicable<>()));
+    // Adding new per node data to Node 1 with no replication (replicate none)
+    nodes.get(0).gossipPerNodeData(getPerNodeData("private", "I am private",
+            new NotReplicable<>()));
+
+    List<LocalMember> whiteList = new ArrayList<>();
+    whiteList.add(nodes.get(1).getMyself());
+    // Adding new per node data to Node 1 with white list Node 2
+    nodes.get(0).gossipPerNodeData(getPerNodeData("wl", "white list",
+            new WhiteListReplicable<>(whiteList)));
+
+    List<LocalMember> blackList = new ArrayList<>();
+    blackList.add(nodes.get(1).getMyself());
+    // Adding new per node data to Node 1 with black list Node 2
+    nodes.get(0).gossipPerNodeData(getPerNodeData("bl", "black list",
+            new BlackListReplicable<>(blackList)));
+
+    // Node 2 and 3 must have the shared data with key 'public'
+    TUnit.assertThat(() -> {
+      PerNodeDataMessage message = nodes.get(1).findPerNodeGossipData("1", "public");
+      if(message == null){
+        return "";
+      }else {
+        return message.getPayload();
+      }
+    }).afterWaitingAtMost(20, TimeUnit.SECONDS).isEqualTo("I am visible to all");
+
+    TUnit.assertThat(() -> {
+      PerNodeDataMessage message = nodes.get(2).findPerNodeGossipData("1", "public");
+      if(message == null){
+        return "";
+      }else {
+        return message.getPayload();
+      }
+    }).afterWaitingAtMost(20, TimeUnit.SECONDS).isEqualTo("I am visible to all");
+
+    // Node 2 must have shared data with key wl
+    TUnit.assertThat(() -> {
+      PerNodeDataMessage message = nodes.get(1).findPerNodeGossipData("1", "wl");
+      if(message == null){
+        return "";
+      }else {
+        return message.getPayload();
+      }
+    }).afterWaitingAtMost(20, TimeUnit.SECONDS).isEqualTo("white list");
+
+    // Node 3 must have shared data with key bl
+    TUnit.assertThat(() -> {
+      PerNodeDataMessage message = nodes.get(2).findPerNodeGossipData("1", "bl");
+      if(message == null){
+        return "";
+      }else {
+        return message.getPayload();
+      }
+    }).afterWaitingAtMost(20, TimeUnit.SECONDS).isEqualTo("black list");
+
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void perNodeDataDcReplicationTest()
+          throws InterruptedException, UnknownHostException, URISyntaxException {
+
+    GossipSettings settings = new GossipSettings();
+    settings.setPersistRingState(false);
+    settings.setPersistDataState(false);
+    String cluster = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
+    settings.setActiveGossipClass(DatacenterRackAwareActiveGossiper.class.getName());
+
+    Map<String, String> gossipProps = new HashMap<>();
+    gossipProps.put("sameRackGossipIntervalMs", "500");
+    gossipProps.put("differentDatacenterGossipIntervalMs", "1000");
+    settings.setActiveGossipProperties(gossipProps);
+
+    RemoteMember seeder = new RemoteMember(cluster, URI.create("udp://127.0.0.1:5001"), "1");
+
+    // initialize 2 data centers with each having two racks
+    createDcNode(URI.create("udp://127.0.0.1:5001"), "1", settings, seeder, cluster,
+            "DataCenter1", "Rack1");
+    createDcNode(URI.create("udp://127.0.0.1:5002"), "2", settings, seeder, cluster,
+            "DataCenter1", "Rack2");
+
+    createDcNode(URI.create("udp://127.0.0.1:5006"), "6", settings, seeder, cluster,
+            "DataCenter2", "Rack1");
+    createDcNode(URI.create("udp://127.0.0.1:5007"), "7", settings, seeder, cluster,
+            "DataCenter2", "Rack1");
+
+    // check whether the members are discovered
+    TUnit.assertThat(() -> {
+      int total = 0;
+      for (int i = 0; i < 4; ++i) {
+        total += nodes.get(i).getLiveMembers().size();
+      }
+      return total;
+    }).afterWaitingAtMost(20, TimeUnit.SECONDS).isEqualTo(12);
+
+    // Node 1 has a shared key with 'Dc1Rack1'
+    nodes.get(0).gossipPerNodeData(getPerNodeData("Dc1Rack1", "I am belong to Dc1",
+            new DataCenterReplicable<>()));
+    // Node 6 has a shared key with 'Dc2Rack1'
+    nodes.get(2).gossipPerNodeData(getPerNodeData("Dc2Rack1", "I am belong to Dc2",
+            new DataCenterReplicable<>()));
+
+    // Node 2 must have the shared data with key 'Dc1Rack1'
+    TUnit.assertThat(() -> {
+      PerNodeDataMessage message = nodes.get(1).findPerNodeGossipData("1", "Dc1Rack1");
+      if(message == null){
+        return "";
+      }else {
+        return message.getPayload();
+      }
+    }).afterWaitingAtMost(20, TimeUnit.SECONDS).isEqualTo("I am belong to Dc1");
+
+
+    // Node 7 must have the shared data with key 'Dc2Rack1'
+    TUnit.assertThat(() -> {
+      PerNodeDataMessage message = nodes.get(3).findPerNodeGossipData("6", "Dc2Rack1");
+      if(message == null){
+        return "";
+      }else {
+        return message.getPayload();
+      }
+    }).afterWaitingAtMost(20, TimeUnit.SECONDS).isEqualTo("I am belong to Dc2");
+
+  }
+
+  private PerNodeDataMessage getPerNodeData(String key, String value,
+          Replicable<PerNodeDataMessage> replicable) {
+    PerNodeDataMessage g = new PerNodeDataMessage();
+    g.setExpireAt(Long.MAX_VALUE);
+    g.setKey(key);
+    g.setPayload(value);
+    g.setTimestamp(System.currentTimeMillis());
+    g.setReplicable(replicable);
+    return g;
+  }
+
+  private void createDcNode(URI uri, String id, GossipSettings settings, RemoteMember seeder,
+          String cluster, String dataCenter, String rack){
+    Map<String, String> props = new HashMap<>();
+    props.put(DatacenterRackAwareActiveGossiper.DATACENTER, dataCenter);
+    props.put(DatacenterRackAwareActiveGossiper.RACK, rack);
+
+    GossipManager dcNode = GossipManagerBuilder.newBuilder().cluster(cluster).uri(uri).id(id)
+            .gossipSettings(settings).gossipMembers(Arrays.asList(seeder)).properties(props)
+            .build();
+    dcNode.init();
+    register(dcNode);
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/gossip-itest/src/test/java/org/apache/gossip/SharedDataReplicationControlTest.java b/gossip-itest/src/test/java/org/apache/gossip/SharedDataReplicationControlTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8ce063d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gossip-itest/src/test/java/org/apache/gossip/SharedDataReplicationControlTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,212 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you 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.
+ */
+package org.apache.gossip;
+
+import io.teknek.tunit.TUnit;
+import org.apache.gossip.manager.DatacenterRackAwareActiveGossiper;
+import org.apache.gossip.manager.GossipManager;
+import org.apache.gossip.manager.GossipManagerBuilder;
+import org.apache.gossip.model.SharedDataMessage;
+import org.apache.gossip.replication.AllReplicable;
+import org.apache.gossip.replication.BlackListReplicable;
+import org.apache.gossip.replication.DataCenterReplicable;
+import org.apache.gossip.replication.NotReplicable;
+import org.apache.gossip.replication.Replicable;
+import org.apache.gossip.replication.WhiteListReplicable;
+import org.junit.Assert;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.platform.runner.JUnitPlatform;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+
+import java.net.URI;
+import java.net.URISyntaxException;
+import java.net.UnknownHostException;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.UUID;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+
+@RunWith(JUnitPlatform.class)
+public class SharedDataReplicationControlTest extends AbstractIntegrationBase {
+
+  @Test
+  public void sharedDataReplicationTest()
+          throws InterruptedException, UnknownHostException, URISyntaxException {
+    generateStandardNodes(3);
+
+    // check whether the members are discovered
+    TUnit.assertThat(() -> {
+      int total = 0;
+      for (GossipManager node : nodes) {
+        total += node.getLiveMembers().size();
+      }
+      return total;
+    }).afterWaitingAtMost(20, TimeUnit.SECONDS).isEqualTo(2);
+
+    // Adding new shared data to Node 1 with default replication (replicate all)
+    nodes.get(0).gossipSharedData(sharedNodeData("public", "I am visible to all",
+            new AllReplicable<>()));
+    // Adding new shared data to Node 1 with no replication (replicate none)
+    nodes.get(0).gossipSharedData(sharedNodeData("private", "I am private",
+            new NotReplicable<>()));
+
+    List<LocalMember> whiteList = new ArrayList<>();
+    whiteList.add(nodes.get(1).getMyself());
+    // Adding new shared data to Node 1 with white list Node 2
+    nodes.get(0).gossipSharedData(sharedNodeData("wl", "white list",
+            new WhiteListReplicable<>(whiteList)));
+
+    List<LocalMember> blackList = new ArrayList<>();
+    blackList.add(nodes.get(1).getMyself());
+    // Adding new shared data to Node 1 with black list Node 2
+    nodes.get(0).gossipSharedData(sharedNodeData("bl", "black list",
+            new BlackListReplicable<>(blackList)));
+
+    TUnit.assertThat(() -> {
+      SharedDataMessage message = nodes.get(1).findSharedGossipData("public");
+      if(message == null){
+        return "";
+      }else {
+        return message.getPayload();
+      }
+    }).afterWaitingAtMost(20, TimeUnit.SECONDS).isEqualTo("I am visible to all");
+
+    TUnit.assertThat(() -> {
+      SharedDataMessage message = nodes.get(2).findSharedGossipData("public");
+      if(message == null){
+        return "";
+      }else {
+        return message.getPayload();
+      }
+    }).afterWaitingAtMost(20, TimeUnit.SECONDS).isEqualTo("I am visible to all");
+
+    // Node 2 must have shared data with key wl
+    TUnit.assertThat(() -> {
+      SharedDataMessage message = nodes.get(1).findSharedGossipData("wl");
+      if(message == null){
+        return "";
+      }else {
+        return message.getPayload();
+      }
+    }).afterWaitingAtMost(20, TimeUnit.SECONDS).isEqualTo("white list");
+
+    // Node 3 must have shared data with key bl
+    TUnit.assertThat(() -> {
+      SharedDataMessage message = nodes.get(2).findSharedGossipData("bl");
+      if(message == null){
+        return "";
+      }else {
+        return message.getPayload();
+      }
+    }).afterWaitingAtMost(20, TimeUnit.SECONDS).isEqualTo("black list");
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void sharedDataDcReplicationTest()
+          throws InterruptedException, UnknownHostException, URISyntaxException {
+
+    GossipSettings settings = new GossipSettings();
+    settings.setPersistRingState(false);
+    settings.setPersistDataState(false);
+    String cluster = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
+    settings.setActiveGossipClass(DatacenterRackAwareActiveGossiper.class.getName());
+
+    Map<String, String> gossipProps = new HashMap<>();
+    gossipProps.put("sameRackGossipIntervalMs", "500");
+    gossipProps.put("differentDatacenterGossipIntervalMs", "1000");
+    settings.setActiveGossipProperties(gossipProps);
+
+    RemoteMember seeder = new RemoteMember(cluster, URI.create("udp://127.0.0.1:5001"), "1");
+
+    // initialize 2 data centers with each having two racks
+    createDcNode(URI.create("udp://127.0.0.1:5001"), "1", settings, seeder, cluster,
+            "DataCenter1", "Rack1");
+    createDcNode(URI.create("udp://127.0.0.1:5002"), "2", settings, seeder, cluster,
+            "DataCenter1", "Rack2");
+
+    createDcNode(URI.create("udp://127.0.0.1:5006"), "6", settings, seeder, cluster,
+            "DataCenter2", "Rack1");
+    createDcNode(URI.create("udp://127.0.0.1:5007"), "7", settings, seeder, cluster,
+            "DataCenter2", "Rack1");
+
+    // check whether the members are discovered
+    TUnit.assertThat(() -> {
+      int total = 0;
+      for (int i = 0; i < 4; ++i) {
+        total += nodes.get(i).getLiveMembers().size();
+      }
+      return total;
+    }).afterWaitingAtMost(20, TimeUnit.SECONDS).isEqualTo(12);
+
+    // Node 1 has a shared key with 'Dc1Rack1'
+    nodes.get(0).gossipSharedData(sharedNodeData("Dc1Rack1", "I am belong to Dc1",
+            new DataCenterReplicable<>()));
+    // Node 6 has a shared key with 'Dc2Rack1'
+    nodes.get(2).gossipSharedData(sharedNodeData("Dc2Rack1", "I am belong to Dc2",
+            new DataCenterReplicable<>()));
+
+    // Node 2 must have the shared data with key 'Dc1Rack1'
+    TUnit.assertThat(() -> {
+      SharedDataMessage message = nodes.get(1).findSharedGossipData("Dc1Rack1");
+      if(message == null){
+        return "";
+      }else {
+        return message.getPayload();
+      }
+    }).afterWaitingAtMost(20, TimeUnit.SECONDS).isEqualTo("I am belong to Dc1");
+
+    // Node 7 must have the shared data with key 'Dc2Rack1'
+    TUnit.assertThat(() -> {
+      SharedDataMessage message = nodes.get(3).findSharedGossipData("Dc2Rack1");
+      if(message == null){
+        return "";
+      }else {
+        return message.getPayload();
+      }
+    }).afterWaitingAtMost(20, TimeUnit.SECONDS).isEqualTo("I am belong to Dc2");
+
+  }
+
+  private SharedDataMessage sharedNodeData(String key, String value,
+          Replicable<SharedDataMessage> replicable) {
+    SharedDataMessage g = new SharedDataMessage();
+    g.setExpireAt(Long.MAX_VALUE);
+    g.setKey(key);
+    g.setPayload(value);
+    g.setTimestamp(System.currentTimeMillis());
+    g.setReplicable(replicable);
+    return g;
+  }
+
+  private void createDcNode(URI uri, String id, GossipSettings settings, RemoteMember seeder,
+          String cluster, String dataCenter, String rack){
+    Map<String, String> props = new HashMap<>();
+    props.put(DatacenterRackAwareActiveGossiper.DATACENTER, dataCenter);
+    props.put(DatacenterRackAwareActiveGossiper.RACK, rack);
+
+    GossipManager dcNode = GossipManagerBuilder.newBuilder().cluster(cluster).uri(uri).id(id)
+            .gossipSettings(settings).gossipMembers(Arrays.asList(seeder)).properties(props)
+            .build();
+    dcNode.init();
+    register(dcNode);
+  }
+
+}