diff --git a/pkg/repository/errors.go b/pkg/repository/errors.go
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+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+// Copyright (c) 2022-2023 Dell Inc, or its subsidiaries.
+
+// Package repository is the database abstraction implementing repository design pattern
+package repository
+
+// OperationError when cannot perform a given operation on database (SET, GET or DELETE)
+type OperationError struct {
+	operation string
+}
+
+func (err *OperationError) Error() string {
+	return "Could not perform the " + err.operation + " operation."
+}
+
+// DownError when its not a redis.Nil response, in this case the database is down
+type DownError struct{}
+
+func (dbe *DownError) Error() string {
+	return "Database is down"
+}
+
+// CreateDatabaseError when cannot perform set on database
+type CreateDatabaseError struct{}
+
+func (err *CreateDatabaseError) Error() string {
+	return "Could not create Databse"
+}
+
+// NotImplementedDatabaseError when user tries to create a not implemented database
+type NotImplementedDatabaseError struct {
+	database string
+}
+
+func (err *NotImplementedDatabaseError) Error() string {
+	return err.database + " not implemented"
+}
diff --git a/pkg/repository/memory.go b/pkg/repository/memory.go
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+++ b/pkg/repository/memory.go
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+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+// Copyright (c) 2022-2023 Dell Inc, or its subsidiaries.
+
+// Package repository is the database abstraction implementing repository design pattern
+package repository
+
+import "sync"
+
+type memoryDatabase struct {
+	data map[string]string
+	lock sync.RWMutex
+}
+
+func NewMemoryDatabase() *memoryDatabase {
+	return &memoryDatabase{
+		data: make(map[string]string),
+		lock: &sync.RWMutex{},
+	}
+}
+
+func (repo *memoryDatabase) Set(key string, value string) (string, error) {
+	repo.lock.RLock()
+	defer repo.lock.RUnlock()
+	repo.data[key] = value
+}
+
+func (repo *memoryDatabase) Get(key string) (string, error) {
+	repo.lock.RLock()
+	defer repo.lock.RUnlock()
+	value, err := repo.data[key]
+	if err != nil {
+		// TODO: use our own errors
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return value, nil
+}
+
+func (repo *memoryDatabase) Delete(key string) (string, error) {
+	repo.lock.RLock()
+	defer repo.lock.RUnlock()
+	delete(repo.data, key)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/repository/models.go b/pkg/repository/models.go
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+++ b/pkg/repository/models.go
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+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+// Copyright (c) 2022-2023 Dell Inc, or its subsidiaries.
+
+// Package repository is the database abstraction implementing repository design pattern
+package repository
+
+import (
+	"encoding/binary"
+	"net"
+
+	pb "github.com/opiproject/opi-api/network/evpn-gw/v1alpha1/gen/go"
+)
+
+type Vrf struct {
+	Vni        int
+	LoopbackIp net.IPNet
+	VtepIp     net.IPNet
+}
+
+func NewVrf(in pb.Vrf) *Vrf {
+	myip := make(net.IP, 4)
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint32(myip, in.Vrf.Spec.LoopbackIpPrefix.Addr.GetV4Addr())
+	lip := net.IPNet{IP: myip, Mask: net.CIDRMask(int(in.Vrf.Spec.LoopbackIpPrefix.Len), 32)}
+	return &Vrf{Vni: in.Spec.Vni, LoopbackIp: lip}
+}
+
+func (s *Vrf) ToPb() (*pb.Vrf, error) {
+	return &pb.Vrf{Spec: nil, Status: nil}
+}
+
+type Svi struct {
+	VrfRefKey           string
+	LogicalBridgeRefKey string
+	MacAddress          net.HardwareAddr
+	GwIp                net.IPNet
+}
+
+func NewSvi(in pb.Svi) *Svi {
+	mac := net.HardwareAddr(in.Spec.MacAddress[:])
+	myip := make(net.IP, 4)
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint32(myip, in.Svi.Spec.GwIpPrefix.Addr.GetV4Addr())
+	gip := net.IPNet{IP: myip, Mask: net.CIDRMask(int(in.Svi.Spec.GwIpPrefix.Len), 32)}
+	return &Svi{VrfRefKey: in.Spec.Vrf, LogicalBridgeRefKey: in.Spec.LogicalBridge, MacAddress: mac, GwIp: gip}
+}
+
+func (s *Svi) ToPb() (*pb.Svi, error) {
+	return &pb.Svi{Spec: nil, Status: nil}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/repository/redis.go b/pkg/repository/redis.go
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index 00000000..0e2c0c0e
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+++ b/pkg/repository/redis.go
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+// Copyright (c) 2022-2023 Dell Inc, or its subsidiaries.
+
+// Package repository is the database abstraction implementing repository design pattern
+package repository
+
+import "github.com/go-redis/redis"
+
+type redisDatabase struct {
+	client *redis.Client
+}
+
+func NewRedisDatabase() (Database, error) {
+	// TODO: pass address
+	client := redis.NewClient(&redis.Options{
+		Addr:     "redis:6379",
+		Password: "", // no password set
+		DB:       0,  // use default DB
+	})
+	_, err := client.Ping().Result() // makes sure database is connected
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, &CreateDatabaseError{}
+	}
+	return &redisDatabase{client: client}, nil
+}
+
+func (r *redisDatabase) Set(key string, value string) (string, error) {
+	_, err := r.client.Set(key, value, 0).Result()
+	if err != nil {
+		return generateError("set", err)
+	}
+	return key, nil
+}
+
+func (r *redisDatabase) Get(key string) (string, error) {
+	value, err := r.client.Get(key).Result()
+	if err != nil {
+		return generateError("get", err)
+	}
+	return value, nil
+}
+
+func (r *redisDatabase) Delete(key string) (string, error) {
+	_, err := r.client.Del(key).Result()
+	if err != nil {
+		return generateError("delete", err)
+	}
+	return key, nil
+}
+
+func generateError(operation string, err error) (string, error) {
+	if err == redis.Nil {
+		return "", &OperationError{operation}
+	}
+	return "", &DownError{}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/repository/repository.go b/pkg/repository/repository.go
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index 00000000..a0a84d1d
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+++ b/pkg/repository/repository.go
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+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+// Copyright (c) 2022-2023 Dell Inc, or its subsidiaries.
+
+// Package repository is the database abstraction implementing repository design pattern
+package repository
+
+// Database abstraction
+type Database interface {
+	Set(key string, value string) (string, error)
+	Get(key string) (string, error)
+	Delete(key string) (string, error)
+}
+
+// Factory pattern to create new Database
+func Factory(databaseImplementation string) (Database, error) {
+	switch databaseImplementation {
+	case "redis":
+		return NewRedisDatabase()
+	case "memory":
+		return NewMemoryDatabase()
+	default:
+		return nil, &NotImplementedDatabaseError{databaseImplementation}
+	}
+}