diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/comm/ConnectionEntry.java b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/comm/ConnectionEntry.java
similarity index 98%
rename from hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/comm/ConnectionEntry.java
rename to hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/comm/ConnectionEntry.java
index bfc79e7..4ed4e7f 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/comm/ConnectionEntry.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/comm/ConnectionEntry.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.comm;
+package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.comm;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/comm/NonDeterministicFrameReader.java b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/comm/NonDeterministicFrameReader.java
similarity index 98%
rename from hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/comm/NonDeterministicFrameReader.java
rename to hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/comm/NonDeterministicFrameReader.java
index 96fb70a..3955213 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/comm/NonDeterministicFrameReader.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/comm/NonDeterministicFrameReader.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.comm;
+package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.comm;
 
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 import java.util.logging.Level;
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/comm/SortMergeFrameReader.java b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/comm/SortMergeFrameReader.java
similarity index 95%
rename from hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/comm/SortMergeFrameReader.java
rename to hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/comm/SortMergeFrameReader.java
index 5c97397..c86acba 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/comm/SortMergeFrameReader.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/comm/SortMergeFrameReader.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.comm;
+package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.comm;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryComparator;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.RecordDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.comm.io.FrameHelper;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.comm.io.FrameTupleAccessor;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.comm.io.FrameTupleAppender;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.comm.io.FrameTuplePairComparator;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.comm.io.FrameHelper;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.comm.io.FrameTupleAccessor;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.comm.io.FrameTupleAppender;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.comm.io.FrameTuplePairComparator;
 
 public class SortMergeFrameReader implements IFrameReader {
     private static final Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(SortMergeFrameReader.class.getName());
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/comm/io/ArrayTupleBuilder.java b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/comm/io/ArrayTupleBuilder.java
similarity index 97%
rename from hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/comm/io/ArrayTupleBuilder.java
rename to hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/comm/io/ArrayTupleBuilder.java
index 368f7a3..c087767 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/comm/io/ArrayTupleBuilder.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/comm/io/ArrayTupleBuilder.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.comm.io;
+package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.comm.io;
 
 import java.io.DataOutputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/comm/io/ByteArrayAccessibleOutputStream.java b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/comm/io/ByteArrayAccessibleOutputStream.java
similarity index 96%
rename from hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/comm/io/ByteArrayAccessibleOutputStream.java
rename to hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/comm/io/ByteArrayAccessibleOutputStream.java
index 41c771b..31bf554 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/comm/io/ByteArrayAccessibleOutputStream.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/comm/io/ByteArrayAccessibleOutputStream.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.comm.io;
+package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.comm.io;
 
 import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
 import java.util.logging.Level;
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/comm/io/FrameConstants.java b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/comm/io/FrameConstants.java
similarity index 93%
rename from hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/comm/io/FrameConstants.java
rename to hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/comm/io/FrameConstants.java
index 93aab63..aae9fc4 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/comm/io/FrameConstants.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/comm/io/FrameConstants.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.comm.io;
+package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.comm.io;
 
 public interface FrameConstants {
     public static final int SIZE_LEN = 4;
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/comm/io/FrameDeserializer.java b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/comm/io/FrameDeserializer.java
similarity index 95%
rename from hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/comm/io/FrameDeserializer.java
rename to hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/comm/io/FrameDeserializer.java
index 499f692..8c6b7c9 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/comm/io/FrameDeserializer.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/comm/io/FrameDeserializer.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.comm.io;
+package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.comm.io;
 
 import java.io.DataInputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.context.IHyracksContext;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.RecordDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.comm.util.ByteBufferInputStream;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.comm.util.ByteBufferInputStream;
 
 public class FrameDeserializer {
     private static final Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(FrameDeserializer.class.getName());
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/comm/io/FrameDeserializingDataReader.java b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/comm/io/FrameDeserializingDataReader.java
similarity index 97%
rename from hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/comm/io/FrameDeserializingDataReader.java
rename to hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/comm/io/FrameDeserializingDataReader.java
index 08f3472..f18dacd 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/comm/io/FrameDeserializingDataReader.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/comm/io/FrameDeserializingDataReader.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.comm.io;
+package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.comm.io;
 
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/comm/io/FrameDeserializingDataWriter.java b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/comm/io/FrameDeserializingDataWriter.java
similarity index 97%
rename from hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/comm/io/FrameDeserializingDataWriter.java
rename to hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/comm/io/FrameDeserializingDataWriter.java
index 413ded6..ca7867f 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/comm/io/FrameDeserializingDataWriter.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/comm/io/FrameDeserializingDataWriter.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.comm.io;
+package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.comm.io;
 
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/comm/io/FrameHelper.java b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/comm/io/FrameHelper.java
similarity index 93%
rename from hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/comm/io/FrameHelper.java
rename to hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/comm/io/FrameHelper.java
index 52ecfce..58ff5e1 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/comm/io/FrameHelper.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/comm/io/FrameHelper.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.comm.io;
+package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.comm.io;
 
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.context.IHyracksContext;
 
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/comm/io/FrameTupleAccessor.java b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/comm/io/FrameTupleAccessor.java
similarity index 96%
rename from hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/comm/io/FrameTupleAccessor.java
rename to hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/comm/io/FrameTupleAccessor.java
index 9a10136..e282d82 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/comm/io/FrameTupleAccessor.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/comm/io/FrameTupleAccessor.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.comm.io;
+package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.comm.io;
 
 import java.io.DataInputStream;
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.context.IHyracksContext;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.RecordDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.comm.util.ByteBufferInputStream;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.comm.util.ByteBufferInputStream;
 
 /**
  * FrameTupleCursor is used to navigate over tuples in a Frame.
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/comm/io/FrameTupleAppender.java b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/comm/io/FrameTupleAppender.java
similarity index 98%
rename from hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/comm/io/FrameTupleAppender.java
rename to hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/comm/io/FrameTupleAppender.java
index c57e589..f2ab96a 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/comm/io/FrameTupleAppender.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/comm/io/FrameTupleAppender.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.comm.io;
+package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.comm.io;
 
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/comm/io/FrameTuplePairComparator.java b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/comm/io/FrameTuplePairComparator.java
similarity index 97%
rename from hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/comm/io/FrameTuplePairComparator.java
rename to hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/comm/io/FrameTuplePairComparator.java
index 0b23383..ee0195e 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/comm/io/FrameTuplePairComparator.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/comm/io/FrameTuplePairComparator.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.comm.io;
+package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.comm.io;
 
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryComparator;
 
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/comm/io/SerializingDataWriter.java b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/comm/io/SerializingDataWriter.java
similarity index 98%
rename from hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/comm/io/SerializingDataWriter.java
rename to hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/comm/io/SerializingDataWriter.java
index 593eb3b..078e4c0 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/comm/io/SerializingDataWriter.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/comm/io/SerializingDataWriter.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.comm.io;
+package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.comm.io;
 
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 import java.util.logging.Level;
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/comm/util/ByteBufferInputStream.java b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/comm/util/ByteBufferInputStream.java
similarity index 97%
rename from hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/comm/util/ByteBufferInputStream.java
rename to hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/comm/util/ByteBufferInputStream.java
index 90f7433..cd3c751 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/comm/util/ByteBufferInputStream.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/comm/util/ByteBufferInputStream.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.comm.util;
+package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.comm.util;
 
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/comm/util/FrameUtils.java b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/comm/util/FrameUtils.java
similarity index 94%
rename from hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/comm/util/FrameUtils.java
rename to hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/comm/util/FrameUtils.java
index bdce4a4..06255c1 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/comm/util/FrameUtils.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/comm/util/FrameUtils.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.comm.util;
+package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.comm.util;
 
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/data/FloatBinaryComparatorFactory.java b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/data/comparators/FloatBinaryComparatorFactory.java
similarity index 90%
rename from hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/data/FloatBinaryComparatorFactory.java
rename to hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/data/comparators/FloatBinaryComparatorFactory.java
index 047e7d2..46abc34 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/data/FloatBinaryComparatorFactory.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/data/comparators/FloatBinaryComparatorFactory.java
@@ -12,10 +12,11 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.data;
+package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.comparators;
 
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryComparator;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryComparatorFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.marshalling.FloatSerializerDeserializer;
 
 public class FloatBinaryComparatorFactory implements IBinaryComparatorFactory {
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/data/FloatComparatorFactory.java b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/data/comparators/FloatComparatorFactory.java
similarity index 94%
rename from hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/data/FloatComparatorFactory.java
rename to hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/data/comparators/FloatComparatorFactory.java
index c2a5b9e..59f36bf 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/data/FloatComparatorFactory.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/data/comparators/FloatComparatorFactory.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.data;
+package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.comparators;
 
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IComparator;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IComparatorFactory;
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/data/IntegerBinaryComparatorFactory.java b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/data/comparators/IntegerBinaryComparatorFactory.java
similarity index 90%
rename from hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/data/IntegerBinaryComparatorFactory.java
rename to hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/data/comparators/IntegerBinaryComparatorFactory.java
index 77b8446..493d4ee 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/data/IntegerBinaryComparatorFactory.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/data/comparators/IntegerBinaryComparatorFactory.java
@@ -12,10 +12,11 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.data;
+package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.comparators;
 
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryComparator;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryComparatorFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.marshalling.IntegerSerializerDeserializer;
 
 public class IntegerBinaryComparatorFactory implements IBinaryComparatorFactory {
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/data/IntegerComparatorFactory.java b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/data/comparators/IntegerComparatorFactory.java
similarity index 95%
rename from hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/data/IntegerComparatorFactory.java
rename to hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/data/comparators/IntegerComparatorFactory.java
index 11496e1..9044e47 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/data/IntegerComparatorFactory.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/data/comparators/IntegerComparatorFactory.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.data;
+package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.comparators;
 
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IComparator;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IComparatorFactory;
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/data/StringBinaryComparatorFactory.java b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/data/comparators/StringBinaryComparatorFactory.java
similarity index 93%
rename from hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/data/StringBinaryComparatorFactory.java
rename to hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/data/comparators/StringBinaryComparatorFactory.java
index b5bd118..8ab015d 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/data/StringBinaryComparatorFactory.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/data/comparators/StringBinaryComparatorFactory.java
@@ -12,10 +12,11 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.data;
+package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.comparators;
 
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryComparator;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryComparatorFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.util.StringUtils;
 
 public class StringBinaryComparatorFactory implements IBinaryComparatorFactory {
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/data/StringComparatorFactory.java b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/data/comparators/StringComparatorFactory.java
similarity index 95%
rename from hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/data/StringComparatorFactory.java
rename to hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/data/comparators/StringComparatorFactory.java
index ae8239c..d79def5 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/data/StringComparatorFactory.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/data/comparators/StringComparatorFactory.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.data;
+package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.comparators;
 
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IComparator;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IComparatorFactory;
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/data/FloatBinaryHashFunctionFactory.java b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/data/hash/FloatBinaryHashFunctionFactory.java
similarity index 90%
rename from hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/data/FloatBinaryHashFunctionFactory.java
rename to hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/data/hash/FloatBinaryHashFunctionFactory.java
index 11aca03..72294e8 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/data/FloatBinaryHashFunctionFactory.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/data/hash/FloatBinaryHashFunctionFactory.java
@@ -12,10 +12,11 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.data;
+package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.hash;
 
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryHashFunction;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryHashFunctionFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.marshalling.FloatSerializerDeserializer;
 
 public class FloatBinaryHashFunctionFactory implements IBinaryHashFunctionFactory {
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/data/FloatHashFunctionFactory.java b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/data/hash/FloatHashFunctionFactory.java
similarity index 95%
rename from hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/data/FloatHashFunctionFactory.java
rename to hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/data/hash/FloatHashFunctionFactory.java
index d45f056..481c111 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/data/FloatHashFunctionFactory.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/data/hash/FloatHashFunctionFactory.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.data;
+package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.hash;
 
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IHashFunction;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IHashFunctionFactory;
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/data/IntegerBinaryHashFunctionFactory.java b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/data/hash/IntegerBinaryHashFunctionFactory.java
similarity index 90%
rename from hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/data/IntegerBinaryHashFunctionFactory.java
rename to hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/data/hash/IntegerBinaryHashFunctionFactory.java
index 50b26d2..51cd494 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/data/IntegerBinaryHashFunctionFactory.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/data/hash/IntegerBinaryHashFunctionFactory.java
@@ -12,10 +12,11 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.data;
+package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.hash;
 
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryHashFunction;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryHashFunctionFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.marshalling.IntegerSerializerDeserializer;
 
 public class IntegerBinaryHashFunctionFactory implements IBinaryHashFunctionFactory {
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/data/IntegerHashFunctionFactory.java b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/data/hash/IntegerHashFunctionFactory.java
similarity index 95%
rename from hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/data/IntegerHashFunctionFactory.java
rename to hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/data/hash/IntegerHashFunctionFactory.java
index 0623759..c3880bf 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/data/IntegerHashFunctionFactory.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/data/hash/IntegerHashFunctionFactory.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.data;
+package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.hash;
 
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IHashFunction;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IHashFunctionFactory;
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/data/StringBinaryHashFunctionFactory.java b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/data/hash/StringBinaryHashFunctionFactory.java
similarity index 93%
rename from hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/data/StringBinaryHashFunctionFactory.java
rename to hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/data/hash/StringBinaryHashFunctionFactory.java
index ff38ce9..3c358fc 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/data/StringBinaryHashFunctionFactory.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/data/hash/StringBinaryHashFunctionFactory.java
@@ -12,10 +12,11 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.data;
+package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.hash;
 
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryHashFunction;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryHashFunctionFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.util.StringUtils;
 
 public class StringBinaryHashFunctionFactory implements IBinaryHashFunctionFactory {
     public static final StringBinaryHashFunctionFactory INSTANCE = new StringBinaryHashFunctionFactory();
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/data/StringHashFunctionFactory.java b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/data/hash/StringHashFunctionFactory.java
similarity index 95%
rename from hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/data/StringHashFunctionFactory.java
rename to hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/data/hash/StringHashFunctionFactory.java
index 9803dff..3a6d9a9 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/data/StringHashFunctionFactory.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/data/hash/StringHashFunctionFactory.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.data;
+package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.hash;
 
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IHashFunction;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IHashFunctionFactory;
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/data/FloatSerializerDeserializer.java b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/data/marshalling/FloatSerializerDeserializer.java
similarity index 93%
rename from hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/data/FloatSerializerDeserializer.java
rename to hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/data/marshalling/FloatSerializerDeserializer.java
index a432734..e2d1bb2 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/data/FloatSerializerDeserializer.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/data/marshalling/FloatSerializerDeserializer.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.data;
+package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.marshalling;
 
 import java.io.DataInput;
 import java.io.DataOutput;
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
         }
     }
 
-    static float getFloat(byte[] bytes, int offset) {
+    public static float getFloat(byte[] bytes, int offset) {
         return Float.intBitsToFloat(getIntBits(bytes, offset));
     }
 
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/data/IntArraySerializerDeserializer.java b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/data/marshalling/IntArraySerializerDeserializer.java
similarity index 96%
rename from hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/data/IntArraySerializerDeserializer.java
rename to hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/data/marshalling/IntArraySerializerDeserializer.java
index 1c83e3d..371f65a 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/data/IntArraySerializerDeserializer.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/data/marshalling/IntArraySerializerDeserializer.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.data;
+package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.marshalling;
 
 import java.io.DataInput;
 import java.io.DataOutput;
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/data/IntegerSerializerDeserializer.java b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/data/marshalling/IntegerSerializerDeserializer.java
similarity index 93%
rename from hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/data/IntegerSerializerDeserializer.java
rename to hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/data/marshalling/IntegerSerializerDeserializer.java
index 977d901..bf40843 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/data/IntegerSerializerDeserializer.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/data/marshalling/IntegerSerializerDeserializer.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.data;
+package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.marshalling;
 
 import java.io.DataInput;
 import java.io.DataOutput;
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
         }
     }
 
-    static int getInt(byte[] bytes, int offset) {
+    public static int getInt(byte[] bytes, int offset) {
         return ((bytes[offset] & 0xff) << 24) + ((bytes[offset + 1] & 0xff) << 16) + ((bytes[offset + 2] & 0xff) << 8)
                 + ((bytes[offset + 3] & 0xff) << 0);
     }
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/data/StringSerializerDeserializer.java b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/data/marshalling/StringSerializerDeserializer.java
similarity index 95%
rename from hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/data/StringSerializerDeserializer.java
rename to hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/data/marshalling/StringSerializerDeserializer.java
index f2db5c0..bc6fd4a 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/data/StringSerializerDeserializer.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/data/marshalling/StringSerializerDeserializer.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.data;
+package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.marshalling;
 
 import java.io.DataInput;
 import java.io.DataOutput;
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/FieldHashPartitionComputerFactory.java b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/data/partition/FieldHashPartitionComputerFactory.java
similarity index 97%
rename from hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/FieldHashPartitionComputerFactory.java
rename to hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/data/partition/FieldHashPartitionComputerFactory.java
index 952af68..8d69b95 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/FieldHashPartitionComputerFactory.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/data/partition/FieldHashPartitionComputerFactory.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std;
+package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.partition;
 
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.comm.IFrameTupleAccessor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryHashFunction;
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/RepartitionComputerFactory.java b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/data/partition/RepartitionComputerFactory.java
similarity index 96%
rename from hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/RepartitionComputerFactory.java
rename to hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/data/partition/RepartitionComputerFactory.java
index 90cf2cc..a6dde66 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/RepartitionComputerFactory.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/data/partition/RepartitionComputerFactory.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std;
+package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.partition;
 
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.comm.IFrameTupleAccessor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.ITuplePartitionComputer;
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/data/StringUtils.java b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/data/util/StringUtils.java
similarity index 96%
rename from hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/data/StringUtils.java
rename to hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/data/util/StringUtils.java
index 1c6a964..dbe6386 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/data/StringUtils.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/data/util/StringUtils.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.data;
+package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.util;
 
 public class StringUtils {
     public static int charSize(byte[] b, int s) {
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/util/ReflectionUtils.java b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/util/ReflectionUtils.java
similarity index 95%
rename from hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/util/ReflectionUtils.java
rename to hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/util/ReflectionUtils.java
index bb391d7..4c5999e 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/util/ReflectionUtils.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/common/util/ReflectionUtils.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.util;
+package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.util;
 
 public class ReflectionUtils {
     public static <T> T createInstance(Class<? extends T> klass) {
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/ITupleAggregator.java b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/aggregators/ITupleAggregator.java
similarity index 94%
rename from hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/ITupleAggregator.java
rename to hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/aggregators/ITupleAggregator.java
index ca3090b..9919935 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/ITupleAggregator.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/aggregators/ITupleAggregator.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std;
+package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.aggregators;
 
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.IDataWriter;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/ITupleAggregatorFactory.java b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/aggregators/ITupleAggregatorFactory.java
similarity index 93%
rename from hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/ITupleAggregatorFactory.java
rename to hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/aggregators/ITupleAggregatorFactory.java
index ae74ce7..afada81 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/ITupleAggregatorFactory.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/aggregators/ITupleAggregatorFactory.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std;
+package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.aggregators;
 
 import java.io.Serializable;
 
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/aggregators/ReflectionBasedTupleAggregatorFactory.java b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/aggregators/ReflectionBasedTupleAggregatorFactory.java
index 05f3b9f..2deef50 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/aggregators/ReflectionBasedTupleAggregatorFactory.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/aggregators/ReflectionBasedTupleAggregatorFactory.java
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
 package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.aggregators;
 
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.ITupleAggregator;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.ITupleAggregatorFactory;
 
 public class ReflectionBasedTupleAggregatorFactory implements
         ITupleAggregatorFactory {
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/aggregators/SumTupleAggregator.java b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/aggregators/SumTupleAggregator.java
index 87ab523..6dee771 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/aggregators/SumTupleAggregator.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/aggregators/SumTupleAggregator.java
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.IDataWriter;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.ITupleAggregator;
 
 public class SumTupleAggregator implements ITupleAggregator {
 
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/HashDataWriter.java b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/connectors/HashDataWriter.java
similarity index 94%
rename from hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/HashDataWriter.java
rename to hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/connectors/HashDataWriter.java
index 5e9eef3..0bbf252 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/HashDataWriter.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/connectors/HashDataWriter.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std;
+package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.connectors;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.ITuplePartitionComputer;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.RecordDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.comm.io.FrameTupleAccessor;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.comm.io.FrameTupleAppender;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.comm.io.FrameTupleAccessor;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.comm.io.FrameTupleAppender;
 
 public class HashDataWriter implements IFrameWriter {
     private final int consumerPartitionCount;
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/MToNHashPartitioningConnectorDescriptor.java b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/connectors/MToNHashPartitioningConnectorDescriptor.java
similarity index 94%
rename from hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/MToNHashPartitioningConnectorDescriptor.java
rename to hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/connectors/MToNHashPartitioningConnectorDescriptor.java
index 73a7b32..c38a724 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/MToNHashPartitioningConnectorDescriptor.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/connectors/MToNHashPartitioningConnectorDescriptor.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std;
+package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.connectors;
 
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.comm.IConnectionDemultiplexer;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.comm.IFrameReader;
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.RecordDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.job.JobSpecification;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.comm.NonDeterministicFrameReader;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.comm.NonDeterministicFrameReader;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.base.AbstractConnectorDescriptor;
 
 public class MToNHashPartitioningConnectorDescriptor extends AbstractConnectorDescriptor {
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/MToNHashPartitioningMergingConnectorDescriptor.java b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/connectors/MToNHashPartitioningMergingConnectorDescriptor.java
similarity index 95%
rename from hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/MToNHashPartitioningMergingConnectorDescriptor.java
rename to hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/connectors/MToNHashPartitioningMergingConnectorDescriptor.java
index befdc72..63075c8 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/MToNHashPartitioningMergingConnectorDescriptor.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/connectors/MToNHashPartitioningMergingConnectorDescriptor.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std;
+package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.connectors;
 
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.comm.IConnectionDemultiplexer;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.comm.IFrameReader;
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.RecordDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.job.JobSpecification;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.comm.SortMergeFrameReader;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.comm.SortMergeFrameReader;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.base.AbstractConnectorDescriptor;
 
 public class MToNHashPartitioningMergingConnectorDescriptor extends AbstractConnectorDescriptor {
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/MToNRangePartitioningConnectorDescriptor.java b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/connectors/MToNRangePartitioningConnectorDescriptor.java
similarity index 95%
rename from hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/MToNRangePartitioningConnectorDescriptor.java
rename to hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/connectors/MToNRangePartitioningConnectorDescriptor.java
index ef82ab3..de8abb4 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/MToNRangePartitioningConnectorDescriptor.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/connectors/MToNRangePartitioningConnectorDescriptor.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std;
+package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.connectors;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.RecordDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.job.JobSpecification;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.comm.NonDeterministicFrameReader;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.comm.io.FrameTupleAccessor;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.comm.io.FrameTupleAppender;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.comm.NonDeterministicFrameReader;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.comm.io.FrameTupleAccessor;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.comm.io.FrameTupleAppender;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.base.AbstractConnectorDescriptor;
 
 public class MToNRangePartitioningConnectorDescriptor extends AbstractConnectorDescriptor {
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/MToNReplicatingConnectorDescriptor.java b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/connectors/MToNReplicatingConnectorDescriptor.java
similarity index 95%
rename from hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/MToNReplicatingConnectorDescriptor.java
rename to hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/connectors/MToNReplicatingConnectorDescriptor.java
index 48d598f..505c616 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/MToNReplicatingConnectorDescriptor.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/connectors/MToNReplicatingConnectorDescriptor.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std;
+package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.connectors;
 
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.RecordDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.job.JobSpecification;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.comm.NonDeterministicFrameReader;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.comm.NonDeterministicFrameReader;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.base.AbstractConnectorDescriptor;
 
 public class MToNReplicatingConnectorDescriptor extends AbstractConnectorDescriptor {
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/OneToOneConnectorDescriptor.java b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/connectors/OneToOneConnectorDescriptor.java
similarity index 93%
rename from hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/OneToOneConnectorDescriptor.java
rename to hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/connectors/OneToOneConnectorDescriptor.java
index 19e4510..e4595fb 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/OneToOneConnectorDescriptor.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/connectors/OneToOneConnectorDescriptor.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std;
+package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.connectors;
 
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.comm.IConnectionDemultiplexer;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.comm.IFrameReader;
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.RecordDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.job.JobSpecification;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.comm.NonDeterministicFrameReader;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.comm.NonDeterministicFrameReader;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.base.AbstractConnectorDescriptor;
 
 public class OneToOneConnectorDescriptor extends AbstractConnectorDescriptor {
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/group/GroupingHashTable.java b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/group/GroupingHashTable.java
index 784975f..7d36b50 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/group/GroupingHashTable.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/group/GroupingHashTable.java
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.ITuplePartitionComputerFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.RecordDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.comm.io.FrameTupleAccessor;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.comm.io.FrameTupleAppender;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.comm.io.FrameTuplePairComparator;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.comm.io.FrameTupleAccessor;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.comm.io.FrameTupleAppender;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.comm.io.FrameTuplePairComparator;
 
 class GroupingHashTable {
     /**
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/group/HashGroupOperatorDescriptor.java b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/group/HashGroupOperatorDescriptor.java
index 2d5d852..59d6ed5 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/group/HashGroupOperatorDescriptor.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/group/HashGroupOperatorDescriptor.java
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.job.IOperatorEnvironment;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.job.JobSpecification;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.comm.io.FrameTupleAccessor;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.comm.io.FrameTupleAccessor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.base.AbstractActivityNode;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.base.AbstractOperatorDescriptor;
 
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/group/IAccumulatingAggregator.java b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/group/IAccumulatingAggregator.java
index 83ae684..1b160de 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/group/IAccumulatingAggregator.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/group/IAccumulatingAggregator.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.comm.IFrameTupleAccessor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.comm.io.FrameTupleAppender;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.comm.io.FrameTupleAppender;
 
 public interface IAccumulatingAggregator {
     /**
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/hadoop/data/HadoopHashTuplePartitionComputerFactory.java b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/hadoop/data/HadoopHashTuplePartitionComputerFactory.java
index 717c1e3..c6ae320 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/hadoop/data/HadoopHashTuplePartitionComputerFactory.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/hadoop/data/HadoopHashTuplePartitionComputerFactory.java
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.ITuplePartitionComputer;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.ITuplePartitionComputerFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.comm.util.ByteBufferInputStream;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.comm.util.ByteBufferInputStream;
 
 public class HadoopHashTuplePartitionComputerFactory<K extends Writable> implements ITuplePartitionComputerFactory {
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/hadoop/data/HadoopPartitionerTuplePartitionComputerFactory.java b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/hadoop/data/HadoopPartitionerTuplePartitionComputerFactory.java
index 9d0e17b..bddb25d 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/hadoop/data/HadoopPartitionerTuplePartitionComputerFactory.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/hadoop/data/HadoopPartitionerTuplePartitionComputerFactory.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.ITuplePartitionComputer;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.ITuplePartitionComputerFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.comm.util.ByteBufferInputStream;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.comm.util.ByteBufferInputStream;
 
 public class HadoopPartitionerTuplePartitionComputerFactory<K extends Writable, V extends Writable> extends
         AbstractClassBasedDelegate<Partitioner<K, V>> implements ITuplePartitionComputerFactory {
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/hadoop/data/KeyBinaryComparatorFactory.java b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/hadoop/data/KeyBinaryComparatorFactory.java
index cbe7b18..90c8680 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/hadoop/data/KeyBinaryComparatorFactory.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/hadoop/data/KeyBinaryComparatorFactory.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryComparator;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryComparatorFactory;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.util.ReflectionUtils;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.util.ReflectionUtils;
 
 public class KeyBinaryComparatorFactory<T> implements IBinaryComparatorFactory {
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/hadoop/data/KeyComparatorFactory.java b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/hadoop/data/KeyComparatorFactory.java
index 4d840e9..2a053bd 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/hadoop/data/KeyComparatorFactory.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/hadoop/data/KeyComparatorFactory.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IComparator;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IComparatorFactory;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.util.ReflectionUtils;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.util.ReflectionUtils;
 
 public class KeyComparatorFactory<T> implements IComparatorFactory<T> {
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/hadoop/data/WritableComparingBinaryComparatorFactory.java b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/hadoop/data/WritableComparingBinaryComparatorFactory.java
index ade8389..39907db 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/hadoop/data/WritableComparingBinaryComparatorFactory.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/hadoop/data/WritableComparingBinaryComparatorFactory.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryComparator;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryComparatorFactory;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.util.ReflectionUtils;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.util.ReflectionUtils;
 
 public class WritableComparingBinaryComparatorFactory<T> implements IBinaryComparatorFactory {
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/hadoop/data/WritableComparingComparatorFactory.java b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/hadoop/data/WritableComparingComparatorFactory.java
index 1fc8eb2..bba68d5 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/hadoop/data/WritableComparingComparatorFactory.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/hadoop/data/WritableComparingComparatorFactory.java
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IComparator;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IComparatorFactory;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.util.ReflectionUtils;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.util.ReflectionUtils;
 
 public class WritableComparingComparatorFactory<T> implements IComparatorFactory<WritableComparable<T>> {
     private Class<? extends WritableComparator> klass;
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/hadoop/util/DuplicateKeyMapper.java b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/hadoop/util/DuplicateKeyMapper.java
index 08020e0..faaf938 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/hadoop/util/DuplicateKeyMapper.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/hadoop/util/DuplicateKeyMapper.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.IDataWriter;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.IMapper;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.map.IMapper;
 
 public class DuplicateKeyMapper implements IMapper {
 
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/hadoop/util/PreappendLongWritableMapper.java b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/hadoop/util/PreappendLongWritableMapper.java
index 69573c8..9319d85 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/hadoop/util/PreappendLongWritableMapper.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/hadoop/util/PreappendLongWritableMapper.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.IDataWriter;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.IMapper;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.map.IMapper;
 
 public class PreappendLongWritableMapper implements IMapper {
 
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/join/GraceHashJoinOperatorDescriptor.java b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/join/GraceHashJoinOperatorDescriptor.java
index 42916f7..0b254da 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/join/GraceHashJoinOperatorDescriptor.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/join/GraceHashJoinOperatorDescriptor.java
@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.job.IOperatorEnvironment;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.job.JobSpecification;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.comm.io.FrameTupleAccessor;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.comm.io.FrameTupleAppender;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.comm.io.FrameTuplePairComparator;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.comm.util.FrameUtils;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.FieldHashPartitionComputerFactory;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.RepartitionComputerFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.comm.io.FrameTupleAccessor;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.comm.io.FrameTupleAppender;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.comm.io.FrameTuplePairComparator;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.comm.util.FrameUtils;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.partition.FieldHashPartitionComputerFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.partition.RepartitionComputerFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.base.AbstractActivityNode;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.base.AbstractOperatorDescriptor;
 
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/join/HybridHashJoinOperatorDescriptor.java b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/join/HybridHashJoinOperatorDescriptor.java
index cc58ff0..24b655d9 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/join/HybridHashJoinOperatorDescriptor.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/join/HybridHashJoinOperatorDescriptor.java
@@ -35,12 +35,12 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.job.IOperatorEnvironment;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.job.JobSpecification;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.comm.io.FrameTupleAccessor;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.comm.io.FrameTupleAppender;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.comm.io.FrameTuplePairComparator;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.comm.util.FrameUtils;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.FieldHashPartitionComputerFactory;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.RepartitionComputerFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.comm.io.FrameTupleAccessor;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.comm.io.FrameTupleAppender;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.comm.io.FrameTuplePairComparator;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.comm.util.FrameUtils;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.partition.FieldHashPartitionComputerFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.partition.RepartitionComputerFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.base.AbstractActivityNode;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.base.AbstractOperatorDescriptor;
 
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/join/InMemoryHashJoin.java b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/join/InMemoryHashJoin.java
index 4a12563..253e2c6 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/join/InMemoryHashJoin.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/join/InMemoryHashJoin.java
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.context.IHyracksContext;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.ITuplePartitionComputer;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.comm.io.FrameTupleAccessor;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.comm.io.FrameTupleAppender;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.comm.io.FrameTuplePairComparator;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.comm.io.FrameTupleAccessor;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.comm.io.FrameTupleAppender;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.comm.io.FrameTuplePairComparator;
 
 public class InMemoryHashJoin {
     private final Link[] table;
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/join/InMemoryHashJoinOperatorDescriptor.java b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/join/InMemoryHashJoinOperatorDescriptor.java
index fec37b1..cf9a373 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/join/InMemoryHashJoinOperatorDescriptor.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/join/InMemoryHashJoinOperatorDescriptor.java
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.job.IOperatorEnvironment;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.job.JobSpecification;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.comm.io.FrameTupleAccessor;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.comm.io.FrameTuplePairComparator;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.comm.util.FrameUtils;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.FieldHashPartitionComputerFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.comm.io.FrameTupleAccessor;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.comm.io.FrameTuplePairComparator;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.comm.util.FrameUtils;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.partition.FieldHashPartitionComputerFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.base.AbstractActivityNode;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.base.AbstractOperatorDescriptor;
 
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/IMapper.java b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/map/IMapper.java
similarity index 94%
rename from hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/IMapper.java
rename to hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/map/IMapper.java
index af32e1d..2b457b9 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/IMapper.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/map/IMapper.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std;
+package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.map;
 
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.IDataWriter;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/IMapperFactory.java b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/map/IMapperFactory.java
similarity index 94%
rename from hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/IMapperFactory.java
rename to hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/map/IMapperFactory.java
index 05dc203..9eda690 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/IMapperFactory.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/map/IMapperFactory.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std;
+package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.map;
 
 import java.io.Serializable;
 
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/MapperOperatorDescriptor.java b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/map/MapperOperatorDescriptor.java
similarity index 98%
rename from hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/MapperOperatorDescriptor.java
rename to hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/map/MapperOperatorDescriptor.java
index f83763a..87721f0 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/MapperOperatorDescriptor.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/map/MapperOperatorDescriptor.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std;
+package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.map;
 
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.context.IHyracksContext;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.IOpenableDataWriter;
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/map/ReflectionBasedMapperFactory.java b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/map/ReflectionBasedMapperFactory.java
index 3001aea..d6263fb 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/map/ReflectionBasedMapperFactory.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/map/ReflectionBasedMapperFactory.java
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
 package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.map;
 
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.IMapper;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.IMapperFactory;
 
 public class ReflectionBasedMapperFactory implements IMapperFactory {
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/map/SamplerMapFactory.java b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/map/SamplerMapFactory.java
index 9c8a5d7..62a7ded 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/map/SamplerMapFactory.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/map/SamplerMapFactory.java
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@
 
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.IDataWriter;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.IMapper;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.IMapperFactory;
 
 public class SamplerMapFactory implements IMapperFactory {
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/MaterializingOperatorDescriptor.java b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/misc/MaterializingOperatorDescriptor.java
similarity index 99%
rename from hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/MaterializingOperatorDescriptor.java
rename to hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/misc/MaterializingOperatorDescriptor.java
index 77aeed5..6b3de09 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/MaterializingOperatorDescriptor.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/misc/MaterializingOperatorDescriptor.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std;
+package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.misc;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/PrinterOperatorDescriptor.java b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/misc/PrinterOperatorDescriptor.java
similarity index 97%
rename from hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/PrinterOperatorDescriptor.java
rename to hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/misc/PrinterOperatorDescriptor.java
index b024e8a..ee21c2a 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/PrinterOperatorDescriptor.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/misc/PrinterOperatorDescriptor.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std;
+package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.misc;
 
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.context.IHyracksContext;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.IOpenableDataWriter;
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/SplitVectorOperatorDescriptor.java b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/misc/SplitVectorOperatorDescriptor.java
similarity index 98%
rename from hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/SplitVectorOperatorDescriptor.java
rename to hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/misc/SplitVectorOperatorDescriptor.java
index b95ee24..8fd10f6 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/SplitVectorOperatorDescriptor.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/misc/SplitVectorOperatorDescriptor.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std;
+package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.misc;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/ExternalSortOperatorDescriptor.java b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/sort/ExternalSortOperatorDescriptor.java
similarity index 99%
rename from hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/ExternalSortOperatorDescriptor.java
rename to hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/sort/ExternalSortOperatorDescriptor.java
index d4787c2..ea2a556 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/ExternalSortOperatorDescriptor.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/sort/ExternalSortOperatorDescriptor.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std;
+package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.sort;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.job.IOperatorEnvironment;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.job.JobSpecification;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.comm.io.FrameTupleAccessor;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.comm.io.FrameTupleAppender;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.comm.io.FrameTupleAccessor;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.comm.io.FrameTupleAppender;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.base.AbstractActivityNode;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.base.AbstractOperatorDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.util.ReferenceEntry;
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/InMemorySortOperatorDescriptor.java b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/sort/InMemorySortOperatorDescriptor.java
similarity index 97%
rename from hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/InMemorySortOperatorDescriptor.java
rename to hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/sort/InMemorySortOperatorDescriptor.java
index 4e9fd2c..0b95a5a 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/InMemorySortOperatorDescriptor.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/sort/InMemorySortOperatorDescriptor.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std;
+package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.sort;
 
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.job.IOperatorEnvironment;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.job.JobSpecification;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.comm.io.FrameTupleAccessor;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.comm.io.FrameTupleAppender;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.comm.util.FrameUtils;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.comm.io.FrameTupleAccessor;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.comm.io.FrameTupleAppender;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.comm.util.FrameUtils;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.base.AbstractActivityNode;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.base.AbstractOperatorDescriptor;
 
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/util/DeserializedOperatorNodePushable.java b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/util/DeserializedOperatorNodePushable.java
index fe48e3c..13bba15 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/util/DeserializedOperatorNodePushable.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/util/DeserializedOperatorNodePushable.java
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.IOperatorNodePushable;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.RecordDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.comm.io.FrameDeserializer;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.comm.io.SerializingDataWriter;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.comm.io.FrameDeserializer;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.comm.io.SerializingDataWriter;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.base.IOpenableDataWriterOperator;
 
 public final class DeserializedOperatorNodePushable implements IOperatorNodePushable {
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/util/ReferenceEntry.java b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/util/ReferenceEntry.java
index e237238..eafe2d7 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/util/ReferenceEntry.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/util/ReferenceEntry.java
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  */
 package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.util;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.comm.io.FrameTupleAccessor;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.comm.io.FrameTupleAccessor;
 
 public class ReferenceEntry {
     private final int runid;
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/util/ReferencedPriorityQueue.java b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/util/ReferencedPriorityQueue.java
index a99a53a..e37c51c 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/util/ReferencedPriorityQueue.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/util/ReferencedPriorityQueue.java
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.context.IHyracksContext;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.RecordDescriptor;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.comm.io.FrameTupleAccessor;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.comm.io.FrameTupleAccessor;
 
 public class ReferencedPriorityQueue {
     private final IHyracksContext ctx;
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-server/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/comm/SerializationDeserializationTest.java b/hyracks/hyracks-server/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/comm/SerializationDeserializationTest.java
index ba1d089..d0e5029 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-server/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/comm/SerializationDeserializationTest.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-server/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/comm/SerializationDeserializationTest.java
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.ISerializerDeserializer;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.RecordDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.comm.io.FrameDeserializingDataReader;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.comm.io.SerializingDataWriter;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.context.HyracksContext;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.data.IntegerSerializerDeserializer;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.data.StringSerializerDeserializer;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.comm.io.FrameDeserializingDataReader;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.comm.io.SerializingDataWriter;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.marshalling.IntegerSerializerDeserializer;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.marshalling.StringSerializerDeserializer;
 
 public class SerializationDeserializationTest {
     private static final String DBLP_FILE = "data/dblp.txt";
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-server/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/integration/CountOfCountsTest.java b/hyracks/hyracks-server/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/integration/CountOfCountsTest.java
index 5441513..5c07a16 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-server/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/integration/CountOfCountsTest.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-server/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/integration/CountOfCountsTest.java
@@ -29,21 +29,21 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.ISerializerDeserializer;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.RecordDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.job.JobSpecification;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.ExternalSortOperatorDescriptor;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.FieldHashPartitionComputerFactory;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.InMemorySortOperatorDescriptor;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.MToNHashPartitioningConnectorDescriptor;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.MToNReplicatingConnectorDescriptor;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.OneToOneConnectorDescriptor;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.PrinterOperatorDescriptor;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.comparators.StringBinaryComparatorFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.comparators.StringComparatorFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.hash.StringBinaryHashFunctionFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.marshalling.StringSerializerDeserializer;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.partition.FieldHashPartitionComputerFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.aggregators.SumStringGroupAggregator;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.data.StringBinaryComparatorFactory;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.data.StringBinaryHashFunctionFactory;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.data.StringComparatorFactory;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.data.StringSerializerDeserializer;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.connectors.MToNHashPartitioningConnectorDescriptor;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.connectors.MToNReplicatingConnectorDescriptor;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.connectors.OneToOneConnectorDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.file.CSVFileScanOperatorDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.file.FileSplit;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.group.PreclusteredGroupOperatorDescriptor;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.misc.PrinterOperatorDescriptor;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.sort.ExternalSortOperatorDescriptor;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.sort.InMemorySortOperatorDescriptor;
 
 public class CountOfCountsTest extends AbstractIntegrationTest {
     @Test
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-server/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/integration/ScanPrintTest.java b/hyracks/hyracks-server/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/integration/ScanPrintTest.java
index ebb4d8a..9b4ce83 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-server/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/integration/ScanPrintTest.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-server/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/integration/ScanPrintTest.java
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.ISerializerDeserializer;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.RecordDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.job.JobSpecification;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.OneToOneConnectorDescriptor;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.PrinterOperatorDescriptor;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.data.StringSerializerDeserializer;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.marshalling.StringSerializerDeserializer;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.connectors.OneToOneConnectorDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.file.CSVFileScanOperatorDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.file.FileSplit;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.misc.PrinterOperatorDescriptor;
 
 public class ScanPrintTest extends AbstractIntegrationTest {
     @Test
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-server/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/integration/SortMergeTest.java b/hyracks/hyracks-server/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/integration/SortMergeTest.java
index 6ba4d2d..891fede 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-server/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/integration/SortMergeTest.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-server/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/integration/SortMergeTest.java
@@ -27,16 +27,16 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.ISerializerDeserializer;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.RecordDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.job.JobSpecification;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.FieldHashPartitionComputerFactory;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.InMemorySortOperatorDescriptor;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.MToNHashPartitioningMergingConnectorDescriptor;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.OneToOneConnectorDescriptor;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.PrinterOperatorDescriptor;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.data.StringBinaryComparatorFactory;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.data.StringBinaryHashFunctionFactory;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.data.StringSerializerDeserializer;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.comparators.StringBinaryComparatorFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.hash.StringBinaryHashFunctionFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.marshalling.StringSerializerDeserializer;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.partition.FieldHashPartitionComputerFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.connectors.MToNHashPartitioningMergingConnectorDescriptor;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.connectors.OneToOneConnectorDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.file.CSVFileScanOperatorDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.file.FileSplit;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.misc.PrinterOperatorDescriptor;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.sort.InMemorySortOperatorDescriptor;
 
 public class SortMergeTest extends AbstractIntegrationTest {
     @Test
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-server/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/integration/TPCHCustomerOrderHashJoinTest.java b/hyracks/hyracks-server/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/integration/TPCHCustomerOrderHashJoinTest.java
index 4030717..96e102a 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-server/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/integration/TPCHCustomerOrderHashJoinTest.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-server/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/integration/TPCHCustomerOrderHashJoinTest.java
@@ -29,20 +29,20 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.ISerializerDeserializer;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.RecordDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.job.JobSpecification;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.FieldHashPartitionComputerFactory;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.MToNHashPartitioningConnectorDescriptor;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.MToNReplicatingConnectorDescriptor;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.MaterializingOperatorDescriptor;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.OneToOneConnectorDescriptor;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.PrinterOperatorDescriptor;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.data.StringBinaryComparatorFactory;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.data.StringBinaryHashFunctionFactory;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.data.StringSerializerDeserializer;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.comparators.StringBinaryComparatorFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.hash.StringBinaryHashFunctionFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.marshalling.StringSerializerDeserializer;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.partition.FieldHashPartitionComputerFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.connectors.MToNHashPartitioningConnectorDescriptor;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.connectors.MToNReplicatingConnectorDescriptor;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.connectors.OneToOneConnectorDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.file.CSVFileScanOperatorDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.file.FileSplit;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.join.GraceHashJoinOperatorDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.join.HybridHashJoinOperatorDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.join.InMemoryHashJoinOperatorDescriptor;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.misc.MaterializingOperatorDescriptor;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.misc.PrinterOperatorDescriptor;
 
 public class TPCHCustomerOrderHashJoinTest extends AbstractIntegrationTest {
     /*