diff --git a/libnetwork/bitseq/sequence.go b/libnetwork/bitseq/sequence.go
index 3946473d8b..a1a9810dc5 100644
--- a/libnetwork/bitseq/sequence.go
+++ b/libnetwork/bitseq/sequence.go
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ type Handle struct {
 	id         string
 	dbIndex    uint64
 	dbExists   bool
+	curr       uint64
 	store      datastore.DataStore
 	sync.Mutex
 }
@@ -193,26 +194,27 @@ func (h *Handle) getCopy() *Handle {
 		dbIndex:    h.dbIndex,
 		dbExists:   h.dbExists,
 		store:      h.store,
+		curr:       h.curr,
 	}
 }
 
 // SetAnyInRange atomically sets the first unset bit in the specified range in the sequence and returns the corresponding ordinal
-func (h *Handle) SetAnyInRange(start, end uint64) (uint64, error) {
+func (h *Handle) SetAnyInRange(start, end uint64, serial bool) (uint64, error) {
 	if end < start || end >= h.bits {
 		return invalidPos, fmt.Errorf("invalid bit range [%d, %d]", start, end)
 	}
 	if h.Unselected() == 0 {
 		return invalidPos, ErrNoBitAvailable
 	}
-	return h.set(0, start, end, true, false)
+	return h.set(0, start, end, true, false, serial)
 }
 
 // SetAny atomically sets the first unset bit in the sequence and returns the corresponding ordinal
-func (h *Handle) SetAny() (uint64, error) {
+func (h *Handle) SetAny(serial bool) (uint64, error) {
 	if h.Unselected() == 0 {
 		return invalidPos, ErrNoBitAvailable
 	}
-	return h.set(0, 0, h.bits-1, true, false)
+	return h.set(0, 0, h.bits-1, true, false, serial)
 }
 
 // Set atomically sets the corresponding bit in the sequence
@@ -220,7 +222,7 @@ func (h *Handle) Set(ordinal uint64) error {
 	if err := h.validateOrdinal(ordinal); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	_, err := h.set(ordinal, 0, 0, false, false)
+	_, err := h.set(ordinal, 0, 0, false, false, false)
 	return err
 }
 
@@ -229,7 +231,7 @@ func (h *Handle) Unset(ordinal uint64) error {
 	if err := h.validateOrdinal(ordinal); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	_, err := h.set(ordinal, 0, 0, false, true)
+	_, err := h.set(ordinal, 0, 0, false, true, false)
 	return err
 }
 
@@ -298,7 +300,7 @@ func (h *Handle) CheckConsistency() error {
 }
 
 // set/reset the bit
-func (h *Handle) set(ordinal, start, end uint64, any bool, release bool) (uint64, error) {
+func (h *Handle) set(ordinal, start, end uint64, any bool, release bool, serial bool) (uint64, error) {
 	var (
 		bitPos  uint64
 		bytePos uint64
@@ -308,6 +310,7 @@ func (h *Handle) set(ordinal, start, end uint64, any bool, release bool) (uint64
 
 	for {
 		var store datastore.DataStore
+		curr := uint64(0)
 		h.Lock()
 		store = h.store
 		h.Unlock()
@@ -318,15 +321,18 @@ func (h *Handle) set(ordinal, start, end uint64, any bool, release bool) (uint64
 		}
 
 		h.Lock()
+		if serial {
+			curr = h.curr
+		}
 		// Get position if available
 		if release {
 			bytePos, bitPos = ordinalToPos(ordinal)
 		} else {
 			if any {
-				bytePos, bitPos, err = getFirstAvailable(h.head, start)
+				bytePos, bitPos, err = getAvailableFromCurrent(h.head, start, curr, end)
 				ret = posToOrdinal(bytePos, bitPos)
-				if end < ret {
-					err = ErrNoBitAvailable
+				if err == nil {
+					h.curr = ret + 1
 				}
 			} else {
 				bytePos, bitPos, err = checkIfAvailable(h.head, ordinal)
@@ -515,6 +521,29 @@ func getFirstAvailable(head *sequence, start uint64) (uint64, uint64, error) {
 	return invalidPos, invalidPos, ErrNoBitAvailable
 }
 
+// getAvailableFromCurrent will look for available ordinal from the current ordinal.
+// If none found then it will loop back to the start to check of the available bit.
+// This can be further optimized to check from start till curr in case of a rollover
+func getAvailableFromCurrent(head *sequence, start, curr, end uint64) (uint64, uint64, error) {
+	var bytePos, bitPos uint64
+	if curr != 0 && curr > start {
+		bytePos, bitPos, _ = getFirstAvailable(head, curr)
+		ret := posToOrdinal(bytePos, bitPos)
+		if end < ret {
+			goto begin
+		}
+		return bytePos, bitPos, nil
+	}
+
+begin:
+	bytePos, bitPos, _ = getFirstAvailable(head, start)
+	ret := posToOrdinal(bytePos, bitPos)
+	if end < ret {
+		return invalidPos, invalidPos, ErrNoBitAvailable
+	}
+	return bytePos, bitPos, nil
+}
+
 // checkIfAvailable checks if the bit correspondent to the specified ordinal is unset
 // If the ordinal is beyond the sequence limits, a negative response is returned
 func checkIfAvailable(head *sequence, ordinal uint64) (uint64, uint64, error) {
diff --git a/libnetwork/bitseq/sequence_test.go b/libnetwork/bitseq/sequence_test.go
index 821b90ec35..dc63706b39 100644
--- a/libnetwork/bitseq/sequence_test.go
+++ b/libnetwork/bitseq/sequence_test.go
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ func TestSet(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal("Expected failure, but succeeded")
 	}
 
-	os, err := hnd.SetAny()
+	os, err := hnd.SetAny(false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Unexpected failure: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -606,14 +606,14 @@ func TestSetUnset(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// set and unset all one by one
 	for hnd.Unselected() > 0 {
-		if _, err := hnd.SetAny(); err != nil {
+		if _, err := hnd.SetAny(false); err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
 		}
 	}
-	if _, err := hnd.SetAny(); err != ErrNoBitAvailable {
+	if _, err := hnd.SetAny(false); err != ErrNoBitAvailable {
 		t.Fatal("Expected error. Got success")
 	}
-	if _, err := hnd.SetAnyInRange(10, 20); err != ErrNoBitAvailable {
+	if _, err := hnd.SetAnyInRange(10, 20, false); err != ErrNoBitAvailable {
 		t.Fatal("Expected error. Got success")
 	}
 	if err := hnd.Set(50); err != ErrBitAllocated {
@@ -638,16 +638,16 @@ func TestOffsetSetUnset(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// set and unset all one by one
 	for hnd.Unselected() > 0 {
-		if _, err := hnd.SetAny(); err != nil {
+		if _, err := hnd.SetAny(false); err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if _, err := hnd.SetAny(); err != ErrNoBitAvailable {
+	if _, err := hnd.SetAny(false); err != ErrNoBitAvailable {
 		t.Fatal("Expected error. Got success")
 	}
 
-	if _, err := hnd.SetAnyInRange(10, 20); err != ErrNoBitAvailable {
+	if _, err := hnd.SetAnyInRange(10, 20, false); err != ErrNoBitAvailable {
 		t.Fatal("Expected error. Got success")
 	}
 
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ func TestOffsetSetUnset(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	//At this point sequence is (0xffffffff, 9)->(0x7fffffff, 1)->(0xffffffff, 22)->end
-	if o, err = hnd.SetAnyInRange(32, 500); err != nil {
+	if o, err = hnd.SetAnyInRange(32, 500, false); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
@@ -675,15 +675,15 @@ func TestSetInRange(t *testing.T) {
 
 	firstAv := uint64(100*blockLen + blockLen - 1)
 
-	if o, err := hnd.SetAnyInRange(4, 3); err == nil {
+	if o, err := hnd.SetAnyInRange(4, 3, false); err == nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Expected failure. Got success with ordinal:%d", o)
 	}
 
-	if o, err := hnd.SetAnyInRange(0, numBits); err == nil {
+	if o, err := hnd.SetAnyInRange(0, numBits, false); err == nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Expected failure. Got success with ordinal:%d", o)
 	}
 
-	o, err := hnd.SetAnyInRange(100*uint64(blockLen), 101*uint64(blockLen))
+	o, err := hnd.SetAnyInRange(100*uint64(blockLen), 101*uint64(blockLen), false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Unexpected failure: (%d, %v)", o, err)
 	}
@@ -691,19 +691,19 @@ func TestSetInRange(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("Unexpected ordinal: %d", o)
 	}
 
-	if o, err := hnd.SetAnyInRange(0, uint64(blockLen)); err == nil {
+	if o, err := hnd.SetAnyInRange(0, uint64(blockLen), false); err == nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Expected failure. Got success with ordinal:%d", o)
 	}
 
-	if o, err := hnd.SetAnyInRange(0, firstAv-1); err == nil {
+	if o, err := hnd.SetAnyInRange(0, firstAv-1, false); err == nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Expected failure. Got success with ordinal:%d", o)
 	}
 
-	if o, err := hnd.SetAnyInRange(111*uint64(blockLen), 161*uint64(blockLen)); err == nil {
+	if o, err := hnd.SetAnyInRange(111*uint64(blockLen), 161*uint64(blockLen), false); err == nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Expected failure. Got success with ordinal:%d", o)
 	}
 
-	o, err = hnd.SetAnyInRange(161*uint64(blockLen), 162*uint64(blockLen))
+	o, err = hnd.SetAnyInRange(161*uint64(blockLen), 162*uint64(blockLen), false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ func TestSetInRange(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("Unexpected ordinal: %d", o)
 	}
 
-	o, err = hnd.SetAnyInRange(161*uint64(blockLen), 162*uint64(blockLen))
+	o, err = hnd.SetAnyInRange(161*uint64(blockLen), 162*uint64(blockLen), false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -719,17 +719,17 @@ func TestSetInRange(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("Unexpected ordinal: %d", o)
 	}
 
-	o, err = hnd.SetAnyInRange(161*uint64(blockLen), 162*uint64(blockLen))
+	o, err = hnd.SetAnyInRange(161*uint64(blockLen), 162*uint64(blockLen), false)
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Expected failure. Got success with ordinal:%d", o)
 	}
 
-	if _, err := hnd.SetAnyInRange(0, numBits-1); err != nil {
+	if _, err := hnd.SetAnyInRange(0, numBits-1, false); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Unexpected failure: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	// set one bit using the set range with 1 bit size range
-	if _, err := hnd.SetAnyInRange(uint64(163*blockLen-1), uint64(163*blockLen-1)); err != nil {
+	if _, err := hnd.SetAnyInRange(uint64(163*blockLen-1), uint64(163*blockLen-1), false); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
@@ -741,12 +741,12 @@ func TestSetInRange(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// set all bit in the first range
 	for hnd.Unselected() > 22 {
-		if o, err := hnd.SetAnyInRange(0, 7); err != nil {
+		if o, err := hnd.SetAnyInRange(0, 7, false); err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("Unexpected failure: (%d, %v)", o, err)
 		}
 	}
 	// try one more set, which should fail
-	o, err = hnd.SetAnyInRange(0, 7)
+	o, err = hnd.SetAnyInRange(0, 7, false)
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Expected failure. Got success with ordinal:%d", o)
 	}
@@ -756,13 +756,13 @@ func TestSetInRange(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// set all bit in a second range
 	for hnd.Unselected() > 14 {
-		if o, err := hnd.SetAnyInRange(8, 15); err != nil {
+		if o, err := hnd.SetAnyInRange(8, 15, false); err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("Unexpected failure: (%d, %v)", o, err)
 		}
 	}
 
 	// try one more set, which should fail
-	o, err = hnd.SetAnyInRange(0, 15)
+	o, err = hnd.SetAnyInRange(0, 15, false)
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Expected failure. Got success with ordinal:%d", o)
 	}
@@ -772,11 +772,11 @@ func TestSetInRange(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// set all bit in a range which includes the last bit
 	for hnd.Unselected() > 12 {
-		if o, err := hnd.SetAnyInRange(28, 29); err != nil {
+		if o, err := hnd.SetAnyInRange(28, 29, false); err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("Unexpected failure: (%d, %v)", o, err)
 		}
 	}
-	o, err = hnd.SetAnyInRange(28, 29)
+	o, err = hnd.SetAnyInRange(28, 29, false)
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Expected failure. Got success with ordinal:%d", o)
 	}
@@ -806,7 +806,7 @@ func TestSetAnyInRange(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	o, err := hnd.SetAnyInRange(128, 255)
+	o, err := hnd.SetAnyInRange(128, 255, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -814,7 +814,7 @@ func TestSetAnyInRange(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("Unexpected ordinal: %d", o)
 	}
 
-	o, err = hnd.SetAnyInRange(128, 255)
+	o, err = hnd.SetAnyInRange(128, 255, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -823,7 +823,7 @@ func TestSetAnyInRange(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("Unexpected ordinal: %d", o)
 	}
 
-	o, err = hnd.SetAnyInRange(246, 255)
+	o, err = hnd.SetAnyInRange(246, 255, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -831,7 +831,7 @@ func TestSetAnyInRange(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("Unexpected ordinal: %d", o)
 	}
 
-	o, err = hnd.SetAnyInRange(246, 255)
+	o, err = hnd.SetAnyInRange(246, 255, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@ func TestMethods(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for i := 0; i < 192; i++ {
-		_, err := hnd.SetAny()
+		_, err := hnd.SetAny(false)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
 		}
@@ -941,7 +941,7 @@ func TestAllocateRandomDeallocate(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Allocate first half of the bits
 	for i := 0; i < numBits/2; i++ {
-		_, err := hnd.SetAny()
+		_, err := hnd.SetAny(false)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("Unexpected failure on allocation %d: %v\n%s", i, err, hnd)
 		}
@@ -971,7 +971,7 @@ func TestAllocateRandomDeallocate(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Request a quarter of bits
 	for i := 0; i < numBits/4; i++ {
-		_, err := hnd.SetAny()
+		_, err := hnd.SetAny(false)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("Unexpected failure on allocation %d: %v\nSeed: %d\n%s", i, err, seed, hnd)
 		}
@@ -989,6 +989,69 @@ func TestAllocateRandomDeallocate(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestAllocateRandomDeallocateSerialize(t *testing.T) {
+	ds, err := randomLocalStore()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	numBlocks := uint32(8)
+	numBits := int(numBlocks * blockLen)
+	hnd, err := NewHandle("bitseq-test/data/", ds, "test1", uint64(numBits))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	expected := &sequence{block: 0xffffffff, count: uint64(numBlocks / 2), next: &sequence{block: 0x0, count: uint64(numBlocks / 2)}}
+
+	// Allocate first half of the bits
+	for i := 0; i < numBits/2; i++ {
+		_, err := hnd.SetAny(true)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Unexpected failure on allocation %d: %v\n%s", i, err, hnd)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if hnd.Unselected() != uint64(numBits/2) {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected full sequence. Instead found %d free bits. %s", hnd.unselected, hnd)
+	}
+	if !hnd.head.equal(expected) {
+		t.Fatalf("Unexpected sequence. Got:\n%s", hnd)
+	}
+
+	seed := time.Now().Unix()
+	rand.Seed(seed)
+
+	// Deallocate half of the allocated bits following a random pattern
+	pattern := rand.Perm(numBits / 2)
+	for i := 0; i < numBits/4; i++ {
+		bit := pattern[i]
+		err := hnd.Unset(uint64(bit))
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Unexpected failure on deallocation of %d: %v.\nSeed: %d.\n%s", bit, err, seed, hnd)
+		}
+	}
+	if hnd.Unselected() != uint64(3*numBits/4) {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected full sequence. Instead found %d free bits.\nSeed: %d.\n%s", hnd.unselected, seed, hnd)
+	}
+
+	// Request a quarter of bits
+	for i := 0; i < numBits/4; i++ {
+		_, err := hnd.SetAny(true)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Unexpected failure on allocation %d: %v\nSeed: %d\n%s", i, err, seed, hnd)
+		}
+	}
+	if hnd.Unselected() != uint64(numBits/2) {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected half sequence. Instead found %d free bits.\nSeed: %d\n%s", hnd.unselected, seed, hnd)
+	}
+
+	err = hnd.Destroy()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestRetrieveFromStore(t *testing.T) {
 	ds, err := randomLocalStore()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -1003,7 +1066,7 @@ func TestRetrieveFromStore(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Allocate first half of the bits
 	for i := 0; i < numBits/2; i++ {
-		_, err := hnd.SetAny()
+		_, err := hnd.SetAny(false)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("Unexpected failure on allocation %d: %v\n%s", i, err, hnd)
 		}
@@ -1174,3 +1237,76 @@ func TestIsCorrupted(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func TestSetRollover(t *testing.T) {
+	ds, err := randomLocalStore()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	numBlocks := uint32(8)
+	numBits := int(numBlocks * blockLen)
+	hnd, err := NewHandle("bitseq-test/data/", ds, "test1", uint64(numBits))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	// Allocate first half of the bits
+	for i := 0; i < numBits/2; i++ {
+		_, err := hnd.SetAny(true)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Unexpected failure on allocation %d: %v\n%s", i, err, hnd)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if hnd.Unselected() != uint64(numBits/2) {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected full sequence. Instead found %d free bits. %s", hnd.unselected, hnd)
+	}
+
+	seed := time.Now().Unix()
+	rand.Seed(seed)
+
+	// Deallocate half of the allocated bits following a random pattern
+	pattern := rand.Perm(numBits / 2)
+	for i := 0; i < numBits/4; i++ {
+		bit := pattern[i]
+		err := hnd.Unset(uint64(bit))
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Unexpected failure on deallocation of %d: %v.\nSeed: %d.\n%s", bit, err, seed, hnd)
+		}
+	}
+	if hnd.Unselected() != uint64(3*numBits/4) {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected full sequence. Instead found %d free bits.\nSeed: %d.\n%s", hnd.unselected, seed, hnd)
+	}
+
+	//request to allocate for remaining half of the bits
+	for i := 0; i < numBits/2; i++ {
+		_, err := hnd.SetAny(true)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Unexpected failure on allocation %d: %v\nSeed: %d\n%s", i, err, seed, hnd)
+		}
+	}
+
+	//At this point all the bits must be allocated except the randomly unallocated bits
+	//which were unallocated in the first half of the bit sequence
+	if hnd.Unselected() != uint64(numBits/4) {
+		t.Fatalf("Unexpected number of unselected bits %d, Expected %d", hnd.Unselected(), numBits/4)
+	}
+
+	for i := 0; i < numBits/4; i++ {
+		_, err := hnd.SetAny(true)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Unexpected failure on allocation %d: %v\nSeed: %d\n%s", i, err, seed, hnd)
+		}
+	}
+	//Now requesting to allocate the unallocated random bits (qurter of the number of bits) should
+	//leave no more bits that can be allocated.
+	if hnd.Unselected() != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("Unexpected number of unselected bits %d, Expected %d", hnd.Unselected(), numBits/4)
+	}
+
+	err = hnd.Destroy()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/libnetwork/bitseq/store.go b/libnetwork/bitseq/store.go
index 5448927eb1..cdb7f04264 100644
--- a/libnetwork/bitseq/store.go
+++ b/libnetwork/bitseq/store.go
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ func (h *Handle) CopyTo(o datastore.KVObject) error {
 	dstH.dbIndex = h.dbIndex
 	dstH.dbExists = h.dbExists
 	dstH.store = h.store
+	dstH.curr = h.curr
 	dstH.Unlock()
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/libnetwork/drivers/overlay/ov_network.go b/libnetwork/drivers/overlay/ov_network.go
index 758b329187..85069aecd6 100644
--- a/libnetwork/drivers/overlay/ov_network.go
+++ b/libnetwork/drivers/overlay/ov_network.go
@@ -1035,7 +1035,7 @@ func (n *network) obtainVxlanID(s *subnet) error {
 		}
 
 		if s.vni == 0 {
-			vxlanID, err := n.driver.vxlanIdm.GetID()
+			vxlanID, err := n.driver.vxlanIdm.GetID(true)
 			if err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("failed to allocate vxlan id: %v", err)
 			}
diff --git a/libnetwork/drivers/overlay/ovmanager/ovmanager.go b/libnetwork/drivers/overlay/ovmanager/ovmanager.go
index a80f335892..58cc687d4f 100644
--- a/libnetwork/drivers/overlay/ovmanager/ovmanager.go
+++ b/libnetwork/drivers/overlay/ovmanager/ovmanager.go
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ func (n *network) obtainVxlanID(s *subnet) error {
 	n.Unlock()
 
 	if vni == 0 {
-		vni, err = n.driver.vxlanIdm.GetIDInRange(vxlanIDStart, vxlanIDEnd)
+		vni, err = n.driver.vxlanIdm.GetIDInRange(vxlanIDStart, vxlanIDEnd, true)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/libnetwork/drivers/solaris/overlay/ov_network.go b/libnetwork/drivers/solaris/overlay/ov_network.go
index 4e3f9ae76f..039dbd58b6 100644
--- a/libnetwork/drivers/solaris/overlay/ov_network.go
+++ b/libnetwork/drivers/solaris/overlay/ov_network.go
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ func (n *network) obtainVxlanID(s *subnet) error {
 		}
 
 		if s.vni == 0 {
-			vxlanID, err := n.driver.vxlanIdm.GetID()
+			vxlanID, err := n.driver.vxlanIdm.GetID(true)
 			if err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("failed to allocate vxlan id: %v", err)
 			}
diff --git a/libnetwork/drivers/solaris/overlay/ovmanager/ovmanager.go b/libnetwork/drivers/solaris/overlay/ovmanager/ovmanager.go
index c39f53aefa..430e38a4a3 100644
--- a/libnetwork/drivers/solaris/overlay/ovmanager/ovmanager.go
+++ b/libnetwork/drivers/solaris/overlay/ovmanager/ovmanager.go
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ func (n *network) obtainVxlanID(s *subnet) error {
 	n.Unlock()
 
 	if vni == 0 {
-		vni, err = n.driver.vxlanIdm.GetID()
+		vni, err = n.driver.vxlanIdm.GetID(true)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/libnetwork/idm/idm.go b/libnetwork/idm/idm.go
index 7e449a0dc8..d5843d4a58 100644
--- a/libnetwork/idm/idm.go
+++ b/libnetwork/idm/idm.go
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@ func New(ds datastore.DataStore, id string, start, end uint64) (*Idm, error) {
 }
 
 // GetID returns the first available id in the set
-func (i *Idm) GetID() (uint64, error) {
+func (i *Idm) GetID(serial bool) (uint64, error) {
 	if i.handle == nil {
 		return 0, errors.New("ID set is not initialized")
 	}
-	ordinal, err := i.handle.SetAny()
+	ordinal, err := i.handle.SetAny(serial)
 	return i.start + ordinal, err
 }
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func (i *Idm) GetSpecificID(id uint64) error {
 }
 
 // GetIDInRange returns the first available id in the set within a [start,end] range
-func (i *Idm) GetIDInRange(start, end uint64) (uint64, error) {
+func (i *Idm) GetIDInRange(start, end uint64, serial bool) (uint64, error) {
 	if i.handle == nil {
 		return 0, errors.New("ID set is not initialized")
 	}
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func (i *Idm) GetIDInRange(start, end uint64) (uint64, error) {
 		return 0, errors.New("Requested range does not belong to the set")
 	}
 
-	ordinal, err := i.handle.SetAnyInRange(start-i.start, end-i.start)
+	ordinal, err := i.handle.SetAnyInRange(start-i.start, end-i.start, serial)
 
 	return i.start + ordinal, err
 }
diff --git a/libnetwork/idm/idm_test.go b/libnetwork/idm/idm_test.go
index 0126696974..74bbbc20f9 100644
--- a/libnetwork/idm/idm_test.go
+++ b/libnetwork/idm/idm_test.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func TestAllocate(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal("Expected failure but succeeded")
 	}
 
-	o, err := i.GetID()
+	o, err := i.GetID(false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func TestAllocate(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	o, err = i.GetID()
+	o, err = i.GetID(false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func TestAllocate(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("Unexpected id returned: %d", o)
 	}
 
-	o, err = i.GetID()
+	o, err = i.GetID(false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -75,14 +75,14 @@ func TestAllocate(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("Unexpected id returned: %d", o)
 	}
 
-	o, err = i.GetID()
+	o, err = i.GetID(false)
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Expected failure but succeeded: %d", o)
 	}
 
 	i.Release(50)
 
-	o, err = i.GetID()
+	o, err = i.GetID(false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ func TestAllocate(t *testing.T) {
 func TestUninitialized(t *testing.T) {
 	i := &Idm{}
 
-	if _, err := i.GetID(); err == nil {
+	if _, err := i.GetID(false); err == nil {
 		t.Fatal("Expected failure but succeeded")
 	}
 
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ func TestAllocateInRange(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	o, err := i.GetIDInRange(6, 6)
+	o, err := i.GetIDInRange(6, 6, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ func TestAllocateInRange(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("Expected failure but succeeded")
 	}
 
-	o, err = i.GetID()
+	o, err = i.GetID(false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ func TestAllocateInRange(t *testing.T) {
 
 	i.Release(6)
 
-	o, err = i.GetID()
+	o, err = i.GetID(false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ func TestAllocateInRange(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for n := 7; n <= 10; n++ {
-		o, err := i.GetIDInRange(7, 10)
+		o, err := i.GetIDInRange(7, 10, false)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
 		}
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ func TestAllocateInRange(t *testing.T) {
 
 	i.Release(10)
 
-	o, err = i.GetIDInRange(5, 10)
+	o, err = i.GetIDInRange(5, 10, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ func TestAllocateInRange(t *testing.T) {
 
 	i.Release(5)
 
-	o, err = i.GetIDInRange(5, 10)
+	o, err = i.GetIDInRange(5, 10, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ func TestAllocateInRange(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for n := 5; n <= 10; n++ {
-		o, err := i.GetIDInRange(5, 10)
+		o, err := i.GetIDInRange(5, 10, false)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
 		}
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ func TestAllocateInRange(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	o, err = i.GetIDInRange(4096, ul)
+	o, err = i.GetIDInRange(4096, ul, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ func TestAllocateInRange(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("Unexpected id returned. Expected: 4096. Got: %d", o)
 	}
 
-	o, err = i.GetIDInRange(4096, ul)
+	o, err = i.GetIDInRange(4096, ul, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ func TestAllocateInRange(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("Unexpected id returned. Expected: 4097. Got: %d", o)
 	}
 
-	o, err = i.GetIDInRange(4096, ul)
+	o, err = i.GetIDInRange(4096, ul, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -234,3 +234,63 @@ func TestAllocateInRange(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("Unexpected id returned. Expected: 4098. Got: %d", o)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestAllocateSerial(t *testing.T) {
+	i, err := New(nil, "myids", 50, 55)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if err = i.GetSpecificID(49); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("Expected failure but succeeded")
+	}
+
+	if err = i.GetSpecificID(56); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("Expected failure but succeeded")
+	}
+
+	o, err := i.GetID(true)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if o != 50 {
+		t.Fatalf("Unexpected first id returned: %d", o)
+	}
+
+	err = i.GetSpecificID(50)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	o, err = i.GetID(true)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if o != 51 {
+		t.Fatalf("Unexpected id returned: %d", o)
+	}
+
+	o, err = i.GetID(true)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if o != 52 {
+		t.Fatalf("Unexpected id returned: %d", o)
+	}
+
+	i.Release(50)
+
+	o, err = i.GetID(true)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if o != 53 {
+		t.Fatal("Unexpected id returned")
+	}
+
+	i.Release(52)
+	err = i.GetSpecificID(52)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/libnetwork/ipam/allocator.go b/libnetwork/ipam/allocator.go
index c4ed9a0e32..5beb429dfc 100644
--- a/libnetwork/ipam/allocator.go
+++ b/libnetwork/ipam/allocator.go
@@ -457,7 +457,15 @@ func (a *Allocator) RequestAddress(poolID string, prefAddress net.IP, opts map[s
 		return nil, nil, types.InternalErrorf("could not find bitmask in datastore for %s on address %v request from pool %s: %v",
 			k.String(), prefAddress, poolID, err)
 	}
-	ip, err := a.getAddress(p.Pool, bm, prefAddress, p.Range)
+	// In order to request for a serial ip address allocation, callers can pass in the option to request
+	// IP allocation serially or first available IP in the subnet
+	var serial bool
+	if opts != nil {
+		if val, ok := opts[ipamapi.AllocSerialPrefix]; ok {
+			serial = (val == "true")
+		}
+	}
+	ip, err := a.getAddress(p.Pool, bm, prefAddress, p.Range, serial)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
@@ -522,7 +530,7 @@ func (a *Allocator) ReleaseAddress(poolID string, address net.IP) error {
 	return bm.Unset(ipToUint64(h))
 }
 
-func (a *Allocator) getAddress(nw *net.IPNet, bitmask *bitseq.Handle, prefAddress net.IP, ipr *AddressRange) (net.IP, error) {
+func (a *Allocator) getAddress(nw *net.IPNet, bitmask *bitseq.Handle, prefAddress net.IP, ipr *AddressRange, serial bool) (net.IP, error) {
 	var (
 		ordinal uint64
 		err     error
@@ -535,7 +543,7 @@ func (a *Allocator) getAddress(nw *net.IPNet, bitmask *bitseq.Handle, prefAddres
 		return nil, ipamapi.ErrNoAvailableIPs
 	}
 	if ipr == nil && prefAddress == nil {
-		ordinal, err = bitmask.SetAny()
+		ordinal, err = bitmask.SetAny(serial)
 	} else if prefAddress != nil {
 		hostPart, e := types.GetHostPartIP(prefAddress, base.Mask)
 		if e != nil {
@@ -544,7 +552,7 @@ func (a *Allocator) getAddress(nw *net.IPNet, bitmask *bitseq.Handle, prefAddres
 		ordinal = ipToUint64(types.GetMinimalIP(hostPart))
 		err = bitmask.Set(ordinal)
 	} else {
-		ordinal, err = bitmask.SetAnyInRange(ipr.Start, ipr.End)
+		ordinal, err = bitmask.SetAnyInRange(ipr.Start, ipr.End, serial)
 	}
 
 	switch err {
diff --git a/libnetwork/ipam/allocator_test.go b/libnetwork/ipam/allocator_test.go
index 2ccf88084a..7108eaa644 100644
--- a/libnetwork/ipam/allocator_test.go
+++ b/libnetwork/ipam/allocator_test.go
@@ -644,6 +644,7 @@ func TestRequestReleaseAddressFromSubPool(t *testing.T) {
 	unoExp, _ := types.ParseCIDR("10.2.2.0/16")
 	dueExp, _ := types.ParseCIDR("10.2.2.2/16")
 	treExp, _ := types.ParseCIDR("10.2.2.1/16")
+
 	if poolID, _, _, err = a.RequestPool("rosso", "10.2.0.0/16", "10.2.2.0/24", nil, false); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -694,6 +695,139 @@ func TestRequestReleaseAddressFromSubPool(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestSerializeRequestReleaseAddressFromSubPool(t *testing.T) {
+	opts := map[string]string{
+		ipamapi.AllocSerialPrefix: "true"}
+	a, err := getAllocator()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	a.addrSpaces["rosso"] = &addrSpace{
+		id:      dsConfigKey + "/" + "rosso",
+		ds:      a.addrSpaces[localAddressSpace].ds,
+		alloc:   a.addrSpaces[localAddressSpace].alloc,
+		scope:   a.addrSpaces[localAddressSpace].scope,
+		subnets: map[SubnetKey]*PoolData{},
+	}
+
+	poolID, _, _, err := a.RequestPool("rosso", "172.28.0.0/16", "172.28.30.0/24", nil, false)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	var ip *net.IPNet
+	expected := &net.IPNet{IP: net.IP{172, 28, 30, 255}, Mask: net.IPMask{255, 255, 0, 0}}
+	for err == nil {
+		var c *net.IPNet
+		if c, _, err = a.RequestAddress(poolID, nil, opts); err == nil {
+			ip = c
+		}
+	}
+	if err != ipamapi.ErrNoAvailableIPs {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if !types.CompareIPNet(expected, ip) {
+		t.Fatalf("Unexpected last IP from subpool. Expected: %s. Got: %v.", expected, ip)
+	}
+	rp := &net.IPNet{IP: net.IP{172, 28, 30, 97}, Mask: net.IPMask{255, 255, 0, 0}}
+	if err = a.ReleaseAddress(poolID, rp.IP); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if ip, _, err = a.RequestAddress(poolID, nil, opts); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if !types.CompareIPNet(rp, ip) {
+		t.Fatalf("Unexpected IP from subpool. Expected: %s. Got: %v.", rp, ip)
+	}
+
+	_, _, _, err = a.RequestPool("rosso", "10.0.0.0/8", "10.0.0.0/16", nil, false)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	poolID, _, _, err = a.RequestPool("rosso", "10.0.0.0/16", "10.0.0.0/24", nil, false)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	expected = &net.IPNet{IP: net.IP{10, 0, 0, 255}, Mask: net.IPMask{255, 255, 0, 0}}
+	for err == nil {
+		var c *net.IPNet
+		if c, _, err = a.RequestAddress(poolID, nil, opts); err == nil {
+			ip = c
+		}
+	}
+	if err != ipamapi.ErrNoAvailableIPs {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if !types.CompareIPNet(expected, ip) {
+		t.Fatalf("Unexpected last IP from subpool. Expected: %s. Got: %v.", expected, ip)
+	}
+	rp = &net.IPNet{IP: net.IP{10, 0, 0, 79}, Mask: net.IPMask{255, 255, 0, 0}}
+	if err = a.ReleaseAddress(poolID, rp.IP); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if ip, _, err = a.RequestAddress(poolID, nil, opts); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if !types.CompareIPNet(rp, ip) {
+		t.Fatalf("Unexpected IP from subpool. Expected: %s. Got: %v.", rp, ip)
+	}
+
+	// Request any addresses from subpool after explicit address request
+	unoExp, _ := types.ParseCIDR("10.2.2.0/16")
+	dueExp, _ := types.ParseCIDR("10.2.2.2/16")
+	treExp, _ := types.ParseCIDR("10.2.2.1/16")
+	quaExp, _ := types.ParseCIDR("10.2.2.3/16")
+	fivExp, _ := types.ParseCIDR("10.2.2.4/16")
+	if poolID, _, _, err = a.RequestPool("rosso", "10.2.0.0/16", "10.2.2.0/24", nil, false); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	tre, _, err := a.RequestAddress(poolID, treExp.IP, opts)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if !types.CompareIPNet(tre, treExp) {
+		t.Fatalf("Unexpected address: %v", tre)
+	}
+
+	uno, _, err := a.RequestAddress(poolID, nil, opts)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if !types.CompareIPNet(uno, unoExp) {
+		t.Fatalf("Unexpected address: %v", uno)
+	}
+
+	due, _, err := a.RequestAddress(poolID, nil, opts)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if !types.CompareIPNet(due, dueExp) {
+		t.Fatalf("Unexpected address: %v", due)
+	}
+
+	if err = a.ReleaseAddress(poolID, uno.IP); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	uno, _, err = a.RequestAddress(poolID, nil, opts)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if !types.CompareIPNet(uno, quaExp) {
+		t.Fatalf("Unexpected address: %v", uno)
+	}
+
+	if err = a.ReleaseAddress(poolID, tre.IP); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	tre, _, err = a.RequestAddress(poolID, nil, opts)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if !types.CompareIPNet(tre, fivExp) {
+		t.Fatalf("Unexpected address: %v", tre)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestGetAddress(t *testing.T) {
 	input := []string{
 		/*"10.0.0.0/8", "10.0.0.0/9", "10.0.0.0/10",*/ "10.0.0.0/11", "10.0.0.0/12", "10.0.0.0/13", "10.0.0.0/14",
@@ -899,7 +1033,7 @@ func assertGetAddress(t *testing.T, subnet string) {
 	start := time.Now()
 	run := 0
 	for err != ipamapi.ErrNoAvailableIPs {
-		_, err = a.getAddress(sub, bm, nil, nil)
+		_, err = a.getAddress(sub, bm, nil, nil, false)
 		run++
 	}
 	if printTime {
diff --git a/libnetwork/ipamapi/labels.go b/libnetwork/ipamapi/labels.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e5c7d1cc7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libnetwork/ipamapi/labels.go
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package ipamapi
+
+const (
+	// Prefix constant marks the reserved label space for libnetwork
+	Prefix = "com.docker.network"
+
+	// AllocSerialPrefix constant marks the reserved label space for libnetwork ipam
+	// allocation ordering.(serial/first available)
+	AllocSerialPrefix = Prefix + ".ipam.serial"
+)