diff --git a/resource-management/pkg/aggregrator/aggregator.go b/resource-management/pkg/aggregrator/aggregator.go
index af9f21a8..b229bc43 100644
--- a/resource-management/pkg/aggregrator/aggregator.go
+++ b/resource-management/pkg/aggregrator/aggregator.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ type ClientOfRRM struct {
 //
 type ResponseFromRRM struct {
 	RegionNodeEvents [][]*event.NodeEvent
-	RvMap            types.ResourceVersionMap
+	RvMap            types.TransitResourceVersionMap
 	Length           uint64
 }
 
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ type ResponseFromRRM struct {
 type PullDataFromRRM struct {
 	BatchLength uint64
 	DefaultCRV  uint64
-	CRV         types.ResourceVersionMap
+	CRV         types.TransitResourceVersionMap
 }
 
 const (
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func (a *Aggregator) Run() (err error) {
 				klog.V(3).Infof("Existing goroutine for region: %v", a.urls[i])
 			}()
 
-			var crv types.ResourceVersionMap
+			var crv types.TransitResourceVersionMap
 			var regionNodeEvents [][]*event.NodeEvent
 			var length uint64
 			var eventProcess bool
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ func (a *Aggregator) createClient(url string) *ClientOfRRM {
 // or
 // Call the resource region manager's SubsequentPull method {url}/resources/subsequentpull when crv is not nil
 //
-func (a *Aggregator) initPullOrSubsequentPull(c *ClientOfRRM, batchLength uint64, crv types.ResourceVersionMap) ([][]*event.NodeEvent, uint64) {
+func (a *Aggregator) initPullOrSubsequentPull(c *ClientOfRRM, batchLength uint64, crv types.TransitResourceVersionMap) ([][]*event.NodeEvent, uint64) {
 	var path string
 
 	if len(crv) == 0 {
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ func (a *Aggregator) initPullOrSubsequentPull(c *ClientOfRRM, batchLength uint64
 // Call resource region manager's POST method {url}/resources/crv to update the CRV
 // error indicate failed POST, CRV means Composite Resource Version
 //
-func (a *Aggregator) postCRV(c *ClientOfRRM, crv types.ResourceVersionMap) error {
+func (a *Aggregator) postCRV(c *ClientOfRRM, crv types.TransitResourceVersionMap) error {
 	path := httpPrefix + c.BaseURL + "/resources/crv"
 	bytes, _ := json.Marshal(PullDataFromRRM{CRV: crv.Copy()})
 	req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, path, strings.NewReader((string(bytes))))
diff --git a/resource-management/pkg/common-lib/interfaces/distributor/interfaces.go b/resource-management/pkg/common-lib/interfaces/distributor/interfaces.go
index 4698e48a..d0527404 100644
--- a/resource-management/pkg/common-lib/interfaces/distributor/interfaces.go
+++ b/resource-management/pkg/common-lib/interfaces/distributor/interfaces.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 type Interface interface {
 	RegisterClient(*types.Client) error
 
-	ListNodesForClient(clientId string) ([]*types.LogicalNode, types.ResourceVersionMap, error)
-	Watch(clientId string, rvs types.ResourceVersionMap, watchChan chan *event.NodeEvent, stopCh chan struct{}) error
-	ProcessEvents(events []*event.NodeEvent) (bool, types.ResourceVersionMap)
+	ListNodesForClient(clientId string) ([]*types.LogicalNode, types.TransitResourceVersionMap, error)
+	Watch(clientId string, rvs types.TransitResourceVersionMap, watchChan chan *event.NodeEvent, stopCh chan struct{}) error
+	ProcessEvents(events []*event.NodeEvent) (bool, types.TransitResourceVersionMap)
 }
diff --git a/resource-management/pkg/common-lib/interfaces/store/interface.go b/resource-management/pkg/common-lib/interfaces/store/interface.go
index 5b204f9c..ba55ea65 100644
--- a/resource-management/pkg/common-lib/interfaces/store/interface.go
+++ b/resource-management/pkg/common-lib/interfaces/store/interface.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ type NodeStoreStatus struct {
 	VirtualNodeNumPerRP int
 
 	// Latest resource version map
-	CurrentResourceVerions types.ResourceVersionMap
+	CurrentResourceVerions types.TransitResourceVersionMap
 }
 
 func (nsStatus *NodeStoreStatus) GetKey() string {
diff --git a/resource-management/pkg/common-lib/types/compositeresourceversion.go b/resource-management/pkg/common-lib/types/compositeresourceversion.go
index 7e81133e..b9acce4c 100644
--- a/resource-management/pkg/common-lib/types/compositeresourceversion.go
+++ b/resource-management/pkg/common-lib/types/compositeresourceversion.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package types
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
+
 	"global-resource-service/resource-management/pkg/common-lib/types/location"
 )
 
@@ -10,11 +12,40 @@ type CompositeResourceVersion struct {
 	ResourceVersion     uint64
 }
 
+type RvLocation struct {
+	Region    location.Region
+	Partition location.ResourcePartition
+}
+
+func (loc RvLocation) MarshalText() (text []byte, err error) {
+	type l RvLocation
+	return json.Marshal(l(loc))
+}
+
+func (loc *RvLocation) UnmarshalText(text []byte) error {
+	type l RvLocation
+	return json.Unmarshal(text, (*l)(loc))
+}
+
 // Map from (regionId, ResourcePartitionId) to resourceVersion
-type ResourceVersionMap map[location.Location]uint64
+// used in REST API calls
+type TransitResourceVersionMap map[RvLocation]uint64
+
+// internally used in the eventqueue used in WATCH of nodes
+type InternalResourceVersionMap map[location.Location]uint64
+
+func ConvertToInternalResourceVersionMap(rvs TransitResourceVersionMap) InternalResourceVersionMap {
+	internalMap := make(InternalResourceVersionMap)
+
+	for k, v := range rvs {
+		internalMap[*location.NewLocation(k.Region, k.Partition)] = v
+	}
+
+	return internalMap
+}
 
-func (rvs *ResourceVersionMap) Copy() ResourceVersionMap {
-	dupRVs := make(ResourceVersionMap, len(*rvs))
+func (rvs *TransitResourceVersionMap) Copy() TransitResourceVersionMap {
+	dupRVs := make(TransitResourceVersionMap, len(*rvs))
 	for loc, rv := range *rvs {
 		dupRVs[loc] = rv
 	}
diff --git a/resource-management/pkg/common-lib/types/compositeresourceversion_test.go b/resource-management/pkg/common-lib/types/compositeresourceversion_test.go
index 5953090b..3b6d25cc 100644
--- a/resource-management/pkg/common-lib/types/compositeresourceversion_test.go
+++ b/resource-management/pkg/common-lib/types/compositeresourceversion_test.go
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestResourceVersionMap_Marshall_UnMarshall(t *testing.T) {
-	rvs := make(ResourceVersionMap)
-	loc := location.NewLocation(location.Beijing, location.ResourcePartition1)
-	rvs[*loc] = 100
+	rvs := make(TransitResourceVersionMap)
+	loc := RvLocation{Region: location.Beijing, Partition: location.ResourcePartition1}
+	rvs[loc] = 100
 
 	// marshall
 	b, err := json.Marshal(rvs)
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ func TestResourceVersionMap_Marshall_UnMarshall(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NotNil(t, b)
 
 	// unmarshall
-	var newRVMap ResourceVersionMap
+	var newRVMap TransitResourceVersionMap
 	err = json.Unmarshal(b, &newRVMap)
 	assert.Nil(t, err)
 	assert.NotNil(t, newRVMap)
 	assert.Equal(t, 1, len(newRVMap))
-	assert.Equal(t, uint64(100), newRVMap[*loc])
+	assert.Equal(t, uint64(100), newRVMap[loc])
 }
diff --git a/resource-management/pkg/common-lib/types/location/location.go b/resource-management/pkg/common-lib/types/location/location.go
index 56e5e6dc..41e05246 100644
--- a/resource-management/pkg/common-lib/types/location/location.go
+++ b/resource-management/pkg/common-lib/types/location/location.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package location
 
 import (
-	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 )
 
@@ -237,7 +236,7 @@ func GetRPNum() int {
 	return len(ResourcePartitions)
 }
 
-// TODO - read resource parition from configuration or metadata server
+// TODO - read resource partition from configuration or metadata server
 func GetRPsForRegion(region Region) []ResourcePartition {
 	rpsForRegion := make([]ResourcePartition, len(ResourcePartitions))
 	for i := 0; i < len(ResourcePartitions); i++ {
@@ -266,13 +265,3 @@ func (loc *Location) Equal(locToCompare Location) bool {
 func (loc *Location) String() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("[Region %s, ResoucePartition %s]", loc.region, loc.partition)
 }
-
-func (loc Location) MarshalText() (text []byte, err error) {
-	type l Location
-	return json.Marshal(l(loc))
-}
-
-func (loc *Location) UnmarshalText(text []byte) error {
-	type l Location
-	return json.Unmarshal(text, (*l)(loc))
-}
diff --git a/resource-management/pkg/distributor/cache/eventqueue.go b/resource-management/pkg/distributor/cache/eventqueue.go
index ba4b5ab3..06a28b57 100644
--- a/resource-management/pkg/distributor/cache/eventqueue.go
+++ b/resource-management/pkg/distributor/cache/eventqueue.go
@@ -140,9 +140,9 @@ func (eq *NodeEventQueue) EnqueueEvent(e *node.ManagedNodeEvent) {
 	queueByLoc.enqueueEvent(e)
 }
 
-func (eq *NodeEventQueue) Watch(rvs types.ResourceVersionMap, clientWatchChan chan *event.NodeEvent, stopCh chan struct{}) error {
+func (eq *NodeEventQueue) Watch(rvs types.InternalResourceVersionMap, clientWatchChan chan *event.NodeEvent, stopCh chan struct{}) error {
 	if eq.watchChan != nil {
-		return errors.New("Currently only support one watcher per node event queue.")
+		return errors.New("currently only support one watcher per node event queue")
 	}
 
 	// get events already in queues
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ func (eq *NodeEventQueue) Watch(rvs types.ResourceVersionMap, clientWatchChan ch
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (eq *NodeEventQueue) getAllEventsSinceResourceVersion(rvs types.ResourceVersionMap) ([]*event.NodeEvent, error) {
+func (eq *NodeEventQueue) getAllEventsSinceResourceVersion(rvs types.InternalResourceVersionMap) ([]*event.NodeEvent, error) {
 	locStartPostitions := make(map[location.Location]int)
 
 	for loc, rv := range rvs {
diff --git a/resource-management/pkg/distributor/distributor.go b/resource-management/pkg/distributor/distributor.go
index d34d5ec4..32e82de0 100644
--- a/resource-management/pkg/distributor/distributor.go
+++ b/resource-management/pkg/distributor/distributor.go
@@ -170,7 +170,9 @@ func (dis *ResourceDistributor) getSortedVirtualStores(stores map[*storage.Virtu
 	return sortedStores
 }
 
-func (dis *ResourceDistributor) ListNodesForClient(clientId string) ([]*types.LogicalNode, types.ResourceVersionMap, error) {
+// ListNodesForClient returns list of nodes for a client request and a RV map to the client for WATCH
+//                            or error encountered during the node allocation/listing for the client
+func (dis *ResourceDistributor) ListNodesForClient(clientId string) ([]*types.LogicalNode, types.TransitResourceVersionMap, error) {
 	if clientId == "" {
 		return nil, nil, errors.New("Empty clientId")
 	}
@@ -187,7 +189,7 @@ func (dis *ResourceDistributor) ListNodesForClient(clientId string) ([]*types.Lo
 
 	eventQueue.AcquireSnapshotRLock()
 	nodesByStore := make([][]*types.LogicalNode, len(assignedStores))
-	rvMapByStore := make([]types.ResourceVersionMap, len(assignedStores))
+	rvMapByStore := make([]types.TransitResourceVersionMap, len(assignedStores))
 	hostCount := 0
 	for i := 0; i < len(assignedStores); i++ {
 		nodesByStore[i], rvMapByStore[i] = assignedStores[i].SnapShot()
@@ -206,7 +208,7 @@ func (dis *ResourceDistributor) ListNodesForClient(clientId string) ([]*types.Lo
 	}
 
 	// combine to single ResourceVersionMap
-	finalRVs := make(types.ResourceVersionMap)
+	finalRVs := make(types.TransitResourceVersionMap)
 	for i := 0; i < len(rvMapByStore); i++ {
 		currentRVs := rvMapByStore[i]
 		for loc, rv := range currentRVs {
@@ -223,7 +225,7 @@ func (dis *ResourceDistributor) ListNodesForClient(clientId string) ([]*types.Lo
 	return nodes, finalRVs, nil
 }
 
-func (dis *ResourceDistributor) Watch(clientId string, rvs types.ResourceVersionMap, watchChan chan *event.NodeEvent, stopCh chan struct{}) error {
+func (dis *ResourceDistributor) Watch(clientId string, rvs types.TransitResourceVersionMap, watchChan chan *event.NodeEvent, stopCh chan struct{}) error {
 	var nodeEventQueue *cache.NodeEventQueue
 	var isOK bool
 	if nodeEventQueue, isOK = dis.nodeEventQueueMap[clientId]; !isOK || nodeEventQueue == nil {
@@ -239,10 +241,12 @@ func (dis *ResourceDistributor) Watch(clientId string, rvs types.ResourceVersion
 		return errors.New("Stop watch channel not provided")
 	}
 
-	return nodeEventQueue.Watch(rvs, watchChan, stopCh)
+	internal_rvs := types.ConvertToInternalResourceVersionMap(rvs)
+
+	return nodeEventQueue.Watch(internal_rvs, watchChan, stopCh)
 }
 
-func (dis *ResourceDistributor) ProcessEvents(events []*event.NodeEvent) (bool, types.ResourceVersionMap) {
+func (dis *ResourceDistributor) ProcessEvents(events []*event.NodeEvent) (bool, types.TransitResourceVersionMap) {
 	eventsToProcess := make([]*node.ManagedNodeEvent, len(events))
 	for i := 0; i < len(events); i++ {
 		if events[i] != nil {
diff --git a/resource-management/pkg/distributor/distributor_concurrency_test.go b/resource-management/pkg/distributor/distributor_concurrency_test.go
index 376ea1bf..c9a82d94 100644
--- a/resource-management/pkg/distributor/distributor_concurrency_test.go
+++ b/resource-management/pkg/distributor/distributor_concurrency_test.go
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func TestSingleRPMutipleClients_Workflow(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 
 			// client list nodes
-			latestRVsByClient := make([]types.ResourceVersionMap, tt.clientNum)
+			latestRVsByClient := make([]types.TransitResourceVersionMap, tt.clientNum)
 			nodesByClient := make([][]*types.LogicalNode, tt.clientNum)
 			for i := 0; i < tt.clientNum; i++ {
 				clientId := clientIds[i]
@@ -97,9 +97,9 @@ func TestSingleRPMutipleClients_Workflow(t *testing.T) {
 				// check each node event
 				nodeIds := make(map[string]bool)
 				for _, node := range nodes {
-					nodeLoc := location.NewLocation(location.Region(node.GeoInfo.Region), location.ResourcePartition(node.GeoInfo.ResourcePartition))
+					nodeLoc := types.RvLocation{Region: location.Region(node.GeoInfo.Region), Partition: location.ResourcePartition (node.GeoInfo.ResourcePartition)}
 					assert.NotNil(t, nodeLoc)
-					assert.True(t, latestRVs[*nodeLoc] >= node.GetResourceVersionInt64())
+					assert.True(t, latestRVs[nodeLoc] >= node.GetResourceVersionInt64())
 					if _, isOK := nodeIds[node.Id]; isOK {
 						assert.Fail(t, "List nodes cannot have more than one copy of a node")
 					} else {
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ func TestMultipleRPsMutipleClients_Workflow(t *testing.T) {
 			duration += time.Since(start)
 
 			// client list nodes
-			latestRVsByClient := make([]types.ResourceVersionMap, tt.clientNum)
+			latestRVsByClient := make([]types.TransitResourceVersionMap, tt.clientNum)
 			nodesByClient := make([][]*types.LogicalNode, tt.clientNum)
 			wg.Add(tt.clientNum)
 
@@ -282,9 +282,9 @@ func TestMultipleRPsMutipleClients_Workflow(t *testing.T) {
 					// check each node event
 					nodeIds := make(map[string]bool)
 					for _, node := range nodes {
-						nodeLoc := location.NewLocation(location.Region(node.GeoInfo.Region), location.ResourcePartition(node.GeoInfo.ResourcePartition))
+						nodeLoc := types.RvLocation{Region: location.Region(node.GeoInfo.Region), Partition: location.ResourcePartition (node.GeoInfo.ResourcePartition)}
 						assert.NotNil(t, nodeLoc)
-						assert.True(t, latestRVs[*nodeLoc] >= node.GetResourceVersionInt64())
+						assert.True(t, latestRVs[nodeLoc] >= node.GetResourceVersionInt64())
 						if _, isOK := nodeIds[node.Id]; isOK {
 							assert.Fail(t, "List nodes cannot have more than one copy of a node")
 						} else {
diff --git a/resource-management/pkg/distributor/distributor_test.go b/resource-management/pkg/distributor/distributor_test.go
index 19e49821..72906e67 100644
--- a/resource-management/pkg/distributor/distributor_test.go
+++ b/resource-management/pkg/distributor/distributor_test.go
@@ -339,9 +339,9 @@ func TestRegistrationWorkflow(t *testing.T) {
 	// check each node event
 	nodeIds := make(map[string]bool)
 	for _, node := range nodes {
-		nodeLoc := location.NewLocation(location.Region(node.GeoInfo.Region), location.ResourcePartition(node.GeoInfo.ResourcePartition))
+		nodeLoc := types.RvLocation{Region: location.Region(node.GeoInfo.Region), Partition: location.ResourcePartition (node.GeoInfo.ResourcePartition)}
 		assert.NotNil(t, nodeLoc)
-		assert.True(t, latestRVs[*nodeLoc] >= node.GetResourceVersionInt64())
+		assert.True(t, latestRVs[nodeLoc] >= node.GetResourceVersionInt64())
 		if _, isOK := nodeIds[node.Id]; isOK {
 			assert.Fail(t, "List nodes cannot have more than one copy of a node")
 		} else {
@@ -355,8 +355,9 @@ func TestRegistrationWorkflow(t *testing.T) {
 	updateNodeEvents := generatedUpdateNodeEventsFromNodeList(nodes)
 	result2, rvMap2 := distributor.ProcessEvents(updateNodeEvents)
 	assert.True(t, result2, "Expecting update nodes successfully")
-	loc := location.NewLocation(location.Region(nodes[0].GeoInfo.Region), location.ResourcePartition(nodes[0].GeoInfo.ResourcePartition))
-	assert.Equal(t, uint64(rvToGenerate), rvMap2[*loc])
+	loc := types.RvLocation{Region: location.Region(nodes[0].GeoInfo.Region), Partition: location.ResourcePartition (nodes[0].GeoInfo.ResourcePartition)}
+
+	assert.Equal(t, uint64(rvToGenerate), rvMap2[loc])
 	assert.Equal(t, oldNodeRV, nodes[0].GetResourceVersionInt64(), "Expecting listed nodes are snapshoted and cannot be affected by update")
 
 	// client watch node update
@@ -370,7 +371,8 @@ func TestRegistrationWorkflow(t *testing.T) {
 	watchedEventCount := 0
 	for e := range watchCh {
 		assert.Equal(t, event.Modified, e.Type)
-		nodeLoc := location.NewLocation(location.Region(e.Node.GeoInfo.Region), location.ResourcePartition(e.Node.GeoInfo.ResourcePartition))
+		nodeLoc := types.RvLocation{Region: location.Region(e.Node.GeoInfo.Region), Partition: location.ResourcePartition (e.Node.GeoInfo.ResourcePartition)}
+
 		assert.Equal(t, loc, nodeLoc)
 		watchedEventCount++
 
diff --git a/resource-management/pkg/distributor/node/managedNodeEvent.go b/resource-management/pkg/distributor/node/managedNodeEvent.go
index 3e9f7726..d27c2a9b 100644
--- a/resource-management/pkg/distributor/node/managedNodeEvent.go
+++ b/resource-management/pkg/distributor/node/managedNodeEvent.go
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ func (n *ManagedNodeEvent) GetLocation() *location.Location {
 	return n.loc
 }
 
+func (n *ManagedNodeEvent) GetRvLocation() *types.RvLocation {
+
+	return &types.RvLocation{Region: n.loc.GetRegion(), Partition: n.loc.GetResourcePartition()}
+}
+
 func (n *ManagedNodeEvent) GetResourceVersion() uint64 {
 	rv, err := strconv.ParseUint(n.nodeEvent.Node.ResourceVersion, 10, 64)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/resource-management/pkg/distributor/storage/nodestore.go b/resource-management/pkg/distributor/storage/nodestore.go
index 8b586770..a605a5e8 100644
--- a/resource-management/pkg/distributor/storage/nodestore.go
+++ b/resource-management/pkg/distributor/storage/nodestore.go
@@ -67,21 +67,23 @@ func (vs *VirtualNodeStore) GetRange() (float64, float64) {
 	return vs.lowerbound, vs.upperbound
 }
 
-func (vs *VirtualNodeStore) SnapShot() ([]*types.LogicalNode, types.ResourceVersionMap) {
+// Snapshot generates a list of node for the List() call from a client, and a current RV map to client
+func (vs *VirtualNodeStore) SnapShot() ([]*types.LogicalNode, types.TransitResourceVersionMap) {
 	vs.mu.RLock()
 	defer vs.mu.RUnlock()
 	nodesCopy := make([]*types.LogicalNode, len(vs.nodeEventByHash))
 	index := 0
-	rvs := make(types.ResourceVersionMap)
+	rvs := make(types.TransitResourceVersionMap)
 	for _, node := range vs.nodeEventByHash {
 		nodesCopy[index] = node.CopyNode()
 		newRV := node.GetResourceVersion()
-		if lastRV, isOK := rvs[*node.GetLocation()]; isOK {
+		rvLoc := *node.GetRvLocation()
+		if lastRV, isOK := rvs[rvLoc]; isOK {
 			if lastRV < newRV {
-				rvs[*node.GetLocation()] = newRV
+				rvs[rvLoc] = newRV
 			}
 		} else {
-			rvs[*node.GetLocation()] = newRV
+			rvs[rvLoc] = newRV
 		}
 		index++
 	}
@@ -156,14 +158,14 @@ func NewNodeStore(vNodeNumPerRP int, regionNum int, partitionMaxNum int) *NodeSt
 }
 
 // TODO - verify whether the original value can be changed. If so, return a deepcopy
-func (ns *NodeStore) GetCurrentResourceVersions() types.ResourceVersionMap {
+func (ns *NodeStore) GetCurrentResourceVersions() types.TransitResourceVersionMap {
 	ns.rvLock.RLock()
 	defer ns.rvLock.RUnlock()
-	rvMap := make(types.ResourceVersionMap)
+	rvMap := make(types.TransitResourceVersionMap)
 	for i := 0; i < ns.regionNum; i++ {
 		for j := 0; j < ns.partitionMaxNum; j++ {
 			if ns.currentRVs[i][j] > 0 {
-				rvMap[*location.NewLocation(location.Regions[i], location.ResourcePartitions[j])] = ns.currentRVs[i][j]
+				rvMap[types.RvLocation{Region: location.Regions[i], Partition: location.ResourcePartitions[j]}] = ns.currentRVs[i][j]
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -245,7 +247,7 @@ func (ns *NodeStore) UpdateNode(nodeEvent *node.ManagedNodeEvent) {
 func (ns NodeStore) DeleteNode(nodeEvent event.NodeEvent) {
 }
 
-func (ns *NodeStore) ProcessNodeEvents(nodeEvents []*node.ManagedNodeEvent, persistHelper *DistributorPersistHelper) (bool, types.ResourceVersionMap) {
+func (ns *NodeStore) ProcessNodeEvents(nodeEvents []*node.ManagedNodeEvent, persistHelper *DistributorPersistHelper) (bool, types.TransitResourceVersionMap) {
 	persistHelper.SetWaitCount(len(nodeEvents))
 	for _, e := range nodeEvents {
 		if e == nil {
diff --git a/resource-management/pkg/service-api/endpoints/installer.go b/resource-management/pkg/service-api/endpoints/installer.go
index ff9b89e8..2fa30ef9 100644
--- a/resource-management/pkg/service-api/endpoints/installer.go
+++ b/resource-management/pkg/service-api/endpoints/installer.go
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ func getClinetId(req *http.Request) string {
 	return clientId
 }
 
-func getResourceVersionsMap(req *http.Request) (types.ResourceVersionMap, error) {
+func getResourceVersionsMap(req *http.Request) (types.TransitResourceVersionMap, error) {
 	body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(req.Body)
 
 	if err != nil {
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ func getResourceVersionsMap(req *http.Request) (types.ResourceVersionMap, error)
 	return wr.ResourceVersions, nil
 }
 
-func (i *Installer) handleResponseTrunked(resp http.ResponseWriter, nodes []*types.LogicalNode, crv types.ResourceVersionMap, chunkSize int) {
+func (i *Installer) handleResponseTrunked(resp http.ResponseWriter, nodes []*types.LogicalNode, crv types.TransitResourceVersionMap, chunkSize int) {
 	responseTrunkSize := DefaultResponseTrunkSize
 	if responseTrunkSize < chunkSize {
 		responseTrunkSize = chunkSize
diff --git a/resource-management/pkg/service-api/types/types.go b/resource-management/pkg/service-api/types/types.go
index 1db19d2a..2e37e6a9 100644
--- a/resource-management/pkg/service-api/types/types.go
+++ b/resource-management/pkg/service-api/types/types.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import "global-resource-service/resource-management/pkg/common-lib/types"
 // WatchRequest is the request body of the Watch API call
 // ResourceVersionMap is part of the return of the LIST API call
 type WatchRequest struct {
-	ResourceVersions types.ResourceVersionMap `json:"resource_versions"`
+	ResourceVersions types.TransitResourceVersionMap `json:"resource_versions"`
 }
 
 // ClientRegistrationRequest is the request body when a client register to the resource management service
@@ -28,5 +28,5 @@ type ClientRegistrationResponse struct {
 // ResourceVersions are the list of RVs from each RP
 type ListNodeResponse struct {
 	NodeList         []*types.LogicalNode     `json:"node_list",omitempty`
-	ResourceVersions types.ResourceVersionMap `json:"resource_version_map,omitempty"`
+	ResourceVersions types.TransitResourceVersionMap `json:"resource_version_map,omitempty"`
 }
diff --git a/resource-management/pkg/store/redis/redis_test.go b/resource-management/pkg/store/redis/redis_test.go
index c39d3286..0def4a59 100644
--- a/resource-management/pkg/store/redis/redis_test.go
+++ b/resource-management/pkg/store/redis/redis_test.go
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func TestPersistNodes(t *testing.T) {
 // Simply Test Persist Node Store Status
 //
 func TestPersistNodeStoreStatus(t *testing.T) {
-	var CRV = make(types.ResourceVersionMap, 1)
+	var CRV = make(types.TransitResourceVersionMap, 1)
 	testLocation := location.NewLocation(location.Beijing, location.ResourcePartition1)
 	CRV[*testLocation] = 1000
 
diff --git a/resource-management/test/resourceRegionMgrSimulator/data/regionNodeEvents.go b/resource-management/test/resourceRegionMgrSimulator/data/regionNodeEvents.go
index ed3a443b..0e883d49 100644
--- a/resource-management/test/resourceRegionMgrSimulator/data/regionNodeEvents.go
+++ b/resource-management/test/resourceRegionMgrSimulator/data/regionNodeEvents.go
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func GetRegionNodeAddedEvents(batchLength uint64) (simulatorTypes.RegionNodeEven
 // Return region node modified events with CRVs in BATCH LENGTH from all RPs
 // TO DO: paginate support
 //
-func GetRegionNodeModifiedEventsCRV(rvs types.ResourceVersionMap) (simulatorTypes.RegionNodeEvents, uint64) {
+func GetRegionNodeModifiedEventsCRV(rvs types.TransitResourceVersionMap) (simulatorTypes.RegionNodeEvents, uint64) {
 	snapshotNodeListEvents = RegionNodeEventsList
 	pulledNodeListEvents := make(simulatorTypes.RegionNodeEvents, RpNum)
 
@@ -93,9 +93,9 @@ func GetRegionNodeModifiedEventsCRV(rvs types.ResourceVersionMap) (simulatorType
 		for i := 0; i < NodesPerRP; i++ {
 			region := snapshotNodeListEvents[j][i].Node.GeoInfo.Region
 			rp := snapshotNodeListEvents[j][i].Node.GeoInfo.ResourcePartition
-			loc := location.NewLocation(location.Region(region), location.ResourcePartition(rp))
+			loc := types.RvLocation{Region: location.Region(region), Partition: location.ResourcePartition(rp)}
 
-			if snapshotNodeListEvents[j][i].Node.GetResourceVersionInt64() > rvs[*loc] {
+			if snapshotNodeListEvents[j][i].Node.GetResourceVersionInt64() > rvs[loc] {
 				count += 1
 				pulledNodeListEventsPerRP[indexPerRP] = snapshotNodeListEvents[j][i]
 				indexPerRP += 1
diff --git a/resource-management/test/resourceRegionMgrSimulator/types/types.go b/resource-management/test/resourceRegionMgrSimulator/types/types.go
index 64087bf2..915b8754 100644
--- a/resource-management/test/resourceRegionMgrSimulator/types/types.go
+++ b/resource-management/test/resourceRegionMgrSimulator/types/types.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ type PostCRVstatus bool
 //
 type ResponseFromRRM struct {
 	RegionNodeEvents [][]*event.NodeEvent
-	RvMap            types.ResourceVersionMap
+	RvMap            types.TransitResourceVersionMap
 	Length           uint64
 }
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ type ResponseFromRRM struct {
 type PullDataFromRRM struct {
 	BatchLength uint64
 	DefaultCRV  uint64
-	CRV         types.ResourceVersionMap
+	CRV         types.TransitResourceVersionMap
 }
 
 // ToJSON serializes the contents of the collection to JSON