diff --git a/pkg/api/types.go b/pkg/api/types.go
index 7238de3..3b6a247 100644
--- a/pkg/api/types.go
+++ b/pkg/api/types.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package api
 
 import (
 	"errors"
+	"io"
 	"sync"
 
 	uuid "github.com/satori/go.uuid"
@@ -406,3 +407,14 @@ type UnmapBlockDescriptor struct {
 	Offset uint64
 	TL     uint32
 }
+
+type ReaderWriterAt interface {
+	io.ReaderAt
+	io.WriterAt
+}
+
+type RemoteBackingStore interface {
+	ReaderWriterAt
+	Sync() (int, error)
+	Unmap(int64, int64) (int, error)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/scsi/backingstore/remote/remote.go b/pkg/scsi/backingstore/remote/remote.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..71f15cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/scsi/backingstore/remote/remote.go
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2016 openebs authors All rights reserved.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package remote
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/gostor/gotgt/pkg/api"
+	"github.com/gostor/gotgt/pkg/scsi"
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	scsi.RegisterBackingStore("RemBs", newRemBs)
+}
+
+// RemBackingStore
+type RemBackingStore struct {
+	scsi.BaseBackingStore
+	// Remote backing store, remote server exposing
+	// read and write methods.
+	RemBs api.RemBackingStore
+}
+
+func newRemBs() (api.BackingStore, error) {
+	return &RemBackingStore{
+		BaseBackingStore: scsi.BaseBackingStore{
+			Name:            "RemBs",
+			OflagsSupported: 0,
+		},
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func (bs *RemBackingStore) Open(dev *api.SCSILu, path string) error {
+	bs.DataSize = uint64(dev.Size)
+	bs.RemBs = scsi.GetTargetBSMap(path)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (bs *RemBackingStore) Close(dev *api.SCSILu) error {
+	/* TODO return bs.File.Close()*/
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (bs *RemBackingStore) Init(dev *api.SCSILu, Opts string) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (bs *RemBackingStore) Exit(dev *api.SCSILu) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (bs *RemBackingStore) Size(dev *api.SCSILu) uint64 {
+	return bs.DataSize
+}
+
+func (bs *RemBackingStore) Read(offset, tl int64) ([]byte, error) {
+	tmpbuf := make([]byte, tl)
+	length, err := bs.RemBs.ReadAt(tmpbuf, offset)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if length != len(tmpbuf) {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Incomplete read expected:%d actual:%d", tl, length)
+	}
+	return tmpbuf, nil
+}
+
+func (bs *RemBackingStore) Write(wbuf []byte, offset int64) error {
+	length, err := bs.RemBs.WriteAt(wbuf, offset)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error(err)
+		return err
+	}
+	if length != len(wbuf) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Incomplete write expected:%d actual:%d", len(wbuf), length)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (bs *RemBackingStore) DataAdvise(offset, length int64, advise uint32) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (bs *RemBackingStore) DataSync(offset, length int64) (err error) {
+	_, err = bs.RemBs.Sync()
+	return
+}
+
+func (bs *RemBackingStore) Unmap(bd []api.UnmapBlockDescriptor) (err error) {
+	_, err = bs.RemBs.Unmap()
+	return
+}
diff --git a/pkg/scsi/scsilumap.go b/pkg/scsi/scsilumap.go
index b6106cc..ac5bb27 100644
--- a/pkg/scsi/scsilumap.go
+++ b/pkg/scsi/scsilumap.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 package scsi
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"strconv"
 	"sync"
@@ -33,9 +34,15 @@ type SCSILUMap struct {
 	AllDevices api.LUNMap
 	// use target name as the key for target's LUN map
 	TargetsLUNMap map[string]api.LUNMap
+
+	TargetsBSMap map[string]api.RemoteBackingStore /* use target name as the key for target's Backing Store (temp) */
 }
 
-var globalSCSILUMap = SCSILUMap{AllDevices: make(api.LUNMap), TargetsLUNMap: make(map[string]api.LUNMap)}
+var globalSCSILUMap = SCSILUMap{
+	AllDevices:    make(api.LUNMap),
+	TargetsLUNMap: make(map[string]api.LUNMap),
+	TargetsBSMap:  make(map[string]api.RemoteBackingStore),
+}
 
 type LUNMapping struct {
 	TargetName string
@@ -71,6 +78,15 @@ func GetTargetLUNMap(tgtName string) api.LUNMap {
 	return lunMap
 }
 
+func GetTargetBSMap(tgtName string) api.RemoteBackingStore {
+	/* TODO check for lock held by caller
+	globalSCSILUMap.mutex.RLock()
+	defer globalSCSILUMap.mutex.RUnlock()*/
+
+	lunMap := globalSCSILUMap.TargetsBSMap[tgtName]
+	return lunMap
+}
+
 func AddBackendStorage(bs config.BackendStorage) error {
 	globalSCSILUMap.mutex.Lock()
 	defer globalSCSILUMap.mutex.Unlock()
@@ -130,3 +146,33 @@ func InitSCSILUMap(config *config.Config) error {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+func InitSCSILUMapEx(tgtName, devpath string, deviceID, lun, size, sectorSize uint64, bs api.RemoteBackingStore) error {
+	globalSCSILUMap.mutex.Lock()
+	defer globalSCSILUMap.mutex.Unlock()
+
+	if bs == nil {
+		return errors.New("Remote backing store is nil")
+	}
+
+	globalSCSILUMap.TargetsBSMap[tgtName] = bs
+
+	lu, err := NewSCSILu(&config.BackendStorage{
+		DeviceID: deviceID,
+		Path:     "RemBs:" + devpath,
+		Online:   true,
+	},
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.New("Init SCSI LU map error.")
+	}
+	globalSCSILUMap.AllDevices[deviceID] = lu
+
+	mappingLUN(LUNMapping{
+		DeviceID:   deviceID,
+		LUN:        lun,
+		TargetName: tgtName,
+	},
+	)
+	return nil
+}