Revert "BUG-634: improve netty interface"

This reverts commit 3bd30d3790cc66c7dc39b2e4081d505157b04ba3.

Change-Id: Ib40bb0bcbe22a544bf25f161dc053d8e24dbc2a2
Signed-off-by: Robert Varga <rovarga@cisco.com>
Revert "BUG-634: add connecticity test suite"

This reverts commit e9f832353cae0933f2b0e858a18389a86be3db82.

Change-Id: Id6cc78bf5ec07c56dbfec52d062a34f5885b76c9
Signed-off-by: Robert Varga <rovarga@cisco.com>