diff --git a/plugin/pkg/scheduler/algorithm/predicates/predicates.go b/plugin/pkg/scheduler/algorithm/predicates/predicates.go
index 81085b72a7b15..53ed83e1d34c8 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/scheduler/algorithm/predicates/predicates.go
+++ b/plugin/pkg/scheduler/algorithm/predicates/predicates.go
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ func PredicateMetadata(pod *api.Pod, nodeInfoMap map[string]*schedulercache.Node
 	}
 	return &predicateMetadata{
 		podBestEffort:             isPodBestEffort(pod),
-		podRequest:                getResourceRequest(pod),
-		podPorts:                  getUsedPorts(pod),
+		podRequest:                GetResourceRequest(pod),
+		podPorts:                  GetUsedPorts(pod),
 		matchingAntiAffinityTerms: matchingTerms,
 	}
 }
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ func (c *VolumeZoneChecker) predicate(pod *api.Pod, meta interface{}, nodeInfo *
 	return true, nil, nil
 }
 
-func getResourceRequest(pod *api.Pod) *schedulercache.Resource {
+func GetResourceRequest(pod *api.Pod) *schedulercache.Resource {
 	result := schedulercache.Resource{}
 	for _, container := range pod.Spec.Containers {
 		requests := container.Resources.Requests
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ func PodFitsResources(pod *api.Pod, meta interface{}, nodeInfo *schedulercache.N
 		podRequest = predicateMeta.podRequest
 	} else {
 		// We couldn't parse metadata - fallback to computing it.
-		podRequest = getResourceRequest(pod)
+		podRequest = GetResourceRequest(pod)
 	}
 	if podRequest.MilliCPU == 0 && podRequest.Memory == 0 && podRequest.NvidiaGPU == 0 {
 		return len(predicateFails) == 0, predicateFails, nil
@@ -702,14 +702,14 @@ func PodFitsHostPorts(pod *api.Pod, meta interface{}, nodeInfo *schedulercache.N
 		wantPorts = predicateMeta.podPorts
 	} else {
 		// We couldn't parse metadata - fallback to computing it.
-		wantPorts = getUsedPorts(pod)
+		wantPorts = GetUsedPorts(pod)
 	}
 	if len(wantPorts) == 0 {
 		return true, nil, nil
 	}
 
 	// TODO: Aggregate it at the NodeInfo level.
-	existingPorts := getUsedPorts(nodeInfo.Pods()...)
+	existingPorts := GetUsedPorts(nodeInfo.Pods()...)
 	for wport := range wantPorts {
 		if wport != 0 && existingPorts[wport] {
 			return false, []algorithm.PredicateFailureReason{ErrPodNotFitsHostPorts}, nil
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ func PodFitsHostPorts(pod *api.Pod, meta interface{}, nodeInfo *schedulercache.N
 	return true, nil, nil
 }
 
-func getUsedPorts(pods ...*api.Pod) map[int]bool {
+func GetUsedPorts(pods ...*api.Pod) map[int]bool {
 	ports := make(map[int]bool)
 	for _, pod := range pods {
 		for j := range pod.Spec.Containers {
diff --git a/plugin/pkg/scheduler/algorithm/predicates/predicates_test.go b/plugin/pkg/scheduler/algorithm/predicates/predicates_test.go
index 4e222bf3c6f05..7c308e7ae7782 100755
--- a/plugin/pkg/scheduler/algorithm/predicates/predicates_test.go
+++ b/plugin/pkg/scheduler/algorithm/predicates/predicates_test.go
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ func TestGetUsedPorts(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for _, test := range tests {
-		ports := getUsedPorts(test.pods...)
+		ports := GetUsedPorts(test.pods...)
 		if !reflect.DeepEqual(test.ports, ports) {
 			t.Errorf("%s: expected %v, got %v", "test get used ports", test.ports, ports)
 		}
diff --git a/plugin/pkg/scheduler/factory/factory.go b/plugin/pkg/scheduler/factory/factory.go
index 3997c09a9b436..3cc793a054ea7 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/scheduler/factory/factory.go
+++ b/plugin/pkg/scheduler/factory/factory.go
@@ -78,6 +78,10 @@ type ConfigFactory struct {
 
 	scheduledPodPopulator *cache.Controller
 	nodePopulator         *cache.Controller
+	pvPopulator           *cache.Controller
+	pvcPopulator          *cache.Controller
+	servicePopulator      *cache.Controller
+	controllerPopulator   *cache.Controller
 
 	schedulerCache schedulercache.Cache
 
@@ -93,6 +97,9 @@ type ConfigFactory struct {
 
 	// Indicate the "all topologies" set for empty topologyKey when it's used for PreferredDuringScheduling pod anti-affinity.
 	FailureDomains string
+
+	// Equivalence class cache
+	EquivalencePodCache *scheduler.EquivalenceCache
 }
 
 // Initializes the factory.
@@ -147,15 +154,48 @@ func NewConfigFactory(client clientset.Interface, schedulerName string, hardPodA
 		},
 	)
 
+	// TODO(harryz) need to fill all the handlers here and below for equivalence cache
+	c.PVLister.Store, c.pvPopulator = cache.NewInformer(
+		c.createPersistentVolumeLW(),
+		&api.PersistentVolume{},
+		0,
+		cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{},
+	)
+
+	c.PVCLister.Store, c.pvcPopulator = cache.NewInformer(
+		c.createPersistentVolumeClaimLW(),
+		&api.PersistentVolumeClaim{},
+		0,
+		cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{},
+	)
+
+	c.ServiceLister.Indexer, c.servicePopulator = cache.NewIndexerInformer(
+		c.createServiceLW(),
+		&api.Service{},
+		0,
+		cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{},
+		cache.Indexers{cache.NamespaceIndex: cache.MetaNamespaceIndexFunc},
+	)
+
+	c.ControllerLister.Indexer, c.controllerPopulator = cache.NewIndexerInformer(
+		c.createControllerLW(),
+		&api.ReplicationController{},
+		0,
+		cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{},
+		cache.Indexers{cache.NamespaceIndex: cache.MetaNamespaceIndexFunc},
+	)
+
 	return c
 }
 
+// TODO(harryz) need to update all the handlers here and below for equivalence cache
 func (c *ConfigFactory) addPodToCache(obj interface{}) {
 	pod, ok := obj.(*api.Pod)
 	if !ok {
 		glog.Errorf("cannot convert to *api.Pod: %v", obj)
 		return
 	}
+
 	if err := c.schedulerCache.AddPod(pod); err != nil {
 		glog.Errorf("scheduler cache AddPod failed: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -172,6 +212,7 @@ func (c *ConfigFactory) updatePodInCache(oldObj, newObj interface{}) {
 		glog.Errorf("cannot convert newObj to *api.Pod: %v", newObj)
 		return
 	}
+
 	if err := c.schedulerCache.UpdatePod(oldPod, newPod); err != nil {
 		glog.Errorf("scheduler cache UpdatePod failed: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -204,6 +245,7 @@ func (c *ConfigFactory) addNodeToCache(obj interface{}) {
 		glog.Errorf("cannot convert to *api.Node: %v", obj)
 		return
 	}
+
 	if err := c.schedulerCache.AddNode(node); err != nil {
 		glog.Errorf("scheduler cache AddNode failed: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -220,6 +262,7 @@ func (c *ConfigFactory) updateNodeInCache(oldObj, newObj interface{}) {
 		glog.Errorf("cannot convert newObj to *api.Node: %v", newObj)
 		return
 	}
+
 	if err := c.schedulerCache.UpdateNode(oldNode, newNode); err != nil {
 		glog.Errorf("scheduler cache UpdateNode failed: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -407,20 +450,15 @@ func (f *ConfigFactory) Run() {
 	// Begin populating nodes.
 	go f.nodePopulator.Run(f.StopEverything)
 
-	// Watch PVs & PVCs
-	// They may be listed frequently for scheduling constraints, so provide a local up-to-date cache.
-	cache.NewReflector(f.createPersistentVolumeLW(), &api.PersistentVolume{}, f.PVLister.Store, 0).RunUntil(f.StopEverything)
-	cache.NewReflector(f.createPersistentVolumeClaimLW(), &api.PersistentVolumeClaim{}, f.PVCLister.Store, 0).RunUntil(f.StopEverything)
+	// Begin populating pv & pvc
+	go f.pvPopulator.Run(f.StopEverything)
+	go f.pvcPopulator.Run(f.StopEverything)
 
-	// Watch and cache all service objects. Scheduler needs to find all pods
-	// created by the same services or ReplicationControllers/ReplicaSets, so that it can spread them correctly.
-	// Cache this locally.
-	cache.NewReflector(f.createServiceLW(), &api.Service{}, f.ServiceLister.Indexer, 0).RunUntil(f.StopEverything)
+	// Begin populating services
+	go f.servicePopulator.Run(f.StopEverything)
 
-	// Watch and cache all ReplicationController objects. Scheduler needs to find all pods
-	// created by the same services or ReplicationControllers/ReplicaSets, so that it can spread them correctly.
-	// Cache this locally.
-	cache.NewReflector(f.createControllerLW(), &api.ReplicationController{}, f.ControllerLister.Indexer, 0).RunUntil(f.StopEverything)
+	// Begin populating controllers
+	go f.controllerPopulator.Run(f.StopEverything)
 
 	// Watch and cache all ReplicaSet objects. Scheduler needs to find all pods
 	// created by the same services or ReplicationControllers/ReplicaSets, so that it can spread them correctly.
diff --git a/plugin/pkg/scheduler/generic_scheduler.go b/plugin/pkg/scheduler/generic_scheduler.go
index 8f2e25e17b632..3a3156871122d 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/scheduler/generic_scheduler.go
+++ b/plugin/pkg/scheduler/generic_scheduler.go
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ type genericScheduler struct {
 	lastNodeIndex        uint64
 
 	cachedNodeInfoMap map[string]*schedulercache.NodeInfo
+
+	equivalenceCache *EquivalenceCache
 }
 
 // Schedule tries to schedule the given pod to one of node in the node list.
@@ -99,6 +101,8 @@ func (g *genericScheduler) Schedule(pod *api.Pod, nodeLister algorithm.NodeListe
 		return "", err
 	}
 
+	// TODO(harryz) Check if equivalenceCache is enabled and call scheduleWithEquivalenceClass here
+
 	trace.Step("Computing predicates")
 	filteredNodes, failedPredicateMap, err := findNodesThatFit(pod, g.cachedNodeInfoMap, nodes, g.predicates, g.extenders)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/plugin/pkg/scheduler/generic_scheduler_test.go b/plugin/pkg/scheduler/generic_scheduler_test.go
index b9ffd87b63102..9c651f4751098 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/scheduler/generic_scheduler_test.go
+++ b/plugin/pkg/scheduler/generic_scheduler_test.go
@@ -300,6 +300,7 @@ func TestGenericScheduler(t *testing.T) {
 		for _, name := range test.nodes {
 			cache.AddNode(&api.Node{ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: name}})
 		}
+
 		scheduler := NewGenericScheduler(
 			cache, test.predicates, algorithm.EmptyMetadataProducer,
 			test.prioritizers, []algorithm.SchedulerExtender{})